One Piece: General Xuanming, Defeat the New World

"Lieutenant General Xuanming, may I ask what is the mission of the Navy coming to Fishman Island this time?"

At the banquet, after everyone was seated, King Neptune spoke first.

"There is no specific order from the Navy Headquarters. This time the warship is just returning to the headquarters from the New World, passing through Fishman Island!"

Carsent's face was gentle, and he replied calmly. Seeing that Neptune was so tactful, Carsent didn't want to make the atmosphere awkward.

Hearing this, Neptune let out a long sigh, and the whole fish looked a lot more relaxed.

"In that case, I will not say any more. Lieutenant General Xuanming, please come in!"

Neptune said, raising his glass high!

"please!"

Carson leaned back in his chair, shaking the wine in his right hand gently in the glass, which had a unique flavor.

After the toast, the formal banquet session began.

Boiled fish, chopped pepper fish, grilled squid, whale sashimi, scallop sashimi, conch sashimi...

On the huge round banquet table, more than 90% of the dishes are marine life, which can be called an "all fish banquet".

Looking at the table full of fish and then at King Neptune's fish tail, a wicked idea arose in Carsent's mind.

"Does this count as cannibalism?"

However, out of politeness, this question was not asked in the end.

But even so, the strange look made Neptune shudder inexplicably.

"Lieutenant General Xuanming, ordinary fish are just like chickens, ducks and other poultry to the mermen and fishmen. They are for eating!"

As if he could see what Carsen was thinking, Neptune spoke up to explain.

"You're welcome, please help yourself to whatever you want to eat. If you sailors have any favorite foods, you may want to bring some with you before you leave."

King Neptune greeted them warmly, without any airs of a king at all.

"Then listen to King Neptune!"

After Carsent spoke, Anna Gion and others who were accompanying him no longer had any worries and started to eat with relish.

Although there are not too many rules and regulations inside the Aegis Eternal, it must appear to be in order to the outside world. This involves the face of the Aegis Eternal and even the entire navy.

But after Carsent gave his permission, there weren't so many things to worry about.

……

The banquet lasted for a long time, from the afternoon until late at night, and the whole banquet gradually came to an end.

"Lieutenant General Xuanming, it's already late today. You may as well rest in Dragon Palace City for a night and continue the conversation tomorrow."

Looking at the pitch-black sky outside, Carsen gladly accepted Neptune's invitation.

……

The next morning.

"Lieutenant General Carsent, His Majesty the King and the Princess invite you."

After making sure that Carsen and the others had gotten up, the maid from the Dragon King's Palace cautiously entered the room to report.

"Okay, lead the way."

After the banquet last night, Carsen had been thinking about his attitude towards Ryugu City and the entire merman tribe. Neptune's show of goodwill was a turning point, but today's meeting was what determined Carsen's real approach.

As for Neptune's two think tanks - Princess Otohime's observation Haki and the fishman Charlie's divination, Carsent didn't know to what extent these two abilities could reach, and whether they could truly see through his true purpose.

If possible, Carsent wouldn't mind weaving a beautiful dream for Fishman Island and realizing this expectation bit by bit in the future.

But if all disguises must be revealed, then Fishman Island will have to endure the hardship temporarily.

As Carsent's thoughts flowed, the two of them had already arrived at the center of Ryugu City.

"Master Xuanming, the king and princess are waiting for you in the house, so I will leave first."

The fishman lady bowed slightly, then slowly backed away.

As Carsen pushed the door open, a clear and pleasant voice rang in his ears.

"Lieutenant General Xuanming, your concubine Yiji is here to show you your courtesy!"

She was wearing a sky blue dress, with pearls and jade slowly falling from her head, making her look like an angel banished from heaven. Her crystal eyes sparkled with infinite compassion and love, and her whole body radiated golden light.

Compared with Otohime, the tall Neptune beside her seemed a little inconspicuous.

"King Neptune, Princess Otohime!"

After saying hello, Carson walked straight up to the two of them and sat down.

"If possible, Princess, please restrain your special effects."

Carson tapped the tabletop lightly with his fingertips, his eyes somewhat intriguing.

Philanthropy, what a noble word. Now Otohime can only be described as kind and innocent at best.

If Otohime was truly philanthropic, there wouldn't be dilapidated houses and homeless people on Yuren Street, and there wouldn't be groups of gangsters.

"It is I who am being rude."

Otohime smiled gently and retracted her observation Haki, without a trace of embarrassment on her pretty face.

"Mr. Xuanming, I believe that the general should have heard about the long-standing conflict between the fishmen and the human race."

Princess Otohime continued to speak.

"The fishmen were hunted down on a large scale. Even within the Fishman Island, there are still desperate slave ships hiding in the dark, risking their lives at sea to enslave my compatriots."

"I don't understand why humans hate the fishmen so much. Did the fishmen do something wrong? If Fishman Island has offended the majesty of the World Government inadvertently, please tell me. I will do my best to meet the government's needs."

Princess Otohime's voice was mournful and her every word was full of true feelings.

"What the madam said is exactly what I am wondering about. I believe that during my father's reign of more than 30 years and the few years since I took the throne, I have never offended the earth."

"Rather than letting the two races hurt each other, it is better for the two races to make peace. If there is any conflict between the merfolk and humans above sea level, I am willing to retreat on behalf of the merfolk."

Hearing his wife's question, King Neptune also echoed it.

As Princess Otohime's most loyal listener, Neptune fully agreed with her analysis.

What's more, promoting reconciliation between the fishmen and humans has always been Neptune's biggest goal, but it was impossible to do so before because he could not contact officials of the World Government.

Now that he has the chance to come into contact with Carsent, who will almost certainly become a naval admiral in the future, he naturally has to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

For Carsente, after hearing Princess Otohime's question, he couldn't help but look up to the princess.

At the very least, Princess Otohime has the attitude of solving the problem, rather than being so naive as to believe that "Fishman Island and humans should coexist peacefully", so Carsent doesn't mind explaining a few words.

"King, Princess, have you ever contacted other officials of the World Government before me? Have they ever hated Fishman Island?"

Instead of answering their questions, Carsent asked a seemingly irrelevant question.