Lott could see the seriousness in Neptune's eyes. He was very curious about why Neptune would make such a decision. After all, Fish-Man Island was Whitebeard's territory.
That pirate was hailed as the World's Strongest Man, the one closest to the throne of the Pirate King.
Wasn't it a little hasty to abandon the strongest protection available and seek his shelter instead?
Neptune understood Lott's confusion, however, and explained, "There is something you may not know, Lord Lott. Eight hundred years ago, the Mermaid High Priest foretold that someone who would destroy Fish-Man Island would appear eight hundred years later."
Lott was somewhat startled and doubtful at those words. He felt this hardly counted as a prophecy anymore; it was practically divine, far more wondrous than the fortune-tellers on Blue Star in his previous life.
He had reason to suspect that this was no simple prophecy, but very likely a scheme laid by Joy Boy and his companions eight hundred years ago.
The various races involved in the scheme had passed it down generation after generation in the name of safeguarding it, until that Gum-Gum Fruit laden with destiny appeared and the gears of fate began to turn.
It should originally have been Luffy's destiny, but now everything had begun to change because of his transmigration.
Neptune looked at Lott. "The prophecy said that the person who destroys Fish-Man Island will also be the one who leads it out of its suffering."
Lott fell silent. He felt that the divination within that Crystal Ball must have been stored there in advance by the Mermaid High Priest eight hundred years ago.
The purpose was to have the king of this generation lead Fish-Man Island into allegiance with the Person of Prophecy.
He couldn't help looking up overhead. It seemed that his