"A devil fruit user?" Minister of Right, the seahorse rman exclaid. He then yelled at the guards, "Protect the queen!", and decided to fight Blaize by himself.
At that mont, Queen Otohi pushed the Minister of Right aside and stepped forward. "Your Majesty?"
"I apologize for my guard's misconduct. I know you speak the truth with no falsehood." Otohi apologized with a slight bow.
"You shouldn't apologize for such a minor matter, Queen Otohi. Furthermore, I am in the wrong. My body instinctively reacted as soon as they pointed their weapons at ." Blaize waved his hand.
"She's Gion, my good friend, and a Marine, like . As I said before, we ca here chasing a particular pirate crew." He explained.
"Why we didn't receive any news of a Marine ship entering the Fish-man Island?" Queen Otohi asked the minister.
"We both ca here on our own accord, boarding a pirate ship," Gion replied.
'Such young marine officers and they look strong too!' Otohi thought. 'It's my chance to develop a friendship with them.'
"If it's not a problem, can I invite you guys to co to Ryugu palace?" Otohi invited as she could tell Blaize is different from any human she had t before.
As a person born with Kenbunshoku Haki, she possesses an innate gift to understand the feelings and emotions of others. From Blaize, she feels radiant energy as that of the burning sun, full of confidence and power.
She has no doubt he will beco soone outstanding in the grand line near future.
"If the palace has tasty foods, I will definitely co!" Blaize responded with a drooling expression.
Otohi smiled a little and said, "Of course. You can savor all kind of Fish-man delicacy there."
At that mont, Gion glared at Blaize, "Didn't you just ate your fill? We are here to catch pirates, you know."
"Of course, we will chase them after a al with complete zeal."
"You said the sa thing a few hours back,"
"..."
"Your majesty, you can't casually invite a human with a naless background to the palace. It may put all your lives in jeopardy." The Minister of Right cried, but Otohi made him shut his mouth with a glare.
Even the surrounding Fish-n discussed, "I can't believe they are invited to the Ryugu Palace, who are these two?"
"I have been living here from birth, but I still don't know how the Ryugu palace looks like."
"Humans should be grateful to the Queen for inviting them. I am envious."
Then, Blaize and Gion were escorted by the Queen and her Royal guards to the Ryugu Palace that's located in the smaller bubble that sits on top of the main bubble surrounding Fishman island.
The Ryugu Palace is enclosed with several layers of bubbles, and the only way in is through a connection corridor. The bubbles surrounding the palace are supposed to be impenetrable, but objects thrown by Vander Decken IX can penetrate them.
On their way, Queen Otohi asked him several questions concerning the human world and how to socialize with them. Blaize answered with the best of his knowledge.
But one particular subject made him sigh. "What do you think about Fish-man migrating to the surface?"
Blaize answered after contemplating for a mont, "Queen Otohi, I have no prejudice against Fish-man, but it's just my personal point of view, and the sa couldn't be said about others.
Do you want to hear my honest opinion?"
Otohi nodded. "Yes,"
"I don't recomnd moving to the surface. At least, not for now. If you ask why? I would say it's not the right ti yet, and secondly, the Fishn are too weak.
Even if you sohow convince your citizens and drove them to live on the surface, what you may experience will shatter your very ideal.
Take , for example, the pirates killed my parents, captured as a chore boy, and later auctioned as a slave. No one ca to my rescue.
I fought my way out and finally got rid of my status as a slave. If even as a human I was treated this way, think about your Fishn and rfolk!"
Hearing his words, strange silence ensued. None foresaw such a young marine to have a dark past. Only Gion knew about this since he told her during their ti training camp.
Otohi too didn't expect Blaize experienced such a tragedy in his childhood. It made her think about the issue from a different perspective.
She always believed if the Fishn interact with the humans, the discrimination will gradually diminish, but it seems like she's wrong. After all, her understanding of humans is limited.
They soon reached the Ryugu Palace, a majestic structure with a golden dragon figure circling it. Blaize and Gion were granted a large bubble to breathe in places perated with water.
Entering the palace doors, Blaize and Gion ca before a huge chamber guarded by Royal guards while exquisite coral plants embellished the place.
King Neptune personally welcod them as Otohi inford him about their arrival before reaching the palace. "Welco to the Ryugu Palace, Jamon. Otohi's friends are our Ryugu Kingdom's guests."
Like in the original series, Neptune was a giant-sized and muscular coelacanth rman wearing a golden crown. The only difference is he looked a little young now.
"Otothi told about your request. I inford the guards around the island to look for the pirates. You will hear about them in 30 minutes." Neptune said. "Until then, please enjoy the foods prepared for you."
Shortly after, Blaize enjoyed a feast that's different than anything he experienced before. Even the foods he ate in Boin Archipelago paled in comparison to Fishman delicacies.
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