One Piece:Becoming the King of the World from the Rocks Era

"Oh? Really? Well, that's great! Once we find the lantern fish, I'll get Shari a big gift when we return.".

Li Yuan gently patted Shari's little head. With Shari's divination skills, many things had become simpler.

Originally, Li Yuan had also wanted to ask Shari to divinate the whereabouts of the Celestial Dragon's national treasure, the "King," but he didn't even know what the King looked like, let alone describe it. 

Since Shari couldn't divinate something she had no knowledge of, the lack of understanding was a major hindrance. Similarly, if he asked Shari to divinate the location of pure gold, she wouldn't be able to do it. She had never seen pure gold and didn't know what it was, so she couldn't provide a reading

Luckily, Li Yuan had someone draw an image of the lantern fish, and with that image, Shari was able to divinate its location.

However, because the lantern fish lived deep in the ocean, Shari could only pinpoint its general location. She couldn't determine the exact sea area. So, Li Yuan had no choice but to head in the direction she indicated, using Shari to confirm their proximity.

"Li Yuan-sama, we're here. I feel that the giant lantern fish is right below us. It's sleeping at the bottom of the sea."

After two hours, Shari made another divination and happily shared the results.

"Right below us? I'll go check!" 

After confirming the lantern fish's position, Li Yuan jumped down from the Sky Cloud Ship.

As he neared the surface of the sea, Li Yuan used his Moon Walk to stabilize his body and threw a small boat onto the water from his castle bracelet. He then stepped onto the boat.

"Let me find you, and see where you're hiding!"

Standing on the boat, Li Yuan used his formidable Observation Haki combined with ultrasonic waves, like a radar, to scan the depths of the ocean.

As his Observation Haki spread out, the area within dozens of miles and the ocean depths up to tens of thousands of meters were all within his detection range.

"I found you!"

After less than a minute of searching, Li Yuan located the massive lantern fish at the bottom of the sea.

"Still sleeping, huh? Well, I'll let you sleep as much as you want!"

Li Yuan smiled slightly. In an instant, his Conqueror's Haki surged into the sea, and countless blood-red lightning bolts combined with ultrasonic waves, enveloping the massive lantern fish.

"ROAR!!!!"

As Li Yuan's Conqueror's Haki wreaked havoc on its body, the lantern fish abruptly woke up from its slumber. Its gigantic body, larger than an island, began thrashing wildly, sending waves surging across the ocean.

The waves grew hundreds of meters high from the fish's frantic movements.

However, in front of Li Yuan's Conqueror's Haki, the giant lantern fish struggled for only a moment before its eyes rolled back, and it was knocked unconscious.

The Conqueror's Haki, combined with the ultrasonic waves, even transformed into a massive blood-red hand, lifting the giant lantern fish from the depths of the ocean.

When the fish surfaced, it was like an island appearing on the ocean. Most importantly, it had a huge lantern on its head, emitting a soft golden light.

"That's one huge fish. Husband, is this the one you were looking for?"

As Kaya flew the Sky Cloud Ship closer to the surface of the sea, Li Yuan returned to the ship.

"Yes, this is the one I've been searching for!"

"Kaya, use your power to lift the lantern fish and prevent it from sinking back into the ocean. I need to enter its belly to retrieve something."

Li Yuan said.

"Daddy, you're going inside this big fish's belly? Won't it eat you?"

Asuna asked, clutching Li Yuan's leg, clearly worried.

"Ha ha ha ha, don't worry, Asuna. I'm the strongest person in the world. This big fish can't eat me. Even if it does, I'll just fly out of its belly!"

Li Yuan laughed heartily, confidently patting Asuna's little head.

"Captain, don't worry. I won't let it sink back into the ocean."

Kaya responded, and soon after, a large amount of white clouds appeared around the lantern fish. The clouds quickly lifted the gigantic fish from the ocean.

Li Yuan, seeing this, immediately entered the lantern fish's mouth and into its belly.

The belly of the lantern fish was enormous, with three separate stomachs.

However, through his Observation Haki, Li Yuan could see the entire internal structure of the lantern fish, as if he had the perfect route to navigate through the maze of its insides.

