One Piece: The Glory of the Murloc

Chapter 38 White Star

Neptune angrily sat on the large sofa with his tail crossed.

"Bright, it's better to be polite when talking to Neptune."

Jinbei was a little embarrassed.

He and Neptune are old friends. He was the boss of the Ryugu City army a long time ago.

Now that the person he supported collided with his old friend, he was really embarrassed.

"I want to dispel the hesitation in King Neptune's heart."

Brett said seriously.

Neptune was startled.

"Change takes courage."

Bright said calmly, "Will change really bring good results? This is the fear that every change maker has when making a decision."

"Is it better to follow tradition? Until there is really no other way out, past experience will always be considered reasonable by people until they hit the wall."

"King Neptune, what I'm saying is," he said with a smile, "Whether you want it or not, change is about to begin!"

"..."

Neptune's eyes widened and his beard trembled.

Jinbei rubbed his forehead helplessly. Although the truth is this, can you put it another way?

No matter what, the man in front of me is also the king of this country.

"Brett, you boy-"

Neptune finally sighed, "Although he doesn't look much like a fishman, the arrogance in his heart can only be cultivated in the Fishman Street."

"Maybe Jinbei is right——"

He glanced at his old friend, and then nodded heavily, "In this case, I can't be looked down upon, Brett, I will answer your request-"

"etc!"

The tea room door was pushed open.

The slender woman came in as light as a cloud.

Her face was full of seriousness.

"Otohime—didn't you go to Gidokuron Square to give a speech?"

Neptune had a headache.

"The leftovers were just thrown away..."

Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Dragon Palace Kingdom immediately pursed her lips and said with tears in her eyes, "It's really too much to tell me not to go anymore..."

"So I have said that what happened last time has not passed yet, and the citizens' impression of human beings has become even worse." Neptune was helpless.

Every time I would go out in high spirits, and then come back dejected, hiding in my room alone and crying.

"That's why I want to go even more!"

The princess, who was originally depressed, suddenly became more motivated, "We can't let the hatred continue to deepen!"

Neptune covered his face with his hands.

Didn't you ask for this?

"Princess Otohime hasn't changed at all."

Jinbei laughed out loud.

"Oh! It's Jinbe!"

The princess greeted Jinbei warmly, "Since you're here, let's have dinner before leaving today. It just so happens that you can have a few more drinks with Neptune. Although this guy always looks serious, in fact, in private I always complain that I have no friends and am lonely.”

"Hey, Otohime - there's no need to talk about these things." King Neptune was embarrassed.

"Hahahaha, that would be disrespectful!" Jinbei laughed loudly.

Am I visiting relatives with Brother Jinbei? This is a strange atmosphere.

Brett twitched the corner of his mouth.

Mermaid Otohime is such an amazing woman.

Neptune and Jinbei's moods were changing with her.

"Then--"

Otohime turned her head and looked at Bright.

A bright smile appeared on her face, "You can feel it. What drives you is love and courage!"

"ah?"

Brett was stunned for a moment.

What are you saying suddenly?

like?

courage?

What is the setting of a romance comic?

Otohime walked over quickly and lightly, grabbed Bright's big hand with both hands, and said with a moved face, "I can't feel hatred or anger in your heart, only love for this island and the courage to change."

"It's so great!" She almost cried, "There are still children like you on the island... Children like you are the future of Fish-Man Island!"

Brett awkwardly took his hand away from hers. The princess was too emotional.

Just like a child.

but--

What a terrifying sight!

Brett sighed inwardly.

Otohime is born with a powerful sense of Haki, and she can easily feel the emotions deep in the hearts of others.

She can even use her emotions to infect others and influence their will.

Should I say it's lucky that she is a woman and a good person?

"So, for the sake of the future of Fishman Island, King Neptune, you agree to my request, right?" Bright said.

Neptune's eyes widened.

Amazing, he completely ignored Otohime’s noise!

"Wait a moment!"

The originally crying princess regained her energy and said loudly, "This won't work! It will only block the little communication between us and the human world! The Fish-Man Island will be even further away from the world!"

"If we want to close the distance with the world, in addition to taking the initiative to move closer, we can also let the world move closer to us." Bright said calmly, "When the plan to mine seabed ores is gradually implemented, the entire human world will go crazy. It doesn’t matter if you don’t want to come into contact with humans.”

