Chapter 187: Chapter 187
Chapter 187
"Is it Madam Shyarly? What happened?"
The mermaid ladies, hearing this familiar voice, looked worriedly in Madam Shyarly’s direction.
"Let’s go take a look."
Rorschach patted the butts of the two mermaid girls on him, signaling them to let go first, then stood up and walked toward the lounge.
Everyone followed along, curious about what exactly Madam Shyarly was doing.
From his Observation Haki, Rorschach sensed no other enemies or similar presences.
Inside the lounge.
Madam Shyarly was hugging her head with both hands, collapsed on the floor, covered in cold sweat and panting softly.
"Madam Shyarly, what happened?"
"What is this..."
Camie and the others looked at Shyarly with worried eyes. They stepped forward to help her up and then noticed the crystal ball that had fallen to the side — it was Madam Shyarly’s divination tool.
Could Madam Shyarly have been divining just now? What exactly did she see?
"I’m fine, Camie. Thank you."
Shyarly opened her eyes, snapping out from the fear. She patted Camie’s small hand and forced a smile.
Then she turned her gaze toward Rorschach — this handsome young man who didn’t seem to have the aura of a powerhouse.
Recalling the content of her divination, Shyarly made up her mind.
"Rorschach-kun, is it okay if I call you that?"
Shyarly looked at Rorschach with bright, intense eyes and asked.
"Huh? Of course. What’s wrong, Madam Shyarly?"
Rorschach was stunned for a moment, then asked with confusion.
Madam Shyarly’s change from last night was like a completely different person. Why was she suddenly acting so close to him?
"I wonder if your invitation from yesterday still counts? I want to board your ship."
Shyarly stared intently at Rorschach’s face and spoke words that shocked everyone.
"Huh???~~~~"
Everyone showed expressions of shock. Camie in particular displayed full anime-style shock — tongue sticking out, eyes bulging.
"Madam Shyarly... wants to join Rorschach-kun’s crew?"
The mermaid ladies who knew her best were completely incredulous. They couldn’t understand why the usually calm and composed Madam Shyarly suddenly wanted to go out to sea.
She even looked quite urgent, which left them puzzled.
"Shyarly... aren’t you..."
Jinbe spoke with confusion, but was interrupted before he could finish.
"Stop, Jinbe. I let go of that bastard big brother’s matter a long time ago."
"The fate of that idiot big brother of mine was well-deserved. The reason I didn’t agree to board Rorschach’s ship before wasn’t because of that."
Shyarly spoke calmly.
"Then why... do you want to join Rorschach-san now?"
"Wait, wait, what are you two talking about? Why can’t I understand what you’re saying?"
Nami and the others, who were completely lost, interrupted their conversation and asked in confusion.
Jinbe glanced at Madam Shyarly. After she nodded in approval, he slowly spoke.
"Actually, Shyarly is Arlong’s half-sister from the same father."
"What? Madam Shyarly... is Arlong’s sister?!"
Everyone looked at Madam Shyarly in shock. Rorschach, who had known this all along, showed no surprise.
"Mmm. Please forgive me for hiding it before. I didn’t want to cause any unpleasantness between us because of this matter."
"At the same time, I feel deep heartache for what happened to Nami and Nojiko. I’m truly sorry! Nami, Nojiko."
"I also learned about the matter from Jinbe. My foolish brother’s death was well-deserved. Thank you for stopping his atrocities."
Shyarly spoke with a solemn tone and even bowed to Nami and the others to express her apology.
"Well, it’s fine. We’ve already let go of this matter. The ones at fault weren’t you, Madam Shyarly, or Jinbe, and it wasn’t Fish-Man Island. We can still clearly distinguish right from wrong."
Nami waved her hand and spoke with a calm expression. Clearly she no longer minded the matter, which also meant she had accepted Madam Shyarly’s apology.
"Speaking of which, what exactly happened to you just now? Why did you suddenly want to join the crew?"
Nami asked in confusion.
"I’m sorry. About this matter... could I discuss it with Jinbe first? It’s not that I don’t want to tell you, but the situation is a bit..."
Shyarly’s expression was very complicated. After a moment of silence, she spoke hesitantly.
"Mmm, I understand. Let’s go out and wait for a bit. Leave some space for them to talk."
Seeing the look in Madam Shyarly’s eyes, Nami nodded, then walked out of the lounge.
The others didn’t say anything and followed her out.
Only Camie looked back at Madam Shyarly with worry before leaving closely behind.
"Shyarly, what exactly did you see in your prophecy?"
After everyone had left, Jinbe finally asked.
Shyarly’s reaction was so strong — it must be something major. He just didn’t know what it was about.
"I saw the future of Fish-Man Island!"
Shyarly calmed her emotions, then spoke in a calm tone.
"The future of Fish-Man Island?"
Jinbe frowned, looking puzzled.
"Today I suddenly felt like divining for Rorschach-kun. Then, on him, I saw the future of Fish-Man Island."
"And there are two futures for Fish-Man Island!!"
"Two futures for Fish-Man Island?!?!"
Hearing Shyarly’s words, Jinbe exclaimed in shock.
Shyarly had never made a mistake in her divinations. Everything she had predicted had been proven true over time.
However, this prophecy actually showed two futures. It was far too strange.
"Mmm. At first, I was just curious and divined for Rorschach-kun."
"But right after, the scene of Fish-Man Island appeared... Fish-Man Island’s location had somehow moved onto the land, and sometimes into the sky. We were swimming freely in the ocean, playing and having fun. Everything looked very beautiful, just like the scene in Queen Otohime’s dream. But the next second..."
"I saw Fish-Man Island — a silent Fish-Man Island, sunk ten thousand meters below, floating alone in the darkness where even sunlight cannot reach..."
"The final scene showed Rorschach-kun’s face. Behind him, one side was a paradise as bright as the sun, and the other was hell-like raging flames."
"I don’t know if destroying Fish-Man Island was done by Rorschach-kun, but if he is willing to take action, I believe the future of Fish-Man Island will definitely be the other one. The future of Fish-Man Island is now in Rorschach-kun’s hands with a single thought."
"Whether it goes to the land to live a happy life... or sinks into the cold seabed..."
Madam Shyarly spoke slowly. When she reached the last sentence, her tone was extremely heavy and complicated.
She had already made her choice. She wanted to go to the land and live a happy life!
For this, she decided to accept Rorschach’s invitation and join his crew. She also understood Rorschach’s purpose in inviting her, but she accepted it.
Looking at the ship full of beautiful women around Rorschach, all of whom had quite deep relationships with him, she understood that Rorschach had taken a liking to her and that was why he invited her.
But he didn’t force her. He gave her the respect she deserved, and the choice to join or not was entirely up to her.
The same applied to the mermaid ladies under her. Even when refused, he didn’t get angry and only showed a disappointed look.
Therefore, she chose to bet on herself! To fight for the future of Fish-Man Island!
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