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Chapter 19 – Adelheid
As a result of borrowing the authority of the Sea God-sama, a very important mermaid called Her Majesty the Queen came instead of a great mermaid. Moreover, even though I am dealing with Her Majesty the Queen, it seems that I am positioned above Her Majesty the Queen as a messenger of Sea God-sama. My stomach hurts.
“Um, you know. Anyway… I don’t feel comfortable speaking in this position, so what should I do?”
First of all, let’s correct the position in which I am looking down at Her Majesty the Queen.
“Of course, we cannot speak calmly in this position. Messenger-sama. Is it possible to take us aboard the ship?”
Her Majesty the Queen aboard the Lutto? Safety is assured, as killing on board is strictly forbidden. But…
“I would be delighted to have you aboard my ship, but we don’t have the facilities for mermaids to spend time comfortably. Is that okay with you?”
It seems like the only thing I can do is to secretly summon a rubber boat on board and pour seawater into it. Would the bath boat Pent uses be better?
Oh, if I’m going to let Her Majesty the Queen on board, I’ll have to change the interior as well. Should I change the interior to the one that was used when I first took Camille-san aboard?
“That’s fine, then. There is a hidden treasure that was given to us when we were still deeply connected with Sea God-sama. This time, since it is a meeting with someone from the land, I brought it with me.”
Wasn’t that also a sacred treasure given to them by Sea God-sama? He must have cared a lot about the mermaids to give them not only the Sea God’s sacred treasure but other sacred treasures as well. So, even now, does Sea God-sama still care about mermaids?
“I’m not sure, but as long as there’s no problem with Your Majesty the Queen, I don’t mind. But as you can see, this is a small ship, so we can only invite about five people.”
Five people is too few, don’t you think? But as expected, no more than that would fit on the Lutto.
“I understand. Please wait a moment.”
While the mermaids were confused, Her Majesty the Queen quickly began to choose the number of people who would accompany her. She forcibly stops her escort from saying a word as if to prevent people from objecting.
“My apologies. These people do not really think that the Sea God-sama’s messenger is dangerous. I hope you will forgive them for their words, which were uttered out of concern for my safety.”
Her Majesty the Queen turns to me and bows her head again. Oh, I see. The reason she forced them to stop speaking was not to prevent them from opposing me but to prevent them from speaking words that would make them think they did not trust me.
Among the mermaids, I am the messenger of Sea God-sama. Does that mean that doubting me is like doubting Sea God-sama?
It seems that the surrounding guards were so concerned about the queen’s safety that they didn’t realize it and hastily began to bow their heads to me.
…I don’t know if I should put it this way, but it’s endlessly annoying to know about positions and which one of us is the greater person or not. For me, I can be completely satisfied just by shouting in my heart that the mermaid queen is very beautiful, but life doesn’t work that way.
“As I said before, I am not the kind of person who would ask Your Majesty the Queen to bow down before me. It’s natural for the guards to worry about you, Your Majesty, so don’t worry about it.”
“I appreciate it.”
If anything, Her Majesty the Queen’s polite attitude is more harmful to me. My stomach hurts.
After Her Majesty’s apology, the five members of the boarding party, including Her Majesty, were decided. While I was watching what would happen from there, one of the guards took out an opulent jewelry box from a large box he was carrying on his back.
When Her Majesty the Queen touched it with her hand while chanting some kind of incantation, the jewelry box opened with a snap, revealing many accessories inside.
“Fufu. These accessories were given to the mermaids by the Sea God-sama, and as long as you wear these accessories, you will be able to obtain human legs.”
Her Majesty the Queen explained to us who were looking at her with interest. If the mermaid who wears it loses her love, she will disappear as a bubble… It’s not a witch’s curse, but the one given by the Sea God-sama, so it’s not possible.
After Her Majesty the Queen turned to us and explained, she took out five simple silver rings from her jewelry box. There’s a necklace and some other things, but I guess she decided to keep it simple. Her Majesty the Queen, who had given the rings to the four people chosen to accompany her, put the rings on herself as well.
“Oh.”
The seawater suddenly surrounded Her Majesty the Queen, who was wearing the ring like a tornado. Since the mermaids who accompanied her were not surprised, it must have been the effect of the ring.
The so-called transformation scene was performed. Normally, light would serve as a distraction, but since it is a sacred treasure of Sea God-sama, it seems that seawater serves as a distraction. I am curious about the transformation scene in the absence of seawater.
After the seawater tornado of Her Majesty the Queen, four seawater tornadoes were created. The four guards must also have worn the rings.
When the seawater tornado of Her Majesty the Queen disappeared, there was Her Majesty the Queen in a dress that clung to her body. A dress in the ocean with what should have been human legs… Will she be all right? Won’t she drown?
