Striving For The Luxury Liner!! ~Get That Rich Isekai Life With A Ship Summoning Skill~ (WN)

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Chapter 18 – Great Mermaid?

The Sea God’s sacred treasure with no restrictions was more powerful than I thought and possessed a terrifying power. I couldn’t use it badly, so I practiced to protect the Dark Elf Island, and before I knew it, I was surrounded by handsome male mermaids.

“Should I talk to them? They wouldn’t attack me out of the blue, would they?”

I don’t know what to do because this is different from my first contact with mermaids.

“Handsome mermaids, oh my, you are really amazing. Won’t you have tea with me?” I expected them to be a little more friendly since I have a lost treasure for the mermaids, even if it wasn’t a casual “let’s have a cup of tea” kind of thing. I don’t want them to suddenly surround us.

“Mermaids have dealings with humans; they can talk to us. Maybe it won’t be a problem. Besides, we’re on Wataru-san’s ship. We’ll be fine even if we’re attacked.”

Alessia-san is right. I completely forgot that it’s okay because I’m protected by the cheat Ship Summoning. Anyway, let’s talk to them from a safe distance.

“Um… You came here because you noticed the Sea God’s sacred treasure, right? I also have a request from Sea God-sama, so I would like to discuss it with the mermaid representative if possible. Is that possible?”

If I had to set a fine order, it would be even better if it was a beautiful mermaid. But I can’t tell them that…

“Sea God-sama, you say!”

The mermaids buzz at the mention of Sea God-sama’s name. Well, when the name of their object of faith is mentioned, there is no reason not to be surprised.

I knew this and used the name of Sea God-sama, and that is what is called a fox borrowing the authority of the tiger.

But since I was asked to give advice, I have to reveal the existence of Sea God-sama anyway. Then he won’t be offended if I use his name for the sake of friendship between the two parties.

“Are you sure about that word?”

One of the beautiful mermaids among the noisy mermaids spoke up. I guess this mermaid is the highest-ranking one in this place.

“Yes. I don’t have any proof, but… No, I got permission from Sea God-sama to use the Sea God’s sacred treasure, so wouldn’t that be proof?”

I show him the Sea God’s sacred treasure, which is still shimmering and scattering something that looks like particles. The particles in this sacred treasure are supposed to be proof of complete mastery of the sacred treasure, so it should be convincing.

“It seems to be too much for those of us on patrol. I’m sorry, but can you give us some time to get someone up here who can handle it?”

Those mermaids were the patrol? That would explain why there were only men. Hmm… If I’m going to talk to them anyway, it would be more efficient to talk to the great mermaids from the beginning.

“Alessia-san. What do you think?”

“Anyway, we have no idea what’s going on with the mermaids, so I guess we’ll just have to meet them, won’t we? Ah, but if it’s going to be at the end of the day, I guess we’ll just have to ask for a time. Otherwise, we might end up discussing it in the middle of the night.”

“I’d rather not have it in the middle of the night.”

It’s true that the sun will be setting soon, and I’ll be tired if they come back in the middle of the night.

“Let’s see, how long does it take for the great ones to get here?”

“…It is about four hours here and back, but it might take some time to get things ready up there. No, the problem is the problem. There is a good chance that they are already on their way. I can’t make any promises, but I think we can be back in about five hours.”

Two hours one way, that’s surprisingly close to where the mermaids live. Come to think of it, mermaids used to come to the Mermaid Inn quite often, so it can’t be that far away. Hmm…It’s hard to start a discussion after five hours, isn’t it?

But I can feel a strong will from these mermaids that they won’t let us go. I guess they are afraid that the Sea God’s sacred treasure will get lost again.

“We’ll wait here, so why don’t we both make proper preparations and meet in the morning?”

If we tell them that we will wait here, they will definitely keep an eye on us, but they will agree to it because the sacred treasure will not be moved.

In the first place, since we have the Sea God’s sacred treasure, if the mermaids know the power of the sacred treasure, they should understand that we can break through their encirclement by force, right?

“I understand. But I’m sorry, I’d like to keep an eye out for you. The Sea God’s sacred treasure has a special meaning for mermaids. I hope you understand.”

I was honestly told that I would be put on guard. It’s better than being secretly watched, so that’s good, but what should I do about Pent? It will be stifling if he is on board the Lutto all the time, won’t it?

“Well, I don’t mind being watched, but could you do me a favor?”

“If it’s something we can do, we’ll do it.”

That’s a quick answer. This mermaid captain. His language is formal, but he seems to be paying a lot of attention to us.

“That is very helpful. Actually, I made a baby Sea Serpent as my familiar, so I want to let him swim in the sea. But I don’t want him to be attacked by you, so could you please keep your hands off him?”

There is a possibility that they will take Pent as a hostage… or even a pawn, but I don’t think they will try to pick a fight before we have a chance to discuss the matter.

“A baby Sea Serpent as a familiar! How could you do that?”

