Free Web NovelChapter 179: Chapter 179
Chapter 179
Because the merfolk do not eat fish, they mostly feed on algae and vegetables.
The only meat is shellfish seafood, so various delicious shellfish dishes are cultivated here.
However, for Rorschach, who loves meat, this was really a bit hard to handle. There was no big seafood feast, only a big seaweed feast.
Although everything was very delicious, and there were also various delicacies made from flour imported from the surface.
Rorschach ate a little, barely filled his stomach, then stopped and began to sip some of the fine wine here.
Then he scanned the scene.
"I heard that King Neptune has three children, and also a mermaid princess. Why haven’t I seen that mermaid princess who is famous worldwide for her beauty?" freewebnσvel.cѳm
Rorschach suddenly asked Neptune.
Of course he knew why, but he needed a topic to lead into the following conversation.
He had never been to Fish-Man Island before. If he suddenly knew about the mermaid princess, it would mean he had investigated beforehand.
This would also make Neptune and the others suspicious whether Rorschach came to Fish-Man Island specifically targeting Princess Shirahoshi.
So he needed a topic to break in.
In reality, Rorschach really did come because of Princess Shirahoshi’s beauty...
"Shirahoshi?"
Upon hearing this, Neptune was also stunned for a moment, then spoke with a somewhat dejected expression.
"I’m very sorry, Mr. Rorschach. Because of certain reasons, Shirahoshi cannot leave her room. As the king of Fish-Man Island, I am unable to solve my daughter’s problem. How incompetent I am."
Neptune’s face showed helplessness and shame as he mocked himself.
"That’s not true! Father! This is all that guy Vander Decken’s fault, that cunning fellow..."
Prince Fukaboshi refuted, then gnashed his teeth as he mentioned the culprit’s name.
"Vander Decken..."
Jinbe also silently repeated the name, then fell silent.
Neptune had once sought help from him, wanting to bring Vander Decken back and lock him in prison so that Shirahoshi could leave that tower like a cage.
But that guy was simply too cunning, like a loach, making it impossible to pinpoint his location.
Seeing that the topic had been led to the mastermind, Rorschach also showed a smile and said:
"She can’t leave her room? It seems there is quite a lot of hidden story behind it. Can you tell me a little? Maybe I can help."
Upon hearing this, Neptune showed an excited expression.
"What? Mr. Rorschach, you are willing to help?" Neptune asked anxiously.
"Ah, after all, I have accepted your warm invitation, but brought nothing. It would be embarrassing. If I can help you solve a problem, it can be considered a small return."
Rorschach showed a very gentle smile. His words and actions were very natural, without any flaws noticed by others.
Even the girls didn’t know that Rorschach knew about what happened to Princess Shirahoshi.
"This... it’s not that we are seeking a return."
Neptune’s expression was hesitant, but in the end he firmed up.
"Then just treat it as my curiosity. Can you tell me what exactly happened to Princess Shirahoshi? I have a bad habit of hating people who speak in riddles, so I really want to know clearly."
Seeing this, Rorschach also narrowed his eyes and smiled in reply.
"Alright... Actually, this matter started when Shirahoshi was young..."
Neptune looked quite helpless seeing Rorschach’s determined look to get to the bottom of it, but eventually he opened up. freēwebnovel.com
This wasn’t a very secret matter. If someone was determined to investigate, they could still find out.
Neptune didn’t need to hide it, or it would end up displeasing Rorschach.
The fine food and wine on the table now looked like decorations. No one touched them as they all quietly listened to Neptune’s story.
During this, Neptune and Jinbe both looked ashamed, and showed anger and killing intent toward the mastermind Vander Decken IX.
It was because of this person that Shirahoshi had lived for years in a tower like a cage, unable to even attend the memorial service of her most beloved mother.
As Neptune spoke, everyone fell into empathy.
They felt Neptune’s helplessness as a father, his shame and self-blame, but he was powerless to do anything about it.
Especially the mermaid ladies, almost all of them covered their mouths and shed tears.
Madam Shyarly also took a puff from her pipe with a very gloomy expression, then exhaled lightly.
"So that’s how it is..."
"A Paramecia-type Mark-Mark Fruit ability user? I didn’t expect that in this deep sea ten thousand meters below, there would be such a vile Devil Fruit ability user."
Rorschach rubbed his chin, pretending to ponder.
The Mark-Mark Fruit was a kind of rule-based Paramecia Devil Fruit.
As long as you touch the opponent and mark them, as long as you don’t wash your hands, you can activate the ability with the hand that touched them.
No matter what you throw, it will attack the marked person. The range of this attack is infinite.
That means no matter how far you go, you will eventually be hit by the Mark-Mark Fruit, unless something blocks the attack’s trajectory.
If strength allows, you can lift an entire island and throw it directly at the marked person.
The island will also approach the marked person in a bizarre way, and the "force" of the island’s movement seems to be generated out of thin air, without consuming the ability user’s stamina at all.
This was also why Rorschach called it a rule-based Devil Fruit. Others included Sugar’s Hobby-Hobby Fruit and Uta’s Sing-Sing Fruit.
These fruits were somewhat unreasonable. Unless one’s Haki reached the level of Kaido or Big Mom, they would be affected.
Rorschach’s ship also had a rule-based Devil Fruit user — that was Perona’s Hollow-Hollow Fruit.
Perona’s developed Negative Hollows would affect anyone no matter how strong they were, as long as they didn’t cover themselves with thick Haki, putting them into a negative state.
"Rorschach, this Princess Shirahoshi is so pitiful. She hasn’t been able to go outside for so many years. Why don’t we help her..."
Nami’s eyes showed sympathy as she shook Rorschach’s arm and pleaded.
"With your strength, this kind of small matter wouldn’t take any effort at all, right?"
Kalifa also did the same, her eyes showing sympathy as she assisted.
Girls like Vivi and Kaya didn’t speak, but their eyes had already revealed their inner thoughts.
"Well, do I look like someone who would remain indifferent? Don’t worry, I will take care of this matter."
Rorschach showed a big smile and said with a smile.
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