Neptune: ...
Fukaboshi, Ryuboshi, Manboshi: ...
Pfft!
Unsurprisingly, Ling'er spat out another mouthful of food. What on earth was all this? How had he suddenly become her fiancé?
Nami's beautiful eyes widened, and her hands stopped moving. She had not even called Lott her fiancé yet, so how had someone beaten her to it again?
Speechless.
Robin merely chuckled, ready to see how Lott would handle this.
Hearing that form of address, Lott flopped straight into Shirahoshi's hands. "Shirahoshi, how old are you this year?"
Shirahoshi thought for a moment before answering, "Fourteen this year. Almost fifteen."
Lott could not help pursing his lips at her answer. "You're still too young. Merfolk should at least be sixteen before getting married."
He could not help grumbling inwardly. Although Shirahoshi was fourteen in actual age, her mental age might only be around ten. If he really married her, it would make him feel like he was committing a crime, no matter how he looked at it.
"So let's make a promise. If you still want to marry me after you turn sixteen, I'll agree."
Shirahoshi's lips first puckered slightly, but then her face lit up with happiness. "Really? Does that mean I'll be marrying Lord Lott in just over a year?"
Shirahoshi could not resist cupping Lott in her palms and kissing him.
Seeing that Shirahoshi had finally calmed down, Neptune could not help wiping the sweat from his forehead.
There was a hint of gratitude in his eyes as he looked at Lott.
He knew this was undoubtedly the best outcome. Not only had it calmed Shirahoshi down, but it had also given them some breathing room.
Every father hoped his daughter could find someone she loved to spend her life with. Even if Shirahoshi still wanted to marry Lott when