Free Web NovelChapter 199: Chapter 199
Chapter 199
"It’s been a long time, Marco. How has Pops been doing lately?"
Jinbe stepped forward and greeted Marco, which also helped ease the tense atmosphere between both sides.
"Yo, it’s been a while, Jinbe. Pops is still the same as always."
Marco smiled and replied.
Although they weren’t on the same ship, Jinbe was an old acquaintance of the Whitebeard Pirates. He even referred to Whitebeard as "Pops," just like they did.
"By the way, Marco, you went through all this trouble to come to Fish-Man Island. Are you heading to Paradise? Is there something important going on?"
After exchanging greetings, Jinbe voiced his confusion.
The Whitebeard Pirates usually operated in the second half of the New World. It was rare for them to come to the first half, especially someone as important as a Division Commander. Their movements were always big news and could easily make civilians in the first half nervous.
Even children knew how terrifying Whitebeard was through nursery rhymes.
"No, this time I came specifically to Fish-Man Island."
"Pops has been really craving Fish-Man Island’s fine liquor, so he sent me here to buy some."
"Honestly... I already told him he shouldn’t drink so much because of his health, but he just won’t listen. You know what Pops is like. I can’t win against him, so I had no choice but to come buy the alcohol myself."
Marco scratched his head with a helpless expression, looking quite troubled.
Whenever he thought about his father’s personality and physical condition, Marco, as the ship’s doctor, felt a headache coming on.
No matter how much he tried to stop him, he could never fully prevent Whitebeard from drinking. All he could do was try to limit the amount.
"I see. If it’s just for alcohol, then feel free to take as much as you want. Money isn’t necessary."
"It’s been a long time since I last saw Newgate. Consider this my way of thanking him for protecting Fish-Man Island all these years."
Hearing this, Neptune immediately understood and patted his chest confidently.
Fish-Man Island, being a central point before entering the New World, had long suffered from pirate attacks and chaos. It was Whitebeard who ended that situation.
However, Whitebeard never asked for anything in return, treating it simply as helping an old friend.
Neptune had always been grateful, but never had the chance to properly repay him. Since he knew Whitebeard loved good alcohol, offering liquor as a gift was perfect.
In the past, Whitebeard would come personally to drink his fill. This time, it was rare for him to send Marco instead.
"Well, Pops already predicted you would say that. He specifically told me to make sure I hand the money over to you. You know I can’t go against Pops’ orders."
"How can I accept that? Newgate is an old friend of mine. He’s only coming to take some alcohol. How could I possibly charge him?"
"Come on, King Neptune. Just take it. Don’t make me disobey Pops’ orders."
Marco cut him off before he could continue arguing and smiled at him.
"...Fine."
Seeing this, Neptune could only shake his head helplessly.
He knew very well that Whitebeard’s sons would never disobey his commands.
"Since everything’s settled, we’ll be taking our leave. There are still many places on Fish-Man Island we haven’t visited yet. We should go take a relaxed stroll."
Rorschach waved his hand at them.
"Wait, Lord Rorschach."
Neptune called out anxiously.
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Rorschach turned back with a puzzled expression.
"You helped us greatly this time. I would like to hold another banquet to properly thank you."
"Eh? Another vegetarian meal with shellfish again? Although Fish-Man Island’s desserts are delicious, I want to eat meat!"
Hearing this, Rorschach’s face immediately fell, looking clearly displeased.
"N-No, no! This time I’ll prepare sea beast meat for you. Last time the hospitality was lacking, but this time I’ll make full preparations."
Neptune quickly waved his hands and explained.
He could tell that Rorschach was dissatisfied with the all-vegetarian meals, so he immediately tried to fix the situation.
There was no helping it — fishmen didn’t eat fish. The only meat they consumed was shellfish. While the taste was good, it was obvious that Rorschach wasn’t satisfied with only eating vegetables.
Shellfish weren’t considered proper meat in Rorschach’s eyes, even though some clams were as large as a person.
"Oh? There’ll be meat? That’s not bad. Although Fish-Man Island’s food is delicious, I still can’t handle eating only vegetables for long. If there’s meat, I can really let loose and eat properly!"
Rorschach’s eyes lit up as he agreed.
"Eh... seriously?"
Nami covered her forehead and sighed helplessly.
However, being kind-hearted, she had already thought of a solution.
"Little Silver, could you go to a distant sea area and catch some sea beasts and fish for us?"
"Chirp!"
Upon receiving Nami’s order, the Tenma Dragon immediately broke free from Perona’s arms. It flew into the air, returned to its original massive size, and accelerated straight toward the edge of the bubble.
It then steadily broke through the bubble and entered the open sea. If the Tenma Dragon charged through the bubble at full speed, it would tear it open, so it had to fly carefully near the edge before breaking through.
’That’s—! The dragon-shaped creature from the newspaper! What incredible speed!’
Marco watched the departing Tenma Dragon in shock. He quietly compared its speed to his own.
It was much faster than him. He could only track its movement trajectory using Observation Haki and intercept it in advance if he wanted to attack.
He was also surprised by the Tenma Dragon’s strength. If even a pet had this kind of power, then just how terrifying was Rorschach, the captain?
"Miss Nami- ... this is..."
Neptune looked at Nami in confusion. He didn’t understand why she was sending Little Silver to hunt sea beasts. Did she really think there wouldn’t be enough food at Ryugu Palace?
"Well, we haven’t cooked anything for two days now. We can’t let our skills get rusty. Let us help with the banquet this time as well."
"How could we? No matter what, we can’t let our guests cook for us."
Neptune quickly tried to refuse. freeweɓnovel.cѳm
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