Pirate: I am Wang Lufei

Chapter 482 The King's Request

After a moment's silence, the fishman with earrings turned around and gave a gentle smile.

"That's none of your business. I won't blame you."

"It is common to vent anger on others, just like we fishmen vent our anger on the entire human world. However, it is wrong to do so."

"How's the Sea Train going?" Dan asked.

"It's very convenient and fast, it's amazing. The suspended ladder floats on the sea, and the train moves along the sea track. Once it reaches high speed, it is said that even the sea god can penetrate it. It can quickly transport relief supplies from nearby islands to the Seven Waters City..."

Dashiqi described the scene when she first took the sea train.

"Then I'm relieved. Brother's dream... is still going well."

"Is this ship modified to accommodate mermaids?" Dan asked about the ship's modification.

"Yes, Shirahoshi will travel with us." Nami nodded.

"Princess? It's as if I saw Lady Otohime again."

Dan was thinking about the recent spread of the Otohime incident on Fishman Island.

No one expected that it was the fish-man who hired someone to murder Princess Otohime, and gathered a large number of fish-man pirates to try to rebuild an underwater kingdom.

If Hodi really succeeds, that man will declare war on the entire human world without hesitation, right?

"I would say that if it is purely for pleasure, there is no need for a deep transformation. It is already at the level of a large cruise ship."

"Just leave this matter to me! I want to do my part for Her Royal Highness the Princess!"

He smiled.

"If I can go to the sea, I want to visit the Seven Water City, the city where my brother fought for his whole life."

"As for the Seven Water City, you can always go there. There is no discrimination against merpeople there, and because of Mr. Tom, people there respect you very much." Uta said seriously.

"Hey, I'm just a scholar. It's too dangerous for me to leave the island. Even the sea beasts I meet on the way can easily kill me."

"Oh, that's true..." Uta remembered that even if it was a road under the sea, not all fishmen could walk on it.

At least he needs to have the same level of martial arts as Xiao Ba.

Dan knocked the hammer in his hand on the corner of the swimming pool and began to skillfully dismantle and modify the entire hull. Luffy saw that the mechanisms and gears under the Hero were easily dismantled by Dan, who was so skilled as if he had seen this kind of mechanical ship before.

"Wow, so awesome!" Luffy exclaimed in amazement.

The science and technology of the human world were defeated by Dan.

Generally speaking, without a blueprint, it is simply a fantasy to want to dismantle the gear structure of a ship, because the gears of the entire mechanical ship are interlocking, compact and orderly, and every bit of force applied will be amplified dozens or even hundreds of times by the clockwork device...

Even Luffy himself needs the blueprints to complete the dismantling of the hull.

After all, the drawings were completed by him and the Doctor on Clockwork Island, but the construction of the ship was done by the shipwrights.

"Haha, the boat is alive. For a skilled boatman, touching the boat's structure is like communicating with it. As for me, brother, I'm still far from that. Do you... believe in the legend of the elves?"

Dan asked.

"Elf? Ship elf!"

Uta shouted.

"It only appears in storms, guiding the navigators forward. Its face cannot be seen clearly, and when the weather is fine, it suddenly disappears, as if it were an illusion..."

"The pirates have always spread the legend that they were saved by the ship spirit, but some people also believe that it was a prank by the ship spirit, who summoned a storm to tease people..."

"The legend goes like this. For boatmen, boat spirits are something that can only be found by chance, and no one has ever seen one... As long as you truly care for your boat and inject your thoughts and love into it, a spirit will be born. Weapons like swords should also have their own spirits, right?"

"I've never heard of such rumors..." Tashigi touched the beloved sword in her hand.

"Who knows? After all, starfish can become spirits. I wouldn't be surprised if there are ship elves and sword elves. However, as long as there are no strange creations like ghosts, it's enough." Nami said unsurprisingly, leaning on Vivi's shoulder.

"The ghost ship is fake, it's just a pirate ship of the fish-man pirates, hahahaha——"

"I think this should be a beautiful legend. There are very few ships that can sail continuously on the sea. Sea storms and various attacks will keep the ship in a damaged state..." said Weiwei.

