Chapter 517: Seeing Shirahoshi again

One hour later.

"Mermaid Cafe, the legendary holy land!!!" Sanji looked at everything before him like a lovesick fool, wishing he could bleed to death on the spot.

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

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

Slap~

Nami punched Sanji on the head.

"OK! Done. By the way, this should be the place, right? I remember Camie was a waitress here."

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

"Hmm, Luo Bin 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.

They saw Karl, covered in lipstick marks, walking out surrounded by five smiling mermaid ladies.

"Oh my, Mr. Karl, 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 from the bottomless cleavage of the mermaid ladies, 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 right here for your next visit!"

"Rest assured, I am 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 leaving..."

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.

Luo Bin snorted coldly. Men, really!

Huff~ Hah...

"What a coincidence, I didn't expect you guys 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."

Swoosh~ In an instant, Karl disappeared without a trace.

Only then did Usopp react, asking in a somewhat dazed manner, "If I didn't see wrong just now, that was Admiral Karl, right?"

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

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

"This place is my ALL BLUE!!!"

Nami narrowed her eyes slightly, raised her fist, and—Bang!

The world suddenly became quiet.

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

"Camie? That's great! Finally found you, ah ah ah ah!"

Nami rushed forward and hugged Camie, her tone filled with joy.

On the other side, Ryugu Palace.

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

"Stop, don't move."

A Ryugu Palace guard stopped Karl, preventing him from moving forward, while another guard who looked more experienced rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

After confirming it was Karl, he quickly shouted: "Apologies, Mr. Karl, he is new and doesn't recognize you. Please wait a moment, I will notify Lord Neptune immediately."

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

"Report!!! Lord Neptune, Mr. Karl has arrived, he is currently at the gate of Ryugu Palace."

Neptune, who was discussing something with his ministers, suddenly 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 questions tremblingly.

"Pri, Princess Shirahoshi? She's been fine lately, I, I 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 dragon palace ahead. It looked like Neptune was already on his way.

"Long time no see, Lord Karl, welcome back to Fish-Man Island."

"Yeah, 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, Lord Karl hasn't changed a bit!"

"It's exactly the same as when you were here last time. Does your lordship 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 seeing this? 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 goes without saying. All of this is thanks to your lordship 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 show any signs of awakening."

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

"That goes without saying. Speaking of which, Shirahoshi has also been thinking of you!" ===== CHAPTER 519 =====