The Great Voyage: I Became Nami's Brother at the Start

Not long after, the Fuxing bullet train arrived outside the Dragon Palace, and the bubble stopped in front of the empty gate.

After Norton and his party passed through the bubbles and entered the palace gates, Neptune raised his hand, indicating that the water in the hall could be pumped out.

Soon, the seawater that filled the palace slowly drained out, and the palace quickly became dry and filled with fresh air.

"Welcome, Your Majesty King Ranchi Norton of the Kingdom of Oicot. I also thank you for saving my people." Neptune floated down on the bubble and expressed his gratitude to Norton and his companions.

Norton stepped forward and shook hands with King Neptune: "Your Majesty Neptune, there's no need for that. We humans also abhor the human trafficking. People like me kill every human trafficker we see without any leniency."

Neptune saw the sincerity in Norton's eyes, and a ripple of emotion stirred within him.

Because Queen Otohime mentioned many times when she died that people should not hate humans, as humans are divided into good and bad people.

It's obvious that these people are good people, and most importantly, they are the king of a country!

What does this mean?

This indicates that this is an opportunity.

If we can establish a good relationship with His Majesty Norton, it means we have a good ally in the human kingdoms.

With that in mind, Neptune asked frankly, "What are Your Majesty Norton's views on us merfolk and fish-men?"

“What opinions could there be? No opinions at all! You are just different races living on this planet, just like us, and there are good and bad people too.” Norton said calmly, “If there is any difference, it is the difference between countries. But in our Kingdom of Oycot, there is no racial discrimination. Everyone is treated equally.”

"Good! Well said!" Neptune couldn't help but clap his hands and laugh. "What a wonderful statement about treating everyone equally! Just for that, our Mermaid Island, the Dragon Palace Kingdom, is willing to become a friendly nation with your Oycot Kingdom."

Norton grinned and shook hands with Neptune again, saying, "That would be wonderful, I'd be delighted! We also welcome people from your country to visit our Kingdom of Oycot at any time."

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"Hahaha...Good! Excellent! Prepare a banquet; I want to entertain my friends from the Kingdom of Oicot!" Neptune shouted joyfully.

The ministers were delighted to hear this, and the banquet was thus arranged.

But Norton brought up another matter: "King Neptune, I have something else to attend to before the banquet begins."

Neptune frowned slightly and said, "Oh, what is it? Tell me, and I'll help if I can."

"Just as we were arriving, someone rammed my boat, and I'd like to take care of it. I hope you can be of assistance and tell me where that guy is hiding."

Norton actually knew where Vander Decken IX was; he was just asking a question he already knew the answer to.

This guy often roams around Mermaid Island, attacking passing ships.

The reason Norton didn't encounter this guy when he arrived was because he was attacking another pirate crew.

Then, using the anchor stolen from this pirate ship, they threw it over.

"Who is that guy?" Neptune frowned and looked at the guards beside him.

“It’s Vander Deiken.” The guard said the name through gritted teeth.

This shows just how annoying and detestable Vander Decken was to all the guards.

Neptune nodded, pondered for a moment, and said, "This matter should have been handled by us. Since you want to go, I will send our people to escort you out. He will roam around Mermaid Island, robbing those pirates who haven't received an invitation and want to enter Mermaid Island through other passages."

“Okay.” Norton nodded and turned to leave.

"Brother, shall we go?" Eileen followed.

“No need.” Norton replied, glancing at Neptune. “Let King Neptune take you to meet Princess White Star. I think you will become very good friends.”

“Yes, of course!” Neptune readily agreed and immediately sent someone to invite Princess Shirahoshi.

Norton then walked up to the bubble wrap, raised his hand, and a small S-class yacht appeared in front of him.

Neptune stared at all in shock, his mouth agape, speechless for a long time.

"System, activate diving mode and depart." Norton jumped onto the ship, and Canvas walked into the cabin.

"Beep... Master, the intelligent system has been successfully activated. Please name me." Sitting down in the cabin, he couldn't even remember the intelligent voice prompts.

Norton pondered for a moment and said, "You are an S-class small yacht, so let's call you Little Boat. Little Boat, switch to a gentle female voice to speak."

"Yes, Master, the boat's voice has been switched, and diving mode is activated." As the boat's voice finished speaking, a steel plate fell down on all the cabin doors and windows, sealing the area off.

Chapter 113 Unforgivable

At the same time, the scene inside the cabin was transformed into a holographic image, and Norton looked as if he were in the middle of the ocean.

whoosh-

With the jet thrust from the stern, the yacht plunged headfirst into the sea.

"Wow—when did my brother get such an amazing toy!"

"Looks really impressive!"

"I really want to sit on it and play too..."

The three girls' eyes lit up with excitement upon seeing this.

Neptune was equally shocked and speechless. He stood there for a long time before suddenly realizing how right he had been to make the decision to befriend the other party.

Led by the palace guards, Norton left Mermaid Island again through the main gate and began searching its outskirts.

"Small boat, activate radar detection and search for suspicious targets. Target locked: vessel."

"Yes, Master, the radar is activated."

