One Piece: Winged Dragon of the Beasts Pirates

Ian stood up and said with a smile, "Let's have this as a late-night snack. The formal welcome banquet will be tomorrow. Please take your seats."

Ian's enthusiasm and thoughtfulness left the Sun Pirates completely stunned.

They had imagined what it would be like to see Ian Burning Sky many times, but they never thought it would be like this.

Is that boy monster whose name has resounded throughout the world, a high-ranking officer of the Beasts Pirates, really such a warm-hearted person?

It's really confusing.

"Brother Tai—"

Jinbe whispered.

Is this some kind of trap?

Tiger didn't say anything, but simply sat down opposite Ian with an air of nonchalance.

Now that we're here, what's there to be afraid of!

With the eldest brother in such a state, the others naturally had nothing more to say and all took their seats.

"Jack, please sit down too."

Ian waved to his younger brother who had gone to pick up Tiger and the others from afar, "Thanks for your hard work."

"What could it be, Brother Ian!"

Upon hearing his most respected elder brother thank him, Jack solemnly replied, "It was just a simple errand."

As he spoke, he sat down next to Ian.

Ian smiled and then looked at Tiger, saying, "You should all know each other by now, right? This is Jack, also a fishman, and now the commander of the fishman force of our Beasts Pirates."

Tiger sized up Jack.

Despite his enormous size, upon closer inspection, he's actually about the same age as Ian.

Is he a genius among the fish-men?

Tiger thought to himself.

But judging from the respectful way he treats Ian, he probably doesn't feel any sense of belonging to Fishman Island.

"Speaking of which, I haven't given a proper self-introduction yet, have I?"

Ian smiled and said, "I am Ian Fisher Tiger. It's an honor to meet you. What you did in Mary Geoise is something that not only I admire, but even Professor Kay is very impressed."

Mr. Kai dreams of going to Mary Geoise and wreaking havoc.

“Incredible, truly incredible. For eight hundred years, no one has ever dared to attack Mary Geoise, let alone single-handedly. Moreover, their goal was simply to liberate the slaves.”

Ian didn't hold back his praise, saying, "You are the most amazing man I have ever met."

Fisher Tiger.

This man is so great that even calling him a saint wouldn't be an exaggeration.

Because he had been a slave himself, he did not want to see others become slaves as well, truly embodying the principle of "do not do to others what you would not have them do to you."

She clearly hated humans because of her past experiences, and even died because she refused to receive human blood.

However, when liberating slaves, he treated human slaves the same as everyone else, and ultimately died while trying to send the human slave Kelra home.

He hated humans, but he also knew very well that Otohime's idea was correct. Fish-Man Island could not remain isolated forever; they could only truly integrate into the world above the sea by gaining the recognition of humans.

Therefore, when leading the Sun Pirates on their voyages across the seas, they were unwilling to harm any human, not even the Marines who were pursuing them.

Perhaps Tiger was bewildered by the sincerity in Ian's words.

He never expected Ian to have this attitude.

Not to mention him, even Jin Ping and others looked at Ian with kindness because of his words.

As long as you praise Tiger Woods, then we're good friends.

Tiger paused for a moment, then said, "If it's pointless, let's stop here. Ian of the Burning Sky, what exactly is the purpose of your Beast Pirates?"

"Purpose?"

Ian thought for a moment, then said, "Of course, it's to enhance the strength of our Beasts Pirates."

Jinbe, who had just been smiling at Ian, slammed his fist on the table and stood up. "As expected, you just wanted to use our people!"

"use?"

Jinbe had expected Ian to object, but to his surprise, Ian said, "Isn't this good?"

Upon hearing Ian's answer, Jinbe's anger flared, and he roared, "You bastard!!"

Before he could utter a curse, Ian said, "I think it's a good thing that we're using you."

"We need people who can help us explore the ocean, so we need immigrants to Fishman Island. We need troops who can fight in the ocean, so we need Fishman troops."

