Reunion with Shisanlang
"Uncle Tiger, why are you hiding here alone?"
A childish voice interrupted Tiger's thoughts.
Tiger lowered his head and met Meli's round eyes, which were blinking and clear with a hint of doubt.
Meli asked worriedly, "Uncle Tiger, is something bothering you? Everyone is having fun over there, but you're not joining in."
Tiger reached out and gently rubbed the little octopus's head, saying in a gentle voice, "Little guy, I was just thinking about something."
"What's the matter? Do you need my help?" Meli tilted his head.
Tiger was silent for a moment. Facing those clear eyes, he couldn't help but feel the urge to confide in them. "You know what? The relationship between us fishmen and humans has always been bad. We could even say we hate each other, like enemies. But after spending some time with them, I've discovered that humans aren't what I thought they were. I'm wondering if my assumptions have been wrong."
Merry blinked her round eyes, a hint of wisdom gleaming from her innocence. "Actually, it's not just the merfolk and humans who have a bad relationship. There are also many merfolk and merfolk, and humans and humans, who have hostile relations because they don't get to know each other enough. Just like the navy and pirates, most of them are human, yet they still have a hostile relationship."
After hearing this, Tiger was stunned.
Princess Otohime also often said that as long as both sides understand each other better, different races can live in peace.
"You're right, little one." Tiger's voice was a little low, revealing some emotion. "Perhaps it's because we spend too little time together and don't understand each other that so many misunderstandings and hatreds arise."
"Okay, don't think too much." Merry extended his tentacles, patted Tiger's hand like a little adult, and comforted him, "Just spend the night happily."
"Haha, you're right."
"Then come over and play games with everyone!"
"Here I come."
As the night progressed, everyone became drunk and lay staggering on the deck.
The stars in the sky twinkled and seemed to be infected by the joy here.
Happy times always pass quickly.
After Tiger taught Merry the essentials of Fish-Man Karate without reservation, he still bid farewell to the Red Hair Pirates.
“It’s time to embark on my adventure”.
"Eh? Uncle Tiger is having so much fun with us, can't we go on an adventure together?"
"These days are indeed very happy, but everyone has his own way to go, and I must leave."
"Will we meet again?"
"Of course! You're all more than welcome to visit Fishman Island."
"Okay! We will definitely go."
"goodbye!"
"Take care of yourself!"
This encounter changed Tiger's view of humans a lot. In his later journeys, if he encountered humans who fell into the water and were in distress, he would lend a helping hand.
Small acts of kindness accumulate bit by bit, and Tiger believes that one day, the fishmen and humans will be able to enhance their understanding of each other, break down the barriers between races, and no longer hate each other.
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The orange sunset slowly sank, the sky was dyed with soft sunset glow, and the entire sea was covered with golden afterglow, sparkling.
Gusts of sea breeze blew, pushing the Redvers forward.
On the deck at the bow, several figures sat cross-legged comfortably, holding fishing rods, staring at the sea, and occasionally chatting.
The fishing line sank and floated in the water, but no fish was caught. Perhaps it was related to the active group of dolphins not far away.
At some point, this group of dolphins set their sights on the Redvers.
They swam quickly around the ship, and from time to time they rushed in front of the ship, as if they were leading the way, or as if they were racing with the Redvers to see which one was faster.
Uta and Meli lay on the side of the boat, staring at the group of black lightning that was following closely behind them without blinking.
A dolphin suddenly jumped out of the water, its smooth body turned a beautiful somersault in the air, water splashed everywhere from its body, and countless crystal diamonds fell on the sea.
Uta's eyes widened, and he was stunned. Suddenly, he burst into a crisp cry of surprise: "Wow!"
We reject animal performances, but we cannot refuse animals that insist on performing.
"Meli, look! They are so awesome!" Uta pointed excitedly at the dolphins leaping on the sea.
Meli's face was filled with joy, and he couldn't help but exclaim, "It's really amazing!"
More dolphins jumped out of the water. This group of ocean elves moved gracefully, sometimes leaping side by side, sometimes passing each other. Every leap would draw exclamations from Uta and Meli.
The clear laughter echoed in the sea breeze, infecting Shanks and the others, and everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Although the dolphins were too active and their fishing rods were motionless, they felt that not catching any fish was no big deal as long as Uta was so happy.
"Amazing! Amazing!" Uta clapped her hands and turned to look at the octopus beside her. "Merry, can you do these moves?"
Merry had done this difficult maneuver underwater, but as for the air, he smiled and shook his head: "I probably can't do it in the air. I haven't tried it."
Uta gestured with her hands: "Can you do a somersault like this in the water? That would be amazing!"
"It's nothing, almost all marine life can do it in water."
The two little guys were chatting, and a few dolphins seemed to have discovered new fun while swimming.
A sea turtle floating leisurely on the sea was discovered by dolphins. They left the pirate ship and approached the sea turtle.
One of the dolphins swung its tail and the turtle was sent flying into the air.
The turtle was so frightened that it quickly retracted its head and limbs into its shell, leaving only its carapace rolling in the air.
"Hahaha, the turtle is flying!" Uta grabbed the side of the boat and laughed so hard that he fell over.
The turtle rolled several times in the air. In a trance, it could hear a cursing voice coming from its shell: "You turtle bastards! Eh? No! You stinky dolphins who are worse than turtle bastards!"
