You Wouldn't Lie to Us, Would You?

Shyarly seemed to understand a little. "Lady Otohime, is this the scenery you wanted everyone to see?"

Queen Otohime nodded. "The world is vast. Fish-Man Island is only a small corner of it, and it is no longer safe. We must forget our hatred and leave the seabed."

The bubbles around the mermaid girls suddenly all burst. Amid a crisp chorus of popping bubbles, all the girls collapsed onto the ground.

The bubbles that worked on both Fish-Man Island and Sabaody gradually lost their stickiness and burst in other environments due to differences in humidity and air pressure. As a result, the mermaids became clumsy.

The uneasy young mermaids all looked eagerly at Miming, suddenly realizing that there was no turning back now.

Miming reassured them, "Don't worry. Once we reach Mary Geoise, they'll recharge your bubbles with specially reinforced ones—the kind the Celestial Dragons use."

"You wouldn't lie to us, would you?" Shyarly looked utterly distrustful of Miming.

Before Miming could speak, the elevator suddenly entered a patch of white clouds, then burst through the sea of clouds. The mermaid girls immediately cheered without a care in the world, making Shyarly roll her eyes.

"Cheer to your hearts' content!" Queen Otohime spread her arms and said excitedly, "We've left the seabed! We're heading for the top of the world!"

Behind the cheering mermaid girls, Shyarly stood alone, coldly watching the surrounding crowd. Marines, agents—everyone looked at them with envy, amusement, surprise, disdain, and all kinds of other expressions. Among these humans, many probably saw them as a bunch of country bumpkins who had never seen the world.

"You still haven't answered me." Shyarly gritted her teeth and spoke softly to Miming.

"Hm?" Miming thought for a moment, then gave an answer that left Shyarly staring blankly. "What can you