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Fishman Island, Sea Forest.

This place is an underwater forest located in the northeast of Fishman District because many shipwrecks in the sea are transported to this place by the tide's flow, also known as the "Ship Graveyard", usually, few Fishman comes here.

In front of Longinus and Gion, a vast stone monument stands quietly.

"Is this the Poneglyph you told me about, the letter of apology to someone?" Gion walked up and gently caressed the stone tablet that seemed to be telling of the changes of the years.

"That's right! The more you touch those years, the more you can understand the fascination of history." Longinus sighed, "I even somewhat understand why those historians in O'Hara were willing to risk their lives to unveil that mysterious veil!"

"I'm more interested in the stories contained in the history than the history." Gion turned his curious gaze to Longinus, "For example, who exactly is this Joy Boy apologizing to?"

"I have some understanding indirectly from King Neptune, he should be apologizing to the mermaid princess at that time." Longinus said seriously.

"Mermaid Princess?" Gion blinked, "Are they in a relationship of lovers?"

"How would I know that?" Longinus couldn't help but dumbfounded, he was all set to use this topic to reveal Gion's information, but he didn't expect that Gion's focus would be here.

"I think it should be." Gion sighed softly, "Putting all the hopes of one race on another race, this kind of irrational behavior, perhaps only that kind of woman in loving passion would do it."

"It's just a pity that he failed in the end! Even, only left that mermaid princess such a cold stone tablet." Longinus said along with the topic.

"Then ... will you fail?" Gion suddenly asked.

Longinus was slightly stunned and smiled, "Who knows? No one dares to say they will always succeed!"

"No, you will definitely succeed, in my heart, you will always be the strong, brave, upright and kind Longinus who bears the world by himself!"

"Why are you suddenly saying such things?"

"Others may not see it, but I know that you have actually been carrying a huge pressure in your heart, and what you really want to do will probably turn the world all upside down!"

Gion smiled faintly, "I think you should also see the change in me, that's why you are planning to tell me all those answers here, right?"

"But actually there is no need, no matter what you do, I will definitely support you, wait until the time you think is right, then come back and tell me all the answers!"

Longinus sighed heavily and then returned to his smile, "I'm so ashamed to make you look at the joke!"

"It should be me who is ashamed, never able to help you much!" Gion spread a smile and asked with soulful eyes, "If Joy Boy chose his ideal between the mermaid princess and his ideal, what about you, what would your choice be?"

Longinus was silent for a moment, looked up straight into Gion's eyes and said, "In my heart, you will never be more important than this world ..."

"Is that so?"

"... but it will definitely be more important as compared to my life!"

"... really annoying, where someone will talk like you ... hmmm, damn ..." Gion bit her lips, but it slightly raised the corners of her mouth uncontrollably.

At that moment, Right Minister, who resembled a sea horse, ran over and shouted, "Longinus-sama, Gion-sama, His Majesty the King asks you to hurry back ..."

But before he could finish, he felt a coldness coming on.

"Why does it feel like the surrounding temperature is much lower all of a sudden? Could it be that ... this place is haunted?"

Thinking of this, Right Minister could not help but speed up his speech and said, "Princess Shirahoshi's coming-of-age ceremony is about to begin, so I can only interrupt the two honored guests' pleasure of touring."

"I don't blame you, we didn't control the time well ourselves." Longinus laughed, "Then let's go now, don't let King Neptune wait long."

...

Ryugu Palace, Banquet Hall.

Just as the world had imagined, it was so gorgeous and splendid that people could not afford to open their eyes, and countless jewels and diamonds were dotted on the dome as if a bright starry sky.

The forces that came to attend Princess Shirahoshi's coming-of-age ceremony were not a few; most of them were prominent businessmen and nobles who were neutral.

Although they are not on the opposite side of the government, theoretically, they can take the channel on the Red Line continent to travel to and from the New World and Paradise. Still, their face is not big enough to let the government help for free; once you take that channel, you have to be peeled off a skin layer by those government officials.

So, they naturally want to please Fishman Island, which holds the other channel.

"Your Majesty, I have brought you a precious gift from the East Blue!"

"This is a precious beast from the land, I hope Princess Shirahoshi will like it!"

"These are twelve projector Den Den Mushi that I spent a lot of money in Golden City to obtain, each projector Den Den Mushi stores a story, and they are connected to the great treasure called the TV series!"

"I also have this big secret treasure containing all the rare cards that I only managed to get for a big price from Golden City!"

"This is ..."

"Hahahahaha, thank you all distinguished guests for coming to White Star's coming of age ceremony, on the table is the food from the major seas, and on the stage is our mermaid's proudest song and dance, before the ceremony begins, please all enjoy yourselves!" Neptune said loudly and happily.

After the words fell, the atmosphere in the hall gradually active, a group of guests interacted with each other, the outside world from time to time joined by new guests.

"Is that President Calvin of the Black Gold Chamber of Commerce? I didn't expect him to come too!"

"Isn't that the hunter Death Eye who has a great reputation even in the New World? I heard that he alone has hunted sea pirates with a reward of over 500 million!"

"Hey? How come I don't see that fishman-born Oka Shichibukai?"

"You do not say I was going to forget, he should still be in confinement, right? You say, could it be that Fleet Admiral Hitsujiza also forgot about him ah?"

"Ahem, it should ... not be, right?"

At the same time, in the palace of the Ryugu Palace.

"After the coming-of-age ceremony, is it possible for Shirahoshi to go on land? I really want to go with Longinus-sama to see the scenery on land!" In front of the enormous mirror, Shirahoshi muttered to herself longingly.

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded in the room.

"Yohohoho, miss, can you do me a favor?"

"Yeah, sure!" Shirahoshi, whose brain was missing something, only responded after she finished and curiously turned her head to look back, "Is there someone here?"

"I am not behind you!"

"In front? I still don't seem to see it!"

Shirahoshi looked around curiously; at that moment, the voice sounded again.

"It's in the mirror!"

"Mirror?"

Shirahoshi cocked her head and looked at the mirror, then a skeleton ghost flew out of it and let out a perverted laugh.

"Yohohoho, miss, can I see your underwear?"

Shirahoshi froze for a moment, then her tear ducts broke, and she fell backwards with foaming at the mouth, "Ghost, aaaaahhh!"

PS: Readers have told me that my female character has been in hiding for too long, and the plot is too intense, so I had to rack my brains to write this paragraph. Tonight I changed this paragraph many, many times, but I can only write this way. I can't help it, author bacteria still have no girlfriend at 25 (* ꒦ ິ ⌓꒦ ີ), and, besides, never had, totally inexperienced, I really can not write, please forgive me ah!

Published in Qidian, November 09, 2019