Im

"I want everyone from Fish-Man Island to come and live on land, so they can see this beautiful sun!"

As she traveled to Mary Geoise in the gondola, Shirahoshi saw scenery she had never seen before.

All of this reminded her of her mother's last wish, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"That day won't be too far away."

The voice of Cifer rang out, right next to my ear.

"Um!"

"Princess Shirahoshi, please stay with my son!"

"We are also royalty. Why don't you consider my son?"

Upon arriving in Mary Geoise, while the Ryugu Palace members were strolling around Pangea Castle, a steady stream of kings from various countries came to seek marriage partners for their children and grandchildren.

"Um... I'm sorry, none of you are my type."

Shirahoshi was no longer as timid as before, and with a polite smile, she uttered words that stunned the kings.

"Hey~ We're royalty!"

The kings were somewhat angry.

In their respective countries, they were all supreme beings, never imagining that their request for a princess for their descendants would be so easily rejected.

"That... that's a dialect from underwater. Actually, what my sister meant was that she's not planning to get married for the time being..."

Seeing that his sister had incurred the displeasure of many kings, Hoshi quickly stepped forward to smooth things over.

"Little Shirahoshi ~ You shouldn't have answered like that. You should have said something like, 'If there's a chance, we can have a meal together or something...'"

Hoshi then quietly pulled her aside, wanting to teach his still innocent younger sister some social etiquette.

"But I don't know how to lie."

Shirahoshi scratched her head, a blush creeping onto her face after her brother's comment.

"That's not a lie, it's just politeness, Shirahoshi."

The Fanchexing opened its mouth to supplement.

"But... Lord Cifer told me that I can do whatever I want, and say whatever I want..."

Shirahoshi answered her two brothers softly, then looked at her smooth shoulders. She could feel that Lord Cifer was sitting on them.

"Now that you mention it, it seems..."

When it was the turn of Hoshi and Fanchexing to scratch their heads in thought, it seemed that the younger sister, as a cadre of Las Noches, could indeed do so.

"It's been a long time, everyone from the Ryugu Palace."

Amidst the hustle and bustle, a man dressed in the clothes of Celestial Dragons emerged from the inner part of the city and headed straight for them.

"Who are you..."

Looking at his familiar face, Neptune clearly remembered something.

"Perhaps you no longer remember me, Neptune, but I will always remember the great kindness the Ryugu Palace has shown me, and I have always been waiting for this moment when you arrive!"

"I am Donquixote Musjard, the almost hopeless and foolish Celestial Dragons who was rescued by Queen Otohime when I was stranded at the bottom of the sea ten years ago!"

As they spoke, on this so-called holy land, the dignified Celestial Dragons actually knelt down before Neptune and the others, his face full of sincerity.

"The Celestial Dragons actually..."

The surrounding kings were quite frightened, and though they wanted to complain, they suddenly realized what was happening and covered their mouths.

"I remember you? It's been 10 years already...?"

Neptune helped him up with a look of relief.

The other party's attitude was enough to show that the deceased wife's efforts were worthwhile, and that they, the Fish-Man Island, could indeed survive on land.

"Yes, over the past ten years, I have always kept in mind Queen Otohime's teachings and truly become a human being!"

Musjard felt ashamed of his past self, but was also genuinely grateful to the people in front of him.

"During the King's Council meeting, I will be in charge of the safety of everyone in the Ryugu Palace!"

The roundtable meeting is about to begin, Neptune's relatives outside, being Fish-Man, and with such a beautiful daughter, are bound to cause a commotion.

But if he, a Celestial Dragons, is protecting them, there will basically be no problem.

"Thank you so much!"

Following the guard in charge, Neptune proceeded to the conference room, expressing his gratitude.

"Then, let me accompany you all on a tour!"

Musjard treated himself like an ordinary person, taking Shirahoshi and the others to eat, drink, and play in the vicinity, and no one dared to cause trouble during that time.

However, a major event suddenly occurred on the second day of the roundtable meeting, which was supposed to last for seven days.

Revolutionary Army cadres, appearing out of nowhere, caused a disturbance throughout Mary Geoise.

Meanwhile, deep within the Pangea Castle, in the grand hall beneath the Empty Throne, King Cobra of the Alabasta Kingdom was conversing with the Gorosei while seated in a wheelchair.

"What does D mean?!"

Cobra looked at the five people standing in front of him and asked the question that had been bothering him for a long time.

Although he knew this might involve some kind of risk, he knew that the opportunity to meet the Gorosei might not come again, so he had no choice but to take the risk.

"That's enough, you can go back now."

The bald old man spoke, clearly refusing to answer his question, while the other Westerners remained silent, only staring at him with hostile eyes.

"Da~ Da~"

Footsteps suddenly echoed in the quiet hall.

"Lord Im! The King of Alabasta is still here..."

The Gorosei turned around and saw a dark figure emerge from the shadows and stand on the steps. They spoke hastily.

The dark figure did not respond, but simply climbed the steps one by one, and finally sat on the Empty Throne that symbolized equality and which no one was allowed to sit on!

"Im... I think it must be a coincidence. Among the first twenty kings eight hundred years ago, there seems to have been a name like that..."

Cobra was sweating profusely without realizing it, because the Gorosei who had been standing in front of him had now completely surrounded him.

"Don't ask any more questions, I won't answer."

The shadowy figure revealed only his indifferent eyes, looking at Cobra as if he were looking at a dead man.

The voice was right in front of them, yet it seemed to come from afar, making it impossible to tell whether it was male or female.

"However, there is one question I can answer for you: D is our common enemy."

Im spoke, repeatedly condemning the current state of affairs, saying it was all due to the mistakes made by Cobra's ancestor, Lily.

"Now tell me, who exactly is the signatory on that letter from your ancestor?"

Im's tone seemed both murderous and mocking.

"If I'm lying, can I go?"

Cobra's sweat dripped onto his legs. Looking around at the Gorosei who had already drawn their guns, he still tried to make a final struggle.

"Give up, Cobra. From the moment you saw Lord Im, your life was destined to be lost here."

Saturn spoke, pronouncing his death.

"My ancestor's name was Nefertari D. Lily!"

Knowing he was already ill and had no chance of escaping from them, Cobra decided to throw caution to the wind and blurted out the name.

"D!"

After the full name was spoken, Im on the throne seemed to react as if he had been stimulated, and extended an object that looked like an extremely long tail, stabbing at Cobra.

"Dragon's Breath!"

A sound suddenly came from behind a pillar, followed by the earth cracking open. Cobra was rescued from his wheelchair, and Im's attack missed.