"We're here! This is Ryugu Palace. Welcome, and please enjoy your visit!"
Prince Manboshi turned back to address everyone.
Hearing him, Lott and the others looked up.
An enormous palace stood before them.
Built along the coral reef, the palace had a pleasingly varied layout without spoiling the beauty of its surroundings.
The entire palace was designed primarily in jade green and golden yellow. A golden dragon coiled above it, lending it an especially majestic air.
Schools of fish swam around the palace, making it seem like something out of a dream.
"It's... it's huge! It already looked huge from down below, but I never thought it would be even bigger once we came in."
Ling'er stared at the enormous Ryugu Palace, utterly stunned.
Nami was also rather surprised. "It's so beautiful. Living in a palace like this must feel wonderful, right?"
Robin's attention was on something different. "This palace looks like it has a very long history. It has blended perfectly into its surroundings. I wonder how many years it has stood here."
Lott, however, remembered the Straw Hat Pirates in the original story. They had been invited to Ryugu Palace after rescuing Princess Shirahoshi's pet, Megalo, from the North Sea Kraken, Kraken.
They had also been branded kidnappers by King Neptune because of Shyarly's divination and Luffy's "kidnapping" of Shirahoshi.
Now, he had been invited to Ryugu Palace simply because he was passing through Fish-Man Island. Presumably, it was because he was one of the Five Emperors.
He just did not know what King Neptune meant by inviting him to Ryugu Palace.
As the gates opened, the soldiers lining both sides of the avenue shouted in unison:
"Welcome back, Prince Fukaboshi! Prince Ryuboshi! Prince Manboshi!"
Fukaboshi nodded to them, then turned and extended a hand toward Lott and