[Pirate] is obviously a fan of adventure RPG games

Although it was shaky when walking, the fish still followed professional ethics and sent the two to their destination.

"Thanks for your hard work!"

Newgate patted its body and said comforting words but had no intention of paying.

"Let's go, Collier."

Even if the fish looked at him with tears in his eyes, this big pirate was not soft-hearted at all.

"But since it's a taxi, don't we have to pay?"

ah. . Tears were streaming down my face.

Upon hearing Collier's words, her tearful eyes immediately started to flow down.

"cut!"

Newgate, who had turned around, glared back in displeasure. The fish stopped crying instantly and ran away, wagging its tail.

"Newgate..."

Collier felt helpless when she saw Newgate's face getting better because the fish had run away.

Her captain is good at everything, but he is inexplicably obsessed with treasure. It is easy to make money but it will cost you your life. But even so, he would still buy White Rose for himself. Thinking of this, Collier no longer bothered with this little problem of his captain. She jogged a few steps to follow.

The towns on Fishman Island are as prosperous as humans, with strange buildings stacked on top of each other in an orderly manner. There are fish people with different looks walking on the streets.

"Really...! It's really a mermaid!"

The mermaid ladies dragged their sparkling tails and sat on the floating bubbles. They looked at the two humans curiously, but mostly with fear on their faces. Collier realized this and had difficulty maintaining the smile on her face.

She remembered her first meeting with Sambel. The big man's companion had to muster up the courage to talk to them. In her memory, Jabba seemed to have mentioned to her the relationship between murlocs, mermaids, and humans.

"Collier"

Seeing that the people around him were visibly depressed, Newgate frowned. He glanced around. The murlocs who had dared to peek at them just now looked away for a moment, but their slightly trembling bodies revealed their fear.

Newgate pulled Collier to the inside of the road and blocked her with his body. Having become accustomed to such sights, he had forgotten that this was Collier's first time on Fish-Man Island, and she had an inexplicable passion for these races. Now that she was facing these head-on, she would inevitably be shocked.

"Don't worry about that."

But he could only offer such dry comfort.

"..."

Collier didn't speak. After seeing and hearing, she could sense the attitude of these mermaids. The mother would turn her child's face to her arms, and the beautiful mermaid ladies hid in the dark alley in fear. . . Even if they did nothing, these fish people were instinctively afraid of them.

Living in such an environment, what kind of courage does Sambel need to have to talk to them?

Collier felt a little blocked in her heart. She wanted to go back. Their appearance was a disturbance to others, and she didn't want that.

"Hey! Pirates in front! Stop!"

Just when Collier wanted to end this unsatisfactory exploration, a group of fishmen in uniforms surrounded them in an orderly manner. They held weapons and looked quite majestic.

"It's Prince Neptune! Great!"

"Yes, it will be no problem if he is here!"

Amidst the cheers of the fish people, a huge male mermaid swam out holding a golden trident.

"Kulala, who do I think you are?"

Seeing the person coming, Newgate didn't panic at all. Seeing that he had no intention of taking action, Collier just put his hand on the hilt of the sword. Looking at the coelacanth that is taller than Newgate, he has fluffy and long orange hair, and his bare arms also have curly body hair, matching his thick arm circumference. Looks very powerful.

"Long time no see, Neptune."

Newgate was the first to say hello.

"I heard from the guards that another pirate broke in illegally. I thought it was you, but it turned out to be you, Newgate."

Unlike Newgate who was relaxed, the big mermaid named Neptune looked a little nervous.

"What's the matter with you coming here this time?"

"Ku La La - don't be so nervous. I'm just passing by as usual this time. Of course, it would be great if you could buy me a drink."

Newgate didn't seem to notice Neptune's downcast face. He was talking to himself. When he mentioned wine, he even scratched his chin unconsciously. This was a unique behavior when he was greedy for wine.

"Alas--"

Hearing Newgate say this, Neptune's huge body relaxed, but his face was still tense, this time not because of defense, but because of aphasia.

It seemed that this acquaintance from Newgate was often given a drink by him.

"I know! Come back to the Sea Forest and wait!"

