Chapter 144 Farewell
"Is this the child you were talking about?" Even with Neptune's height , he had to look up at Watatsumi - and Watatsumi only had his head exposed at the moment.
Watatsumi carefully "hid" behind the boat and "secretly" observed Neptune, and the scene was like an adult trying to hide behind his mobile phone.
His big round head looks unexpectedly cute when he makes such a move.
"That's him." Zhang Da also turned around and shouted, "Mian Jinjian, don't be shy, come out and say hello."
Watatsumi moved out obediently: "Hello, my name is Watatsumi. Captain Daken doesn't want me anymore. Will you take me in?"
"Poor child, this will be your home from now on." Princess Otohime agreed so quickly because on the one hand she could feel his sadness and uneasiness, and on the other hand it was because she trusted Zhang Daye and the others.
Since the princess said so, Neptune certainly would not refuse: "Then are you willing to join the army directly under the Dragon Palace City?"
Watatsumi asked directly, "Is there any food?"
"Of course, I'll ask someone to arrange your food and lodging right away." Neptune would certainly not let his soldiers go hungry. It would just be a matter of adding a few hundred more meals for people, which he could afford.
"Then I'll join. I'll be obedient." Watatsumi patted his chest and promised.
The onlookers were shocked:
"Eh??? Bald sea monster... No, Watatsumi has joined Wang Guo's army!"
"That big guy is so reliable!"
"Would you like something to eat? I have some newly caught fish!"
Body size represents combat effectiveness to a certain extent, especially for those as big as Watatsumi. Such people joining the army can bring a strong sense of security to the residents.
As frightened as they were when they saw Watatsumi before, the residents were now as surprised as they were now, so they were very welcoming to him.
"Everyone likes you, Mian-chan!" Princess Otohime smiled with her eyes narrowed and even gave him a nickname.
After Watatsumi came ashore, Princess Otohime noticed the bandages on his hands and legs: "So you are still injured, why don't you go eat something and rest?"
"Yes!" Watatsumi obediently followed Otohime's instructions and carried the Left Minister away.
After Watatsumi left, Neptune asked, "Excuse me, where is that Vander Decken?"
"It's here." Zhang Da also patted the large wooden barrel beside him. Considering Minatsumi's feelings, he didn't open the lid of the barrel.
So Zhang Daye and his companions boarded the boat to Longgong City again, bringing the wooden barrel prisoner with them.
When the lid was opened, Vander Decken had already woken up, but his body was so limp that he couldn't get up.
Zhang Da was kind enough to lift his head out of the water for questioning, but when Vander Decken saw Neptune and Princess Otohime, he said these words:
"Please marry Princess Shirahoshi to me, father-in-law, mother-in-law!"
"Bang!" A fist as big as a casserole, no, it should be a fist as big as a camp pot, pushed him back into the bucket, splashing a lot of water.
Neptune was furious: "Who are your parents-in-law ? Shirahoshi is only six years old, you bastard! Explain to me clearly why you are targeting Shirahoshi!"
The barrel was of good quality and was not broken. Zhang Da lifted his head out of the water and shook it vigorously: "Think carefully before you speak!"
Of course, Vander Decken refused to say that he wanted Shirahoshi's ability to control sea kings: "It was love at first sight! I fell in love with Princess Shirahoshi at first sight. As for the age issue, don't worry. Just take the medicine in my pocket and you will become mature immediately!"
"Medicine?" Zhang Da also took out a glass bottle from his pocket. Inside was a dozen red and black capsules. "This thing... isn't this a deadly drug?"
The deadly drug can consume a person's vitality, so it can make Shirahoshi grow up faster and mature? What kind of weird brain circuit is this?
"You bastard...are you and Hodi in cahoots?" Neptune's forehead was bulging with veins. "You two are really capable. You stole the treasury, plotted to murder the princess, and even wanted to give Shirahoshi this medicine..."
"Ah! It's just a little cooperation. Although most of this awesome plan was thought up by me, that Hodi guy is too useless." Vander Decken probably thought Neptune was praising him, and he took credit for it with an embarrassed expression.
After saying that, he also explained the ability of his fruit and complained that if it weren't for Tom, Shirahoshi would definitely have received his love letter and gift.
Neptune clenched his trident and asked through gritted teeth, "I see. So what Hodi did was under your command?"
Vander Decken admitted it without hesitation, wanting to show his ability to his 'father-in-law'.
Not everyone could understand his train of thought, least of all Neptune, so he poked the end of the trident into the ground and announced:
"Then, in the name of the King of Dragon Palace, I sentence Vander Decken to behead!"
"What?!" Vander Decken was finally frightened, "Why are you killing me?"
Neptune swung his trident and knocked him unconscious. In fact, if Princess Otohime and so many guests had not been present, Neptune would probably have skipped the sentencing step and done it himself.
Otohime had mixed feelings. She felt sorry for everyone who had gone astray. She believed that they should be punished, but she also sincerely hoped that they could repent.
Even after Hodie Jones was locked up, Otohime went to visit him. Unfortunately, she could only feel the hatred and anger in his heart during the conversation. The man did not think he was wrong at all, and there was no way to persuade him to change his mind.
Punishment is meant to make people deeply aware of their mistakes and thus unwilling to make them again, or afraid to make them again. But this Vander Decken is obviously hopeless, both in his heart and in his brain.
Zhang Da was satisfied with the verdict. He thought that even if Neptune did not sentence him to beheading, he would secretly amputate his hands.
The Target Fruit can only be activated using hands, so cutting off the hands should be fine.
If for no other reason, it was because the ability of this fruit was too abnormal. He was worried that one day when he and Tom were eating hot pot and singing, a Fishman Island would suddenly fly over.
Tom can't die, but Zhang can't stand it, so it's better to let the enemy die.
After returning to Longgong City, Zhang Da also said goodbye. He had lived here for a week without realizing it. Although the food here was good and the accommodation was comfortable, he missed the slightly shabby tavern.
"Are you leaving so soon? Was it because we didn't treat you well enough?" asked Princess Otohime.
Zhang Da also said: "No, no, it's just that I've been out for a long time this time, and we're not far from here, so they may come to disturb us at any time in the future."
"At least wait until tomorrow so that we can prepare a grand banquet to see you off?" Neptune pleaded. He was in such a hurry to leave that he hadn't even prepared his little gift yet.
Tom caught the words "big banquet" and tugged at Zhang Daye's trouser leg, sticking out his tongue and wagging his tail.
“……”You are not a dog…
Altria advised seriously: "Tatsuya, since King Neptune has said so, it would be unreasonable for us to insist, and Tom seems a little reluctant."
"..." If your throat hadn't rolled after you said that, I would have believed that you were being reasonable and considering Tom.
Neptune added: "I think Jinbei and your good friend Camie would also want to say goodbye to you in person ."
Speaking of Jinbei and Camie, Shark Chili and Rui Mengmeng also agreed to stay for one more day.
"Well, then I'll bother you for another day." Zhang Da also thought that since there was nothing urgent, he might as well take everyone's thoughts into consideration.
