One Piece: From Ninja To Pirates

"We’re here, everyone!"

Pappag stood excitedly in front of his house, laughing as he said, "Welcome to Pappag Castle!"

"Whoa!"

"It’s huge!"

Looking at the massive structure before him, Luffy’s eyes were filled with excitement.

"Seeing it up close feels completely different," Usopp said, swallowing hard.

Isn’t this building a bit too big?

"Pappag, you didn’t spend all your money on this, did you?" Meiser said.

Hearing this, Pappag immediately rolled his eyes and said, "You’re underestimating me."

"How could I spend all my money on a house? This is just one part of what I own."

Those words left Meiser speechless.

Is this guy the richest person on Fish-Man Island?

"Alright, everyone, follow me inside!" Pappag said, waving his hand grandly. "I’ll treat you all to Sea Beast Meat!"

"Whoa!"

As Pappag approached, the servants standing on either side of the gate immediately bowed respectfully.

"Welcome home, Master!"

"So extravagant?"

Looking at the beautiful Merfolk servants, Usopp was completely stunned.

If Sanji saw this, wouldn’t he be rolling around on the ground in excitement?

"My house is this big, so having some servants is only reasonable, right?" Pappag said with a smug grin.

Usopp fell silent for a moment, then twitched his mouth and said, "It is reasonable..."

Just then, a few nearby Merfolk noticed their presence and exclaimed, "Wow, isn’t that the super famous designer, Pappag?!"

"Is that really him? Amazing!"

"Can I take a photo with you, Lord Pappag?"

"Of course."

Hearing the Merfolk’s words, Pappag’s grin widened uncontrollably.

He then walked over to them and posed for a photo together.

After finishing, Pappag returned to the group with a cheerful smile, wearing an expression that said, "See how awesome I am?" His grin practically stretched to the back of his head.

"I didn’t know you were so popular," Luffy said in surprise.

"Hmph!"

"Of course!"

Pappag lifted his head proudly. "Although outside Fish-Man Island, I’m just a fashionable starfish, but on Fish-Man Island... I’m the president and super popular designer of the Crimin Brand Company!"

"This brand is now world-renowned, with branches in every country!"

"That’s amazing," Usopp said in awe.

To achieve such success, Pappag was even more impressive than he had imagined.

Looking at it this way... living in a place like this might even be a bit modest for him.

"Hmph, that’s right, I’m just that incredible~" Pappag said with a smug grin.

Receiving praise from friends made him extremely happy.

"Then you must be very rich," Meiser said.

"Exactly." Pappag said with a smile curling at the corner of his mouth, "Extremely wealthy."

"Then hire yourself a bodyguard."

After saying this, Meiser paused briefly before continuing, "Of course, buying and eating a Devil Fruit is also an option."

"This way... at least you’ll have the ability to protect yourself."

If he could buy something like the Mermaid Fruit, Pappag would really hit the jackpot.

Hearing this, Pappag was momentarily stunned. So Meiser brought this up for his safety.

Thinking of this, Pappag felt a warm glow in his heart.

’Meiser really is as gentle as ever...’ Pappag thought, deeply moved.

Then, he pointed at the castle in front of him and said, "I do have bodyguards, right inside this building."

"As for Devil Fruits..."

Pappag hesitated for a moment before shaking his head, "Let’s talk about that later."

For a starfish like him, eating an ordinary Devil Fruit wouldn’t mean much. As for those more suitable for him... encountering them isn’t easy, so he didn’t dwell on it.

Hearing this, Meiser fell silent for a moment before saying helplessly, "Then try to leave Fish-Man Island less often in the future."

Although Fish-Man Island isn’t one hundred percent safe, it’s still much safer than venturing outside.

After all... this place is under the protection of the BIG MOM Pirates!

"Mhm!"

Pappag nodded, agreeing.

After everything that had happened before, he no longer dared to go out recklessly.

After all... he didn’t want to die yet!

"Pappag." Luffy pointed to a huge shop next to the castle and asked, "What’s that over there?"

"That’s my Crimin brand shop." Pappag said, "Want to go take a look?"

"There should be clothes inside that you’d like."

"Oh!"

"Let’s go check it out!" Luffy laughed.

He was genuinely curious about what such a famous shop looked like.

Then, Luffy followed the others toward the nearby shop.

But as soon as they got close, they heard a man’s somewhat panicked voice coming from inside.

"Customer, you’re being too unreasonable." The Fish-man looked utterly exasperated, "No one bargains like you do."

