But Neptune was ultimately a man of loyalty, and Fisher Tiger's prestige among the Fish-Men was too great to abandon. After only a brief hesitation, he immediately ordered notices posted to find Fish-Men and merfolk with that rare blood type to donate blood.
While they waited, Neptune wanted to host a special banquet to show how much he valued and appreciated Mousse. However, Mousse said that since it was his first time on Fish-Man Island, he wanted to look around. Besides, he did not like overly formal banquets. If he got hungry, he could just find a restaurant, which would also let him learn what ordinary residents of Fish-Man Island usually ate.
But in truth, Mousse was mainly observing the living conditions of Fish-Man Island's residents. He found that most merfolk lived comfortably, especially the women, while the Fish-Men's circumstances were far worse, with female Fish-Men in particular living in dire straits.
However, this was not because the merfolk were the ruling race exploiting the Fish-Men, as Mousse had assumed before coming here. In fact, merfolk abandoned in the slum known as the Fish-Man District due to poverty or irresponsible parents were fewer in number than Fish-Men, but they had always existed.
It was simply that merfolk were born with exceptional charm, especially female mermaids. Their lack of overwhelming strength also made them better at reading the room.
Thanks to those two advantages, merfolk—especially female mermaids—could avoid malicious harm when young. Once they grew up, they could easily attract simps. Coupled with Fish-Man Island's naturally advantageous location and its already thriving tourism industry, it was hard for merfolk, especially female mermaids, not to live comfortably.
Although Fish-Men had their own advantages as well, those advantages did not stand out on Fish-Man Island, where everyone was of the same race. Instead,