"And now, we have gotten what we wanted, and the fish-men and mermaids who migrated to Wano Country have also gotten everything they wanted: freedom, sunshine, safety, wealth, and power. Isn't this a win-win exchange?"

Jinbe was speechless for a moment.

He felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what it was.

“Furthermore, and more importantly,”

Ian laughed and said, "Maybe our actions will create a stir at sea. After all, fishmen and mermaids are incredibly powerful in the ocean."

"The Navy already has a giant vice admiral, so in the future, there might be a fish-man vice admiral, or a mermaid vice admiral."

"Isn't this kind of utilization good?"

Tiger was taken aback.

"perhaps,"

Ian said, "This is the first step for Fishman Island to integrate into the world at sea."

Although it sounds harsh, the truth is that if Fishman Island wants to reach the surface of the ocean, it can only do so, as Otohime said, by gaining acceptance from humans and integrating into this world.

After all, Fishman Island is too weak. They can't change the rules of this world; all they can do is adapt to it.

They can only pander to humanity.

Tiger remained silent.

What Ian said seems to make a lot of sense.

If the world witnessed the power of the murloc army, would it lead to an arms race, and would everyone want to build their own murloc army?

Taking this opportunity, fish-men and mermaids can gain recognition from major forces in human society, thereby integrating into the human world.

He looked at the boy.

Suddenly I understand why Neptune and his team agreed to this kid's immigration plan.

Seeing Tiger's expression soften, Ian's lips curled up as well. "It's too late today. Let's go see the immigrants tomorrow. They're living quite well here."

Tiger paused for a moment, then nodded hesitantly.

"Hahaha, okay,"

Ian clapped his hands and said happily, "We've talked too much nonsense, the food's getting cold, let's eat first."

After a slightly awkward late-night snack, Ian originally planned to arrange accommodation for Tiger and the others.

But they refused; they would stay on the shore tonight and go see their compatriots as soon as possible tomorrow.

Ian couldn't say anything about it, so he could only tell Jack and the others to wait on the coast next to the immigrant settlement.

Then, after the Sun Pirates left.

Ian suddenly spoke up, "Aren't you going to thank them?"

Outside the door, Hancock walked in with a charming air. The girl seemed a little conflicted, followed by her two younger sisters.

Their benefactor was right in front of them, but they didn't want to expose that experience to anyone other than Ian.

"Then let me go and thank them for you."

Ian said.

"Ian!"

Hancock's cheeks instantly flushed. "So happy! This is what it means to share both glory and shame?"

Ian's lips twitched slightly.

the next day.

Ian made a point of getting up very early.

But it was still a little late.

When he arrived, Tiger had already returned from the gathering place of the fish-men at the bottom of the sea.

The members of the Sun Pirates were chatting with the enthusiastic immigrants.

"So, your daily job is to search the seabed?"

"Yes, Lord Ian said that Wano Country is rich in various minerals. Since it is so on land, the seabed of the Inland Sea must be so too. We will explore the ancient ruins of Wano Country while also investigating the seabed veins. Lord Ian said that we will also explore the seabed resources of the Outer Sea in the future."

“Is the work hard?”

"It's alright. It feels similar to Fishman Island, but the advantage is that we can come to the surface anytime and enjoy the sunshine and sea breeze without worrying about anyone hurting us. Moreover, the people here don't discriminate against us. The Beasts Pirates are one thing, but the other Wano Country humans we encounter on land aren't hostile towards us either."

"Is that so?"

Seeing the happy smiles on his compatriots' faces, Tiger nodded gently.

It seems that Neptune and his group weren't lying, and Ian wasn't lying either.

The people here are living a really good life.

This trip seems like something I shouldn't have taken.

Tiger sighed.

"How does it feel?"

Ian walked over with a smile.

All the immigrants greeted him with smiles, and many beautiful mermaid ladies even blew him kisses.