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Ikki didn't know what Sengoku and others were thinking, as well as Doflamingo.
Even if he knew about it, Ikki wouldn't mind too much.
At this moment, he was walking along the corridors of Ryugu Palace in Fish-Man Island, following Fukaboshi, the eldest prince of Fish-Man Island.
"Everyone, the palace is ahead - please follow me."
In front of a huge door, Fukaboshi stopped and explained to Ikki and others.
Just when he was about to push open the door, the huge door was opened from the inside.
The tall King Neptune and Fukaboshi's two brothers suddenly appeared in front of Ikki, Fukaboshi and others.
"Fukaboshi, is this true? Has that bastard Vander Decken IX really been killed?"
Neptune asked anxiously.
Ever since Vander Decken IX used his Devil Fruit ability on Shirahoshi, Shirahoshi had been living in fear.
As a father, King Neptune had no choice but to imprison Shirahoshi in the Hard-Shell Tower.
As a father, Neptune suffered no less than Shirahoshi.
Therefore, he was eager to confirm the situation with Fukaboshi.
"Please be patient, father. Vander Decken IX has indeed been killed."
Fukaboshi handed the body of Vander Decken IX, which was hanging on his shoulders, to Neptune and the others.
Neptune and the other two princes carefully identified the body of Vander Decken IX. After a while, they finally confirmed that Vander Decken IX had indeed been killed.
"Great, now Shirahoshi doesn't have to stay in that place. No, I have to go greet Shirahoshi when she comes out."
King Neptune was overjoyed and was about to leave the banquet hall directly to where Shirahoshi was.
"Wait a minute, father, don't forget our guests."
Fukaboshi stopped Neptune and pointed to Ikki and his group standing aside.
"Look at my memory! Sorry, brave warriors of humanity. The banquet has been prepared here - please take a seat."
Neptune stretched out his hand behind him, with a smile on his face.
"Let's not talk about the banquet and so on. Shouldn't you hand over the bounty for Vander Decken IX to us?"
Nami took a step forward and raised her hand to point at Neptune's tall body.
"Don't worry, we will definitely give you every Berry of the relevant bounty."
Neptune patted his chest, waved his hand and motioned to his youngest son to bring the reward.
At the same time, he also asked his other two sons to bring Shirahoshi.
Although he wanted to go by himself, as the king, he felt that he had to entertain Ikki and others in person.
By this time, he had also recognized Ikki's identity.
Although Ikki's identity and information weren't widely publicized through newspapers, Neptune still knew a lot about Ikki through Jinbe.
Therefore, he didn't dare to neglect Ikki and others.
Many mermaids were called directly to perform related performances for Ikki and others.
For a moment, even Ikki was caught up in the mermaid's gentle dance.
'Forget it, let's look at the Poneglyph later.'
Nico Robin glanced at Ikki, who was focused on the performance in front of him, and shook her head with a doting look on her face.
'That guy is... Ikki?'
'These are the people who received the bounty of Brother Arlong and others?'
In the corner of the banquet hall, a fish-man warrior wearing armor looked at Ikki and others fiercely.
It was Arlong's loyal fan, Hody Jones.
'The information from the fish-men of the Sun Pirates should be correct.'
'This is the man who killed Brother Arlong.'
'Damn it, I can't spare you!'
Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet.
At this moment, Hody Jones could hardly control his anger and wanted to pounce on Ikki and others.
Although Hody Jones only learned about the connection between Ikki and Arlong through Jinbe and his party, he didn't know the specific things Ikki and his party did to Arlong and others.
But just the fact that Jinbe learned about the Arlong bounty that Ikki received was enough to make Hody Jones hate Ikki and his party.
'Vander Decken IX is dead.'
'Is Princess Shirahoshi going to reappear in front of the world?'
'The power to summon the giant Sea Kings... must not be left behind.'
'That's fine - in that case let Shirahoshi, Ikki and his team be buried together today.'
Hody Jones narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at Ikki deeply.
