The son of the dragon who walks

Chapter 697: Dragon Palace Banquet

Charles and the Left Minister sat in a bubble car pulled by an unknown giant fish and traveled through the bubble channel.

The corals of Fishman Island have the same characteristics as the Alchiman mangroves of the Sabaody Archipelago, and can secrete special substances to form tough bubbles.

The level of development of bubble technology in Fishman Island is even higher than that in the Sabaody Archipelago, and there are even specialized bubble craftsmen here.

Therefore, Fishman Island has various facilities made of bubbles, including bubble passages that run through various important buildings.

After leaving the Mermaid Cafe, Ciel reunited with the others and rode a gondola pulled by an oarfish through a bubble passage called WATER ROAD to Ryugu Castle, the royal palace of the Ryugu Kingdom.

Ciel thought that Lady Shirley's prediction of burning down Fishman Street was due to Hodie Jones' attack on his Fairy Tail companions during this period.

Unexpectedly, after playing around for a while, no one encountered any accidents and we reunited safely.

It is worth mentioning that the Phoenix Tail Chariot is the vehicle used by the royal family of the Ryugu Kingdom to travel, but it was sent out to welcome the Fairy Tail group, which shows how much importance the Ryugu Kingdom attaches to this group.

Originally, Charles didn't really want to take the ride, but it would be too disrespectful to refuse given the grand ceremony held by Ryugu Castle.

But Ciel found that after the car started moving, he didn't feel as uncomfortable as Natsu and the others.

Ciel could sense that there were many reasons for this change. The continuous growth of magic power, the acquisition of various new abilities. Especially the recent dragon magic and the evolution of magic power after eating the mother fire, which allowed Ciel to gradually overcome his weaknesses.

Although his hands and feet were still a little weak, it did not affect Charles' thinking.

So, sitting in the car covered with a layer of bubbles, Charles began to think about the prophecy made by Mrs. Charlie.

Five monsters? Fighting yourself?

Since Madam Shirley was talking about a fight, at least those five monsters she mentioned did have the power to compete with her for a short period of time.

It's hard not to associate the number five with something when it sounds like it, and the monster should refer to the mythical beast-type devil fruit abilities of these people that have been developed to the awakening level.

If Charles guessed correctly, it should be a scene of himself fighting with the Five Elders.

Charles also asked about the specific situation of the battlefield in the picture, and Mrs. Charlie also said that it was an island with various broken machines and buildings.

That should mean that he finally found Egghead and had a conflict with the Five Elders there.

Of course, it is also possible that the Five Elders came to Charles to settle the score with the Mother Fire.

But no matter what, Charles still believed in Madam Shirley's prediction. Perhaps he would soon be able to meet the five old guys who had the greatest power in the world besides Im, and perhaps also the strongest people in the world.

Just as Xia Ersi was thinking, the Phoenix Tail Carriage had already stopped at the gate of Longgong City.

Natsu, who came back to life, jumped down directly. He was very uncomfortable after sitting in the car for such a long time.

Charles also got out of the car and looked up at the unique style of Ryugu Castle.

This is a rather gorgeous castle, with an oriental dragon coiled between the spires.

It has to be said that among the royal palaces of various kingdoms, Ryugu Castle is the most magnificent one.

Led by the Left Minister, the group entered the palace and saw a group of people who had been waiting there.

The leader was a male merman with a particularly strong body and a golden crown. He had thick, fluffy orange-red wool curly hair and a beard, flame-like tattoos on his arms, thick body hair, and metal arm guards inlaid with gems on his wrists.

This is the king of the Kingdom of Ryugu, the great knight of the sea, Neptune.

Behind him were his three sons, the eldest prince Shark Star, Emperor Star and Rollover Star.

The seahorse mermaid on the other side is the right minister of the Dragon Palace Kingdom.

The left minister introduced Charles and others, and Charles' companions behind him couldn't help but show curious expressions.

