“……”

Klockdahl was silent for a moment.

Suddenly, he tilted his head, threw down an unknown pair above his head, and turned to rest next to him.

Kemi Jr. and Papagu are still in shock.

"Woo-a-aa-aa! Almost died! ”

Little Kemi, the mermaid, wept tears and cried to his master and pet, Papagu the starfish:

"It's terrible, Master, are you okay?"

"Alright, okay, don't be too out of shape, Kemi."

Papagu quickly adjusted, pulled Kemi and bowed to the four people in front of him, while introducing himself:

"The contempt's name is Papagu, and he is the designer and president of the 'prisoner' clothing company on Fish-Man Island."

"This kid's name is Kemi, and he's my apprentice."

"The two of us were going to camp in the deep sea, but this kid was so confused that he accidentally intruded into the territory of the sea beast."

"Thank you for the rescue!"

"Thank you so much!"

With tears in his eyes, Papagu said:

"Just by the end of the day, I will never see the beautiful mermaids again...... Oh no! ”

"It's just a little bit, and I'll never see the beautiful Fish-Man Island again!"

"So thank you so much!"

When Papagu spoke of rising, he took the hand of Evan Lindsay in front of him and praised:

"Behold, what a mighty hand, thou art a strong fish-man......"

As they spoke, Papagu and Kemi looked up, intending to take a closer look at the benefactors' faces.

Immediately—

"Shhh

The two of them suddenly widened their eyes, gasped at the same time, and stammered:

"Everybody, everybody...... Mankind?! ”

"For the sake of the ...... Why are there humans?! ”

"Kai Kai Kai Kai ...... Don't be afraid, it must be a dream, we have died in the belly of the sea beast! ”

Hearing this, little Kemi, who had been emotionally stable, suddenly burst into tears.

"Woo-a-aa-aa! Master, is it true that we are already dead? ”

“……”

Listening to such a noisy sound, Klockdahl, who was not far away, only felt that his brain hurt.

Rubbing his temples, he saw Evan Lindsay with an interested expression again, and he only felt that his head was getting bigger and bigger.

"Yes, great!"

He took a deep breath of his cigar and said with a low smile: "Clever gathering, great!" ”

“……”

……

Lindsay has shown "interest" and for good reason.

Papagu and Kemi - this pair is not unfamiliar to Lindsay's memory.

In the future, the two of them will have a deep intersection with the Straw Hats.

Not only did he personally experience the "Draco Man Attack" in the Chambord Islands, but also after the 3D2Y assembly day, he followed the Straw Hats to experience the great civil strife on Fish-Man Island.

Time comes back to the present.

Kemi, who is a kissing mermaid, is now a little younger than Uta.

She has a confused personality, is easily gullible, and is often attacked by sea beasts.

But with the mermaid's excellent swimming speed, Papagu's help, and even some luck, he struggled to escape every time.

……

Several people explained and explained, and after a long toss.

All in all, it's clear.

"I see, you are shipwrecked adventurers!"

Papagu clasped his hands to his chest and muttered:

"When you were on an adventure, you accidentally broke into the secret base of the navy, and as a result, you were pursued by the navy all the way."

"I wanted to take shelter from the sea for a while, but the hull of the ship shattered near Fish-Man Island, and finally I had to force a landing."

"It's not easy!"

Papagu patted Lindsay on the shoulder, looking like a gentleman I know you.

Lindsay nodded, then turned to Klockdahl with an "OK" gesture, clearly pleased with the story she had made.

Klockdahl: "......"

"In any case, several of them are our great benefactors!"

Papagu put on his sunglasses and said seriously:

"It's not my way to let my benefactor live on the streets, Mshu Papagu!"

"Well, I know a good place to rest and make other plans."

“……”

Hearing this, Lindsay and the other four glanced at each other.

Klockdal and Robin set their sights on Uta.

Uta unleashes his fruit abilities, listens to the "melody" of Papagu and Kemi, and realizes that they are trustworthy, and immediately smiles brightly.

"Okay, then trouble Mr. Papagu!"

Klockdahl and Robin were relieved and nodded in agreement.

As for Evan Lindsay?

He knew Kemi and Papagu, so he was just following the crowd and not being embarrassed.

