First Meeting with Shirahoshi

Lin Yan smiled and said to the three people present.

His tone was full of certainty.

"Um, Lady Lin Yan, what do you mean by this?"

Neptune looked at Lin Yan with some confusion and asked.

After all, he had already made it very clear that Shirahoshi would be attacked if she showed herself. However, even knowing this, Lin Yan still insisted on seeing Shirahoshi.

This left Neptune somewhat puzzled.

Lin Yan, of course, did not directly say that Shirahoshi was the Sea King, but simply explained it in a lighthearted way.

"As the saying goes, it's better to guide than to block. Fish-Man Island is our territory after all. If we didn't know, we could have let it go, but now that we do, I certainly can't just leave these fleas alone."

Lin Yan said this as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

It is logical, well-founded, and convincing.

Fish-Man Island is Whitebeard Pirates territory, so it's only natural that, as a division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, I should take care of some troublemakers, right?

"Lin Yan, what do you mean?!"

Hearing Lin Yan say that...

A flicker of joy flashed across Neptune's face.

The meaning couldn't be clearer.

Lin Yan plans to deal with Vander Decken!

To be honest, if someone else had said those words, Neptune might have hesitated a bit, given the poor relationship between Fish-Men and humans, and the fact that the other person's abilities were indeed quite troublesome.

Otherwise, why would he have kept Shirahoshi locked up like that?

But the Lin Yan before me was completely different.

In terms of status, the other party was the Seventeenth Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates and also the benefactor of Fish-Man Island. Neptune would never suspect Lin Yan, let alone anyone else.

And as for strength, it goes without saying.

The man before me is one of the most formidable monsters on the high seas!

If Lin Yan intervenes to protect Shirahoshi...

There's a chance!

Thinking of this, Neptune became excited.

As a father, how could he bear to keep his daughter locked up forever? Now that Lin Yan was offering help, Neptune had no reason to refuse.

So almost without hesitation, Neptune nodded immediately.

"In that case, we'll have to trouble you, Lady Lin Yan. Our entire royal family owes you a favor!"

Neptune said excitedly.

Lin Yan simply waved her hand dismissively at this.

"Let's talk about this later. I'm going to see Shirahoshi first. You two can continue talking. Of course, don't worry about safety."

"Of course, that's no problem."

Upon hearing Lin Yan's words, Neptune readily told her where Shirahoshi Lin Yan was and even sent a trusted confidant to take Lin Yan there.

Lin Yan, of course, had no reason to refuse.

Indeed, it doesn't matter when.

People with power and status always find it easier to get things done.

With this in mind, Lin Yan followed Neptune's confidants, wandering around for more than ten minutes, until she arrived at the tower where Princess Shirahoshi was located.

"Alright, you can leave now. I'll take charge here."

"Yes!"

Lin Yan casually waved her hand to dismiss her confidant, then raised her head to examine the gate in front of her.

This is a very large doorway.

Judging by its appearance, it must be over ten meters high. Even with Lin's height of about 1.8 meters, he would look like an ant standing in front of this door.

It looks like a tower inhabited by giants.

"Since we're already here, let's go in and take a look!"

After briefly admiring the enormous building before her, Lin Yan smiled and then unhesitatingly placed her hand on the door.

The massive door was extremely heavy.

But for Lin Yan, there was absolutely no problem.

Soon, Lin Yan pushed open the door and walked in confidently.

It must be said that there is still a significant difference between the inside and the outside.

From the outside, the tower has a serious overall style and looks like a prison. However, once inside, it is decorated with a girlish touch.

Soft blankets are everywhere, and the entire interior is decorated in pink as the main color.

They look so cute and cuddly.

It's not hard to imagine what kind of personality the owner of this place has.

Ah, my girlish heart!

For some reason, a strange smile appeared on Lin Yan's lips as she walked confidently through the tower.

Then very quickly.

He was stopped by someone.

To be precise, he was stopped by a shark.

"Roar----!"

Upon seeing Lin Yan, a human, appear here, the shark immediately revealed an extremely human-like ferocious expression and let out a warning roar at Lin Yan.

"..."

Lin Yan stated that she is in stable condition.

After all, although the thing in front of him looked extremely ferocious, it posed almost no threat to a powerful individual like him.

Lin Yan, on the contrary, began to observe the pet opposite her with great interest.

That's right, pets...

Whoosh----!

Seeing Lin Yan's somewhat strange gaze, and seemingly sensing that it had been offended, the shark bared a row of ferocious fangs at Lin Yan, and then charged at her without saying a word.

It seems they intend to keep Lin Yan here.

Then...

And that was the end of it.

Behave yourself.

Faced with the shark charging menacingly towards her, Lin Yan simply stretched out a hand, placed it on the shark's head, and then casually pressed it down.

Bang--!

"Huh?!"

Completely defenseless, the seemingly ferocious shark was instantly slammed to the floor by Lin Yan.

No matter how much you struggle, it's all in vain.

Lin Yan's arms, which didn't seem to have much muscle, were like a mountain, allowing no resistance whatsoever. Her terrifying Monster Strength left the shark completely helpless.

Soon, the shark stopped struggling.

Seeing Lin Yan's somewhat amused expression, the guy actually put on a wronged look. If it weren't just a shark, it probably would have begged for mercy.

Just as Lin Yan was about to say something joking...

A timid voice suddenly came from not far away.

"Who... who are you?"

This was a very soft-sounding voice.

She sounded like a very sweet and adorable girl; her tone was timid but also full of curiosity.

"Cough..."

As everyone knows, one should maintain a gentlemanly demeanor in front of girls, so Lin Yan immediately coughed and then released the shark as if nothing had happened.

A friendly smile appeared on his face.

"You must be Princess Shirahoshi? I'm a guest invited by your father, Neptune, to protect you."

"... Protect me?"

Hidden in the shadows, Shirahoshi tilted her head strangely.

However, since he is my father's guest...

Shouldn't be a problem?

Thinking it over, Shirahoshi quickly lowered her guard and curiously stepped out of the shadows to approach Lin Yan.

"Strange person... what's your name?"

"It's so big..."