"What happened?"
Randall asked in a low voice.
"Sir, we'd been drinking, and we'd just come out. We were walking down the street when three Fish-Men came out of nowhere and started slashing at us.
If Rear Admiral Aequus hadn't happened to pass by, we'd have ended up a lot worse than this."
One of the wounded soldiers spoke, looking somewhat ashamed as he explained.
Marines weren't allowed to drink.
But they weren't on duty at the moment, and Randall had told them they could spend their time freely, so he wasn't concerned about the drinking.
"Do you remember what the Fish-Men who attacked you looked like?"
Randall wasn't surprised that Fish-Men had been behind the attack.
He guessed that Neptune's very public invitation to a human like him had probably struck a nerve with those sensitive Fish-Men.
After all, those Fish-Men were all twisted in the head, much like Danzo, who claimed to do everything "for the sake of Konoha." It wasn't surprising that they would do something like this.
But this was a slap in Randall's face. He couldn't simply let it slide.
"If we saw them again, we'd definitely recognize them.
Oh, right. One of them had an octopus's lower body. He was pretty distinctive."
Seeing Randall's grim expression, Otohime knew this wouldn't end peacefully.
But she still wanted to try.
"I'm truly sorry! This was a failure on Fish-Man Island's part.
As queen of the Ryugu Kingdom, I offer you an apology on behalf of our kingdom!
Vice Admiral Randall, and all you wounded soldiers, please rest assured that we will apprehend the attackers!
Please give us some time!"
As Otohime spoke, she bowed to Randall, then bowed again to the wounded soldiers.
The soldiers exchanged glances, unsure what to do.
It was hard to lash