Coming all the way from Alabasta, Vivi naturally has a deep understanding of the difficulties of sea voyages.

"This should be the ancient people's beautiful vision for going out to sea, a launching ceremony?"

"It is precisely because of this difficulty that the value of the ship elves can be seen."

For Uta, she didn't know whether the ship was a ship spirit or not. Even the well-known Pirate King Roger had changed ships before.

"Next, we have plenty of time to say goodbye to Papagu, Kimi and the others!" Uta stretched, then twisted her butt, and her twin ponytails swung back and forth in a youthful manner.

"Let's go explore with Kimi and the others! Adventure in the underwater kingdom!" Uta thought for a while and decided on the next plan.

"Yeah!" Bai Xing nodded.

"Don't forget to practice martial arts while you're having fun." Luffy gave a friendly reminder.

I saw Uta's expression gradually become constipated.

"Why do you suddenly bring up this kind of thing when we're playing? I've already learned how to return my life! I've learned--"

"Hehehe, this is what it feels like to hit someone in the throes of excitement..."

"You are so mean." Nojigo knocked Luffy.

"What does the return of life mean?" Bai Xing asked Wuta curiously.

"Just like this, your hair can also become arms, and you can do a lot of flexible things."

"This is something that others need to practice for thousands of years to master, but Uta can master it in just one night." Uta immediately showed off his superpowers to Shirahoshi.

"How great! Lord Uta!" Bai Xing immediately flattered, with an expression of amazement and admiration on her innocent face. Her soft voice gently spoke such words of praise, which immediately pleased Uta.

She was someone who could tell the emotions in voices, so Shirahoshi's sincere compliment was like drinking a pitcher of iced orange juice on a hot summer day, making her feel refreshed.

"Can humans live for a thousand years..." Jinbei was shocked.

"You can change the unit from years to days and that will be enough."

"That's an amazing talent. I never thought that Uta, a musician, could also have such high attainments in martial arts." Jinbei exclaimed.

"Uta's learning ability is really great. It was the same in the past. He could learn things in a short time that would take others a long time. In this case, martial arts must be a very difficult thing to learn, after all, it requires advanced application..." Tashigi pondered.

"Who said that? I just don't want to learn. If I wanted to learn that kind of thing, I would have learned it a long time ago. It would only take less than a second!"

Uta's expression froze, the rabbit's hair was tangled together, and he spoke stubbornly.

"Then Lord Uta, what is a martial body?" Bai Xing asked curiously.

"..."

No...it's not good, it's really not good, I feel like I'm being framed.

This feeling of not showing off my genius learning ability is unacceptable.

How could it suddenly become like this!

Uta, sweating profusely.

……

"Your Majesty~"

"Wow, the King is here!"

"Your Majesty, you are so handsome~"

"And Your Highness, has something happened? You've come here..." Countless mermaid women's eyes burst into the shape of hearts as they watched the gigantic mermaid king descend here.

To the southeast of Fishman Island is the most prosperous and lively port town on the island, Coral Hill.

The king slowly descended from the whale and floated forward above the ground. Countless mermaids admired the king's majestic figure and were fascinated by his sturdy arms holding the golden trident.

"If I could be held by such huge arms around my waist, and then pressed against the king's chest~ Wow~"

"Really, father, you want to invite Madam Charlie?" Shark Star clearly stated his father's purpose.

On Fishman Island, there was a legendary fortune teller whose predictions were almost always correct. However, because her predictions were always catastrophic and bad things, Lady Shirley soon announced that she would never predict the future again.

But she still gained the respect of everyone on Fishman Island and thus earned the honorific title of Madam.

This is like the word "Miss". Although it is a respectful title for women, it sometimes becomes a title for women working in the prostitution industry.

On Fishman Island, the word "Mrs." has nothing to do with being married or unmarried, it's just a sign of respect.

"But father, will Madam Shirley really agree?" Flip Star was not optimistic about this.

Lady Shirley had given up the divination long ago, and even though her father had the title of king, he could not force the other party to do divination again.

"So I have to ask her in person. If there is a fortune teller like this by Shirahoshi's side, I will feel more at ease." King Neptune said aggrievedly.

