Momousagi struggled to move onto the sea beast's tail.
The generous fish-men lent her a Den Den Mushi. She claimed she had something private to discuss with her family, and the fish-men thoughtfully gave her some space.
Although Fish-Man Island was the enemy, its people were actually very kind.
Gion thought that the only true ambitious schemers were the upper ranks of Fish-Man Island led by Bright. Only they wanted to provoke a war.
Those people had shattered the peace that had lasted for centuries. For the sake of humanity, and for the kind fish-men as well, they had to be stopped.
Otherwise, the world would face a tremendous disaster, and Fish-Man Island would likely suffer total destruction as well.
Bright was powerful, and his partners were no pushovers either, but Gion did not believe they could truly defeat the government.
The government...
Whenever she thought of the government, Gion felt utterly conflicted.
Could a World Government that casually used hundreds of Navy soldiers for experiments, and did not even hesitate to sacrifice Navy Vice Admirals like herself and Doberman, truly be trusted?
However, even if the government was untrustworthy, Bright was no better.
Gion remembered clearly that Bright had slaughtered several high-ranking Navy officers long ago. In the end, he had survived only because of the government's protection.
They were birds of a feather. Their conflict was nothing more than dogs fighting each other.
But in this situation, what was the Navy supposed to do?
Gion did not know.
But she knew that she had to report what she knew to Headquarters.
She dialed a number.
The other side answered before long.
"Who is it?"
A calm voice carrying a trace of surprise came from the other end.
"Sister Tsuru, it's me."
Gion could not suppress the delight in