Chapter 244: Divine Spirit’s Whistle (3) (1/2)

Chloe Gallas’ appearance was as beautiful as her voice.

She had long and ebony black hair, and white skin to contrast it.

She also had blue eyes that were as mysterious as the sea, that it seemed like she could charm sailors without having to sing.

As a result, Cordelia became more alert and hugged Jude’s arm a little tighter as she observed Chloe once more.

Chloe was wearing tight-fitting white clothes that were like fish scales, and had a thin sword on her waist.

‘She has legs.’

The sirens were able to freely switch between a mermaid form, wherein their lower bodies were like that of a fish, and an elf form, wherein their entire body had a humanoid form.

The room itself had air flowing inside in the first place, so if she had been in her mermaid form, she wouldn’t have been able to come this far.

In any case, the unbelievably beautiful Chloe had a shy expression.

Her cheeks were slightly red, and she was smiling brightly.

‘A-as I thought, she’s aiming for Jude!’

That’s why she’s making that face!

In the eyes of Cordelia who had not yet escaped from the aftermath of her dream, she could only see that Chloe had fallen for Jude.

‘L-look at that smile in her eyes!’

It wasn’t an illusion.

Chloe was indeed looking their way with a shy smile.

Even someone from the same sex would find her expressions cute.

‘Huh? Why this way though?’

Cordelia was sticking close to Jude now, but she had always been as sensitive as a wild animal.

Chloe was looking at Cordelia and not at Jude, and the smile in her eyes was also directed at Cordelia and not Jude.

‘Eh? Me? Why?’

Not Jude?

When Cordelia was feeling confused, Chloe lightly walked to Jude, or to be exact, to Cordelia, and greeted her very politely.

“My humblest greetings to thee. I am called Chloe Gallas from the noble family of Gallas.”

Then she gently held Cordelia’s hand, lowered her posture and kissed the back of Cordelia’s hand.

‘W-wait. Why are her cheeks blushing? Why are you being so shy?’

Aren’t you the erofus of the sea?

The embarrassed Cordelia unconsciously turned to Jude, and she realized that Jude was also surprised by Chloe’s attitude.

‘What’s wrong with her?’ (Cordelia)

‘Wait, just wait.’ (Jude)

Come to think of it, did Chloe speak to me that politely back then?

She didn’t.

She was evaluating me right after we were rescued and even when we talked about the Kraken.

So why is she suddenly being polite?

And seeing the current situation, she’s only that polite to Cordelia.

‘J-Jude?’ (Cordelia)

Why is she not letting go of Cordelia’s hand? Why does she keep touching it? And why is she breathing roughly now?

S-she’s panting?

T/N: The Korean word used here for panting/gasping is the kind of panting a fan makes when the situation they had wished for had finally come. In short, a fangasm.

Jude then turned to the door. The two sirens who came together with Chloe also had flushed faces as they looked at Cordelia.

Their eyes were filled with ecstasy, joy, envy, and so on.

What’s going on?

Of course, it’s true that Cordelia is the most beautiful and cutest girl in the world–

Jude lightly thought of that, though Kajsa would have coldly stared at him if she had heard it. But he soon figured out the reason why.

‘Ah! Is it that?’

‘That? What is the ‘that’ you’re talking about?’

Chloe had begun to rub her cheek against the back of Cordelia’s hand, so Cordelia flinched and quickly asked Jude with a glance, and he replied with a bitter smile.

‘The Spirit King.’

‘The Spirit King?’

‘Yes, the Spirit King.’

Ynix, the Spirit King of Storms and Lightning.

‘Ah! I understand now!’

I think I somehow understand now. Because Chloe and the sirens by the door have the smell of spirits on them.

‘Smell? Is it a real smell?’ (Jude)

‘No, it’s not a real smell but a feeling? Like the feeling of mana?’ (Cordelia)

The elves of the Forest of Eternity smelled of spirits, but there were differences in their scents, but the sirens in front of them now had a similar smell to the Spirit King of Storms and Lightning.

‘Because Ynix is also the Spirit King of the Sea.’

The sea was basically the realm of the Spirit King of Storms and Lightning, though the Spirit King of Water dispute that claim.

Thus, many sirens established contracts with storm and lightning spirits. And among those spirits, the Gallas family all had contracts with storm spirits.

‘And this is happening because Cordelia is the contractor of Ynix, the Spirit King.’

Making a contract with a Spirit King was more difficult than one would think.

Just like the elves in the Forest of Eternity, there was no one among the sirens who managed to establish a contract with the Spirit King in the past.

But Cordelia appeared.

