My expression?
Faced with the girl's accusation, Angel was briefly confused. She was not only wearing a lady's hat with a veil, but also facing the porthole. How could the girl have seen her expression?
Besides, she hadn't done anything strange...
At that moment, she suddenly recalled her first encounter with Trissy in Backlund. During their conversation, Trissy had suddenly adopted an expression completely different from before, yet afterward had been entirely unaware of it.
Could it be that I...
She subconsciously looked at her palm. That peculiar Sapphire Ring was not on her finger, having been sealed within a Wall of Spirituality and thrown into her luggage.
"Danton, I told you not to go over there!"
The girl's voice pulled Angel from her thoughts. She saw the little boy break free from his sister's hand and walk up to her again, looking up at her curiously.
"Big sister, are you a mermaid?"
The sudden question amused Angel. She crouched down until her gaze was level with Danton's and asked in return:
"Why would you think that?"
"Uncle Krivis said there are lots of mermaids at sea. They use their beauty and singing to lure passing Sailors and Adventurers, tricking them into returning home with them... I-I want to be an Adventurer too!"
Why did that legend sound so strange? Could the Krivis he mentioned be the bodyguard chatting with Klein? ...It seemed this little boy had heard too many stories of the sea, which was why he asked such an odd question.
As Angel pondered this, a mischievous thought suddenly occurred to her. She removed her lady's hat, revealing her face to the siblings, and asked with a smile:
"Then do you think I'm a mermaid?"
"Eh, i-it's a Siren!"
Danton's sister reacted first instead. She abruptly yanked Danton