Chapter 301: Seeing Shirahoshi Again

One hour later.

"Mermaid Cafe, the legendary holy land!!!" Sanji looked at everything in front of him with the face of a fanatic, wishing he could bleed out on the spot.

Chopper shouted quickly: "Sanji, calm down! Someone come and take Sanji away, or he'll die from excessive blood loss!"

Usopp sighed and complained with some confusion: "What on earth did Sanji experience in these two years? He was a bit lecherous before, but not to this extent, right?"

*Smack*~

Nami punched Sanji on the head.

"OK! Done. By the way, this should be the place, right? Camie seems to be a waitress here."

"Right, I remember. Anyway, let's find Camie first! After all, she's the only acquaintance we have on Fish-Man Island."

"Yeah, Robin is right, let's go in and find Camie!"

Just as the Straw Hat crew was about to enter the Mermaid Cafe, a burst of laughter came from inside; it seemed someone was about to come out.

Karl, covered in lipstick marks, was seen walking out, surrounded by five smiling mermaid ladies.

"Oh my, Karl-sama, don't be in such a hurry to leave!"

"Yeah! Stay and play a bit more!"

"Mmhmm, tell us more of your stories!"

Karl chuckled and pulled his arm out of the mermaid ladies' bottomless cleavage, waving his hand: "No, no, next time for sure—uh, tomorrow for sure, I'll definitely come tomorrow!"

"What a pity, then you must come tomorrow! We'll be waiting here for your return!"

"Don't worry, I'm a man of my word. If I say I'll come tomorrow, I guarantee I'll come tomorrow. Alright, alright, no need to see me off, I'm going..."

Turning his head, Karl saw the Straw Hat crew in front of him. At this moment, they all had their mouths wide open, their faces full of shock.

Robin snorted coldly. Men!

*Hoo*~ *Ha*....

"What a coincidence, I didn't expect you to arrive so quickly. It seems you have something to do? Then I won't disturb you. I have some urgent matters to handle—uh, we'll meet again, see you later."

*Swish*—in an instant, Karl disappeared without a trace.

At this moment, Usopp reacted and asked in a daze: "If I didn't see wrong just now, that was Admiral Karl, right?"

"It's him, no mistake. I didn't expect that a dignified Marine Hero would have such a hobby..."

Sanji took a deep breath, as if he had found his goal: "That's truly... amazing! Everything here is exactly as I imagined!!!"

"This place is my ALL BLUE!!"

Nami's eyes narrowed slightly, she raised her fist, *Bang*!

The world suddenly became quiet.

"Eh! Nami, Robin! Brook, Chopper! You really came! Why didn't you tell me in advance?"

"Camie? Great! Finally found you, ahhhhh!"

Nami rushed forward, hugged Camie, her tone full of joy.

On the other side, Ryugu Palace.

At this time, Karl had changed into a different outfit, the tropical beach style, and walked straight in.

"Stop, don't move."

A Ryugu Palace guard blocked Karl, preventing him from moving forward. Another guard, who seemed more experienced, rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

After confirming it was Karl, he quickly shouted: "Sorry, Karl-sama, he's new and doesn't recognize you. Please wait a moment, I'll notify King Neptune immediately."

Karl smiled slightly: "It's fine, go ahead!"

"Report!!! King Neptune, Karl-sama is here, he is currently at the gate of Ryugu Palace."

Neptune, who was discussing something with his ministers, widened his eyes: "Karl, is it that Karl?"

"Yes, I definitely wouldn't be mistaken."

"Lead the way! I want to receive Karl personally."

On the other side, the guard, knowing the extraordinary status of the human male in front of him, answered Karl's question tremblingly.

"Shi, Shirahoshi-hime? She's been fine lately, haven't, haven't heard of anything unusual."

"Oh? Is that so? Could it be that I came too early?" Karl scratched his head and looked at the Ryugu Palace ahead. It looked Move Move Like Neptune was already on his way.

"Long time no see, Karl-sama, welcome to Fish-Man Island again."

"Yes, long time no see. You look much younger, King Neptune."

Neptune actually blushed and waved his hand: "Not at all, not at all. Speaking of which, Karl-sama is the one who hasn't changed at all!"

"It's exactly the same as when you came last time. Does your excellency never age?"

It had been several years since Karl last came to Fish-Man Island, yet Karl's appearance had remained frozen at that moment. Who wouldn't be confused by that? It was no wonder the guard could recognize Karl at a glance.

"Hahaha, let's not talk about that. By the way, King Neptune, how is Princess Shirahoshi? She should be much braver now, right?"

Neptune nodded with a smile: "That's for sure. All of this is thanks to your excellency for dealing with Vander Decken IX, otherwise Shirahoshi would probably have had to stay in the dark Hard-Shell Tower forever."

"Haha, just a small favor. Actually, I came here this time specifically to see Shirahoshi. This year, she is exactly 16, right?"

"Yes! In the prophecy, Shirahoshi should awaken this year, but I don't know why, Shirahoshi doesn't seem to have any signs of awakening."

Karl rubbed his chin and looked up at Neptune: "I want to go see Shirahoshi, may I?"

"Of course. Speaking of which, Shirahoshi has also been thinking about you!"

"Are you sure she's thinking about me and not Ain?"

Neptune scratched his head awkwardly, because Karl was right.

Led by Neptune, Karl arrived at a beautiful castle. It was a castle built of various colorful corals and reefs, looking both beautiful and dreamy from the outside.

"King Neptune..."

"I'm here to see Shirahoshi, you all step back!"

"Yes!"

After opening the door, Neptune shouted loudly: "Little Star, Father is here to see you! I have a surprise!"

A soft, sweet voice came from inside the castle immediately: "Father, I'll be right there!"

After a while, Shirahoshi, sitting in a large bubble, appeared with her pet shark.

Shirahoshi was no longer the little mermaid in Karl's memory. Now, she had flowing long pink curly hair, adorned with a taiyaki-shaped hair accessory. She wore a pair of seashell-shaped earrings, had bright blue eyes, a beautiful appearance, and a full bust. Her lower body was a pink fish tail with varying shades. She was truly a beauty comparable to Hancock.

Shirahoshi, you've grown up...

"Father, what's the surprise? Let me see... Eh! You, you are..."

Seeing Karl next to Neptune, Shirahoshi covered her mouth with both hands excitedly, her fish tail swaying non-stop, very excited.

"Long time no see, Shirahoshi."