Chapter 234 Brother, you won't be sold out, right?! (Two in one)
At the same time as the news of the navy's arrival at Fishman Island reached Ryugu Castle, the Dawn warship officially landed at the Fishman Island dock under the leadership of the Fishman Island gate guards.
There are many ways to enter Fish-Man Island, but entering through the portal is the most official way. Most pirates who come to Fish-Man Island privately enter directly from the sky above the island. The giant bubble protecting Fish-Man Island is actually the same thing as the film that ships use before entering the deep sea.
When the ship's membrane touches the membrane of Fish-Man Island, the ship's membrane and everything inside will be automatically sucked into Fish-Man Island. However, this method of entry carries a great risk, as the top membrane of Fish-Man Island is hundreds of meters away from the ground. Ships sucked into the membrane will crash directly to the ground.
Therefore, when entering Fishman Island, pirates who illegally enter the country often choose their landing sites carefully in order to reduce damage to their ships.
Over the years, there are very few people like Yoriichi Tsugikuni who can enter Fishman Island through the gate so openly. Only the former Pirate King Roger and the Whitebeard Pirates who came to Fishman Island a few years ago have had such treatment.
These two pirate groups are both world-famous pirates. Even though Neptune didn't know the other party's intentions at the beginning, he definitely didn't dare to conflict with these pirates easily.
Fortunately, both the Roger Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates were quite sensible teams. After finishing their own business, they left without causing any negative impact on the local people of Fishman Island.
But pirates like this are a minority after all. The vast majority of pirates who come to Fish-man Island are not here purely for "tourism". The mermaids and fish-men on the island are all high-quality commodities. The pirates have never stopped invading Fish-man Island.
The reason why Neptune, the king, is called the Great Knight is also because he often leads the guards to clear out illegal pirates.
When Tsugekoku Yoshii arrived on the island, King Neptune had just received the news and hadn't yet agreed. However, the gate guards, trusting Tiger, didn't set up defenses against the navy.
"The navy has come to Fishman Island? Who are they?"
"Is their purpose clear?"
"Since they're here, let them in. Although we don't know what their purpose is, Fishman Island is a member of the World Government. Although we haven't participated in the World Conference for many years, I believe the navy won't act recklessly on the island."
On the throne, Neptune, who had just received the news, thought for a moment before speaking to the seahorse merman in front of him. The seahorse merman reporting to him was the Left Minister of the Kingdom, normally assisting King Neptune in governing the country and usually acting as a think tank and military advisor.
After hearing Neptune's arrangement, the Left Minister bowed slightly, calmed down, and added:
"The navy's purpose for coming to Fishman Island is still unknown."
"However, there are reports from guards who witnessed the incident. The fishman Tiger is also among the navy team."
"I don't think...he's here to cause trouble."
Upon hearing the name Tiger, a goldfish man standing in front of Neptune's throne's eyes immediately lit up and asked, "Tiger? Is that the Tiger from the back street?"
"Didn't he leave Fishman Island and travel to the outside world over a year ago?"
"He's back? And he's a Marine?"
The goldfish-man who suddenly interrupted Neptune's throne was none other than his wife, Princess Otohime. Unlike on land, where harems refrained from participating in politics, on Fishman Island, Princess Otohime held a significant influence within the harem, and Neptune often valued her opinions when making decisions.
This is not just because Neptune is deeply in love with Princess Otohime, but more importantly, Princess Otohime herself is an extremely intelligent person. In fact, within Fishman Island, the power structure is also complicated. Although mermaids and fishmen live in harmony on the surface, the most acute contradictions have never disappeared.
Tiger, the blue fat man Jinbei, and Aaron and his gang who will bring disaster to Orange Town in the future, all came from the back streets.
The so-called back streets are actually where the poorest fishmen on the island gather. Most of them have been deeply harmed by pirates. What those fishmen hate most are the humans who have brought them pain and disaster.
Princess Otohime has always advocated "harmonious coexistence". She firmly believes that one day, a harmonious scene of humans, fish-men and mermaids living in peace will really appear in this world. At the same time, she has been working hard for this matter, hoping that more people will recognize her ideas.
Tiger, who was born in the back streets, can be said to be the boss of the back streets. He was also influenced by Princess Otohime's thoughts to a certain extent, so he decided to leave Fishman Island and see with his own eyes what the outside world is like.
It's just that Tiger's life was not very smooth until he met the Navy of the Sword of Dawn.
As for Neptune, as a king, he has always been on the front lines against foreign invaders and has no good feelings towards humans or pirates. However, because he once met charismatic figures like Roger and Whitebeard, and because his beloved has always been keen to ease the relationship between humans and fishmen and mermen.
