Chapter 110: School Trip, Otohime's Change
Being entrusted with the task of tearing up newspapers, Garp always felt there was something weird about it.
As a well-known Vice Admiral in the Marines, his duties seemed to overlap with those of a paper shredder.
This gave Garp an idea: he needed to get something specifically designed to process newspapers in the future.
Meanwhile, Zephyr's investigation couldn't be considered very smooth. As a Marine Admiral, his authority was high, and he could access most of the database.
However, among the numerous Marine operation records he reviewed, he didn't find anything similar.
Instead, he discovered that every so often, some Marine operation records would vanish.
There were some S-class absolute top-secret incidents that even Marine Admirals were not qualified to view, unless they had orders from the Fleet Admiral and the World Government.
Reaching this point, Zephyr didn't continue to stubbornly investigate further. He already believed 70% to 80% of Nereus's words.
"Soldiers who died in battle for this kind of thing... it really is..."
Zephyr didn't know how to evaluate this. Those soldiers who truly held justice in their hearts and wanted to contribute their strength to the sea had unwittingly become accomplices in this matter.
Garp didn't leave the Marines, and Zephyr also didn't make that choice.
Garp believed that someone needed to protect the Marines.
Zephyr believed that someone needed to guide these new recruits onto the correct path to find true justice, not justice built on hollow slogans.
Garp approached Zephyr privately a few times, wanting to know what he was actually going to do, but Zephyr never gave him an answer.
These subtle changes within the Marines didn't attract much attention. Meanwhile, on Delta Island in the New World, a celebration arrived quietly.
It wasn't to welcome new companions to freedom, nor was it a banquet held specifically for the children of Fish-man Island. This was a tradition on this island.
Delta Island was a very special island. Beneath the seemingly deep lake in the center of the island, there was actually an island-within-an-island wrapped in a bubble film.
On this day every year, this island-within-an-island would float to the surface due to pressure. And this day was also the day Nereus discovered this island and established Delta Island as a resettlement site.
In a sense, this was the day this "country" was born.
The people who first came to the island with Nereus named today "Rebirth Day."
The purpose was to commemorate their regained freedom and new life. Various celebration activities would also be held on the island today.
"Wow, that looks so fun! Kumachi (Kuma), let's go play too... No, you're an ability user; this game isn't suitable for you."
The emergence of the island deep within the central lake would generate giant waves on the three waterways running through the island. And beneath the waves was the playground for Fish-men and Merfolk.
GREEN ROOM—the space formed before a giant wave crashes onto the sea surface. For humans, this space is dangerous. One careless move and they could be flipped by the crest of the wave, and under the wash of the current, who knows where they would be carried off to.
But this was the safest playground for Merfolk and Fish-men. Under giant waves, human ships would avoid sailing, and human traffickers wouldn't mobilize in such weather.
This time period also became the best opportunity for Fish-man Island residents to head to the surface.
Younger children used objects like wooden planks as surfboards, while older ones directly rode the waves on their feet.
Whoever could slide under the wave the longest and rush out before the giant wave crashed onto the sea surface was the winner of this game.
"It's fine, you don't need to mind me. If you want to play, go ahead. With those Fish-men uncles acting as lifeguards, it should be very safe."
Adult Fish-men or Merfolk were watching over all three waterways. Even if humans went surfing, there was no need to worry about drowning. Let alone waves of this scale, even in a real tsunami, these two races could smoothly carry people away.
"Forget it, I'd better go see what delicious food there is. Stuffing my belly is more practical."
Ginny gave up on the entertainment activities and walked with Kuma towards the center of the town. There, they also saw a blonde mermaid.
"I remember... your name is Otohime, right? Why didn't you go surfing with the others over there?"
The Fish-man Island school trip group had been here for more than a day or two. Although she hadn't memorized everyone, Ginny had some impression of Otohime, who was the most curious about the land and was constantly recording various things.
"That activity is too dangerous. It's not suitable for me."
"Dangerous? That Fish-man kid earlier said it was very safe."
"It's just due to my personal physical condition..."
Otohime's body could be described as extremely fragile. Although she was born with a unique Observation Haki talent, she had "glass bones."
If she hit someone out of anger, whether it would hurt them was uncertain, but her own hand would definitely break.
Therefore, the crashing of the waves was not safe for her.
"Hmm... Maybe it's caused by your dietary habits. I heard there will be a lot of delicious food today; eat more to nourish your body!"
In Ginny's perception, filling one's stomach could solve the vast majority of problems, and she had also learned about the Merfolk diet from textbooks.
They didn't eat fish; their main foods were seaweed and shellfish. Fish-man Island historically lacked access to land meat, and Sea Beasts weren't that easy to catch either.
Ginny felt it was reasonable that this diet led to a relatively weak body. Only by eating meat in large chunks could one become stronger.
"Thank you for your concern, but I won't go. The school trip ends today, and I still have a lot of things unfinished."
Otohime politely declined Ginny's invitation. She could sense the other party's goodwill. After landing on Delta Island, this goodwill was almost omnipresent.
This also made Otohime firmly believe that there were many humans on land willing to get along amicably with Merfolk and Fish-men.
But Otohime also perceived a lot of sorrow. Some emotions even made her cry uncontrollably; that kind of heartfelt sadness simply couldn't be concealed.
And Otohime's so-called "unfinished things" weren't just recording things on land, but also asking some people on the island what their views on the deep sea really were and how they had changed.
Her talent allowed her to sense whether the other party was lying and whether their words came from the heart.
Over these few days, Otohime met all kinds of people. There were those who treated all races equally from the start.
There were also those who once feared Fish-man Island but had changed their views after a series of events. And no matter who she asked, the conversation would more or less turn to Nereus.
The hero of Fish-man Island, the hero of the slaves, the hero of liberation...
Otohime had heard similar evaluations countless times, and this also caused some thoughts at the bottom of the still-young girl's heart to begin to waver.
"Seeking peace through peace cannot attain peace..."
Otohime began to ponder this sentence that Nereus had spoken on Fish-man Island at the beginning of the school term...
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