Norton glanced at the yacht's features and suddenly noticed a radar function, which he turned on without hesitation.

"Beep beep... Master, target detected." The radar reacted shortly after it was turned on.

Norton looked around and noticed a flashing red dot to the left front of the direction the yacht was traveling.

"Zoom in so I can see it."

"Good host."

The small boat quickly zoomed in on the red dot, and soon a wrecked ship encased in bubbles appeared, followed by Vander Deikun's smug expression.

Norton scoffed, "It really is that ugly bastard! He looks like that, and he still has the nerve to covet Shirahoshi? Is his brain not fully developed? Small boat, ram him! Let him taste the harsh reality!"

"Yes, Master. Target locked. Initiating acceleration! Please fasten your seatbelts, prepare for impact."

As the system voice faded, a large amount of gas suddenly spewed out from the rear of the speedboat, propelling the entire vessel forward like an arrow, hurtling towards Vander Deacon at an extremely high speed.

"Hmm? What's that? It looks strange, I've never seen it before..." Vander Deiken suddenly noticed the yacht that was rapidly approaching and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Before he could even make out what the other thing was in the dark sea, the yacht crashed into him at an extremely high speed.

"not good!"

boom--

Before he could even utter a cry of alarm, Vander Deikun's boat was cleaved in two by the yacht, spectacularly bursting apart in the sea.

Before Vander Deiken could even put on a bubble, he was propelled forward by the force of the seawater.

Glug glug...

After struggling weakly for a while, Vander Deiken opened his mouth, spit out a lot of bubbles, and then fainted.

After making a turn, the yacht returned to Vanderdeken, caught him, and carried him back to the Dragon Palace.

Norton didn't even need to lift a finger to deal with this little Karami; he just smashed him to pieces in one go.

When Norton returned to the Dragon Palace and threw Vander Decken, who was already full of water and clearly on the verge of death, onto the ground, his hands had been washed by seawater countless times.

“Got it, this is the thing that caused the trouble.” Norton stowed the yacht and carried Vander Deacon forward.

At this moment, a large table had been set up in the Dragon Palace. The young Shirahoshi was playing with Nami and the others, and laughter could be heard from time to time.

Shirahoshi is close to Luffy in age, but being younger in age doesn't mean she's a young person.

When Bai Xing, who was only six or seven years old, sat there, she was already as tall as Norton.

"You caught them so quickly?" Neptune and the others floated over in surprise.

"This little piece of trash is easy to deal with." Norton waved his hand casually and suggested, "King Neptune, we shouldn't save this thing. Let him fend for himself here! Otherwise, he'll only cause trouble if we keep him! Saving him would just be a waste of medicine and food."

"I think so too! Many people in the kingdom have already lost their lives trying to defend against this guy's attacks. It's time for him to pay for it!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, let him die! Whether it's his attack on the princess, the murder of countless royal guards, or his offense against His Majesty Norton, this guy deserves to die!"

Upon hearing this, the Left Minister and the Right Minister both stepped forward to express their agreement.

"Alright! Let him die then! Everyone, just leave him alone." Neptune had been dealing with this guy for a long time, and now that he had finally caught him, he wouldn't easily put him in jail again.

Because Neptune at this time wasn't as insecure as he was later. Right now, he was also in a fit of anger.

"Oh, right, there's one more piece of news." Norton's heart stirred, and he deliberately placed his backpack next to Vander Deacon. Suddenly, he added, "I heard some incredible news from this guy. Do you want to hear it? It concerns the death of Queen Otohime!"

"Yes, of course I want it!" Neptune's eyes flashed with a cold light upon hearing this, and his expression became urgent.

Norton took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "This whole thing was orchestrated by Hody Jones, that guy who's against making peace with humans. He mingled in the crowd and secretly shot and killed Queen Otohime, then immediately framed the human pirates. This way, Fish-Man Island might be forced to take a stand against humans, completely shattering Queen Otohime's grand ambitions. Hody Jones has gone mad to achieve his goals! He even dared to kill a queen!"

"What? It's him!" Neptune's eyes widened in shock.

pass!

It worked instantly!

Neptune recalled the scene and realized that it was clear someone was pulling the strings behind the scenes!

It was that bastard!

"Hody Jones! Unforgivable!"

"That damned guy, he actually went to any lengths to kill the princess for that purpose... Waaah... The poor princess always advocated for good relations with humans, and in the end, she was killed by her own people... Waaah..."

This news also made the Left Minister grit his teeth and the Right Minister burst into tears.

“This is something I will never tolerate…” Neptune clenched his fist tightly, then waved his hand and said, “Assemble the forces and prepare to capture Hody Jones and his gang!”

"Yes!" the Right Minister replied and immediately left.

"Phew—" Neptune let out a long breath, trying to calm himself down, and looked at Norton, saying, "No need for thanks, please, let the banquet begin! I will handle this matter personally later!"

"Okay." Norton nodded and walked over.

Neptune did not intend to tell White Star and his sons about this immediately; he wanted to wait until he had actually captured Hody Jones and his gang before making the matter public.