Coral clearing.

The guards of Ryugu Castle were scattered.

It seems to be a patrol, but in fact, it is soothing the body and mind, calming the fear and anxiety in the heart.

Their job is to keep Princess Otohime safe.

But when Princess Otohime walked towards the coral clearing, the nature of everything changed.

……

At this time, Princess Otohime does not need their protection.

Because, there is no more "safe" place than there;

At this time, Princess Otohime, they are also unable to protect;

Because, there is no more "dangerous" place than there.

……

How to describe it?

"It's just advocating peaceful coexistence with human beings, can you still communicate with those horrible guys?"

The guards thought for a while, and finally said helplessly:

"I should say, it's really worthy of that Princess Otohime!"

……

Coral clearing, inside.

"Hmph...... Hmph~Hmph......"

Princess Otohime was humming a song, leisurely spreading out the picnic mat and gently pressing the basket on top.

When you open the basket, you'll find it stuffed with desserts and snacks, all of which are Fish-Man Island specialties.

She took out the dessert and distributed it to the few people in front of her.

First the youngest Uta, then Nicole Robin, and finally Klockdahl, whose eyes twitched wildly.

“……”

Klockdahl took the dessert cake and nodded to Princess Otohime.

Otohime smiled back, and then began to chat with the two little girls, listening to their many adventures along the way.

The oppression of the Draconians, the prosperity of Alabastan, the destruction and rebirth of Eleguia......

All kinds of human beings, good and evil, fascinated Princess Otohime.

She turned her head to look not far away and sighed softly.

"Tiger is right, whether it is a fish-man or a human, it is the same complex ......"

"Maybe this is the common denominator of life?"

“……”

……

Not far away, where Princess Otohime looked.

Lindsay, Margau, and Katakuri sat around another picnic mat and had another picnic party.

They all know very well that the current situation is not nonsense.

Instead, Princess Otohime personally came forward to create an "opportunity" for the three of them.

Princess Otohime has a big face, and the three of them won't give it.

The reason is simple –

Evan Lindsay and his party were taken care of by Princess Otohime;

As a member of the Whitebeard Pirates, Margao naturally befriends Princess Otohime;

As for Katakuri, which is the most difficult to get, he secretly accepted a "Dessert Shop Hidden Menu Coupon".

“……”

"Is it the very special sight and hearing that can listen to the voice of the heart in the rumors of Fish-Man Island?"

"Born?"

"Hmph, it's ......"

Katakuri pondered for a moment, then raised his low eyes and stared at the two in front of him.

He didn't want to get tangled up with them.

But it is undeniable that the purpose of the three-person room does seem to "coincide".

So he was the first to speak, saying:

"The princess of Fish-Man Island seems to have the ability to distinguish lies."

"So, my words have been confirmed."

Katakuri said slowly:

"Mom, she loves the desserts of Fish-Man Island, but we won't dismiss Whitebeard's face."

"Therefore, there is a normal trade relationship between the BIG MOM Pirates and some dessert shops on Fish-Man Island."

"But not long ago, the crew who was sent to Fish-Man Island to buy desserts suddenly disappeared."

"There was no dessert, and my mother was very angry and wanted to come to find trouble on Fish-Man Island, but we managed to persuade her."

Katakuri raised an eyebrow.

"Now the navy and the world government are very restless, and although there is discord between the Four Emperor Pirates, it is not easy for a head-on conflict to break out."

"So, I came here myself to investigate the cause while shopping for desserts."

“……”

Katakuri's rhetoric is the same.

If it was before, Margao would never believe it, but now there is Princess Otohime to testify.

"Someone attacked the BIG MOM Pirates?"

Marco rubbed his chin and felt more and more that the situation on Fish-Man Island was mysterious.

After thinking for a moment, he simply explained the situation on his side.

One of the most critical points is the "Four Emperor Pirates who are plotting something"!

"Huh?!"

Katakuri's brows furrowed, and he said in a deep voice:

"You mean, near Fish-Man Island, there is a group of Four Emperor Pirates lurking, what are they trying to do?"

"It's not that hard, is it?"

Yes, it does.

There are four of the Four Emperors, and the two "representatives" present have also helped to eliminate two.

The remaining two are well known -

[Redhead] Shanks, [Beast] Kaido!

