Chapter 420: Return to Fish-Man Island |
On the sea not far from Marineford.
Luffy and others are still enjoying the joy of victory in Marineford. The marine side has already evacuated to this sea area on dozens of naval warships.
On a naval battleship.
Sengoku, Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji are all on this naval battleship.
At this time, all 4 people gathered in the office in the cabin.
Sengoku held a phone bug and communicated with Wulaoxing on the other side of the phone bug. And Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji stood there quietly, waiting for their communication to end.
After a while.
Sengoku covered the phone bug.
Akainu: "What did they say?"
The faces of the three are not very good-looking.
And the most obvious one is Aokiji.
Sengoku obviously noticed something wrong with Aokiji, and he asked: "Aokiji, what's wrong? Ever since you left Marineford, your behavior has been very unnatural. What's the problem?"
Aokiji frowned slightly.
After hesitating for a moment, he said, "I'm thinking... Is it really right for us to do this?"
Akainu slapped the desktop: "Aokiji! What do you mean?! Are you doubting the decision of the World Government?! Is your brain broken?! How could you be shaken by those villains' belief?!"
Sengoku looked at Aokiji coldly: "Admiral Aokiji, I hope you can give me a reasonable explanation."
Aokiji: "Is the justice we uphold all this time really correct? Forget it, this is just my own idea. I will not participate in the next battle..."
Akainu: "You...!"
Sengoku and Akainu both looked at Aokiji with ugly faces.
Akainu even seems to have a tendency to do it.
Aokiji: "Don't worry, even if I leave here, I won't join them and become your enemy..." After finishing speaking, Aokiji took off his marine cloak and threw it on the ground: "That's all. I'm leaving."
Sengoku: "..."
Kizaru: "..."
Akainu: "..."
...
At the same time.
In the sea area of the Holy Land Mary Geoise.
Whitebeard's side, dozens of pirate ships sailing on the sea.
The golden ship is above them, moving forward simultaneously.
Whitebeard, who was still drinking and carousing on the ship, suddenly received a message.
Whitebeard quickly found Luffy after learning the news.
At this time, Whitebeard was once again covered with various medical equipment.
Luffy came to him: "Uncle, you called me over so urgently, what's the matter?"
Whitebeard: "Straw Hat Boy, the people on my side have just received news that people from the World Government are rushing from all directions to the Holy Land Mary Geoise. With our current combat power alone, we are definitely not their opponents..."
Luffy frowned: "But... I must solve them."
Whitebeard: "No, I don't mean you to give up fighting them. But we also need to find more helpers."
Luffy clapped his hands and suddenly realized.
Whitebeard: "There are more than a few people who are dissatisfied with the behavior of the World Government. Don't you know Redhead? I believe he is also willing to participate in this battle to end the era."
Luffy: "Shanks? Red-Haired Shanks? But I don't know where Shanks is now..."
Whitebeard: "Don't worry, I will help you get in touch. And I will also look for more like-minded helpers. Let's separate here for now. You can also find helpers you can find. Two months later, we meet at the Sabaody Archipelago."
Luffy nodded in agreement.
Go back to the golden ship and tell everyone the news,
Immediately, Hancock also stood up and said to Luffy: "Luffy, I need to go back first. Two months later, I will lead the entire Kuja Pirates to support you..."
Just like that, not long after departure, everyone went their separate ways to find more helpers.
...
Time flies, time flies.
In the blink of an eye, a period of time has passed.
And on this day, the golden ship of Luffy and his party finally arrived at the sky above Fish-Man Island.
Luffy, who had painted the scene, and Arlong and Jinbe stood on the edge of the golden ship, looking at the deep blue sea below.
The three of them couldn't tell they were excited.
More than ten years.
After going around for more than ten years, I finally came back here today!
And this day is also the time when Luffy fulfills the promise he made to Shirahoshi back then.
The three looked at each other, nodded to each other, and jumped down together.
With the three of them taking the lead, the fish-men behind also cheered and jumped into the sea one after another.
