A Deal with the Whitebeard Pirates?

Ryugu Castle, banquet hall.

Beautiful singing voices, captivating dance moves, and dazzling lights create an atmosphere as if you've stepped into a fantastical fairytale world.

Everyone's wounds were healed by this harmonious scene, and they cheered with joy.

Perhaps sensing Roy's burning gaze, Shirahoshi blushed and shyly hid behind Neptune.

"Lord Roy, if yesterday I was the King of the Ryugu Kingdom, thanking you for extending a helping hand to Fish-Man Island in its most perilous moment, then today, I am thanking you as a father for eliminating that demon Vander Decken IX, allowing my poor Shirahoshi to finally see the light of day again, sob sob." Neptune began to wail loudly again as he spoke. Fortunately, the Right Minister and the Neptune Brothers knew that Neptune often acted childishly, otherwise they would have thought that Roy had done something utterly heinous to Neptune (Roy: mmp).

Shirahoshi cautiously peeked out from behind Neptune and timidly said, "Lord Roy, thank you for saving Fish-Man Island, thank you... sob sob."

Seeing Shirahoshi hiding behind Neptune again with tears streaming down her face, Roy looked quite embarrassed. Had he become so terrifying that he could frighten people to tears without saying a word?

"Lord Roy, please forgive her. Shirahoshi has spent five years in the Hard Shell Tower and is a little shy around outsiders." Fukaboshi has always been clear about right and wrong, and he only felt grateful to Roy and the others who saved Fish-Man Island. He didn't care at all about the scene where Enel beat him up yesterday.

"It's alright, I'm just feeling a bit sentimental." Roy smiled and shook his head. "The mermaids on your Fish-Man Island are all so passionate, but I never expected that the mermaid princess at the top would be so shy and timid."

A corner of the banquet hall.

"Shyarly, why are you here all alone? Are you missing that bastard Arlong? Forget about those troubles, you should be celebrating this happy time!" Jinbe earnestly advised, thinking that Shyarly was feeling sentimental because of the destruction of Hody's group.

"Jinbe, you know I have absolutely no feelings for that bastard brother." Shyarly looked worriedly at the man surrounded by everyone, radiating brilliance. "I'm just worried that this man will lead Fish-Man Island to utter ruin."

"What? Did you predict that Captain Roy would bring destruction to Fish-Man Island?" Jinbe was shocked. He had also heard of Shyarly's prophetic abilities.

"Uh, no, not at all." Shyarly blushed. Did she have to say that she no longer had any predictive abilities?

"I just feel that he's too ambitious and doesn't seem like a good person."

"In this era of rising heroes, those without ambition have long been devoured, leaving not even bones behind," Jinbe said Jinbe. "As for good people? Shyarly, you must understand that this world is never as simple as black and white. Take your brother Arlong, for example. Unlike that bastard Hody, he cares for and loves his fellow Fish-Man, which is why he has so many followers. But his methods towards humans are brutal and cruel; in the eyes of many, he is an absolute murderous monster. Therefore, using simple good and evil to distinguish this world is undoubtedly a grave mistake."

"Moreover, regardless of Captain Roy's intentions, we must never forget his kindness to Fish-Man Island. In this world, hatred can be forgotten, but kindness must be remembered."

"Also, you'd better not bring up similar things again in the future. Otherwise, given Captain Roy's current popularity on Fish-Man Island, you might end up being labeled a remnant of Hody's crew." Jinbe warned seriously, knowing that Roy's reputation on Fish-Man Island was already approaching that of Otohime.

Shyarly's lips curled into a bitter smile. "No wonder he spoke his mind so openly last time, not caring at all that I would expose his ambitions. So he had planned this all along? What a terrifying man! But I never thought that the words of a fortune teller from Fish-Man Island would be less credible than those of a human pirate. How ironic!"

"Jinbe, you should be familiar with the Whitebeard Pirates, right?"

Upon hearing Roy's question, Jinbe was taken aback. After a long while, he nodded with a rather solemn expression, thinking to himself, "Is what I've been worried about finally going to happen?"

He frequently visited the Whitebeard Pirates, making him practically an unofficial captain of the Whitebeard Pirates. Naturally, he was extremely familiar with the Whitebeard Pirates feared by the world.

The moment he learned that Roy hadn't directly rejected Neptune's proposal, he knew that Roy might also be considering bringing Fish-Man Island under his control.

Therefore, a clash between the Whitebeard Pirates and the Phantom Sword Pirates was inevitable.

From his perspective, he absolutely did not want the two great benefactors of Fish-Man Island to go to war over this.

In fact, he believed that if the two sides were to go to war, it would likely end in a lose-lose situation, with others ultimately benefiting from the conflict.

Just a day ago, he would never have believed that anything in the world could threaten Old Man's Whitebeard Pirates, not even the other three Great Sea Emperors.

But after witnessing Roy's miraculous reversal of life and death, he became somewhat uncertain about his previous thoughts.

He knew Old Man although Whitebeard had firmly held the title of the World's Strongest for more than a decade, his body was no longer at its peak. He had even seen his Old Man on an IV drip the last time, something that would have been unimaginable in the past.

Roy is not only at his peak, but what's even more terrifying is that he is constantly improving, like a bottomless pit, making it impossible for anyone to "find" his limits.

Just as he was lost in thought, he suddenly heard Roy say, "In that case, could you please help me negotiate a deal with Whitebeard?"

Jinbe's Jinbe blue face was somewhat bewildered. Wasn't it a direct declaration of war? How did it turn into a trade?

What did you think of that S-2 Potion " from before?

Although Jinbe was somewhat confused, he still answered seriously, "It can be called a miracle drug, especially for those pirates who lick blood from the edge of a knife, it is equivalent to a second life."

"This is the newly developed S-3 Potion'. Try it and see if you notice any differences." Roy placed a more exquisite bottle of 'medicine' on the table.

Jinbe was also surprised that Roy was able to innovate on the miraculous S-2 Potion". Without hesitation, he opened the bottle and gulped down the "potion".

"Hmm, the vitality seems to be more abundant. Wait, what is this feeling of being full of power?" Jinbe's eyes widened in shock.

"This is a vitality potion that can restore a person to their peak condition. Although it's impossible to bring a monster like Whitebeard back to his peak, it can at least temporarily rid him of his injuries. I think this is something he definitely needs."

Jinbe held his breath, naturally understanding the allure of this "medicine" to his Old Man.

"Go and tell Whitebeard that I can secretly supply him with this 'drug,' in exchange for Fish-Man Island becoming my territory."