Uya also looked at Neptune calmly. He knew exactly what was going on; the spiked club must have been thrown by Vander Decken again.
Vander Decken is a user of the Mark-Mark Fruit, and his target is the mermaid princess Shirahoshi. Anything he throws will fly directly to Shirahoshi without ever deviating.
"Well, that's actually how it is."
Seeing that he could no longer hide it, Neptune could only sigh and explain as he walked with Uya and Ain.
Soon, after Neptune had explained most of it, the group was finally led by Neptune to a heavily damaged building, covered in marks from various sword and axe strikes.
The building was not only badly damaged on the outside, but the door was also badly damaged; in fact, the door appeared to be made of an extremely sturdy material.
There are also axes and various weapons embedded in the doors and buildings.
The spiked club that had previously flown over Uya and Ain's heads was now firmly embedded in the left side of the door!
"This is... outrageous!" Ain Jonin she watched this scene. "To force a princess to stay in a place like this for years just because of his own selfish desires, that damned bastard must not fall into my hands."
Ain was filled with rage. Neptune dared not mention that Shirahoshi was Poseidon, and simply said that Vander Decken wanted to marry Shirahoshi, starting with throwing love letters and later turning into throwing all sorts of weapons.
At that time, Shirahoshi was only a few years old. In Ain's eyes, Vander Decken was not only a bastard, but also a pervert!
"Actually, the real reason Vander Decken wanted to get Shirahoshi is because... she's the Poseidon, isn't it?" Uya glanced at Ain and Neptune, then at Hard-Shell Tower, before suddenly speaking.
This sentence immediately silenced the atmosphere in the room.
Neptune broke out in a cold sweat instantly, staring at Uya in disbelief, while Ain also looked at Uya with astonishment, her eyes filled with a hint of doubt and uncertainty.
" Poseidon? Commander Uya, what kind of Poseidon are you referring to...?"
" The Ancient Weapons — Uranus, Poseidon, and Pluton —are not merely simple objects. The mermaid princesses of Fish-Man Island who possessed the ability to communicate with Sea Kings throughout history were all Poseidon."
Uya stated the truth casually, his tone completely unconcerned.
Ain was instantly dumbfounded. She knew perfectly well what the Ancient Weapons represented: they were the power to truly destroy the world!
Eight hundred years have passed since the establishment of the World Government, and no Ancient Weapons has ever appeared. Legend has it that these three Ancient Weapons all possess the power to destroy the world, and obtaining any one of them would be enough to threaten the existence of the entire World Government.
"How... how did you know...?"
Neptune's voice even trembled slightly because Uya's tone was so certain, and that calmness revealed an absolutely certain attitude, leaving Neptune with no way to refute it. He felt as if he had instantly fallen into an ice cellar.
Uya actually knew Shirahoshi's identity!
This was completely unexpected and caught him off guard. If Uya were to take away Shirahoshi or destroy the Poseidon, it would be something he absolutely could not bear.
Poseidon, one of the three Ancient Weapons, would cause turmoil throughout the world if it were to be unleashed, and even Fish-Man Island might cease to exist.
"If even someone like Vander Decken can know, why can't I?" Uya glanced at Neptune calmly, a hint of mockery in his eyes.
Neptune looked at Uya with some panic. At this moment, he had no idea what Uya was going to do and felt that he had completely lost control of the situation.
Seeing Neptune's panic, Uya laughed instead and said, "Why are you panicking? Although I know, do you really think... Poseidon will attract me?"
Standing next to Uya, Ain couldn't help but take a deep breath after hearing Uya's words, calming herself down a bit.
"Yes, Uya's power is probably comparable to, or even surpasses, the three Ancient Weapons."
With the power to cleave nearly half of the Grand Line with a single sword strike, and the world-destroying force he displays, even the Ancient Weapons Uya, despite their numerous legends, seem unable to truly attract him.
"I'm so sorry, I was being presumptuous..."
Hearing Ain and Uya's words, Neptune still felt a chill run down his spine, but his heart finally eased a little, and he couldn't help but bow to Uya and Ain.
"It's not that I intentionally wanted to hide it, it's just that this matter can't be told to anyone."
"Um."
Ain nodded in agreement, while Uya had already turned to look at the Hard-Shell Tower, seemingly not caring at all about Neptune's attitude.
Just then, a faint voice finally came from Hard-Shell Tower.
"Is it... is it my father?"
Although Shirahoshi couldn't hear the conversation between Uya and Neptune outside the Hard-Shell Tower clearly, she could recognize her father's voice. However, she didn't dare to Gate of Opening and only asked a question weakly.
"It's me, Shirahoshi."
Upon hearing Shirahoshi's voice, Neptune responded in a deep voice. After hesitating for a moment, he went to the door of the Hard-Shell Tower and opened it.
Now that Uya already knows that Shirahoshi is the Poseidon, there's no point in doing anything else. It all depends on Uya's attitude. Whether Fish-Man Island is destroyed or not is entirely up to Uya's decision. As for rebelling against Uya, Neptune has no such intention at all.
Uya was someone who had even defeated Whitebeard; any resistance would be pointless. Neptune, who had always been under the protection of Whitebeard's banner, knew this all too well.
For Uya now, destroying an island doesn't even require him to do it himself. He only needs to say that he doesn't want the island to exist, and countless forces will immediately rush to destroy it in order to curry favor with Uya.
This is the majestic aura of a king reigning over the sea!
As for weapons that might fly over at any moment, Neptune was even less concerned. With Uya here, he estimated that even if Vander Decken threw an island over, it might not be able to hurt anyone.
The door to the Hard-Shell Tower was pushed open, and as light entered, a lovely pink room appeared inside the tower. However, it was rather large, like a girl's boudoir magnified dozens of times.
A cute mermaid, much larger than a human and almost like a giant, appeared there. She was Shirahoshi, and even though she was still a little young, she still possessed a charming and stunningly beautiful face.
The only problem is... she's a bit big.
"Father!"
Upon seeing Neptune, Shirahoshi immediately flashed a cute smile, but then she noticed Uya and Ain beside her. Realizing she didn't recognize them at all, she suddenly looked a little timid.
"Who are they?" (To be continued.)