Shirahoshi's Surprise: Lord Xi Yan Could Do That Too?!

"What was that person all about?" Merry asked, looking back in confusion. "Why would he come out of the Ryugu Kingdom?"

Weren't the Fish-Man Race in the Ryugu Kingdom already tied up? Why is another one showing up?

And who is this Shirahoshi he's been shouting about?

"I don't know," Nami said, shaking her head.

How could she possibly know what was going on with that person?

"What's wrong, Camie?"

Perona looked at Camie with a puzzled expression. This girl's expression had been off since the beginning... What's wrong?

"If I remember correctly, that person was Vander Decken," Camie said, her face grim.

"Van Decken?!"

Upon hearing Camie's words, the expressions of the others immediately changed.

"Is that guy the owner of the Ghost Ship we saw before?!" Nami said, her face grim.

They never expected to run into this guy here.

Merry, somewhat frightened, said, "Does that mean... that person was a ghost?!"

As if she had just thought of something, Merry's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

"How could he be a ghost?" Perona said with some disdain. "That guy is just an ordinary Fish-Man."

Someone who couldn't even withstand one of her attacks... how could they possibly be a ghost?

Besides, this guy isn't cute at all... so it definitely can't be a ghost!

Absolutely impossible!

"Van Decken is definitely not a ghost," Camie explained. "He is a descendant of the Van Decken from hundreds of years ago, commonly known as Van der Decken IX."

"A man who inherited his predecessor's name..." Nami said, "Then there's nothing to be afraid of."

As long as it's not a ghost, you can fight it!

Thinking about this, Nami calmed down.

"Then why did your expression seem a bit off just now?" Perona frowned. "Did this guy bully you?"

No, not at all.

Camie shook her head and said, "He never bullied me."

"Then how did you...?"

"Because I remembered what this guy had done," Camie said. "For ten years, this man has been relentlessly throwing all sorts of things at the Mermaid Princess in his pursuit of Mermaid Princess, including but not limited to love letters, packages, threatening letters... and even weapons!"

Even though the Mermaid Princess rejected him, he was unwilling to give up.

"That is precisely why our Princess Shirahoshi is forced to live in the Hard Shell Tower, never daring to step out the Great Gate."

Upon hearing Camie's explanation, Perona and the other two immediately turned cold.

"That guy really is a scumbag!"

"That's true."

"Let's kill him next time we meet!" Nami said coldly.

She hates people who force others to do things, like... those damn bastards!

"There might not be a next time," Perona said, glancing back at the spot where Vander Decken had fallen. "Falling from that height and hitting the ground directly would have been fatal!"

"Will I fall to my death...?"

Nami glanced at the ground below and then said, "That's too good for him."

"He might not necessarily die from the fall," Camie shook her head and said, "He's Devil Fruit User; he might be able to survive using that power."

Upon hearing this, Nami immediately frowned.

Then she asked, "What kind of Devil Fruit User is he?"

"I don't know the specifics of his ability, but he can use it to track Princess Shirahoshi's location," Camie explained. "That's why his attacks are always able to hit Princess Shirahoshi with pinpoint accuracy."

"So, his attack was tracking-enabled?"

"Yes," Camie nodded and said, "That's why Princess Shirahoshi has been unable to leave her home."

Princess Shirahoshi, locked in by Vander Decken, was unable to step out the Great Gate.

"If that's the case... this guy might actually survive," Perona said, frowning.

If this power is used in mid-air, the opponent might be able to fly back into the Ryugu Kingdom.

Although the seawater causes the ability user to become completely powerless.

However... the opponent is Fish-Man Race, so even if they are powerless, they won't drown!

Thinking of this, Perona said somewhat unhappily, "If I had known it would be like this, I would have attacked him with the Ghost Bomb just now."

Who would have thought this guy was such a bastard?

"Should we go back and give chase?" Merry asked.

If we go back and give chase, maybe we can find that guy.

"Forget it, it'll probably be too late to go back and chase after him now," Nami shook her head and said, "Let's go to the Sea Forest first."