Neptune gritted his teeth and agreed to Newgate's request, but he also put forward conditions.

"This is..."

Newgate looked down at Collier and agreed when she nodded.

"Then I'll be waiting for you."

"snort..!"

Seeing that Newgate really turned around and left, Neptune completely relaxed. He looked at the figure of the little woman following Newgate and felt that her face sounded familiar, but that was not important. What was important was that The mere fact that that willful Newgate would consider her wishes was enough to impress upon him her existence.

"Prince Neptune, is it really okay to just let these two pirates leave like this?"

As soon as the two people disappeared, the subordinates beside him began to ask worriedly.

"Other people are indeed bad, but if it is that man, he will not bully the weak."

It is strange to say that this pirate has great power, but Edward Newgate never bullies the weak. It is obvious that he is in the infamous Rocks Pirate Group. . . .

Neptune suppressed the doubts in his heart. No matter what, as long as the other party would not harm his citizens, there would be no conflict between them. It would not matter if they invited people from afar to drink some fine wine.

"The relationship between the fishmen and humans is historical. If you want to live in peace with them, you have to spend time."

Seeing Collier's calm look, Newgate couldn't help but speak. He glanced at the fishmen guards not far behind them, and calmly accepted their following.

"Well... I heard it from Sambel and Jabba. But I didn't expect it to be so serious..."

Collier's heart was filled with sadness as soon as she recalled Sambel's chubby fish face. It was not that she really didn't understand anything. In real life, similar things like this were mentioned in school history textbooks. History, but just recalling the darkness in human writings and textbooks during that time made her feel scared. Not to mention the fish people who are experiencing this firsthand.

"Newgate, what is most important to you?"

It was the first time we talked about such a profound topic, and Collier couldn't help but get involved in it. I want to deeply understand the thoughts of people in this world.

Seeing Newgate's rare silence, Collier was the first to express his thoughts.

"At first I thought that the most important thing to me was my own happiness, but after spending this time with everyone, I found that if Newgate and everyone are unhappy, I alone cannot be happy."

Collier glanced at the group of murloc guards hiding behind the coral trees.

"And also feel bad because of what happened to other people..."

She added in a low voice.

"You are not fit to be a pirate."

Listening to Collier's words, Newgate spoke.

"That guy named Roger made a bad decision."

"maybe..."

Collier didn't know whether Roger's decision was wrong or right, but Newgate was right, she was not suitable to be a pirate. But what else could she do if she wasn't a pirate? She wants to have a happy adventure with her friends. When her friends are all pirates, what else can she do if she doesn't become a pirate?

"But I don't want to be separated from everyone. Even if it's not suitable, don't try to kick me out!"

She could only stay with them.

"Ku La La - drive you away? I won't! I've never seen a pirate who got on a pirate ship get off the ship unscathed."

Newgate couldn't help but laugh at Collier's twist, but he couldn't deny that he was pleased that she would say that.

The premature return of the two of them was unexpected by Chilias. Seeing Collier's complete calmness, he knew the reason without asking him.

"Are you ready to sail now, Newgate?"

"No, wait Neptune."

He wouldn't leave so easily before seeing the promised wine.

"Oh, I met him again, hahaha, just wait a little longer. The wine from Fish-Man Island is a rare and good thing."

Hearing what he said, Chilias was no longer anxious. These pirates with wine worms living in their stomachs, only good wine can make them stop willingly.

"Why don't you get on the boat, Collier?"

Seeing that Collier not only showed no intention of getting on the ship but instead walked in the opposite direction of the Moby-Dick, Newgate stopped her.

"Well, I want to go around again."

She had noticed that the system prompts were lighting up again.

‘Main mission—the truth of the world’

This extremely special mission became brighter when she landed on Fish-Man Island. This unusual performance was also one of the reasons that prompted Collier to eagerly go to the town of Fish-Man Island to check the situation, but as soon as she left the Sea Forest, range, the prompt dimmed again. It’s self-evident what this means.

There are clues to the truth about the world hidden in this forest of the sea!

"Then I'll go with you."

Seeing her checking, Newgate followed.

