"Father, father mother, she was killed by a bomb!" Princess Shirahoshi cried out the moment she saw King Neptune, her voice trembling with grief.
"What—what?! Otohime... she's dead?!" King Neptune's body stiffened as if struck. Then, in one motion, he collapsed to the ground, falling back and sitting down hard. His eyes stared blankly. He had deployed so many guards to protect Queen Otohime how could this have happened?
"She was only halfway through her speech… she was trying to bring peace…" Tears streamed from Princess Shirahoshi's eyes like endless rainfall, her emotions flooding out with every word.
"Come! Escort Princess Shirahoshi back to the palace immediately!" King Neptune ordered the guards with a heavy heart. His daughter had witnessed a horror no child should see she needed to be safe now.
"No—I can't go back!" Shirahoshi refused, staying rooted to the spot. "Something… something is calling to me from the square!"
"No! You can't return there!" Neptune raised his voice, driven by desperation. The square had become unstable an epicenter of both danger and mystery. The earlier tremors had also originated from that very place.
"But Sister Artoria and Brother Rin are still there!" Shirahoshi cried, sensing the strange force she had unintentionally summoned.
"Shirahoshi! Don't act recklessly! I've already lost your mother I won't lose you too!" Neptune's voice cracked with emotion. The two most important women in his life were Otohime and Shirahoshi. Now that Otohime was gone, Shirahoshi was all he had left.
"Let me go I promise I won't cause trouble!" Shirahoshi pleaded. The guards struggled to restrain her massive mermaid form, but despite their best efforts, she broke free. With one strong sweep of her tail, she surged forward at astonishing speed, swimming back toward Coral Hill.
"Shirahoshi! You idiots, how can you let a child escape? Just wait until I return I'll have your heads!" Neptune roared, watching his daughter disappear into the distance.
"Please, Your Majesty! Have mercy!" the servants cried, falling to their knees.
"Don't just stand there everyone, move! We must bring Shirahoshi back!" Neptune immediately rallied his remaining soldiers and led them toward the square at full speed.
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Back at the square, Rin and his team were already in battle formation. Artoria had returned after delivering Shirahoshi and now stood beside Rin, sword in hand.
"Listen up—the monster that's coming may be far more terrifying than we expected. Be mentally prepared." Rin's voice was steady, but his eyes were locked on the tremors in the distance.
"No matter how strong the monster is, my lightning will crush it." Enel grinned arrogantly, sparks flickering across his shoulders. He had once ruled Skypiea as "God" his confidence hadn't faded since.
"You're out of your mind!" Rin snapped. "If you release electricity here, the seawater's conductivity will fry us all including you."
Enel blinked. "Oh…"
Artoria added, "But without his lightning, Enel is practically useless."
"Here." Rin tossed him a small vial. "Apply this to your hands."
Enel eyed it suspiciously. "Another miracle potion?"
"It's a Water-Blocking Condensate," Rin explained. "Spread it on your palms it creates a thin isolating layer. Your electricity won't spread uncontrollably through the water."
Rin had originally obtained it from King Neptune, never thinking it would become essential now.
"Haha! Then I'm back in action!" Enel exclaimed. He quickly coated his hands with the solution, eager to unleash his powers.
"Boom…" A distant rumble echoed again. Slowly, colossal figures emerged from the deep.massive shadows drawing closer with each quake.
"That—that's the Sea Kings!" Casa was the first to recognize them. These were no ordinary sea creatures Sea Kings were enormous beings that usually dwelled in the Calm Belt, far from Fish-Man Island.
"But why are they here?! The Calm Belt is days away!" Enel shouted, stunned. "They're not supposed to come near here!"
The Sea Kings continued to approach three of them. One resembled an enormous turtle with algae growing across its shell. Another was a bloated sea frog with wide, grotesque eyes. The third was a serpentine water snake, long and glistening with venomous fangs.
"Soru!" Rin vanished from view, reappearing at high speed in front of the sea frog. His figure blurred as he charged.
"We're not staying idle either," Artoria said, summoning her holy sword from its hidden scabbard. This time, she didn't conceal it. Holding the blade aloft, she charged toward the venomous water snake.
"Let's go!" Enel and Casa both dashed in as well, aiming for the sea frog.
Rin raised one hand. A beam of blinding light burst forth.his Pika Pika no Mi (Glint-Glint Fruit) ability shining even in the ocean's depths. The laser streaked through the water and slammed against the turtle's shell.
When the beam struck, it left only a black scorch mark. The turtle's shell remained largely intact.
"That thing's armor is insane," Rin muttered, shocked that even his light-based strike had barely scratched it.
Whoosh! The turtle turned its head slowly. One of its massive flippers rose and slapped toward Rin with crushing force.
Naturally, Rin didn't wait to be hit. He dodged, flipping sideways, but the water pressure generated by the strike knocked him off balance.
As his footing slipped, Rin immediately turned into a beam of light and zipped upward, landing atop the turtle's shell.
"Heh… pretty handy with those claws, huh?" Rin grinned. "Let's see you hit me now."
The turtle blinked, confused. Rin's light body had vanished from its sight. It glanced left and right, not realizing its opponent was now right on top of it, preparing his next move.
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