XX-level Hokage

"Sleep, sleep well." Seeing Shiro's face approaching, Perona's face instantly turned red, and she hurriedly left her spot.

She guessed that the ship's core might be faulty, but Mashiro didn't pay much attention. She was generally used to it.

Soon, the ship arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago. After being re-coated, it set off again for Fishman Island and reached the seabed.

Both Toki and Nami were observing the surrounding scenery with great curiosity. This was their first time diving into the sea.

Just as they were about to reach Fishman Island, a group of giant fishmen blocked the ship carrying Mashiro.

The newcomers were members of the New Fishman Pirates. They demanded that Mashiro and the others join the New Fishman Pirates, or they would kill them 1 meters below the surface. "Are you talking to me?" Mashiro said with a light laugh.

Immediately following, an invisible slash was unleashed, instantly shattering the fishmen and sending them sinking into the deep sea.

But Mashiro seemed to have forgotten that they were able to swim underwater thanks to the protective coating on their pirate ship. Mashiro's attack, while defeating the fish-men, also shattered the coating on the ship. And look, a massive current surged in.

The entire ship was hijacked by intense sea pressure, constantly changing direction.

Seeing this, Mashiro used the Shikigami Technique to envelop Toki, Nami, and Perona, then rushed directly towards Fishman Island. She dashed into the bubbles surrounding the island in one breath.

After entering the bubbles surrounding Fishman Island, Mashiro was still surrounded by a massive amount of water. In this vast expanse of water, Mashiro had a very difficult time finding her way to the island.

She didn't care; it would just take a little more time. But Toki, Nami, and Perona couldn't hold out for long.

Just as Mashiro was considering whether to use Fire Release to evaporate all the seawater, a green-haired mermaid swam over. Fishman Island.

Fishman Island, located about 10,000 meters below the surface of the Holy Land Mary Geoise, is a necessary stop on the way to the New World. It is also the birthplace of most fishmen and mermaids and is known as the "underwater paradise". It is a dreamlike paradise with a population of about 500 million.

The fish-men and mermaids on the island were once classified as "fish" by humans and suffered discrimination from them. It wasn't until 200 years ago, when the Ryugu Kingdom became a member state of the World Government, that they began to establish friendly relations with humans, and the Fish-Man Island King was also allowed to participate in the World Conference.

Despite this, humans still harbor aversion towards the fish-men, and the problem of discrimination has not improved but has instead worsened.

In order to change the situation of the fish-men and humans, two key figures appeared on the island. One was Queen Otohime of the Ryugu Kingdom, who advocated "peaceful coexistence with humans," and the other was Fisher Tiger, a fish-man explorer who advocated "breaking with humans."

But both of these merman heroes died at the hands of humans, and because of this, another voice emerged within the merman community: merman supremacy, merman should rule over humans.

After the Great Pirate Era began, many marines and pirates passing through the area started large-scale kidnappings and plundering of the fish-men and mermaids on the island. Because young female mermaids could fetch high prices in human human trafficking markets, kidnappings of mermaids by human pirates was a frequent occurrence on the island.

It wasn't until Edward Newgate, one of the "Four Emperors," declared Fishman Island as his own territory that the pirates dared not continue their invasion.

Even now, beneath Fishman Island's glamorous exterior lie many complex and untold conflicts: the clash between pirates and the navy, the new Fishman Pirates of Fishman Town, and the conflicts between the Fishman Kingdom and the human kingdom.

All these contradictions are like powder kegs, and even with Whitebeard's name as a backing, they are very likely to explode.

"Thank you for your help, Camie. I owe you a huge favor." In an apartment, after settling the unconscious Toki, Nami, and Perona into beds, Mashiro expressed her gratitude to the green fish-man beside her.

“You’re welcome. I just happened to see it.” Cammy said a little embarrassed. “This must be Fishman Island, right?” Mashiro asked softly, looking at the strange scenery outside the window.

“This is the merchant apartments in the Man and Bay area, home to many mermaids. It's kind of like an apartment complex exclusively for mermaids,” Cammy replied with a smile. “I see. Fishman Island is much more developed than I imagined,” Mashiro said with a light laugh.

"Ever since Lord Neptune led Fish-Man Island to become a member state of the World Government, we have learned a lot about human patterns. So now, apart from the scenery and local specialties, Fish-Man Island is almost identical to other countries," Kailai continued.

"By the way, could you tell me what that giant bubble that's enveloping Fishman Island is all about? I originally thought it was filled with air, but it turns out it's seawater," Mashiro said with a light laugh.

