In the spacious Ryugu Palace hall, a figure sat high upon the throne. Neptune stood quietly below, with not a single guard in sight.
"Is Chiyue still the same as before?" The figure on the throne sighed softly, his tone filled with heartache.
"Father, why not just let Chiyue go? We can keep an eye on her then. She wouldn't just leave on her own." Sensing his father's pain, Neptune quickly spoke up for his younger sister.
The figure on the throne was none other than the king of Ryugu Palace, a tiger shark fish-man. He rose to his feet, standing four meters tall, his sturdy blue muscles radiating the imposing aura of a king.
"Sigh! None of you understand the cruelty of the outside world, or the terror of history. It isn't time to leave the seafloor yet!" The Ryugu King came to Neptune's side and sighed.
"..." Neptune answered with silence. The same words again. His father said this every time, and he was sick of hearing it.
Heh heh! The Ryugu King smiled, seeing through Neptune's thoughts without taking offense.
Turning back to the throne, the Ryugu King's smile vanished. His expression turned cold as he said, "We've found the reason for the sudden increase in human traffickers these past few days."
"What is it, Father?" Neptune pressed.
"A Celestial Dragon posted a bounty of twenty billion Beli on the black market. He wants Chiyue captured and made into his slave..."
"What! That bastard Celestial Dragon actually put a bounty on Chiyue? We're also a World Government member nation, so why would that Celestial Dragon do this?"
Before the Ryugu King could finish, Neptune cut him off. He simply could not understand it. Chiyue was the princess of a World Government member nation. It was like the