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"If there's anything else, let's talk about it later. This man needs to go back and rest now."
Hina took a look at Ikki's face, which looked slightly paler than usual, and understood that this was due to the side effects of keeping his Demon Slayer Mark active for too long. Hina naturally wanted Ikki to return to the hot springs of the Explorer immediately.
On one hand, if Ikki deactivated the Demon Slayer Mark at this time, she herself would have to face quite an uncomfortable situation. On the other hand, she didn't want to see Ikki, who had helped her, feel uncomfortable because of the mark.
"That's... okay."
Shyarly nodded and finally got out of the way.
Ikki glanced at Shyarly and said nothing more. After giving Nami and the others a few instructions, he directly held Hina under his arm with one hand and rushed toward the Explorer.
"Um... Miss Nami, what's wrong with Master Ikki? Did Shirahoshi offend him?"
Shirahoshi brought King Neptune and the others to Nami, wanting to thank Ikki and his friends, but only saw Ikki's back as he quickly left. Shirahoshi suddenly became worried.
"Yes, Miss Nami. Sir Ikki has done us a great favor once again. I need to thank him properly."
Neptune nodded heavily. He never thought he would be helped by the same group of people twice in a row.
"Don't worry, Ikki doesn't hate you. He just needs to go back and rest for a while."
Nami waved her hand, then her eyes suddenly glowed with golden light as she said to Neptune, "Speaking of which, we saved your country again. Shouldn't you give us more treasure?"
Hearing this, Neptune was a little dumbfounded.
"Of course, but I ask Miss Nami to wait for a while. This incident has quite a large impact and needs to be dealt with first."
After all, it was related to treason, and Neptune still needed to calm the emotions of the people of this country.
"I understand, just make sure to compensate us with treasure later. If there's nothing else, we'll leave first. We still need to handle some shopping matters."
Nami nodded politely to Neptune and planned to lead everyone away. But when she saw Shyarly staring intently at her, Nami stopped.
"You... you said before that you're Arlong's sister. Do you want to ask me something now?"
Nami asked with a serious expression.
"There is indeed something." Shyarly nodded slightly. "Did you really kill Arlong?"
"Yes, I killed him! That man killed my adoptive mother and ruled my village cruelly for many years. He deserved to die! If you want to cause trouble for me, I'm ready."
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became serious. Neptune, Shirahoshi, and the others watching suddenly became extremely nervous.
"So Arlong really did things he shouldn't have done. Please rest assured, madam, I won't take revenge for him. Although Arlong and I are siblings, we're only half-siblings. In fact, we didn't have much communication. Since he made mistakes, he can't blame others for killing him. It's just... I once divined that he should only be sent to Impel Down, not killed."
As she spoke, confusion flashed in Shyarly's eyes.
"Divination? What's that unreliable thing? You must've calculated wrong."
Nojiko shook her head dismissively.
"Although it might sound wrong coming from me, my divinations have been 100% successful in the past. That's why I feel strange when I hear you say you killed Arlong."
Shyarly explained.
"Yes, we can prove this. Madam Shyarly's divination is famous on this island. She even predicted Roger's surrender."
Neptune stepped forward and said to everyone.
"Is that so? Are you some kind of Devil Fruit user? No matter what, that man is indeed dead. The companions who went to sea with him are also gone."
Nami waved her hand and looked into the distance. Nico Robin raised her head and glanced at Neptune and Shirahoshi. Although she wanted to ask something, thinking of Ikki's situation, she kept up with Nami.
'Arlong is dead, and even the officers who followed him are gone? That's strange, Hachi should've come back!'
Shyarly frowned tightly, her heart filled with doubts.
"Madam Shyarly, are you okay?"
Neptune leaned down and asked.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. You'd better handle your affairs first. I need to go back to my café."
Shyarly nodded to Neptune, turned around and left in her special bubble.
'Is my divination wrong? No, I need to divine again!'
At this moment, Shyarly, who had already decided not to do divination anymore, decided to divine again because of her uncertainty about the future and curiosity about Ikki.
"Father, let's deal with things here first, then go visit Mr. Ikki."
Fukaboshi withdrew his gaze from Shyarly and said to Neptune.
"Well, you're right. We have to thank Ikki properly after that."
Neptune said, then took his children and walked toward the soldiers of Ryugu Palace.
Fish-Man Island, Mermaid Café
"Miss Shyarly, do you really want to perform divination?"
The waitress in the café placed a divination crystal ball on the table in front of Shyarly and asked.
"Thanks, Camie. Don't worry, I just want to figure out some things."
Shyarly raised her hand and touched the crystal ball, intending to perform divination. Although Camie was worried, she could only respect Shyarly's decision at the moment.
Nearly three minutes later, Shyarly's brow suddenly furrowed.
"Why can't I see Ikki's future?"
"Can't see it? Boss Shyarly, you can't see Ikki's future?"
Camie exclaimed. Such a thing was impossible to happen.
Shyarly didn't speak. After a slight silence, she placed her hand on the crystal ball again.
"Since I can't see Ikki, let's look at Fish-Man Island."
Shyarly murmured and activated her ability again. Soon, a picture that only she could see appeared on the crystal ball.
