Inside the booth, Yang Tao had truly gone all out for exploration points; Lucia, who had brought him here, sat on his left, and two mermaid waitresses sat on his right.
"Ah~ Master, open your mouth!"
Yang Tao chuckled and opened his mouth, accepting the oyster fed to him by the mermaid beside him. The fresh, succulent oyster meat slid into his mouth, its natural seafood flavor filling his oral cavity.
"So amazing!"
Although Yang Tao didn't know what was so amazing about eating an oyster, being praised in such an environment didn't feel out of place at all.
The food offered in the shop included cakes, underwater fruits, shellfish, and seaweed dishes, but given that mermaids do not eat meat or fish, the shop did not offer meat or fish as main courses.
Yang Tao suddenly felt a sense of bliss, no wonder they say a hero finds it hard to resist a beauty, let alone he wasn't even a hero.
"Miss Mary, was your tail naturally golden?"
Mary was the mermaid feeding Yang Tao. She had long, wavy golden hair, and the scales on her tail were also pure gold, sparkling under the lights.
Hearing his question, Mary smiled, took Yang Tao's hand, placed it on her tail, and said, "Of course it's natural. Although we mermaids use some decorations, we don't randomly change the color of our tails."
The coolness and softness perfectly blended. Yang Tao had originally thought the scales on a mermaid's tail were hard, but now he knew that a mermaid's tail was soft. Rather than scales, it was more like tough skin…
"Master, open your mouth and try our signature seafood soup…"
The so-called seafood soup was nothing more than a soup with two pieces of seaweed floating in it. It wasn't wrong to call it seafood soup, but this kind of soup would be given away for free in a cafeteria, and people would still look down on it for not even bothering to add egg drops.
The faint seafood taste sobered Yang Tao from his infatuation with the mermaid.
"Miss Mary, is your manager not here today?"
"She is, but usually she doesn't come out."
Yang Tao nodded slightly, glancing at Lucia, who was looking around, appearing to be gaining new insights.
To be fair, this mermaid cafe primarily targeted humans; at least Yang Tao didn't see many Fish-Men or mermaids coming to patronize it.
Perhaps they were accustomed to it or there were places more suitable for locals.
This situation exists in every city; the most fun places are never overtly displayed.
The mermaid cafe was very expensive; just for him and Lucia to eat a bit and call two mermaids would cost hundreds of thousands of Berries.
"Lucia, what are you looking at?"
Upon hearing Yang Tao's voice, Lucia reacted like a caught thief, quickly and flusteredly saying, "I! I wasn't doing anything, I was just looking."
Then she lowered her voice a bit and said, "I used to want to be a waitress too…"
"Uh… If you were to come, I would definitely come to support you."
Yang Tao had already decided that he would soon place Hearth Bricks to allow his group of Fish-Man subordinates, who had already upgraded to abnormal levels, to come and directly occupy the lower Fish-Man Street.
How can others snore beside one's couch?
After occupying Fish-Man Street, he would go have a heart-to-heart with King Neptune of Fish-Man Island.
Just as Yang Tao was thinking.
A mini mermaid, only about one meter tall, floated beside him and said, "Master, our manager invites you over. She says she has some things she wants to discuss with you…"
'Shyarly is looking for me?'
Yang Tao stood up and said to Lucia, "Thank you for your trouble. You can sit here. If you want to leave, you can leave anytime. You don't have to worry about the bill. You can order more to eat."
He pulled out a wad of Berries from his pocket and placed them on the table. At this moment, Yang Tao's charm was simply off the charts.
"Master…"
Yang Tao smiled, turned, and followed the small mermaid into a room in the cafe, where he saw Shyarly, the owner of the Mermaid Cafe.
Shyarly had short black hair covering her right face, cold blue eyes, pale skin, and a rather full bust.
Her tail was very special; the front half was dark blue, the back half was white, and she had a dorsal fin near her waist, with a pair of small fins near the tip of her tail, and her caudal fin was crescent-shaped.
She wore a dark purple hooded top, with only the middle button fastened.
Shortfin Mako Fish-Man race!
Truly no scales in the literal sense.
"Yang Tao, the most heinous criminal with a bounty of 10 billion Berries from the World Government. Any force that dares to harbor or shelter you will be considered an enemy by the World Government."
"Furthermore, anyone who truthfully reports your information to the World Government and the Marines will receive a bounty of 5 million to 100 million Berries."
"I never thought you would come to Fish-Man Island so openly… right below Mary Geoise."
Yang Tao slightly tilted his head, looking at Shyarly in front of him, and calmly said, "I didn't expect Fish-Man Island to receive the news so quickly. How can news birds deliver mail underwater too?"
"Fish-Men also need some human supplies. Ships travel between Fish-Man Island and Mary Geoise every day. The news might be a bit slower than on the surface, but not by much…"
Shyarly extended her hand and patted the sofa bed beside her, smiling as she said, "Please sit."
Entering the door and immediately getting on the bed?
Looking at the over five-meter-tall Shyarly, Yang Tao declined her offer and said, "No need to be polite. Why did you call me over?"
"Nothing much, I just wanted to see the person who killed Arlong…"
Arlong?
"Hey, woman, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't just say whatever you want. That Arlong guy committed suicide. Also, how did you know that Arlong guy died?"
Could it be that a Fish-Man betrayed him?
It shouldn't be. All the Fish-Man pirates had green health bars above their heads, and none of them secretly slipped away. Could it be Shyarly's divination ability?
If that were true, then Shyarly's divination ability would be much stronger than that old woman's in Miko's world.
Shyarly leaned in and looked at Yang Tao seriously, saying, "I just have some special abilities. Also, Arlong is my brother… Wait, let me finish."
Yang Tao held Yamato against Shyarly's chest and said indifferently, "Speak. You have three sentences left."
"Arlong's death brought new hope to Fish-Man Island. Although he is my brother, I don't agree with his ideas."
"Furthermore, your appearance on Fish-Man Island likely means someone has already sent a message to the World Government or the Marines. The Marines might already be on their way, and your situation is very dangerous."
"I want to know what exactly you did?"
Seeing the white health bar above Shyarly's head, Yang Tao knew that she was likely not lying.
"You'll know one day. As for the Marines… they won't come to Fish-Man Island."
"Beautiful Boss Shyarly, if there's nothing else, then I'll be leaving. I still have some things to do at the Ryugu Palace and Fish-Man Street."
With that, Yang Tao pushed open the door and left Shyarly's room.
It wasn't until the sound of the door closing that Shyarly collapsed onto the bed. That intense killing intent, though only for an instant, made her feel as if she might lose control of her bladder.
It was a shiver originating from her very body.
"How could such a dangerous guy come to Fish-Man Island…"