XX-level Hokage

“I’m listening, what’s wrong?” Mashiro said softly.

"I was saying I wonder if I'll be able to meet the legendary mermaid princess on this trip to Fishman Island. I've heard she and the Pirate Empress are considered the two most beautiful women in the world, and I've always been curious about what she'll look like," Perona said.

"I see, I'm curious too," Mashiro said with a light laugh.

Perona was quite angry at Mashiro's perfunctory response, glaring at him with a huff. "However, our trip to Fishman Island may have to be postponed for a few days," Mashiro suddenly said.

"Huh? What do you mean?" Perona asked, somewhat puzzled. Mashiro didn't answer, but quietly walked to the navigator's side.

"My lord!" the navigator said nervously as he saw Mashiro approaching.

"Return to base." "Yes, sir."

Soon, the entire ship changed course.

"Why are we suddenly turning back? Aren't we going to Fishman Island?" Perona floated to Mashiro's side and asked, somewhat puzzled. "We are going, but we need to go to East Blue 1 first to pick up two people before heading to Fishman Island," Mashiro replied.

“You are the master, I will listen to you.” Perona had no objections at this time. East China Sea, Cocoyasi Village.

Guan Yueshi opened her eyes and found that Zhenbai had disappeared.

After overcoming her nervousness, Guan Yueshi headed towards Cocoyasi Village as planned. She arrived at Cocoyasi Village.

The villagers, upon seeing this exceptionally beautiful and distinguished young woman dressed differently, began to whisper amongst themselves.

Just as Tenzuki was pondering how to find the girl named Nami that Mashiro had mentioned, a blue-haired woman walked up to her.

"Hello, my name is Nojiko, and I am the temporary village chief of Cocoyasi Village. May I ask what brings you to Cocoyasi Village?" Nojiko asked enthusiastically.

"Um, do you know Nami?" Amatsuki asked.

“Nami? Of course I know her, she’s my sister. How do you know her name?” Nojiko asked, somewhat puzzled. “Mashiro sent me to find her,” Toki replied after a moment’s thought.

"Shiro?! Did she let you come over? You're hers..." Nojiko immediately relaxed, her gaze softening as she looked at Toki. "I'm her companion." Noticing the change in Nojiko's expression, Toki smiled and said.

"Nami should be at home drawing a nautical chart right now. Come on, I'll take you there," Noji said with a laugh. "Thank you," Amatsuki nodded.

The two walked all the way to Nami's house. They knocked on the door.

"Knock knock knock..."

"Who is it?" Nami's somewhat languid voice came from inside the room. "It's me."

Nojiko said with a hint of helplessness.

Nami is probably staying up all night drawing sea charts again. She always has her days and nights reversed like this. I've told her off several times already.

"Nojiko, what's up?" Nami peeked out from behind the door, wearing only a tank top. "Someone's looking for you," Nojiko said with a smile.

"Looking for me? Who is it? Is it Shinpachi?!" Nami said excitedly. Nojiko didn't answer, but stepped aside, revealing Kanzuki behind her.

"Hello. My name is Guan Yue Shi, you can call me A Shi." Guan Yue Shi said with a smile. "Who are you?" Nami asked with some doubt, looking at the incredibly beautiful woman in front of her. "I am Mashiro's companion, she asked me to come and find you." Tian Yue Shi replied softly.

"Mashiro's companion?! Mashiro is here?" Nami exclaimed excitedly, then looked around. But she didn't see Mashiro.

“She’s somewhere else right now, she’ll probably have to go through a few more checkpoints before she gets here,” Guan Tianyue said softly. “Oh, I see. Hello, I’m Nami, just call me Nami,” Nami said with a smile.

"Okay, Nami, I'll be bothering you for the next couple of days," Amatsuki Toki said somewhat apologetically.

“Don’t mention it. After all, that guy is my captain, and you’re one of his crew members. We’re practically comrades,” Nami said with a smile.

Then she took Tengetsu's hand. Two levels later.

A ship docked at the port of Cocossia Village.

Mashiro brought Perona to Cocoyasi Village and picked up Nami and Toki.

"So you finally came to find me? I thought you'd forgotten." Leaning against the deck railing, gazing at the distant shadow of Cocoyasi Village, Nami said with a hint of resentment.

"There's no other way. What I'm going to do is all very dangerous, and there will always be some hidden dangers if I bring you along."

"Now that I've realized the situation, nothing can threaten me anymore, so I can keep you by my side without worry." Mashiro said with a light laugh, reaching out to pat Nami's fluffy head.

"No matter what, I won't let you down. I've been practicing navigation skills diligently all this time, and I'm different now than before. I've grown a lot." Nami puffed out her chest and said proudly.

"You've certainly grown a lot." Mashiro's gaze fell on Nami's ample bosom as she said with a smile.

When Nami sensed Mashiro's gaze falling on her, she instantly blushed, gave Mashiro a charmingly disdainful look, and then went to tidy up her room on the ship.

After picking up Tenzuki and Nami, Mashiro took the navigator of the Giant Wave Pirates to a nearby island. With the Giant Wave Pirates' sea chart and the compass pointing to Fish-Man Island, Nami could easily steer the ship there. Night fell.

In Mashiro's room.

Mashiro was inspecting everything in her personal storage space.

"As expected, none of the Poneglyphs I obtained in the past have come back to the present with me. But it doesn't matter, I still have to go to Mary Geoise anyway," Mashiro muttered to herself.

"What's wrong?" Tengetsu hugged Mashiro, nuzzling her neck and asking sweetly. Since that incident, Tengetsu had basically been sleeping in the same bed with Mashiro; it had become a habit. "Nothing, just thinking about something," Mashiro gently stroked Tengetsu's hair, speaking softly.

"Mmm." Tengetsu closed her eyes and said obediently. Looking at Tengetsu's sleeping face, Masashi smiled.

She had no intention of sleeping now. Mashiro gently kissed Tenzuki's lips, moving her kiss downwards.

The pajamas I wore to Mary Geoise were picked out by Masashi. The material was excellent, they were beautiful, and very easy to untie.

Following the curve of Amatsuki's neck, Mashiro kissed her... "Nye-lo~"

Tian Yue Shijing opened her eyes; her complexion was incredibly rosy. A moment later.

A groan could be heard.

Soon, Tianyue Shi was drenched in sweat.

Just at the crucial moment, Nami suddenly pushed open the door and walked in. Upon seeing the scene before her, Nami was instantly stunned.

"Um, um, excuse me, sorry to bother you." Nami hurriedly tried to leave.

But a tail pulled him directly onto the bed. "Since you're here, let's go together."

The next day, looking at Toki and Nami intertwined beside her, Mashiro put on a long robe and walked quietly to the door.

On the deck, Perona, with dark circles under her eyes, was drawing circles on the floor, muttering curses. "Pervert, freak, pervert, freak, slut."

"Didn't you sleep well last night?" Mashiro walked to Perona's side and asked softly.

Chapter 97: The Mermaid Princess of Fishman Island (Part 1)

"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."