Sortie, the New Marines' Noble Young Master?! (Two-in-One)

Luffy and the others landed on the island without incident and entered the town just as smoothly. Along the way, they encountered no inspections whatsoever.

The New Marines had their own code of conduct for governing Fish-Man Island. Until they had confirmed the enemy's location, they would not inspect ordinary pedestrians on the streets.

It was precisely these principles and regulations that had allowed Fish-Man Island to maintain its popularity as a tourist destination. Over the years, the island's economic growth had been closely tied to this policy of the New Marines.

A less conspicuous military presence also allowed those who came to Fish-Man Island for business or travel to feel sufficiently free.

Although such a system could stimulate economic development to some extent, from another perspective, the biggest reason Fish-Man Island had never been able to stop pirates from entering the New World was its insufficient oversight of the island itself.

However, economic development and suppressing pirates were, in some ways, inherently at odds.

To develop the economy, they had to remain open to people to a certain degree. To stop pirates, they needed to strengthen surveillance over those on the island.

It was like the two ends of a seesaw. When one side went down, the other was bound to rise.

In order to find a balance between the two, the New Marines and Ryugu Palace had put in tremendous effort. Only after repeated negotiations had Fish-Man Island managed to maintain its current state of relative peace.

Fish-Man Island, Mermaid Cafe.

After entering the town, Luffy and the others naturally sought out the island's largest "tourist attraction."

It was a cafe located on Mermaid Coast. While enjoying Fish-Man Island's specialty coffee, customers could also watch mermaid girls playing in Mermaid Bay.

Neither men nor women could resist creatures