……

"Hey! Ladies of mermaid on the beach, we'll see you again! ”

Papagu walked in front of the group and waved goodbye to the mermaid ladies in the sea.

As the president of a famous clothing company, Papagu is quite popular in the circle of mermaid ladies.

"Alright, let's go."

Papagu lifted his sunglasses and commanded with his small starfish hand:

"Let's go to the Mermaid Cafe!"

……

……

Mermaid Cafe.

It is also a place that has a lot of roots with the Straw Hats in the future.

This is a luxurious café known as Fish-Man Island, where many beautiful female mermaids work as waitresses.

Coffee, cakes, fruits, and other food are served at the restaurant, and mermaid dancers perform here.

During the peak tourist season, it is also one of the many must-visit attractions for human tourists, and it is quite popular.

But for the residents of Fish-Man Island, there is another reason why the Mermaid Cafe is widely known.

That's the owner of this store - Xia Li.

The half-sister of the Blue Shark Mermaid Clan, [Sawtooth] Aaron, and a soothsayer, the accuracy of divination predictions is as high as 100%.

When she was four years old, she predicted the arrival of the era of pirates, and successfully predicted the occurrence of the top war, and even the death of Whitebeard.

Xia Li's divination is often accompanied by "misfortune".

After the end of the civil strife on Fish-Man Island in the future, Xia Li didn't want to see the terrifying future again, so she simply smashed her crystal ball and stopped divining from then on.

……

Time comes back to the present.

Today, Xia Li is about eighteen or nineteen years old.

But compared to other merfolk and humans, Xia Li is much larger.

He has pale skin, short black hair that covers the right side of his face, and his eyes are a cold blue.

She was in the mermaid café, chatting with a few fish-man children.

These children only dare to come here to "adventure" during the off-season when the café is not patronized by humans.

One child asked:

"Sister Xia Li, have you ever seen a human? What are human beings like? ”

“……”

Charlie rubbed the cigarette stick in her hand.

"Who knows?"

She smiled, "What you hear from other people may not be accurate, you have to see it with your own eyes." ”

This is Xia Li's concept.

Unlike her brother Aaron, Charlie does not reject humans, but encourages children not to take the word of the other side of the story.

"Do you want to see it with your own eyes?"

When the children heard this, they imagined, "I hope that one day, we can see human beings with our own eyes!" ”

"Hehe......"

Xia Li smiled and rubbed the child's head, but her heart was entangled.

The relationship between humans and the fish-people is difficult to answer even by the wise Princess Otohime or the brave Fisher Tiger.

What can she do as a soothsayer?

Humans are really complicated......

Mankind......

Person......

Jingling!

The wind chimes rang at the door, and Kemi Jr. held Papagu in his arms and pushed open the door of the Mermaid Cafe.

It's also where Kemi often comes to work, and she's familiar with it.

"Sister Xia Li, I'm bringing humans back!"

Are you back?

Xia Li smiled and waved her hand, Kemi's words echoing in her mind.

She brought the humans back......

Bringing humans back?!

Charlie's eyes widened suddenly, and then she saw the four behind Kemi.

"Wow, it's human!"

The fish-man children scattered and fled, leaving Xia Li alone in the café.

She looked at the four humans, her blue eyes narrowed.

"Four, what are you doing?"

……

Another explanation to explain.

Yunyun.

Xia Li bowed slightly, representing the Mermaid Cafe, and thanked Lindsay and the others for their help to Kemi and Papagu.

"A few of you can rest here as you like."

Later, Charlie tells Kemi to go to the kitchen to prepare food, and she sets her eyes on Evan Lindsay.

Each of the four humans has its own characteristics, but the man in particular is particularly "glaring".

It's like in a boring office, and suddenly there is a bodybuilder preparing for the competition, and it is impossible to ignore his presence!

After perceiving this, Xia Li's old mistake was repeated.

She took out her divination crystal ball and secretly performed a divination for a few people while they were visiting the café's interior.

“……”

Syllable!

The divination crystal ball suddenly went black, and then it completely stopped moving.

"What?"

Xia Li looked at the crystal ball, the originally translucent inside, but it was pitch black at the moment.

It's like a TV screen with a power out!

She couldn't help but blink, puzzled in her heart.

"What 'result' is this?"

(End of chapter)