“Is it safe to come up this way?”
Her Majesty the Queen asked me as she approached me gently as if she felt no resistance in her dress in the sea.
“Ah, yes. Please use this ladder.”
As I hastily give Her Majesty the Queen permission to board the ship, I explain how to get on board. Normally, the guards would board first, but I guess they are showing their trust.
Her Majesty the Queen boarding through the ladder. She looks so beautiful that she doesn’t look like she has a child. The dress, which should have been soaked in seawater, is not wet at all, which is understandable because it’s a sacred treasure… right?
What I’m more interested in is the dress, which is so tight and spread out at the hem. Isn’t that called a mermaid dress? I wonder if there are mermaid dresses in this world or if it’s just a joke of the Sea God-sama.
Oops, four of the guards are also approaching the ship. I have to give them permission to come aboard as well. I will ask Sea God-sama about my doubts when I see him, so I give them permission to come aboard and face Her Majesty the Queen.
“Fufu, I have human legs!”
Perhaps, seeing that we were looking at her, she lifted the hem of her dress to show us her legs.
She even wears high heels on her translucent white feet. It’s a blessing, but if it weren’t for someone related to Sea God-sama, this would be a decapitation incident. After waiting for the four people to come up, I finally led Her Majesty the Queen and the others into the Lutto.
We’re finally having a discussion. I’m tired of all the things that happened before we started talking. I would like to take a break, but that’s not going to happen, is it?
“Um, is tea okay?”
Alessia-san and I sat on the sofa that has become commonplace in this world, with Her Majesty the Queen sitting on the other side of the table and four guards waiting behind her. Anyway, in such a case, we serve drinks, right? I don’t even know if it’s okay to serve tea to a mermaid or if it’s even possible to serve regular tea to Her Majesty the Queen.
“Yes. You can think of us mermaids as no different from humans, just with a different lower body.”
…I can’t breathe in the sea if I just have different legs, but I guess this retort is tactless.
Felicia made us a cup of tea, and we started the discussion again. Let’s see… let’s start with introductions, shall we? How do I introduce myself to Her Majesty the Queen? I didn’t learn that at school.
“My name is Wataru. I am pretending to be a merchant on this ship. Pleased to meet you.”
It was all I could do to keep the first person as me.
“My name is Adelheid. Wataru-sama, it is a pleasure to meet you.”
“Your Majesty the Queen. You can just call me Wataru. I’m really not that important.”
It felt like the office workers were giving in to each other. But as a result of my efforts, we ended up calling each other Wataru-san and Her Majesty the Queen. She asked me to call her by her name, but calling Her Majesty the Queen by her name or something like that would make a hole in my stomach.
“Well… First of all, I would like to tell you what Sea God-sama ordered me to do. Is that okay?”
“Yes. Please.”
Suddenly, Her Majesty the Queen stood up, and the four guards became so nervous that I could tell just by looking at them. I was the one delivering the message, so there was no need to be so nervous… No, it was a message from God, so standing up was probably the right thing to do.
Even in historical dramas, when a word was given by a superior, a person higher than the messenger would respond to the messenger in a polite manner.
The mermaids respect the Sea God-sama as much as he respects the mermaids. It would be impossible for them to accept his words with ease. In that case, it would be different for me to just sit back and deliver the message.
“Let me tell you what Sea God-sama says. Never regret what you’ve lost. I am neither angry nor sad. I will always watch over you with great love. This is what he said.”
I also stand up and deliver my words with a serious expression on my face as best I can. I know it’s a little late, but it’s a short speech. It’s been a long time since they heard anything from Sea God-sama, so he should have told them a lot more. Well, Sea God-sama seems to have a straightforward personality, so I guess he didn’t want to string words together for too long.
“T-thank you very much.”
Her Majesty the Queen was on her knees, covering her face with her hands as if she was about to collapse, and four of her guards were also in tears.
“I am sorry to show you something so unsightly.”
No, a beautiful woman’s tears of joy are not unsightly. Even now, her relieved face, as if a weight had been lifted from her shoulders, is still extremely attractive.
“Don’t worry about it. I can’t say for sure that I understand, but I know those words were important to the mermaids.”
“Thank you. So, Wataru-san… I don’t want to force you to answer, but may I ask how you received the word of the Sea God-sama?”
Ah, yes, that’s certainly something to worry about, isn’t it? It seems that they trust me because of the Sea God’s sacred treasure, but they must still be worried that they only have my word. I am sure they would like to get as much information as possible. But it is difficult to know what to say and how much to say. It would be a pity if I couldn’t tell them anything.