Rayleigh sat on the ground facing the sea, silently staring at the ripples of the sea.
"He disappeared in the blink of an eye." Xia Qi came to stand behind Reilly and lit the cigarette in his mouth: "When I heard that sentence from little Eric's mouth, my heart skipped a beat in my chest. It took several shots.”
"Oh?" Rayleigh turned his head slightly: "Did Eric's speech at that time have such a profound impact on you?"
"Of course." Xia Qi closed his eyes, a look of memory appearing on his face.
"Did you remember something? Xia Qi."
"Yeah..." Green smoke floated slowly between Xia Qi's fingers.
Rayleigh took out a wine bottle from his arms, unscrewed the lid and took a sip of wine: "I hope they won't follow the same path as the Rocks Pirates."
"No." Xia Qi smiled calmly: "Even if they are temporarily disoriented, Xiao Kuangsan and Xiao Chitong will still be optimistic about little Eric."
"Really, that's good." Rayleigh put down the wine bottle: "Eric has found many powerful partners again. It's really exciting to see what kind of changes he will bring about in the new world."
"However, I feel that you are actually a little disappointed?" Xia Qi raised his own question: "Is it my misunderstanding?"
"Disappointed?" Reilly was startled: "Did I show it so obviously?"
"It's quite obvious~" Xia Qi chuckled: "Little Eric must have noticed it too, but he didn't care."
"oh?"
"That's a look with a clear goal." Xia Qi narrowed his eyes slightly: "He doesn't care what others think of him. He just wants to be himself and won't pretend to be anyone else."
"Really..." Rayleigh looked into the distance thoughtfully:
"Do you want to come with me to overturn this world?"
"Turning the world? Hahaha...Whose kid are you? Let's play for a while."
"Are you the one Roger is waiting for?" Rayleigh asked and answered himself: "Although the answers are different, the goal of subverting the world is the same. Eric, can you do what Roger can't do? "
…
Passing through the shallow area where sunlight passes through, the dark deep sea area in front can make people with dark phobia scream out in surprise.
Robin absentmindedly recalled the conversation with Rayleigh a few days ago:
"Mr. Reilly."
"Um?"
"I have a question, what does D mean? I saw Roger's name engraved in ancient characters on the historical text of Sky Island. Why did he use that kind of characters?"
"Do you know what happened in the world during the one hundred years that started nine hundred years ago?"
"Yeah, we know, we know all the history."
"But, miss, don't be too anxious. Use your ship to get closer to the truth step by step. The history I tell you now and the answer you get after traveling around the world may not be the same as ours."
"Even so, if you still want to know..."
…
'Why did I say no to the answer? Robin tugged at her hair: "Obviously, obviously at that time, I could immediately know the history of a hundred years..."
Looking up at the top of the head, the sun reflects in the sea water and creates a colorful scenery. There is no way to return to this depth, and Eric will not order a return. This is a one-way line forward.
'Forget it, just use your own eyes to confirm history. 'Robin encouraged himself secretly: 'Besides, Captain Eric has promised me a long time ago. '
After experiencing descending ocean currents, large underwater waterfalls, and underwater volcanoes, the soft sunshine spread by the sun tree is right in front of everyone.
Princess Otohime also led her sons to greet the Dawn Pirates at the port.
"Welcome to everyone from the Dawn Pirates!" Otohime greeted them generously.
Eric complimented: "I haven't seen you for a while, Princess Otohime looks better and better."
Princess Otohime bulged her muscleless biceps seriously: "Thanks to Dr. Leonardo da Vinci's surgery, I can now fight ten villains at once."
"..." Her three sons looked like they had something to say, but because Princess Otohime was in high spirits, they quickly shut their mouths.
"We are important wanted criminals of the World Government. The World Government will not be happy if Princess Otohime welcomes us so grandly. It will affect the cause you want to complete."
"Of course you must welcome important guests!" Princess Otohime replied seriously: "If it weren't for Sir Eric's idea, I would still be conducting meaningless signing activities."
"The people's livelihood on Fish-Man Island is improving, and the quality of life of the islanders is constantly improving. It has become a Fish-Man Street where illegal groups gather, and a large orphanage shelter has been rebuilt. I go there every few days to teach children. "
"More and more citizens are supporting me now. Even if I don't collect signatures now, they will give them to me, and the number of signatures is far greater than before!"