Most people only bargain down by ten or twenty percent, but this customer straight up cut the price in half... that’s just outrageous!!

"But your shop’s stuff is way too expensive!" Nami said unhappily, "Even if these clothes are cute, they’re not worth this much money."

"But customer..."

"I say..."

Hearing that all-too-familiar voice inside, Usopp twitched his mouth and said, "That voice... it’s Nami, right?"

"Probably her." Meiser also twitched his mouth.

Bargaining with shopkeepers... that was definitely something Nami would do. After all, this girl even tried to haggle over the price of newspapers.

Then, everyone arrived at the entrance and looked inside, immediately spotting Nami arguing fiercely with the shopkeeper.

Meanwhile, Merry stood to the side, clutching some Berries in her small hands, looking like she didn’t know whether to pay or not.

’It really is her...’ everyone thought, inwardly facepalming.

"How about this."

Nami narrowed her eyes at the salesperson and said, "How about selling it for 10,000 Berries?"

"Customer, you can’t haggle like that," the merfolk said, staring dumbfounded at Nami. "This time it’s not even half the price... Is this even reasonable? Are all humans this terrifying?!"

Seeing the fish-man’s troubled expression, Merry walked over to Nami, tugged on her pants, and said, "Nami, we have money..."

Clearly, the kind-hearted Little Merry didn’t want to cause the other party any distress.

Hearing this, Nami felt a bit helpless. Why was this little girl undermining her at a time like this?

Shaking her head, Nami crouched down to look at Merry and said, "Merry, having money doesn’t mean we should spend it recklessly, understand? We still need to save when we can."

Even though the Straw Hat Pirates weren’t short on money, she wouldn’t spend extravagantly. So... when it came to haggling, she would never hold back!

"Is that so?"

"Yes," Nami replied with a smile.

Merry fell into thought upon hearing this. It seemed she really didn’t have much of a concept of money.

"You’re really teaching Merry some incredible things," Meiser quipped.

Hearing Meiser’s familiar voice, Nami and Merry’s eyes instantly lit up.

Then, the two turned around in surprise and said, "Everyone!"

They hadn’t expected to meet here.

Everyone smiled in response, and Usopp asked, "Why are you here with Merry?"

"I came out for a stroll with Merry and somehow ended up here," Nami explained.

After saying this, Nami noticed Camie walking in from outside.

"Camie!"

"Camie, big sister!"

"It’s been so long!"

Seeing their familiar friend, Nami and Merry walked over to Camie together. Merry even flew up and jumped into Camie’s arms!

"It really has been a long time."

Camie caught Merry with a smile and said, "Two years have passed in the blink of an eye."

"Hey, what about me?!"

Looking at the starfish jumping up from the ground, Merry and Nami were momentarily stunned before greeting him with a smile. "So you’re here too, Pappag. Long time no see!"

"That’s more like it," Pappag nodded in satisfaction, then grinned. "Long time no see!"

It felt great to see these guys again... just perfect!

After a chuckle, Pappag turned to the fish-man in the shop and asked, "So, what happened just now? Why were the two of you arguing?"

"Mr. Pappag, you came just in time," the fish-man said, looking as if he had found someone in charge, and complained, "This customer is very difficult to deal with..."

Hearing this, Nami glanced at Pappag and asked, "What, are you the owner of this shop?"

"No..."

Pappag waved his starfish hand and declared, "All the stores of this brand are mine!"

As soon as he said this, Nami’s eyes lit up.

Then, she grabbed Pappag’s face and said, "Then tell me, what’s with this ridiculous price? Is this extortion?"

She had never seen such an outrageous price!

Shop Assistant:

Watching Mr. Pappag being grabbed, the shop assistant was stunned.

Are customers this bold nowadays?

Not only did she haggle down to a rock-bottom price, but now she even dared to lay hands on their boss... This is just too unbelievable!

With that thought, he decided to call security to throw this person out.

But before he could act, Pappag waved his hand at him, signaling that he would handle this matter.

Seeing that his boss had this intention, the fish-man didn’t interfere further.

Pappag gave a satisfied look and then turned to Nami, saying, "This is the price for the brand."

"Even a brand price shouldn’t be this expensive!"

"Because I’m a super popular designer~" Pappag said matter-of-factly. "So this pricing is very reasonable."

Or rather, if he priced things too low, the brand’s appeal would actually diminish.

So—

"Then give me a discount, you jerk."

"What are you talking about, you jerk."