In fact, even after the Left Minister introduced them, no one could tell that the four Neptunes had any blood connection.

Charles could sense everyone's thoughts and said, "The genetics of merpeople and mermaids are different from humans. The genes of all marine life are preserved in their blood. Children born will randomly express one of them and not necessarily the same as their parents." This is also the magical thing about the two races of merpeople and mermaids, which makes people very curious about their genetic structure.

Neptune's family is the most obvious example. Neptune himself is a coelacanth merman, and Princess Otohime is a goldfish mermaid.

Their four children include the eldest son Sharkstar, who is a shark mermaid, the second son Royalstar, who is an oarfish mermaid, the third prince Flipstar, who is a red sunfish mermaid, and the mermaid princess Shirahoshi, who is a giant mullet mermaid.

This family may not have anything in common, but they are truly blood relatives.

As they were talking, Ciel and his companions had already arrived in front of Neptune.

Neptune laughed and said, "I've heard about you from Newgate a long time ago. Now that we're at Fishman Island, just treat it as home. Don't be polite!"

Charles said quickly, "You are too polite. We are just here for sightseeing. There is no need to be so formal."

Neptune could sense that Charles was not the kind of ambitious person on the sea, nor was he the kind of person who was difficult to get along with, so the smile on his face became a little more sincere, and he pulled Charles to sit in the seat.

The banquet started quickly, and food and drinks soon filled the tables in front of everyone.

Charles shoveled a piece of cake onto Stella's plate and introduced to his girlfriend how excellent the desserts of Fishman Island were.

Neptune and his friends smiled even more when their specialty was praised. They raised their glasses to toast Charles and the others, and both the host and the guests were having a great time.

Seeing that Natsu and Gray were about to fight over a piece of cake, and then it would naturally develop into a Fairy Tail group fight, Erza decisively raised her hand and slammed their heads on the table.

"You two idiots, this is a party hosted by someone else, so restrain yourself!"

Faced with Erza's scolding, the two noisy guys had no choice but to go to the side and face the wall obediently.

The people of the Dragon Palace Kingdom were so shocked that their eyes almost popped out of their heads. Charles covered his face and didn't want to say anything.

At this moment, Charles suddenly raised his head, pointed in the direction of the door and said, "Something is flying outside, do you want to go and take a look?"

Hearing what Charles said, Neptune was stunned for a moment, and then his expression suddenly became gloomy.

Charles did sense something approaching Ryugu Castle, but that thing was not flying towards the banquet hall but towards another building.

Considering the change in Neptune's expression, it was impossible for Ciel to guess who was responsible.

There is a very famous pirate in the world of pirates, that is the captain of the Flying Pirates, Vander Decken.

Legend has it that he was cursed by the devil, leaving behind many legends.

The great pirate finally arrived at Fishman Island, and his descendants have lived here for generations, and now he is Vander Decken IX.

Ten years ago, Vander Decken IX accidentally saw the White Star, which had unintentionally summoned the Sea King class because his mother was assassinated.

He immediately recognized that it was the power of Poseidon, one of the three ancient weapons mentioned by his ancestors, so Vander Decken IX, who coveted the power of the ancient weapon, began to pursue Shirahoshi.

He is the user of the superhuman Target Target Fruit, which allows him to throw objects to the place where he has touched them before.

So at first he threw love letters to Shirahoshi, and then mail packages.

When Neptune learned of this, he sent three princes to hunt down Van der Decken IX, who then began throwing weapons as a threat.

Neptune had no choice but to build a hard-shell tower for Shirahoshi to hide inside.

What Charles just sensed was the weapon thrown by Vander Decken IX.

Neptune said, "Sorry, I have something to deal with. I'll leave now!"

Charles said: "If you need any help, please feel free to ask. We are just accepting the commission!"

Neptune nodded, but walked out without saying anything.

Charles did not follow. He was in no position to help before Neptune spoke. Whether Neptune trusted him or not depended on Neptune's choice.