Bright did not rush into starting the first lesson. He arranged a time and place with Rayleigh, then set off on the return journey to Fish-Man Island with the four little mermaids.
The children's parents were still waiting anxiously. How could they waste any more time here?
As Bright made his return trip, over at Mary Geoise...
"The slave auction house was collapsed by a single punch from him, and the noblemen and wealthy merchants participating in the auction suffered heavy casualties." The long-bearded Five Elder shook his head. "Things will get rather noisy after this."
"Just say it was a pirate attack. Make the survivors keep their mouths shut."
The bushy-bearded Five Elder said casually, "That man's strength truly is astonishing. He is probably not much weaker than Jinbe now. Our decision back then was correct."
"We helped him this time, so it is time for him to help us, isn't it?"
The bald Five Elder grinned. "There happens to be somewhere we can use him."
At the same time.
On the Sabaody Archipelago, outside the ruins of the slave auction house, someone tremblingly dialed a number and described what had happened there to the person on the other end of the line.
Laughter came from the other end.
"Fuffuffuffu, is that so? How interesting. A fish-man named Bright, was it?"
Naturally, Bright knew nothing of what had happened in those two places.
The return trip did not take long. The little mermaids were eager to get home and swam ahead at top speed. Though they were still children, they were already very fast swimmers.
Before long, they reached Fish-Man Island.
The moment Bright led the little mermaids through the gates and into Fish-Man Island, the mermaids and fish-men who had gathered there in anxious anticipation erupted.
"Director Bright