They Secretly Let Them All Go

"No." Miming ruthlessly abandoned Saint Mjosgard and walked away, thinking, Would I tell you that I'm about to watch beautiful young mermaids sing and dance while enjoying Ryugu Palace's finest delicacies?

Meanwhile, King Neptune and Queen Otohime had already learned Miming's identity from Crocus, and they were both dumbfounded.

"A Celestial Dragon? An inspector for the Three Armies Headquarters?" Queen Otohime exclaimed. "And the person presiding over the Reverie—the highest-ranking of the World Nobles?"

Crocus nodded. "As hard as it is to believe, this fellow is a candidate personally designated by the Gorosei."

"It truly is unimaginable." King Neptune had yet to recover from his shock.

"Miming has many secrets," Crocus said with certainty. "But all in all, he is a very good person." Though he showed Miming no respect to his face, Crocus worked desperately to put in a good word for Miming behind his back.

"Miming secretly released all the slaves in the Holy Land!" Chopper tried hard to explain what he knew. "He secretly worked with the Revolutionary Army on the plan for the great fire at Mary Geoise. To make it look real, he even burned down his own house. And so that slaves would no longer be needed to push the walkways in the Holy Land, he replaced the moving walkways with electric ones! So you don't need to worry that he'll demand you hand over those Fish-Man slaves."

King Neptune was stunned. "So that was the truth? Then Fisher Tiger's actions... could they have been ordered by Lord Miming?"

"The exact truth remains unknown." Crocus realized that the deeper he dug into the truth behind it all, the more there was behind Miming.

"We must properly entertain Lord Miming." Queen Otohime immediately instructed the ministers at her side. "Go tell Shyarly to find me