After thinking for a moment, Kai searched the room for a while, then handed a book to Mashiro.

She said somewhat embarrassedly, "Well, I'm not entirely sure about this either. I remember there should be an explanation in this book."

Hearing this, Mashiro smiled and nodded, then began flipping through the book in her hands. Soon, she found the information she wanted to know.

"A huge, double-layered, semi-circular bubble membrane shield surrounds the entire island, with an air layer between the two shields."

If ships that have undergone coating on the Sabaody Archipelago stray into Fishman Island via the wrong path, the coating will automatically peel off and merge with the island's protective shield. Some ships will even fall to the ground in the air layer in between.

Even if they successfully break through the shield, the invading ships and crew will be swept away by the seawater inside the shield.

There is an air storage facility at the main entrance of Fishman Island, which can create a huge air bubble that can cover the entire island. However, the air storage facility is not used to create bubbles unless there is an emergency.

Although it is located deep underwater, there is still sky and clouds.

Because the giant tree "Sun Tree Eve" growing near Fishman Island can transmit sunlight from the ground to Fishman Island, Fishman Island, located in the deep sea, has sunlight and day and night changes. The local residents even describe this phenomenon as "the blessing of the sun".

Furthermore, since most of Fishman Island is underwater, non-swimmers need to use local boats or other means to navigate the water alone.

Aside from vehicles equipped with protective membranes, the only protective measure is to apply a water-repellent coating to the body.

"Is it really that complicated? How interesting," Mashiro muttered to herself.

Although medical personnel have already treated Guan Yue and the other two, it is estimated that they will not wake up for another five or six minutes.

Kailai seemed to have something to attend to and left the room. So he began to peruse the contents of the book. "...Fishman Island has its own unique culture."

On the island, you can often see vehicles and facilities made of bubble membranes. For example, some large fish carry medium-sized seats and bubble membranes on their backs to serve as fish taxis or fish buses. There are also phoenix tail cars reserved for royalty and water roads leading to different areas.

There are also bubble wrap artisans who offer coating services for ships.

Mermaids and some large marine creatures wear bubble swimming rings around their waists to facilitate movement when they are active in the dry areas of the island.

In addition, there is a local product called "bubble coral," which can create medium-sized bubbles resembling lifeboats from short corals.

Most of the buildings here are constructed along the coral reefs, and in some buildings, the seawater is higher than an average person's thigh to facilitate the movement of mermaids and fish-people.

A certain amount of dry space will be left in the house to place furniture.

Apartments in the sea are most expensive on the top floor where they get sunlight, while the cheapest apartments are the ones closest to the seabed.

Between the apartments, there will be sea turtles carrying medium-sized protective shields, serving as sea turtle elevators to facilitate movement between different floors.

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The fish-men and merfolk on the island live separately. Most fish-men reside in Fish-Man Backstreet, and the fish-man hero Fisher Tiger and Jinbe, one of the current Seven Warlords of the Sea, also used to live there.

The staple food on Fishman Island is seafood, but due to the different growing environment, the seafood in the Mermaid Zone is more delicious than that in Fishman Street.

Furthermore, based on the fact that mermaids don't eat meat or fish, while fish-people crave them, restaurants on the island regulate the supply of staple foods. Because it's an underwater area, corals and large scallops are widely used in daily life; even some residents' beds are designed to be large.

The shape of a scallop.

In addition, the residents of Fishman Island also use lamp shells and hot shells for indoor lighting and cooking.

Like countries on land, outsiders usually have to undergo entry checks, otherwise they will be arrested by the "Sea King's Army" of the Dragon Palace Kingdom. In the past, this was due to human discrimination against fish-people and mermaids, as well as Fisher Tiger's death because humans refused to give him blood.

Fishman Island has a special law that forbids the distribution of blood to humans. If a fishman or mermaid donates blood to a human, they will be subject to a dark trial by those who hate humans.

When fish-men and mermaids intermarry, their children have four possible outcomes: boy, girl, fish-man, or mermaid.

Because fish-men and mermaids share common ancestral genetic memories, the fish species they are born with depends on the genes of their ancestral fish species from multiple generations ago, and is not necessarily related to the fish species of their parents. Therefore, they are not surprised that any family can give birth to children of various appearances. On the contrary, they are less able to adapt to the concept of judging kinship by facial similarity, which is a common practice among terrestrial races.

Having read this far, Mashiro felt more and more that this was a travelogue handbook specially written for tourists visiting Fishman Island.

At this moment, the three of them, including Tengetsu, also woke up.