Pappag, who had broken free from Nami’s grip, put his hands on his hips and laughed. "With the relationship between us, do we need to be so formal?"

"Everything is free! Take whatever you like!"

If it weren’t for the Straw Hat Pirates two years ago, he and Camie would have been finished!

So he was deeply grateful to these people and naturally didn’t treat them as outsiders.

"Free?"

Upon hearing the word "free," Nami’s eyes immediately lit up.

"Really?!"

"Of course!" Pappag waved his hand grandly. "Take whatever catches your eye!"

"Heh."

After confirming Pappag’s attitude, Nami’s lips couldn’t help but curl into a wide grin.

Then, she waved her hand and said, "Since Pappag said so, there’s no need for us to be polite..."

"Merry, get to work!"

"Huh?"

Merry, who was being held in Camie’s arms, was taken aback. Get to work with what?

But she quickly understood, as she saw Nami packing up all the clothes in the store.

Men’s wear, women’s wear... not a single item was left behind!

Looking at the enormous bundles piled in front of her, Merry was rendered speechless.

Was this really okay?

"You really aren’t holding back at all," Pappag quipped.

She was practically clearing out his entire store.

"Since you said so, why should I hold back?" Nami laughed.

Hearing this, Pappag shook his head helplessly. This was just like her personality.

"Mr. Pappag, this..."

"It’s fine, let her take it all," Pappag said, waving his hand at the fish-man beside him. "We’ll just restock."

After all, it was just the contents of one store, worth at most a few million Berries. It was no big deal to give it away.

Given his relationship with the Straw Hat Pirates, he didn’t mind something like this.

Seeing that Pappag had spoken, the fish-man said nothing more.

Meanwhile, Merry looked at Pappag in surprise and asked, "You’re really giving it all away?"

These clothes weren’t cheap.

"Of course," Pappag nodded as if it were the most natural thing. "Just as I said earlier, with the relationship between us, there’s no need to be so formal."

They were just material things. Giving them away was no big deal!

"Alright..."

Since Pappag had said so, Merry didn’t argue further. Instead, she obediently followed Nami’s suggestion and stored all the items in her space.

"Huh?"

"Where did the things go?"

Seeing the enormous bundles disappear, Camie was utterly bewildered.

"They’re in my Space Pocket, of course~" Merry said with a giggle.

"Space?"

Several question marks popped up over Camie’s head. What was that?

"Ah, it’s my special ability," Merry explained. "One of the Ship Spirit’s special abilities."

Hearing this, Camie fell silent for a moment, then smacked her palm and wore an expression of sudden realization. "I see! So it’s the incredible power possessed by the incredible Ship Spirit, right? That must be it!"

"You definitely didn’t understand what Merry meant," Nami quipped.

This air of foolishness was exactly the same as Luffy and the others.

In response, Camie just stuck out her tongue with a smile and said nothing more.

Just then, an extremely noisy commotion came from outside.

"What’s happening out there? Why is it so loud?" Brook wondered.

Upon hearing this, Meiser pondered for a moment before saying, "Could it be... that some important person has arrived again?"

Like the Fish-Man race princes they had encountered earlier.

"You mean those three princes we just met?" Usopp said, wide-eyed. "Are they here to demand an explanation?"

Thinking about it carefully... that possibility couldn’t be ruled out, after all, they had stolen their vehicle at the time!

"Maybe," Meiser said.

He didn’t know if it was them or not.

"But didn’t Camie already return the Ryugu Palace to them?" Luffy asked, puzzled.

"That’s true, but they never said they forgave us," Meiser shrugged.

Moreover, they were illegal immigrants, so it was only natural for the other party to come cause trouble for them.

"Is that so..."

Listening to Meiser’s words, Luffy frowned. Could it be that they had brought trouble upon Camie?

"No, wait a minute!" Pappag jumped up and shouted. "What exactly did you guys do?"

What Ryugu Palace?

What princes?

Could these guys have done something outrageous?

"I’ll explain," Camie said. "Earlier, Sanji fainted from excessive blood loss and urgently needed a human blood transfusion to recover. So in a moment of desperation, I took the Ryugu Palace away."

Pappag:

In a moment of desperation, there really was no other choice, but... the royal family might hold a grudge against Camie because of this.

Thinking of this, Pappag’s eyes filled with deep concern.

Seeing this, Camie stuck out her tongue and said, "After we reached Madam Shyarly’s place, we returned the Ryugu Palace, so... there shouldn’t be any trouble, right?"