"Profound!!"

"Is this the Sea Forest?!"

Looking at the giant bubble in front of him, Luffy grinned and said, "This place is so beautiful!"

"It really is beautiful," Xi Yan exclaimed.

Who would have thought that such a place existed 10,000 meters below the surface of the ocean?

With tears in her eyes, Shirahoshi said, "This is a place I've always wanted to come to..."

"Thank you, Luffy, Big Brother..."

Seeing Shirahoshi crying tears of joy, Xi Yan smiled, then turned to look at the distant Sea Forest and said, "In that case... let's take a good stroll around here."

"Um!"

Shirahoshi nodded vigorously; she wouldn't let this trip down!

"I can finally focus on my treatment here," Chopper said.

"That's true."

Xi Yan nodded, then glanced at Hatchan and continued, "Once we get down there, I'll use Medical Ninjutsu to treat this guy."

With his Medical Ninjutsu, he can heal Hatchan quickly.

"Why didn't you use it just now?" Luffy asked Xi Yan, looking at him with a puzzled expression.

"Didn't you see how many bubble structures we encountered while we were flying in the sky?" Xi Yan said irritably. "If I had used Medical Ninjutsu at that time, wouldn't I have been discovered?"

There's no problem telling Shirahoshi about this Royal Family; at least this young girl won't casually reveal her affairs.

But the other Fish-Man Race on Fish-Man Island might not do the same.

Therefore, it's always good to be cautious.

"I see..."

After recalling what he had just seen, Luffy nodded in understanding.

Then, Luffy noticed the Thousand Sunny hidden inside the giant bubble.

"Look, it's the Thousand Sunny!"

Hearing Luffy's words, Chopper immediately leaned closer and exclaimed in surprise, "Really!"

"How did the Thousand Sunny end up here?" Xi Yan asked, puzzled.

Nami said the Thousand Sunny was with Franky, so could it be... Franky brought the Thousand Sunny here?

Thinking of this, Xi Yan turned his gaze to Franky, who was standing next to the Thousand Sunny.

"It must have been Franky who brought it," Luffy said, then looked down at Franky and shouted, "Hey, Franky, we're here!"

"Profound!"

It's you guys!

Upon hearing this, Franky smiled and took off his Sunglasses, saying, "I didn't expect you guys to be here too."

After he finished speaking, Franky noticed Shirahoshi lying on top of Megalo.

"Um?"

"Why did you bring along such a hugely beautiful woman?"

By the way... who is this person?

As he watched the people gradually descend to the ground, a look of confusion appeared in Franky's eyes.

"This is the coward," Luffy introduced with a smile.

"I see, you're a coward." Franky nodded, then looked up at Shirahoshi, gave her a thumbs up, and said, "Be strong, big lady."

"Yes..."

"What kind of strange introduction is that?" Xi Yan shook his head helplessly, then looked at Franky and said, "She is the Mermaid Princess of the Fish-Man Race, named Shirahoshi."

"Ah, so it's the Mermaid Princess..."

"Huh?"

"The Mermaid Princess?"

As if he had just realized something, Franky looked surprised and said, "You kidnapped the Mermaid Princess from Fish-Man Island?"

"What are you saying?"

Xi Yan rolled his eyes at Franky and said, "She wanted to come herself, so the two of us brought her out."

Franky:???

What do you mean by "she wanted to come"?

As the princess of Fish-Man Island, shouldn't she be able to come here anytime? Why would she need Xi Yan and the other two to escort her?

'But looking at this Mermaid Princess... it does seem to make sense.'

Franky glanced at Shirahoshi, who was smiling at them, nodded, and said nothing more.

"Franky, are you all alone here?" Luffy asked.

"No," Franky shook his head and said, "Robin was here originally, but she said she was looking for something, so she went into that huge Coral Forest ahead."

Looking for something?

Luffy asked in confusion, "What are you looking for?"

"It's probably something like Historical Text," Xi Yan guessed.

Thinking about it carefully... it seems like Robin is only interested in this kind of thing.

"Historical Text?"