"What happened? Where am I?" The first thing Amatsuki did upon waking was look around. Only after seeing Mashiro's figure did she feel relieved and ask.

"The wave on our ship broke, and then..." Mashiro roughly recounted what happened to the three of them.

"So this is Fishman Island?" Nami asked excitedly, then looked out the window.

"The scenery is truly beautiful; no wonder it's one of the world's most famous tourist attractions," Nami exclaimed, gazing at the view outside the window. "It's just so-so," Perona replied, uninterested in such beautiful scenery; she preferred eerie and strange landscapes.

"You guys won! That's great!" Kemi walked over with a smile. "You're Kemi? Thank you so much," Amatsuki Toki said with a smile.

"No, no, we just happened to bump into each other." Kemi stroked her hair, gently flicked her tail, and said somewhat embarrassedly.

"By the way, Cammy, does Fishman Island have any tourist areas or attractions? Could you take the three of them around?" Mashiro said with a smile. Tourist areas? Of course there are! Fishman Island itself is a famous tourist island, after all. "Cammy said with a smile.

"Sightseeing! Shopping! This is amazing!" Nami exclaimed excitedly. Then she stretched out her hands to Mashiro.

"?" Mashiro looked at Nami with some confusion.

"Are you really going to make the four of us pay for it ourselves? That's not how a proper host should act," Nami said with a fawning smile.

"Okay, okay, I'll cover all your expenses." With that, Mashiro summoned a briefcase from her personal space, which was full of 1,000 Berries in banknotes.

This was the result of Mashiro cleaning up the Sassarion family's treasury before she left Maria.

Although they couldn't bring the Poneglyphs, they successfully brought things like the sword from the Heavenly Moon Era and the Beryl jewels. "Me, take me with you? No, no!" Camie hurriedly waved her hands.

"Don't be shy, our lives are worth a lot, and besides, this guy isn't short of money. We just need to enjoy ourselves." Nami

He put his arm around Kemi's shoulder and said with a smile.

"Kailai didn't know how to refuse for a moment."

"Mashiro, aren't you coming with us?" Toki asked Mashiro.

"I plan to explore the entire Fishman Island thoroughly first, and then we'll go together tomorrow," Mashiro said softly.

"Then be careful." "Okay."

After saying that, Mashiro left Kemi's apartment.

Not far from a huge, luxurious palace, Mashiro sat on a coral tree, looking at the palace in front of her while reading the contents of the book in her hand.

Ryugu Palace is located on the top floor of Fishman Island, where it can see the sunlight. It is a large and luxurious palace built from large coral reefs, shells, and other building materials, with a giant dragon coiled around it.

It is also the royal base of Fishman Island.

Inside the Dragon Palace, there are giant flounders with huge bubbles on their backs, responsible for transporting visitors. "The royal family's base? Let's go take a look." With that, Shinji vanished instantly.

Mashiro strolled around the Ryugu Castle, instantly knocking down or hypnotizing any guards who saw her. She leisurely explored each room.

"The treasury, a room specifically for storing the treasures of the Dragon Palace, also houses the Fish-Man Island's national treasure, the Jade Box. The Fish-Man Island's national treasure?"

Mashiro entered the treasure vault and found a white jade box deep within the gold and silver jewels.

"Isn't it just a jade box?" Mashiro opened the box. Inside were bright red pills.

"A secret medicine? I don't know what it's used for, but I'll keep some for now." With that, Mashiro put half of the red pills from the jade box into his personal space and then left the treasure vault.

In an extremely spacious and tall luxurious banquet hall, Mashiro appeared behind a huge pillar.

"The banquet hall, the most luxurious banquet hall on Fishman Island, has a shell-shaped stage in the center for singers and musicians to perform on stage."

Visitors to Fish-Man Island arrive in giant flounders with enormous bubbles inside the Ryugu Castle, allowing them to breathe inside. These giant flounders also serve as seats for guests at banquets.

It doesn't mean anything.

Mashiro turned and left.

"Next, the last stop is a hard-shell tower, where I'll meet the legendary mermaid princess."

Inside the hard-shell tower, there is a huge room submerged in water, containing a giant bed with a long, sturdy mattress, bedside tables, two bedside lamps, and an intricately carved chandelier.

On the enormous bed, a huge shadow loomed, with only a glimpse of pink hair visible under the chandelier's light. "It's time for a nap."

A soft, sweet voice came from behind, and all the lights went out.

Chapter 99: The Mermaid Princess of Fishman Island (Part 2)