Pirate: I'm about to do something big!

Alyosha's battle with Rayleigh has ended.

At least that's how it was for Alyosha. The other party's attitude of being willing to die to protect the secret of the final island made him lose all desire to know the answer.

As a transmigrator born under the red flag and raised in the spring breeze, Alyosha knew better than anyone how difficult it was to usher in a new era.

A new era will arrive when we find the final island, and through an adventure that challenges the authority of the World Government, we can tear off its disguise and expose it to the world.

This only made Alyosha think it was childish, and after so many years in this world, he still couldn't see what was new about the Great Pirate Era that Roger started at the cost of his life.

The unlucky and suffering are always the ordinary people who make up the majority of the world. The only thing they can feel is that there are more pirates and the taxes that their countries have to pay are increasing, making their lives increasingly difficult.

More and more citizens of the constituent republics have become homeless slaves under the heavy taxes and levies.

It's no wonder that these ordinary people hate Roger, the Pirate King, to the core, and even hate Ace, Roger's son whom they've never met.

"Ha, the final island? I'm not looking forward to it at all."

Alyosha stood at the bow of the ship, recalling his battle with Rayleigh the previous day, and chuckled.

Meanwhile, on the Sabaody Archipelago Peninsula 60, where his warship was docked and where the world's navies were stationed, a small boat was being coated.

This is a necessary step to enter the New World, the second half of the Grand Line.

Every ship docked in the Sabaody Archipelago that wants to travel to the New World needs to be coated by the shipwrights of Sabaody Archipelago using bubbles produced by the unique Yarchiman mangroves of Sabaody Archipelago. Depending on the size of the ship, the process takes about one to three days.

Using coated bubbles, we can dive down to Fishman Island at a depth of 10,000 meters, then surface through the exit of Fishman Island and enter the New World Ocean.

Not only is the coating expensive, but the process of diving to a depth of 10,000 meters will take you through a densely populated area of ​​Sea Kings. If the ship does not have a reliable strong escort, this step alone can cause many pirate crews that challenge the Grand Line to fail.

As a commodore of the Navy Headquarters, Alyosha would normally have no need to take this route used by both the government and civilians. The Navy Headquarters usually takes the dedicated route to Mary Geoise when entering the New World, which is much less dangerous.

This route will only be used as an emergency when official waterways are blocked.

Alyosha chose to stop at Sabaody Archipelago on his return voyage for two reasons: first, he wanted to see if he could get an answer from Rayleigh, the old man who had been to the final island; second, he wanted to use this as an excuse to go to Fishman Island and meet Fisher Tiger, the fishman he had previously released.

"Hey, Navy, let me make this clear beforehand: even I, as a fish-man, can't guarantee safety during a dive. Are you prepared for that?"

Arlong the fishman stood to the side and gave Alyosha a smug, wicked grin.

Having spent these past few days with Alyosha, Arlong's fishman supremacy had faded considerably. Alyosha's recent battles had shown that, apart from their initial higher base stats, fishmen were slightly inferior to humans in terms of population size and teamwork.

Even these once-proud basic stats seem less important in the face of the endless monsters lurking in the ocean, because they can be made up for through training.

As for Arlong, he was nothing more than a fishman with brute strength but no knowledge of fishman karate. Thirty elite veterans could easily subdue him.

Arlong accepted that the fish-men's advantage on land had been neutralized, but he didn't believe that Alyosha could be as free as him in the ocean where fish-men and mermaids were born. He couldn't wait to see Alyosha suffer a setback in the ocean.

"Of course, if I really can't handle it, I'll ask Mr. Ah Long to save me."

Alyosha's cheerful response made Aaron feel like he'd punched a cotton ball, leaving him feeling utterly bored.

Behind them, Smoker, who had always been at odds with Luffy, also came over.

"You just fought Rayleigh yesterday, and today you're going to Fishman Island on your own? Ran, as the person in charge of this recruitment, you really don't take us subordinates seriously."

"Spare me, Smoker. I made a pledge to Fleet Admiral Sengoku that I would be in charge of not only this recruitment but also the subsequent capture of the Sun Pirates. Otherwise, why do you think I would dock at Sabaody Archipelago?"

"So you're planning to act alone? What about Rayleigh? Aren't we going to capture him?"

Faced with Smoker's question, Alyosha did not answer but just looked at Smoker with a smile.

Under Alyosha's smiling gaze, Smoker realized he had asked a stupid question and, feeling the weight on his feet, immediately changed the subject.

