Three days later.
Fish-Man Island, the dreamlike island that seemed like a fairy tale brought to life, had regained its former prosperity and bustle.
Hody, along with several New Fish-Man Pirates officers, had been bound tightly and thrown into prison. All seventy thousand fish-men under his command had surrendered, while the thirty thousand kidnapped human slaves had been freed, tearfully grateful to the Straw Hat Crew.
After the disaster, the people's joy could not be contained, and they began a celebration that lasted two days and two nights.
As the stars of the occasion, the Straw Hat Crew were not only regarded as the heroes who had saved Fish-Man Island, but also became honored guests of the royal family, invited to Ryugu Palace for a lavish reception.
The banquet hall was filled with singing and dancing. Beautiful young mermaids attended to them thoughtfully, while all kinds of food and wine flowed without end. Sanji, Luffy, and everyone else lost themselves in that heavenly, dreamlike moment.
Having only just escaped the shadow of Okama Island, Sanji had nearly bled out all the nosebleeds he would ever have in those two days.
After the banquet ended, everyone sprawled across the hall and fell straight into a deep sleep.
It was not until the third day, after everyone woke up, that they left Ryugu Palace.
Outside the gates of Ryugu Palace, Reiner and the others had just come out.
"During the banquet, Fish-Man Island's craftsmen also recoated the Going Merry with bubble resin. We can set sail whenever we want, but before that, everyone still has time to look around Fish-Man Island."
Nami linked arms with Robin and said eagerly, "There's still some time before we leave. How about we raid the shopping district?"
"Well..."
Robin smiled apologetically. "I heard there's a Poneglyph