"How would I know?" Pappag said, rubbing his temples.

Who knew whether the royal family would hold a grudge against Camie because of this!

"With my power, I’m afraid..."

"Don’t worry," Luffy spoke up. "If they really come to capture Camie because of this... I’ll knock them flying!"

If they came demanding compensation, he was willing to give them enough money to settle the matter.

But if they tried to forcibly take away his friend...

Well then, sorry, but his fists absolutely wouldn’t allow it!

The others exchanged glances upon hearing this, then laughed and said, "That’s right!"

Camie was their friend, so... they absolutely wouldn’t allow anyone to capture their friend over this!

Watching everyone’s reactions, Pappag was momentarily stunned, then his tense body gradually relaxed.

Right, with them here, even if the royal family really came to capture Camie, it would be fine.

After all... the Straw Hat Pirates are really strong!

"Everyone..."

Seeing the serious expressions on everyone’s faces, Camie’s eyes instantly filled with deep emotion.

They really are still the same familiar group!

"Let’s go, first go out and see the situation," Meiser said. "We’ll decide whether to take action after asking clearly."

If the other party isn’t here to demand an explanation, then there’s no need for all this trouble.

"Okay!"

After hearing Meiser’s words, everyone nodded, then headed outside together.

"By the way... why is Sanji having a nosebleed again?" Nami wondered.

Didn’t Meiser’s Illusion Technique already cure him? Why is he bleeding from the nose again?

Could it be... that strange illness has relapsed?

"Who knows," Meiser said with a twitch of his mouth. "Maybe the stimulation from the real world is too intense."

Otherwise, there’s no way to explain Sanji’s strange reaction.

And after hearing Meiser’s words, Nami was directly rendered speechless.

What does "stimulation from the real world is too intense" mean?

What on earth did Sanji do?

Just at that moment, a staff member ran in from outside, looking anxious as he said, "Mr. Pappag, that lord has arrived!"

"That lord?"

Pappag was stunned for a moment. What lord?

"It’s that lord from Ryugu Palace!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Pappag’s expression immediately changed.

Then, with a panicked look, he ran outside and looked up at the sky.

"It really is this lord..." Pappag said with a shocked expression. "Why would he come down to the lower sea?"

Shouldn’t he be up in Ryugu Palace handling official business?

"This is really surprising."

Camie, who had come to Pappag’s side, also looked up with a shocked expression and said, "I never expected to see that lord here."

Come to think of it... this is her first time seeing the king of Fish-Man Island!

Watching the descending king, Camie and Pappag fell silent for a moment, then the same thought simultaneously arose in their hearts.

As expected of the king—he even carries light with him!

Ah, the king!

"Who is this uncle?" Luffy asked, puzzled.

Pappag: ???

Hearing Luffy’s words, Pappag was dumbfounded.

"Hey!" Pappag rushed onto Luffy’s shoulder, pulling his head as he said, "Show some respect!"

"This is the king of Fish-Man Island, Lord Neptune!"

But unfortunately, such words had no effect on the Straw Hat Pirates, because... they had met more than one king before.

Glancing at Neptune, who had landed in front of them, Luffy remarked with emotion, "What a big, curly-haired uncle~"

"Hey!"

"Indeed," Usopp said, sizing up Neptune. "What a huge merfolk~"

"Really," Merry also nodded in agreement.

This was their first time seeing such a massive merfolk.

And Brook, stroking his skeletal chin, said, "I think merfolk are better when they’re female~"

"Yo ho ho ho ho~"

"Hey!!"

"You’re just like Sanji," Nami first teased Brook, then looked at the giant whale beneath Neptune and said, "But this whale is pretty cute, huh."

"Hey!!!"

"It is quite cute indeed." Meiser looked the whale up and down before saying, "But why a whale?"

As the king of the Fish-Man race, shouldn’t he ride something like a Sea King to show off his status?

How strange. "Hmm?"

"What are you doing?"

Glancing at Pappag, who was waving his arms back and forth in front of him, a hint of confusion appeared in Meiser’s eyes. What was this guy doing?

"So, could you all listen to what I’m saying..." Pappag said with a thoroughly exasperated expression. "At least show some respect to His Majesty the King."

This is the king of Fish-Man Island!

What if he gets angry?"

"Well, this curly-haired uncle isn’t angry, right?" Luffy grinned, showing his teeth.

Pappag: —

That’s true, but that’s not how things should be done...

