The Great Voyage Begins with the Celestial Dragons

"teacher!"

Princess Otohime smiled gently, her Conqueror's Haki appearing and disappearing just as quickly.

However, through her expression throughout her life, Luther could still sense the resolute temperament of someone who possessed Conqueror's Haki.

Awakening Conqueror's Haki isn't difficult; what's difficult is standing at a certain level while also possessing a grand and extraordinary determination.

For someone like Otohime, who starts as a queen and aims for the rise of her race, awakening Conqueror's Haki is as simple as eating and drinking, as long as her mind is clear.

However, her Conqueror's Haki only has a deterrent effect; it's unlikely to even reach the level of intimidation, let alone the point of being completely enveloped by Conqueror's Haki.

Looking at Princess Otohime, who had risen to the status of queen in both mindset and identity, Luther smiled slightly and said:

Go forward with confidence and boldness, I will be your support.

"Thank you, teacher! Mermaid Island will do its best to repay this gift!"

Princess Otohime's smile widened.

At least after being separated from Fishman Island, she was not alone.

"Let's go, you should leave now too."

Luther nodded slightly and walked outside.

"Yes! But please wait a moment, teacher, I need to take someone else with me!"

"Who?"

"My daughter, Shirahoshi!"

......

Four hours later.

The Don Quixote, laden with people, embarked on its journey home.

Not only were Princess Otohime and her daughter on board, but a group of people from Musegard had also been brought along.

Since Fishman Island and Mermaid Island were separated, Luther did not intend to leave him on Fishman Island.

Staying on Mermaid Island was both Musegard's wish and more in his best interest.

Musegard, on the other hand, was so excited when she heard that she could stay on Mermaid Island that she practically danced with joy.

"Queen Otohime... Your Majesty, is this your daughter, Shirahoshi?"

The group was gathered around a huge cradle, looking at the newborn baby inside, who was even bigger than Luther.

"Yes, that's Shirahoshi."

Otohime gazed tenderly at Shirahoshi, her eyes filled with gentleness.

Although there were other reasons for taking Shirahoshi away, it was mostly out of her own selfish motives.

Bai Xing is her only daughter, and she is still young, so she wants to take care of her by her side.

"No one is allowed to bully her from now on, or I'll have CP kill them!"

Musegard said with certainty that Shirahoshi's enormous yet adorable appearance completely melted his heart.

"Thank you, Lord Musegard. My teacher also said he wanted to adopt Shirahoshi as his daughter." Otohime smiled gently.

"Ok?"

Musegard looked at Luther in surprise.

Even he couldn't bring himself to adopt the mermaid as his daughter.

Could it be...

Musegard's gaze swept over Luther, then looked at Otohime, who was gently taking care of Shirahoshi, and a knowing expression appeared on her face.

Upon seeing Musegard's behavior, Luther glared at him, which made him quickly restrain himself.

Luther looked at the white star before him, feeling extremely satisfied.

This is a player who's practically delivered himself to his doorstep; there's no reason for him not to take him down.

With three genuine ancient weapons at his disposal, plus a group of top experts, he wouldn't know how he could possibly lose.

If Luffy could still kidnap Otohime after raising her himself, it wouldn't be because Luffy is amazing, but because he's somewhat incompetent.

Luffy isn't Naruto; his main focus should be on fighting.

If we're just talking about fighting, Luther will show him just how cruel the world of the sea can be.

Just as Luther was ascending aboard Don Quixote, Lucci, who had been left behind on Fish-Man Island by Luther, began his mission.

Forest by the Sea.

This is an underwater forest located northeast of Fishman Street. Because many shipwrecks in the sea are transported here with the tides, it is also known as the "Ship Graveyard".

Because "Sun Tree Eve" transmits sunlight from the sea surface to Fishman Island, many beautiful corals grow here, and fish and whales also forage here.

The most unique feature here is the historical text stone tablet that stands in a secluded spot.

Lu Qi carried a huge stone tablet and slowly swam to this location.

Immediately afterwards, he replaced the stone tablet in his hand with the original stone tablet.

After finishing, he began to restore the site.

As an elite member cultivated by CP, strength is essential, and he is also very knowledgeable about CP's secret work.

