Fish-Man Island's Imminent Upheaval

"Tsk, tsk... As expected of a newly crowned Emperor. You could not even be bothered to acknowledge an old friend anymore... Cough, cough, cough. I was joking."

Marco smacked his lips, about to complain, but after Lin Yan shot him a half-smiling glance, he immediately coughed dryly and shut up.

"Pops is already waiting for you on the deck."

As he spoke, seemingly unwilling to give Lin Yan any chance to freshen up, Marco spread his wings and began leading the way.

Lin Yan smiled and shook his head. Without saying anything more, he greeted the girls before following Marco out.

Before long, he saw Whitebeard sitting on the deck, drinking heartily.

It had been some time since they last met.

Yet this man was as bold and uninhibited as ever.

"Gurararara! You're back! I heard about what happened at Gran Tesoro. All I can say is, it was worthy of you!"

The moment he saw Lin Yan.

Whitebeard immediately broke into a hearty grin.

Clearly, he greatly admired what Lin Yan had done.

Not bad!

Worthy of being a member of our Whitebeard Pirates!

"I just happened to run into it."

Lin Yan smiled and shook his head.

"By the way, now that I'm back, there's something I want to ask you."

"Hm?"

Hearing Lin Yan say that, Whitebeard immediately wiped the smile off his face. To be honest, he had been wondering why Lin Yan had returned at this time.

So there was something going on?

With that thought, Whitebeard immediately grew serious. If even Lin Yan needed to ask him about it, it was clearly no small matter.

Under Whitebeard's serious gaze, Lin Yan slowly spoke.

"Has anything strange happened on Fish-Man Island recently?"

"Fish-Man Island?"

Whitebeard tilted his head in confusion.

"As far as I know,