The Mermaids' Excitement! A View from the Summit of Humanity

"The bad guy's headscarf is yours."

Li Huode took out a new headscarf and handed it to Shyarly.

"If you're shy, use it to cover your face."

Shyarly spat in disdain, but she took the headscarf anyway.

She wrapped it around her head, hiding her face.

In such an unfamiliar place, it did make her feel a little safer.

To prevent any mishaps, Three Armies Headquarters had sent people to meet them.

They escorted the mermaids straight to Li Huode's home in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise.

When they entered the elevator that ran directly from Marineford to Mary Geoise,

the horizon sank lower and lower before their eyes. The mermaids had never experienced anything so thrilling.

The outline of the sea grew clearer, and even Marine Headquarters, which they had looked up at before, seemed to lie beneath their feet.

Queen Otohime said gently, "Everyone, take a good look at the world before you."

"It's amazing!"

Someone spoke up excitedly.

"This is even higher than the Ferris wheel at Sabaody, right?"

"Yes, much higher."

Li Huode nodded.

"We'll rise all the way to eight thousand meters above sea level, straight to the Holy Land."

"Look! The clouds are getting closer!"

The mermaid girls burst into excited chatter.

Shyarly seemed to understand a little. "Lady Otohime, is this the view you wanted everyone to see?"

Queen Otohime nodded. "The world is vast. Fish-Man Island is only a tiny corner of it, and it's no longer safe."

"We have to let go of our hatred and come up from beneath the sea."

The bubbles around the mermaid girls suddenly burst.

Amid a string of crisp pops, they all collapsed onto the floor.

The bubbles worked on Fish-Man Island and Sabaody,

but in other environments, differences in humidity and air pressure