Koala easily found the red Road poneglyph, and the entire process went undetected by anyone.
This made Black even more satisfied with her; in a few more years, she might be able to stand on her own.
Although Black couldn't possibly recruit Kizaru, he could cultivate his own Glint-Glint Fruit user.
After making a rubbing of the poneglyph, Black, on the second day, visited the legendary Noah under the guidance of Queen Otohime.
Black had a considerable interest in this ancient giant ship, which was suspected to have been built by the Hammer Pirates.
This was because the ancient weapon Pluton and the shipbuilding industry of Water 7 seemed to be related to this fleet of giants.
Black originally thought there might be some clues about them within Noah that could satisfy his curiosity.
However, after circling inside, he found nothing useful.
But then again, Noah had been sitting there for hundreds of years; if there were any clues, they would have been discovered long ago.
Understanding all this, Black no longer intended to stay on Fish-Man Island.
The deep-sea environment always made him feel insecure, so on the third day, he chose to bid farewell to Neptune.
Neptune was visibly relieved; he was afraid Black would abduct his queen if he stayed a few more days.
He had never, until these past few days, been so grateful that mermaids only developed legs at the age of thirty.
Seeing the other party's expression, somewhat similar to King Riku's, Black was a little displeased.
Am I some kind of monster? Everyone is so unwelcoming.
So, he repeated what he had said in Dressrosa:
"Fish-Man Island left a very good impression on me. I will come again when I have time."
Seeing Neptune's expression also freeze, Black's mood finally improved considerably.
Robin, behind him, gave Black a disdainful look and whispered two words:
"Immature!"
Black secretly tapped her on the head, which made her hug her head and squat defensively, only then was he satisfied.
Neptune escorted Black all the way to the port.
Before boarding the ship, Black suddenly stopped, turned around, and asked:
"By the way, have you ever seen a super-large Sea King shaped like an Anglerfish?"
Neptune was momentarily stunned by the sudden question, pondered for a moment, and then spoke:
"Since I became king, it seems I haven't received any reports of super-large Sea Kings passing through Fish-Man Island."
"Due to the Sun Tree Eve and a special magnetic field, Sea Kings rarely pass through Fish-Man Island."
Black nodded, said nothing more, and turned to board the sanctuary.
The Red Line encircles the entire globe, but the only passage at its base is through Fish-Man Island.
If it can be confirmed that the Anglerfish has not appeared near Fish-Man Island, its range of activity can be narrowed down to the West Blue, North Blue, and New World.
Well... that's not really useful.
But at least it narrowed the scope by half.
Regarding pure gold, the World Government has not shown the importance it should.
On one hand, they only knew that the island eventually disappeared and were unaware of the relationship between pure gold and the Anglerfish, so finding it wasn't that easy.
On the other hand, ordinary Celestial Dragons have limited resources they can mobilize and cannot deploy too many CPs to search for pure gold for them.
As for the high-ranking officials in the Holy Land, such as the Gorosei and the God's Knights, they already possess the ability of eternal life granted by Imu, so they naturally don't need to exert themselves to find pure gold.
Therefore, the disappearance of pure gold was actually a good thing for them.
As long as no one else obtains pure gold, it would be difficult to shake the World Government's eight-hundred-year rule within a limited lifespan.
Black, wanting to find pure gold, had to be more careful and cautious than ever.
Because this matter also went against the fundamental policy set by Imu.
Imu only grants eternal life to capable individuals and can control them by having the means to revoke it at any time.
Black's attempt to obtain pure gold, however, was to seek eternal life on his own.
If Imu doesn't have your weakness in her hands, will she still consider you one of her own?
...After leaving Fish-Man Island, the sanctuary quickly surged out of the sea, leaping above the surface like a Sea King.
This time, Black did not stop at Sabaody Archipelago and returned directly to Mary Geoise.
The guard at Red Port was still Oswald.
When this guy saw Black, he seemed to have seen his own father, sliding on his knees to Black's front and hugging his leg:
"Saint Black, you've finally returned."
Black's face darkened. You're a grown man, and you dare to hug my leg?
He kicked Oswald several meters away:
"Stop playing dead. Quickly arrange for someone to maintain my sanctuary."
After speaking, he led Stella and others back to Mary Geoise.
Oswald leaped up from the ground, gave a comical military salute, and shouted loudly:
"Yes! Saint Black! I guarantee your mission will be completed!"
...Back in Mary Geoise, Black took a good wash and then began his dinner.
As expected, Rosward sent an invitation as soon as he heard Black had returned.
He planned to hold a banquet for Black's return.
In reality, he still wanted to show off his woman's status to the other Celestial Dragons.
Black declined, citing travel fatigue, so the other party found another reason and began inviting others.
The manor's dining room became much livelier. Black pushed Mandy's least favorite spinach in front of her:
"Eating spinach can make you strong."
Mandy's face, uncharacteristically, showed a troubled expression. Just as she was about to find an excuse to slip away, Koala held her down.
Mandy glanced at Koala, the meaning in her eyes clearly saying, "Shouldn't we be on the same side?"
Koala smiled sweetly at her:
"Sister Mandy, His Highness is telling the truth."
Mandy was speechless, thinking to herself:
"Don't think I don't know you used your ability card!"
"But this little girl's strength is really great."
Just as Mandy was reluctantly eating spinach, a hand suddenly grew out of Black's table, replacing his wine with juice.
Black looked over to see Robin swirling his wine glass:
"Drinking alcohol will damage your few remaining brain cells."
"Then, do you want me to help you..."
Before Black could finish his sentence, he found that his dessert had been replaced with bitter gourd pie at some point.
He immediately locked onto the fleeting pink hair behind Scarlett and grabbed her.
Just as Perona was about to exclaim, he directly stuffed the bitter gourd pie into her mouth.
"Water! Water! Water!"
Perona ran to the side with a distorted expression, picked up a cup, and began chugging water.
Rami was helping Stella distribute pudding to everyone.
Kozuki Toki mechanically ate the food on her plate, and only when she saw Hiyori's smile with cream on her lips did a fleeting glint of light flash in her eyes.