"That will only make Fishman Island more coveted!" the princess complained loudly.

Do you also know that Fishman Island is coveted by humans?

"So in order not to be coveted, it doesn't matter if we come into contact with humans. The key is that we have to become strong enough!"

Bright said seriously, "It's so powerful that humans can't hurt us easily! After all, do we still have to rely on infighting among the top human beings when we are hurt?"

“But wouldn’t that intensify the antagonism between the two parties?”

"If I don't follow the mountain, I will follow the mountain! Human beings are all profit-seeking. As long as there are enough interests, they can overcome no matter how serious the opposition is! But the premise is still that we are strong enough!"

"Wow! What a bad statement! This way there is no way to integrate Fish-Man Island into the sea world!"

"Become stronger first, then talk about other things."

…

"Ah, what a nasty little devil!!"

After a heated exchange of words, the princess went crazy and grabbed Brett's cheek and tore it apart.

Brett slapped her hand away.

What an annoying old aunt.

Jinbei and Neptune looked at each other and could only shake their heads helplessly.

Brett didn't know why, but he got into an argument with Otohime out of nowhere.

It wasn't until after the quarrel that he realized belatedly that he had been coerced by Otohime's emotions.

Terrible sight!

"Okay Otohime,"

Neptune finally stood up, "I think Bright is right. Let's just decide this matter. Let him take the lead in forming an organization to review incoming and outgoing ships. If you want to contact humans, you still have to first Let’s keep ourselves safe.”

Brett breathed a sigh of relief.

Neptune is okay, Otohime is really annoying.

After hearing her husband's decision, the princess covered her face with her hands and twitched her shoulders.

"Hey - Otohime -" Neptune was sweating profusely.

Are you crying again?

"so happy!"

The princess moved her hand away with a bright smile on her face, "There are children like you on the island! I didn't think about beating him up like this. I didn't get carried away by anger and only thought about revenge. I really thought about it. Let this island and our race become better!”

"I'm really, really happy."

Brett couldn't help but chuckle.

Call her a holy mother or call her naive and stupid.

It is undeniable that she was indeed like Brother Tiger. Until the last moment of her life, she hoped that the children of Fishman Island would not live in a world full of discrimination and persecution.

"Princess Otohime, my name is Bright." Bright introduced himself seriously.

"Hello, Brett."

The princess smiled and said, "Let's talk about seabed minerals next? Can that really attract many humans?"

Bright relied on his limited knowledge to learn about the richness of seabed minerals and the convenience of mining on Fish-Man Island.

"Oh! In other words, as long as we can provide high-quality and cheap minerals, humans will flock to it?"

Princess Otohime said excitedly, "That's great! In this case, maybe we can talk to high-level human beings!"

Brett twitched the corner of his mouth, but didn't say anything.

"But this is very dangerous."

Neptune was a little worried, "Human beings are not the kind of creatures that will abide by business rules in the face of astonishing profits."

“This is the purpose of the establishment of the Immigration and Entry Administration!”

Brett said seriously, "Let's handle this matter."

"That's what I mean!" Jinbei also smiled and nodded.

"It's so, so reliable! Bright! And Jinbe!"

The princess's eyes shone brightly, and her nose was so moved that her nose ran.

Brett turned his face away. He really didn't want to admit that when he was a child, he had a crush on this aunt who always gave out snacks to the children everywhere.

"Then it's up to you!"

Neptune said solemnly, "On the contrary, the exploration and excavation matters will be handled by Dragon Palace City!"

At this time, Bright said, "It requires a large number of manpower to mine ore. I hope that these manpower can be selected from Fishman Street first."

Fishman Street is too poor.

There are hundreds of thousands of people, and hundreds of thousands of people without jobs.

Poverty breeds violence and crime.

Although mining workers are by no means a good job, at least it can be considered a means of making a living, right?

Neptune was stunned for a moment, then he laughed loudly, "Of course there is no problem!"

"Announce its establishment today! Fishman Island Mining Company! The property rights belong to all Fishman Island citizens!"

His Majesty the King is in high spirits.

Change starts today.

Later, a lively banquet was held in the banquet hall of Dragon Palace City.

Bright and Jinbe, who had been having an afternoon conversation in the tea room, walked in under the leadership of Neptune and Otohime.

Just as it happened, the princes and little princesses of this country also arrived, escorted by their attendants.

"Mother!"