"You annoying brat! I'm not your teacher. If you want to go to Fishman Island, you'll have to ask him."

Smoker grabbed Luffy, who was clinging to his leg, and threw him in front of Alyosha before turning away angrily.

"Luffy, do you want to come with me to Fishman Island?"

"Yes, teacher, could you take me to see some fish-men like Mr. Arlong?"

Little Luffy struggled in Alyosha's arms for a while, and when he couldn't break free, he asked Alyosha for his opinion with an expectant look on his face.

"You'd better think this through. If you're going on a sea adventure after you turn 17, you'll definitely have to come to Fishman Island. If you go to Fishman Island with your teacher now, there won't be any surprises later. Do you still want to go?"

Alyosha chuckled in response, then placed Luffy on the ground, letting him make his own choice.

Sure enough, when faced with Alyosha's key point, Luffy's face showed a rare look of struggle. After a moment of frustration, he decisively turned around.

"Ugh, this is so annoying! I'm going to find Sabo and Ace. I'm going to be the Pirate King! *sigh*"

Luffy turned and made a face at Alyosha before storming off. The marines on the ship were already used to Luffy's boastful words.

During their time together, they also realized one thing: in Luffy's mind, he couldn't distinguish between going on a sea adventure and being a pirate.

So they got used to Luffy's boastful words and thought that as long as he went to the Marine Headquarters to study, they could change his current mindset, so they let Luffy run wild on the ship.

"You're very ambitious, Luffy! Your teacher will bring you some local delicacies from Fishman Island."

Alyosha chuckled as he spoke, and seeing that the coating process on the small boat was complete, he led Arlong and Gild Tezoro, the Golden Emperor who had been imprisoned on the ship, onto the vessel.

With Arlong the fishman at the helm, the small boat, now fully coated, sailed out of the harbor. To the astonishment of Luffy and his crew, who had never been to the open sea before, it plunged underwater with a splash, heading towards Fishman Island, located 10,000 meters deep.

The journey to Fishman Island by the coated ship takes about three hours. Alyosha stood at the bow, extending his hand outside the unprotected area of ​​the ship's surface, feeling the water pressure changing with the ship's descent depth.

Meanwhile, Gild Tesoro, the Golden Emperor, who was a prisoner, sat locked to the mast, not understanding why Alyosha wanted to take him to Fishman Island.

As the ship descended, the light on the seabed gradually diminished, and the surrounding waters began to darken, until they finally entered the absolute darkness of the deep sea.

But such darkness is not a problem for Arlong, a fishman born in the deep sea.

Fishmen and mermaids are born with the ability to sense the flow of seawater to determine their path and plan a general route in their minds.

As for Alyosha himself, he also used his visual perception to determine changes in his surroundings in an environment where he could not see.

And he didn't retract his hand that was sticking out of the coated bubble.

At least for now, the water pressure at the depth the boat has submerged is not enough for Alyosha to pull his hand back; he is testing the upper limit of water pressure he can currently withstand.

Arlong the fishman was right; it is very difficult for powerful humans on land to adapt to the water pressure in the deep sea.

Firstly, the sheer physical strength of these individuals eliminates 99% of the strongest warriors on the sea. Perhaps only those with awakened Zoan-type Devil Fruit abilities, such as Kaido, his three calamities, or exceptionally gifted physical monsters like Big Mom Charlotte Linlin, and only those who have honed their Armament Haki to its extreme, can adapt.

But they still need to solve another problem: breathing on the seabed.

Holding your breath for an hour or two is definitely no problem, but if it goes on for too long and you don't float to the surface, it's hard to say whether you'll suffocate.

Alyosha is the same; his current strength is indeed very high, enough to rival the three of them: Red, Blue, and Yellow.

But it's only a contest; Alyosha himself isn't sure who will win or lose.

Simply put, Alyosha's current strength has reached a bottleneck.

Moreover, unlike the three members of Red, Blue, and Yellow who can enhance their strength by developing their Devil Fruit abilities, Alyosha, who has not yet eaten a Devil Fruit, can only improve his strength through high-intensity battles against opponents of his level.

Daily training is no longer sufficient for Alyosha's current strength. He wants to improve through a life-or-death battle, but he cannot fight Chi Qinghuang to the death.

As for the three sea emperors who currently dominate the New World, they are not people he can deal with right now. He has had some conflicts with these three powerful seafarers, but Alyosha's current strength is only enough to parry them, not to launch an attack.

