Taoist priest, who is so popular in One Piece

"Everyone, please be patient. Mr. Luffy must still be in Ryugu Castle. And as our guest, he will not be harmed no matter where he is." Neptune obviously misunderstood what everyone meant.

"Your Majesty Neptune, they are not worried about Luffy getting hurt. What they are worried about is that Luffy will pose a threat to Ryugu Castle." Although he has not officially boarded the ship yet, Jinbe is obviously already familiar with the Straw Hat Pirates' style of doing things.

"It doesn't matter, as long as Mr. Luffy doesn't accidentally break into the hard-shell tower where my daughter is, it doesn't matter even if it causes damage." Neptune still spoke generously.

As soon as he said this, everyone in the Straw Hat Pirates looked at him instantly.

"Uh..." Being stared at by everyone, even Neptune, the ruler of a country, felt a little panicked.

"It was fine before you said it, but now that you say it, we can be sure of it." Chopper stood up slowly with a serious expression.

"Luffy must be in the hard shell tower of the mermaid princess." Merry took over the conversation at this time.

Neptune: “???”

Little did he know that in everyone's eyes, Luffy was the guy who could find the most special places wherever he went.

So at this moment, everyone firmly believed that Luffy was definitely in the place he said.

"Damn it! I let that idiot Luffy get there first! I will never lose to him!!!"

Sanji stood up, his whole body radiating fighting spirit.

"Don't get so excited in strange places, idiot!" Usopp slapped Sanji on the back of his head and complained.

"Jinbei!" Sanji turned his head and looked at Jinbei with a firm gaze: "Take me with you, I will definitely rescue the mermaid princess!!!"

The fire in Sanji's eyes was so strong that even Jinbei couldn't resist it.

"It's over, this guy is completely hopeless." Usopp said, rolling his eyes.

"Yo hoho! Mermaid Princess, I also really want to see how fat he is..." Before Brook could finish his words, he was kicked over by Nami.

"In this way, don't we look more like bad guys!!!"

"Come with me, the mermaid princess's hard shell tower is in this direction." Jinbei was the first to react at this time, and stood up to lead everyone.

He wasn't worried that Luffy would hurt Princess Shirahoshi, he was concerned about someone else.

The bastard who has been terrorizing Princess Shirahoshi all these years.

-

Not far from Fishman Island, on the seabed with only a faint glow, a pirate ship was moving slowly forward.

If someone familiar with pirate ships sees it, they will recognize the identity of the ship at first sight: the pirate ship of the legendary pirate Vander Decken - the Flying Dutchman.

It is also the most famous ghost ship.

At this moment, the ship traveling on the seabed was being pulled forward by a giant with thick hair on his face.

"Watatsumi, has Princess Shirahoshi's reply not arrived yet?"

In front of the giant, a figure with a waterproof coating was asking his own questions.

"Well, not yet, Captain Daken."

The giant gave his answer truthfully.

This giant who can breathe and walk freely on the seabed is a crew member of the Flying Pirates, the big bald Watatsumi, the big tiger-pig fishman.

The man called Captain Daken is a four-legged fishman wearing a top hat, with curled hair and a beard, and several necklaces hanging from his body.

It is the captain of the Flying Pirates, the descendant of the legendary pirate Vander Decken, Vander Decken IX, the tiger shark man.

The reason why he, as a fish-man, had to apply a waterproof coating in the water was because he had eaten a devil fruit.

The Parahuman Target Target Fruit, once the target is marked, the item thrown by the ability user will automatically track it, unless it is shot down or blocked by an obstacle.

The fruits of such a bug naturally have limitations.

The number of targets that the user can remember is the same as the number of his hands. Once he washes his hands, the locked targets will be eliminated.

"It's all that hateful old man Neptune's fault. He must be bent on a political marriage for Shirahoshi, for sure!" Vanderdecken IX was so angry that he jumped up and down: "The fact that Princess Shirahoshi was locked in a tower for ten years is the best evidence!"

The reason why Vander Decken wanted to marry Shirahoshi was because he had witnessed with his own eyes the power of the Sea King that had been recorded by his ancestors.

In his opinion, as long as he becomes Shirahoshi's husband, he will be able to completely control this power.

That's why they started harassing Shirahoshi for several years.

As for the method of harassment.

"Today, let's use this."

Vander Decken IX raised a huge double-edged battle axe with a rose carved on it:

"Send an axe with roses carved on it! Toot!"

As Vander Decken IX threw the Rose Axe with force, it rushed in one direction.

Watching his love fade away, Vander Decken IX said with deep affection:

"Princess Shirahoshi, I believe that lovers will eventually marry. You will definitely become my wife!"

The next second, he changed the subject and said ferociously, "But I absolutely cannot stand you living with other people. Once that time comes, you will die, Shirahoshi!!!"

"Bah ho ho ho!!!"

-

Next, let's go back in time a little bit and see what Luffy did after leaving the banquet hall.

Because King Neptune was speaking, Luffy, who had just finished his food, smelled a fragrance, so he left and ran after him.

On the way, he met a very large shark. With his eyes lighting up, he immediately prepared to catch the shark and ask Sanji to deal with it.

The shark, sensing Luffy's malice, quickly fled and accidentally brought Luffy into the Hard Shell Tower.

Not surprisingly, I met the mermaid princess.

As for the appearance of the mermaid princess, I won’t go into details here.

In a nutshell, it is big in every sense of the word.

After a while.

"I see, your name is Shirahoshi." Luffy touched the back of his head, looked at the trembling shark hiding behind the mermaid princess, and said with some regret: "Since it is your pet, I will not eat it."

"Thank you, Mr. Luffy." Shirahoshi smiled happily.

Unlike in the original story, Shirahoshi here already knew about Luffy's existence, so he was not too panicked when he saw him.

Shirahoshi pointed to the dining cart beside him and said, "This is my food for today. If you don't mind, Mr. Luffy can eat these."

"Wow!!!" Luffy's eyes lit up: "You are such a good person!"

Luffy jumped onto the dining cart, and although he was a little disappointed when he saw that most of the food was seafood and no meat, he quickly started to devour it.

Shirahoshi looked at Luffy while he was eating with a curious look on his face:

"Is he the person Jinbei was talking about?"

"The one who can get me out of the Hardshell Tower."