"Ah, you are going to leave, Shinra-sama?"
When Shirahoshi heard that Shinra was about to leave, her eyes were covered in tears.
Yet—
"Yes." Shinra nodded. "Also, I can't bring you. You are too weak."
"....." Shirahoshi.
"So, when we meet, be strong, so I can bring you with me."
"Y-Yes!"
Instead of taking care of a crybaby like a babysitter, Shinra hoped for Shirahoshi to grow up and be a strong ruler for her people.
While he had taken control over the Baraque Works, he still lacked people that he could trust, and after a moment of thought, the Ryugu Kingdom was a good place to take control since the fish-men were stronger than most people and they could also help him to get resources from the bottom of the sea.
As for the thought of them betraying him, Shinra had never thought of that at all since they needed him, their relationship wasn't a symbiosis mutualism where they would benefit each other, but a dependency where they couldn't achieve what they dreamed without him.
Without him, they would be doomed.
So, they needed to please him, and as they knew about his power, too, Jimbei said, "Let me help you."
"Help us?"
"Yes." Jimbei, who had recovered, had decided to help Shinra. Yes, the Whitebeard Pirates might have helped him a lot, but for the future of the Fish-Man Island, instead of being with a pirate who could only rob others, he knew well that it was better to be with Shinra, who would build the future of the Fish-Man Island.
Jimbei wasn't sure what Shinra wanted to do in the New World, but if he could help, then he would help.
"Then, can you help us to find those islands?"
"Those islands?"
The location of the Batto Batto no Mi, Model: Vampire was still a mystery, and it was hard for him to search for where it was, as Shinra was unfamiliar with the New World, but Jimbei was different, as he had a connection with the Whitebeard Pirate.
"Okay." Jimbei agreed and decided to help Shinra. "Should I follow you, then?"
"No, let's be on our own. When you find the locations, tell us with the Den Den Mushi."
"Okay."
When everything was decided, Shinra didn't waste his time and left the Fish-Man Island, as Robin and Carina couldn't help but gaze upon this miracle island that could stay under the water.
"I hope your plan can be implemented."
Carina sighed helplessly, thinking that all the treasures on the bottom of the sea would be under their control.
"I agree."
Shinra couldn't help but look at Robin, who also agreed with Carina. "Carina aside, it surprises me that you agree with this plan, Robin."
"What do you mean by that?!" Carina was annoyed!
The two ignored Carina's anger, but Robin said, "Why not? It's good for us, too, right? And it's good for them."
As Shinra could make the Ryugu Kingdom become his subordinate, they would gain money from the undersea mining project and the ancient weapon, Poseidon, and on the other hand, the Ryugu Kingdom could also get a lot of money, and in the future, being his underling meant that they would be protected by him.
Yes, at this moment, Shinra was weak, but in the future?
Robin believed that Shinra thought the best for all of them, and she would support him.
"But it's good that you have seduced the ancient weapon."
"....." Shinra.
"Stop saying something stupid."
Shirahoshi, despite being a crybaby princess, was the fact that the ancient weapon, Poseidon, a biological type of weapon that was capable of controlling the sea-kings.
As Shinra got closer to Shirahoshi, he had more or less controlled the sea itself.
Shira believed in his own power rather than relying on the others.
"That said, your purpose in the New World is for the Batto Batto no Mi, Model: Vampire, right?"
"Yup."
"Is that Devil Fruit that powerful?"
They had nothing to do on their trip to the New World, so Carina couldn't help but ask about how powerful the Batto Batto no Mi, Model: Vampire was, since it didn't seem that powerful, especially when it couldn't cause a tsunami or earthquake like Whitebeard's Gura Gura no Mi, or become the strongest creature like Kaido's Uo Uo no Mi, Model: Seiryu.
Vampire.
It was a legendary, mythical creature that drank human blood to survive.
The ability of this Devil Fruit would definitely be related to blood, and while it had a strong vitality, its means of attack were quite limited.
Still, what Shinra thought wasn't the quick improvement where he could destroy the world instantly, but the potential that one could gain from the Devil Fruit.
"I seek the potential of the Devil Fruit, and being a vampire is the best suit for me."
"Well, that's true. It seems that you will become more handsome by becoming a vampire."
"....." Shinra.
"Being handsome or not isn't what I look for, but well, whatever."
While Shinra had shared most of the things, especially about his plan to Carina, he still hid many other things, as she wasn't his now, yet when he decided to rest, after using his power to hypnotize the sea king. It was troublesome to manage the ship all the time, so in the end, he had one of the largest sea-kings to pull his ship and work as a bodyguard to lead him to the New World.
His hypnotism was one of his strongest abilities, and most people wouldn't be able to protect against this ability as it attacked the mind and spirit, and unless one had a powerful will, it was impossible to protect against this ability of his, especially the sea-king, which was nothing but an animal.
Yes, some of these creatures might be as smart as humans, but in the end, they couldn't fight against their nature, which had always been the one that dominated humans, and be a pet.
Still, when he thought of resting, he opened the blanket, but what he saw wasn't Robin, but a cute young woman with long purple hair.
"...where is Robin?"
"She told me to help you..."
"Are you okay?"
"Y-Yes..."
Carina blushed, shy, yet her determination was firm. So, Shinra also didn't hesitate, moving closer and kissing her lips softly, which made her sigh helplessly, wondering why she had fallen in love with such a scumbag.
Yet, as she felt an indescribable pleasure that made her cry sweetly, she understood why Robin was so in love with him.
Meanwhile, Robin, who was on the outside, reading the book that was collected on the Ryugu Kingdom, heard their exchange, and her body started to feel hot before she stood up and joined them.
To which Shinra felt a little helpless happiness, but while his journey with his women was smooth, his trip to obtain the Batto Batto no Mi, Model: Vampire wasn't as smooth as the first place he arrived, which wasn't the location of the Devil Fruit, but somewhere else.
Looking at the place that was filled with poison before them, they wondered where this place was.