In just one hour, he had completely transformed the surrounding area.

Even people familiar with this place would only think that the ocean currents have changed the surrounding environment, rather than that the stone tablet has been replaced.

Because the location of this stone tablet was known to many people, Robin and Queen spent some time making a replacement stone tablet, which was almost indistinguishable from the real thing, and even the ancient text content was very similar.

If someone cannot decipher the historical text, even if two stone tablets are placed side by side, they will look almost identical at first glance.

Long before Lucci and Musegard entered Fishman Island, Lucci had already taken pictures of the situation there and sent them back to Jaya Island.

After such a long wait, the new stone tablet was finally transported to Water 7 in secret, and boarded the Don Quixote to enter Fish-Man Island.

Lucci's job was to replace the two stone tablets.

After completing his work, Lucci quietly left the Sea Forest with the original stone tablet.

The new historical text placed here awaits the day when a destined person will unveil it.

......

Alabasta, inside a basement.

With a cigarette dangling from his lips and his injuries fully healed, Crocodile entered the basement.

Upon entering and seeing the elderly man, over 60 years old, Crocodile's eyes held a complex and indescribable emotion:

"Doctor, it's almost certain that there's a piece of the Poneglyph in Alabasta."

"What are you going to do?"

Upon hearing the news of the Poneglyphs, Dr. Clover rubbed his messy hair and looked up with shining eyes.

He's not in a very good state right now. Compared to his previous image where his hair and beard were well-groomed, he now looks more like Dr. Foliage, with his beard and hair all messy.

“Only King Corlab knows the exact location of the Poneglyphs. I need to put on a show so that I and Baroque Works can appear in this country as heroes,” Crocodile said confidently.

After two years of lying low, he had given up on improving his strength, but his pursuit of historical texts and ancient weapons never stopped.

He even established Baroque Works, a company entirely composed of people without Devil Fruit abilities.

However, since his physical skills and domineering aura were terrible, and the people in the studio weren't very strong either.

However, he believed that as long as he obtained a divine fruit, none of these problems would be a problem.

"If you need any help, just let me know," Dr. Clover said earnestly.

After two years of living together and several times saving each other, he practically regarded Crocodile as his own child.

In his view, Crocodile's pursuit of the Poneglyphs was largely due to him.

I did so many things by any means necessary because I wanted to help him.

Because of their own lack of strength, they pursued ancient weapons in order to obtain more historical texts.

Faced with Crocodile in this state, Dr. Clover felt guilty and couldn't bear to blame him.

"Don't worry, Doctor! We will succeed one day. One day, I will help you find all the historical texts and restore the history of that time!"

Crocodile stubbed out his cigarette and spoke sincerely and earnestly.

This was his inner thought after Dr. Clover saved him multiple times, and it was also something he had to accomplish.

With firm steps, Crocodile left the basement.

He needs even greater strength and more time to prepare.

But one day, he and Dr. Clover will go back again to make trouble for that bastard prince and his gang of people who broke the doctor's heart!

Chapter 238 The Changes in Xiluobu Village

Xiluobu Village.

Located in a corner of the East China Sea, this place is enveloped in peace and tranquility.

The surrounding sea was as calm as a mirror, with no sign of fierce pirates' sails, only small fishermen's boats floating leisurely on the water, chasing the first rays of the morning sun.

This village possesses a unique charm, standing apart from the hustle and bustle of the world, like a vibrant pastoral painting. The houses are surrounded by meticulously tended gardens, bursting with flowers, making each cottage appear full of life.

The villagers lead simple and peaceful lives, unlike the turmoil and dangers of the outside world. They rise early to till the fields and return home late to cook, accustomed to the rhythm of working at sunrise and resting at sunset.

Children chased and played on the sun-drenched grass, while the elderly sat in rocking chairs in front of their doors, enjoying the sunshine and savoring the tea they had grown themselves.

Everyone lived a peaceful yet beautiful life.

On that very day, a child with a prominent nose, wearing a yellow pirate bandana and simple clothes, ran frantically down the street, shouting:

"Not good! Not good!"

Hearing the child's voice, the surrounding villagers all looked over.

When they saw that it was a child, they looked away and went back to doing what they were supposed to do.