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Du, du du.

The sound of knocking on the window frame tightened the relaxed atmosphere of the bedroom.

From the perspective of the fish outside,

The Black Ring and the High Priest had only been inside for ten minutes; who would dare to disturb them now?

Nothing was moved.

He turned his head to look at Risbourne—

Your guest.

Riseben pressed his temple and sighed.

But seeing no movement inside, the guy outside the window grew bolder, turning his knocking into pushing and pulling.

at the same time,

A low, anxious voice came through:

"Riseben...Riseben? Are you still alive?"

"...It's your sister!"

Carlos immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Riseben swam forward, pulled open the rickety shell window, and let an indescribable dark shadow plunge in with the current.

It was already dark outside.

Princess Viya's tail was caught in the broken window frame, her wide black cloak was torn to shreds, her long silver hair was tangled into a mess, and she was holding a bulging bundle in her arms.

"Quick...give me a hand, it's stuck!"

She struggled to squeeze in while muttering to herself.

Ivan couldn't stand it any longer, so he grabbed Viya by the collar of her cloak and dragged her into the room.

"Ouch!"

The princess rolled several times in mid-air before stopping.

Nathan swam silently to Ren Yi's side and said quickly in a voice only the two of them could hear:

"Boss, this is the Third Princess's second sister. We came through the secret passage earlier and happened to run into her lurking outside. She led us to Pearl Garden and even helped us avoid several patrols."

Random glances fell on Viya, who had just gotten up and was frantically patting her cloak.

This second princess looks...

Indeed, she and her sister Rhys are two completely different types.

Perhaps... it could be said to be the complete opposite...

Viya paid no attention to the two unfamiliar faces, Renyi and Klaus, who had appeared in the room. As soon as she regained her balance, she picked up the package in her arms as if it were a treasure.

"Risben, Carlos! I've brought you weapons!"

She couldn't contain her excitement and shook it, "This time it's the real deal!"

"Oh... really?"

When faced with other fish, Carlos's love-struck mind immediately shuts down.

He glanced at Viya sideways, his tone full of suspicion, "Is it a fishbone or sea cockroach bait this time?"

These two fish have never gotten along well.

Viya thought Carlos was a crazy, green-haired man who was just trying to fool his sister; Carlos thought the second princess was naive and innocent, with her mind full of coral and seashells.

"Hmph... You look down on fish, don't you?"

She puffed out her cheeks and shoved the package tied with seaweed into the green-haired mermaid's arms.

"See for yourself!"

Carlos curled his lip in disdain and casually tore off the few pieces of seaweed.

Inside the package lay a dozen or so black, sandbag-like balls covered in sharp, long thorns. Although sharp, they were densely packed, so holding them wouldn't cause serious injury, but they were a bit prickly.

"...That's it? Sea urchin?"

He became even more disdainful.

It's just a regular sea urchin with more spines, isn't it?

Carlos reached out to pick one up for a closer look, but the moment he pinched the sea urchin, the tips of those seemingly ordinary black spikes suddenly lit up with orange-red spots!

This thing... is alive!

"Holy crap! It's the real thing!"

"No! Don't let go!" Sean shouted in alarm.

But that shout startled the green-haired mermaid so much that his hand trembled, and the sea urchin, which looked like it was covered with countless cigarette butts, slipped from his hand and drew a parabola in the seawater.

Between 0.01 seconds,

He easily pushed aside Nathan and Klaus, and caught the angry sea urchin firmly in his hand—

[Angry troublemaker]

[Evaluation: Two seconds after being stimulated, an indiscriminate explosion with a radius of twenty meters occurs, accompanied by the triple surprise of puncture, burns, and deafness. Ways to unpack this include, but are not limited to: slipping, tripping, getting punched by a teammate, or... simply disliking you. PS: It's recommended to share this joy with your enemies.]

"break down."

[Decomposition successful]

[You have obtained: Explosive Gallbladder*1, Spiked Shell*1, Sensitive Internal Organs*1]

An explosion that could have blown the entire palace to smithereens was nipped in the bud.

Viya's eyes widened, completely unaware that she had almost met the sea god, and instead swam around Renyi several times—

"Why did it suddenly disappear?"

She poked at Ranyi's cuffs and tried to peek at his hood, but he politely avoided her.

Where did you hide?

The princess's golden-brown eyes were full of clarity and a thirst for knowledge.

Staring at the unfamiliar face of the silver-tailed mermaid for a long time, she finally blinked hesitantly:

"...Speaking of which...who are you? I've never seen you before!"

"..."

Renyi didn't answer, but stared at the second princess for a while with a probing look, and then looked to Riseben for help.

"elder sister......"

Risben was already used to his second sister's eccentricities, so he swam up and grabbed Viya.

"Just leave it alone, they're all here to help me... my friends."

"besides......"

She carefully took the remaining dozen or so "bombs" from the stiff Carlos's arms.

"Where did you get such a dangerous thing?"

"I told the guard at the armory that Princess Brona wanted to see samples of the fireworks to be used for this year's celebrations, and he let me in!"

Viya puffed out her chest, her face practically screaming "Praise me!"

All the fish in the room fell silent once again.

Sean probably stayed a little too far away from that pile of 'fireworks'—

He doesn't want to get burned again!

If it weren't for the fact that his face did indeed bear a five-point resemblance to the Third Princess, he would have seriously suspected that they had been switched at birth...

"What the heck..."

Viya was disappointed with the fish's reaction.

"I specifically acquired these weapons for Risburn's safety..."

"Very useful."

Suddenly, he gently comforted her:

"Thank you so much, Your Highness Viya. With these, our chances of success tomorrow have increased even further."

"Really...really?"

Viya stared at him blankly, asking uncertainly.

Overjoyed at receiving an affirmative answer, it swam happily to its younger sister's side, saying, "Your friend is great! He's handsome and speaks so sweetly!"

That gentle tone, that approving gaze, that warm smile...

The familiar recipe gave all the two-legged creatures present, including Carlos, only one thought—

The boss is going to trick the fish.

The two princesses were completely unaware.

Riseben was still doing his best to keep this uncertainty within his palace and prevent it from getting involved in the mess.

"Sister, tomorrow is dangerous, you..."

"Of course I know!"

Viya looked at her sister with deep affection, "We grew up together... Now that you're in trouble, I won't stand idly by..."

As she spoke, she looked expectantly at Ren Yi.

It was as if she was waiting for a new friend to assign her some important task.

Riseben was about to give a firm refusal,

A hand gently pressed down on her shoulder:

"That's a great help. I do have an important task for you, Princess Viya."