...
At the same time.
Outside the royal palace on Fish-Man Island.
A huge mermaid rests on a huge shell with its chin in both hands, looking up at the sky. Although the scenery outside the bubble of Fish-Man Island was still as boring as before, the huge fish-man was still staring in the same direction in a daze.
Her habit has been maintained for more than ten years.
Since Luffy left, she has been like this from time to time.
Looking at the sky in a daze.
It seems to be able to see through the ocean and reach the land.
It was alright at first, but the time of daze was not long. But since she learned about Luffy through the arrest warrant, the situation has become even more serious.
She also changed from an expectant expression to a worried one.
On this day, as usual, she looked up at the sky for several hours with a worried expression. There is also a wanted warrant for Luffy on the shell.
At this time, Fukaboshi, the prince of the Fish-Man Kingdom, came to her side and said, "Okay, Shirahoshig Don't worry, Luffy will be fine. Have you forgotten Madam Sharley's ophecy? Luffy is sure to come here safe and sound, and lead our Fish-Man Island to land."
Shirahoshi glanced at the little big brother beside him, then looked up at the sky, and sighed: "Brother Fukaboshi, I know what you said. But I'm still very worried about Brother Luffy..."
At this time, a guard suddenly rushed towards the two of them in a hurry, and shouted while rushing: "They're back! They're back!! They're back!!"
Soon, the guards rushed to Shirahoshi and Fukaboshi panting heavily.
Fukaboshi was very dissatisfied: "So anxious, what's the matter?"
The guard soldier was still panting heavily.
It was not easy to calm down, so he said: "Wh...wh... Jinbe, Arlong, and Luffy, they are all back!"
As soon as the words fell, the two were swept around by a strong gust of wind.
Fukaboshi managed to stabilize his body, but Shirahoshi was already gone.
...
Somewhere in Fish-Man Island.
Luffy, Jinbe, Arlong, and a group of fish-men crossed the 7,000-meter-deep sea and finally returned to Fish-Man Island.
And their arrival quickly attracted the attention of the residents of Fish-Man Island.
At the beginning, seeing such a large group of people swimming towards the Fish-Man Island suddenly, everyone was very nervous and vigilant. But when everyone saw the appearance of the visitor clearly, they all changed from the original vigilance to excitement.
Luffy and the others swam to the entrance of Fish-Man Island, and everyone followed inside the island.
Follow them all the way.
More and more people have heard the news.
More and more people followed them.
When Luffy and others arrived at the entrance of Fish-Man Island, it was already overcrowded. Almost one-third of the residents have already arrived here.
As soon as Luffy and the others stepped into Fish-Man Island, a group of them were already impatient, and rushed up directly, or gave a bear hug, or asked questions.
"Arlonog!"
"Jinbe!"
"Luffy!"
"Are you finally back? Hahahahaha!"
The atmosphere in the audience instantly became extremely lively.
However, this happy atmosphere was quickly interrupted by a huge movement in the distance, and everyone's attention was attracted by this movement.
In the direction of the palace, there was a huge object rushing towards them at a very high speed.
While rushing, it also raised a lot of dust.
Even some buildings were destroyed by this huge object.
Objects are getting closer and bigger.
Everyone didn't have time to think about it, so they immediately gave way to a path very conscientiously.
Immediately afterwards, this huge object rushed across the road and came in front of Jinbe. The giant object looked left and right nervously, and her eyes finally fixed on Luffy, and then immediately rushed over, holding Luffy tightly in her arms.
Immediately after.
It was the deafening cry of tears.
"Woooooooooh~ Brother Luffy, you are finally back! Shirahoshi misses you, why did it take you so long to come back?"
Cried for a while, but Luffy didn't respond.
Shirahoshi felt strange.
Why didn't Brother Luffy respond?
She pulled the 'little man' Luffy out of her arms full of curiosity.
Only then did she realize that Luffy was almost suffocated by her.
Shirahoshi was very nervous: "Ah! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Brother Luffy, are you okay? I didn't mean to! Are you okay? Are you okay?"