"Nipton will be here later, Chilias. Just ask him to give you the wine. No one is allowed to drink secretly until I come back!"

"Yes, I understand!"

Chilias smiled and waved his hand to indicate that he had received it.

Collier did not refuse Newgate's request to form a team. After all, this involved the main mission, and she was also afraid that there would be some elite monsters or small bosses squatting. With Newgate here, she would have confidence.

Newgate followed Collier. He didn't know where the two of them were going, but he knew that she was in a bad mood today, so it didn't matter if they just wandered aimlessly.

The two of them walked without talking, and the entire sea forest was extremely quiet except for the rustling sounds of sea anemones and seaweed swaying from time to time.

"Um--"

Newgate lowered his head and looked at Collier who was walking in front. Her expressionless look made him a little uncomfortable. He thought of the topic they had just discussed about 'what is most important', and couldn't help but think of the expectations deep in his heart.

'family. ’

This simple word contained his lifelong pursuit. Although he doesn't say it, he treats his subordinates in the team according to this standard. There is no class barrier between them. They eat meat together and drink wine together. The harmonious atmosphere was unusual among the entire Locks Pirates, but he never tired of it.

Collier would become his family, and when he saw the love in those eyes, he would give her her place as his wife. This would make his dream family perfect. Chilias is his brother, Collier is his wife, and so on. . . Thinking of this, Newgate felt unprecedentedly satisfied.

After passing through obstacles and turning corners again and again, Collier couldn't help complaining about the system's deceptive prompts. Fortunately, Newgate didn't complain at all, otherwise she wouldn't know how to explain why she chose There is such a thing as walking where there are pitfalls.

"what is that?"

Newgate, who was far away, took advantage of his height advantage to take the lead in discovering the anomaly. The frown on his face made Collier couldn't help but become curious.

"what happened?"

She raised her head but still didn't see anything. She couldn't help but pick up her toes again, but it was still the same.

"It looks like two stones."

Newgate's tone was uncertain. He bent down and lifted Collier up and put it on his shoulders. This height immediately allowed her to see that.

"Come over and see Newgate!"

At the moment of seeing it, the system's green prompt was enough to explain the identity of the two stones.

The truth about the world as told by old man Kars is right in front of you!

"what is this..."

Even Newgate could only look up. These two square and huge stones were covered with some seaweed. Together with the somewhat dilapidated environment around them, they looked very historical. The sunlight passed through the coral tree branches directly above, and swayed layer by layer on the black and red stones with the flow of sea water, and the surge seemed to give them life.

"There are words on it...but it looks so strange that I can't understand it at all."

Even after years of washing, the writing engraved on the square surface of the stone is still clear. But the strange way of writing is completely incomprehensible.

'Ding! Main quest - The truth of the world is completed at 20%. "

Already 20% complete? Collier looked at the system prompts and couldn't help but think. There were two boulders in front of her. Did the different colors represent different meanings? Are both pieces related to the task or just one of them?

She watched the explanation of this mission carefully: "Trigger the hidden main mission - the truth of the world. Whether the stories passed down by people orally are true or false and written in books have been lost in the past. Go find it! The land of the end and That blank history!"

Soon the word "end" caught her attention.

"That Newgate, do you know where the nearest head of the world is?"

Collier asked Newgate, who was looking at the stones, his mind working rapidly.

"Huh? I think I heard the captain say it was Mercury Island."

Speaking of this, Newgate, who is experienced at sea, cannot give a definite answer. After all, he himself had never been to the place mentioned by Captain Gibek.

"Um..."

So to complete this main mission, we not only need to collect these stones, but also reach the place called ‘Mercury First Island’?

Collier came to a preliminary conclusion. She silently took a photo of the text on the stone using the system and placed it in the "memory album" for her convenience when needed.

"Let's go back to Newgate."

Having kept a backup, Collier planned to call it a day. There were some stones that she couldn't take away at all, but perhaps the only valuable thing about them was the words on them. The purpose had been achieved, so there was no need to keep them here.

"Ah."

Newgate withdrew his gaze from the stones. He was curious, and he was not very interested in these incomprehensible things.