To usher in a new era, one needs a pen to cultivate like-minded individuals, and even more so, a strong military force. Otherwise, facing a world government that has ruled the world for over eight hundred years, how can one talk about ushering in a new era if one doesn't even have the strength to confront Fang Bingfeng directly?

Therefore, Alyosha urgently needs a training ground to improve his strength, and the deep sea might be a good place.

As they descended to a depth of 6,000 meters, Alyosha felt the terrifying water pressure from the deep sea. Discomfort and pain came from his arms, but it was not enough to make Alyosha stop.

As Ah Long maneuvered the boat to descend another thousand meters, a snapping sound was heard.

Alyosha quickly withdrew his right hand, which had been extended from the coated bubble. Under the sudden increase in deep-sea pressure, Alyosha's right hand broke off and twisted into an irregular shape.

Arlong, the fishman who was steering the ship, and Tesoro, the Golden Emperor who was accompanying him, watched as Alyosha expressionlessly put his broken right hand back into place. As the life energy within his body surged, he quickly repaired his broken right hand.

"Is the pressure of seven thousand meters deep water my current physical limit? Looks like I can try to work on that when I get back."

Alyosha had a plan in mind. After repairing his injuries, he tied a rope around himself and took a deep breath.

Iron Block - Dust-Free Land!

Armament Haki was released and merged with the surrounding air, forming an absolute defensive force field three feet away from Alyosha.

Only then did he step out of the coated bubble, letting the fishman Alon steer the boat and continue diving.

Alyosha already knew the limits of his physical body, so he would use the next three thousand meters to hone the strength of his Armament Haki.

Before obtaining his desired Devil Fruit, Alyosha's powerful monstrous physique and dual-color Haki were his assets for establishing himself at sea, and naturally, the more substantial these assets were, the better.

As the ship descended under Alon's control, the once pitch-black seabed gradually became brighter.

Not far ahead of Alyosha, an island backed by a giant tree was enveloped in a giant bubble and floated in the deep sea.

This is the transit point to the New World Ocean, Fishman Island, located 10,000 meters below the sea.

The giant tree was Eve, known as the Sun Tree.

She is the source of light on the deep seabed and the mother tree of Fishman Island.

Born in the deep sea, yet reaching heights of tens of thousands of meters above sea level, its unique tree structure allows it to absorb sunlight through its canopy and transmit light from the trunk to its deep-sea roots. This allows the deep-sea roots to release sunlight, enabling Fishman Island to synchronize day and night with the land.

It also absorbs a large amount of air, which is transmitted to Fishman Island through its roots, providing an air source for the coated bubbles on Fishman Island so that humans who enter Fishman Island can survive.

"This is Fishman Island, it's so beautiful."

Alyosha returned to the ship, stood next to the fish-man Arlong, and gazed at the deep-sea island located 10,000 meters below the surface, his face filled with awe at such an underwater wonder.

"What, is this your first time visiting Fishman Island as a Marine?"

"That's true, because the world's navies generally don't need to travel from Fishman Island to the New World; Fishman Island is indeed a very beautiful country."

Alyosha's praise was genuine, and the fishman Arlong couldn't help but smile. Looking at the Golden Emperor Tesoro behind him, he was too surprised to speak.

As the ship approached Fishman Island, Alyosha saw that the enormous bubble encasing the island was a double-layered, hollow structure.

This design means that if any foreign ships attempt to force their way into Fishman Island and plunder it, the first layer of the super-large bubble will absorb the coating on the ship's exterior. Without the coating's protection, the ship will fall from mid-air before even reaching the entrance of the second bubble layer, resulting in the destruction of the ship and the loss of all life.

It looks like the interior and exterior wall design of Fishman Island.

However, while this design might work against ordinary thugs, it's not very effective against the great pirates of the New World. They have plenty of ways to break through the outer wall of the second level during this period of airtime and enter Fishman Island.

With the advent of the Great Pirate Era, Fishman Island is now much more bustling than before, with merchant ships and pirate ships from all over the world queuing at the island's entrance, waiting to enter.

Alyosha didn't have to wait in line, while the fishman Arlong sailed the boat directly towards the border gate.

When the Fish-Man Island Sea King's Army, who were on duty at the border, saw Arlong, they were puzzled that there were two humans, Alyosha and Tesoro, on the ship, but they did not ask any questions and let him enter the country directly.

The ship docked, and Alyosha and his two companions, carrying no luggage or cargo, disembarked. Having no intention of properly exploring Fish-Man Island, Alyosha said to the fish-man Arlong:

"Come on, Mr. Alon, take me to see the place where you grew up, Fishman Street."