A Two-Bun Fish-Man holding a large hammer in his right hand and a string of handcuffs in his left slowly approached Shirahoshi.
"Princess Shirahoshi, please cooperate and let me tie you up, dos~"
Prince Manboshi watched Dosun slowly approach Shirahoshi, then turned to glare angrily at Hody. "Why are you going after my sister? She hasn't threatened you."
Hody Jones spat. "Do you think I'm stupid? That I don't know anything? More than killing you incompetent, foolish royals, the one I want to get rid of most is Shirahoshi."
Ryuboshi struggled too. "Why?! She's just a girl who isn't even an adult yet!!"
Hody Jones raised his head and said slowly, "Shirahoshi is the mermaid with the most troublesome ability of this era. Naturally, she's the greatest threat to me."
Neptune's heart sank at those words. He had already guessed that Hody knew about Shirahoshi's power, the power their family had protected for generations.
But rather than have Shirahoshi live in fear every day because of that power, he would rather she did not have it.
"Enough, Dosun. Hurry up and tie Shirahoshi up for me!"
Hody Jones no longer intended to waste any more words on them and waved for Dosun to get on with it.
He was afraid something unexpected might happen.
Just then, a woman's voice rang out. "Shouting in public? What a bunch of ill-mannered children."
Everyone looked over and discovered that it was Shyarly, Fish-Man Island's Chief Fortune Teller.
Holding her pipe, Shyarly looked calmly at Hody Jones. "Don't get too carried away, Hody Jones."
Hody Jones looked up and met Shyarly's eyes. "Well, well, there's a face I haven't seen in a while. What brings you here, Shyarly?"
Shyarly took a puff and said with a faint smile, "I only came to give you