While others would have to search every corner to find the right place, Li Yuan immediately located the optimal route.

Soon, he arrived at the lantern inside the lantern fish's head and took all the pure gold, storing it in his castle bracelet.

At the moment Li Yuan removed the pure gold, the lantern on the fish's head dimmed, the special golden glow disappearing, leaving only the faint light from the fish's biological energy.

"Found the pure gold, but inside the lantern fish's belly, there are also two people. One of them is the creator of the pure gold—quite a talented person. I'll take him along too."

After removing the pure gold, Li Yuan moved to the lantern fish's stomach and found a middle-aged man.

"You—who are you? How did you get inside Lord Lantern's stomach?"

Miskina Ahiye had not seen a human in ages, and upon seeing Li Yuan, he was filled with excitement.

"Lord Lantern must be that giant lantern fish, right? I simply knocked it out and walked in."

Li Yuan smiled and continued, "You must be Miskina Ahiye, the creator of the pure gold. I can take you out of here and help you find your daughter, Miskina Olga. But you'll have to work for me from now on."

Miskina Ahiye, a genius who could create such powerful pure gold, would be a valuable asset to Li Yuan.

"What? My daughter, Miskina Olga, is still alive? You've seen her?" Miskina Ahiye immediately asked, his voice trembling with hope. If his daughter truly was alive and Li Yuan could help him find her, he'd have no problem working for him. The reason he hadn't killed himself after all these years was precisely because of his unyielding hope to see his daughter again.

"I would never lie. If you don't believe me, I can take you to her right now."

Li Yuan smiled.

"Good. As long as you help me find my daughter, I will work for you."

Miskina Ahiye responded happily.

"Then let's go!"

Li Yuan led Miskina Ahiye to another stomach of the lantern fish, where they indeed found a little girl with yellow hair.

It was Miskina Ahiye's daughter, Miskina Olga.

"Olga, it's you! My daughter!" 

It had been two hundred years since Miskina Ahiye had seen his daughter, but she still looked just like the girl he remembered. Tears of joy filled his eyes.

"You're really my father! You were eaten by Lord Lantern, but like me, you didn't die?" Olga said, disbelief written across her face.

"It's me, Olga. I didn't die. Lord Lantern's stomach has other places to live. Thank the heavens, we're finally reunited!"

Miskina Ahiye embraced his daughter tightly. After more than two hundred years, he had finally seen her again.

"Congratulations on being reunited, father and daughter. But we should hurry and leave now," Li Yuan said once the emotional moment passed.

"Right, right, let's get out of here first."

Miskina Ahiye snapped back to reality, eagerly wanting to leave the fish's belly. He had longed for this moment—being able to see his daughter and leave the belly of Lord Lantern. It was the dream he had held onto for over two centuries.

Soon, under Li Yuan's guidance, they quickly exited from the fish's mouth.

"Daddy, Daddy! You're out!" 

As soon as Asuna saw Li Yuan, she rushed over and hugged his leg.

The little girl was worried that Li Yuan might have been 'eaten' by the lantern fish and couldn't escape.

"Don't worry, Asuna. I promised you I'd come out, and I never break my promises," Li Yuan said, gently picking her up.

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"Did they also come out of Lord Lantern's belly?" Lasi asked curiously, looking at Miskina Ahiye and his daughter.

Miskina Ahiye and his daughter, equally curious, looked at the Sky Cloud Ship floating on the sea, as well as the lantern fish hovering in the air, suspended by white clouds.

They never expected that such a massive fish would fall unconscious and be lifted by someone in such a manner.

"They are..." 

Li Yuan briefly introduced Miskina Ahiye and his daughter's story.

"Captain, what should we do with the lantern fish?" Kaya asked.

"Let it go."

Li Yuan thought for a moment. "I took the pure gold, and the lantern fish no longer poses any threat or offers any help. Let's set it free."

"Plop!!!"

Upon hearing Li Yuan's words, Kaya immediately released the white clouds holding the lantern fish, allowing it to sink back into the ocean.

Soon after, everyone boarded Kaya's Sky Cloud Ship and returned to the Infinite Sea.

(End of Chapter)