Quite a few pirate ships were docked in the harbor at Fish-Man Island.
Everything was orderly, comparable to Water 7.
Of course, that might have been the effect of the pirate flag.
Lin Ye's small boat approached without drawing much attention.
The boat was so small, without even a pirate flag flying from it, and its design was so strange.
No one would have taken it for a pirate ship.
"Thankfully, we have that flag." A fish-man at the harbor dock looked at the raised pirate flag with deep emotion.
The effect of Whitebeard's pirate flag was extremely obvious.
Before that pirate flag had been raised, Fish-Man Island had been a treasure trove in the eyes of pirates.
Large numbers of merfolk and fish-men had been abducted by pirates and slave traders.
Fish-Man Island naturally had its own guards, but how could they stand against those humans driven by profit?
Especially after the beginning of the Great Pirate Era, the situation had become even worse.
But once that flag was raised, such incidents came to an abrupt stop.
Of course, making them disappear entirely was impossible.
But no one—whether pirate or slave trader—dared to act as brazenly as before.
After all, Whitebeard had declared that Fish-Man Island was now under his protection.
"Dock your ship properly. Once the Log Pose has finished recording the magnetism, someone will guide you through Fish-Man—"
Before he could finish his routine speech, the fish-man's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
Two people stepped down from that unremarkable little boat.
But the man in front was far too familiar.
Especially after Whitebeard had declared this place under his protection, the fish-men and merfolk of Fish-Man Island had specifically memorized the appearances of the Four Emperors.
"Four Emperor Lin Ye!"
The fish-man's voice trembled.
Lin