Chapter 61
As soon as these words came out, the effect was immediate. The swordfish mermaid immediately changed her attitude and even began to take the initiative to ask the guests to leave.
In less than a moment, only the mermaid waiters were left in the Mermaid Cafe. They looked at Xia Li curiously, waiting for her instructions.
Xia Li glanced around, and after confirming that everything was correct, she raised her pipe and pointed at Ethan, introducing him: "His name is God Ethan, he is the god of the kingdom of heaven, and he will also be the savior of Fishman Island and the benefactor of our mermaid clan..."
She paused for a moment to let the mermaids accept Ethan's identity and continued:
"Your task today is to play with Ethan and take him to experience the characteristics of Fishman Island. If everything goes well, maybe he can leave the deep seabed in the next two days and go to the sky full of sunshine and air!"
Xia Li's move was to provide Ethan with an opportunity to capture the mermaids, so that the mermaids could "break the ice" with him and quickly deepen their emotional relationship.
"What!? Can we go to the ground?"
"Lady Xia Li is right, we just need to listen!"
Melo happily swam to Ethan, took an arm first, and said with a smile: "I know you won't lie to me, come with me, let the sisters take you to experience the charm of mermaids~"
As she said, she wanted to pull Ethan to the group of mermaids.
Ethan felt the little hand on his arm and thought to himself: This Melo is too enthusiastic about him; could he also be loved at first sight? And a beautiful mermaid!
He couldn't help but smile and said, "Then I have to look forward to it~"
"Don't tell others what I said first, we know it among ourselves." Xia Li waved her hand and wanted to leave. Her dignity as the store manager could not disappear during play.
"Okay~" The mermaids responded in unison.
"Lady Xia Li, you come too. You haven't played with us for a long time!" Kami suddenly rushed out of the crowd and grabbed Xia Li to stop her from leaving.
Seeing this, Kailian, who looked like Kami's sister, called on all the mermaids to come forward to help, and persuaded Xia Li to play together.
"You..."
"Come on, Xia Li, it's no big deal to relax occasionally." Ethan knew that she was embarrassed to let go of the burden in her heart.
"Even you... Okay, but I can go with you, but you don't have to worry about me; the most important thing is to complete the task well!" Xia Li had no choice but to give in and remind her.
"Great!" The mermaids cheered when they heard this. At present, nothing interested them more than getting along with Madam Xia Li.
Next, after closing the Mermaid Cafe, they came to Xia Li's private luxury manor.
This is where Xia Li built it specifically for the mermaids she adopted. When they came here, they could see many young mermaids playing in it.
After Ethan and others arrived, they happily surrounded them and led the way.
The backyard here looked like a water park, and the mermaids took Ethan to play freely.
The mermaids took out their sunscreen and lined up to wait quietly. Ethan selected the mermaid he liked to apply the tacit "props" all over his body.
After Ethan selected them, he gladly accepted their caring service. He was grateful and applied sunscreen to them as well. During the one-on-one conversation, he learned their names.
Madam Xia Li, who accepted him first, needs no introduction.
Melo, who had a flower on her head and long light blue hair, and Luraz, who had long orange wavy hair and was petite and cute, were already familiar with each other.
Kami and Kailian, who had long wavy green hair, and Sera, who wore conch-shaped headphones and tied a brown ponytail.
Sora with long straight yellow hair and a lake green fishtail, and of course Ishili with long black curly ponytails and freckles, who has a lot of roles in One Piece...
[These are the only pretty ones whose names can be found. The other pretty ones can only be seen in the pictures below.]
The other mermaids also knew his choice well. There were too many mermaids, and the beautiful mermaids were enough to circle around Ethan a few times.
The rest of the time was a happy time for playing.
Ethan played with the mermaids' laughter and slid non-stop on the water slide, which was cheerful and wonderful. They made waves to take him to the waves and leap...
After playing so many projects, the relationship between the people was also closer. They enthusiastically rushed to hug Ethan, pulled his arms into their hands, tickled him wantonly, and spread the fun of teasing.
They showed strong curiosity and deep love for Ethan.
Melo said that they rarely see humans, and those who come to Fishman Island are usually pirates. These criminals usually come to—before they could even reach the mermaids' living area, they were expelled by the Sea King Army.
The reason why they were so eager to get him, and not reject him, was more because most mermaids would go to land, marry human men, and have children. Ethan was so outstanding that he naturally became their favorite.
They ended with a water polo match.
All kinds of soft and elastic skin and water balls always hit Ethan accidentally or intentionally, making him feel unbearable and about to spiral up to heaven. It was a wise move to find Xia Li first.
After playing together, Ethan felt that Xia Li's arrangement was really very satisfying.
So, he waved his hand and gave each of his favorite mermaids a thunder badge of the Kingdom of God to protect themselves.
Everyone returned to the manor to eat with great interest. At this time, the calls of the Den Den Mushi broke the atmosphere of laughter.
"Bulu Bulu~ Bulu Bulu~"
Kami came to the Den Den Mushi excitedly without waiting for Xia Li's reaction and answered.
"Moses, Moses~ I am the eldest prince of the Dragon Palace Kingdom, Shark Star. Is Madam Xia Li here?"
Kami looked back at Xia Li, and after getting her affirmation, she responded: "Yes~ What's the matter, eldest prince?"
"It's like this, my father asked us to find the God Emperor Ethan. We searched all over Fishman Island, and finally heard in the Mermaid Bay that a strange human went to the Mermaid Cafe. I wonder if Lady Xia Li has seen that adult?"
Lady Ethan?
Ethan chuckled. He didn't expect that the Dragon Palace Kingdom would act so quickly. It seemed that he didn't have to go there in person.
"What do you want to find Ethan for?" Xia Li asked.
Shark Star understood. It seemed that Ethan was right next to Xia Li. He didn't know how these two people who had nothing to do with each other knew each other.
"Father wants to invite Lord Ethan to visit Ryugu City and taste the delicious food of Fishman Island."
"Wait for me outside Xia Li's private manor, be quiet!"
Shark Star was startled. It seems that his guess was right. The man's voice must be Ethan. He replied respectfully: "Yes! Lord Ethan!"
[Be quiet... It seems that Lord Ethan doesn't want to be disturbed by us. Well, then wait!]
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Kailian: Long wavy green hair, with a head flower and two necklaces.
Sera: Wearing conch-shaped headphones, tied a brown ponytail, and is a pair of sisters with Melo who have a good relationship.
Sora: Wearing a lavender striped hat, long golden hair, and a lake green fishtail. [This one can't be posted; look at the group photo below, the one holding a pufferfish in the middle]
Ishili: Long black curly hair tied into two ponytails, the fishtail is black and white straight scales.
Group photo of mermaids: Those who are beautiful in the picture are assumed to be captured by the protagonist.