"But... Father, Madam Shirley's divinations always predict an evil future, and... there has never been a way to change the ending. Are you sure you can rest assured?" Huang Xing asked awkwardly.

When King Neptune was still young, he did not believe in the inevitable outcome predicted by divination. When he learned that the gate of Fishman Island was going to be destroyed, he went to guard the gate himself. At that time, he was still very young.

Even if it's the world-famous Pirate King Roger, he will still fight.

So... when Roger was explaining that he had no ill intentions, the door was smashed apart by a sea king.

"If there is an inevitable bad ending, shouldn't we resolutely stop Shirahoshi from going out to sea?"

Neptune was extremely nervous.

Are you planning to use the bad prophecy to convince yourself and forcefully stop Shirahoshi from setting sail?

Shark Star was silent.

King Neptune and the princes ignored the various strange noises made by the subjects around them and arrived at the cafe here.

"Your Majesty, what is the matter? You are too dazzling and I can't do business anymore."

The huge mermaid fortune teller, with one eye covered by her hair, asked in a gloomy tone.

She asked the waitress, who was a few older sisters of different ages, who were with her.

"Mrs. Charlie..."

The king's azure eyes turned toward this special woman who could always predict the future.

"Are you here to ask for a prophecy?"

asked Mrs. Shirley.

"Have you predicted it?" Neptune was immediately horrified. "How horrible..."

"That's all I have left to do, your Majesty," said Lady Shirley deadly.

"Ah, sorry~"

"Please go back. I don't plan to predict the future anymore. It's better for people to be ignorant."

“Even if a disaster strikes, I will only feel panic at that moment, instead of being anxious for a long time, trying to change the future, but only being crushed by the gears of fate.”

"I know that predicting the future is a very painful thing for you, but... please, my lovely daughter wants to go to sea like my wife did in the past. I think, no matter what, I want to know the future..."

King Neptune clenched his fists and bowed deeply to Lady Shirley.

When facing Otohime's decision, she should have asked Lady Shirley about her prophecy, but she didn't ask at the time because she didn't dare.

After all, they were notorious celestial dragons. What would happen if his fragile wife went to such a dangerous place of human beings? He didn't dare to think about it, nor did he dare to ask...

Waiting for the future to approach in tension and anxiety.

The wife came back, the woman whose body was as thin as paper, laughing, and returned from the Celestial Dragons intact.

And brought back hope.

so happy.

After that, there was nothing to worry about anymore.

However, with the sound of gunfire, such joy was fleeting...

This is Fishman Island, our territory.

The one who protected Otohime was her own army.

If I had asked for the prediction of the future earlier, if I had seen this scene earlier...

It's just a bullet, ma'am can dodge it.

"…This time, no matter what, I want you to help my daughter!"

"..."

Lady Shirley remained silent as she looked at the king who was paying her such a great tribute.

The fishmen around were also shocked.

"Eh--"

"Princess Shirahoshi needs to go out to sea!!!"

"Why? Is it because of the truth about my mother's death?"

"Princess Shirahoshi, do you want to abandon us? We fishmen..."

"Don't talk nonsense. Her Royal Highness the Princess has kept the secret for several years!"

"Don't go to the sea, Her Royal Highness the Princess is the most beautiful woman in the world!!!"

"That's Hancock!"

There was a brief silence, and then the Mermaid Cafe erupted into a roar of screams.

Otohime’s voyage to sea was already worrying enough, and her daughter was going to repeat it?
What if something goes wrong again?
"Princess Shirahoshi...?"

Charlie sighed.

"Are you Hope?"

"It would be great if I could go out to sea with my daughter."

King Neptune saw that there was something going on and spoke immediately.

"My shop no longer needs to be opened..." Mrs. Charlie was speechless.

"How about... a little divination about Shirahoshi's future."

King Neptune made a small gesture.

"Directed to the future...Please come to my place for a cup of coffee when you are free, Princess."

"In fact, Madam Shirley, the future you predicted is not all bad. After all, when you predicted Shirahoshi's birth, everything was fine."

The king said cautiously.

(End of this chapter)