Shark Star took a step forward: "Yes, thanks to Mr. Eric, Mother's dream can be realized."
"Don't be too happy yet." Eric still poured cold water on him: "Hundreds of years of hatred are not so easy to eliminate."
"Oh, how could you let this distinguished guest stand for so long." Princess Otohime clapped her hands and invited: "Please come to Ryugu Castle, the dinner has been prepared."
"Then we are more respectful than obedient, Princess Otohime." Eric smiled and nodded, his eyes sweeping over the fat blue man in the crowd - "Sea Hero" Jinbei.
…
"This is my first time dining in the sea." Erza poked the transparent bubbles with her hand and didn't pull back until her fingertips touched the cold sea water.
Yoshino looked like he wanted to poke but didn't dare to poke. Yoshino encouraged him and asked Yoshino to bravely stretch out his finger.
Eric watched the actions of his new companions with a smile, while chatting with Princess Otohime and King Neptune, waiting for the banquet to begin.
The dazzling delicacies were served one after another, the transparent wine was poured into the cups, and everyone started to eat with open stomachs.
After five dishes and three rounds of wine, everyone who was full put down their bowls and chopsticks, and Eric asked: "King Neptune, Princess Otohime, you must be in some trouble now, right? How can we help? ?"
King Neptune and Princess Otohime were stunned and looked at each other. Princess Otohime said sheepishly: "Everyone from the Dawn Pirates, you have helped us too much. I will trouble you again..."
"Princess Otohime." Eric interrupted: "What happened? Is Princess Shirahoshi in trouble?"
"Sir Eric, how did you know?" King Neptune was startled.
"Because Princess White Star didn't show up." Eric said, "We obviously met her last time. Not only did she not go to the port this time, but she didn't even attend the dinner at Dragon Palace. Something must have happened to Princess White Star."
Kuang San glanced at Eric with a half-smile.
'I don't have any idea about her! Eric stared back: "Besides, the size difference is so big!" '
Princess Otohime considered her words carefully and said: "Actually, a year ago, I was assassinated once, and Shirahoshi burst into tears in desperation..."
"It turned out that Bai Xing had special abilities?" Eric continued.
"You, you know everything?" Princess Otohime asked with a surprised look on her face.
"Then what?" Eric urged Princess Otohime to continue: "What happened next?"
"...As a result, a guy appeared and kept proposing to Bai Xing." Neptune said through gritted teeth.
"Hey...how old is Bai Xing?"
"Seven years old." Neptune both hated this bastard and hated his own powerlessness: "At first, the bastard would only send love letters a week, but then he changed it from letters to parcels, and in the end it even became threatening. Proposal for marriage."
"Isn't this just a pedophile pervert?!" Perona complained: "Better than our captain..."
Eric was furious: "What did you say?!"
"Then I don't know what method he used. He kept throwing deadly weapons at Bai Xing. There was no other way. I could only let Bai Xing live in a hard-shell tower to avoid his attacks."
Vanderdeken IX, a user with the target fruit ability, marks the target with his palm, which can make the thrown projectiles have a sure hit effect.
'I didn't expect him to learn the information that Shirahoshi is Neptune. Isn't this a revision of history...'
'No! Eric clenched his fist secretly: "I don't believe in fate!" If there is, then I will break it myself! '
"Shirahoshi didn't come to see you all. There is really nothing we can do about it. Please forgive me, Sir Eric." Otohime wiped her tears with a handkerchief: "My poor Shirahoshi, you won't have to live in a hard-shell tower for the rest of your life, right? "
"Hmph!" Erza stood up: "I must catch these villains!"
"Then this task will be left to you."
"Of course!" Erza slapped her armor loudly.
"Have you forgotten that this is the sea?" Eric glanced sideways at Erza: "You are an ability user now..."
"..." Erza's eyes suddenly turned into cat eyes.
"Originally we wanted to ask Jinbei to capture Vanderdyken, but we couldn't find his specific location. Only the weapons he threw kept flying towards the hard-shell tower with great accuracy." King Neptune sighed.
"I can find that guy, easily."
"That's right, even Lord Eric can't find it easily in the vast sea...what did you say?" King Neptune was stunned and suspected that he heard wrongly: "Can you find Vanderdyken?"
