Lin Nuo's Plan to Gather Everyone

Sea Forest.

This sea region, located northeast of Fish-Man Island, was the most mysterious corner of the entire undersea island.

Coral reefs rose and fell, forming an ancient forest here.

At that moment, a silvery-white figure streaked across the edge of Sea Forest.

Lin Nuo folded his Black Wing and landed lightly on a flat coral reef.

Behind him, Kokoro swished her silver fish tail as she followed closely, with the silent Gunko at her side.

"Going up from here will bring us to the northeastern edge of Fish-Man Island."

Kokoro pointed toward the halo of light slanting upward, wrapped in a bubble membrane.

"Pass through that coral canyon, and we'll enter the island."

Lin Nuo looked up.

Through the seawater, he could see the massive bubble membrane enveloping the entire island above.

"Let's go." Lin Nuo leaped up first, his Black Wing beating as he shot toward a designated entrance in the bubble membrane.

After passing through the membrane, warm, humid air rushed toward him.

Lin Nuo hovered in the "sky" inside Fish-Man Island, looking down at the fantastical undersea city below.

"It really is... beautiful," Lin Nuo said sincerely.

Kokoro leaped out of the waterway below and landed on the rooftop beside Lin Nuo.

Gunko followed close behind, surveying this world so completely different from the Holy Land, momentarily lost in thought.

"By the way," Kokoro said as she looked at Lin Nuo, hesitation in her eyes, "Lin Nuo, even though you confidently said before that you were the leader of those pirates..."

"They aren't the sort who'll give up burning, killing, and looting just because someone says a few words to them."

Lin Nuo withdrew his gaze from below and turned to her.

"Don't worry. Now that I'm on the island, I won't let them run wild."