"You're going to the Holy Land, Mary Geoise?" Shakky overheard Buggy's conversation. "The outside world is teeming with Marines!"
"What does it matter? I wasn't planning to ask them for the pirate bounty anyway; it's a huge sum of money."
Buggy glanced at the live stream and realized that the Navy must have received the news that Akainu's warships hadn't moved for a long time.
"This is no time for jokes. If you go to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, the Navy will not stand idly by."
Shakky knew that Buggy had only brought Crocodile and Moria, two of his main fighters, with him this time. "You don't have enough manpower."
Has Buggy become arrogant due to its recent string of victories?
Shakky decided to give Buggy a piece of her mind, "Do you know Shiki? He was originally a strongman on par with Roger, but he got too arrogant and went to storm Marine Headquarters alone..."
"I know, it's like having an enormous ship's rudder stuck in my head, it's affecting my brain..."
Buggy certainly knew Shiki the Golden Lion.
He couldn't believe that Roger, whom he considered his strongest rival, had been captured, so he single-handedly stormed Marineford to confirm it.
He died as a result of trying and was defeated by Sengoku and Garp working together.
Next, he escaped from prison, cut off both of his legs, and it felt like he also cut off most of his strength. In the end, he was defeated by Luffy in Gear Third form.
It's practically a relic of an era...
"What supreme ship rudder…" Shakky was amused by the metaphor. "That ship rudder really did damage his brain. I feel that his behavior became more and more insane afterward."
"However, I see you're heading in that direction now." Shakky steered the conversation back to the main point. "Is the Holy Land of Mary Geoise so easy to conquer? Be careful you don't end up with something stuck on your head!"
"Don't worry, I've made preparations since I'm going." Buggy knew Shakky meant well.
"Fishman Island is located beneath the Red Line. I will then reunite with Noah, the ship of oaths, which will rise to the surface, and together we will travel to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise with the Sea King."
"Do you want to go to war with the World Government?" Shakky didn't understand what Buggy was doing there with the legendary ancient weapon.
"Now that Fishman Island has submitted to me, it is my responsibility to rescue the fishman slaves in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise."
Buggy said, "While the World Government and I will certainly go to war someday, it won't be now. Neither side is ready for war."
Buggy's territory has been badly damaged by the Blackbeard Pirates and will need some time to recover.
Furthermore, there should be some talent that the Navy can recruit.
The point of war is to make as many friends as possible and as few enemies as possible.
In this regard, Buggy believed in the Celestial Dragons' strength.
"That's good." Seeing that Buggy knew what he was doing, Shakky was no longer worried. "Remember to return Rayleigh to me after you're done using him."
"Haha, I'll return him to you right away after I'm done. By the way, Sister Shakky, how about we make the first mate a little younger?"
Buggy can ask Ivankov for a favor.
"No need, he's fine as he is now." Shakky knew that some Devil Fruits had special abilities, and maybe Buggy had one of those talents among his men.
But what's the point of becoming younger? To seduce young girls? I heard there's a little mermaid named Camie who comes to see him all the time...
"We're off then. Maybe you'll see us on the live stream later." Buggy waved and led his men out of the bar.
At a depth of 10,000 meters, several colossal Sea Kings are dragging the Oath Ship Noah, pulling it to the side of Fishman Island.
The Dragon Palace Kingdom began its busy relocation process.
"Father, is this alright?"
Shirahoshi, emerging from the Hard-Shell Tower, asked, "Can we disperse these Sea King creatures?"
"Let them wait a moment; we'll need them to drag Noah to the surface later," Neptune said.
"What an amazing ability!"
Rayleigh was also witnessing the power of Poseidon for the first time.
No wonder it has such a title; this ability must be invincible in the deep sea.
"If Shirahoshi is willing, she can summon even more Sea King creatures," Neptune remarked.
"Old friend, you clearly have this power, why…" Rayleigh hesitated, but Neptune already understood what he meant.
Rayleigh wanted to know why someone with such power would hide it.
"Did you know that only one mermaid princess with the power of the Sea King is born on Fishman Island every few hundred years?"
Neptune said, "According to the records of Fish-Man Island, three mermaid princesses have been born from the Void Century to the present."
"The first mermaid princess made a promise with Joy Boy to return to land, the second mermaid princess lived a quiet and unknown life, and the third mermaid princess was Shirahoshi..."
"While the Little Mermaid is alive, Fishman Island can certainly dominate the sea with her power, but once the Little Mermaid is gone, will humans let Fishman Island go?"
Neptune sighed, "That's why I've been hiding Shirahoshi's abilities."
Rayleigh didn't speak, but what Neptune said was very likely to happen.
He knew what had happened during the Void Century, that the Godslayer had become a new god.
The power of the old gods began to circulate in the name of demons, and ironically became a weapon against the new gods.
This is human nature, how ironic!
"Come with me. Now that we're leaving Fishman Island, it's time to retrieve the [treasure] from Fishman Island," Neptune said.
Now that Shirahoshi's identity has been exposed, Neptune chooses to side with Buggy.
Compared to the Celestial Dragons, who viewed them as fish, Buggy, who came from Roger's pirate crew, made him feel more at ease. To integrate into Buggy's faction, Neptune needs to prepare some [gifts].
"Wasn't your treasure vault emptied?" Rayleigh remembered that Neptune had given all the treasures of Fishman Island to Luffy.
"No, that's not it. According to the ancestral precepts left by the royal family, when we leave Fishman Island and return to the mainland, we can take out the largest [treasure] of Fishman Island!"
Neptune said, "But I don't know what's inside. Only the Little Mermaid can open the treasure room."
Neptune led the group to the lowest level of Fishman Island, where there was a huge metal door.
"Shirahoshi, you'll have to go in by yourself now. Don't worry, the previous two mermaid princesses have both been in there, so there shouldn't be any danger."
Neptune said, "I don't know what treasures the ancestors left behind. The two mermaid princesses didn't take anything out, but they said that there was the greatest wealth inside."
"Am I alone?" Shirahoshi was a little scared.
"Go ahead, we don't have much time left." Neptune had no choice but to harden his heart. "Put your hand on the door. You're the Little Mermaid, it's okay."
Following Neptune's instructions, Shirahoshi's metal gate glowed as soon as she touched it.
A voice appeared in Shirahoshi's consciousness, just like those Sea King creatures.
"Hive consciousness aggregate detected, codename [Poseidon], identity confirmed! Activate [Noah's Ark]?"
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