Mermaid Princess's Gift

Rhine and Aurora's large fish spat out the potion jar.

The little Magician introduced, "My potion isn't like a sharp knife, crudely cutting open the fishtail and dividing it into legs. Instead, it's like warm sunlight shining on the fishtail, slowly melting it into legs.

"This process won't cause harm or pain.

"The newly born legs will be as perfect as real human legs, so you won't feel like you're walking on knives with every step.

"Therefore, you can fully display your beautiful dance, a dance lighter than any dancer, to captivate that Prince!

"Its medicinal properties are so gentle because I added golden Sunflowers to the potion—this flower can only grow in sunny fields. Noble girls on land like to wear it on their chests, but you can't find such flowers in the sea."

Integrating the two sets of potion knowledge, improving the original recipe with divination, surpassing the Sea Hag's magic level after accumulating a large amount of Power of Wishes over ten years, and incorporating some of his own Healing Art magic, the potion Rhine concocted was much better than the Sea Hag's original version! "Thank you, thank you. My friend," Ariel said gratefully.

She no longer had to lose her beautiful voice or become a mute unable to express her love.

When Ariel accepted the Sea Hag's terms, waiting for the latter to cut off her tongue with a sharp knife, Ariel felt sorry for her future: even if she eventually gained the Prince's love and an Immortal Soul, she would never be able to say that love aloud. She could only be a mute, blinking her eyes and staring at the young Prince's exquisite face.

Even if she became a member of humanity—she had been longing for the human world since she was a child—she would never be able to enjoy running and singing freely like a healthy human, chatting with human friends, and completely integrating into them.

But the help of her Magician friend made it unnecessary for all these sad predictions to become reality.

"Of course," Rhine reminded again, "the world's Curse still exists. This isn't something that can be solved by adjusting the recipe."

"When a Mermaid is given a human form but doesn't have an Immortal Soul to match the form, she will suffer the world's Curse.

"If the one you love—that is, the Prince—marries someone else, your heart will still shatter at the next Dawn, and you will still turn into water foam.

"The only way to break this Curse is to have an Immortal Soul. So as long as you can successfully win the Prince's love, this Curse will be dispelled."

The little Mermaid Princess nodded firmly.

With the heavenly singing voice and the beautiful dance, what human heart couldn't be conquered?

"I will remember your kindness, kind and good human!"

Ariel tremblingly took the potion jar: "But I can't accept your free help with peace of mind. As the Sea Hag said, how can one only enjoy the benefits without paying any price?"

"I am the Mermaid Princess, the most beloved sixth granddaughter of the Old Grandmother. Please tell me what you need. I will do my best to achieve it!"

At the moment when the Mermaid Princess took the potion jar, Rhine felt a steady stream of Power of Wishes gathering, like a pet seeing its owner, ready to rush into Rhine's arms at any time.

He knew that when Ariel drank the potion and the wish to "grow human legs" was officially fulfilled, this Power of Wishes would truly belong to him.

"Your wish being fulfilled is the best reward for me," Rhine said with a smile. "I don't have anything special I want for the time being, how about giving me a Mermaid Scale as a souvenir—before your beautiful fishtail disappears. With this Mermaid Scale, I can learn how to temporarily transform myself and my companions into Mermaids, and I can also use divination to know where you are."

Ariel did as he asked.

She broke off a small piece of scale from her beautiful tail and gave it to Rhine as a gift.

—This was the first time in the entire history of the Sea Kingdom that a Mermaid had given a human a gift.

"My Magician friend, I will remember your help and always remember the favor I owe you today! If you need anything in the future, I will provide you with an equal amount of help," Ariel vowed excitedly.

In the end, the Mermaid Princess led the large fish carrying the two human children and left this ugly Coral Forest.

The Sea Hag watched them disappear into the depths of the sea.

"A human Magician? Indeed very powerful!"

At this time, the Sea Hag's heart was not filled with the disappointment of having her business stolen and the transaction failing, but with a fountain of joy:

"Is it possible for such a human Magician from the land to fulfill the wish I mentioned earlier?"

The Sea Hag did not forget that the human Magician was still considering paying her a second reward in exchange for the Witch Coven's information.

"Help me gain the recognition and acceptance of the entire Sea Kingdom. Let the Mermaids and other sea creatures in this sea no longer fear me or dislike me!"

"This is the second reward I ask for."

—If it weren't for fulfilling this wish, to become as popular as Ariel, how could she have asked for "the Mermaid Princess's beautiful singing voice"?