The mermaids are very surprised. Well, looking at the breeding room in the Duke’s castle, it seems that eggs and babies are treated with great care, and the baby Sea Serpents themselves must be quite rare.

“There was a lot going on when I got the Sea Serpent. So could you please not touch him?”

“Is there anything that would cause him to attack us?”

“I’ll give him plenty of food, and I’ll make sure to tell him not to attack mermaids, so don’t worry.”

Pent is basically docile, maybe because he was beaten to a pulp the moment he was born, so I feel like he should be fine even if I don’t tell him. Well, I’ll make sure to tell him.

“Then there’s no problem here. Well, we’ll talk again in the morning.”

“I understand.”

When we finished talking, the mermaid captain called his men to make a report. He definitely doesn’t want us to escape.

Well, it was time for us to return to the ship.

I’ll feed Pent and introduce him to the mermaids before we eat.

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“Master. It’s time to go.”

“Oh, is it time already? Shall we wait outside?”

In the morning, when we left the ship, the mermaid captain informed us that the great mermaid would be coming directly here in about two hours.

Since then, I’ve been having a leisurely breakfast and relaxing, so Felicia was indeed right; it’s been about two hours. With Rimu on my head, we all leave the ship together.

“Mmm. I’m sorry. They haven’t arrived yet.”

When we went outside, the mermaid captain apologized to us because the great mermaid had not arrived yet.

“No, I just came out to greet you, that’s all right. More importantly, I hope Pent isn’t bothering you.”

Two hours ago, it was normal, but now, for some reason, Pent is playing with the mermaids. Is that a shellfish? A mermaid throws a fist-sized shellfish, and Pent happily chases after it. It’s like a dog chasing a Frisbee.

“No, we don’t mind. If Pent stays with us, you won’t be able to leave. It’s a noble mission.”

…It sounds like a bad excuse. How did we get into this situation? We were both on guard when I introduced Pent, weren’t we?

“…Why…”

I received a shocked thought from Rimu. I guess Rimu is also shocked that the mermaid gets along with Pent so easily, even though he has tried and failed to befriend him.

I hold Rimu in my arms and comfort him. It’s all right. I’m sure they’ll get along when they’re a little older.

Suddenly, the mermaid patrol changed its movements and began to spread out away from the Lutto. Had a great mermaid arrived?

A new group of mermaids emerged from the center of the spreading mermaid patrol. It seems that a great mermaid has arrived after all. And there are several female mermaids, which I had hoped for.

“Your Majesty! Why is Your Majesty in such a place?”

The captain of the patrol was astonished to see the group of mermaids that had come out. If it’s Her Majesty, does that mean that the beautiful woman in the middle is Her Majesty? Her Majesty the Queen? I heard that a great person was coming, but I didn’t hear anything about Her Majesty the Queen. Ah, the captain was also surprised, so this is an unscheduled action?

“Mm. I am to meet the current owner of the Sea God’s sacred treasure and a person related to the Sea God-sama. It would be appropriate for me to go to him.”

Her Majesty the Queen answered the captain’s question. I see. I borrowed the authority of Sea God-sama, and now Her Majesty the Queen has come out. I wanted to talk to the great mermaid from the beginning… so it doesn’t matter. I don’t think the Queen has been called at all.

Well, may I look down on Her Majesty from above? But I can’t go into the sea. Besides, the cleavage of Her Majesty and the surrounding mermaids is sexy.

However, I expected the female mermaids to be topless, but as expected, they are wearing some kind of bra that looks like it is made of monster material. Well, I thought it was unlikely that they would be topless since they were dealing with humans, but the male mermaid was topless, so I kind of expected it.

But a beautiful person… I mean a beautiful mermaid. Her hair reminds me of the deep sea, almost dark blue. Her skin is white, without a millimeter of tan, although she should be swimming in the sea. The symbol of fertility and motherhood, and the blue eyes that seem transparent.

The mermaid beauty I had imagined had a more pure image, but she was more of an adult beauty with a sense of dignity.

“But you must be careful. If something were to happen to you, what would we do?”

“If that should happen, just appoint my daughter as the new queen.”

Does the Queen have a daughter? She is a beautiful woman who looks to be in her early twenties, but is she older than I expected? It seems that I was not wrong in feeling that she was an adult beauty. Oh, I made eye contact with Her Majesty the Queen.

“This is something unseemly in front of the messenger of the Sea God-sama.”

Her Majesty the Queen bowed her head gracefully, even though she was just sticking her upper body out of the sea. I’m the Sea God-sama’s messenger, so I’m positioned above Her Majesty the Queen. I have a bad feeling about this.

“No, I’m not that important, so please raise your head. I was just asked by Sea God-sama to give some advice.”

Hmm. I am not in a position to look down from above. How can I… Oh, if I summon a rubber boat, I can be closer to the surface of the sea… No, I’m afraid to show the Ship Summoning when I don’t even know what the relationship will be like.

“Word from the Sea God-sama to us…”

Somehow, the Queen and the mermaids are moved. Apparently, I chose the wrong words. I’m not quite sure what to make of it.