Dragon Palace, banquet hall.
Clink, clank, clink~
After a series of clear tapping sounds.
A lifelike statue appeared.
It was none other than the hateful Vander Decken IX.
"Oh, oh, oh!"
"So amazing~"
"Little Sponge is so impressive!"
"He sculpted a Fish-Man statue in just a few taps!"
"What astonishing artistic talent this is!"
Nami, Vivi, Bonney, and the other Mermaid Girls couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"SpongeBob, Patrick Star, if they aren't natives of Fish-Man Island, then their appearance should... This is truly..."
Shakky glanced at Roland, murmuring with emotion.
"Neptune, judging by your expressions, the statue that little Sponge carved must be that Vander Decken IX, right!"
Rayleigh looked at the dumbfounded Neptune.
"Mm, that's right!"
King Neptune nodded blankly.
"That's indeed that scoundrel Van der Decken!"
Prince Shark Star said solemnly.
"It's simply too alike, even the expression is just as hateful!"
Prince Dragon Star gritted his teeth.
"Little Sponge, is the person in this statue truly dead?"
Prince Prince Somersault Star asked.
"You mean Squidward Number Two? He turned into fireworks with the ship!"
SpongeBob said.
"Squidward Number Two is gone, woo woo woo, SpongeBob, Squidward is dead!"
Patrick Star suddenly burst into tears.
"Oh, Squidward!"
SpongeBob also suddenly started crying.
This sudden scene left everyone in the room bewildered.
SpongeBob and Patrick Star should be related to Roland.
But why would they cry for Van der Decken?
"Don't mind them, they're just like that. Just give them two ice creams later!"
Roland waved his hand.
Sure enough.
Upon eating the sweet ice cream, SpongeBob and Patrick Star immediately returned to their usual carefree and joyful state.
"Father King, since Van der Decken has been eliminated by Mr. Roland, Shirahoshi no longer has to worry about being attacked and harassed. She can finally be free!"
Prince Shark Star, having come to his senses, said excitedly.
"Mm, Shirahoshi is free. Shark Star, go and bring Shirahoshi out to meet our benefactor now!"
King Neptune nodded heavily.
"Yes!!!"
Shark Star responded and left.
Approximately ten minutes later.
"Big Brother, is it really okay for me to leave the Hard Shell Tower? The axe... Master Van der Decken's axe will fly over, I... I'll be killed!"
A soft, weak girl's whimper sounded from near the banquet hall entrance.
"It's alright, Shirahoshi, it's alright now. That scoundrel Van der Decken is no longer in this world. He won't threaten you anymore. You are free!"
Prince Shark Star comforted her.
"Rea... Really?"
Shirahoshi said weakly.
"Of course it's true, Big Brother wouldn't lie to you. This time, I'm also taking you to meet our benefactor!"
Shark Star said.
As he spoke.
Shark Star led the enormous Princess Shirahoshi into the banquet hall.
With Shirahoshi's appearance, the joyous singing and dancing in the grand banquet hall came to a halt.
Immediately following was a chorus of surprise and uproar.
"That's the Princess!!!"
"Our Fish-Man Island's Princess!!!"
"It's really Princess Shirahoshi!"
"Since that incident eight years ago, Princess Shirahoshi hasn't appeared again. I thought something had happened to her!"
"This is wonderful! Absolutely wonderful! Princess Shirahoshi has grown up safely, and she's so beautiful!!!"
The young Mermaid Girls of Mermaid Bay couldn't help but cheer and rejoice.
Princess Shirahoshi, in terms of size, far surpassed ordinary Mermaid Girls; she was a giant mermaid.
However, in terms of age, fourteen-year-old Shirahoshi was the youngest sister here.
Eight years ago, when Queen Otohime was still alive, she traveled extensively for the future of Fish-Man Island.
At that time, six-year-old Shirahoshi and the three princes also followed their mother, Otohime.
