Meanwhile, on an island within Whitebeard Pirates territory.
Some fish-men were chopping down trees to build homes, while others dug underground channels to bring seawater onto the island.
This was the island Whitebeard had given to the fish-men. It had always remained in a primitive state, uninhabited, making it perfect for housing the residents of Fish-Man Island. It had now become the new Fish-Man Island.
In the future, it would not only be home to fish-men, but also to the Mermaid Tribe. They needed to live in seawater; if they stayed away from it for too long, they would die!
Female Mermaids' tails split into legs once they passed the age of thirty. Most female Mermaids went ashore and married human men. Male Mermaids, however, could never turn their tails into legs throughout their lives; only female Mermaids could.
So this work had to be done.
Although the workload was enormous, with several million fish-men working together, it was completed very quickly.
Seawater continuously flowed toward the island through the newly dug channels. At the very center of the island, a huge lake made entirely of seawater took shape.
Some Mermaids played and frolicked in the lake. Sunlight shone across the water, making it glitter brilliantly. The sight was breathtaking.
Splash!
A Mermaid leaped from the water. Countless droplets turned into rainbows beneath the sunlight. Every drop held a world of its own, while the Mermaid was exquisitely beautiful and radiant.
"This is wonderful!" Tiger watched from afar, his heart filled with joy.
Tiger had finally fulfilled the dream of his youth: letting fish-men and Mermaids live Under the Sunlight.
But he did not know how long such beauty could last.
No one was disturbing them for now, because this was Whitebeard Pirates' territory. But once the Marines announced the