"This should be the first time we meet, right? "Sea Knight" Jinbei! "
Dewey arrived at "Ryugu Castle" smoothly all the way. He used "Bubble Coral" to cover his body with a protective film, but seemed to feel that it was not safe enough, so he used the ability of "Float-Float Fruit" to seize control of the sea water in "Ryugu Castle".
Therefore, wherever he passed, the sea water automatically avoided him, leaving a waterless road.
Just as Dewey fell from the sky to the palace and walked towards Neptune's breath, a blue fat man suddenly appeared in front of him. It was the "Sea Man" Jinbei who discovered that Dewey was flying towards "Ryugu Castle" in a high-profile manner, and then changed his route and came here in advance.
Dewey, whose "Observation Haki" covered the entire "Ryugu Castle", was not surprised to see Jinbei appear. Instead, he raised his hand and greeted him enthusiastically.
Those intriguing words also made Jinbei bow to Dewey and said, "Thank you for not killing me, Mr. Dewey!"
Jinbei, who earned the title of "Sea Knight" for his chivalrous deeds, is a fish-man who knows how to repay a favor. Between Whitebeard's kindness and becoming one of the "Seven Warlords of the Sea", he will choose the former without hesitation.
Therefore, no one values favors more than Jinbe.
Although Dewey is the mortal enemy of the Whitebeard Pirates, Jinbei does owe him a favor of not killing him.
In the eyes of this blue fat man, when Dewey and others broke into the "Impulse City", they could definitely kill all the prisoners including him, but the other party only killed most of the people with special abilities and chose to let go of them, the spectators who witnessed a fight.
Whether he was too lazy to put in the extra effort or just looked down on them, Jinbe did owe them a favor.
"…"
However, his inexplicable thanks made Dewey, who was prepared to use courtesy before force, slightly stunned.
Looking at Jinbei's serious face, Dewey seemed to have thought of something, and the "provocative words" that were about to surge into his throat suddenly stopped, and then smiled and said: "I am here to visit the owner of "Fishman Island". Can you take me to see the king of "Ryugu Kingdom"? "
"The king also wants to see you. Sir Dewey, please don't mess around in Dragon Palace. This is my request!"
Jinbei nodded, and then this whale shark man, one of the "Seven Warlords of the Sea", who was supposed to be irreconcilable with Dewey for the sake of the "Whitebeard Pirates", actually bent down and said to Dewey.
In the gratitude for protecting "Fishman Island" and the "Whitebeard Pirates", this guy who values righteousness finally tasted the bitterness that he didn't even experience during the "Marine War".
"That depends on what choice your king makes later."
In response to this, Dewey did not keep the question in suspense, but spoke meaningfully.
Under Jinbei's leadership, Dewey came to the palace of "Ryugugu Castle" and met the "King" Neptune.
It was a 12-meter-tall coelacanth mermaid, with a sturdy body, a crown on its head, thick and fluffy orange-red hair and beard, and flame-like tattoos on its arms. It was smiling at Dewey and said, "Wow, wow, wow… Welcome to the "Dragon Palace", Lord Dewey, the "strongest hunter."
"It's a pleasure to meet you, King Neptune."
Dewey also greeted with a smile, then glanced at the guards on both sides and said to Neptune: "Can you let these guys move aside? I think you may not want others to hear what I am going to say next."
"king!!!"
Hearing Dewey's words, the guards around him suddenly changed their expressions and looked at Neptune worriedly.
Dewey's direct attitude, which even indirectly told everyone that his next words would be unfriendly, also made Neptune's smile stagnate slightly. Then he nodded and said to the guards: "You all go out, Jinbei stay… Don't worry, if this "strongest hunter" wants to attack me, no one can save me."
"...yes!"
The guards lowered their heads with reluctance on their faces and then left in an orderly line.
Soon, Dewey, Neptune and Jinbei were the only ones left in the palace hall.
Dewey, who was still wearing a protective film, sat cross-legged on the floor, looking up at Neptune who was over 12 meters tall. He did not ask for Shirahoshi directly, but smiled and asked, "King Neptune, do you know the "Innate Observation Haki"? "
Language is an art!
Dewey's words immediately made Neptune and Jinbei's faces change in shock.
Especially the former, whose defense was broken directly by Dewey. With cold sweat on his forehead, he stared at the smiling man and said with a forced smile: "Sir Dewey, I don't know if God…"
"The natural observation Haki is an ability that is even rarer than the "Hero Haki"."
Dewey didn't wait for Neptune to finish his sentence, and continued: "If "Haoshoku Haki" is a natural domineering person who only has one in millions of people, then "Natural Observation Haki" is undoubtedly the chosen one loved by the world. Everyone who has "Natural Observation Haki" has a very special ability, such as "reading minds", such as… "reading memories"! "
Looking at Neptune's grim expression, Dewey's mouth curled up slowly and he smiled, "I've always wanted such a companion. It just so happens that there is a superhuman with similar "eye" abilities around me. I just happened to find a princess here who has been suffering for several years and has been looking forward to a hero who can rescue her from the predicament…"
"King Neptune, are you willing to accept my help?"
"…"
Neptune, who had a grim expression on his face because of Dewey's previous words, suddenly fell silent.
Jinpei, who was standing next to him with an angry look on his face, also had a hint of guilt on his face.
They all knew who Dewey was talking about.
If Dewey directly threatened Neptune and wanted to use force to force them to hand over Shirahoshi, then even if they were no match for Dewey, Neptune, who loved Shirahoshi very much, would not compromise, no matter if he was the king of a country or a good father who cared about his family.
And Jinbei would never allow Dewey to take away the princess of their country.
In particular, Shirahoshi is not only a mermaid princess, but also one of the three "ancient weapons" that can communicate with sea kings, which only appears once every few hundred years – "Sea King Poseidon".
But Dewey's words hit their weak spots.
Vander Decken IX has always been a pain in the hearts of Neptune and Jinbei.
Because of him, his daughter couldn't even attend her mother's funeral and had to stay in the hard-shell tower.
That damned fruit ability made even Jinbei helpless.
Therefore, when they heard that Dewey wanted to help them solve the big trouble of Vander Decken IX, but the price was to let Shirahoshi become his companion, Neptune and Jinbe fell into silence and made a choice.