"Jahahahaha! My brethren, go round up all those human pirates we captured. We're getting ready to attack Ryugu Palace!"
Hody Jones waved his large hand, his whole body brimming with excitement, as though the entire Fish-Man Island Imperial View were already in his grasp.
"Then all of Fish-Man Island will be ours! That coward Neptune doesn't deserve to be its king!"
Ryugu Palace, banquet hall.
"Lord Lott, I want to..." Shirahoshi sounded a little hesitant. "I want to visit my mother's grave."
At Shirahoshi's words, Neptune froze, tears glimmering in his eyes. When it came to missing Queen Otohime over all these years, no one could compare to him.
Moreover, he had remained alone all these years and had never remarried.
"Shirahoshi, let your father go with you."
Shirahoshi shook her head and replied, "Father, Lord Lott can go with me. You're the king of Fish-Man Island now. You shouldn't leave Ryugu Palace lightly."
She looked at Fukaboshi and the other two princes. From their expressions, she could tell that all three of her brothers wanted to accompany her to the Sea Forest to visit their mother's grave.
She added, "You three don't need to come with me either. The safety of all of Fish-Man Island still depends on you."
As she spoke, she turned her gaze to Lott. "With Lord Lott accompanying me, nothing will happen."
Neptune looked at Shirahoshi, gratified by how considerate she was. With Lott going along, he believed nothing would happen.
He decided not to stop her anymore. "All right. I'll leave Shirahoshi in your care, Lord Lott."
Lott could only agree. "All right, I'll take Shirahoshi to the Sea Forest, then."
"Lord Lott, you won't take this opportunity to run off with Shirahoshi, will you?"
At Neptune's words, Lott nearly fainted. He turned