One Piece: Starting with Sharingan, First Mate Uchiha

After paying his respects at Queen Otohime's tomb, Shirahoshi did not rush to leave.

The princess, who had been trapped in the hard-shell tower for ten years, was now like a curious child, pestering Victor and asking him all sorts of strange and wonderful things about the sea.

What is the temperature of sunlight on your body?

What exactly are the shapes of those strangely shaped islands in the ocean?

They kept asking about the Straw Hat crew's various thrilling adventures on Qinghai Lake.

Viktor showed rare patience in the face of this innocent and kind-hearted mermaid princess.

He spoke gently, picking out interesting stories from his time at sea, and answered her questions, which were full of childlike innocence and longing for the unknown world.

However, as their conversation deepened, Shirahoshi's questions became increasingly strange and veered further and further away from the normal course of exploring the world.

A strange and bright light shone in her clear eyes, which were like huge water lanterns.

After taking several deep breaths, she finally managed to squeeze out the ultimate question that had been swirling in her mind for a long time:

"Um... Lord Victor..."

Bai Xing's voice was as thin as a whisper, with a hint of tremor that was hard to conceal.

"So... what kind of person do you like?"

Upon hearing this unexpected question, Viktor paused slightly, his words of adventure story coming to an abrupt halt.

In this tranquil sea forest, even the most foolish person should now understand the young princess's heart, brimming with girlish sentiments.

To ease the sudden, ambiguous atmosphere.

Viktor raised his hand to his lips, coughed lightly to cover his embarrassment, and then pretended not to understand, asking in return:

"Shirahoshi, why are you asking questions that have nothing to do with the adventure?"

Upon hearing this question, Shirahoshi's enormous face instantly turned bright red.

Even her fair ears and slender neck were tinged with a vibrant color, like a ripe red apple.

Her enormous little hands had nowhere to go, so they could only nervously twist together.

She lowered her head, stammering as she tried to explain, "Because...because..."

She repeated "because" several times, her deep-seated admiration and shyness intertwined, until she finally couldn't continue making things up.

The mermaid princess was so shy that she covered her burning face with both hands.

But her pure and innocent eyes were filled with a pitiful mist, peeking at him through the gaps between her huge fingers, full of expectation and utter shyness.

She awaited an answer that might stop her heart from beating.

Seeing Shirahoshi's shy and adorable appearance, Viktor sighed helplessly in his heart.

In an instant, I fully understood this profound girlish sentiment.

As a man, being captivated by such a stunningly beautiful woman who is also a womanizer, he couldn't help but feel a strange sense of exhilaration.

But then, that feeling of pleasure was quickly replaced by a sudden wave of guilt.

After all, Shirahoshi's body was as huge as a small mountain.

However, due to her long-term house arrest, her mind was truly pure, completely a blank sheet of paper.

As Viktor gazed at Shirahoshi's exquisitely beautiful and flawless face, and her breathtakingly large and incredibly full body, his mind began to wander uncontrollably.

Involuntarily, the secret ninjutsu of the Akimichi clan in the Naruto world—the "Expansion Technique"—flashed through his mind...

The system just gave him this skill blind box last night.

Today I encountered such a thrilling scene; it all seemed like a deliberate arrangement by fate.

Realizing what he was thinking, Viktor's lips twitched violently.

He silently berated himself for being such a daring "scumbag".

He quickly shook his head, forcibly dispelling these dangerous thoughts that could easily lead to mental instability.

Viktor composed himself, regaining his gentle demeanor, and said softly:

"Alright, Shirahoshi, we've been out for a long time. Let's go find your father."

Upon hearing Viktor change the subject, a barely perceptible hint of disappointment flashed in Shirahoshi's eyes.

But she obediently nodded and didn't ask any further questions.

She carefully took out the pink gemstone that Victor had just given her, and treasured it as she placed it in the deep crevice of her large chest, keeping it close to her body.

Then, she swayed her gorgeous pink fishtail and happily chased after the black figure ahead.

She felt incredibly safe as long as she could stay by Lord Victor's side.

……

Meanwhile, deep within the sea forest.

In this quiet place covered with huge corals and seaweed.

Robin was looking up intently at the huge red square stone in front of him—the "Poneglyph."

The surrounding seawater flowed quietly, and Robin's slender fingers gently stroked the ancient and complex characters on it.

After careful reading and interpretation, a rare look of astonishment and shock flashed across her usually calm and composed face.

Robin slowly turned her head to look at King Neptune and Jinbe, who had been anxiously waiting beside her, and explained to them:

"This stone tablet... is unlike any historical inscription I've encountered in other parts of the world before."

"It contains no historical information about the Void Century, nor does it specify the whereabouts of the three ancient weapons..."

"What's engraved on this is an 'apology letter'."

Upon hearing the words "apology letter," King Neptune's tall frame trembled violently, and he let out a deep sigh.

That heavy, weathered voice slowly echoed through this sea forest, revealing the ultimate secret passed down through generations of the Fishman Island royal family:

"I see……

"What is recorded here is indeed an apology written by a human named 'Joyboy' to the mermaid princess eight hundred years ago."

"In the letter, he apologized for being unable to fulfill his promise to Fishman Island."

"As for the enormous Noah's Ark, it was built so that one day the promise that could not be fulfilled could be kept."

Upon hearing this shocking secret...

Robin quickly connected the historical information about "Poseidon" that she saw on the Golden Bell of Skypiea with the apology text in front of her.

"To warrant such serious consideration from Joy Boy, a key figure in history."

"And a mermaid princess who possesses the ability to communicate with colossal sea kings..."

Robin's gaze shifted to King Neptune:

"Combined with Princess Shirahoshi's unintentional display of the ability to summon Sea Kings at the Geroncord Plaza..."

"In other words, the ancient weapon Sea King, which has always existed in myths and legends and possesses terrifying power to destroy the world..."

"Is that Princess Shirahoshi herself?"

King Neptune was immediately horrified, his face turning deathly pale.

His tall frame swayed precariously, and cold sweat instantly soaked his back.

If this secret were to leak even a whisper, it would undoubtedly attract the mad pursuit of the World Government and countless greedy pirates on the high seas, and the entire Fishman Island would face annihilation.

Just when the atmosphere at the scene reached its most tense point.

The coral reef ahead was parted, and Victor and Shirahoshi were swimming towards them from the direction of Queen Otohime's tomb.

On Shirahoshi's stunningly beautiful and enormous face, the captivating blush that hadn't completely faded from the earlier ambiguous probing still lingered.

She noticed the unusual atmosphere around her, especially the expressions on her father's and Jinbe's faces, which looked very unpleasant and stiff.

Bai Xing blinked her large, star-like eyes and asked softly with a hint of doubt:

"What's wrong, Father? What happened?"

King Neptune shuddered at the sound of his daughter's voice.

He snapped out of his daze as if waking from a dream, quickly managed a few dry laughs, and forcibly concealed the turmoil within him:

"Hahaha! It's nothing, it's nothing! Nothing happened!"

"By the way, Shirahoshi, have you finished paying respects to your mother in the Sea Forest?"

Although Bai Xing still had some doubts, she obediently nodded: "Yes, the worship is over."

Neptune took a deep breath, trying to suppress the intense anxiety he felt about the future, and said in a seemingly relaxed manner:

"Alright, in that case, let's go back."