Then he quietly slipped away without the surrounding guards paying attention, and rushed toward Fish-Man Street.
What he didn't notice was that when he left, Ikki's eyes fell on his back.
'What profound malice.'
'That man must be Hody Jones.'
'Does he want to cause trouble for me?'
Ikki touched his chin, a smile gradually filling his face.
After three rounds of drinking, even Ikki's face turned a little red.
It wasn't because of the alcohol - it's just that the atmosphere of the party made Ikki a little intoxicated.
It was no wonder, surrounded by legendary mermaids, Ikki naturally felt a little entranced.
"Hehe, Mr. Ikki, come and dance with us."
"Yes, yes, Master Ikki, we also want to see the hero's dance."
"Come on, is Mr. Ikki the kind of shy man?"
Three beautiful mermaids were chattering beside Ikki in a special floating bubble. For a moment, Ikki's surroundings were filled with cheerful laughter.
"Although I also want to dance with you, it's really inconvenient for me right now."
Ikki put down his wine glass and looked regretfully at Hina, who was holding his hand next to him.
"Don't you think so, Hina?"
"Hmph, you bastard, can you blame Hina for this?"
"Why not? If you hadn't been unable to leave my side now, I would have gone to meet the mermaid ladies by now."
"Haha, you're still the same as before, Ikki! So, does Hina still need to thank you properly?"
"Well, if you are willing to thank me, I will naturally accept it. I just don't know how you would like to thank me?"
"How do you want Hina to thank you?"
"The mermaid ladies asked me to dance, and you delayed my chance to dance with the mermaid ladies. How about... you dance a few dances with me in the future?"
"Dancing? Impossible..."
"That's right, Hina, you look like a woman who can't dance. If I really ask you to dance with me, my feet will be swollen from you stepping on them. Let's forget it."
As he spoke, Ikki showed a rather regretful expression.
When Hina saw this scene, she naturally clenched her fists and stared hard at Ikki's face.
"Hmph, what a provocation!"
"Forget it, Hina will do as you wish."
"Hina wants to see if it's Hina who can't dance, or you, Ikki, who can't dance."
Hina exhaled a breath of air, with a slightly provocative look on her face.
Ikki smiled and was about to answer Hina.
A crisp voice suddenly sounded in the banquet hall.
"Father!"
Ikki followed the sound and saw a mermaid as tall as a giant rushing out from the depths of the corridor in front of King Neptune, hugging him and crying.
"What a... beautiful mermaid!"
Vivi's beautiful eyes widened and she looked at the huge mermaid in front of her with some disbelief - Princess Shirahoshi.
Although the mermaids just now were also quite beautiful, Vivi was confident that she wouldn't lose to them.
But as soon as Princess Shirahoshi appeared, Vivi felt a little ashamed of herself.
In her opinion, perhaps only Hancock could have the beauty to compete with Shirahoshi.
"Stop crying, Shirahoshi. You don't have to hide anymore. I'm sorry - it was your useless father who made you stay in that place for so many years."
Neptune patted Shirahoshi on the back, comforting her for a while.
Then, he seemed to notice the gazes of Ikki and others.
Neptune stood up from his seat and pulled Shirahoshi to stand in front of Ikki and others.
"Sir Ikki, this is my daughter, named Shirahoshi. To be honest, the reason why we wanted Vander Decken IX is because of that guy's endless harassment of Shirahoshi."
"When Shirahoshi was a child, the man began to frantically propose to her. When he was rejected, he even went so far as to use his Devil Fruit ability to threaten Shirahoshi."
"Thanks to you, now my daughter is finally free."
Neptune bowed solemnly to Ikki.
After Shirahoshi heard that Ikki was her benefactor, she quickly bowed to him.
"Haha, it's not like I didn't get any benefits. King Neptune, and Princess Shirahoshi, you don't need to be so polite. At least I got a bounty, didn't I?"
Ikki smiled and looked back at Nami, who was still holding the bounty she had just received and smiling happily.
