Chapter 293: The Goldtail Clan
When the sky cleared up after the defeat of the fake Thunderbird, the waves that were turbulent started calming down.
The very atmosphere around them changed as the fog around them cleared up.
The dead bodies of the creatures on the deck started turning into water and vanished before their eyes, and as they saw, the wounds all over their bodies started healing.
They were all aware of this unique effect but to those who did not know much about the current scenario, be it the young red haired girl or her mother holding a giant shield covered in golden energy, this situation was nothing less attractive than the fight that they had witnessed just now.
"Master… the waves."
"Yes, Sera. I'm seeing this as well."
Not many of them could see it, but those who had a heightened Mana perception could see how the waves were changing as well.
Their water was moving, something seemed to be coming to the surface once again, and seeing this, Elio could not help his anxiety.
"They're here already? Seems like they had sensed Lady Anna's presence."
The pirates on the deck who had returned to their optimal conditions knew they could tell what was going on.
They did not need long contemplation like Odin to know the movements of waters and the Mana was caused by the arrival of a royalty. A person whose mere presence affected the movements of the waters of this grand sea.
"Roo's here it seems."
Alex landed on the deck with a smile on her face.
The wings on her back vanished at this moment as well, and sir Victor appeared beside her.
She had placed the white sword back into her sheath already, so Elio looked at that sword for a moment, and then turned his attention to the waters that now had new figures popping up on its surface.
"Come. Let's greet her."
Alex dragged him to the railing and when they looked, strange fishes resembling rays and sharks were now covering their ship from all sides.
On a certain giant turtle, there was a palanquin as well, so seeing this first stunned Elio, but then he looked beside him at Alex.
"They're from the kingdom?" Their destination was the underwater kingdom where the Goldtail tribe ruled.
They were one of the original inhabitants of the ocean as well as the remnants of primordial beings.
Just from seeing the creature that these individuals covered in a unique scale armor, just from the sheer number of these individuals surrounding their ships, Elio could tell they were no less powerful than the kingdom on the western continent that he had known.
The merpeople were humanoids, however they had different physical features depending on the kind of waters that they lived in.
Elio knew merfolks that were simply covered in a uniquely rough skin resembling the amphibians. He also knew about the creatures that had gills and fins, about the merfolks that resembled different kinds of oceanic lifeforms, and also about their predators and archenemies.
But the Goldtail tribe that he was seeing right now, these humanoids that also had a mermaid-like tail, were unique individuals.
"Yup. Roo's here." Alex was excited to meet someone that had come with these merfolks, specifically the princess of their kind who she had once saved and helped.
She had a unique relationship with these people, with the person sitting inside the palanquin situated on top of that giant turtle's shell.
"She's the princess that you were talking about?"
"Yup~."
"Damn…" Elio was the only one that could see far enough to see the individual hidden behind the curtain covering the palanquin. He could see the individual sitting with her bright golden tail that resembled the other merfolks that were riding the other ocean creatures.
He could see how she also had a human like upper body and a mermaid like tail, however her tail seemed to be made of actual gold unlike the others of her kind who simply had a golden tail.
They had scales that seemed to be of gold color, but her tail was different. Instead of having colors of gold, it seemed like each one of the scales on her tail was carved from actual gold itself.
Her upper human body was voluptuous, attracting his attention. It was a natural response for some reason so he figured out her charm must be quite high.
He could not see her status window either, but his eyes told him that she possessed power that he could not fathom. Also, his eyes told him her age… so, he knew she was older than his late grandmother.
But, her deep blue hair resembling the vast blue ocean and the golden eyes that were looking back at him with great interest on them were speaking how she found him and his presence interesting.
"You're looking at her aren't you?"
"Is it that obvious?"
"You're practically staring at her, dude."
"It's not like I want to do that… I have this feeling that I'll lose both my hands if I look away from her right now."
Her interest in him highlighted his survival instincts. He knew what might come out of looking away from her at this moment, so he kept looking in that direction and seeing this, a chuckle left Alex's lips.
"He's mine, Roo! You can't have him!" Alex shouted while looking at the palanquin at distance. And, though she did not see it herself, the person behind the curtains had a smile on her face as she shook her head and took her eyes away from Elio.
"Haaa… that felt like an eternity, I must say."
Only when she took her eyes away from him was he able to look away and blink his eyes.
{ "Haha. Can't we share him like we did with That one? He's really interesting, you know?" }
As soon as that voice resonated across the area, the other merfolks in armor all knelt and placed their trident like weapons down.
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The curtains covering the palanquin were lifted, and a unique wave of golden energy flowed out to all sides with a glow of blue to it.
The Princess of the Goldtail tribe, the second highest authority of these waters, revealed herself to the world that had not seen her beyond those curtains.
It should have been impossible for mortals to see her when she was beyond those curtains but the fact that Elio was able to see her made her interest in him even greater.
"Woh…"
When the curtains were lifted, she flowed out of the palanquin and got close to the ship, to her friend, while riding the winds.
She was flying, but it almost seemed like she was riding the waves.
Her golden tail was dazzling.
Her mere form was so attractive that some could not even resist her charm and fell unconscious.
Many men as well as women on the deck fell down like that, and those who were left awake had either seen this scene in the past, or were seeing something like this happening for the first time.
Those who were seeing this for the first time mostly used to be among the individuals who had fallen down but that was a tale of the past.
They were seeing the mermaid princess for the first time, many who had seen her many times already, were still just as stunned as the rest who saw her for the first time.
Odin could not believe how there could be someone so attractive. Her tail was unique, but instead of her tail, he could not help take his eyes away from her hair that seemed to be water itself.
Misha was staring at her as well, and while she was doing it, her Ichor was reacting to the princess' presence.
Rin found this strange creature pretty unbelievable, but she was strangely one of those who could not help but admire her body.
Her tail was covered in scales of gold, but most of her upper body was unclothed. Different from the soldier covered in armor, only her chest was covered by what seemed to be a cloth made from shell like ornaments.
She was wearing other kinds of jewelry around her hands and waist as well, so it was strangely attractive to humans like them.
{ "Now that you're here, at least leave him to me for a few days~." }
The princess of Goldtail, Roohmi. After she flew to the ship and stood before her friend, she hugged her without hesitation.
They had seen each other just recently a few years ago so not too long had passed since then. At least as a mermaid, she didn't feel like a lot of time had passed since their last visit.
"I know what will happen if I leave him with you, you slay fox. I'm not falling for the same trap again."
They were close, close enough to have an understanding of their current situations.
They were chatting merrily right now, but they knew what they would have to face when they reached their kingdom.
With the changes of the world affecting the largest part of the world on the greatest scale, the ones who were in charge of the ocean and other water bodies were the most anxious about the ongoing situation.
She could tell from her expression that seeing her made this princess feel a little relief, however, they weren't going to stay here for much longer.
They could not stay here for too long, they needed to finish their work as soon as they could and move to their next destination.
Truthfully, not much time was left before the world collision concluded.
They needed to be in their own world, with their families, when the change happens.
It was necessary, and an even more important thing to do right now was securing things that will help them in their world more than they might help the natives of this world.
Alex had known well about the Gathering that might be taking place at this moment and she had made her preparations already.
She had handed all the words she would have spoken in that gathering to Blaze and he will take care of the things there.
So…
"We should go now."
She needed to take care of everything over here.
They did not have much time left now…