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Chapter 28
"I swear!"
"What the hell is going on?"
"Earthquake?!"
"It's Sea Kings!"
"A massive swarm of Sea Kings is crazily slamming into Sabaody Archipelago!"
A huge crowd rushed frantically, running toward the coast while shouting excitedly to see the spectacle.
"I heard it was Silvers Rayleigh!" "He went underwater and killed one Sea King, which triggered the entire swarm to go berserk."
"Hiss!"
"Big shot is really a big shot!"
"But why did he go underwater for no reason?"
"Maybe he just wanted to go for a swim to stay fit!"
"That's bullshit!"
"Senior Rayleigh actually went underwater to rescue a drowning mermaid."
"????"
"????"
"Ahem… don't mind the details." "The main thing is that mermaid… is suspected to be Princess Shirahoshi from Fish-Man Island."
"Tch tch… her size is just so damn cute."
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"Wuwuwu… Grandpa, why did you bring me here?"
"Waaah… so many people… I'm so scared!!!"
"Wuwuwu…"
"And this place… w-what is it?"
"It feels… so… so warm and pretty?!"
Rayleigh had successfully brought Princess Shirahoshi up to Sabaody Archipelago.
But during the ascent from the seabed… there had been a few close calls.
Because Princess Shirahoshi kept crying "waaah waaah" the whole way.
Somehow… this attracted a huge number of Sea Kings.
Not only did they attack him along the way, they chased him all the way to the surface.
Now that he was already on the island, this swarm of Sea Kings not only refused to leave— their numbers kept increasing.
They continued slamming nonstop into Sabaody Archipelago, as if they wouldn't stop until the entire place was destroyed.
"Phew… this trip was really exhausting and dangerous!"
Rayleigh panted heavily and said:
"Your Highness of Fish-Man Island, please don't worry." "This old man just brought you up to the surface to be a guest." "No one here will hurt you."
"The place you're in now is called Sabaody Archipelago." "Strictly speaking… it's directly above your Fish-Man Island." "So in a way… the people here are your neighbors!"
"Neighbors?"
"Really?"
Shirahoshi looked at Rayleigh with teary eyes.
If she hadn't known that this was the beautiful land she had always dreamed of… she would have kept crying even harder.
"???"
Rayleigh followed her gaze in a daze.
He suddenly noticed— the thousands upon thousands of Sea Kings that had been relentlessly crashing into Sabaody just moments ago had all simultaneously stopped?
Hiss!
Rayleigh sucked in a cold breath of shock.
He couldn't help but connect the dots.
So these Sea Kings were all summoned by Princess Shirahoshi!
But… it seemed Princess Shirahoshi herself didn't even know that her crying could summon Sea Kings to protect her.
And Sea Kings protecting their master… what did that mean?
Wasn't that exactly the legendary… King of the Sea?
The one with the miraculous power to command all Sea Kings!
He never imagined… that Princess Shirahoshi had awakened the power of the Sea King!
Rayleigh suddenly realized— being chased by hundreds or thousands of Sea Kings underwater… his back felt cold just thinking about it.
Good thing he escaped fast in the sea. Otherwise… it would have been way too terrifying!
After adjusting his complicated emotions, Rayleigh gave a kind smile and replied:
"That's right—neighbors." "So… we're all family here."
Rayleigh felt his words weren't wrong at all.
The Great Emperor had tasked him with bringing Princess Shirahoshi to Sabaody precisely because he wanted the Fish-Man Island race to join the Giant Empire.
Once the Fish-Man race joined the Giant Empire— where everyone was free and equal, all subjects of the Giant Empire— weren't they all family then?
After receiving the affirmative answer, Princess Shirahoshi stopped acting so scared.
But honestly… the main reason was because this was the beautiful land.
She had endless yearning for the surface world.
She couldn't help but worry— if she kept crying and acting afraid, she might get chased back into the sea by the people here.
That would be truly terrifying!
The surrounding melon-eating crowd looked at Princess Shirahoshi as if they had discovered a new continent.
Their gazes were scorching hot.
And many of them soon became dry-mouthed and thirsty.
Clearly… they were completely captivated by Shirahoshi's enormous, breathtaking beauty.
Some sleazy guys even started drooling.
But… none of these guys dared to make a move on Shirahoshi's giant figure.
First of all— she was brought here by Silvers Rayleigh.
And more importantly— the absolute order established by Tian Chen on Sabaody Archipelago meant no one dared to act recklessly here like they used to.
Tian Chen vanished from Celestial Palace and instantly arrived at the scene.
Everyone present, upon seeing Tian Chen descend, immediately shut their mouths, slightly bowed their heads, and said respectfully:
"Greetings to Tian Chen the Great Emperor!"
Tian Chen gave a slight nod.
Rayleigh, seeing this, also immediately showed respect.
But he couldn't help but play the pitiful old man card:
"Great Emperor, you finally came!" "This old man nearly lost his life on this trip!" "I was attacked by a swarm of Sea Kings on the way!"
"But fortunately, mission accomplished!" "I safely brought Princess Shirahoshi up here as you requested."
Tian Chen gave a slight smile.
"You've worked hard this time." "Go back and rest well for a while!"
"Thank you for your understanding, Great Emperor!"
Rayleigh breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
He had been afraid Tian Chen wouldn't give him any breathing room— and would immediately send him to complete the other two tasks!
As he left, Rayleigh subtly glanced at the teary-eyed Princess Shirahoshi beside him.
This girl was the awakened possessor of Sea King power— the terrifying latent strength she carried was unimaginable.
If someone with ill intentions exploited her… overturning the entire sea wouldn't be difficult!
Now Rayleigh wasn't sure whether Tian Chen already knew about Shirahoshi's Sea King power— and that was why he wanted to control her?
But… Rayleigh could only worry about it. He had no power to interfere with what came next.
Tian Chen's strength was unfathomably deep—everyone had seen it with their own eyes!
Who would dare stand against him here? They probably didn't even have the right to die trying!
"You all may disperse!"
Tian Chen dismissed the crowd of onlookers.
No one dared disobey. They scattered in a flash.
Soon, news of Princess Shirahoshi's arrival on Sabaody spread like wildfire across every corner of the archipelago.
"Hiss!"
"You guys have no idea how enormous Princess Shirahoshi's beauty is!"
"My damn hands are shaking again—I really want to touch her!"
"Hehehe… here comes Empress Boa Hancock!"
"Even she can't compete with Shirahoshi's massive beauty here."
"I heard Tian Chen the Great Emperor has taken a liking to Princess Shirahoshi!"
"What?! Tian Chen the Great Emperor is going to marry Shirahoshi as his wife?"
...
Tian Chen couldn't be bothered to care about these increasingly ridiculous rumors.
Let them spread as they wished— it was their right to free speech.
Besides… thinking ahead, these weren't even rumors.
Princess Shirahoshi. An ultimate mermaid beauty. Enormous figure. Adorably cute.
He was definitely claiming her.
Not to mention… obtaining Shirahoshi meant obtaining dominion over the entire sea.
All Sea Kings in the ocean would obey her command at that point.
How comfortable would that be?
Pure double delight of power and sex.
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