Mermaid Cafe, Private Room 16.
A green-haired mermaid waitress opened the door, pushing a trolley filled with deep-sea ice cream, cakes, fruits, and coffee into the room. After placing everything on the glass table, she turned, closing the door softly and leaving Sephiroth and Shirley alone.
Inside the room, only Sephiroth and the cafe owner sat separately on the sofa. Sephiroth poured a cup of coffee for himself, then looked at Shirley beside him. She seemed so cold and rigid, as if she were being forced to serve him. I'm the customer! Why isn't she as enthusiastic as the waitresses outside who are clinging to the guests? Sephiroth mused inwardly.
With that thought, Sephiroth inched closer, sitting right next to Shirley. "I heard your prophecies are very accurate," he whispered. "I'm quite curious about my future... Would you care to predict it for me?"
Sephiroth placed his right hand on Shirley's slender waist. The woman's body trembled subtly, her heart filled with anxiety and tension. "My... my prophecies can sometimes be wrong," Shirley stammered. "I already made a prophecy today... so I can't do it now. The earliest would be tomorrow."
A flicker of disappointment crossed Sephiroth's eyes. However, he thought, it's only one day, no big deal. At most, I'll just stay a little longer on Fish-Man Island. He had a lot of faith in Shirley's prophetic ability, given how many of her predictions had come true, from Princess Shirahoshi's birth and Whitebeard's death to the destruction Luffy would cause on this island. There was a real sense of fatalism in this world, and he knew that prophecies weren't just empty words. Prophecies were similar to Princess Otohime's mutant Observation Haki. However, a prophecy only showed a glimpse of the future, not the detailed process. For example, Shirley's prophecy about the destruction of Fish-Man Island by a man in a straw hat could be interpreted in many ways.
In the end, Luffy did indeed "destroy" the island, but not physically, rather by overthrowing the wicked regime of Hody Jones. So, the specific outcome was still not guaranteed.
Of course, when faced with an inevitable future crisis, Sephiroth wouldn't just sit back and do nothing. He would make thorough preparations to minimize the damage.
"In that case, in three days, can you help me with a prophecy...?" Sephiroth asked, his hand slowly stroking Shirley's flat stomach. Through his Observation Haki, he felt the woman's emotions tighten, yet mixed with a touch of excitement and anticipation. He knew Shirley had feelings for him and wasn't rejecting his touch. Her face flushed, her heart beat rapidly, and her fish tail swayed unconsciously.
"I... I can," she replied softly.
Seeing her response, Sephiroth seized the opportunity. He wrapped his arm around Shirley's waist, lowered his head, and whispered softly into the woman's ear. "I want to drink some coffee... could you feed it to me?"
"I want a special one... imported coffee."
"Ah... this..."
As the owner of the Mermaid Cafe, Shirley knew what Sephiroth meant. She never expected to experience something like this. However, she remembered the prophecy she had just seen in her crystal ball.
Forget it! Regardless, he and I will end up like this in the prophecy. Why worry? This is just part of adapting to the future! She also thought, besides, Sephiroth is very handsome.
Without hesitation, Shirley picked up the coffee cup and took a sip. The warm coffee filled her mouth. She then lowered her head, pressed her lips to Sephiroth's, and let the man drink the coffee directly from her.
The deep-sea coffee was smooth and delicious. Sephiroth savored every sip until the cup was empty. He pulled his lips away and smiled. "I didn't realize you were only wearing a top."
"Because... I just finished bathing and was ready for bed..." Shirley replied, panting with a flushed face.
"Hmm! What a coincidence... Now I want to eat some cream cake..." Sephiroth laid Shirley's top on the sofa, gesturing for her to lie down. He took a plate with cream cake. Some cream from the cake accidentally fell onto her stomach. Sephiroth lowered his head, licking the cream one by one from Shirley's belly skin.
"Huh!? Your fish tail... why does it have two openings?"
"..."
"Hehe."
Sephiroth lifted Shirley and laid her on the seashell bed. As soon as he lay down beside her, Shirley pressed a mechanism, and the upper shell of the bed closed, enveloping the two of them in intimacy.
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