Fish-Man Island, the grand hall of Ryugu Palace. King Neptune sat high upon his throne, watching those below with a worried expression.
"Did you find out what happened?"
The tremors from above had caused small earthquakes across Fish-Man Island throughout the entire previous day, leaving Neptune deeply concerned. He had sent people to investigate the cause. Below him stood the Left Minister and Right Minister of the Ryugu Kingdom.
The Left Minister was a catfish Fish-Man. Upon hearing Neptune's question, he said,
"Your Majesty, we still haven't found the exact cause. But according to the fish on the seafloor, quite a few fish from the shallow waters died up above yesterday. Several stretches of sea also became vacuum-like for a time. It seems to have been caused by a battle between powerful individuals!"
Whether Mermaids or Fish-Men, they possessed a special ability: communicating with fish. Of course, that only applied to ordinary fish. Creatures such as Sea Kings were exceptions.
The Left Minister had sent people to communicate with the fish around Fish-Man Island. Although they had not determined the precise cause, they had learned some details.
Neptune sighed. "Alas!"
A battle between humans on land could actually cause abnormalities on Fish-Man Island ten thousand meters below the sea. That was the difference between them.
Although the Fish-Man Tribe and Mermaid Tribe possessed physical gifts far beyond those of ordinary humans, and an adult Fish-Man's arm strength was even ten times that of an ordinary adult human, the human population was simply too large. The chances of producing geniuses were far greater than among Mermaids and Fish-Men.
As for top-tier powerhouses, humans had individuals who could easily destroy an entire island. But Fish-Man Island...
Their strongest fighter was only Jinbe, one of the Shichibukai. The gap between them and humans