Margao faced Katakuri and always found the atmosphere of discussion very interesting, and simply muttered:

"Who the hell is it?"

“……”

Lindsey crossed her lips and said, "This matter has nothing to do with [Redhead]. ”

"Oh?"

Hearing this, both Margao and Katakuri couldn't help but laugh lightly.

Marco waved his hand and reminded:

"Although the [redheads] are the smallest of the four emperors, their ambitions are far more than that, and they should not be underestimated."

Katakuri's face sank, "[Redhead] is a very dangerous person, he attacked us, it's not impossible!" ”

The two turned their heads at the same time, glancing at Evan Lindsay.

"[Demon], you're saying this too much."

"You're trusting your guesses too much, [Demon]."

“……”

Obviously, both of them are extremely distrustful of Lindsay's "judgment".

Lindsay: "......"

The corners of his mouth twitched, and he suddenly stood up, startling the other two.

“？！”

Lindsay trotted all the way to the picnic on the other side.

Pick up Uta, who has a cake in his mouth.

Another trot, back to the same place.

Setting Uta away, he motioned, "Let Daddy go talk to them." ”

Uta: "Good! ”

“……”

This scene made Margao and Katakuri a little dazed, and even began to want to laugh.

[Demon] is really crazy?

Why did you talk about it and find a little girl's parents?

The two reluctantly turned their heads and began to get down to business.

"Fish-Man Island now-

Before he could finish speaking, a voice suddenly interjected.

"Hah! Isn't this Margao vs. Katakuri? Long time no see! ”

“……”

Such a familiar voice made the two of them pause, and even their brains didn't react for a while.

They continued, "The situation on Fish-Man Island is very—

The voice sounded again, "How's it going, Margau, are you going to be my crew?" ”

“……”

"Oh, and Katakuri, it's been a long time since I've seen you out for a walk!"

“……”

There was a short, long silence.

Margao and Katakuri turned their heads suddenly, their pupils constricting sharply, staring at the source of the familiar voice.

I saw that Uta was holding a video phone bug, and on the screen above the phone bug, there was a familiar face-

【Redhead】 Shanks!

He himself was on his own boat, through a phone bug, and established contact with Fish-Man Island.

“？！”

This scene made Margao and Katakuri stunned at the same time, and looked up at the red-and-white haired girl.

"......Who the hell are you?"

"Oh, haven't you been introduced yet?"

Shanks's tone was quite proud, and he pointed to Uta above and said, "This is my daughter, super cute, right!" ”

“……”

"Daughter?!"

Even if they were the second-in-command of the Four Emperor Pirates, they had seen many big scenes, but they still couldn't suppress the shock in their voices.

Although [Big Mom] Charlotte Lingling has many children, Katakuri is also one of them, and the BIG MOM Pirates were built from this.

But [Redhead] is not the same as [Big Mom].

The structure of the red-haired pirates is very similar to that of the Roger Pirates back then.

Such a captain, if he has children, is definitely a heavyweight thing.

The specific situation, looking at how the world government pursued the "Roger heir" back then, is naturally clear.

"That's true!"

Margao put his hand on his face and smiled playfully: "If I had told my father, he would probably have thought I was drunk." ”

"No wonder [Demon] is so determined, and [Redhead]'s daughter is still with him, it seems that [Demon] and [Redhead] are also related."

Katakuri narrowed his eyes.

"It's very unexpected information......

“……”

Shanks didn't care.

chatted with Uta about his daily life, and told him to eat more vegetables again, and hung up the phone.

And at this point, the riddle of Fish-Man Island seems to have been answered-

"Beast Pirates!"

"Well, it's Kaido's people."

"Right?"

"What, is Kaido one of the Four Emperors on par with Dad?"

“……”

Margao and Katakuri turned their heads at the same time, staring at Lindsay.

Lindsay: "......"

He got up again and carried Uta back again.

……

Passing by Princess Otohime, I wanted to take two doughnuts by the way, but suddenly found that there was an extra fish-man old grandfather.

He was dressed as an undersea farmer, and he was anxiously narrating something to Princess Otohime.

"Princess, please be careful lately!"

The old grandfather said sadly:

"Over there is a strange disease on Fishman Street, there has been an outbreak recently, it's so dangerous!"

(End of chapter)