A New Journey in the New World

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Jinbe and Cook had a "calm and friendly" chat. The next day, they met up at Ryugu Palace. Jinbe came along too, probably to protect the royal family.

He knew Rogge did not reject his people the way most humans did. Still, Ryugu Palace was home to the royal family, and as a former captain of the Neptune Army, Jinbe remained loyal to Neptune.

Rogge met Neptune, the king of the merfolk. It was not as simple as males being Fish-Men and females being mermaids. Fish-Men and merfolk were two races, though they could also be considered one.

Even blood brothers might be different kinds of fish. That was not because their parents had been unfaithful to each other; it was simply how Fish-Men and merfolk worked.

Rogge did not get to see the legendary mermaid princess Shirahoshi. But she was only twelve now, and with her enormous size, he had no interest in seeing her anyway.

After showing them around Ryugu Palace, Neptune invited them to a meal. Getting to know a Shichibukai was no bad thing, and Rogge liked Neptune too. At the Reverie, Neptune had thought a Celestial Dragon was harassing his daughter and had dared to throw a punch. That alone told Rogge what kind of man he was. If a king could not protect his own family, how could he protect his country or his people?

Their time on Fish-Man Island was nearly up. The Ark's coating was finished, and Rogge set off for the New World.

They headed straight for the surface and ran into no serious trouble along the way, apart from a few large fish pestering them.

Enel dealt with the witless creatures. At last, the Ark