Over time, Shirahoshi and the princes became familiar with all the residents of Fish-Man Island.
There was no perceived barrier between the royal family and commoners.
Coupled with little Shirahoshi's adorable appearance, she was deeply loved by the people of Fish-Man Island and was quite popular.
Many of the young Mermaid Girls in the hall had once played and frolicked with young Shirahoshi in Mermaid Bay.
However, due to that major accident eight years ago, everything changed.
Queen Otohime died, and Princess Shirahoshi, for some reason, secluded herself in Dragon Palace and no longer appeared.
After many years, seeing the lovely Princess Shirahoshi again, and seeing her grow up healthily, these Mermaid Girls who regarded Shirahoshi as a younger sister were naturally overjoyed.
Not just the mermaids, but upon seeing the stunningly cute Princess Shirahoshi appear.
The Air Force's Mermaid Girls also couldn't help but have their beautiful eyes light up.
"That's the legendary Mermaid Princess! So big! Everything is so big!"
Nami exclaimed repeatedly.
"And she's truly so cute!"
Vivi sighed with intoxication.
"The legendary Mermaid Princess, Poseidon..."
Robin whispered softly.
"The Mermaid Princess is truly too beautiful!"
Koala murmured.
"As expected of an existence on par with the world's most beautiful woman!"
Kalifa's eyes were filled with admiration 0...
"That scale is just too big!"
Kuina couldn't help but widen her eyes in surprise.
She had thought Thor, Robin, and the others were already big enough.
Never did she expect... There's always someone better.
"So big, I could lie down and sleep in there. It must be so comfortable~ Heh heh heh heh~"
Perona had the same thought as Roland.
"Such a cute Shirahoshi is not free because of a perverted scoundrel's harassment... If he hadn't already been dealt with by Big Brother, I would definitely have given him a good beating!"
Bonney angrily waved her little pink fist.
At the same time.
"Waaahhh!"
Hearing the collective shouts of everyone in the banquet hall, Shirahoshi's beautiful eyes immediately spun in circles.
Seeing so many people for the first time in eight years, the always timid Shirahoshi couldn't bear it and immediately wanted to escape.
"Shirahoshi!"
Prince Shark Star, who was always by his sister's side, held Shirahoshi's right hand.
"Brother, no, no, I want to go back and rest~"
Shirahoshi's voice was tearful, on the verge of crying.
"Shirahoshi, it's alright, there's no need to be scared at all. Look closely, they are all the Mermaid Girls you've seen before in Mermaid Bay!"
Shark Star comforted her.
Shirahoshi looked carefully, and after seeing the familiar outlines and shadows of the grown-up Mermaid Girls, the unease in her heart finally lessened a little.
"Shirahoshi, you're so good, so good."
Shark Star praised her with a smile and led Shirahoshi towards the large flounder in the center of the banquet hall.
Not long after.
"Father, Mr. Roland, Shirahoshi is here!"
Shark Star reported.
"Mm."
Neptune nodded kindly.
"Shirahoshi, this is Lord Roland. He is the benefactor who helped you regain your freedom!"
Neptune pointed to Roland in the flounder.
"Lo… Lord Roland, hello!"
Shirahoshi nodded weakly in greeting.
"Mm."
Roland smiled faintly and nodded.
"Shirahoshi-chan, I'm Bonney!"
"I'm Kuina…"
"I'm…"
The girls introduced themselves one after another.
Under the girls' strong social skills,
The two sides quickly became familiar and got along well.
With Princess Shirahoshi joining, the banquet atmosphere became even more lively.
The next day.
After visiting the Mermaid Cafe, greeting his old friend Neptune, and finally meeting the legendary Mermaid Princess, Rayleigh satisfactorily concluded his Fish-Man Island trip and returned to Sabaody with Shakky through the teleportation gate.
Roland's group's Fish-Man Island trip, however, continued.
On the eighth day of landing on Fish-Man Island.
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