"Hmph!!"
Just as Nox was lost in thought, he heard Toki Amatsuki's voice, full of jealousy, and then his arm was embraced by a deep harbor.
Toki Amatsuki, with a cold expression, looked at the ragged mermaid girls in front, who were trying to entice Nox.
If it weren't for Toki Amatsuki's lack of combat power, she would have wanted to rush forward and beat up these shameless, indecent mermaids.
"Cough, cough, feel free to play around on Fish-Man Island, but don't cause any major destruction."
Seeing Toki Amatsuki's protective stance, Nox said to Bullet and the others behind him, then took Toki Amatsuki and flew directly over the many mermaid flower girls blocking the way, arriving on the main street of Fish-Man Island.
"Bullet, Ashura Doji, come on, I'll take you out to have some fun!"
After seeing Nox leave, Fish-Man Geral, with a blushing Bullet and Ashura Doji, got off the ship, promising that he would definitely satisfy Bullet and Ashura Doji!
Bullet and Ashura Doji were also very interested in that aspect, so even though they were blushing, they still firmly followed behind Geral.
As Executive Officers of the Limitless Pirates, how could they be surpassed by a Vice Captain?
"Nox, that bubble can make people fly. Let's buy one too!"
"Huh? Such a cute cake! I love it so much!"
"Wow, there's a circus performance! Let's go watch!"
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After getting rid of the enthusiastic and lovely mermaid flower girls, Nox and Toki Amatsuki began to stroll around Fish-Man Island.
It was Nox's first time on Fish-Man Island as well, so he found everything here novel and happily accompanied Toki Amatsuki on a tour.
"Mr. Nox, I am Neptune, the King of Fish-Man Island. I have prepared a banquet in the Ryugu. Please join us."
However, Nox and Toki Amatsuki hadn't been strolling for long when Neptune found them.
"Let's go see the Ryugu on Fish-Man Island. It's the most exquisite place on Fish-Man Island."
Nox said, looking at Toki Amatsuki beside him.
"Mm, I also really want to see what the legendary Ryugu looks like."
Toki Amatsuki knew that Nox had important matters to attend to, so she didn't act childish and followed Nox.
"Neptune, what is that person doing?"
However, when Nox arrived at a square, he saw a mermaid with golden hair giving a passionate speech.
But not many people were listening to her speech, and many even had expressions of disgust in their eyes.
This wasn't what caught Nox's attention. He noticed that the mermaid had a special kind of Kenbunshoku Haki that could influence others' emotions.
"That is my Queen Otohime. She is promoting some of her concepts and ideals. I'll take her with us back to the Ryugu for the banquet."
Saying that, Neptune walked over. Otohime stopped her speech when she saw Nox, and then returned to the Ryugu with Neptune and the others.
The Ryugu was very luxurious and beautiful, giving a feeling of an underwater World.
During the banquet, plates of delicious and unique delicacies were served, a band played beautiful music, and beautiful mermaid girls danced to entertain.
"Queen Otohime, I saw you giving a speech in the square just now, conveying your ideals. I didn't hear your speech earlier. Could you tell me about it?"
Nox asked, looking curiously at Queen Otohime in front of him.
At the same time, a very strange question arose in his mind. Otohime was a goldfish Fishman, about 2 meters tall.
Neptune was a coelacanth Fishman, about 12 meters tall.
How did the two of them combine to have child?
And their eldest son, Fukaboshi, was a shark Fishman, growing to about 6 meters tall.
Their second son, Ryuboshi, was an oarfish Fishman, growing to about 5 meters tall.
Their third son, Manboshi, was a sunfish Fishman, growing to over 4 meters but less than five meters tall.
Their fourth daughter, Shirahoshi, was a giant coelacanth Fishman, almost 12 meters tall at 16 years old.
Nox couldn't figure out how this was possible. How did Otohime's body achieve this?
However, Nox couldn't very well ask about such a thing, so he ultimately didn't voice the question.
"My ideal is for the Fishman and mermaids on our Fish-Man Island to live in peace and harmony with humans, living together on land."
"For this, I have specifically sought signatures from the citizens on Fish-Man Island who share the same wish as me."
"Then I will take these signatures to the residents on land, the Marine, the World Government, and even the Celestial Dragons, hoping to get their signatures as well, to live in peace and harmony with us."
Otohime seemed to sense that Nox was truly willing to listen to her wish, so she began to talk non-stop about her ideals and wishes, as well as her various ideas for realizing this wish.
She thought about Nox's identity, his current influence, and strength. If she could gain Nox's support, then her ideal might be realized, so she spoke with increasing effort.
But to Nox, it was just two words: naive. Three words: too naive. Four words: extremely naive!
"Otohime, you don't need to say it. Your wish is impossible to achieve!"
"Your idea is too naive!"
Before Otohime could finish, Nox directly interrupted her. Otherwise, if he let her continue, he felt she could talk for half an hour. With such speaking ability, he didn't know how many years she had honed it.