Several question marks appeared above Luffy's head. What were those things? Could he eat them?

"It's an incredible stone, with records of the past," Xi Yan said.

There was a Historical Text in Alabasta back then, so he figured Nico Robin was probably looking for it.

"Oh, so it's an incredible stone!" Luffy said with a look of Satori realization.

Seeing this, Xi Yan rolled his eyes and retorted, "You didn't understand at all..."

"Hahaha~"

Upon hearing this, Luffy chuckled and scratched his head, saying, "Anyway, as long as we confirm Robin is alright, that's all that matters, isn't it?"

He didn't necessarily need to figure out what the Historical Text was; he just needed to know that his companions were alright.

"That's true," Xi Yan nodded and said.

Now, the locations of all our companions have been confirmed.

Franky and Nico Robin are in the Sea Forest, Nami, Zoro, Usopp, Brook, Perona, and Merry are in the Ryugu Kingdom, and Chopper and Sanji are with the other two, so there's nothing to worry about.

Just then, a man walked over from a distance, smiling, and said, "Luffy... it's been a long time!"

Jinbe!

Upon seeing that the visitor was Jinbe, Luffy immediately showed an excited expression and said, "It's been so long!"

"How are you?"

"Yes, I'm doing well."

As he spoke, a hint of reminiscence appeared in Jinbe's eyes. Thinking about it carefully... the Marineford War was already two years ago.

Thinking of this, Jinbe showed a wistful expression.

Then he said, "You've gotten even stronger than before. I thought I was seeing things."

"After all, two years have passed," Luffy grinned, showing his teeth.

"You're even stronger than before, aren't you?" Xi Yan laughed.

As he spoke, Xi Yan took off his Sunglasses, revealing a pair of Sharinggan as he looked at Jinbe.

"These eyes are..."

Upon seeing the familiar eyes in Xi Yan's sockets, Jinbe's body trembled immediately, and he exclaimed excitedly, "Xi Yan!!!"

"So you're still alive!"

When he first saw that newspaper, he didn't believe that this guy had been killed by the World Government.

Now that I see... it really is true!

That's wonderful!

Yes, I'm still alive.

Xi Yan chuckled and put his Sunglasses in his pocket, saying, "You're alive and well."

"What exactly happened two years ago? Why did you attack Mary Geoise?" Jinbe asked. "And how did you survive?"

At this moment, Jinbe desperately wanted to know what had happened two years ago.

"This is a long story," Xi Yan said, thinking for a moment about what happened two years ago. "After the Marineford War, Luffy realized that it was too early for us to go to the New World, so he decided to train for two years first."

At this point, a hint of emotion appeared on Xi Yan's face.

It must be said that this decision was correct; two years of training would indeed bring them many benefits.

After hearing Xi Yan's words, Jinbe paused for a moment, then said, "So... your purpose in attacking Mary Geoise was merely to deliver a message?"

As he spoke, Jinbe recalled a newspaper issue he had seen two years ago.

At that time, Xi Yan did indeed have a strange tattoo on his body.

At the time, he was still wondering what it meant, but it turned out to be information from two years of cultivation?

"Yes."

Xi Yan nodded and said, "Delivering information is my main purpose for going there this time."

Only by ensuring the information is effectively communicated can his companions cultivate in peace, which is his main purpose in going to Mary Geoise.

As for other things?

It was just something I did incidentally.

"Main purpose?"

Jinbe asked suspiciously, "What other purpose do you have?"

"Kill a few Celestial Dragons, plunder some treasure, and incidentally... release the slaves there."

Upon hearing the last Jinbe, his expression immediately became complicated.

Who would have thought that Xi Yan would do the same feat as Big Brother Tiger?

Thinking of this, Jinbe bowed deeply to Xi Yan and said, "Thank you for your help to the Fish-Man Race."

"You bastard."

Xi Yan stepped forward and helped Jinbe Ping up, saying, "Given our relationship, is there any need to be so formal?"

"Besides... freeing the Fish-Man Race slaves is just a piece of cake for me."

