Chapter 20 (1/2)
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at 7th of December 2018 08:14:08 AM
Chapter 20
Chiharu saw Maki run over to the food stalls, beforeher oay to theabout the coral accessories
The pretty trinkets were lined on a tablecloth over the counterThe seller was a lance, but her ears looked more like fins as they opened and closedGills went down from her ears all the way to her shouldersThe lips were thin and the mouth wideThe eyes were smallLuscious hair went all the way down to her backShe stood on two legs, but her fingers and toes ebbed, and she had tough skin that protected her from the sunIn other words, she was incredibly beautiful
Many custo merpeople for the first time, just like Chiharu, and they all looked on in wonderirlHave a look at these accessories”
Chiharu broke out of her trance and looked down at the table
“Give me all of it”
And she almost said it tooThat was how beautiful they wereBut she wouldn’t say itThe scales had a large variety of colors, and they were thin and clear, like they were s made of layers of scales that trilled when you shook theht pink coral that had been polishedOne hour wasn’t enough to look at everything, Chiharu thoughtThen a shadow fell over her
Hm? She raised her headThe clerk who had been there a o was nowhere to be foundInstead, a beautiful, youthfulnext to herChiharu looked du a note of how the men were also beautiful
Then his hand stretched out, and he slowly raised her chin towards him
“Beloved child of God, letmoved at the corner of her visionIt was his hairItsHis eyebrows narrowed
“Why must you cover such beautiful obsidian eyes? And also the mark of God’s loveWhy is it sealed?”
He whispered
“Huh? Uh, because, um…”
It was because she didn’t want to lose 1,000,000 gil by accidentBut that wasn’t easily explainedShe frantically searched for so to say
“I understandThe human world is hard to live inNow, comeWhat is your name?”
“Uh, Chiharu”
“Chihaaru”
Oh, daently, then suddenly picked her up
“Huh, wait, what?”
“Can you swim? It is no matter, a boat has been prepared for youI will teach you to swio to our country togetherDo not worry, there are land people there tooYou can remove the seal there, and live freely”
He ian to walk towards the seaAnd in that direction, were an alar number of merpeople
“Oh, beloved child”
“Beloved child”
“Oh, God”
“Come with us”
What to do! What to do! Then a voice rang
“Chiharu!”
“Hey, wait! What are you doing!”
The young man scowled and said:
“You came with someone else? Hm? A boyNoAnother beloved child?”
Chiharu nodded frantically
“Let me downWe have to visit the three other territories”
“Why must you? You can just live in the sea”
“No-no-noI a”
Actually, they only just started to travel two hours ago
“But how? I ca the presence of the beloved childAnd now you say you did not coet closer to the Shadow World and help purify the world first”
“That can be done laterHow long has it been since a beloved child has visited us? We will take the other one tooNow, let us go”
By this tiht up with the anywhere! I know youShe has business in the Dwarven landsLet her go”
“Please let o”
Chiharu added after KaiderThe merman looked at them sadlyOh, noThis was just the sas clear
“We will coo now”
“And ill you be finished? Tomorrow?”
“It won’t be that soon, but I promise that ill come back”
He looked at Maki
“We will”
Maki sworeHe sighed and let Chiharu downMaki quickly stood next to her
“But could you at least show your faces to the people of the sea?”
Kaider and Nyran accompanied them suspiciously as Maki and Chiharu were led closer to the other merpeopleHands came out to touch them, hold them, pat them on the headThis continued for the rest of the time they had left
This was part of the tax that Saintesses paidMaki and Chiharu did their best
“Now, it is time”
Kaider called
“Beloved children, you must return after the end of your journey”
“Yes, ill” “Yes, ill”
The youth said, letting go of theret
“Hurry!”
They ran back to the trainTheir seats were still empty, and they sat down in relief
“That was tiring”
“Traveling is hard”
“Ahahaha”
Kaider was amused by this
“NoYou know, most people do not encounter Gazers, or kidnapper merpeople when they travel?”
“The merpeople seem to really like people, just like the birdfolk did”
“Oh, I don’t think soWait, the birdfolk were after you too?”
“Yeah, they almost took off with her”
“It was just a coincidence! It was because I was easier to carry”
“Hah!”
Nyran burst into laughter
“Well, you do seem like that type”
What type? Even so, this whole ‘not listening to what people are saying’ thing… They really did have their heads in the clouds and seaChiharu sighedBut it was at least preferable to the malice of the inland people
“And I really wanted to buy so that I shouldn’t waste rumbledKaider looked at her with an exasperated expression
“Chouze, you haven’t noticed it yet?”
“Noticed what?”
He pointed at Maki with his chinMaki-chan? Oh
They looked at each with surpriseWhen had they put this on us? On our hair and body, and even our pocketsThey were overfloith scalesHuh
“They must have really liked you”
Or they were justtheir territoryThe two quietly resThey may be able to sell them laterThey would have to, as it took up too much space