"That's right." Eric nodded: "Let Jinbe come with us, Haili is his home field."
"Oh, by the way." Eric made his request: "There is a historian on our ship who wants to read the history of Fish-Man Island. Can you satisfy her wish?"
"The text of history?" King Neptune was startled and nodded in agreement: "No problem, the text of history is in the Forest of the Sea."
"Please take Robin there." Eric stood up: "We are going to deal with the abnormality that disturbs Princess White Star's normal life."
Shark Star took a step forward: "I will lead the way."
Robin stood up and said, "Excuse me."
…
"Kui Long, do you have a way to find Van der Deken?" Jinbei moved his non-existent neck uncomfortably. After all, he is now in another Yonko pirate group, and he is still known as the killer of the Shichibukai. Thieves.
"Don't worry, we'll find him soon..." Eric raised his chin and said, "Look over there."
On the bottom of the sea in the distance, a large fishman with a height of more than 80 meters slowly appeared, dragging a dilapidated and old wooden sailboat behind him.
This big fish man's name is Mitsumi, and he is a boat puller under Vanderdeken. Although he is huge, his personality is like that of a child, and he is a silly big guy with low threat.
Jinbe said harshly: "So Vander Deken is hiding here!"
"What are you doing?" Eric grabbed Jinbei's left arm: "We'll talk about it when we get closer."
'The body...can't move. Jinbei tried to get rid of Eric's control, but his arms didn't move at all: "This guy is very powerful..." and stopped struggling.
As the two ships gradually approached, everyone saw the fishman on the dilapidated sailboat opposite:
He is obviously a fishman, but he is covered with waterproof bubble wrap. He is ugly, skinny, has four legs, wears a yellow top hat, and has a hunched back that is even higher than his neck.
"Eh?" Mianjin was stunned for a moment when he saw the Dauntless coming towards him, and made a childish voice like that of a child.
"Captain Vander Deken! A ship is approaching us." Mianjin reported loudly.
"I saw it..." Vander Deken showed his sharp teeth: "This ship looks very good. It must contain a lot of treasures."
"Poseidon, sink them for me."
"I know." Mianjin turned his huge body around and raised his disproportionate left arm, about to punch him down.
"Please, Jinbe." Eric let go of Jinbe's right hand and said, "Defeat him for me."
"I'm not your subordinate!" Jinbei retorted reluctantly, but he still rushed out of the Dreadnought's coating: "Five-thousand-piece karate: Fishman Karate!"
Jinbe used a fist that could split five thousand tiles, and faced Miazumi's huge fist. The moment the two disproportionate fists came into contact with each other, Miazumi's huge body trembled suddenly, and his fist stopped abruptly. over there.
A shock wave visible to the naked eye erupted from Jinbei's fist, creating ripples in the deep sea and spreading to Mianjinmi's round body, causing waves of flesh.
"Ah!" Mianjin cried out in pain, hugged his red and swollen left fist and moaned repeatedly: "It hurts, it hurts so much!"
"Tch, I thought someone with such a big body was very powerful." Esdeath suddenly lost interest in Ayazumi and became interested in Jinbei again.
"You are the one who has been throwing weapons at Princess Shirahoshi!" Jinbei stood in the deep sea: "Let's capture her without mercy!"
"Hehehe, yes, that's me." Vanderdeken stretched out his two webbed fingers: "And I am Bai Xing's fiancé!"
Jinbe assumed a fish-man karate stance: "Stop joking!"
"Boom!" Two cannons rang out, and two conical shells rotated in the sea and hit Vanderdeken directly.
"What..." Vanderdeken was hit by a cannonball with a tail before he could finish his words.
"..." Jinbei immediately froze on the spot.
The high-explosive bomb bloomed into two white flowers in the water, instantly covering Vanderdyken's body, and the shock wave generated by the explosion spread in the sea.
By the way, the dilapidated Flying Dutchman was honorably decommissioned into a pile of rotten wooden fragments under two shells.
Mianjin shouted anxiously: "Captain Vander Deken!"
"What do you have to say to this guy?" Eric ordered: "Jinbei, can you help me bring Van der Deken and the large fishman over here?"
"..." Jinbei was silent, and knocked Mianjin unconscious with another "Samewa Shoken".