"No, that's true for you, but not for us Fish-Man Island," Jinbe said. "What you did is considered heroic by us Fish-Man Race!"

"Therefore you deserve my bow!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jinbe pushed Xi Yan away and then bowed to Xi Yan again very seriously.

Seeing this, Xi Yan felt somewhat helpless, but he did not insist any further and accepted the gift.

Then, Xi Yan said, "Is it okay now?"

"Um..."

Jinbe looked up Jinbe, then said gratefully, "If it weren't for you, my fellow Fish-Man Race would probably be..."

"Perhaps this is their fate," Xi Yan said with a smile. "They are destined to meet a benefactor like me."

"A distinguished person..."

Looking at the man smiling at him, Jinbe fell silent.

Then he laughed and said, "Yes, a benefactor!"

For the Fish-Man Island, Xi Yan was a benefactor!

No... he should be called a hero!

"Don't dwell on this," Xi Yan said. "We've been through life and death together, so just treat me normally."

If Jinbe continues to see him as a hero, he'll actually feel a bit awkward.

Jinbe paused for a moment upon hearing this, then seemed to understand, smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, I understand."

Since this was Xi Yan's request, he couldn't say anything more and simply agreed.

As for King Neptune's side?

We'll talk about that later.

Then, Jinbe continued, "So how did you escape from the World Government?"

"You still remember my abilities, don't you?" Xi Yan said.

"Ability?"

Jinbe paused for a moment, then, as if remembering something, murmured, "An immortal body..."

"So... you survived using this move?"

"Yes."

Xi Yan nodded and said, "I used this technique to create a 'death' phenomenon and escaped by feigning death."

Jinbe fell silent for a moment, then said with a sigh, "As expected of you."

To be able to utilize one's abilities to this extent... one has to admit, he truly lives up to the name of Xi Yan.

The World Government probably never dreamed that Xi Yan was still alive.

"Oh, and remember to keep this a secret for me, okay?" Xi Yan said with a chuckle, "In the eyes of the World Government, I'm still a 'dead man'."

"Don't worry, I understand," Jinbe nodded and said.

Even if Xi Yan didn't say it, he wouldn't go around telling everyone that Xi Yan was still alive.

After all, that wouldn't benefit the Straw Hat Pirates at all!

"However... even if I wanted to help you hide, you probably wouldn't be able to stay hidden for long," Jinbe said. "So you guys need to be prepared."

Although Xi Yan's appearance had changed so much that he couldn't recognize him.

However... the aura remained unchanged!

Once he encounters someone familiar with the aura of Xi Yan, they will definitely recognize him!

Therefore, he hopes the other party can prepare in advance.

"I know that too, but that's something for after we get to the New World," Xi Yan said. "Once we get to the New World, it won't be easy for the World Government to capture us."

"Besides... we're quite strong too~"

"Right, Luffy!"

"That's right!"

Luffy grinned, showing his teeth, and said, "If those guys dare to try and capture Xi Yan, I'll beat them all to a pulp!"

He will show no mercy to anyone who dares to bully his friends!

Seeing Luffy's reaction, Jinbe laughed and said, "It seems you guys are all very confident in your own strength."

"Of course!"

Luffy struck a pose that showed his strength and said, "I'm very strong now!!"

He is now extremely powerful and has no fear of the World Government.

"That's good." Jinbe nodded.

As a friend, he was still very happy to see these people possess the ability to protect themselves.

"By the way, Jinbe, why are you here?" Xi Yan asked curiously, "Didn't you leave Fish-Man Island a long time ago?"

He clearly remembered Camie saying that the other party had led the Fish-Man Pirate Crew away from Fish-Man Island, so why was he still here?

"I did leave before, but I came back on my own to wait for you guys," Jinbe said.

After he finished speaking, he paused for a moment, then asked in confusion, "Didn't you come here to find me because you received a message?"

He remembered leaving messages for King Neptune and Prince Shark, so how could they not have been delivered?

"A message?" Luffy asked, puzzled. "What message?"

How could he not know?

"We haven't received any messages," Xi Yan said.