"King Neptune, I enjoyed this banquet. I heard that there's a place in this country called the Sea Forest. I'm quite interested in this place."
"I wonder if Your Majesty can send one or two people to guide me?"
Having attended the banquet and received the reward, next, of course, he had to take a look at the Poneglyph of the Sea Forest.
As soon as he finished speaking, Ikki felt his free hand being taken into Robin's arms.
Turning around, Robin was smiling gently at him.
"Sea Forest? It's just a graveyard for ships. What are you doing in that place, Mr. Ikki? Though that place isn't a secret location."
"Since you want to go and have a look, I won't stop you."
Neptune nodded, called his son, and planned to let him lead Ikki and his party to the Sea Forest.
"Father, I also want to go to the Sea Forest."
At this time, Shirahoshi spoke.
"You want to go too?" Neptune frowned, but he soon thought of the reason. "It's because of your mother. Well, let Fukaboshi take you with him. Fukaboshi, you must protect Shirahoshi."
Hearing this, Fukaboshi nodded solemnly.
"Of course, father. Shirahoshi, and Mr. Ikki, please come with me. I will lead you to the Sea Forest."
With a smile on his face, Ikki stood up from his seat, led everyone to follow Fukaboshi, and left the palace of Fish-Man Island.
About ten minutes after Ikki and others left, Hody Jones suddenly broke in with a group of subordinates.
"Neptune, from today on, you are no longer the king of this country."
Hody Jones laughed, biting into energy steroids that consumed his life force in exchange for strength.
On the other side, the Sea Forest.
"Okay, everyone doesn't have to act together all the time. Robin, everyone, go and take a look in that direction. Hina, Tashigi and Perona, please come with me."
"That way, I can also let my Demon Slayer Mark continue to affect you. As for Sadi-chan, come with me."
Walking to the corner of the Sea Forest, Ikki suddenly pulled Sadi-chan aside, raised his chin and gestured to Robin sideways and forward.
The smart Nico Robin immediately realized that there was a Poneglyph in front of them.
In the presence of Marines Hina, Tashigi and others, Ikki needed to send them away.
"Okay, it just so happens that I also want to wander around this place freely. Captain Ikki, see you later."
Nojiko waved her hand, took Robin's arm and walked to the side.
She also understood what Ikki meant.
"Let's go too, Perona, follow us."
Ikki said something to Perona, and then led Sadi-chan and others to follow Shirahoshi, Fukaboshi and others.
Hina glanced at Ikki. Although she was a little confused as to why Ikki called for a team split at this time, she didn't say much.
Soon, several people followed Fukaboshi and Shirahoshi to the tomb of the former queen of Fish-Man Island.
"This is the first time in so many years that she came to her mother's grave to pay her respects. Sir Ikki, thank you very much for this."
"If you hadn't killed that cunning Vander Decken IX, I don't know how long Shirahoshi would have been hiding."
Seeing Shirahoshi coming to mourn her mother's grave alone, Fukaboshi couldn't help but sigh.
"No need to be formal, Prince Fukaboshi. The death of Vander Decken IX is also good for me."
Ikki nodded and said.
There were indeed benefits - he gained the friendship of Fish-Man Island, and Vivi's Zanpakutō could use Bankai.
Sode no Shirayuki's Bankai - if not for the lack of suitable enemies, Ikki would want to give this Sode no Shirayuki's Bankai a try.
"Speaking of which, I've heard about Queen Otohime. Although I don't agree with some of her ideas, I still respect her quite a lot. I am very happy to be able to help her daughter."
Ikki said.
"Sir Ikki, do you know our mother?"
Fukaboshi's eyes widened slightly, and he looked at Ikki in surprise.
"Of course I know. I have some free time, so why don't you tell me something about you mother?"
Ikki pulled Hina's arm and sat down cross-legged.
This could be regarded as buying time for Nico Robin to translate the Poneglyph.
"Forget it, since it is Mr. Ikki's request..."
Fukaboshi glanced at Queen Otohime's tombstone, and his thoughts gradually fell into memories.