Although they had suffered a tiny little shock, King Neptune and his three sons soon recovered thanks to the merfolk's basic constitution, which far surpassed that of humans.
Well, except that the older King Neptune nearly passed out again when he saw Shirahoshi, who had yet to remove her makeup.
Fortunately, Shirahoshi explained in time, instantly reviving King Neptune just as his eyes were halfway through rolling back.
Once he understood that Shirahoshi's appearance was merely a prank, he not only abandoned his apocalyptic expression but even began comforting his beloved daughter, whose face was filled with guilt.
"It's fine, it's fine. A little mischief is good for children! And even if you really did turn out like that, you'd... you'd... you'd still be Daddy's darling daughter!"
After an intense internal struggle, King Neptune gritted his teeth and managed to get those words out.
Then he continued, "We were just... um... so excited because we hadn't seen you in so long!"
Fukaboshi and his two brothers nodded along like chickens pecking at grain.
"Wow! Xie Wen actually got it right, meow!"
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Little Plushie's eyes widened in surprise, and she could not help exclaiming, "Klee could clearly sense that Xie Wen was talking nonsense just now. I never thought that really was why you fainted, meow."
Neptune and his three sons: "..."
Xie Wen and the other cats: "..."
"What's wrong, meow? Did Klee say something wrong, meow?"
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Sensing that something was off about the atmosphere, Little Plushie scratched her head in confusion.
"You didn't say anything wrong, Klee. That's exactly what happened! I wasn't talking nonsense!"
Xie Wen shamelessly declared this while covering Ai Haibara Meow's mouth to stop her from mocking Little Plushie.
After viciously biting his palm several times, Ai Haibara Meow did not continue trying