My expression?
Faced with the girl's accusation, Angel was a little confused for a moment. Not only was she wearing a lady's hat with a veil, but she was also facing the porthole. How could her expression be seen?
What's more, I didn't do anything weird...
At this moment, she suddenly thought of her first encounter with Trissy in Backlund. During the conversation, the other party suddenly changed to a completely different expression from before, but she was completely unaware of it afterwards.
Could it be that I...
She subconsciously looked at her palm. The strange Sapphire Ring was not between her fingers. Instead, she sealed it with Wall of Spirituality and threw it into her luggage.
"Danton, I told you not to go there!"
The girl's voice awoke Angel from her thoughts. She found that the little boy broke free from her sister's hand, walked to her again, and looked up at her curiously.
"Sister, are you a mermaid?"
This sudden question made Angel laugh. She squatted down so that her eyes were level with Danton, and asked:
"Why do you think so?"
"Uncle Krivis said that there are many mermaids on the sea. They will use their beauty and singing to lure passing Sailor and Adventurer, and trick them back into their homes... Me, I also want to be Adventurer!"
Why does this legend sound weird? Couldn't the Krivis he was talking about be the bodyguard chatting with Klein... It seems that this little boy asked such a strange question because he heard too many legends about the sea.
Angel was thinking, and suddenly had the idea of playing a prank in her heart. She took off the lady's hat on her head, showed her face in front of the siblings, and asked with a smile:
"So do you think I'm a mermaid?"
"Hey, yes, it's Siren!"
The first person to react was Danton's sister. She suddenly pulled Danton over and took a few steps away. She stared at Angel with her big eyes, her surprise and curiosity were greater than her panic.
In some legends, another name for mermaid is Siren.
"Donna, Danton, I remember I said that the lower body of the mermaid is not the legs, but the tail."
A rough voice came from the side. The middle-aged man who was talking to Klein just now walked over and reached out to gently touch Danton's head.
"Krivis, the bodyguards of these two children."
He turned his head to look at Angel and made a Gentlemen salute, acting unfamiliar and casual.
"Hello, Mr. Krivis."
Angel wanted to report his name, but remembered that he was the companion of "Mad Adventurer" Sparrow and should have similar personalities and traits to him, so he responded coldly.
Krivis didn't take it seriously. He was just here to pick up his employer's precious children. Seeing that Angel made no other moves, he nodded slightly and left near the porthole with Donna and Danton.
The girl who was about the same age as Melissa took two steps and turned back to look at Angel, her eyes still full of curiosity.
Then the expression on her face turned to horror and her eyes suddenly opened wide.
Because Angel stood up again and raised the hem of her skirt slightly, there was nothing underneath where her legs should have been, as if this tall, beautiful lady was suspended in the air...
Siren!
Donna's whole body stiffened, and his eyes slowly moved upward, looking at Angel's face, only to find that she put her right index finger in front of her mouth, signaling the girl who had "seen through her secret" to keep Secret Keeping secret.
The girl nodded with a look of horror, closed her eyes, turned around, and followed Krivis away from Recreation Room obediently.
Angel, who had lost his invisibility effect, returned to Klein with a smile on his face and sat across from the card table. The latter watched the whole prank with a faint smile on his face.
"If you scare children like this, they will have nightmares at night."
He chased the three of them as they left the door of Recreation Room, then looked at Angel and joked.
"That little boy Danton said he wanted to be Adventurer. After seeing the legendary mermaid, he should have a dream that his wish would come true at night, and Donna...She may have a sleepless night, just think of it as punishment for discovering the secret of 'Siren'. Who makes her always think that I am a monster who attracts Adventurer with my beauty and singing?"
"Aren't you?"
Bang——
Angel kicked Klein from under the table, causing Adventurer to stand up from the table with a grin on his face, attracting the curious eyes of several passengers who were Fight Evil around him.
After the novelty of boarding the ship wore off, it soon became a boring and boring journey. Klein tried to blend in with the other Gentlemens and gathered a table to play "Fight Evil". Unwilling to use divination to cheat, he quickly lost 5 pounds. He said with a dark face that he would not participate in similar games again... at least not today.
Angel found a book about various treasures and legends at sea from Recreation Room's bookshelf. He read it carefully by the porthole and soon discovered that the book was full of vague and specious rumors. Even the "mermaid" she was mistaken for just now has no fewer than five different descriptions. The only thing they have in common is that they have amazing beauty. It's no wonder that the Donna siblings think she is one of them.