Looking at Luffy grinning at him, Neptune also smiled, clearly not minding the children’s attitude.

After all, they were pirates; it was normal for them to speak boldly.

Moreover... they were the Straw Hat Pirates, so he was even more tolerant.

Then, he turned to Megalo and said, "It’s them, right, Megalo?"

Megalo nodded upon hearing this, indicating it was indeed these people.

"Then there’s no problem." Neptune nodded.

"This shark..." Merry stared at Megalo beside Neptune. "Isn’t this the one we saw in the sea?"

"Right, it’s him." Meiser nodded. "The shark that was eaten by the Kraken."

"Hahaha, so it’s him." Luffy immediately grinned and laughed.

Sanji had said earlier that they might encounter this guy here again, and they actually did!

Listening to the words of the people below, a human-like smile also appeared on Megalo’s face, clearly very happy as well. "Hey, humans of the Straw Hat Crew!"

"I’m going to..."

Watching this merfolk uncle draw out his words, Usopp and the others’ expressions gradually grew serious. What was he going to do?

But before they could speak, they saw Neptune raise both hands high and say, "Invite you to be guests at Ryugu Palace!"

Meiser:

Looking at the chubby, happy-looking merfolk, Meiser’s mouth twitched.

Why did this guy speak with such a dramatic pause?

He thought the other was going to turn on them after they saved him, but it was just an invitation to Ryugu Palace?!

Then why not just say it directly?!

Meanwhile, Pappag and Camie wore expressions of utter shock at this moment, their eyes bulging out.

"Ryugu... Ryugu Palace?!"

Was His Majesty not joking?!

"That’s right, exactly." Neptune nodded.

As soon as these words were spoken, all the Fish-Man race members present let out exclamations of disbelief.

"Lord Neptune personally came here to invite them to Ryugu Palace..." a shark Fish-man said incredulously. "Who exactly are these humans?"

"They’re friends of Mr. Pappag, so they probably aren’t ordinary people either..."

"That must be it. Look, the Soul King is among them too!"

"Huh?!"

"No way!"

A fish-man suddenly realized something, then looked at Luffy’s hat with an incredulous expression and said, "Could they be the Straw Hat Crew?"

"Hey, has anyone seen the Straw Hat Crew’s wanted posters?"

"I’ve only seen the hero Blood-Eyed Ninja’s..."

"I have..."

A fish-man who had just walked over swallowed hard and said, "Although there’s one unfamiliar face among them, the others are definitely the Straw Hat Crew."

"These people... look exactly like their wanted posters!!!"

At these words, the fish-men once again erupted in astonished exclamations.

"So, these people are that hero’s human companions?"

"That’s right!"

"No wonder King Neptune came to invite them to Ryugu Palace..."

At that moment, everyone understood the purpose of King Neptune’s visit.

A group like this was worthy of such treatment from the royal family of Fish-Man Island!

Neptune, who had taken in all their reactions, smiled. Indeed, that was part of the reason.

Then, Neptune looked at Luffy and the others and asked, "What is your choice?"

"What’s Ryugu Palace?" Luffy asked, puzzled.

"You don’t even know that?"

Pappag stared at Luffy in shock. Why didn’t this guy know such common knowledge?

"It’s my first time on Fish-Man Island, of course I don’t know."

Hearing this, Pappag fell silent for a moment, then said with a serious expression, "Then let me explain it to you."

"Look up, at the sky!"

"The sky?"

Luffy looked up at the sky and said, "You mean that ball?"

"That’s right, that one!"

Pappag said, "Inside that bubble is Ryugu Palace!"

"For us residents of Fish-Man Island, that place is the Holy Land~"

As if remembering something, Pappag’s face even turned slightly red, clearly getting emotional.

Then, he continued, "Anyway, Ryugu Palace is where King Neptune, the three princes, and the Fish-Man Princess live—"

"The palace of the Ryugu Kingdom!"

Pappag: ...

Watching Camie steal his line again, Pappag slumped to the ground with a defeated look and said, "Camie, you stole my line again..."

Even though he was used to it, it still hurt...

"Oh, so it’s a palace."

"Hey, why are you all so calm?"

Snapping back to reality, Pappag looked at everyone in shock and said, "That’s a palace!"

Shouldn’t ordinary people show an astonished expression when invited to a palace?

But they...

"For us, a palace isn’t anything particularly special," Usopp said calmly. "Because we’ve been to quite a few."

Pappag:

Aren’t these guys a bit too outrageous? How have they even been to palaces?