The dolphins paid no attention to the turtle's shouting. Before the turtle fell into the water, another dolphin immediately broke through the water and hit the turtle towards the other dolphin like a ball.
"Chirp~~" Guys, the ball is coming!
The turtle was thrown around, dizzy, but still yelled, "Ahhhhhh!!! Hurry up and let your Thirteenth Master down! Let Thirteenth Master teach you what it means to be a good fish!"
“Bang!”
"Aoaoao——" The turtle was slapped into the air again.
This voice sounds so familiar!
When Meli heard the turtle's cry, he was stunned. He tilted his head and tried hard to recall where he had heard this sound before.
"Master Thirteen will remember today's grudges! You stinky dolphins..." The turtle's shouting continued.
Meli tried hard to recall, and suddenly raised his head. He remembered that this was the voice of the turtle Shisanlang!
Two years ago, Meli got help from the Turtle Sage and met the Turtle Shisanlang on the Turtle Sage's back, but they were separated by the fierce current when they were crossing the doldrums leading to the Grand Line.
I didn't expect that we would meet again under such circumstances today.
"I'm not someone you can easily bully. Just wait and see..." The sea turtle Shisanlang was hit back and forth by the dolphins like a ball. Although he looked very embarrassed, he still shouted stubbornly.
When Meli saw the turtle Shisanlang being bullied by the dolphin, he couldn't help feeling anxious.
Without saying a word, it jumped into the sea and swam towards the dolphins.
"Shisanlang! I'm here to save you!"
Uta stared at Meli who suddenly jumped into the sea in a daze. It took her several seconds to react, "Meli, why are you..."
Shanks noticed the movement here, he put down his fishing rod and walked over to Uta.
The others also put down their fishing rods and came over curiously.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
"Merry, what happened?"
Everyone's eyes were focused on the sea, and they could clearly see that Meli's tentacles stretched out in the water, controlling the surrounding water flow, and powerful water arrows shot towards the dolphins.
Being in the sea, with endless seawater, Meli's attack power is a hundred times stronger than on the shore.
The water arrows were so fast and dense that the dolphins were forced to dodge everywhere.
Some dolphins wanted to attack Merry from behind, but they hit a transparent wall of water and could not get close at all.
The dolphins soon realized that Merry was not someone to be trifled with. They all retreated, following him from a distance somewhat unwillingly, and did not get too close.
The turtle finally broke free from the dolphins' encirclement and fell into the water from the air, splashing a large amount of water.
Everyone on the boat applauded and cheered for Merry: "Merry-san, well done!"
Meli's attention was all on the turtle, and she didn't hear the praise from the boat, otherwise she would definitely dance with joy and shyness.
The sea turtle Shisanlang floated on the sea for a long time before carefully sticking his head out from his shell.
It looked around and saw the octopus not far away. It obviously recognized Merry, and a hint of surprise flashed in its eyes: "Merry! It's really you! Ugh~"
As soon as he finished speaking, Sea Turtle Shisanlang suddenly vomited out a large amount of stuff.
It was tossed around by the group of dolphins. At this moment, the whole turtle was still unconscious, with its stomach churning. It felt a little better only after vomiting.
The vomit floating on the sea was a bit disgusting.
Sea Turtle Shisanlang smiled sheepishly: "Ahem, well... I'm just cleaning out the garbage in my stomach."
Merry quickly avoided the vomit, swam behind the turtle Shisanlang, grabbed its carapace with his tentacles, and dragged it away from the vomit.
It extended another tentacle and gently patted the turtle Shisanlang's carapace, saying soothingly, "It's me. Shisanlang, are you okay?"
"That's nothing. I'm a tough guy, Thirteenth Master. Those stinky dolphins can't do anything to me." Thirteenth Turtle waved his hands repeatedly. He turned around and seemed to be a little more energetic. "Merry, I didn't expect to meet you here."
"I never expected that. After we were separated by the current last time, I thought we would never have the chance to meet again."
"Yes, I was really worried about you back then. How could a little kid like you, who couldn't even hunt, survive in the ocean without my care?"
Meili recalled the scene when Shisanlang, the sea turtle, taught him how to hunt, and couldn't help but laughed. "Yeah, it was all thanks to Shisanlang that he taught me how to hunt."
At that time, although the turtle Shisanlang had good intentions, he had no idea what it meant to teach students in accordance with their aptitude. It was up to Meli to learn by analogy and figure out the skills on his own. If Meli had really followed it, who knows what he might have become by being led astray.
Shisanlang the Turtle glanced at the dolphins that followed him from a distance, not daring to approach, and sighed, "But you seem to have become quite powerful now. You've even chased away the giant dolphins."
Meili raised his head and patted his chest proudly: "Well, in the past two years, I have met a very powerful master and learned a lot from her."
The long-awaited reunion made both Merry and Sea Turtle Shisanlang very excited.
Meli excitedly talked about his adventures in the past two years and the various skills he learned under Surina's guidance.
Sea Turtle Thirteenth Lang exclaimed repeatedly when he heard this: "Wow! Merry, you are really amazing now. I am so happy for you."
"Hehe, it's okay. I still need to continue to become stronger." Meli lowered his head modestly, but his dancing tentacles betrayed his true thoughts.
The little octopus suddenly remembered something and raised his head. "Oh, where's the Sage Turtle? Why are you here alone?"
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