Perhaps Neptune forgot?

Judging from how confused that uncle was... it's not impossible.

"That's strange," Jinbe said, puzzled. "Why didn't we receive any messages?"

Entering Fish-Man Island requires screening, so King Neptune and Prince Shark will definitely know that the Straw Hat Pirates have entered Fish-Man Island!

In this situation... why didn't Luffy and his crew receive a message?

At that moment, a startling thought popped into Jinbe's mind.

Could it be...?

"You didn't actually use the main entrance, did you?!"

If you go through the main entrance, you're guaranteed to run into the princes!

"No," Xi Yan said awkwardly, "The situation was rather unusual at the time, so we didn't use the main entrance."

"That makes sense then," Jinbe nodded and said.

It's normal that they didn't receive their message in this situation, since they've never encountered Royal Family before.

Forget it, now's not the time to dwell on this. After all, they're already here, aren't they?

Before Jinbe could say Jinbe, a somewhat timid voice rang out.

"Jinbe Boss, it's been a long time..."

Upon hearing Shirahoshi's voice, Jinbe looked behind Megalo, then chuckled:

Ah~

"Isn't this Your Highness? I didn't expect you to come along too."

"It's been so long..."

"Huh?!"

Jinbe froze at this point, then looked at Shirahoshi with shock and asked, "Why is Princess Shirahoshi here?"

"This... this..."

Seeing Jinbe's bulging eyes, Shirahoshi looked embarrassed and said, "I wanted to come here to take a look, so I Lord Xi Yan and Luffy to bring me."

Upon hearing this, Jinbe was immediately rendered speechless.

He understood what the other person meant, but this was extremely dangerous!

"Chopper, put Hatchan down." Xi Yan looked up at Megalo's head and said, "I'll treat Hatchan down here."

"Profound!"

Chopper nodded upon hearing Xi Yan's words, then turned to look at Sanji, who had already woken up, and asked, "Are you alright?"

"No... no problem..." Sanji said, lying on the ground.

Chopper:...

Is this really okay?

However, it doesn't seem to pose any danger, so leaving him here is fine.

With that in mind, Chopper brought Hatchan down below.

"Hatchan?!"

Seeing Hatchan covered in wounds, Jinbe was completely dumbfounded.

Why was he injured like this?

"I don't know either," Chopper said, shaking his head. "He didn't say."

The other person only said a few words before passing out, so he didn't know why the other person was injured like this.

"Let's ask him when he wakes up," Xi Yan said.

After saying that, Xi Yan came to Hatchan's side and began to focus on treating his body.

"Huh?"

Seeing the shimmering green light emanating from Xi Yan's hand, Shirahoshi asked in confusion, "What is this?"

"This is Medical Ninjutsu," Xi Yan explained without looking up. "It can quickly heal wounds."

As long as vital organs are not destroyed, the condition can generally be cured.

"So Lord Xi Yan can do this too?!" Shirahoshi exclaimed in surprise. "Amazing!"

Not only does he know powerful Ninjutsu, but he can even use healing Ninjutsu... That's amazing!

Then, as if remembering something, Shirahoshi's eyes gradually dimmed.

'If Lord Xi Yan had been there ten years ago, Mother wouldn't have died...'

Thinking of this, tears welled up in Shirahoshi's eyes again.

"I know plenty more," Xi Yan laughed, "But this kind of Ninjutsu..."

"Tick-tock... tick-tock..."

"Um?"

Hearing the sound of water droplets hitting the ground, Xi Yan paused, then turned to Shirahoshi and said, "Why are you crying again?"

The others also looked at Shirahoshi with confusion, wondering why this princess had started crying again.

"I'm sorry, I was just thinking about something sad."

"It's happening again..."

A hint of helplessness appeared in Xi Yan's eyes. Every time he asked her, she would say that she was thinking about something sad, but she would not say what it was.

In this way, they couldn't even comfort the timid girl.

After shaking his head helplessly, Xi Yan turned back to continue treating Hatchan.