Therefore, Neptune has no prejudice against humans, and in many cases, he even prefers the opinions of his princess.
It is precisely because of the royal family's inclination that Fishman Island is divided into two factions. And because Princess Otohime is usually kind and treats others well, and has a very high reputation among the people, Fishman Island is able to maintain the current peace.
This peaceful situation can be said to be maintained by Princess Otohime alone. If one day, Princess Otohime dies, then Fishman Island will eventually stand on the opposite side of humans.
By then, no matter how the situation develops, Fishman Island will never be able to appear openly on the sea.
Under the leadership of the fish-man guards, Tsugikuni Yoriichi and other navy men passed through the bustling streets of Fish-man Island and slowly walked towards Ryugu Castle. On the way, Tiger explained to Yoriichi the so-called "forces" on Fish-man Island and told him in advance about the important figures on Fish-man Island such as King Neptune and Princess Otohime, as well as their positions.
There was also the thought that he had been hiding deep in his heart, which Tiger told to Yuichiro Tsugakuin on the way.
Ji Guoyuan came to Fishman Island to recruit fishmen and mermaid warriors who were willing to join the navy. To achieve this, it is very important to get the support of the royal family.
Tiger hopes that Yoriichi's recruitment plan will go smoothly, so that a bridge will be built between human society and Fish-man Island.
All things are difficult at the beginning.
This bridge is very important to Fishman Island.
"Lieutenant General, I believe that if Princess Otohime knew of your plan, she would strongly support it."
"It's just that many of the fishmen in the back streets don't have a good sense of humans, so it's not easy to get them to join the navy."
"Although I think I have some prestige and can forcibly bring some people into the navy, but forcing others..."
On the streets, the residents living on Fishman Island had heard the news that the navy had arrived on the island, and they all came out of their homes to stop and watch. This was the territory of Fishman Island, and these fishmen were not afraid at all. They just kept a close eye on the navy team led by Yoriichi Tsugikuni, as if they were watching something new.
Tiger walked closely beside Yunyi and expressed his concerns.
"Tiger, don't worry about this. I will never force anyone to join our navy."
"People who want to join our navy must agree with us on certain things."
“If the people you work with don’t share the same ideals and goals, it will be very difficult.”
"If possible, I hope my troops can be united and pure."
Ji Guoyuan looked around curiously while giving Tiger some reassurance.
The architectural style of Fishman Island is quite unique, and the people here also adapt to local conditions. They basically use "sea products" such as reefs, shells, and corals to build houses.
The houses on both ends of the road are brightly colored, the pedestrians on the roadside are of various shapes, and there are significant differences between the fishmen. Their different native "species" result in their different appearances, and it is difficult to say what they have in common.
When he arrived at Fishman Island, Yoriichi felt like he had arrived in the land of fairies, and everything he saw seemed new and novel.
While Yoriichi was observing the people around him, the fishmen were also observing Yoriichi and his group. In the past, when pirates arrived, the people would scatter in a hurry. This was the first time they were observing humans so closely.
The aesthetic taste of murlocs is different from that of humans. Tall, thin, and well-proportioned humans like Yuichiro Tsugikuni are not good-looking in the eyes of murlocs.
On the contrary, tall, muscular guys like Tiger and Cyrus were more favored by the fishmen. Cyrus and Tiger, walking beside Yuanyi, frequently attracted the attention of beautiful eyes.
"Brother Tiger! You're back!"
Not long after, a group of fishmen blocked the way for Yuan Yi and his companions.
There were about forty or so mermen in this group. The leading one looked very young, with grayish-white skin, a long nose, and inverted saws on both sides, like the teeth of a reversed double-sided saw.
He was wearing a plaid shirt, brown shorts and slippers, looking like a "loser". After he led his men to block the navy's way, he shouted at Tiger with a look of surprise on his face.
Aaron.
The fish-man leader who stopped Yoriichi and the others was none other than Arlong, the saw-toothed shark man. After Tiger left Fish-man Island and Jinbei was recruited by Neptune and Princess Otohime to join the kingdom's guard and leave the back streets, the young Arlong became the boss of the back streets.
The power of poor local communities will expand infinitely, and the back streets of Fishman Island are such a place. Neptune considered making changes, but the fishmen in the back streets had different philosophies. The kind-hearted Neptune did not want his country to be in strife, so he took a laissez-faire attitude towards the back streets.
There are only a few thousand fishmen, so let them live according to their own ideas.
