"Looks like quite a lot has changed."
Hades stood at the bow, sweeping his wide-ranging Observation Haki across Fish-Man Island.
His gaze looked down upon the bustling crowds below.
Compared with over twenty years ago, Fish-Man Island had clearly become more prosperous, and he had brought all of this to the island.
With Fish-Man Island's unique resources, development came easily as long as it enjoyed a peaceful environment.
Yet peace alone was something Fish-Man Island had longed for in vain for hundreds of years.
"Let's go. They've probably been waiting for a while."
Hades turned his head to speak, then headed toward the passage off the ship.
Bullet and Gerald followed behind Hades.
This was their first visit to Fish-Man Island, and they were rather curious.
They also spotted some familiar faces.
Kha'Zix and O'Neil.
They had attended the Royal Military Academy around the same time and had crossed paths before.
Bullet had been three classes below them, but they had graduated at almost the same time.
Gerald had been two classes above Bullet and was now twenty-seven.
After graduating from the Royal Military Academy, two of them had joined the military, while the other two had joined the Pluton Pirates.
It had been several years since they had last met.
The Pluton Pirates operated within the Pluton Sea.
The Army and navy operated across the vast waters north of the Kronos Kingdom, as well as parts of the waters to its west and east.
Meanwhile, aboard the Marine warship.
"We'll wait aboard the warship."
Sakazuki had no intention of disembarking.
Fish-Man Island was already territory of the Kronos Kingdom, and officers of the Pluton Pirates were stationed there. Hades did not need his protection.
In truth, he had never needed it in the first place.
Bullet's combat strength alone