Tong Hua pointed at the first bottle, which contained a murky, gray-green liquid with the briny smell of seaweed.
"With this one, drinking it makes gill slits like Sharpedo's grow on both sides of your cheeks. It does let you breathe underwater, but-
it looks a little frightening."
He pointed at the second bottle, which held a blue potion with a pearly sheen.
"This one doesn't grow gills, but it forms a huge transparent bubble around the drinker's head, like the one on Dewpider's head.
It provides air, but it obstructs your vision and makes moving inconvenient."
Finally, he picked up the third bottle, a potion as clear and transparent as water, and said helplessly,
"This one is the most ridiculous. Drinking it turns you into a mermaid. Your lower body loses its legs and becomes fishlike.
It does seem pretty interesting, but Feng wants a potion that can prevent the children from drowning.
Not a potion that makes the children stop being human-"
Hattrem floated over and examined the potions one by one, a look of distaste appearing on her little face.
"Bri! Did you come here deliberately to show off and make fun of me, bri?!
Just listen to yourself, bri! You've made potions that grow gills, breathing helmets, and even turn people into mermaids! Why won't you bring out a potion that can turn me back into a human, bri?!"
The more Hattrem spoke, the angrier she became, until even her little pink curls seemed ready to explode. She floated up to Tong Hua and jabbed his chest hard with her little hand.
"Bri! Are you doing this on purpose?! Do you think seeing me like this is funny, bri?!"
"I'm innocent!" Tong Hua hurriedly raised his hands in surrender, looking utterly blameless. "Teacher, you really are