Neptune, meanwhile, showed a somewhat surprised expression, clearly not expecting these people to have visited palaces before.

It was at that moment that a piece of information surfaced in his mind.

The Straw Hat Pirates had once defeated the former Royal Seven Warlord of the Sea, Crocodile, in Alabasta!

"That must have been the time," Neptune thought to himself.

"Hey, old man," Luffy looked up at Neptune and asked, "Does Ryugu Palace have lots of delicious food?"

"Hey, Straw Hat..."

Pappag watched Luffy with tears streaming down his face, begging inwardly for someone to show some respect to their king.

"Of course," Neptune nodded, crossing his arms. "The banquet preparations are complete, with all sorts of delicious food."

"Is there Sea Beast Meat?"

"Of course there is!"

Upon receiving this confirmation, Luffy’s eyes instantly transformed into the shape of meat.

"Then let’s go check it out!" Luffy said.

Then, with an expectant expression, he continued, "I’m really looking forward to it—Sea Beast Meat at Ryugu Palace!"

"Yohohohoho, let’s go see it then, the legendary Ryugu Palace!"

"Let’s all go together!" Nami exclaimed, her eyes turning into the shape of money. "I can already smell treasure!"

Usopp sighed.

"So that’s your motive after all."

Meiser also looked at Nami with a speechless expression, unsure of what to say.

"Nami, Nami, we’re going as guests," Merry whispered, tugging on Nami’s clothes.

"I know, I know, don’t worry, I won’t cause any trouble," Nami waved her hand dismissively.

"At least tone down the gleam in your eyes," Meiser quipped.

Her greed for money was practically blinding his Mangekyō Sharingan!

"Neptune..."

After uttering his catchphrase, Neptune chuckled. "What an interesting bunch of pirates."

How many years had it been since he’d seen such amusing pirates?

Come to think of it, the last one was probably Whitebeard.

At this thought, Neptune sighed quietly to himself.

Then, he glanced at Megalo and said, "In that case... Megalo, you take the Straw Hat Crew to Ryugu Palace."

Given Megalo’s size, carrying this many people wouldn’t be a problem.

"Shark."

Megalo nodded upon receiving the order and swam over to Luffy and the others, waiting for them to board.

"Oh ho," Meiser mused, stroking his chin. "This time we’re riding a shark-cart? Interesting."

"Can we really ride it?" Merry asked eagerly.

"Shark."

After receiving confirmation, Merry immediately broke into a happy smile and flew over to settle obediently on Megalo’s back.

"Let’s go, let’s all get on!"

"Yeah!"

"I’m so excited! I wonder if we’ll get to see the legendary Mermaid Princess."

"Me too, I can’t wait!"

"Hahahaha."

"Hey, what are you two doing?" Luffy, who had already reached Megalo, looked back at Camie and Pappag standing motionless. "Come on, join us!"

"N-no... People like us can’t go to Ryugu Palace," Pappag forced a smile. "Right, Camie?"

"Yeah..."

"We’re not qualified..." Camie also smiled awkwardly.

Given their status, they had no right to enter such a place.

"Stop rambling and hurry up! The banquet’s about to start!" Luffy insisted.

"He’s right," Usopp nodded in agreement. "We finally reunited—how can we part ways here?"

Hearing their words, Pappag and Camie felt warmth in their hearts, but since King Neptune hadn’t given permission...

They still couldn’t go.

Perhaps sensing their shared thoughts, Nami turned to look at Neptune and said, "Uncle, can our friends come along too?"

If he didn’t agree, Pappag and Camie wouldn’t dare follow, as they were ordinary citizens of Fish-Man Island.

So she needed to ask the king of Fish-Man Island for his opinion.

Hearing this, Neptune glanced at Pappag and Camie, then nodded and said, "Since they’re friends, they can come along."

It was just a matter of adding two more pairs of chopsticks, after all—no problem.

Besides... more people means more fun, right? "Heh."

Nami smiled at his words and said, "You’re quite reasonable, old man~"

It seemed this king was a decent person too. "Old man..."

Watching Nami smile at him, Pappag felt utterly bewildered. Where did this strange nickname come from?!

Aren’t they afraid of angering His Majesty the King?!

"Alright, you two, hurry up and get on!" Stretching out his Gomu Gomu Fruit Ability to pull them onto Megalo, Luffy laughed and shouted, "Let’s go, to Ryugu Palace!"

"Alright!"

"Shark!"

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