The circumstances of the world's minority races were actually all quite similar. They were gathered in the same country, with at most a very small number of citizens wandering abroad.
Just as the Fishman Tribe and Mermaid Tribe both lived together on Fish-Man Island, the Longarm Tribe—whose arms had an extra section of bone and an additional joint compared to ordinary humans—lived in a country called Tana-Kena in the first half of the Grand Line.
However, compared to the Fishman Tribe and Mermaid Tribe, the Longarm Tribe had it somewhat better. Aside from that extra section of arm bone, they were no different from humans, so human persecution of them was not especially severe. There was some discrimination, but at least it was far better than Fish-Man Island.
The Longleg Tribe and Snakeneck Tribe were much the same. Strictly speaking, all three races were subspecies of humanity.
But the Kingdom of Tana-Kena was still very closed off. The Longarm Tribe did not welcome outsiders, and apart from a handful who set sail to make their fortunes on the seas, this nation had little contact with the ocean.
But on this day, ripples suddenly disturbed this nation, which had been as tranquil as a stagnant pool.
"Gild Tesoro! That man has already begun to be called the Golden Emperor, hasn't he? Even I know his name,"
Inside the royal palace, a crowned man complained loudly with a grave expression. "And there's no need to mention the other one—Bright the Fishman! The Emperor of the Deep Sea from Fish-Man Island! Across the seas now, everyone says he is a powerhouse able to stand shoulder to shoulder with monsters like Kaido, Charlotte Linlin, and Whitebeard!"
"Why do two men like that suddenly want to cooperate with us?"
He truly could not understand it.