Chapter 597: Sea Folk Curse (2/2)
Because they were constantly flying to chase after the sun, Pocky realised that he didn't know what time it was. The sun was setting slower than it should, and after a while, Pocky's stomach grumbled. It still looked like it was slightly past noon, but Zero informed them that they were going to have dinner.
Out in the middle of the ocean, poor Bob couldn't rest or stop. Pocky pitied the dragon, but Bob reassured him that it was fine. He had plenty of strength left to fly for a week without stopping or resting. Pocky finally understood why Bob was eating non-stop for the whole of that morning before they flew.
Over dinner, Zero and Truen talked a little more about the things they saw on their adventures. At the same time, the doctor tried to gather more information about merfolks for Jacqueline.
When Pocky heard that Half Moon Village adopted a quarter-mermaid child, he was surprised. ”How did a child get so far up in-land? With mermaid blood in her, does she show any signs of ageing?”
Puzzled, Zero asked why that was important. Pocky shook his head. Zero really knew nothing about common legends.
”It is said that merfolks are cursed. They were cursed by the gods for fooling too many people with their tricks. Neither fae nor beastfolks, these creatures lured sailors and land walkers into the sea to eat them. As a result, all their descendants are cursed to die tragically and become seafoam if they ever told a lie. However, as some sea folks have the immortal blood of faes, they are immortals. It's one way to cull the herd if you asked me.”
When Zero heard that, he wondered if half-blooded sea folks were exempted from that. After all, Douglas told many lies. Either that or selkies were just not part of the merfolks. Zero didn't know, but honestly, he wished that the traitor he worked so hard to save was living happily with his new chance at life.
”Oh, what a surprise!” Zero mused when he received news from Lily. ”Lady Zenobia managed to seal the deal at 30% profit with Jynx. I guess being tea buddies with the ruler of U.N.U. has its benefits.”
Truen raised a brow. ”How did they become tea buddies? Isn't the Chieftess busy running around doing ambassador work?”
Zero grinned. Thanks to the convenience of magic and speedy delivery by the mole werebeasts, Zero had several copies of magazines that Zenobia modelled in. Mitchnew managed to snag a few copies before it was completely sold out. A few of the men in Half Moon Village bought it to show their support, and Zero had to admit, the Chieftess looked great as the face of Jynx's new fashion brand. The monster silk that Penelope wove made a very fashionable but sturdy female armour.
It was hard for anyone to be dissatisfied with Zenobia acting as the model for the new launch with a body like that. In fact, it was such a success even out of U.N.U. that Jynx started complaining about lack of hands. They ended up employing cheap labour by summoning more low-levelled undead for production purposes, but that was a story for another time.
As Bob flew without a break, Pocky enjoyed looking through the catalogue and gawked at how outrageous the fashion statement had evolved over the years. Modesty was a thing of the past, and Pocky had a hard time claiming that he hated it.