A Month Later, Off to Fish-Man Island

Back at the villa, Ye Chen ignored Bai Doudou and collapsed onto his bed, intending to get a good night's sleep. He ended up sleeping for the entire afternoon.

At dusk, Bai Doudou woke Ye Chen up, or rather, she was kicked awake.

Following Bai Doudou, Ye Chen discovered that there was a guest in the living room.

"What are you standing there for? Go wash up and eat, I'm Rabbit Lord!"

Standing in the living room, Bai Doudou rolled her eyes, looking at a somewhat bewildered Ye Chen.

Why are you here?

Ye Chen looked at Gion and asked her a question.

"I heard Doudou is back, so I came to check on her," Gion replied with a smile, looking at Ye Chen.

"We're going to Bunny-Bunny's house for dinner tonight. She's prepared my favorite radish and pork rib soup, so hurry up!"

While pulling Gion along, Bai Doudou yelled at Ye Chen as they walked towards the door.

"Can't you do it yourself?" Ye Chen's face darkened. It was too shameless of this freeloader to act so self-righteously. Or perhaps, this idiot simply had no shame to begin with.

"It's beneath two grown men to cook, and besides, is your cooking even as good as Bunny-Bunny's?"

Ye Chen frowned, somewhat reluctant.

A few minutes later, in the dining room of Gion's villa, Ye Chen sat with Bai Doudou without any pressure, waiting for the dishes to be served.

And this freeloading went on for almost a month.

From initial awkwardness to later naturalness, Ye Chen quickly became familiar with the situation, and He sometimes came to eat during this time.

Of course, they also got to know each other well during this time, Gion unexpectedly became another friend of Ye Chen.

None of Hina and the others have returned in the past month; it seems their mission is very demanding.

Fish-Man Island, located 10,000 meters below the surface of Mary Geoise, is a crucial stop on the way to the New World, and is home to many strange creatures.

Merfolk, daughters of the sea—these are not myths. Here, you can clearly see legendary beings with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a fish.

Furthermore, this vast continent in the deep sea, due to its strange environment, appears magnificent, like a flower roll, because it truly exists.

"Underwater Paradise." This phrase alone is enough to explain why this ancient island, with its long history, mystery, and dreamlike atmosphere, is undoubtedly a paradise on earth.

However, this vast world is ultimately under the control of humanity. The Fish-Men and Merfolk are races rejected by humans, even discriminated against and simply referred to as "fish," and are freely trampled upon and traded.

It wasn't until two hundred years ago, after the Ryugu Kingdom became Affiliated Nation of the World Government, that it began to establish friendly relations with humans, and the King of Fish-Man Island was also allowed to participate in the Reverie.

Despite this, humans still harbor aversion towards the Fish-Men, and the problem of discrimination has not improved but has instead worsened.

However, this major trouble—a shipwreck that brought them to Fish-Man Island —has influenced the entire Fish-Man Island's future.

In Marineford, in the Sengoku office, Ye Chen was summoned here early in the morning.

Rarely, Ye Chen saw Borsalino.

"You're here." Sengoku took off his sunglasses and waved for Ye Chen to sit down.

"This time, the two of you will go to Fish-Man Island. Three years ago, the World Nobles Donquixote Musgard set off for Fish-Man Island to retrieve the Fish-Man slaves who had escaped from his control. On the way, his ship was attacked by a sea monster, resulting in damage to his ship. He was seriously injured and drifted to Fish-Man Island."

"Celestial Dragons?"

Taking a sip of coffee, Ye Chen frowned, somewhat reluctantly saying, "If it's just about bringing back the Celestial Dragons, Borsalino can do it alone."

"Hey! I just got back to Marineford and haven't even had a chance to rest yet! You should be handling this." Borsalino was clearly reluctant and didn't seem to like the Celestial Dragons.

"You're the fastest." Slowly, enjoying his coffee, Ye Chen glanced sideways at Borsalino.

"That's the seabed, what good is my speed?" Borsalino glared.

"If I go, the Celestial Dragons had better behave themselves, otherwise I can't guarantee I won't do anything impolite."

"You think you're so great?" Borsalino with a hint of disgust, clearly having thought of something.

"Alright, they are World Nobles after all. It's decided then. Get ready, you two will go together."

Sitting in the head seat, Sengoku slammed his fist on the table and made his decision. He would pretend not to see Ye Chen and Borsalino's dislike of Sengoku Celestial Dragons, since he didn't have any good feelings towards them either.

"What bad luck."

Looking displeased, Borsalino left the office, and Ye Chen followed behind him expressionlessly.

"You two, watch yourselves, don't overdo it," Sengoku said, adding a word of caution from behind.

Halfway there, in the Sabaody Archipelago, three enormous warships, flying naval flags, had already been coated.

"Vice Admiral God, Vice Admiral Kizaru, we can depart now."

"Set off."

The seawater rippled and surged, very transparent and beautiful, shimmering with iridescent colors under the sunlight.

The unique sound of the ocean brings tranquility and inspires contemplation.

Standing at the bow of the ship, Ye Chen looked at the colorful underwater world with a calm expression, neither excited nor afraid, only appreciating it.

In the past, fish of various shapes and sizes would swim around the boats, creating a colorful scene.

Is this bubble safe?

Standing by the railing, Bai Doudou poked at the boat with her paw.

When he learned there was no danger, he acted like a country bumpkin, making Ye Chen lose face completely.

Darkness descended slowly, and as time passed, even the warm sunlight could no longer penetrate it. Gradually, the seabed began to darken.

However, this darkness was not like the absolute darkness, but rather the darkness of twilight, even shimmering with iridescent colors.

Because there are many bioluminescent organisms on the seabed, such as fish, corals, and even volcanoes.

Four or five hours later, what came into Ye Chen's view was a flowing, active volcano.

It must be said that the underwater world is always more mysterious than the land, with countless creatures living in this dreamlike water.

The endless scenery is simply a masterpiece of nature.

However, beautiful places always harbor dangers.

However, these dangers were easily resolved.

After about half a day, it seemed as if they had broken through the smog and were now in sight, a colorful expanse of water. An invisible bubble surrounded a continent, rising and falling in the sea.

It's beautiful, so beautiful that it's impossible not to be captivated by it.

"Reporting, Vice Admiral, we've arrived at Fish-Man Island."

"Begin port entry."

Three enormous warships began to slowly make their way towards the special port, which alerted Fish-Man Island.

During this time, no one dared to stop them.

"The Marine warship are here!" The law enforcement officers of Fish-Man Island respectfully directed the warships to dock, while someone had already gone to inform the king of the country.

With his feet firmly on the ground, Ye Chen felt a slight sense of relief as he stepped onto Fish-Man Island. Honestly, he was terrified that the coating would break, because if it did, he would surely die.

Meanwhile, squads of soldiers guarded several figures as they approached from a distance.

"Honestly, this feeling is really unpleasant."

Standing next to Ye Chen, Borsalino, wearing sunglasses, let out a heavy sigh from his lewd face.

It seems that everyone has a fear of the deep sea.