Free Web NovelChapter 182: Chapter 182
Chapter 182
"This is our benefactor of Fish-Man Island, and also your benefactor, Lord Rorschach."
Hearing his daughter’s question, Neptune smiled and spoke.
He carefully introduced everyone’s identity to Shirahoshi.
"My benefactor? What does that mean?"
Shirahoshi’s cute little eyes were full of confusion. Nothing had happened to her, so how did she suddenly gain a benefactor after waking up from sleep?
Could something big have happened while she was sleeping?
"Ah, the guy who has trapped you here for so many years was finally dealt with by Lord Rorschach today. From now on, you no longer have to hide in this Hard Shell Tower!"
The more Neptune spoke, the more excited he became, as if it was he who had been freed.
This kind of situation had lasted too long for his daughter and had filled her entire childhood.
"R... really? Can I go outside this tower now?!"
Shirahoshi showed a pleasantly surprised expression, leaning forward eagerly as she asked.
As if she had misheard, she needed to confirm once more that she hadn’t heard wrong.
"It’s true, Shirahoshi. From now on, you can leave this Hard Shell Tower and no longer have to stay here."
The three princes also stepped forward, showing happy smiles as they spoke slowly.
Like their father, the three of them had also been heartbroken for their sister.
"That’s wonderful!!"
Shirahoshi cheered with her arms raised, happy like a child who had received her favorite toy.
"Thank you very much, Lord Rorschach."
Shirahoshi lost her initial timidity. With a happy look, she leaned closer, cupped Rorschach with both hands, and lifted him up in front of her.
Rorschach also clearly observed Shirahoshi’s still-young little face.
Bright big eyes, two cute little blushes under her eyes. At just fourteen years old, she already had the foundation of a beauty.
She was a completely different style of beauty from Hancock.
Speaking of Hancock, he wondered when he would be able to meet this legendary world’s number one beauty.
He had killed the entire Celestial Dragon family and even captured a female Celestial Dragon.
There was probably still some favorability on her side, so the difficulty of攻略ing her shouldn’t be high.
Especially since Hancock had a fatal weakness — she was a love-brain.
Once she decided on someone, she would pursue him wholeheartedly. In the original story, Luffy fell under her own self攻略.
Not only had he beaten the Celestial Dragons, he had killed them. In her impression, it was probably still on the good side, so taking her down shouldn’t be difficult.
He should find some time to make contact with Hancock.
"Lord Rorschach?"
Just as Rorschach was still thinking, Shirahoshi’s voice suddenly came, bringing him back to his senses.
He saw Shirahoshi’s eyes filled with tears, looking like she was about to cry. The more he looked, the more he wanted to bully her.
"Did Shirahoshi do something wrong? Why aren’t you paying attention to Shirahoshi?"
Shirahoshi looked pitiful and timid as she spoke.
Wuu, not saying a word, just staring at her like that. So scary!
This was Shirahoshi’s inner monologue.
"No, Princess Shirahoshi didn’t do anything wrong. It’s just that you’re too cute, so I got lost in admiration for a moment."
Seeing this, Rorschach quickly spoke to comfort her.
Rorschach, Rorschach, you’re thinking about another beauty while looking at one. You really are too greedy.
Reflect on yourself! Today, reduce your own reward once! Let this be a warning!
"Really? I thought I did something wrong. That’s great."
Hearing Rorschach’s words, Shirahoshi breathed a sigh of relief, then her cheeks flushed red.
Being praised for being cute was the first time. Although her father and brothers had praised her before, this was the first time an outsider had praised her.
Shirahoshi silently remembered Rorschach’s words in her heart.
"It must be very boring here, right? Do you want to go out and take a look? We’re having a banquet right now. You should join us too."
Rorschach said with a smile in a light tone.
"A banquet? Is it really okay?!"
Shirahoshi’s face lit up with joy upon hearing this.
It seemed like she hadn’t attended a banquet in a long time. How long ago was the last time? She had already forgotten a bit.
"Of course. You’re free now. You can go wherever you want."
"That’s wonderful! I’ve always wanted to attend a banquet and play with everyone."
Neptune looked at the happy Shirahoshi and showed a doting father’s smile.
In just a few minutes, Shirahoshi had become familiar with Nami and the others, calling them "Nami dear" and "Kalifa dear" one after another.
The girls were all very kind and considerate, treating Shirahoshi like they were caring for a little sister.
Here, Shirahoshi was the youngest. Even Vivi was two years older than her.
After walking out of the Hard Shell Tower, Shirahoshi looked around everything here with curiosity, feeling that everything was very novel.
It was clearly her home, but everything outside felt very unfamiliar to her.
Neptune saw Shirahoshi like this and a look of heartache appeared on his face. He really owed this daughter too much.
He hadn’t been able to protect this daughter well, and hadn’t even been able to let her live freely. In the end, it was thanks to Rorschach that she was able to escape this situation.
"Wow, it looks so great. It must be wonderful to have a banquet here."
Arriving at the palace hall, which still looked like it did during the banquet, with most of the food on the tables untouched.
Shirahoshi’s eyes sparkled with excitement as she spoke.
"Hehe, now that everyone is here, we can restart the banquet."
Neptune stroked Shirahoshi’s hair and said with a smile.
Everyone took their seats again. Shirahoshi held Rorschach and sat on Nami and the others’ side.
She still had many things she wanted to ask Rorschach.
"Girls, it’s your turn to shine."
Madam Shyarly clapped her hands and said with a smile.
"Yes, Madam Shyarly."
After hearing her words, Camie and Ishilly stood up and walked to the center.
Neptune also instructed the musicians to start playing, and then the mermaid girls began to dance gracefully.
Rorschach was captivated by the beautiful dance of the mermaid girls.
Especially the swaying of their fish tails, which was completely different from Pascia’s dance.
He didn’t expect the mermaid girls to have this kind of skill. As expected of the staff at the Mermaid Cafe.
"Hey, Lord Rorschach, are you a pirate? Does that mean you’re a bad person?"
Shirahoshi placed Rorschach on her crossed legs and asked with a curious look.
From what she had heard and knew, human pirates were supposed to be bad people. But why did Rorschach receive a welcome from her father?
And he even helped her get rid of the trouble that was Vander Decken? She was a bit curious.
"Bad person? Well, I don’t know either. You can define it yourself."
Rorschach looked up in confusion and saw Shirahoshi’s southern hemisphere. He didn’t understand why Shirahoshi suddenly asked this.
"Even though Lord Rorschach is a pirate, I always feel like Lord Rorschach isn’t a bad person."
"Is that very important?"
"No... I just suddenly thought of some things."
Shirahoshi supported herself with one hand on the ground, looked down at Rorschach sitting on her leg, and said with a gentle expression.
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