"Mr. Kisame, Mr. Kisame, will you protect me?"
"I will!"
"Mr. Kisame, Mr. Kisame, I heard the Land of Grass is dangerous. They turn fish-men into statues?"
"That's right! Especially cute little girls like you!"
"...You're awful~ Are you trying to scare me, Mr. Kisame? You're in the Land of Grass too~"
"I'm not a fish-man!"
"But didn't you say you were a shark fish-man stranded in the Land of Grass?"
"...I lied to you!"
"You're lying. Mr. Kisame must be a fish-man. After all, Mr. Kisame is such a good swimmer. Oh, right, Mr. Kisame, Mr. Kisame, I heard the King of the Land of Grass likes stealing other people's wives? That's not good~"
"That's right! Not only does he love married women, he also likes eating innocent little mermaids like you. You'd better be careful!"
Sitting at the bow, Kisame Hoshigaki had Samehada, a Great Sword, strapped to his back. A calm smile rested on his face as he answered Princess Shirahoshi, who was enormous yet terribly timid, while vigilantly watching their surroundings.
As for why he was here in the Ryugu Kingdom... that was a rather long story.
In any case, he had come to Fish-Man Island because of various matters, and for various reasons, this innocent fish-man princess had latched onto him, making him an honored guest of the Ryugu Kingdom.
The matters here had originally been settled, and he had been preparing to return to the Land of Grass, but then this happened...
Leader Mang's adopted son had been captured, and the World Government was preparing to publicly put him on trial. After giving it some thought... Kisame decided it was best to remain here.
And then.
It eventually became what it was now.
Still...
This fish-man kingdom was quite interesting~
Just as Kisame teased