Fish-Man Island, Sea Forest.
This was the underwater forest northeast of Fish-Man District. Since many sunken ships at sea were carried here by the tides, it was also known as the Ship Graveyard. Under ordinary circumstances, very few Fish-Men came here.
Before Longinus and Gion, a huge Stone Tablet stood there in silence.
"Is this the Poneglyph you once told me about, the apology addressed to someone?" Gion stepped forward and gently caressed the Stone Tablet, which seemed to speak of the passage of time.
"That's right! The more you touch that bygone era, the more you can understand the charm of history." Longinus sighed with emotion. "I can even somewhat understand why those historians from Ohara were willing to risk their lives to unveil that mysterious veil!"
"Compared with history, I'm more interested in the stories within history." Gion turned her curious gaze toward Longinus. "For example, who exactly was Joy Boy apologizing to?"
"I indirectly learned a little from King Neptune. He should have been apologizing to the Mermaid Princess of that era," Longinus said seriously.
"The Mermaid Princess?" Gion blinked. "Were they lovers?"
"How would I know?" Longinus couldn't help laughing wryly. He had been planning to use this topic to reveal some information to Gion, but he never expected her attention to be focused there instead.
"I think they probably were." Gion sighed softly. "Putting the hopes of an entire race in another race—such an irrational act could perhaps only be carried out by a woman deeply in love."
"It's just a pity that he failed in the end! He even left that Mermaid Princess nothing but such a cold stone tablet." Longinus followed the thread of the conversation.
"Then... will you fail?" Gion suddenly asked.
Longinus was slightly stunned, then smiled. "Who knows? No one