Rudolph left anyway, because Kuro couldn't decide for him whether or not to exchange for supplies. G-3's supplies were of course not for sale. The Navy reselling its own supplies was unacceptable, and Kuro was extremely strict about this. Anyone who sold would be doomed.

Kuro originally wanted Kuro to make the decision, but when he brought it up, Rudolph simply walked away.

"Want to buy supplies?"

After listening to Kuro's report, Kuro pondered for a moment before saying, "A leader who is dedicated to the survival of his people? Not bad. He is powerful and has something to hide, but just how powerful he is, we'll have to do some experiments."

Kuro still had some expectations for this half-fishman, but if he died... it would mean he wasn't strong enough.

Wanting to become a Shichibukai comes at a price.

“Go and give David a hand, ask him to do me a favor. If Joe Rudolph dies, go and investigate the half-fish race. If possible, let them join Dressrosa. After all, there are several thousand of them, which is a force to be reckoned with,” Kuro said.

Dressrosa is certainly inclusive and open-minded, and Kuro isn't forcing David to do things by exploiting his personal connections; this is actually a good thing for Dressrosa.

A marginalized group, if accepted by others, will inevitably unleash strong initiative and loyalty.

Of course, this is on the premise that the person accepting the offer has certain qualifications.

There's just one thing Kuro doesn't understand.

It seems that half-fish people are not only humans and fish people, but also... humans and fish.

Kuro remembered that Doflamingo had a subordinate named Dellinger, who was a fighting fish-man...

Yes, it's that fighting fish near the Dressrosa waters.

How the hell did this fish and the human get together? And even if they did get together, how could they produce a child? Kuro can't believe it.

Even after spending more than twenty years in this world, he was still amazed by some of the 'wonder' of this world after arriving at the Grand Line.

There's no reproductive isolation?!

This is too chaotic.

...

Half a month later, in a certain sea area of ​​the New World.

There is a deserted island in this sea, which is quite high and has nothing on it. But at the bottom of the cliff, there is a place full of reefs.

This is a reef area, with both visible and hidden reefs, a natural no-go zone for ships. At the end of these reefs, there is a natural cave. Outside the cave, there is nothing but darkness on the surface.

But at this moment, a small boat was gradually approaching. There was no one on the boat, only a lot of boxes. In front of the boat, a human head was moving forward on the sea, and as he moved forward, the boat also moved forward.

Rudolf, carrying a rope, pulled the boat closer and closer to the reef.

When he reached the vicinity, he surfaced, rummaged in his pocket for a while, took out a conch shell, and blew a deep horn.

As the horn sounded, several lights gradually appeared in the dark cave.

That was the unique glow that these smooth-skinned people possessed under the sun's rays.

A group of figures emerged from the darkness, revealing their forms.

A boy with shark-like fins on his back grinned, looked at Rudolph in the sea ahead, bared his sharp teeth, and waved, "Boss Rudolph, it's Boss Rudolph!"

"I'm back, Peckerin. Have everyone get the stuff upstairs," Rudolf said with a smile. "I brought back a lot of supplies."

"Oh! We've finally gotten back!"

The shark-man named Peckerin shouted excitedly, urging everyone to fall into the sea, swim towards the ship, lift the boxes on the ship onto their heads, and then swim back.

These merfolk included both men and women. Some were strong, like Peckerin, while others had only merfolk features but were very thin.

"Boss Rudolph!"

"Boss Rudolph, you're back!"

As Rudolph entered the cave, many merfolk looked at him with admiration and greeted him respectfully.

With a smile on his face, Rudolph's two whiskers, resembling catfish whiskers, twitched as he nodded occasionally to the merfolk and walked into the cave.

The cave is divided into several levels. At the bottom is a natural plaza with a large pool in the middle that connects to the sea outside. Around it are some stone houses with old furniture and a damp smell.

There is a spiral staircase that has been carved out, leading all the way to the top.

"Boss Rudolph!"

A group of small merfolk rushed over, surrounding the tall Rudolph at his feet, and looked up to ask, "Did you bring any gifts?"

"certainly."

Rudolf smiled and said, "They're all in the back. There's a box tied with a pink ribbon; it's your gift."

"Oh! Thank you, Boss Rudolph!"

The children cheered and sprayed it outwards.

"Rudolph..."

At that moment, a person on the upper level with hair that looked entirely like octopus tentacles looked down and stared at Rudolph.

"Ah...it's Dagon."

Rudolf, still smiling, climbed the steps to the top and said, "Let's go inside and talk."

Dagon looked at the cheering children below, pursed his lips, and followed Rudolf into a cave on the upper level.

That was Rudolf's habitat, and at that moment, besides the two of them, there were two other people in the cave.

It had a jagged nose, bulging muscles, and an aura of violence, but apart from that long nose, it was just like a human.

Sawtooth Shark Half-Fishman.

Another one has a long mouth with serrated teeth, and otherwise resembles a human.

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