The gourmet among pirates

And what Otohime said to herself before she died also confirmed Shirahoshi's identity from the side.

all the time.

In order to protect the young Shirahoshi, Neptune tried his best to hide this incident.

to be frank.

Neptune did not want White Star to awaken the supreme power and control those huge sea kings to conquer the sea like the legend of the fishmen.

Because at that time, his daughter's shoulders will surely bear the heavy burden of the rise and fall of the fish-men clan.

He didn't want his daughter to be so tired.

All Neptune wants is for his daughter to live in peace and happiness.

therefore.

After Robin exposed Shirahoshi's other identity that she had concealed in front of her, Neptune, who was grateful to Robin one moment, couldn't stop being attracted to Robin in the next moment. There was a strong murderous intention.

Even after Neptune came to power, he was hesitant in doing things, and he was not as decisive as his own son Shark Star.

But the reputation of the Great Knight did not come out of thin air.

After succeeding as king, marrying a wife and having children, Neptune's methods became much gentler, but no matter how gentle he was... it didn't mean that the Great Knight of the Sea, who once made a great name on the sea and made mankind fearful, was dead.

A subtle evil spirit is revealed.

Robin seemed to feel something too.

But there was still a slight smile on her lips, as if she was sure that Neptune did not dare to really take action against her.

Robin, who seemed a little tired of standing, even found a huge colorful shell and sat on it.

The moment Robin sat down.

The murderous intention in Neptune's heart towards Robin quickly dissipated.

It's not that he doesn't want to kill people and silence them.

But the Dragon Palace Kingdom simply does not have the ability to kill people and silence them.

If Nico Robin was alone, Neptune would still have the confidence to surround and kill the opponent in the palace.

But at this time, the "Thunder God" Enel, whose strength is said to be comparable to that of a naval admiral, is also in the palace?

If they really kill Robin by then, even if Shirahoshi's identity is not revealed, Enel, who controls the thunder and lightning alone, may be able to wipe out their royal family.

So.

Although he was extremely afraid of Robin, in the end, Neptune gave up his plan to kill and silence him.

Looking at Nico Robin who looked confident after revealing the secret, Neptune suddenly sighed in his heart.

Maybe, the other party sat in front of him so calmly just because he was sure that he didn't dare to kill her!

After sighing again, Neptune seemed to have accepted his fate. He closed his eyes and said decadently: "Tell me! What do you want?"

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Looking at Neptune, who seemed to be much older all of a sudden, Robin said:

"Don't worry, I have no ill intentions towards the Dragon Palace Kingdom."

"Furthermore, with the strength of the Dragon Palace Kingdom, to be honest, even if we really have any ill intentions towards you, we don't have to spend so much effort to plan anything."

"What I want is just to add as much strength to our Final Fortress as possible in the future changes."

"Of course, what I want is not the help of your fish-men clan, but the power of Princess White Star."

Hearing this, Neptune couldn't help but raise his huge thick eyebrows and asked: "Since the conflict between the Fortress of the End and the World Government is a show you deliberately staged for others to see, then based on the Fortress of the End's In terms of strength, are there any changes in the situation that you should worry about? Or even... the help of that kind of legendary power?"

After a battle in the blue sea.

Everyone knows that the top combat power of the Final Fortress is terrifyingly powerful.

Neptune didn't understand what kind of changes besides the world government would make Robin care so much.

"There are some things that you will naturally know when the time comes. When the time comes, you will understand why I said this."

Deliberately using an ambiguous message to scare Neptune.

Robin changed the topic and said: "Now, Princess White Star must not have awakened her innate power. To show my sincerity, I can help Princess White Star awaken and even control her power."

"And the only thing we want is for Hiyori and Princess Shirahoshi not to refuse our request when we are in need."

After hearing what Robin said, Neptune refused without thinking: "I'm sorry, I don't want Shirahoshi to be involved in these things. I just want Shirahoshi to spend this life in peace. This is what I want for Otohime." Promise of."

"Can you escape?"

Robin suddenly said loudly: "Since Bai Xing has that kind of qualification, can she really escape the fate she has been burdened with?"

"Furthermore, can you really protect her? One Vander Deken IX will leave you helpless. What about those stronger beings? I can discover Bai Xing's identity today, but you think others can't. When Bai Xing’s identity is revealed, don’t say you want her to spend this life peacefully. At that time, you... you can’t even guarantee her safety!"

After Robin finished speaking, Neptune's face suddenly lost all color and turned pale.

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at the same time.

In the dungeon of the Final Fortress.

Molin walked into the depths of the dungeon where red-haired Shanks and "Hades" Rayleigh were imprisoned.

In the distance, Shanks and Rayleigh were heard chatting in the cell.

It seemed that these two people did not regard this place as a prison where they could not live or die, but as a tavern where they chatted and slapped each other after a long absence.

"Hahaha, Uncle Reilly, I didn't expect that guy Bucky to be arrested before. In a blink of an eye, I haven't seen Bucky in so many years. I still miss him..."

The red-haired Shanks, who was covered in bandages, squirmed hard, as if he wanted to move his body covered in chains closer to the prison's fence corridor.

And diagonally opposite him.

Lei Li, whose hands were shackled, smiled and said:

"What a pity. If you had come a few days earlier, you might have been able to meet that guy Bucky."

"What a pity... Speaking of which, Uncle Rayleigh, do you know why they took Bucky away?" Shanks asked curiously.

Reilly shook his head: "I don't know for sure. It seems that he wants Bucky to hand over the method of making Bucky bombs that he has figured out! I don't know what good things Bucky has figured out. , actually made these navy think about it."

