The Navy Shaken, Fangs Fully Bared! (14)

Marine Headquarters, Marineford.

"According to Fish-Man Island's royal legends, every few centuries, a mermaid princess capable of summoning Sea Kings would appear on the island and bring immense changes to the world."

"This was a secret passed down solely within Fish-Man Island's royal family. Ordinarily, only before the previous king officially abdicated would it be orally passed on to the next king."

Inside the spacious office, Jinbe spoke with a hint of nostalgia. "However, an accident occurred when Princess Shirahoshi was six years old. Because of it, Neptune came to me and told me his speculation."

"When Shirahoshi was six?"

Chief Staff Tsuru flipped through the documents and suddenly understood. "The day Queen Otohime was assassinated?! I remember Saint Donquixote Musjard was there as well."

"That's right!"

Jinbe nodded. "Neptune had originally regarded this legend as nothing more than a legend. After all, for so many years, no mermaid princess had ever possessed such power, to the point that even he deeply doubted whether the story was true."

"Yet on that day, when he saw Sea Kings flooding in from every direction, Neptune finally realized that the legend was real! And his daughter was that mysterious Ancient Weapon—Poseidon!"

"Ah, so that's how it was..."

Kizaru stroked the stubble on his chin and said in realization, "The commotion caused by that incident wasn't small. Even I had heard about it. It isn't strange that Oric learned of Princess Shirahoshi's existence because of it."

But even so, once Shirahoshi's true identity as an Ancient Weapon had been confirmed, everyone in the office looked grim and felt deeply uneasy.

The ability to communicate with Sea Kings!

They were the world's strongest race, without question!!

They were enormous in size, diverse in species, long-lived, and exceptionally ferocious.

At the same time, they possessed intelligence