Shota's Isekai NTR Adventure

Chapter 1184: Sudden attack



It took a while for the talks to finish.

Since we were under the water, we could tell the time based on how much light there was around us.

We started in the morning when there was bright light filling the water.

When we were done, it was already getting dark.

The royal guards had gone back and obtained some sort of underwater lights to place around the area for us to continue our talks when it got dark.

Looking at them, it seemed like they were lights that were alive.

They were sea creatures that had some kind of phosphorescence to them that allowed them to glow like this under the water. They were trapped inside of some glass containers which allowed them to be used like lamps.

When under the water, it seemed that they used whatever they could.

I had to admire this kind of ingenuity.

After we finished the preliminary discussions, the Merman King suddenly said, "Let's go to the palace and have some dinner."

It seemed that after the bonding, he had forgiven his brother enough that he would allow him into the capital again. Though a part of that was also because this would count as the first case of diplomacy with the sea witches.

The former crown prince however had a different reaction.

After all, even if he had left the Merman Empire capital for a long time, this was a place that had been his home a long time ago. It was impossible for him to have completely forgotten all his feelings about this place.

It was the place that he grew up and the place where his family had been, so of course he missed it.

So when he had the chance to return to the capital, he looked emotional.

At the same time, it even seemed like he was a bit scared about returning to the capital. It was as if he was afraid that it would have become a completely different place from what he remembered.

Everyone could see the look on his face and guess what he was thinking, so they didn't rush him and just waited for the former crown prince to calm himself down.

Zyra came over and took his arm, while looking at him with a supportive look.

The former crown prince slowly turned over and gave her a nod before saying, "Don't worry, I'm fine."

Zyra gave a nod, but she still didn't let go of his arm.

The former crown prince took a deep breath before saying, "Let's go in then."

The Merman King gave a nod and was about to take the lead, heading towards the door that we had come out of when we left the capital.

It was just that before he could reach the door...

"Get down!" One of the royal guards managed to give this warning before a large explosion appeared in front of us. It appeared where the Merman King had been about to swim over to, it was right between our group and the door of the capital.

Because of the shout from that royal guard, the Merman King had stopped himself and avoided the explosion.

But after the explosion, that was when shit really hit the fans.

After all, even if he was safe, this was still an assassination attempt on the life of the Merman King.

At a time like this when the relationship between the Merman Empire and the sea witches was tense, if something were to happen to the Merman King...

The royal guards took this very seriously and immediately came forward to guard the Merman King and his family. As for the former crown prince's family and me, it seemed that we were being treated as the culprits with the way that they looked at us.

But that was to be expected since this was a sudden attack on the Merman King.

One might think that the former crown prince would do this with the help of the sea witches.

After all, he was someone that used to be in the line of succession and if he wanted his throne back, he would have to take care of the Merman King first...

But those doubts were soon dispelled by a laugh that rang out.

"Ha, ha, ha, they must have been blown to smithereens! Now they will all know the true power of the Five True Witches of the Sea!"

"Five True Witches of the Sea?" I asked in a confused voice before turning to look at the former crown prince and Zyra.

It wasn't just me who looked at them, it was also the Merman King, his family, and the royal guards that all looked at them. Though the royal guards seemed like they were more on guard than they were curious.

We could see that there were bitter smiles that were on the faces of the former crown prince and Zyra. There was also a bitter smile that was on Puffer's face.

This meant that they clearly recognized these people who called themselves the Five True Witches of the Sea.

After a moment of silence, Zyra waved her hand at Puffer who swam over to her side before they went towards the source of the voice.

The royal guards were about to stop them, but the former crown prince said, "This is an internal problem for the sea witches, so will you leave this matter to us?"

The royal guards seemed like they wanted to say something, but the Merman King just raised

his hand to stop them before giving a nod in response.

The royal guards still didn't seem willing to accept this, but they had no choice since the Merman King had already given his orders. So the only thing that they could do was surround

the Merman King and his family, ready to protect them at any moment.

When the smoke cleared, there were five figures that appeared out of the smoke.

These should be the Five True Witches of the Sea.