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Chapter 80 Sea Kings (Please Subscribe!)

The top of Jinshi Mountain.

The lake, which was originally rippling with small fish leaping out of the water from time to time, was now unusually calm.

Even the animals that used to come to drink water have completely disappeared.

Only Kitahara Tsuneo and his group of naval personnel, along with Vegapunk and other researchers, remained around.

Sentomaru stepped forward and said, "This is the place. Not only were the bears driven out, but other ferocious beasts were also driven out."

"Is there something in this water?"

Kitahara Tsune walked to the lakeside and carefully looked at the underwater world.

However, he couldn't see anything; even though the weather was fine today, it was pitch black beneath the water.

He tried to use Observation Haki, but he couldn't penetrate the deep lake bottom.

"Sentomaru, have you heard anything from around here these past few days?" Vegapunk asked.

"I hear about it all the time," Sentomaru replied. "Maybe we'll see what's inside soon."

"Then let's wait here for a while," Vegapunk said. "Mr. Vegapunk, for safety's sake, if we don't get any results all day, it would be better to go back."

Kitahara Tsune said.

Vegapunk nodded in understanding, agreeing with Kitahara Tsuneo's opinion.

At that moment, in Kitahara Tsune's perception, an immense life force suddenly rose slowly from beneath his feet—no, from the bottom of the lake.

"What is that?"

Startled, Kitahara Tsune immediately shouted to those around him, "Everyone, step back! Something has emerged from the lake!"

Just as Kitahara Tsune shouted, the ground of the entire Kintoki Mountain began to tremble slightly.

"That's the noise," Sentomaru shouted. "That's the guy who drove the wild beasts out of the forest."

Kitahara Tsune grabbed several marines who hadn't had time to retreat and said, "I'm afraid it wasn't him who chased the beast out."

"Instead, the wild beasts were too afraid and retreated from the forest on their own."

The amplitude and frequency of the tremors throughout Mount Jinshi increased.

The life force rising from the depths of the lake was growing stronger and stronger.

Rumble rumble rumble—

Some unstable rocks on the surrounding mountains tumbled down because of the tremors.

Hora————

An enormous head emerged from the water.

The head alone was half the size of the lake.

"It's a sea king—"

Everyone looked up, staring in shock at the enormous sea king.

This is an animal that resembles a snake but is not a snake, and it also has organs similar to fish fins.

And this is only part of its head sticking out; this guy hasn't even fully poked its head out!

Looking at the enormous head, Kitahara Tsune thought to himself, "This truly is the world of One Piece."

"What do we do now?" Kitahara Tsune asked, looking at Vegapunk.

"If Major General Kitahara Tsuneo can handle this sea monster, that would be the best outcome."

Vegapunk said, "If we can't handle it, that's fine. Just notify the island's residents to leave as soon as possible."

"I understand," Kitahara Tsuneo nodded and said, "I'll try to see if I can communicate with this sea king."

Then, to everyone's astonishment, he slowly walked out of the forest and headed towards the lake.

Vegapunk wasn't worried at all.

He had long noticed that Kitahara Tsune possessed an aura that made people feel close to him, which he could probably use to calm down even a wild beast.

Kitahara Tsune shared the same idea.

Unless the other party has gone mad, they are unlikely to be hostile towards him.

I don't know if the other party counts as a Murloc, otherwise the Murloc Friend effect would still be working.

The serpentine sea king exhaled a single breath from its nostrils, and huge waves rose on the lake's surface.

This sea monster's total size is definitely larger than Pica's stone giant.

Seeing a small, humanoid creature emerge from the forest, the sea king shook its head and peered towards Bei Beiyuan Heng.

Its underwater body writhed, revealing its enormous head.

"Who are you?"

In the darkness, Kitahara Tsune seemed to hear some kind of sound.

He looked around to make sure no one was nearby.

"Is that the voice of this sea king?"

Kitahara Tsune was certain that he hadn't heard anything.

The sounds he heard were directly imprinted in his mind.

Realizing this, he calmed himself down and let his thoughts circulate in his mind.

"My name is Kitahara Tsuneo. What are you doing here?"

"I've come here to rest—"

The voice continued to echo in his mind.

"There's something about you that makes me feel comfortable."

Kitahara Tsune nodded secretly; this must be the effect of "Nourishing the Heart".

And could his ability to hear the voices of these sea kings also be an effect of the medicine?

Is this the prototype of listening to the voice of all things?

"When will you leave?" Kitahara Tsune asked in his mind.

"You can leave now if you want."

The voice continued to appear in his mind.

Sensing that the other person was relatively friendly, Kitahara Tsuneo continued, "Where are you going to go?"

"Go, go see our king—"

"Your king?"

Kitahara Tsune repeated the sentence and immediately realized what the other person was talking about.

"Is she a mermaid princess?"

The voice replied in my mind.

"Yes, it's the mermaid princess, and her birth is just around the corner."

The day she was born? That is, the Mermaid Princess's birthday is coming soon?

Having learned the details, Kitahara Tsuneo stopped the small talk and said directly, "I'm sorry to disturb your rest, but could you please leave as soon as possible?"

"sure----"

As the voice ended in his mind, the serpentine sea king's head slowly sank into the lake.

It retreated back into the sea through the intricate underwater tunnels.

Sensing the fading of that immense life force, Kitahara Tsune turned to look at the forest and said, "That guy has left and won't be here anymore."

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"Are you communicating with it? I don't see you making any sound."

Vegapunk slowly floated towards Kitahara Tsutomu on his flying chair.

Kitahara Tsune hesitated for a moment, but still said, "I don't know what happened, his voice just appeared in my mind."

"It seems I need to study the Sea Kings more—" Realizing this was an unknown technology, Vegapunk had his assistant note down the phenomenon, preparing to study it thoroughly when he got back.

"What did you two discuss?" Vegapunk continued to ask.

"He said he was going to pay his respects to the Merman Princess," Kitahara Tsuneo said truthfully.

"The Mermaid Princess?"

Vegapunk was also clearly puzzled.

Although he doesn't know much about this, fish-men and sea kings are clearly not the same species, right?

"Why would a sea king go to pay respects to a fish-man princess?" Vegapunk shook his head to himself, muttering to himself.

Kitahara Tsune knew why, but saying it now wouldn't do him any good.

It might even expose "Aquaman".