Three days later.
Fish-Man Island, the dreamlike island that seemed like a fairy tale brought to life, had returned to its former bustling splendor.
Hody and several New Fish-Man Pirates officers had been tightly bound and thrown into prison. All seventy thousand of his fish-men had surrendered, and the thirty thousand kidnapped human slaves had been freed. They were overflowing with gratitude toward the Straw Hat Crew.
After the disaster, the people could hardly contain their joy, and began a two-day, two-night celebration.
The Straw Hat Crew, the heroes who had saved Fish-Man Island, were also welcomed as honored guests of the Royal Family and invited to Ryugu Palace for a warm reception.
The banquet hall was filled with music and dancing. Graceful young mermaids tended to them attentively, and all kinds of delicious food and fine drinks kept coming. Sanji, Luffy, and everyone else were lost in this heavenly dream.
Sanji, who had only just emerged from the shadow of Okama Island, nearly bled himself dry of a lifetime's worth of nosebleeds over those two days.
After the banquet, everyone sprawled across the hall and promptly fell fast asleep.
It wasn't until the third day that they finally woke up and left Ryugu Palace.
At the palace entrance, Lina and the others had just stepped outside.
"While we were at the banquet, the craftsmen on Fish-Man Island finished coating the Going Merry. We can set off whenever we're ready, but we still have time to look around the island first."
Nami linked arms with Robin, unable to wait. "We've got a little time before we leave. How about we hit the shopping street and buy everything in sight?"
"Well..."
Robin smiled apologetically. "I heard there's a Poneglyph here. Before we leave, I was planning to ask Jinbe to take