After shaking for a few times, Luffy finally woke up from the dizziness: "Okay! Shirahoshi, I'm alright, I'm alright!"
Shirahoshi quickly put Luffy down, and then looked at Luffy with an aggrieved and embarrassed face.
Luffy smiled: "Shirahoshi, you are the same as before, you still like to cry so much."
Shirahoshi was startled, and quickly defended: "That's not it! After you left, I have become much stronger! Isn't it so long since I haven't seen you that I can't help but cry? It's all because of you! You left for so many years, I don't know if you'd come back and see me!"
While talking, Shirahoshi's eye sockets started to get wet again.
Luffy patted Shirahoshi's fish scales, and comforted her: "Sorry, I only found out after I went to sea that you're so far away from my hometown."
Although Luffy has explained it, Shirahoshi is still dissatisfied. She grabbed Luffy again and rubbed her face desperately against Luffy: "I don't care! I don't care! You have to promise me that you won't be able to leave for so long again!"
The rubber man Luffy was rounded and flattened by Shirahoshi on the spot.
After finally calming down Shirahoshi, the next thing was to catch up with the crowd, and I don't know who brought a bunch of wine and meat from where, and then everyone reveled on the spot.
Even the three princes got involved.
Luffy and the others respectively narrated their experiences over the years, and everyone present was terrified and palpitated, each with emotions.
After they were almost full, it was the turn of the guards to come, saying that King Neptune wanted to summon the three of them, and the feast was over.
After a while.
Inside the royal palace.
Neptune sits on the throne, the three princes stand in the left row, the left and right ministers stand in the right row, Luffy, Jinbe, and Arlong stand in the center, and Shirahoshi lies down outside the palace, with her full face blocking the palace gate.
After talking about scenes and polite words for a long time, Neptune finally got to the point.
Neptune: "Luffy, what are your plans next?"
Luffy laughed and said, "I plan to lead everyone to attack Marie Geoise!"
As soon as the words came out.
The faces of the left and right ministers were tense on the spot.
The faces of the three princes were serious.
Neptune held his breath for a moment, and then sighed: "Hah, the time is here, and it really came. After I heard the prophecy from Sharley back then, I knew that this day would come..."
Neptune's reaction made Arlong's face not very good-looking.
Jinbe looked calm.
Luffy tilted his head, looking at Neptune with question marks on his face.
I don't know why Neptune is upset.
After a moment of silence, Neptune continued: "Luffy, how sure are you for the next battle?"
Luffy laughed and said, "I don't know, but I will definitely defeat them!"
Now, the left and right ministers finally couldn't bear it.
"Your Majesty! Absolutely not, Your Majesty!"
"We can't gamble with the future of Fish-Man Island! We must never let Fish-Man Island participate in this battle, Your Majesty!"
Neptune waved his hand to silence the two ministers, and then looked at Jinbe: "Jinbe, what do you think about this matter?"
Jinbe answered truthfully: "To be honest, we still don't know how much power the World Government still hides. But we are not the only ones involved in this battle. All forces that are dissatisfied with the World Government will choose to come out at this time. If we want to change the status quo, we must seize this opportunity. Besides, I don't think no matter the outcome is, the World Government would treat us Fish-Man Island kindly."
Arlong glared at Neptune dissatisfied: "Huh, if you are afraid, then don't join the battle! I will lead the fish-men from Fish-Man Street to participate in this final battle together! Besides, don't blame me for not reminding you. Luffy is against the World Government this time not just for himself! One of his purposes is to resurrect your family, Her Majesty the queen!"
As soon as the words came out.
Everyone can no longer calm down!
"What resurrection? What's going on?"
"Arlong! What you said is true?! Can you really resurrect mother?!"
Even Shirahoshi outside the palace, after hearing these words, shouted anxiously towards the palace: "Really? Can you really resurrect mother? Brother Luffy, can you really resurrect mother?"
Next, Luffy will explain the ins and outs to everyone...
