Cyborg Kozuki Oden

Jinbe asked, puzzled.

"Perhaps we came to an agreement on certain things."

Fisher Tiger's eyes flickered as he spoke in a low voice.

The people of Fish-Man District looked confused. They did not understand what their leader meant.

A short while later, Fisher Tiger arrived at Ryugu Palace.

His arrival startled the Fish-Men guarding the entrance. Almost everyone knew the Celestial Dragons had captured him.

Before long, Fisher Tiger entered Ryugu Palace at Neptune's invitation.

"Amazing. You went into a place like that and still managed to escape!"

"Fisher Tiger, to the Fish-Man race, you're nothing short of a heroic leader!"

Neptune spoke in astonishment.

Relations between Fish-Man Island and humans were already bitter, and its people had long lived under the threat of enslavement. Being taken to Mary Geoise was almost a death sentence, with unimaginable suffering before it.

For any Fish-Man, escaping from there was a feat worthy of awe, even admiration.

As Neptune had said, Fisher Tiger was a hero to the Fish-Man race—a true Fish-Man through and through.

"I lived through hell on earth."

"Even now that I've escaped, just thinking about it still makes me tremble!"

Fisher Tiger paid no heed to being called a hero. Fire burned in his eyes, and he clenched both fists.

"And there are thousands upon thousands of others trapped as I was, suffering without end!"

Fisher Tiger gritted his teeth.

"I can't understand it. Humans, Mermaids, and Fish-Men are all equal!"

"Yet these people can commit such cruelty!"

"I can't stand it any longer. I have to do something!"

Neptune and Queen Otohime were both taken aback.

Queen Otohime, in particular, heard the grief and anguish in the Fish-Man hero's heart. The moment she felt it, tears spilled from her eyes.

"What do you intend to do?"

Neptune drew