In the center of Crown Island, the ruins of the royal palace.
Rodifei strolled in through the palace gates, adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, and glanced around. "Commander Tiro, Javen... hasn't returned yet?"
"Hmm... I've already sent people to look for him," Tiro said calmly from his throne. "Has the mission been completed?"
"Yes, those naval forces weren't as powerful as we thought. We seem to have overestimated them," Rodifei said, pulling a small red box from his pocket. " The Rainbow Pearl is inside."
Tiro said, "Bring it here."
"Yes." Rodifei approached the throne.
Jesse, seated on the second throne to the left, opened his eyes and said wearily, "Is this the sixth Rainbow Pearl?"
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"Besides the seventh Rainbow Pearl hidden inside the Rainbow Fish ... we now have six." Tiro took the small box from Rodifei and opened it.
Inside the box was a round bead, about the size of a glass bead, emitting ever-changing seven colors that were captivating.
"Hey, did it go well, Rodifei?"
At that moment, a voice came from outside.
Rodifei glanced sideways at Inia as she entered the hall, adjusted his glasses, and said, "I've succeeded. You deserve much credit for obtaining the sixth Rainbow Pearl."
Inia gave a noncommittal snort, looked around, and asked, "Where's that bald guy?"
Rodifei said, " Javen... hasn't come back yet."
"That bastard deserves to die at the hands of those assassins sent by the Joker..."
She had barely finished speaking when Javen, supported by two mercenaries, walked in with unsteady steps.
"Ahem... Captain Tiro..."
Javen looked unwell and spoke weakly, as if he had suddenly fallen seriously ill.
"You're finally back, my loyal subordinate. But what happened to you?" Tiro frowned. "Who injured you like this?"
"It was a toy... assassin," Javen said listlessly. "The toy assassin sent by the Joker can control a terrifying weapon. I was injured by that weapon. It probably thought I was going to die, which is why it gave me a chance to escape."
"That weapon could injure you like this...?" Rodifei's eyes, hidden behind his gold-rimmed glasses, revealed shock. "It seems the Joker's men are a group of very dangerous monsters..."
Inia sneered, "How pathetic, hurt like this by a toy?"
"I really hope you can encounter a toy killer soon and experience what it's like to be near death."
Despite being severely injured, Javen still retorted.
"That's enough, you two!" Tiro snapped. "Stop arguing about this. Those marines are constantly trying to wipe us out, and Joker's assassins are already on Crown Island. You need to understand your limits and our current situation!"
"I have no objection!" Jesse, whose eyes widened in surprise at Tiro's voice, quickly echoed.
"..." Inia and Javen remained silent.
"Alright, next..."
Tiro held the Rainbow Pearl in his palm and pressed it against the armrest of the throne. The ground three meters in front of him slowly rose up, revealing a stone box.
Tiro raised her hand, opened the stone box, took out a crystal-clear crown, and placed it before her.
The crown is inlaid with five colorful Rainbow Pearl on both sides, and there are two holes of different sizes in the center and on the left side of the crown.
Tiro placed the sixth Rainbow Pearl in the hole on the left side of the crown. Instantly, the Rainbow Pearl fit perfectly into the crown, as if it were a natural creation. The entire crown seemed to be activated, radiating a dazzling and bright brilliance, like a dream.
His Highness's four officials all looked astonished, their eyes fixed on the crown. "Is this the true beauty of the Seven-Colored Crown?"
"Hahaha... hahaha..." Tiro laughed loudly, raising the crown inlaid with six Rainbow Pearl high above his head, "Treasures passed down from our ancestors generation after generation, please use your power to tell me the location of the Rainbow Fish!"
The Seven-Colored Crown emitted an incredible light, as if it were about to draw everyone's attention in. After a moment, the light from the Seven-Colored Crown slowly faded away.
"Is it that place? I should have thought of it sooner... Holy Lake!" Tiro, holding the rainbow crown, slowly came to her senses.
Rodifei adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, which had slipped down his nose. "It seems Captain Tiro already knows the location of the Rainbow Fish."
" Javen will stay here to recover. Everyone else, come with me..." Tiro solemnly placed the Seven-Colored Crown on her head, her eyes blazing, and murmured, "Let me revive the glory of my ancestors once more... No, I will surpass them, and trample the entire world under my feet!"
"There are signs of pirate ships on the west coast of Crown Island. Please be sure to inform Brigadier General Miller about this!"
"Yes, execute immediately!"
"I am Busarorea, the Rainbow Mercenary Group is currently heading east towards the ruins of the Royal Palace, and will return to Bi!"
"Yes, I will report to Vice Admiral Dalmatian!"
After these two sentences were repeated, Nilek's voice came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi, "Did you hear that clearly? This is the Den Den Mushi recording I just intercepted. Would you like me to play it for you again?"
" Vice Admiral Dalmatian ..." Buggy murmured. It seemed the Navy wasn't just simply stationing troops; even Headquarters Vice Admiral from headquarters had been dispatched. Considering what happened at the market earlier, there must be an escalating conflict with "Rainbow." Things seemed rather delicate. Moreover, whether the missing Shuma provoked the powerful Navy, the Rainbow who could use some unknown sorcery, or was caught in a pincer attack, his situation wouldn't be good...
Buggy hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Lilina. "Do you know about the palace ruins?"
After Lilina nodded, Buggy said into the Den Den Mushi, "No need, I'll contact you again if anything comes up."
"Oh, right..." someone on the other end suddenly seemed to remember something and said two words, but Buggy immediately hung up.
Lilina explained, "The royal palace ruins should be located in the center of the island. After a war broke out four hundred years ago, it gradually became an uninhabited ruin. If it's 'Rainbow,' they might have placed their headquarters there."
"So, it's east of the center of the island..." Buggy looked at Mikuru and said, "Yes, Kitty, you lead the way. Your nose is better. Let's go find Shuma."
Mikuru muttered unhappily, "What? It's a cat, not a dog, not a dog, not a dog anymore!"
"But you can't be mistaken about the smell of grilled fish on him, can you?"
"Hmm..." Mikuru immediately realized he couldn't refute it. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly realized, "That's right, then I'll lead the way!"