During breakfast, Makoto scanned the dining table and suddenly noticed someone was missing.
"Why don't I see Beam?"
Hisako jumped in fright and answered hesitantly, "He said he couldn't wait any longer, so he went on ahead to Fish-Man Island."
As a Shark Devilman, Beam naturally had the ability to breathe in the sea, so there wasn't too much concern for his safety.
Makoto said 'oh' and didn't ask further.
Then, he cast a peculiar look at Erina and Hisako.
'Good grief.'
'No wonder Erina had dared to wear only an apron in the kitchen just now. So there were no other men left on the ship.'
'With Erina's virgin mind, she would never have thought of this… she must have had her little secretary advising her behind the scenes.'
However—
Although Lord Nishikawa was the beneficiary, behavior like Erina's and Hisako's was clearly overstepping.
He felt he needs to properly punish her tonight!
Noticing the teasing in Makoto's eyes, Erina blushed deeply, knowing she was in for a rough night.
Hisako, on the other hand, breathed a long sigh of relief. She also knew that her actions might have displeased Makoto.
But for Erina's sake, she was willing to risk it!
"Makoto-kun, we're at Fish-Man Island! We're at Fish-Man Island!"
Nayuta suddenly pointed out the window and shouted, her voice carrying a rare excitement.
For some reason, Makoto was dumbfounded for the second time. He felt like this girl had been in an especially good mood since this morning.
Everyone turned their heads to look out the window at her words.
Quite a few women even ran directly out of the kitchen to the outer deck.
What they saw was the seabed, which had been completely dark, now filled with sunlight.
Looking up, a huge island wrapped in a double-layer bubble membrane came into view.
The island was covered in colorful coral. Towering coral trees refracted dreamlike light under the sun's rays.
Small fish of various colors swam around outside the bubble membrane. Occasionally, huge sea kings swam by in the distance but didn't come close.
The entire island was like a scene from a fairy tale, dreamlike and enchanting.
"It's so beautiful!"
Everyone was speechless, stunned by the beauty of Fish-Man Island.
"It's like stepping into the undersea world from a Disney Movie..."
Ran said softly, her tone full of amazement.
Makoto smiled and used Susanoo to control the ship, slowly heading towards the entrance at the bottom of the bubble membrane.
Soon, the voice of a guard came over the broadcast.
"Please register… who are you? Pirates? Government personnel? Or a merchant crew?"
"Tourists."
Makoto responded. "Nishikawa Makoto."
Since he hadn't formed a pirate crew, he directly gave his name.
"Tourists?"
Hearing those words, the fish-man guard in the guard room blinked and couldn't help but look at the magnificently decorated Otherworlder-Go.
Tourists don't usually use such a luxurious ship.
The next second, the fish-man's movements froze.
'Wait a minute… Nishikawa Makoto?'
'Why does that name sound a bit familiar?'
The fish-man looked down and saw the newspaper on his desk.
On the front page photo, the man called the [King of the World] was kneeling on the ground, licking the shoes of a young man sitting on a chair.
That young man's face...
Was identical to the man in front of him!
The fish-man guard immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
He grabbed the microphone, his voice trembling.
"O-okay, please come in, please come in!"
As he spoke, he quickly pressed the door-opening button while frantically dialing a Den Den Mushi with his other hand.
'I... I have to notify Prince Neptune about this immediately!'
The Otherworlder-Go passed through the circular tunnel and officially arrived at Fish-Man Island.
After entering the harbor, the players found the island even more beautiful than it had appeared from outside.
The dreamlike colored coral formed a unique harbor. The seawater was crystal clear, and sunlight filtered down from above the bubble membrane, creating dappled light and shadow on the water's surface.
Mermaids of various, not unattractive, appearances swam around near the harbor. Seeing the newly arrived ship, they curiously poked their heads out.
"Wow, what a big ship!"
"The design is so cute. Is it a dog?"
"Is that a chainsaw on its head? Such a strange design..."
The mermaids chattered noisily. Some waved in greeting, while others shyly hid behind coral, showing only half their faces.
It was still more than ten years before the Great Pirate Era, so not many ships were docked in the harbor.
Precisely because of this, the arrival of Makoto and his group immediately attracted the attention of many mermaids and fish-men.
"It's so beautiful! Makoto-kun, can we stay on this island for a while?"
Yotsuba's eyes sparkled as she asked, her whole body like an excited puppy.
Seeing Makoto nod, Yotsuba showed her signature energetic smile and grabbed her sisters.
"Let's all go together!"
"..."
Nino responded weakly, her voice listless.
Yotsuba looked puzzled.
"What's wrong, Nino? Don't you love shopping the most?"
Nino glanced at her fourth sister with a resentful look.
"You have the nerve to ask? You yelled so much yesterday that none of us could sleep."
The other three sisters had similar expressions… Ichika smiled wryly and shook her head, Miku nodded silently, and Itsuki looked at Yotsuba with resentment.
Yotsuba's face instantly turned bright red.
"Di-did I?"
"You did."
All five sisters said in unison.
Yotsuba covered her face, wanting to die...