Chapter 499: Younger than me again
After a few seconds of stalemate, the guard following Zhang Daye and the others spoke first: "It's a misunderstanding! This is a misunderstanding!"
After explaining for a while, the pirates asked doubtfully, "Is that so?"
Zhang Da also maintained the necessary politeness and said, "That's right, the child was ignorant and thought you were scum who robbed civilians. I apologize to you all on her behalf. I brought some wine from Champa to give to you as an apology. If you have any other complaints, please feel free to tell me."
Perona was originally stopped by Zhang Daye, but after thinking about it, she ran out: "Sorry!"
Judging from her expression, she really doesn't want to cause trouble for everyone.
The pirates looked at each other in bewilderment. It turned out to be a little girl. What should they do now? Should they continue to attack this little girl?
The Whitebeard Pirates have a total of tens of thousands of people. It can be said that there are all kinds of birds in the forest, but those who can get on the Moby Dick, regardless of how good their personalities are, are mostly people who are soft-hearted and cannot stand being tough.
If Zhang Daye and his crew were replaced by some other pirate group, both sides would probably refuse to give in and would start fighting over a misunderstanding.
But Zhang Da was no pirate, and he immediately apologized for the misunderstanding he had caused. After all, the other party had just done something to protect civilians, so he was in the wrong. Even if he had to fight, he would use courtesy before force.
This actually made the pirates a little uncomfortable. There were actually bounty hunters who were so polite to pirates. Furthermore, their attitude was sincere, and with the host soldiers here as witnesses, it certainly didn't seem like they were deliberately looking for trouble.
Someone whispered, "Aren't they saying the Amber Tour Group are the running dogs of the running dogs? Why are they so..."
"Are you scared by Daddy's reputation? Daddy is the strongest in the world!"
"So what should we do next?"
Before they could make a decision, Zhang Da and Artoria both looked up. The others also belatedly looked up at the sky.
I saw the Ryugugu Castle, the exclusive vehicle of the Fishman Island royal family, descending steadily from the air.
The one responsible for pulling the boat was A'eel, the giant eel that Zhang Daye and the others had worked with when they came to Fishman Island last time. When he saw Altria, A'eel made a "Woo, woo" sound, as if he was greeting her happily.
After all, it is not an ordinary eel, so Zhang Da did not worry about its cry. Instead, he was very pleased that it still remembered its acquaintances. He felt that Altria's riding skills and leadership qualities were not in vain.
The pirates recognized the people coming down from the Ryugugu Castle and cried out in surprise:
"Dad!"
"And the captains!"
"Those are...the king and his family of Fishman Island?"
Whitebeard and Neptune walked forward side by side, the captains followed behind Whitebeard, Jinbe followed behind Neptune, and the three princes followed behind Neptune. Although Princess Otohime sprained her foot, she was still carried to the scene by the eldest prince, Shark Star.
When Bai Xing saw Zhang Daye and the others, she immediately wanted to go forward, but was held back by her two brothers, who signaled her not to be rude.
Whitebeard, leaning on his large naginata called Murakumokiri, looked at the scene before him and asked, "What happened?"
Neptune also asked with concern: "Mr. Tatsuya, is there any misunderstanding with the Whitebeard Pirates?"
"There is a little misunderstanding. I just apologized, but they haven't decided whether to accept it." Zhang Da also looked at White Beard and said, "However, since White Beard himself is here, you can ask the old man to give us an answer."
"Gulala... Old man, I didn't expect someone to call me that!" Whitebeard laughed. He didn't rush to reply to Zhang Daye, nor did he ask for details. Instead, he looked at the pirates who were present earlier and asked, "Sons, is anyone injured?"
The pirates replied in a chaotic manner: "No! Dad!"
Whitebeard continued, "Who can tell me what happened?"
Since no one was injured, you can listen to what happened. If someone was injured, there is no need to listen.
In the end, the guard tremblingly told the story again, choosing his words very carefully, for fear that a wrong word would cause a fight.
The pirates expressed no objection, but one mischievous one raised his hand: "Actually, Dad, although they weren't injured, after they were hit by that little girl's ability... wuwuwuwu..."
"Shut up!" Several people covered his mouth together, punching and kicking him while saying with an awkward smile, "Dad, don't listen to his nonsense, nothing happened to us!"
"Huh? You guys are clearly... wuwuwu!"
Another victim was dragged away and beaten up. The others watched the show and laughed, but no one wanted to elaborate.
Seeing how they were acting, Whitebeard knew that it might be a very embarrassing thing, but it was not something worth worrying about.
Jinbei stood between the two parties and advised, "Dad, since this is all a misunderstanding, and Mr. Tatsuya and the others have apologized, why don't we just let it go?"
Neptune also said: "Newgate, what do you think?"
"Hmph, I'm not the type to get angry with a kid!" Although he said so, Whitebeard's eyes swept across the faces of the people in the Amber Tour Group one by one, and there was no contempt in his eyes.
Hearing about them was one thing, seeing them with one's own eyes was another. For a small group that had only been at sea for a little over a year, these people seemed far too strong. Even for his own sons , it would be difficult to defeat them.
This was what Whitebeard judged through the 'aura' and 'momentum'. With his eyesight and observation Haki, he believed that he would not be wrong.
"Now that the matter has been resolved, please let's go to Ryugu Castle together!" Princess Otohime waved to Zhang Tatsuya and the others, "Mr. Tatsuya, and everyone, I apologize for the rudeness just now. Welcome back to Fishman Island!"
"Thank you!" Zhang Da also smiled at Princess Otohime. He glanced at Whitebeard and felt that this man was more polite than Red Hair and Doflamingo. At least he didn't use his domineering .
Of course, if Perona had just used Ghost Bomb instead of Negative Ghost, it would probably be a different story.
"Mr. Tatsuya, Mr. Tom, Miss Altria, Miss Mengmeng, Mr. Shark Chili, welcome!" The three princes greeted the people they knew, and then looked at the others curiously.
Shirahoshi also greeted them, but she used the more intimate terms "brother and sister".
"Hello, it's been over a year since we last met. You three seem to have gotten a lot stronger."
Zhang Daye's words made the three princes smile happily. They had been training hard for the past year with the goal of protecting their mother and sister, and finally someone noticed their results.
"Shirahoshi too, you've grown up a lot. Have you been listening to the princess?"
"Of course!" Shirahoshi nodded her little...big head, "Shirahoshi is very obedient, and she also learned Mermaid Karate and Mermaid Jujutsu."
"Fish... Fishman Karate?" Zhang Da was also a little confused. What was this all about? He imagined Bai Xingjiao, over ten meters tall, shouting "Hundred Thousand Tiles Punch!" and sending the large sea king that came to protect her flying...
There seems to be nothing wrong with it. As the King of the Sea, how can he not beat the other Sea Kings? Come on, Shirahoshi.
"Oh, by the way, let me introduce you to some friends. I met them all after going out to sea." Zhang Da also introduced Perona, Vivi, Wendy and Xia Lulu to Shirahoshi.
Weiwei stared at Shirahoshi blankly: "Now I understand why Tatsuya-nii said that the mermaid princess is both older and younger than me."
