The deep sea beneath the Red Continent is 10,000 meters deep.
Fishman Island, Dragon Palace City.
"Haha, good nephew, we meet again!"
Looking at the fat old man with a golden crown on his head and thick body hair, Luo Jie was speechless for a while.
Is this the so-called "famous teacher" mentioned by "Whitebeard Edward"?
"King Neptune" slid down from the throne with agility that was not commensurate with his body size, swam in front of Luo Jie with his fish tail as his legs, and warmly took his hand.
"My dear nephew, I have read Mr. Edward's letter. Don't look at me now. Back then, I fought with the "Pirate King Roger" for a day and a night, and he was known as the "Great Knight of the Sea"..."
With a suspicious but polite smile on his face, Luo Jie listened patiently to the fat old mermaid bragging, and was led by the other party's hand all the way to the back hall.
"His Majesty……"
"Hey, my nephew is out of touch when he talks like this! Mr. Edward and I are close friends as close as brothers. You are Mr. Edward's nephew. Logically, you should call me uncle."
"Okay, Uncle Neptune."
Luo Jie had already seen that "King Neptune" had been deliberately trying to get closer to him. Although he didn't know whether the old man was naturally easy-going or for the sake of "Whitebeard Edward", since the other party wanted to him
If you take the initiative to show kindness, he will naturally not reject people thousands of miles away.
Luo Jie's knowledge and knowledge made the fat old man very satisfied, and the old man's face behind his big red beard almost burst into laughter.
"Uncle Neptune, is this the way to the training ground?"
"Hey, there is no rush for cultivation in just one day or two. My nephew is coming from afar. I have to call your younger brothers and sisters first and have a family dinner together to welcome my nephew."
People in the royal family pay attention to etiquette, so there is nothing unusual about "King Neptune's" arrangement. Based on the principle of treating guests as they please, Luo Jie just let it go.
The last time he followed the "Whitebeard Pirates" through Ryugu Castle for supplies, Luo Jie followed the eldest prince "Shark Star" to the apse once. Even if he visits again, the colorful sea garden is still amazing.
While chatting, the two people, surrounded by royal guards, arrived in front of a towering tower made of huge rocks.
The tower has a very strange appearance. There are no windows on the outside except for an unusually large door.
Traces of cuts with knives, axes and other sharp weapons can be seen everywhere on the gate and exterior walls. The old traces have long been covered with dark green seaweed, but the edges of the new traces are still smooth and neat.
Seeing this peculiar building, an image of a super huge mermaid girl immediately popped into Luo Jie's mind.
bite!
[Compulsory Belief Mission: White Star Princess.]
[Goal: Obtain the "Light of the Soul" from "White Star". 】
Well, there’s no “ding”, it’s completely the sound effect that Luo Jie came up with on his own.
Luo Jie couldn't help but sigh when he saw the task promotion popping up from the visual projection without any warning.
He knew he couldn't avoid it. "Shirahoshi" was officially recognized as a peerless beauty in "One Piece" who could rival "Boa Hancock" in beauty. She also had the extra-racial charm bonus of "Mermaid".
If none of this can activate his "Overlord Color Dominance" mandatory mission, then he will have to reflect on his sexual orientation.
Luo Jie subconsciously clasped his fingers. In the original work, when "Luffy" arrived at Fish-Man Island two years later, "Shirahoshi" was exactly 16 years old in his prime, so now...
After calculating the number, he couldn't help but let out a long breath, and felt that the pressure of the eyes of the void suddenly disappeared.
The fat old man "King Neptune" had no idea that Luo Jie was counting his precious daughter's legal age on his fingers. With guilt and distress on his face, he introduced to Luo Jie: "This hard-shell tower is your sister.
The residence of "White Star"... I am ashamed to say that I failed to protect her well. For her safety, I have to let her live in this stone tower."
In fact, there is no need for "King Neptune" to tell it, Luo Jie also knows the ins and outs of it.
There is a fish-man pirate captain named "Vander Deken IX" who fell in love at first sight with "Shirahoshi" who was only 6 years old eight years ago, and then started the radio-type idiot mode.
If it was just an ordinary harassment, Ryugu City's military power could have easily solved it, but it happened that this "Vander Daken IX" had an extremely disgusting Devil Fruit ability.
【Target Fruit】.
As long as the creature touched by "Vander Deken IX" will be recorded as a target, no matter what is thrown, it will automatically track at the initial speed until it is knocked away by an external force or blocked by an obstacle.
will stop.
Probably because he got the [Target Fruit] and never developed it, "Vander Deken IX" could only record one target in each hand. In order to always keep the "White Star" as his target, he didn't wash it for eight years.
The right hand that touched "Shirahoshi".
In fact, "Vander Deken IX" was quite normal at first. He just used the ability of the [Target Fruit] to send a love letter every week. However, because he never received a response, he gradually turned the love letter into a book containing various...
A package of gifts, and later a proposal, which was basically equivalent to a threatening letter.
No matter how good-tempered "King Neptune" is, he can't stand someone harassing his precious daughter like this, so he issued a wanted order for "Vander Deken IX". Anyone who enters the Fish-Man Island will be patrolled.
Guard pursuit.
"Vander Deken IX" was not a normal person. He actually got angry because of this. He felt that "Shirahoshi" had betrayed his love, so he threw some knives and axes at Ryugu City without any trouble.
Li Fei - anyway, there are a lot of this kind of scrap metal in the shipwrecks in the underwater forest.
Not to mention that "Shirahoshi" is just a little princess with no power. Even a master like her brother "Shark Star" cannot guard against hidden weapons that may come from nowhere 24 hours a day. It is helpless.
The next step is to live in a hard-shell tower with no windows, and no one dares to step out of the door without the protection of the guards.
"Uncle Neptune, have you never considered pretending to agree to the request of "Vander Deken IX" and lure him out to arrest him?"
"King Neptune" smiled bitterly and shook his head: "My dear nephew, you don't know something. That pirate is very cunning. He would not show up until I announced to the whole country that "White Star" would be betrothed to him and arranged the wedding scene.
"
The king of a country cannot go back on his words. This "Vander Deken IX" has strangled the lifeblood of "King Neptune".
The guards opened the heavy door, and "King Neptune" and Luo Jie walked into the hard-shell tower together.
Just after entering the hall and walking a few steps, a seahorse mermaid official ran over and whispered a few words in "King Neptune"'s ear. "King Neptune" nodded and told the official to leave first, and then apologized to Luo Jie.
Said: "My dear nephew, there is something urgent that I need to deal with. I'm afraid I can't accompany you anymore... Anyway, you're already here. "White Star" is upstairs. You go and have a chat with her."
Luo Jie didn't know why "King Neptune" trusted him so much. Maybe it was the size difference between him and "White Star" that made the other party not think anything would happen between the two, but since the other party had created such good conditions for him,
It would be too wasteful not to make good use of it.
"Okay, Uncle Neptune, please do your work."
Luo Jie was not polite, and after watching "King Neptune" and his entourage leave, he climbed the stairs alone.