The blue sea surged, its waves glittering in the sunlight. Doflamingo sat aboard the ship, watching a group of mermen happily swimming through the water, a smile appearing on his face.
Princess Shirahoshi was going to Alabasta, so naturally she could not travel there alone. After all, she was the princess of Fish-Man Island.
Besides that strange pet shark that kept crying, "Stupid, stupid, stupid," King Neptune had also sent several mermen and fish-men to accompany Princess Shirahoshi to Alabasta.
There were not many of them, only a few dozen. They had always been the guards and maids of Ryugu Palace who yearned most for life on land. They had come this time intending to settle down in Alabasta.
It just so happened that Alabasta had the Saint Dora River, and after several expansions, Golden City had begun to extend along its banks, giving them a place to live.
That way, they could live on land, and whenever they grew tired of it, they could go have some fun in the river.
Behind Doflamingo stood Vander Decken IX, his face swollen and bruised, his entire body wrapped in bandages. Clearly, Shirahoshi's parents and brothers had beaten him badly.
Fortunately, after Doflamingo stated that the man had become his subordinate, Neptune gave him that much face and did not throw the fellow into prison.
And now, the guy was waving at Shirahoshi with a lecherous grin on his face.
Clearly, he was not merely after Shirahoshi's power as Poseidon. He was also a complete and utter pedophile.
Doflamingo did not want to say much about that. The more he said, the more it would lower his own standards.
Shirahoshi was happily heading toward Alabasta now. She was excited about finally going to land, and had even put aside the sadness she