Sun Army

Fish-Man District, central square.

Countless rough-looking, plainly dressed Fish-Men had gathered around the enormous shell-like building.

At the very center of the crowd stood Ye Mu, Tiger, Jinbe, Aladdin, and Arlong.

"Is this everyone?"

Ye Mu asked as he looked around. There were not many—fewer than a few hundred, and that was without excluding the children and female Mermaids.

Ever since Ye Mu had raised those questions, Tiger had fallen into deep thought. Ye Mu had not allowed anyone to disturb him, so Jinbe answered instead.

"Yes, big brother. The rest are Fish-Men unsuited to becoming warriors, so I didn't call them over."

It was different from when Ye Mu and the others had first arrived on the island.

By now, whether it was Jinbe, Aladdin, or even Arlong, the way they looked at Ye Mu had changed from their former disgust toward humans into genuine admiration.

Over the past ten-odd days, they had witnessed the changes on Fish-Man Island firsthand.

Everything had gradually begun to improve.

Not only had there not been a single case of Mermaids going missing, but the pirates entering Fish-Man Island had also been especially well-behaved and quiet lately.

All of this was because of the Sky Pirate Crew's help, and because Ye Mu had allowed the people of Fish-Man Island to use the Sky Pirate Crew's name.

What made them even more grateful was that Ye Mu not only cared about Fish-Man Island's present, but was also seriously considering its future.

That was the purpose of their visit today.

However, the many Fish-Men present still knew nothing about these matters, so their expressions were far from friendly.

Even with bosses like Tiger and Jinbe standing beside this human, they made no attempt to hide their hatred for humans.

Seeing this, Ye Mu was not