The King of West Asia Kingdom had personally set a test to recruit renowned diviners. That was certainly something new!
Self-proclaimed diviners from all over the country, and even many foreign lands, came flooding in.
Some called themselves wizards, some prophets, some seers, and others astrologers. Some were commoners, while others were nobles or noble advisers.
Whatever they called themselves, they were skilled at fiddling with Crystal Balls, Tarot Cards, tea leaves, tortoise shells, and the like. They spoke all sorts of mystical nonsense, claiming they could see others' futures and pasts and speak with the dead.
Hundreds of cloaked, hooded, mysteriously dressed people gathered in the Royal Capital. It was truly a curious sight! The one presiding over this examination was none other than Prince Eric.
He had taken over the task from his father and was responsible for selecting the most accurate diviner among them all.
In truth, more than anyone else, he wanted to know the origins of that "Amnesiac Girl."
And if there really was such an exceptional diviner, the prince also wanted to ask him or her: Who exactly was the girl who had saved him in that shipwreck, the benefactor who resembled the "Amnesiac Girl"? He eagerly awaited the answers to both questions.
While the prince was filled with anticipation, Ariel was terrified in the palace.
She did not know how many of the diviners who had come from everywhere were frauds, or how many truly possessed real ability.
"If the prince finds out that I am a mermaid from the sea, how will he treat me?"
"Will he still take my hand as he used to, and watch the sunset and sunrise with me?
"Will he see me as some inhuman monster? Humans fear and despise mermaids so much."
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