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Raine wasn't even half her height, but her timid appearance made her look adorably innocent!
"Lord Raine, do you think that humans and fish-men will one day be able to live in harmony?" Queen Otohime asked as she approached, holding a wine glass.
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Rein is the Grand Inspector of the Navy and a high-ranking official of the World Government!
Queen Otohime asked this question not simply to get Renn's opinion.
More than anything, they want to gain Rein's support, especially if it's from a high-ranking World Government official!
Their voices are more likely to reach the world government and be taken seriously by the world government!
That's why her plans are more likely to succeed.
Raine looked at the goldfish mermaid queen, whose appearance was plain, even below average!
I don't mean to belittle her at all; appearances can be deceiving. She is a mermaid with great thoughts!
And she not only possesses great ideas, but has also acted accordingly over the years.
Promoting equality among different ethnic groups is a task that carries a great deal of pressure.
Raine did not want to shatter Queen Otohime's hopes for the future.
But looking into her earnest and eager eyes, Ryan felt that he shouldn't give a perfunctory answer to this question!
That would be blasphemy and disrespect towards her!
"How far into the future do you think it is? If it's the not-too-distant future, then what you're doing now is far from enough!" Rein's answer immediately caught the attention of Jinbe, Neptune, and the others.
Ace, Sabo, and Luffy also stopped eating and looked at Rein.
In their eyes, everything Queen Otohime had done was perfect, and a wonderful future for Fishman Island was sure to come!
Queen Otohime hadn't expected that the answer she received from Rein would be far from enough, rather than "not bad"!
This suddenly put her plan to persuade Ryan on hold.
He couldn't help but ask, "Why does Lord Rein think so? Is it because of the evil dragon? But you should have seen the overall situation on Fishman Island. Most fishmen actually want to live in harmony with humans. The behavior of a small number of fishmen does not represent the entire Fishman Island."
“Lord Raine may not have been to Fishman Island for some time, and may not fully understand the current situation there!” Neptune added.
At first, neither he nor Jinbe were very optimistic about Queen Otohime's actions.
But over the years, Queen Otohime has set a good example in many things.
They witnessed firsthand the great changes that had taken place on Fishman Island, and gradually, like Queen Otohime, they came to believe that a bright future for Fishman Island was just around the corner!
But Renn felt that it was still a long way off.
Considering that Raine had only arrived at Fishman Island today, Neptune felt that Raine's impression of Fishman Island might still be stuck in the past!
“No, I know the current situation on Fishman Island very well, Queen Otohime. You think the biggest reason for our success is that Fishman Island’s attitude towards humans has changed a lot compared to before, right?” Raine said, while taking out a dessert that Shirohoshi had her eye on.
He teased her by holding out his dessert to her, pretending to offer it to her, and then moving it away.
Looking at the bewildered and aggrieved little white star, Renn felt pleased.
The most fun thing to do in this world is to tease cute, slightly silly little kids.
If it were a mischievous child, they would start throwing a tantrum after only a few attempts to amuse them.
"Yes!" Queen Otohime realized that Rein might not be talking nonsense!
"On this basis, you also plan to obtain the support of the World Government so that fish-men can live openly on land!"
"Yes, is there a problem with that?"
"There are big problems. First, let's not even talk about whether the arrogant World Government can classify you from fish to humans. Even if by some stroke of luck, there are people in the World Government's Celestial Dragons who support you, that would only give you a title to live on land. Once you actually come to live on land, you will find that human prejudice and cruelty are far beyond your imagination!"
"You have indeed convinced many fishmen and improved their views on humans a lot, but to put it bluntly, this is just wishful thinking on your part. Even if you fishmen see the good side of humans, such as a human becoming a hero on Fishman Island, most fishmen will accept humans!"
"But this only changes the fish-men's view of humans. The biggest problem with the ideal you want to achieve is not the fish-men's view of humans, but the view of the vast human population of fish-men. Although I am also human, objectively speaking, the cruelty of humans and their prejudice against fish-men are no less than that of you fish-men!"
"If you try to get most of the merfolk to trust humans, not only will they fail to live in harmony, but you might also end up killing most of them!!" Rein's words were calm, yet chilling!
This caused a huge uproar in the hearts of Queen Otohime, Neptune, and Jinbe!
Queen Otohime was struck dumb, and was so frightened that she took several steps back!
I was terrified by what Ryan said!
"You don't all naively believe that problems in dealing with humans can be solved once you're on Earth, do you? And you certainly don't think that if you treat others sincerely and don't hurt them, they won't hurt you in return!"
"Shouldn't it be like this? Although I did expect some problems, it shouldn't be this serious, right?" Queen Otohime was somewhat incredulous; she had also lived on land for a period of time!
