After arriving in Dressrosa, Bright and Tesoro went their separate ways.
Tesoro needed to remain in Dressrosa to oversee the talent selection efforts around the world. Although his business was enormous and his partner Morgans was exceptionally well-connected, an event of such immense scale, spanning the entire world, still required careful attention.
Bright, of course, returned to Fish-Man Island with the two sea beasts that had pulled the ship. They had worked hard during this time as well, so Bright decided to give them a proper vacation once they returned. Sea beasts were intelligent too, and they needed time off after working themselves to exhaustion.
He believed in treating everyone humanely.
The moment he returned to Fish-Man Island, he met with King Neptune and Brother Jinbe.
"You actually managed to win over the Giant Tribe, Bright!"
As usual, the three met in Ryugu Palace. The instant the door closed, Neptune spoke excitedly. His face was flushed, and his overwhelming excitement was obvious at a glance. "You really did it! Even the World Government couldn't accomplish something like this!"
The Giant Kingdom had a certain degree of cooperation with the World Government. That much was clear from the considerable number of giant Vice Admirals in the Marines.
The World Government greatly coveted the Giant Tribe's strength.
Thus, the reason Elbaf had not become a World Government member nation despite this was not because the government did not want them to join, but because they had chosen to refuse.
They deliberately kept a certain distance from the world.
After all, too many forces in this world coveted their power. If they drew too close to the world, they would be hurt by it.
"An alliance is only the beginning, not the end."
Bright spoke seriously. "More important than building this friendship is