After putting some distance between them, the mermaid girl looked at Randall awkwardly, her little face bright red.
She said shyly,
"Um, I didn't expect you to be so quick. You caught me off guard for a moment."
Randall's face darkened.
Girl, do you even know how to phrase things?
What do you mean, so quick?
Actually, there was nothing particularly wrong with the words themselves.
But paired with the mermaid girl's embarrassed expression, they instantly took on a different flavor.
And I caught you off guard, huh...
Still, the mermaid girl did have her head on straight.
She composed herself, braced her tail against the floor, and bowed deeply to Randall.
"Um, thank you so much! I'd have been in serious trouble without you!
Oh, right! My name is Caris!"
Randall accepted her thanks without fuss and said,
"My name is Randall."
"Oh, Randall! That's such a nice name.
Oh, right, I'm sixteen this year!
I live at 178 Coral Polyp Street in the Coral District on Fish-Man Island!
I work as a waitress at a café!
My hobbies are..."
"Stop, stop, stop! Keep going and this won't get past the censors!" Randall cut her off, a headache coming on.
If he didn't stop her, he feared she would even blurt out her measurements and sexual preferences.
"Oh, okay! Hehe~"
The mermaid girl, Caris, stuck out her tongue sheepishly.
Randall couldn't help shaking his head. What a scatterbrained little girl...
He had rather forgotten that he was about the same age as her.
"All right, you're free. You can go home now!"
"Ah~"
Caris let out a wistful sigh.
"Then remember to come visit me if you ever come to Fish-Man Island!
Fish-Man Island is beautiful! You absolutely have to come! You'll regret it if you don't!"
Her little