Very Strong

"Don't worry, don't worry." Miming looked completely unconcerned as he pushed old man Crocus away.

Strangely enough, the little island wrapped in a bubble drifted out along the current, as if someone were pushing the water itself.

Thus, the bizarre sight of coconut trees and a small wooden house floating out of a whale's mouth appeared before Neptune's army.

"Welcome!" Queen Otohime spread her arms in a warm greeting. At the same time, she was deeply shocked and quietly warned King Neptune, "You mustn't be discourteous!"

"Do we really need to be this formal?" Seahorse, the Minister of the Right, felt they were being a little too enthusiastic.

Queen Otohime turned around, a cold gleam flashing across Minister Seahorse's face. "If you want to die, don't drag me down with you."

Minister Seahorse was nearly scared to death. That gentle and considerate Queen Otohime actually had such a side to her?

"He's strong, isn't he?" King Neptune immediately became more cautious.

"Very strong." Queen Otohime said seriously, "And the Haki radiating from him carries a terrifying power I can't see through, as though he isn't from this world!"

King Neptune's eyes lit up, and he rushed forward.

Queen Otohime was startled. Had he even listened to what she said?

King Neptune warmly approached the old man standing before the little island. "If I remember correctly, isn't this Crocus?"

"King Neptune, it's been a long time." Crocus's calm tone carried the bearing of a reclusive master, leaving Chopper and Brook in awe.

Miming was sitting in Crocus's usual lounge chair, putting on airs, when he suddenly realized he had been ignored. Crocus and King Neptune had already started catching up, the air filled with the feeling of old memories drifting like dreams.

Miming could only awkwardly stand up and clear his