Mermaid Cafe, Private Room No. 16.
Bulu bulu~!
The moment Sephiroth opened his eyes, he saw the top of the clam bed. Turning his head slightly to the left, he saw Shyarly's cool and beautiful face as she slept on her side beside him.
She looked so aloof, yet she was quite shy at heart...
He silently mused to himself before reaching out and pressing the button by the bed, causing the upper shell to slowly open.
Following the sound, he found the Den Den Mushi in the pocket of his suit jacket at the foot of the bed and answered it.
"Hello!"
Frank's firm, powerful voice immediately came through from the other end of the Den Den Mushi:
"Reporting to Commodore Sephiroth, it is now eight in the morning. All personnel are prepared and ready to depart.
The Ryugu Kingdom has also granted us permission to enter the country and begin the hunt for Fisher Tiger."
"Understood! Wait until I return before taking action. For now... remain where you are and await orders...
Oh, and prepare the speech. We need to declare the purpose of our visit..."
With that, Sephiroth casually hung up.
"You're actually a Marine...?
Didn't you say you came here as a tourist?"
Shyarly slowly propped herself up with both hands and looked at the silver-haired young man beside her, surprise appearing on her face.
She had never expected that the first man in her life would be a Marine...
Since Fish-Man Island lay ten thousand meters beneath the sea, surrounded by seawater on all sides, ordinary ships had an extremely high chance of sinking in the deep sea without an excellent navigator directing them. Coupled with pirates, Sea Kings, and other dangers, the journey from the Sabaody Archipelago to Fish-Man Island was unimaginably perilous.
Therefore,