”... you sound like a good guy.”
The mermaid bows her head to us with a smile on her face.
In that pleasant atmosphere, Mr. Rowga snorted.
I've been completely poisoned, but I can't be alarmed yet.
It may seem harmless to the animals and invite us to take off our guard.
"You should be careful. The more horrible he is, the more he smiles at me."
"That's right. For now, let's get close."
"Do you want to add medicine?"
"That's good."
Everyone answered Nino's question in unison.
While doing so, the mermaid swims slowly towards us.
It looked so easy, I didn't even have a weapon in my hand.
"It was really helpful." I couldn't get out of the cave because of that frog! "
"Ah, yes, that's right..."
"Hmm? Isn't it a bit nervous, human?"
The mermaid leans her head strangely as she peers into our faces.
Then, Sister said in amazement.
"It seems that mermaids confuse people." It's only natural to be vigilant. "
"That's not true!" It's a misunderstanding! "
Then the mermaid shook her head sideways in anger.
And I said it with my chest wide open.
“We mermaids just live peacefully at the bottom of this lake!" Sometimes I disrespect the fish... "I don't do anything to confuse humans!”
"Hmm... there's no such thing as a lying atmosphere."
When Liza said that, she looked at us like she was asking for an opinion.
... sure enough, I don't feel much badwill from this mermaid.
Kurta and the others seem to agree, and they look confused and confused.
It was too far away from the figure of the mermaid I had imagined before I went out.
But, Mermaid, there are a lot of people who didn't come back from visiting your village.
Huh? Humans have never been to a village, have they?
"...... You're so wrong......?"
As soon as I get out of the boat, I ask the mermaid.
Have you really never been here?
"Yes, in the first place, it's not the kind of place you would come to." Our village is at the end of an underwater cave. "
Isn't that the island in the middle of the lake?
When Rowga asked, the mermaid looked terribly surprised.
Then, after a few seconds, you raise your voice so loud that your ears hurt.
No!!!! Isn't that the land of the seals!!
"...... the land of the seal?"
Somehow, it sounds so mysterious.
"It is the sealed site of Bezebubfo, which once ruled this land."
Belzebufo?
"I've got a name I've never heard of..."
We saw a local fisherman, but he vehemently denied it.
"I don't know that kind of guy!" If it's Grandpa, maybe he knows something... "
"I see... Mermaid, what is this beelzebubfo?"
"According to legend, it's a very large frog demon." I think the frog belonged to him. "
Even though it's sealed, are your family members rampaging?
In response to her sister's question, the mermaid shook her head slowly and vertically.
That face has a different sense of urgency than before.
"It seems that the seal has weakened recently." That's why I went out to see what was going on...... but that's not it. "
When she said that, the mermaid bent her head in shame.
"That's why the demon seal has weakened..."
Could it be that this is also related to the demon race?
It seems that the demonic forces that wanted to cause trouble in the human world were all over the place.
After making contact with the Demon King's army cadre, I was now in Ookamori's state.
It is not surprising that anything was going on.
"But when it comes to that, it's weird." Didn't Zeke and the others say they saw a mermaid? "
"... I may have added that part later."
"Hmm? But when I checked the materials, I didn't seem to find any trace of that..."
I was well deceived.
Nino pushes his hand against his chin and makes a thought-provoking move.
She keeps chattering as she is.
"After reading the material, you pointed out the traces that scraped the paper and hid something, right? There must have been nothing in that part. But I dared to leave a visible trail."
"Why would you do that?"
"To distract attention." Don't let the unnaturalness of the added part distract you. As a result, I was deceived brilliantly... "
"I see, I've thought it through."
Rowga nodded as she framed her arms.
Certainly, if there are any visible signs of concealment, the eyes will go there.
It was quite a thoughtful way of doing things.
Obviously not an amateur trick.
"... I mean, from what I've learned so far." The people inside the barrier weren't mermaids, they were most likely attacked by a demon named Belzebufo. "
"At this moment, it's finally turning into a dirty smell." What are you going to do, report it to Master Leonidas? "
"Hmm, the Valdemar family may be involved in the situation..." I should.
Having said that, the mermaid exclaimed, "Um..."
We were talking about it inside ourselves, so it seemed like we were out of hand.
"I really want to thank you for everything." Is there anything I can do? ”
Huh?
Unexpectedly, I almost stopped thinking.
Yes, if the mermaid can cry for us right now, we can stop talking!
I took the mermaid's tears and took the Oriharkon's dagger instead.
It's a surprisingly simple story.
"Well, then... will you cry?" We want mermaid tears! "
Hee? Tears?
Yes! Just a little bit, that's all!
As we move forward, we ask for your help.
Then the mermaid said with a slightly troubled face.
"I think you believe in legends..." There is no immortality in our tears. "
... what the hell is going on?
I didn't think so, and I was going to scream.