To put Neptune and his three sons at ease,
Sugar made Neptune and the others briefly forget all their memories about Shirahoshi.
All memories of Shirahoshi in their minds, including the warm times together, the moments mixed with laughter and tears, were gently erased by an invisible hand, disappearing without a trace.
However,
As time quietly passed,
After that mysterious power gradually faded, Neptune and the others' memories began to slowly recover.
At first, only some blurry fragments flashed in their minds, but as time went on, these memory pieces pieced together more and more clearly, eventually appearing completely before their eyes.
When they finally remembered Shirahoshi again, the expressions on their faces instantly froze, and then they were replaced by deep shock.
Immediately after,
They all turned their eyes to Sugar, who was standing to the side.
At that moment,
A wave of unprecedented fear surged in their hearts.
This seemingly innocent little girl actually possessed such terrifying power, able to manipulate the memories of others at will.
And what was even more chilling was that,
Those who were made to forget by her magic could clearly remember their relatives and everything related to them,
But those relatives had no memory of them, as if they had never met each other.
This one-sided memory retention made those who were forgotten feel like they were facing completely unfamiliar faces when facing their own relatives.
Thinking of this,
Neptune and the others couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
If Shirahoshi remained in the state of a toy person, and they were unable to remember anything about Shirahoshi, how miserable would Shirahoshi's life become?
Perhaps she would spend long years in loneliness and confusion, never able to receive genuine love and understanding from her family; or she might be emotionally scarred by the constant cold treatment from her relatives, and never recover...
Either possibility was so heartbreaking and unbearable.
"This is too scary, Mr. Ryuen. I never thought Sugar's ability would be so special. I had only seen it in the newspaper before, but now that I have experienced it firsthand, I realize how terrifying it is." Neptune said, widening his eyes and looking at Ryuen with lingering fear.
He seemed to have not yet recovered from the shock just now, and his face showed an undisguised look of lingering fear.
"Heh heh heh ~".
"King Neptune, this is also why we are confident that we can take Shirahoshi away from Fish-Man Island without anyone noticing." Ryuen said with a smile, his face full of confidence.
At this time,
Sugar, who was on the side, had already used her ability to turn Shirahoshi back into her original large form.
However,
This sudden change made Shirahoshi feel a little uncomfortable for a moment.
She blinked her beautiful large eyes and gently twisted her body, as if she was still immersed in the petite state she had just been in.
She felt that,
It would be nice if her body was small like that just now, because that way, when she hugged Ryuen, she wouldn't cover his face and prevent him from breathing.
If Ryuen knew what Shirahoshi was thinking, he would definitely shout: No! Being small is not good at all, it's better to have a big Shirahoshi!
"I understand." Saying this, Neptune shifted his gaze to Shirahoshi, "Shirahoshi is about to leave Fish-Man Island, let's have a good banquet today, who knows when the next banquet will be." Neptune said somewhat sadly.
He looked at Shirahoshi, his kind old face full of reluctance.
Shirahoshi's three brothers were the same.
"Father... Shirahoshi is also very reluctant to leave Father." Seeing her father's gaze towards her, Shirahoshi's heart also tightened.
"Alright ~".
"I'm saying, you don't need to be like this, letting Shirahoshi go to the Calm Belt temporarily is just to prevent accidents, this incident will pass quickly, and then Shirahoshi can come back." Ryuen said with a slightly helpless look, looking at the family of five.
"I understand too, but Shirahoshi has never left my side since she was little..."
"...".
"Okay, let's not talk about this, let's have a banquet first, I've been thinking about the snacks of Fish-Man Island for a long time~".
"Ho ho ho ho~ We've been prepared for a long time~".
...
The next day at noon,
Right Minister was still responsible for secretly taking Ryuen and the others to the Fish-Man Island port, and then Ryuen and the others entered the internal space of that crocodile sea king again.
This time when Shirahoshi left Fish-Man Island,
King Neptune and Shirahoshi's three brothers did not come out to see them off.
They were afraid of being caught.
At this moment, Shirahoshi's heart was filled with complex emotions.
On the one hand, she inevitably felt a little sad to leave her familiar home; on the other hand, she was filled with uncontrollable excitement at the thought of seeing the vast and colorful world outside.
"Ryuen, I heard that there are snakes everywhere on Nine Snake Island!" Shirahoshi asked curiously, widening her eyes.
"That's natural, otherwise why would it be called Nine Snake Island? The people there almost all have a snake as a close partner." Ryuen replied with a smile.
"Wow... that sounds so scary!" Shirahoshi couldn't help but tremble slightly.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, those snakes don't bite people." Ryuen comforted her.
"Then... Ryuen, I also saw in the newspaper that the Pirate Empress is known as the most beautiful woman in the world, is she really that beautiful?" Shirahoshi blinked her watery eyes, looking at Ryuen with anticipation.
"Um... well, if we're going to compare, she's just as beautiful as you, Shirahoshi!" Ryuen said with a smile.
Hearing this,
Shirahoshi's cheeks instantly flushed red, and she lowered her head shyly and said softly: "Ryuen... Ryuen~".
...
Listening to Shirahoshi constantly asking Ryuen questions, Daisy and Sugar had no chance to interject.
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This sea king's speed was still very fast.
In the afternoon, it took Ryuen and the other four to the sea area of Nine Snake Island. At this time, Ryuen and the others had already come out of the internal space of the sea king and were standing on top of the sea king's head.
Shirahoshi carefully and happily felt the sea breeze blowing in her face, this was the first time she had felt the existence of the sea breeze.
And the scenery of the sea, it was indeed as charming as her father said.
"Finally arrived." Looking at the island ahead with the words Nine Snake written on it, Ryuen knew that they had reached their destination.
The port of Nine Snake Island, which had been cleared, only had the guardian warriors of the Amazon Lily Kingdom, members of the Nine Snake Pirate Crew, and Granny Nyon and Boa Hancock left on site.
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