After having the same sumptuous dinner in the restaurant, the two of them wandered around on the deck for a while, until the sea breeze turned cold at night, and then they returned to their suite.
Thinking of spending the next week like this, Angel's stomach twitched as he digested the food.
Hua Hua, click——
A discordant tone suddenly appeared in the sound of the waves that seemed to never stop. Angel, who was carving a "Storm Convergence", stopped the carving knife in his hand and looked at the half-closed porthole.
It was already late at night, and the crimson moonlight outside the window shone on the sea, turning the deep blue sea water into a strange red during the day. There was another "click" sound from below the porthole.
She curiously walked to the window and looked down. On the deck below, a sneaky figure squatted on the edge of the ship's side, smearing something on the dagger in his hand. The smell of blood mixed with a strange fragrance penetrated Angel's nose.
It was the bodyguard named Krivis during the day... What was he doing? Returning to your old business?
The behavior of adventurers on the sea working part-time as pirates has always been a hot topic in various legends. Angel immediately thought of this possibility, but her Dark Vision soon discovered several other people hiding nearby, a female bodyguard traveling with Krivis, and the target of the afternoon prank, the Donna siblings.
This strange combination allowed her to dispel the above doubts.
Klein also walked out of the bedroom at this time, neatly dressed, holding a revolver, and looked at Angel curiously.
After a while, the two came to the deck below and saw Krivis, who was sprinkling peppercorns on several pieces of beef and sheep offal dripping with blood.
"Mloc, a lone mer," Krivis patted the pepper on his hand and pointed to a corrosion mark on the side of the ship. "It probably tried to get on the ship, but failed to find the target and returned to the sea. It is very likely that it is still wandering around. This gives us a chance to make some extra money."
"So you lured it with raw offal?"
Angel asked curiously, noticing that the Donna sister and brother in the corner were leaning towards this side. They pricked up their ears and listened carefully, not even caring about being afraid of her "Siren".
"They love to eat internal organs. Of course, they love humans the most... and pepper will cause the mermaids to have a strong sense of excitement, loss of balance, and then severe exhaustion." Krivis pointed to the beef liver on the ground. "And what I smeared on the dagger is Pritz Harbor's special sweets, Mint Cream. They are fatal toxins for mermaids."
"You know them well?"
Klein interjected.
"Essential knowledge for Adventurer."
The former Adventurer replied calmly.
"Sounds interesting, can I participate?" Klein showed the adventurous spirit of Gehrman Sparrow at this time, patted the revolver on his waist, and asked.
Krivis and the female bodyguard looked at each other and nodded.
"Okay, your... female companion, help Cecil take care of Donna sister and brother, so that she can join the battle without being distracted. You can get 10% of the profit from selling the fishmen after they dock."
Compared with the number of people on both sides, this is obviously a low ratio, but Angel and Klein did not bargain. They joined midway. It is not surprising that Krivis, who had already made complete plans and preparations, refused their joining.
After the assignment, Angel came to the inner corner of the ship's side and stood next to Donna and Danton. The female bodyguard named Cecil was holding a single-shot rifle. When she saw someone taking her place, she nodded and came to Krivis, holding a gun on guard with Klein.
Krivis hung a piece of beef liver on the boom, threw it into the sea, and scattered the remaining pieces of offal coated with peppercorns beside the side of the ship. He held a dagger in one hand and a revolver in the other, hiding on the other side, forming an angle with the other two and surrounding the boom.
"Sea, Siren Miss..." Donna beside Angel suddenly said softly, "Will the fishman really take the bait?"
"My name is Angelica, not Siren." Angel reached out and patted the girl on the head. The height difference between them made it easy for her to win. "Listen carefully, it's already here."
A grinding sound that made one's teeth hurt came from the side of the ship. Soon, a monster covered with dark green scales crossed the railing and turned over to the deck.
Under the crimson moonlight, this "fish man" revealed his true appearance in front of everyone. There were not many "human" parts on his body. It was like an upright fish with deformed limbs. There were webs where the fingers should have been. Two bulging eyes were located on both sides of the face, and there were gills that were constantly opening and closing below.
The nearly two-meter-tall monster looked around warily, then squatted down impatiently, grabbed the animal offal on the ground, stuffed it into its big mouth open to the gills, and started chewing.
The deliciousness of the offal and the additional peppercorns made the monster soon make a satisfied "pop" sound, its eyes began to wander, and the fish's mouth opened upward.
This reminds Angel of a certain famous dish from his hometown.
"Bang——"
There was a loud noise in the night, and seeing that the time had come, Cecil opened fire with his rifle in hand.