Seeing that Shirahoshi had made up her mind, King Neptune stopped trying to dissuade her. Instead, he had his three sons accompany Xie Wen, both to protect Shirahoshi and to represent Ryugu Palace in passing judgment on Hody Jones.
Also...
"If Shirahoshi accidentally activates her power, you must stop her immediately," King Neptune instructed solemnly. "If anyone else finds out, she'll truly be in danger!"
"So... since you know how dangerous it would be if her power were exposed, why not find a way for Shirahoshi to master it as soon as possible? Surely being able to control it is more reliable than pinning your hopes on her not losing control?"
Xie Wen said in bewilderment, "Besides, if Shirahoshi mastered her power, she could order the Sea Kings to hunt down Vander Decken. She wouldn't have had to spend all those years alone in the Hard-Shell Tower."
"Well..." King Neptune murmured blankly. "I... I never thought of that..."
Xie Wen rolled his eyes. The thinking of these Fish-Man royals and Hody Jones's gang occupied two opposite extremes: one wanted to solve everything with violence, while the other wanted to solve everything peacefully.
Then Jinbe, standing nearby, offered a word of "fairness" on King Neptune's behalf. "Princess Shirahoshi was marked by Vander Decken when she was very young, so even if we wanted her to practice her power without anyone else finding out, we couldn't."
"Why couldn't you?" Ai Haibara Meow, perched on Xie Wen's shoulder, looked at Jinbe with disdain. "Since you could house Shirahoshi in the Hard-Shell Tower, surely capturing a Sea King or two and putting them inside wouldn't be difficult? She had nothing else to do in there anyway. She could have spent that time practicing her power, meow!"
"Putting it into practice certainly wouldn't be as