Speaking of which, when they left Marine Headquarters for the New World, they didn't travel along the Red Line, but rather to Fish-Man Island, which lies 10,000 meters below the sea. Uya had almost completely overlooked Fish-Man Island.
What an unexpected coincidence! We could almost see the Red Line Grand Line, which runs across the Grand Line and cuts it in half, but then we encountered Camie mermaid who had been eaten by Sea Kings.
However, mermaids can only be encountered near the Red Line. Under normal circumstances, even if mermaids come up, they cannot go too far.
Uya watched the mermaid Camie and the starfish Pappag with great interest.
"Ah, um... thank you for saving me." After recovering from her stunned silence, Camie bowed to the people on the warship with a silly look on her face.
"Well, don't mention it."
Ain was quite fond of the adorable mermaid, so she smiled sweetly at Camie and replied with a comment.
At the same time, Ain glanced at the Red Line that was now visible in the distance and said with a touch of emotion, "We've already arrived here. No wonder we were able to encounter mermaids. It's said that Fish-Man Island is located ten thousand meters below us."
"By the way, Lord Uya, we're almost at the Red Line. Aren't you going to the Holy Land?" Ain turned to Uya and asked.
"I'm not interested in the Holy Land, but Fish-Man Island... I could go and have a look." Uya casually shook his head, his eyes slightly flickering as he gazed at the sea below.
Although he had memories of Fish-Man Island, memories could never compare to seeing it with his own eyes. In Uya, Fish-Man Island was indeed like a fairyland. After returning to the Hokage world, he could take Yuxi and Kushina for a trip.
Before that, however, Uya wanted to see the scenery of Fish-Man Island for herself.
Fish-Man Island?!
Ain blinked, her small mouth slightly open, and said, "But... Fish-Man Island is 10,000 meters underwater. If we want to get there, we need to go to the Sabaody Archipelago on the other side for coating."
Although Ain had never been to Fish-Man Island, she was a Marine from the Headquarters and naturally knew a lot about the nearby Sabaody Archipelago and Fish-Man Island.
"No need for that."
Uya shook his head, then suddenly reached out and lightly placed his hand on Ain's shoulder. Ain involuntarily followed Uya and fell into the sea below.
Camie, the mermaid who was watching Ain from the ocean, was startled by Uya and Ain's actions and instinctively grabbed the starfish Pappag and plunged into the water.
Whoosh!!
The next instant, with a cry of surprise from Ain, Uya and she fell into the sea at the same time. As Devil Fruit user, Ain knew very well what would happen if she came into contact with seawater.
However, to Ain's astonishment, when the two fell into the water, the seawater was completely kept a distance of one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) away.
Uya floated there, with seawater beneath her feet, yet not a single drop of seawater could penetrate the area within a Uya radius around her. At the same time, Ain was also held in this waterless area by an invisible force.
Uya's expression remained unchanged, as if the sea, the sky, or the land made no difference to Uya.
At this moment, it was as if an invisible bubble surrounded Uya and Ain, blocking the seawater while carrying them downwards.
Seeing that the seawater was completely blocked, Ain breathed a sigh of relief, but also immediately realized what was happening.
The person who dragged her into the sea was Uya Uya. There was nothing Uya couldn't do; he could even freeze the entire sea into ice.
After Uya and Ain fell into the water, the remaining marines on the warship all looked at each other, completely at a loss.
"Um, Commander Ain and Commander Uya both seem to be ability users, right? Jumping into the sea like that..." Someone scratched their head, looking unsure whether they should go down and save them.
"What are you saying? That's Commander Uya! Have you forgotten that Commander Uya can easily freeze the sea?" The major on the warship shouted, but also revealed a wry smile.
Although I don't think Uya and Ain will drown if they fall into the sea like this, but... we're almost at Marine Headquarters, and the two most important people in our lives are suddenly gone!
How are they supposed to get back to Marine Headquarters?
The naval lieutenant commander looked at the sea, which had returned to calm, with a troubled expression.
In the sea.
After the mermaid Camie dived into the water with Pappag in her arms, she swam for several hundred meters before finally realizing what had happened and letting out a slight sigh of relief.
"Those two suddenly jumped down, it really scared me, but... I hope they're alright."
Once she came to her senses, the mermaid Camie couldn't help but think of the two humans Uya and Ain, falling into the sea. Although she was a little confused, she was, after all, a kind-hearted mermaid, so she looked up.
She was ready to rescue Uya and Ain if they were drowning.
But the next instant, Camie was once again dumbfounded, revealing an extremely exaggerated expression, while the starfish Pappag she was holding almost popped its eyes out.
Under the dumbfounded gazes of the mermaid Camie and the starfish Pappag, Uya and Ain floated in an area about ten feet in diameter, completely devoid of seawater, and then drifted down into the sea.
"You... you all..."
Hello, my name is Ain.
Ain smiled at the mermaid Camie in a friendly manner. Originally, because she was Devil Fruit user, she was afraid of the sea, but now she had no fear at all, even though there was only the boundless sea all around her.
The starfish Pappag stared in disbelief at Uya and Ain, then instinctively reached out a tentacle to touch the area isolated from the seawater, only to find nothing there.
"There really is no coating, how did you manage to do that!"
If they were to dive into the sea after being coated, that would be perfectly normal. However, there were clearly no traces of coating around Uya and Ain, indicating that air had been forcibly forced into the seawater.
It's incredible that air can sink in seawater instead of floating without any coating!
"I'm not sure either, but it should be a simple matter for Commander Uya." Ain smiled slightly at the starfish Pappag, then turned to look at Uya.
" Uya... that name sounds familiar..." Pappag gave a strange look and muttered to himself, but he couldn't remember where he'd heard it before.
If I can't remember it, I won't think about it anymore. After all, it's just a starfish; how could it understand human affairs? It's probably just an illusion.
"Thank you for saving me just now. Um, you guys... are you planning to go to Fish-Man Island?" Camie had calmed down by now, after all, Uya and Ain didn't seem like the kind of fierce and menacing people.
Especially Uya, who seemed to naturally carry a peaceful aura, as if he had merged with heaven and earth and become one with the sea.
As a mermaid, she naturally felt extremely close to the seawater, and thus also to Uya's aura.
"Yes, can you lead the way?"
Uya smiled slightly at Camie, showing no aloofness towards mermaids; she actually found them quite cute.
If possible, taking a few mermaids back as pets wouldn't be bad... wait, that's a bit of a wicked idea. Why not just take the whole Fish-Man Island with us?
Uya thought to himself that once his power was fully restored, he should be able to incorporate the entire Fish-Man Island into his own space and carry it with him.
Camie, of course, had no idea that Uya harbored such 'terrifying' thoughts. She grinned at Uya and said, "Alright, to repay your life-saving grace, I'll be your tour guide!"
"Ka... Camie, humans can't just enter Fish-Man Island..." the starfish Pappag said weakly to Camie.
Since Princess Otohime's murder and the death of the fish-man Tiger at the hands of the Navy, Fish-Man Island's attitude towards humans has become very hostile. Although Jinbe, one of the Seven Warlords, upholds Otohime's will and advocates for peace, he ultimately cannot represent the entire Fish-Man Island. (To be continued.)