"I know what you are worried about…"
Looking at Neptune who had been silent for a long time, Dewey smiled again and said, "Since you are having trouble deciding, why not let the princess who has the "natural observation Haki" make the decision?"
"Mr. Dewey, Shirahoshi is just a 14-year-old girl…"
Neptune stared at Dewey and asked tentatively, "As a user of the Nature-type Flame-Flame Fruit and the Parahuman-type Float-Float Fruit, no one on the sea can shoot you down from the sky if you don't want to. You have a companion who can discover Shirahoshi's secrets, and Shirahoshi's Innate Observation Haki is even more dispensable to you. Why did you… choose Shirahoshi as your companion?"
Neptune was very suspicious that Dewey also knew the secret that Shirahoshi was the "Sea King Poseidon", one of the "ancient weapons".
"Indeed."
Dewey nodded first, then said: "I discovered the existence of Princess Shirahoshi a few years ago, but I didn't come to Fishman Island several times because her abilities were not very helpful to me."
"and you..."
Neptune was even more confused.
"It's simple. We are all people with special abilities…"
Dewey grinned and said, "The reason I recruited Princess Shirahoshi was because I found out that she hasn't changed at all in the past few years, and also because I wanted to find a lifeguard for my fleet. And no lifeguard can compete with the fastest mermaid swimming in the sea."
Without waiting for Neptune to speak, Dewey continued, "To be honest, we had already discovered Vander Decken IX before we entered Fishman Island, and my crew had already set out to capture him. King Neptune, whether you agree or refuse, I will take Princess Shirahoshi away in the end. The only difference is probably… If you agree, you will gain my friendship; if you refuse, I will forcefully take Princess Shirahoshi away."
"…"
After a series of formalities followed by force, Neptune and Jinbe fell into silence again.
Dewey has already shown his friendship, even though he does not admit that he is a pirate.
If it were the Golden Lion, there wouldn't be so much nonsense. He might even directly control the "Fishman Island" and include it in his own archipelago.
Neptune and Jinbei also knew that they could not resist Dewey at all.
Now, they only have two choices: one is to fight to the death, and the other is to step down from the step prepared for them by Dewey.
"…Let me make the decision!"
This time Neptune did not remain silent for long. He finally chose to compromise and pleaded, "Sir Dewey, if my daughter doesn't want to, please don't force her. This is my request to you as a father!"
"Of course, if she doesn't want to, Vander Decken IX will be considered my gift to you."
Dewey smiled slightly, then his figure floated up and flew towards the direction where White Star was.
Jinbei was a little worried and wanted to follow, but was stopped by Neptune.
Looking at Neptune, who was not as sad as he had imagined, Jinbei asked doubtfully, "King, do you really want him to take Princess Shirahoshi away?"
"This person means no harm."
Neptune stroked his orange-red beard, first gave Dewey an evaluation, and then said with a guilty look: "If he can get rid of Vander Decken IX, maybe it wouldn't be a bad thing to let Shirahoshi follow him. I… owe Shirahoshi too much."
"My Observation Haki didn't detect any malice from Lord Dewey. He is a tyrant like my father."
After Jinbei calmed down, he nodded and said, "With his protection, Princess Shirahoshi will indeed be safe."
"It's just that I feel a little sorry for Newgate by doing this…" Neptune said with a frown.
"King, you do this for Princess Shirahoshi and Fishman Island. Even if your father knew, he wouldn't blame you." Jinbei said comfortingly.
"Alas…weakness is the original sin!"
Dewey did not hear the conversation between Neptune and Jinbei, otherwise he would have sighed that he was worthy of being the ruler of a country like Cobra.
How could a man who could become a king not be capable?
Especially as he is an old acquaintance of "Pirate King" Roger and a good friend of Whitebeard, the 68-year-old Neptune is undoubtedly a king who lives very clearly.
Let's get back to the topic.
Under the perception of the "Dragon Palace City", Dewey soon arrived outside the hard-shell tower.
Looking at the door in front of her, it didn't look like a girl's room at all, but more like a door that held dangerous criminals. The weapons stuck in the door added a cursed and cold aura to the door.
No one could have imagined that behind such a big door was the boudoir of the "Mermaid Princess" who was said to be as beautiful as the "most beautiful woman in the world".
Reaching out and touching the door in front of him, Dewey immediately gained control of it.
Then the tall door, like an automatic door, opened a gap in the middle.
Dewey's figure passed through the gap, and when the huge door behind him closed automatically, a pink-decorated boudoir immediately came into his sight.
With the help of the indoor lighting, Dewey could see the mermaid lying on the huge bed. Apart from playing with her pet, she did nothing but sleep every day.
It's just that this mermaid is a little bit bigger than ordinary mermaids.
Since Dewey was floating in the air, it was only through simple visual estimation that it was possible to calculate that this mermaid, who was only 14 years old this year, was more than nine meters tall.
In another two years, it will probably grow to 11.87 meters.
The species is a giant mermaid with long pink curly hair and a fishtail that are as beautiful as the room decoration. She wears a Taiyaki-shaped hair accessory on her head and a pair of shell-shaped earrings on her ears. She has a cute face with a sad expression even when she is sleeping, which shows what it means to be pitiful.
She stays in her boudoir all year round, and her beauty is praised by the world. She is the "Sea King Poseidon", one of the three "ancient weapons" – the "Mermaid Princess" Shirahoshi.
"Shark, shark…Shark, shark…"
As if hearing the sound of the door opening, the pet "megalodon" Mekaro who was sleeping not far from Baixing woke up. He was wearing clothes and a protective film like a swimming ring was covered on his body. With the help of buoyancy, he flew in front of Dewey and grinned at him.
"Arnold…Mekaro, what happened?"
Mekaro's voice successfully woke up her master. The sleeping mermaid princess subconsciously sat up cutely, rubbed her eyes, opened her huge blue eyes, and asked sleepily.