"I really wish I had Sister Sora's fruit. After truly establishing a kingdom, I've only now realized that there's so much to learn, and too many things without a correct answer. It's far from as simple as I used to think," Otohi sighed, speaking with a tone that carried a bit of complaint.
Before, she had only skimd the surface; it was only after following Rosse and experiencing so things that she gradually ca to understand human nature.
And this ti, from selecting people to build the new kingdom, to establishing the kingdom in Punk Hazard, throughout this process, all kinds of natural disasters and human misfortunes had occurred.
It was only then that she deeply realized how naive her earlier thinking had been.
Things like racial harmony…
Just the sa-sized piece of land, because another piece of land had coral while the one they were given didn't, two rfolk families could argue with each other, and in the end it would escalate into a brawl.
And that was still within the sa race; between different races it was even harder.
Because it involved the redistribution of the new kingdom's land and interests, even though Otohi had already done her best to be fair, there were inevitably still people who were dissatisfied.
The rmaids felt that being treated the sa as fish-n ant Otohi was biased.
The fish-n felt that rmaids looked down on them, and in their hearts they were uncomfortable.
Because of Otohi's dream, Rosse also transported nearly a hundred thousand humans to Punk Hazard.
Humans were easy to manage: give them food and a job and they would be happy. But humans just stuck to themselves; not to ntion playing together with fish-n and rmaids, they even divided themselves into small separate groups.
It was only when managing them that she realized, everything was a matter that needed attention. This was also the reason Otohi was ntally exhausted.
But because she was in the position of queen, and had dealt with many matters, her temperant had improved a lot, she had matured a lot, and she was no longer as weak and easily bullied as before.
"Saint Rosse, over here at the port there's a direct train to the underwater city. The port here has been nad Rosse Town, and in the future it's planned to be developed into the kingdom's largest place for foreign trade."
"Rosse Town?", Rosse stopped in his tracks, looking at Otohi with so surprise, 'She directly nad it after ?'
"Is that… not okay?"
Otohi asked a bit nervously. Although the na had not been finalized, it was indeed her own idea.
It wasn't very appropriate to use a Rosse-related na for the royal palace, but for this rmaid kingdom's future most prosperous small town, she still wanted to use Rosse's na to express her gratitude to him.
"Of course it's fine. But this na might not necessarily be a good thing. Right now those pirates have gone crazy wanting to kill the Celestial Dragons, using my na, and in the New World no less, might actually bring danger."
Rosse didn't mind the na itself. Whether Otohi was purely grateful, or wanted to use his na to deter pirates in the New World, that was a small matter.
But so things still had to be made clear.
Being under the protection of the World Governnt, under the protection of the Jaygarcia family, and under his own personal protection, these looked the sa, but there were differences.
Now he was considered sowhat famous, and had made his na by stepping on the remnants of the Roger Pirates.
There were indeed quite a few people who wanted to cause him trouble.
Not that they wanted to avenge the Roger Pirates, but rather that those brainless pirates thought that since he had killed the remnants of the Roger Pirates, he must know where Roger's hidden One Piece was.
And because of that, it was said there were quite a few people looking to cause him trouble.
"It's fine. Wanting to cause trouble for us here is no simple matter," Otohi smiled with confidence.
"Hm? Where's that confidence coming from?"
Rosse raised his eyebrows, looking at Otohi with surprise.
After seeing this world's top combat power, to still have such strong confidence, it seed that while he had been busy with the World Governnt these past days, Otohi had also gained sothing herself.
"I know the rmaid kingdom's strength isn't much, with Jinbe being the strongest, so I thought to spread my ideals and see if there were any like-minded people," Otohi took the opportunity to bring up her own experiences.
After coming to the rmaid kingdom, in both managent and combat power, she needed to recruit talent.
And in this recruitnt, indeed so very strong people appeared.
"You an, the first sheriff of Rosse Town is nad Issho?", Rosse asked in surprise.
"Yes, Issho is a blind man with a heart full of justice. Although his eyes are impaired, his strength is great, even Jinbe is not his match," Otohi nodded.
She recruited people purely based on loyalty, without fear of what might happen if the person's strength was too great.
Because of her ability, those with ill intent were filtered out at the very start.
And that strong man nad Issho, she could clearly feel the fire in his heart for kindness and justice.
Such a person could never be a bad man.
Otohi noticed that Rosse seed to know Issho, and hurriedly added, "Saint Rosse, do you know Sheriff Issho?"
"I've heard of him, he's a strong fighter. With him plus the stationed marine, defending Rosse Town should be enough," Rosse nodded lightly.
He hadn't expected Issho to actually remain in the rmaid kingdom.
Fujitora, Issho, a future marine admiral.
Although his strength was only about the sa level as Zephyr, far below Sakazuki and Borsalino, he was still an admiral-level combat force.
Even if he wasn't at his peak now, he should still be at an A-level standard, and with Jinbe and the navy's support, it would be enough.
"Do you know why he stayed?"
Although Rosse guessed that Issho was most likely drawn by Otohi's ideals, he still couldn't help asking.
"He said he wanted to see whether I could create a miracle of coexistence among the races. But he also said he wouldn't stay for too long. If results co about here, he might leave," Otohi spoke sowhat without confidence. Now she had confidence in other areas. But regarding her ideal of rfolk coexistence, she was a little unsure.
The more she had seen, the more she had managed, the more she realized it truly was a difficult matter.
"Feels difficult?", Rosse instantly saw Otohi's thoughts, smiling as he rubbed her head.
"There's so pressure, but I'll definitely manage it. It's just that, for now, I can't find a clear direction."
Otohi didn't want Rosse to look down on her, but she did want his help.
Her current experiences and ideas were largely influenced by Rosse, so in her heart, Rosse had always been an omnipotent figure. This matter was no exception.
Only, she didn't want to trouble Rosse too much, as that would make her seem useless.
But troubling Rosse was also the fastest and most convenient thod for now, which left her conflicted.
"If there's a question, ask. If there's a shortcut, take it. It's not as if it requires any special cost."
Rosse looked at Otohi with amusent, he had already been planning to train her anyway.
Only, the training direction was to shape her according to his mold.
"As always, first you need to understand what it is that you want."
"I want humans, fish-n, and rmaids to coexist, without any prejudice between them. At least first removing the barriers between the races," Almost without hesitation, Otohi voiced her thoughts.
She wasn't so lofty yet as to set her goal at coexistence among all races.
Right now, she clearly understood what she wanted in her heart.
What she wanted now was simply for the three races to coexist and to be able to understand each other.
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