Chapter 272

They had all heard of the Chris Pirates, and each of them had a crush on Chris himself.

He had achieved incredible things at such a young age, and he was handsome to boot. How could he not catch the girls' attention?

"That's right, it's them! I heard they're on their way to Ryugu Palace right now. They must be going to see the King!"

Camie nodded excitedly.

But Isili cut in. "Your news is already out of date. I just heard something from inside the palace."

She stopped there, deliberately leaving the others in suspense.

"What did you hear? Come on, tell us!" Shiramera urged.

Isili grinned. "Chris isn't going to see the King. The King is taking the princes to welcome Chris in person! That shows how highly he thinks of Chris and his crew!"

That was a bombshell. In all these years, very few people had received a personal welcome from King Neptune.

Every one of them had been someone important!

"That's my dear Chris for you!" Mero said, looking utterly lovestruck.

The sisters were all smiles. News of Chris had put every one of them in a good mood.

"How could this be?"

At the Mermaid Cafe's counter sat a fair-skinned woman with short black hair and striking, cool eyes.

She was the cafe's owner, Madame Shyarly!

While the sisters were deep in discussion, Shyarly had suddenly let out that startled question.

Seeing the surprise in her eyes, Camie and the others grew curious.

"What's wrong, Shyarly?"

"I heard you talking about Chris, so I did a quick reading. But what I saw..." Shyarly trailed off.

Clearly, she had yet to take it in herself.

"What did you see, Shyarly? Why are you stopping halfway through, just like Isili?" Shiramera could never stand that sort of