A contractor who established a contract with the Spirit King of Storms and Lightning, and not just anyone else!

‘Is that why she’s panting like this?’

‘Uh…sort of? This analogy might be a bit vague, but the situation’s something like a pope appearing in front of a devout believer, I think? No, perhaps it’s more than that?’

For the sirens who had deep bonds with the spirits more than the elves of the Forest of Eternity, the Spirit King was pretty much no different from a god.

A being had managed to communicate with such a god, so from the perspective of the sirens, Cordelia was considered an agent of god on earth or an existence close to a demigod.

‘Aren’t you the same too? You also have the smell of that spirit.’

‘Eh? You’re right. But you’re the one who summoned that Spirit King’s right arm a while ago, right?’

The sirens probably wouldn’t have responded this much if things were normal, but it was a little different now.

Because the scent of Ynix, the Spirit King, was so strong from Cordelia that getting closer to her was enough to drive them into ecstasy.

“Your Excellency, Cordelia…”

Chloe gasped as she gazed at Cordelia in tears, and Cordelia groaned as she was at a loss on what to do.

She found it hard to coldly shake off her hand because Chloe was too pretty.

‘Ueueu.’

This isn’t right.

It’s nice that Jude isn’t in danger, but I don’t think this is right either.

When Cordelia continued to groan, Jude immediately stretched out his hand and interfered.

“Chloe, Cordelia is uncomfortable with that.”

Jude spoke in a firm tone, and Chloe finally came to her senses and hurriedly lowered her head.

“Ah! My deepest apologies. I humbly ask for thy forgiveness.”

“I-it’s fine. I understand. Please get up.”

Cordelia quickly helped her up because it seemed like Chloe would put her head on the ground if she left the latter alone, but at the touch of Cordelia, Chloe had an excited expression again.

“Aaah… she helped me herself…”

Chloe blushed and made an ecstatic expression, so Cordelia ended up groaning again. Even Jude was feeling uncomfortable.

‘For a person to change like this…’

Back then, she clearly had a calm expression when she had just saved us – no, even when I was talking to her.

‘I don’t think she knew about it then… Was she feeling confused when she was talking to me at that time?’

The fact that Cordelia was the contractor of Ynix.

And it was as Jude had thought.

When Chloe first saved Jude and Cordelia, she did not know that Cordelia was the contractor of Ynix.

Because the aftermath of the storm caused by the Kraken was so strong, and Cordelia was on the verge of death after exhausting all her mana, so Chloe wasn’t able to sense the scent of the Spirit King properly.

But it was different now.

The Spirit King’s scent was so strong that she was already in a daze just from facing Cordelia.

And Kajsa who was watching everything from behind was silently laughing.

Because it was very fun to see the embarrassed Cordelia and the jealous Jude who looked uncomfortable.

“Now then… let’s proceed with our conversation.”

They couldn’t stay like this forever.

Jude broke the silence, and Chloe came to her senses again before turning to Cordelia.

“Contractor of the Spirit King, O Most Venerable One. The head of the Gallas family has instructed me to bring thee.”

“Head?”

“Yes, this humble one is to accompany thee to the conference room where we’ll discuss about the Kraken.”

At Chloe’s reply, Cordelia turned to Jude who nodded his head.

Considering the situation, they were likely heading to a place where the queen of the sirens had gathered the heads of each family in order to discuss on how to deal with the incident – to be exact, on how they should kill the Kraken.

‘Let’s go first. Let’s continue our conversation after the meeting.’

‘Okay.’

Cordelia nodded her head and said as she looked back at Chloe.

“I understand. Please guide us.”

“Yes, this humble one is greatly honored to serve you.”

Chloe had an ecstatic smile again before she stretched out her hand to escort Cordelia, but Cordelia’s hand was already held tight by Jude.

“Please guide us.”

“…I understand.”

Chloe glared at Jude for a moment before she turned around and begin to guide them, while Cordelia finally decided to accept the situation.

In any case, Jude seemed to be safe from the erofus of the sea.

‘Well, this is okay. What’s good is good.’

It seems like the opposite has happened though, but anyway.

Cordelia made up her mind and smiled in satisfaction as she glanced at Jude who was the one now alert of his surroundings, just like how Cordelia did five minutes ago. The two then slowly walked.

***

Electra Gallas, the head of the Gallas family, almost looked like Chloe since she was Chloe’s mother.

‘They’re more like sisters though, and not like mother and daughter.’

In the eyes of humans, they were really like elves.

Electra, who seemed to be in her late twenties, was standing next to Chloe who appeared to be in her early twenties, and the two seemed to be sisters.

‘They’re also acting the same.’