Talking Shirahoshi into It

"..."

At these words, the expressions of all the other Five Elders became extraordinarily vivid.

There was even a faint trace of fear in them.

If anyone else had witnessed this scene, their eyes would have popped out of their heads.

Who were the Five Elders?

They were the highest rulers of the entire World Government!

Yet looking at them now, it seemed that within all of Holy Land Mary Geoise, there was some so-called superior whom even the Five Elders feared?

And as the cane-bearing Five Elder spoke those words,

the air in the meeting room nearly turned deathly still.

The Five Elders all fell silent.

No one knew how much time had passed before the cane-bearing Five Elder spoke again. Unlike his earlier deliberative tone, this time, his voice left no room for doubt.

"So, gentlemen, we must begin taking action."

"...Agreed."

Let us leave that matter aside for now.

Meanwhile, on Fish-Man Island.

Lin Yan naturally had no idea that the Five Elders were already tearing their hair out over him. Even if he had known, he would not have cared.

He might even have laughed a few times in schadenfreude.

At that moment, Lin Yan was strolling leisurely toward Hard-Shell Tower.

The crisis facing Fish-Man Island had passed. To keep Shirahoshi from encountering danger... ahem, mainly to have Shirahoshi take those frightening Sea Kings away,

Neptune waved a hand and kept Shirahoshi out of everything that followed.

And Lin Yan had come to Hard-Shell Tower now

to talk Shirahoshi into joining him... Ah, no, he had come to recruit her.

There were no extra guards along the way. He could already see those enormous Sea Kings from afar, and Lin Yan walked straight over without much hesitation.

Then, whether it was expected or not...

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