Although there are bad people, there are still more good people.
As long as everyone is honest with each other, even if there are still a few conflicts, they should not be difficult to resolve!
The most difficult problem to solve is how to legally live on land.
"I've said it before... don't think too highly of humans. To give you the simplest example, how many people are on your Fishman Island? How much effort and time have you spent trying to change their perception of humans?"
"And how many people are there in the world?! Do you really think their problems are so easy to solve?"
"There's another primary and secondary factor contributing to this prejudice: in the world, most humans are the dominant intelligent race, while you fish-men are just a small group. In other words, in the overall global landscape, you are often looked down upon by most people. Most humans have long been accustomed to being superior! The arrogance and prejudice of humans are at least several times, even dozens of times, stronger than that of you fish-men!! Do you still think that fish-men can live in harmony with humans once they come ashore?"
"It's like a sheep wanting to be neighbors with a pack of tigers. The sheep is prepared for the risks, but expecting the tigers to treat you as equal predators... doesn't that seem a bit far-fetched?"
Raine's words, like thunder, resounded deep within the souls of Queen Otohime and the others!
They wanted to argue, but they thought about it several times!
Even the three current leaders of the merfolk race went from shock and pallor to utter despair!
They still had no way to refute it!
This is a blind spot in their previous thinking!
But now, Renn has seen right through it all!
[Number 2, Lox: I didn't expect that even though Rein is human, he could still analyze this situation from an extremely rational and objective perspective!]
[Sengoku #2: It's clear that although these fish-people have lived on land, their understanding of humans is still very limited, even Jinbe is no exception!]
[Kizaru #2: Don't act like you all see things so clearly. Even without hearing what Reinhard said, you might not have thought of this!]
[Sengoku #1: Indeed, in the previous comparison video with Kizaru, Reinhardt certainly deserved the title of a great thinker! Now, this great thinker is once again displaying astonishing intellectual sparks.]
[Auntie 1 & 2: He actually knows the World Government is arrogant. I wouldn't be surprised if others said that, but for a high-ranking official in the World Government to be able to see his own situation so clearly is truly remarkable. Often, those involved are blinded by their own perspective, but he's unusually clear-headed!]
[Garp #2: So, Luffy becoming a hero on Fishman Island and improving the fishmen's perception of humans might not necessarily be a good thing. It could potentially bring a real survival crisis to Fishman Island later on?]
[Red Hair #2: It's hard to say, but at least in that situation, Luffy's actions were fine. It's just that he didn't do everything as comprehensively as Reinhardt said; he only changed the perspective of the Fish-Man Island side. He hasn't been able to shake the perspective of the humans!]
[Roger #2: Judging from Luffy's personality, if humans really do persecute fish-men later on, Luffy will definitely stand up for them again!]
No one questions this point.
[Neptune #2: Isn't there a solution to this problem?]
[Garp #2: It's very, very difficult. Pride and prejudice—even if some people know it, how many have the ability to change it? Often, many people won't admit it until they die!]
[Whitebeard #2: There are very few people in the world who dare to truly face their own thoughts and character flaws! The more arrogant a person is, the more unrepentant they are!]
[Neptune #1: Rennes solved this problem for us!]
[Garp #1: This is the first time Luffy and his crew have truly become world-famous, the birth of a new Marine hero. At the time, I thought it was because Luffy was exceptionally talented, but now it seems that the one pulling the strings behind the scenes was Rein!]
[Neptune #2: How did you guys solve it?]
[Warring States No. 2: This kind of intractable problem that has persisted for hundreds, even nearly a thousand years, has been difficult to solve, and yet Raine was able to solve it?!]
Before King Neptune could answer!
In video number 1, Princess Otohime asked the same question as Neptune in video number 2.
"~Is there really no way to solve this problem?" Queen Otohime looked at Rein with hopeful eyes!
After Renn's analysis, the three Fishman Island leaders felt extremely desperate!
The problem of Fishman Island is something they have been trying to solve for so many years, but they still haven't been able to truly resolve it.
If this group of people were to become the majority of humans on the ocean.
The result may indeed be just as Ryan said!
That was utterly despairing! But at the same time, after the despair, Queen Otohime was also glad that she had spoken to Rein.
Otherwise, if this problem occurs again in the future, we will be even more flustered and overwhelmed when we have to deal with it suddenly!
At least they still have time to think of a solution.
They just haven't figured out a solution yet!
In the end, it was Queen Otohime who figured things out faster.
Since Renn sees things so clearly, is there a solution?
"I'm not a god, I'm not omnipotent! Solving this problem won't be a matter of a day or two!"
Queen Otohime and the other two were initially disappointed upon hearing the first part of the statement.