Under Tiger's control, Backstreet was only brutal against foreign pirates, and had no effect on the other people on the island, so Neptune didn't care about them. After Tiger left, Aaron, who became the boss, continued Tiger's practice, only targeting the hateful outsiders, and did not harm the other people on the island.
After a period of operation, the back street was completely controlled by Aaron.
As for Tiger, as the former "boss" of Backstreet, Aaron has always regarded him as an idol. When Aaron saw Tiger coming back, his first reaction was of course happiness.
"Oh! Aaron!"
"I haven't seen you for over a year, and you're still the same!"
"Hahaha, that's not right, it's even stronger!"
The appearance of Arlong and his group made the navy behind Yunyi nervous. Unlike other ordinary people on Fishman Island, the navy felt a strong evil aura from Arlong and his group.
The navy officers who have been fighting pirates for many years are not unfamiliar with this kind of aura. When they saw this group of fishmen, they were secretly alert and looked at Tsugakuni Yoshiichi. Once Tsugakuni Yoshiichi gave the order, they would rush out directly and destroy the fishman gang in front of them.
The murderous aura emanating from the opponent, which ordinary marines could sense, was certainly also felt by Tsugikuni Yoriichi. Environment shapes people, and those who grow up in different environments have different auras.
At this time, Jiguo Yuanyi also cast his eyes on Arlong and the fishmen behind him, and the memory of Arlong emerged in his mind. Although the memory was long ago, looking at Arlong's face, the other party's information still emerged clearly in Yuanyi's mind.
"Hahaha, Brother Tiger, please stop making fun of me."
"How come you're mixing with humans?"
When Jiguo Yuanyi was looking at Aaron, Aaron was also looking at the "ordinary human" standing next to Tiger. Seeing Tiger's attire, he connected it to the news he heard.
Aaron was convinced that his beloved elder brother had really become a navy soldier and a lackey of mankind!
When Aaron said those words to Tiger, although his face still looked happy, his eyes were full of disappointment.
Tiger didn't seem to notice Aaron's emotions. Instead, he stepped aside and said happily to Aaron: "I am a member of the navy now."
"He's a captain from the Sword of Dawn Marine Branch."
"Hey, this is my direct superior, Lieutenant General Tsugumi Yoshiichi."
"This time I came to Fishman Island to accompany the Vice Admiral to recruit navy!"
"Lieutenant General, he hopes to become a special operations team. Aaron, do you have any ideas?"
"Would you like to join our navy?"
Hearing the words "our navy" from Tiger's mouth, Aaron's eyes twitched, and then he shook his head a little embarrassedly and refused: "Sorry, Brother Tiger, I'm not interested in being a navy."
"And I don't think humans will accept us fishmen so easily."
"Brother Tiger, you should know what humans look like, right?"
"How could they possibly consider us, who reek of the sea, as their companions? Could it be that you've been deceived by their sweet talk?"
"After our people reach the shore, will they be offered as slaves to the nobles?"
"Brother, you're not being sold by these humans and still counting money for them, are you?"
Although Aaron grew up on Fishman Island, he had never been exposed to the world of the sea.
But from the mouths of the pirates he killed, Aaron was still able to roughly picture the outside world in his mind.
Aaron and Tiger have completely different views on humans. He will never trust humans easily.
In other words, Aaron would never trust any human being!
Looking at Tiger's current appearance, Aaron's admiration for Tiger quickly dissipated. I'm afraid Aaron himself didn't even realize this.
When Aaron said that, he did not avoid mentioning the navy men like Yoshikazu Tsugakuni, and his words made the navy men furious. Cyrus also glared at Aaron with an angry face.
The other party actually classified them as the same kind of people as pirates and slave traders.
This is an absolute insult to a man like Cyrus who has a strong sense of honor!
Realizing that Aaron's words were inappropriate, Tiger frowned, and then quickly turned around to look at his naval companions. Sure enough, he saw deep anger on the faces of Cyrus and others.
It looked as if it was going to eat Aaron.
Then Tiger's eyes quickly turned to Tsugakuin Yoshiichi. Tiger was afraid that Aaron's words would anger Tsugakuin Yoshiichi. If a conflict occurred between the navy and the fishmen in the backstreet, no matter who was right or wrong, the navy's plan to recruit soldiers on Fishman Island would definitely be ruined.
When looking at Yoriichi Tsugakuni, Tiger couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Ji Guoyuan's face was dark and calm, showing no sign of anger at all, which made Tiger feel relieved.
"you"
"Your name is Aaron, right?"
"I think your concerns are unnecessary. Humans are different from each other, just like the difference between you merfolk and merfolk."
"Is that so? Aaron?"
(End of this chapter)
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