Three months later, at a port beneath the Red Line.
The crowd was cheering.
"Whoa! It's Bill VI of the Roxuan Kingdom!"
"Over here is Queen Mololo of the Taqin Kingdom!"
"It's... it's the Mermaid King!" The calls initially grew much quieter, but soon erupted again. "And Admiral Shirozou Longinus!"
"Is this the light of justice? It's so dazzling!"
"Ahh! Lord Longinus just looked at me!"
Prince Shark Star, following behind Longinus, couldn't help but exclaim enviously, "Lord Longinus is really popular!"
"Indeed!" Jinbe, who was serving as his guard, nodded. "Even from the perspective of us outsiders, we've never seen anyone more perfect than him! Handsome, intelligent, humble, powerful, kind—he's even perfect to the point of seeming unreal."
"That's right!" The two Fish-Men nodded in deep agreement.
"What are you talking about?" Longinus turned around and asked. "Bubble Pod No. 3 is about to depart."
"Oh! Coming, coming!"
To Longinus, the scenery of the Holy Land was no longer anything new.
But in the eyes of the few merfolk and Fish-Men, it was almost like a dream.
"It's truly beautiful. So this is what the world on land is like?" Neptune exclaimed in wonder.
"It's just a shame that Mother and Shirahoshi can't see this scenery as well." Shark Star sighed deeply.
"It's best not to entertain such dangerous thoughts." Jinbe shook his head. "Those Celestial Dragons won't care about Queen Otohime and Princess Shirahoshi's identities."
The few Fish-Men fell silent, their anguish with nowhere to vent.
They traveled in silence until they arrived at Pangaea Castle.
In the resplendent hall, kings and royal guards from all over the world had gathered.
"Admiral Longinus!"
"Lord Longinus!"
Cobra and King Riku both ran over excitedly to greet him, while the surrounding kings also offered their greetings, some in awe