"Welcome to you, His Majesty Casa..."

Finally, I finished the troublesome things like self-introduction. Nipton, who was sitting high, tried hard to talk to me with a neither arrogant nor humble attitude, but the tone of voice unintentionally revealed the powerlessness caused by the marks of time: "You also saw that the whole Mermaid Island is in a mess now, and I really can't make a decent banquet to entertain you, so please tell us directly about your purpose here..."

Sitting on the chair below, I didn't mind, but waved my hand: "Where, I have asked my deacon to deal with you. I believe you have a certain understanding of my purpose, so why not tell me..."

Standing next to me, Renault poured me a glass of red wine at the right time, and then handed it to me. This slight pause of the words obviously freed up time for Nepton to sort out his thoughts and words, and obviously understood what I meant. Nepton's eyes at me twisted for a moment, then quickly covered the past, and instead changed to a dry cough.

"Your Majesty, I believe you have also seen that the Mermaid Island can no longer be called a country..." After Adam's apple shook a few times, Nipton still sighed: "And we don't even know what the reason is... Can we, who are so powerless, really become useful franchise countries of the Holy Ohara Empire?"

Nepton's words are also very clear: We are such a powerless country, how could the Holy Ohara Empire use us? This is also a relatively low-standard rejection method, but...

"Of course, you are very important allies, one of the most important races in this world. If you join us Holy Ohara, you will bring a new half to our entire empire, what do you think? The noble King of the Undersea."

After easily seeing through Nepton's attitude of pretending to be pitiful, I fought back even lower. Discourse trap? Is there any mistake? I came from the real country with the most profound writing system. Just based on Nepton's writing level, if I want to fool me, unless I haven't woken up.

My unexpected answer obviously made the seahorse and catfish standing on the side, and the eldest prince Fkaposhi, who were standing there, stunned for a moment. Even if I knew that my words were insincere, if I continued to refuse without giving out a more clever response, I was afraid that they would take the blame first for being ungrateful.

Sure enough, seeing that I was not just here to drink tea and make soy sauce, Nipton, who knew that he could not continue to be careless, had to grit his teeth and speak: "Your Majesty Kasa, I am very grateful for your kindness to let us join the Empire, but, let alone the current situation of Mermaid Island... After joining the Empire, the forces around Mermaid Island will make us unable to protect ourselves. We cannot explain to one of the Four Emperors, and... "

"I have said that I will help you solve all this..." The red wine glass in my hand quickly turned into a pile of shining powder in the air like sand. I closed my eyes without emotion: "Or, Renault, the first prince I sent here to negotiate with you, did not convey my meaning? Renault..."

Noting the danger in my words, Renault bent slightly behind me: "Don't dare, Your Majesty, I have completely conveyed your meaning, but it seems that His Majesty Nepton's confidence in us is not enough..."

Seeing me interrupting myself, Nepton subconsciously understood my attitude, and a cold sweat broke out on his forehead, but he still wanted to continue to work hard to maintain the equality of talking to me, even if he bet on the dignity of being a king: "His Majesty Kasa... I am forgiving that the special geographical location of Mermaid Island is the hometown and home of the entire Fishman and Mermaids Rely on. If we give up here, our clan will inevitably lose a lot of things... In that case, even if we can go to a new place, it will be no different from death... I hope you can consider this in our dilemma..."

With an eyebrow raised, I waved my hand, and Renault brought me a goblet full of red wine again: "Ah, I thought you were despising my empire and my promises. Be safe, I will not let you leave the Mermaid Island, and will also let you get the sunshine you have always dreamed of, ah, by the way, you will also ensure your absolute safety. How about it? What else is there to worry about? Are food and other resources of life? Rest assured, since it is a franchise, letting your allies starve is simply my own loss of composure. Do I look like a rogue who doesn't know etiquette?"

My words calmed the hall again. I thought my plan was to force all the residents of Mermaid Island to another place and then develop the entire Mermaid Island into a fortress that guards the great route and the New World Passage. That's why Nepton said something about not wanting to leave Mermaid Island. But now, the generous treatment in my words obviously made the King of Mermaid Island completely lose the last bit of self-consideration and grasp of my mind.

"Of course..." I slap the red wine in the cup, and I looked up at Nipton at the height of the sky with pleasure, and then raised my lips slightly: "This is a mutually beneficial relationship, and you get all the rewards of me as follows the empire, that's all. I believe that your Majesty, you have the demeanor and wisdom to rule the entire underwater country.... You should understand how to choose, so I'll just say it. Now, I hope that you, the Mermaid Island, can change your location to a safer, more reliable, and full of blue sky and sunshine....ahhahaha..."

In the deep sea, three red eyeballs side by side opened again, as if they heard the call from a distance, and then looked at the Mermaid Island, which was quietly floating in front of them, like a pearl in the deep sea...

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Meanwhile, in the depths of the Sea Forest...

A huge stone covered with marks of time lies quietly in its position, only the words recorded on its front illustrate the meaning of its existence, in order to convey something.

"A unique piece..." It was Robin standing in front of the stone. Since she was separated from Luffy and the others from entering the Mermaid Island, she actually found this ancient text hidden in the Forest of the Sea. Unconsciously walked to the scratched ancient text. Robin, who gently touched the words, also read the words on it quietly: "... Atlantis...sank... strangely, I don't regret it... nor heartache... because... I'm not a human at all... but... I'm still sad... probably because of the long-term preparation and planning... My tribesmen still have to live in the bottom of this deep sea... But... is this really the reason deep in my heart? I don't know... I don't know..."

Looking further down, Robin's eyes trembled for a moment, and three marks similar to those passing by sharp claws completely destroyed the names of the person who signed the words. At the same time, a bone-broken chill suddenly surged into the air, and another cold sound followed.

"You see something amazing, Robin of the Straw Hat Pirates!"

With the cold murderous voice, a figure slowly emerged from the depths of the Sea Forest. The metal-like yellow pupils, the iconic facial patterns, and the white Tang suit they wore were exactly the fifth duke of the Holy Ohara Empire that Robin had seen before -?!

"...it's you..." His eyes couldn't help but fall on the fingers that exposed their cuffs at the moment, and the nails on them were as sharp as beasts, making Robin's expression nervous in an instant: "Can you destroy this stone tablet?"
Chapter completed!