Just then, Sanji darted out from behind Megalo, performed a 720-degree spin in the air, and landed steadily on the ground.

"I think I heard a woman crying."

"Huh?"

"Sanji?"

Seeing Sanji steadily after performing such a difficult move, Chopper excitedly asked, "Are you done?"

"Um."

Sanji nodded without turning his head, then looked up at Shirahoshi and said, "Your Highness, how may I help you?"

As he spoke, Sanji's body began to writhe, and he said, "I'd go through fire and water for a beautiful lady!"

"Ah?"

"I... no... I don't need to..."

Startled, Shirahoshi held back her tears and immediately waved her hand, as if afraid that this strange guy would rush over.

"Hey, Xi Yan, did you see that?!" Chopper excitedly grabbed Xi Yan's clothes and said, "This is the kind of reaction Sanji used to have! He's back to normal!"

"I see," Xi Yan said. "It seems this guy has fully recovered."

After speaking, Xi Yan paused for a moment, then asked in confusion, "By the way... Chopper, how did you do that?"

"I?"

"I didn't do anything," Chopper thought for a moment and said, "I just gave Sanji some blood; I didn't do anything else."

Is that so?

Listening to Chopper's explanation, Xi Yan fell into deep thought.

Then, he suddenly raised his head and said, "Then I know what happened!"

"What happened?"

"It must be because Sanji received blood from those transvestites!!" Xi Yan said decisively.

"Click!"

Upon hearing this, Sanji seemed to have suffered an incredibly fatal blow, his body instantly freezing in place.

Then, he knelt on the ground in agony, pounding his fists on the ground as he said, "Xi Yan, you bastard, why did you bring up such a terrible thing? I was almost forgetting..."

As he spoke, Sanji began to shed tears of anguish.

He didn't want to relive those painful memories a second time!

Ah!!!

Oh no, I remembered it again!!

As if recalling some painful scene, Sanji's entire body turned ashen.

"I want to die..."

Seeing this, Xi Yan gave an embarrassed look and said, "Ahem... sorry, sorry."

"Hmph, you despicable bastard."

Sanji was lying on the ground, grunted, then got up and planned to go to the ship to get some tea for everyone.

Just then, the mermaid shipwright Dan stepped off the ship, clutching his head and saying, "It's so noisy!"

What happened...?

"Huh?!"

Before the man could finish speaking, he spotted the enormous Mermaid Princess.

Then, with a look of shock on his face, he asked, "Why is Her Highness here?"

Noticing Dan's gaze, Shirahoshi immediately wore an expression that was both awkward and embarrassed.

"Eh... hehe..."

Dan:...

What does "hehehe" mean?

"Hey, who are you?" Luffy frowned at Dan and asked, "Why are you on the Thousand Sunny?"

"Don't get excited, Luffy," Franky said, Luffy. "He's Dan, the younger brother of my shipbuilder Tom!"

"He's currently applying a coating to our boat. Once he's finished, we can set sail!"

I reckon their ship will be coated soon.

Thinking of this, Franky grinned.

"I see." Luffy grinned, showing his teeth. "So he's Franky's brother, the coating master!"

"..."

The air fell silent the moment those words were spoken.

"What kind of weird way of understanding this is?" Xi Yan retorted.

Franky stared blankly at Luffy, never dreaming that the other would understand his words in such a way.

However, after considering Luffy's thought process, Franky calmed down.

Sure, that's very Luffy.

Thinking this through, Franky decisively gave a thumbs up and said, "Fine, you can understand it that way too."

Dan:???

Is this how young people communicate these days?

Is he a bit out of touch with the times?

Thinking about this, the mermaid craftsman fell into deep thought.

Just then, an enormous Plum Blossom Axe flew from afar, heading straight for Shirahoshi's head!

Seeing this, Luffy jumped up without hesitation and punched the Plum Blossom Axe away!

"Clang!"

"Boom!!"

Luffy glanced at the debris flying into the distance, then landed on the ground Luffy frowned, saying, "This is never going to end."

It's either an axe or coral... That Vander Decken is a real bastard!