The wailing Fish-Man Island residents, the suffering royal family, the huge Noah falling from the sky, the evil Hody Jones and his gang, and the pirate wearing a straw hat!
CRACK!
Suddenly, there was a sound like glass breaking in Shyarly's ears. Those original pictures suddenly disappeared completely, replaced by nothingness.
"Hah! What... what is this?"
Shyarly covered her heart, her face extremely frightened.
"Boss Shyarly, have you seen something bad again?"
Seeing Shyarly's frightened expression for the first time, Camie immediately asked worriedly.
"I saw... No, I didn't see anything."
Shyarly shook her head and decided not to scare Camie.
'Was that a picture of Fish-Man Island being destroyed in the future? That pirate with the straw hat is going to destroy Fish-Man Island? What was that sound just now, and why did the picture suddenly disappear? Hody Jones... By the way, Hody Jones has been killed by Ikki. The Hody Jones in the future picture will no longer appear. In other words, did Ikki change the future? Does he have the power to change the future?!'
Shyarly raised her head, her eyes sparkling. Shyarly had never encountered such a situation before, so she felt particularly intrigued by it.
'Ikki's future is unpredictable, so he can change it? Is he... a special being? I have to see him again.'
Shyarly stood up from her seat and was about to leave the café.
"Boss Shyarly, where are you going?"
Camie called out.
"I'm going to Ikki's place. Camie, you watch the store."
Shyarly's voice came from the already closed café door.
Explorer, Gym and Bathhouse
"Mmm! Yes, a little higher, yes, right there. I didn't expect Hina would be willing to give me a massage. I'm really flattered."
Ikki was lying on the edge of the bathtub, squinting his eyes and feeling Hina's hands pressing on his shoulders.
"Hmph! Hina just doesn't want to owe you a favor."
Hina snorted coldly and immediately increased the pressure of her hands. However, her limited strength was still far from causing Ikki any pain.
"Well, that's right, this is the perfect pressure, keep it up."
Ikki smiled and looked up at Robin coming through the door.
"May I interrupt? There's something I want to talk to Ikki about."
Robin crossed her arms, smiled and beckoned.
"Of course, I've regained some energy anyway."
Ikki stood up from the pool, stretched and walked toward Robin. He understood that Robin, who had read the Poneglyph, might have many things to discuss with him.
Sure enough, just after leaving the bathhouse and coming to a private room, Robin brought up the matter of the Poneglyph.
"Ikki, do you also know the contents of the Poneglyph here?"
"You mean Ancient Weapon Poseidon?"
"As I thought, you know. This information shouldn't be understood through simple investigation."
Nico Robin had a mysterious smile on her face.
"Well, let's just say my investigative abilities are strong enough." Ikki shrugged and said with a smile, "The Ancient Weapon is Shirahoshi. Vander Decken IX wants to marry Shirahoshi - it must be because he knows this. Speaking of which, I helped you find the Poneglyph this time. Shouldn't you thank me?"
Ikki smiled and reached out to lift Nico Robin's chin.
"Don't be silly, it's still daytime. Everyone could come looking for you at any time."
Robin slapped Ikki's hand away and said with mild annoyance.
"In the deep sea of Fish-Man Island, can you really tell the difference between day and night?"
"You know that's not what I meant, Ikki. You actually know that Shirahoshi is an Ancient Weapon. Don't you plan to make her yours?"
"Make her mine? Should I follow Vander Decken IX's example and marry Shirahoshi as my wife?"
"Isn't it possible? Although Princess Shirahoshi looks cute, she's quite mature in figure, isn't she? That should be your type."
"Her figure is indeed incredible! However, she's too huge. Even if I don't mind developing a relationship with a mermaid, her massive size and I aren't quite compatible, are we?"
Having said that, Ikki still had a picture of himself and Shirahoshi together flash through his mind. But quickly, he shook his head to drive away those thoughts.
"As I said before, I'm not interested in Ancient Weapons or anything like that. What I care about is my own strength."
Ikki put his hand on Robin's shoulder and spoke very seriously, repeating what he had told Robin in Alabasta.
"I see, then I'm relieved. Just take this as a thank you gift."
Robin chuckled lightly and moved her red lips close to Ikki's cheek. At that moment, a knock on the door suddenly sounded.
Under Ikki's helpless gaze, Nico Robin stepped forward and opened the door, revealing Kalifa's figure.
"I hope I'm not disturbing your private time."
"You've already disturbed us, my dear partner."
Nico Robin stepped aside, revealing a slightly helpless Ikki behind her.
"I don't want to either. There's actually someone outside who's demanding to see you, Ikki. It's that mermaid who was at Fish-Man Island Plaza just now. But if you don't want to meet her, I can send her away."
Kalifa said.
"Shyarly? What else does she want to talk about?"
Ikki frowned.
"Forget it, since she's already here, I will meet her. Lead the way, Kalifa."
Ikki stood up from his seat and walked toward Kalifa.
After a while, Ikki saw Madam Shyarly sitting on a bubble in the Explorer's dining room, her hands clasped together as if deep in thought.
"What do you want to talk to me about?"
Ikki came and sat down directly opposite Madam Shyarly, asking with a smile.