"I will work hard!"
Hearing Nox's words, Otohime's smile disappeared, and she fell into a state of disappointment, as if she had been hit by a negative ghost.
But she quickly cheered up, as if the negative effect of the negative ghost had disappeared, and she returned to a state of full vitality.
"Mr. Nox, why is it impossible to achieve?"
Neptune loved his wife very much. Although he also felt that Otohime's wish was naive, he silently supported her from behind.
"Because the power of Fish-Man Island is too weak. It is impossible to coexist equally with humans. Since it is not equal coexistence, then peaceful coexistence is impossible!"
"Furthermore, humans are divided into many types. Humans themselves do not truly coexist peacefully between different professions such as kingdoms, the Marine, and Pirates. Instead, wars frequently occur."
"Tell me, if humans and humans cannot coexist peacefully, then how can humans and Fishman coexist peacefully?"
Nox couldn't help but laugh. In this World, humans were the race with the most complex minds. How could they coexist peacefully with other races?
He clearly remembered an old ancestor's saying: Those who are not of our race must have different hearts!
"Is it really impossible to achieve?"
Hearing this, Otohime once again fell into a negative ghost state.
"Although peaceful coexistence is impossible, what you said about wanting to live on the same land as humans is still achievable."
Nox smiled.
"How can it be achieved?"
As Nox's tone changed, Otohime also instantly recovered from the negative ghost state.
"A portion of the Fishman and mermaids from Fish-Man Island can relocate to the Limitless Sea. I will provide you with an island to live on there."
"In return, I will recruit a group of Fishman to form a Fishman fleet to fight for the Limitless Pirates, and this Fishman fleet will be led by Geral."
"At the same time, Fish-Man Island will also become the territory of our Limitless Pirates. We will send people to protect Fish-Man Island so that foreign Pirates and slave traders dare not cause trouble."
Nox smiled.
"That's wonderful, Mr. Nox. Your proposal is excellent!"
"We will post the announcement tomorrow. I believe many Fishman and mermaids will be willing to live on land."
Hearing Nox's words, Otohime said happily.
The Fishman and mermaids on Fish-Man Island yearned for sunlight, so Fishman and mermaids often risked their lives swimming out of Fish-Man Island just to personally feel the warmth of the sun and the gentle caress of the sea breeze.
If there was an island on the Sea surface where they could live, and they were protected by a powerful force so they wouldn't be harmed by slave traders, it would simply be their second home for Fishman and mermaids.
"Oh, right, I heard that there is a Tamatebako that has been passed down for many years on Fish-Man Island. I am very curious about it. I wonder if you could give it to me."
Nox suddenly remembered the powerful drug from the original story. Nox was very interested in this drug that could temporarily increase strength.
"The Tamatebako? We haven't opened it in the Ryugu for many years, so we don't know what's inside. But if Mr. Nox wants it, I'll give it to you."
Neptune agreed without hesitation. Anyway, the Tamatebako was just a symbolic item to them. Giving it away was fine.
The efficiency of the Ryugu was quite good. Fish-Man Island was not large, and after the announcement from the Ryugu was posted the next morning, almost all the Fishman and mermaids on Fish-Man Island knew about it.
To promote this cooperation with the Limitless Pirates, Queen Otohime even specially gave speeches throughout Fish-Man Island again, persuading more people to live on the island in the Limitless Sea.
She even said that she would lead by example and live on the island provided by the Limitless Sea for a period of time to prove that this was true and not a deception by the Limitless Pirates!
"Otohime, I absolutely disagree with you going with the Limitless Pirates. If anyone is going, it should be me, the King!"
Because of this, Neptune, as the King and husband, argued red-faced with Queen Otohime.
How could he let his wife leave Fish-Man Island and go to the territory of the Limitless Pirates?
Although the Limitless Pirates had cooperated with Fish-Man Island, it was the first time, and after all, the Limitless Pirates were Pirates. He was completely uneasy about Otohime going there.
"No, Neptune, you cannot go. You are the King of Fish-Man Island. How can you leave Fish-Man Island!"
"Also, you are the Sea Knight, very strong. Even if you return safely, it doesn't prove anything!"
"Only if I, an ordinary mermaid, go and live there and can return safely, will it prove that everything the Limitless Pirates said is true."
"Neptune, you have to believe me. This is an opportunity for Fish-Man Island. If it succeeds, you know how much good it will do for our Fish-Man Island, so we must seize this opportunity!"
Otohime retorted.
"You can go, but you must bring guards. This is my bottom line!"
Neptune looked at the determined expression on his wife's face and couldn't help but soften, agreeing.
He had always loved his wife very much. Whatever she asked, he would fulfill, no matter how absurd it was, he would choose to believe his wife.
"Don't worry, Neptune. That Nox, he didn't lie, and I believe what he said is true."
A smile finally appeared on Otohime's face.