"Hahaha, who knows, Bucky liked to mess with these little things back then! I remember that guy often made some noises in the middle of the night, which tormented us so much, and was later punished by Barrett before he calmed down. Got some...”

Just as the two were chatting happily, the sound of Molin's footsteps suddenly echoed in the dungeon.

In the dungeon, the two people who were chatting suddenly stopped.

After Maureen walked in.

Through the dim candlelight in the dungeon, Shanks and Rayleigh sighed in unison after seeing Molin's empty hands.

At the same time, he showed a disappointed expression.

And the old oilman Leili, who has long been accustomed to the environment of prisons and dungeons, and who recently bought himself another one because of lack of money, said even more disappointedly:

"Hey, hey, kid Molin, so we are also worried that the World Government will be unfavorable to Ace, so we traveled thousands of miles to the East China Sea to help Ace. If you don't treat us as guests, just treat us well. Well, it’s too much to lock us in a dungeon for so long without even giving us a good meal of wine or meat!”

was talking.

There was a thunderous roar in the belly of Shanks beside him.

"You're right, Molin, you are too stingy. After all, we came here with good intentions. Even if you don't want to accept our kindness, there is no need to starve us like this!"

Mo Lin, who was walking slowly, glanced at Shanks when he heard this and said, "You are full of energy when you talk. It seems that you are recovering well!"

"As for the good wine and meat you mentioned, there's no need to think about it. I don't even have enough to eat this kind of thing myself, so how can I use it to entertain you two?"

"Besides, for dangerous people like you, it's better to go hungry. If you eat and drink enough and gain strength, won't you cause trouble for me?"

Hearing what Molin said, Rayleigh and Shanks suddenly became unhappy.

Just as they were about to have a seizure, they saw a hoarse voice coming from a cell next to Shanks:

"Usopp, is he... okay?"

The person who asked this question was none other than Usopp's father, "The Chaser" Jesus Bu.

Compared to a few days ago.

Nowadays, Jesus Bu is a lot more haggard, and he looks a bit physically and mentally haggard. His overall energy and energy can be said to be completely incomparable to those of the past few days.

He is also a prisoner of the red-haired pirates.

At a glance, it can be said that the mental states of Jesus Bu and Shanks are in sharp contrast.

One had a bruised nose and a swollen face, and it looked like he had just suffered some superficial injuries, but he looked like he had no hope of life.

One was seriously injured and covered with bandages, but his face was optimistic and full of energy.

After hearing this, Molin glanced at Jesus Bu who asked the question, and sneered: "Are you qualified to ask about Usopp's situation?"

After saying that, Mo Lin didn't bother to look at Jesus Bu again and turned his eyes away.

That day, Molin saw what Jesus did to Usopp so that the red-haired pirates could retreat safely.

A father actually used his son as a bargaining chip to blackmail his enemies.

This kind of behavior makes even Molin feel cold after seeing it, let alone Usopp who has experienced all this personally.

After returning to the Final Fortress and seeing Jesus Bu imprisoned in the dungeon with his own eyes.

Usopp, whose young heart was severely damaged, took a period of leave and returned to his hometown to pay homage to his mother.

From the look in Usopp's eyes as he left, Morin could see that the little guy was completely disappointed with Jesus.

Not to mention Usopp, no one who knows about this has a good look on Jesus.

When he first entered prison, Buddy even punched Jesus in anger to vent his anger on Usopp.

Different from the original work.

In this life, Usopp can be said to have grown up in a naval base.

Buddy, who has followed Morin the longest, can be said to have watched Usopp grow up. In their hearts, they probably treat Usopp as their nephew.

That's why Buddy became so angry after learning what Jesus Bu had done.

Even Mo Lin was full of disgust towards Jesus Bu.

Jesus Bu, who was scolded by Mo Lin, stiffened when he heard this. The corners of his slightly opened mouth seemed to want to say something, but in the end, he could only show a bitter expression.

Yes!

What qualifications does he have!

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Shanks on the side suddenly stopped smiling when he saw Jesus Bu's lonely look. His face, which had been relaxed just now, suddenly stopped.

He said somewhat unbearably: "Jesus..."

Shanks knew very well that Jesus Bu did that so that the rest of the red-haired pirates could get away from Taoyao and the others.

Shanks saw Jesus Bu's sacrifice in his eyes.

Therefore, after Shanks glanced at the lost Jesus Bu, he said to Molin seriously:

"Hey, Jesus Bu is Usopp's father, why doesn't he have the right to know about that little guy?"

"I know you have objections to him, but I can guarantee with my own life that my partner will never hurt his son. Even if you continued to chase him, Jesus Bu would never actually shoot. He That’s just to scare you.”

When Mo Lin heard this, he turned his head and said calmly to Shanks: "Haha, is this important?"

"Why isn't this important?" Shanks frowned.

"Even if he didn't really know how to shoot at that time, did he ever think about how much harm he did to Usopp when he did that? Based on this alone, he is not worthy of being a father, let alone when he abandoned His wife abandoned his son, which caused Usopp's mother to become seriously ill and died."

"Maybe to you, he is a trustworthy companion, but from Usopp's perspective, this guy is a selfish and complete scumbag."

"To be honest, apart from the initial anger, I suddenly feel a little relieved that he threatened Usopp's life in order to cut off the queen of your red-haired pirates."

"After this time, Usopp should recognize the facts and completely give up any illusions about his father. This is not a bad thing for Usopp."

"Save him from thinking all day long about how to catch his father who was a pirate, and then guide him to change his ways."

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