After Tsugikuni Yoriichi's warship, the Dawn, left Impel Down, it headed to the Sabaody Archipelago. Following a brief stay on the islands, the successfully coated warship departed Sabaody's harbor under Marine Headquarters' watch and sailed for Fish-Man Island.
This time, Tsugikuni Yoriichi had no intention of returning to the New World through the Marines' secret passage, Crimson Valley. Instead, he planned to pass through Fish-Man Island, see how the Fish-Man Marines under Jinbe were developing, and then return to Thunder God Island.
When word spread that Tsugikuni Yoriichi, Issho, and the others were coming to Fish-Man Island, Ryugu Palace began bustling with activity early that day.
Unlike the people of Dressrosa, the fish-men and merfolk of Fish-Man Island bore no resentment toward Tsugikuni Yoriichi.
After Tsugikuni Yoriichi led people into the Holy Land and was stripped of his admiral rank, Dressrosa and Fish-Man Island were both successively expelled from the ranks of World Government member nations. Dressrosa's people had originally been protected by the Marines, so being cast out of the member nations had quite an impact on ordinary citizens.
Fish-Man Island, however, had always been isolated from the world. Ever since the Great Pirate Era began, its residents had suffered constant harassment from pirates. It was only after Tsugikuni Yoriichi had Jinbe establish a so-called Marine Branch on Fish-Man Island and raise the flag of the New Marines...
...that the rampant piracy around Fish-Man Island was completely turned around.
For that very reason, from King Neptune and Queen Otohime down to ordinary civilians, everyone on Fish-Man Island held Tsugikuni Yoriichi in very high regard.
As for the possibility that Tsugikuni Yoriichi had completely severed Fish-Man Island's connection to human society?
To ordinary fish-men and merfolk, that truly amounted to nothing. They had never held much fondness for most humans