On the streets of Fish-Man Island, Katakuri's expression froze after Oak teased him, and he looked a little embarrassed. His Observation Haki was no weak either; it could even be called top-tier. Otherwise, he would never have reached the level of Future Sight. Naturally, he could sense what Oak had noticed: Neptune of Ryugu Palace valued him greatly and had sent a high-ranking welcoming party to invite him.
He truly had not expected this. He had only come to Fish-Man Island to accompany Uncle Oak, yet somehow, by accompanying him, he had become the main character. Meanwhile, Uncle Oak had gone unnoticed from beginning to end, practically becoming a minor supporting character.
"What should we do?"
Under normal circumstances, Katakuri would not even bother acknowledging Ryugu Palace on Fish-Man Island. If not for Whitebeard's protection, the entirety of Fish-Man Island would have been nothing more than ants to him.
But with Uncle Oak here, he had to ask for Uncle Oak's opinion before doing anything and decide only after Uncle Oak made his stance known.
Oak grew increasingly satisfied with his attitude and nodded at him.
What a fine junior!
Oak gave Katakuri an approving glance before speaking.
"Let's go take a look!"
As he spoke, Oak looked ahead. He had already sensed a powerful presence approaching them, relatively strong compared to the rest of Fish-Man Island. It was Fish-Man Island's welcoming party.
This suited him perfectly. He had come to Fish-Man Island for Shirahoshi, the Fish-Man princess, and Ryugu Palace was an unavoidable part of that.
There was no harm in making contact with them.
"Huh?"
"This man isn't as scary as the rumors say!"
Like Oak, little Bonney on Kuma's shoulder had attracted no attention at all. In the form of a ten-year-old child, she was hard to