Chapter 46

"Mermaid!"

I was wide awake! Mermaids! They actually exist in this world!

In literature, they are the third rarest species.

By the seaside, they are said to appear occasionally.

"On land, they look just like humans, though."

"Speaking of species, Mimachi is a light dwarf, and I am a demon."

"Demon!"

But, somehow, it feels right that the head maid is a demon...

"Yui-sama, you seem very convinced. Well, I'm used to it."

"If Endelia-sama were a regular human, that would be more surprising, wouldn't it?"

"Among the female members, I am the only one who is a common human."

The maid with light brown hair and slightly prominent freckles smiled.

"This girl is Senri. She certainly looks like a commoner, a human, but she is probably a throwback to a giant ancestor."

Yeah. The wooden box that the coachman and the guard were carrying with great effort, she lifted it effortlessly.

By the way, giants are not just rare; they are the third most legendary species.

It seems that legendary dragon slayers are almost always giants.

"Eh? Yui-sama, why are you convinced? If there were giants in my family, I would be boasting about it to my descendants! I really am just a common human!"

"Come on, Yui-sama, let's go for a swim~"

Senri's counterargument was completely ignored.

This exchange seems to be a familiar one.

After seeing that incredible strength, it's not very convincing...

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Her hair, now more blue and lustrous, had somehow grown to twice its original length.

Mermaid species

Known as the strongest species in water.

Soaking in the hot spring, she pulled my hand and gently released her magic, transforming.

Her scales were like jewels, incredibly beautiful.

They covered her forehead and hairline, from her neck to her arms and the backs of her hands.

There were no scales from her collarbone to her chest and below her navel.

I learned this from the species dictionary!

A female-dominated species, male bodies are rarely born.

They can have children with humans, but the female offspring are mermaids, and the male offspring are humans, not half-breeds.

Her hair can move freely and nothing can cut it in water.

"Beautiful"

"Hehe, thank you"

No, no, this is really something incredible.

The slightly dim space is now blue.

Centered around her, blue magical light almost dominates the space.

To me, she looks very much like a spirit.

I am pulled to swim.

Swimming is something from my previous life.

My body, which knows how to float, rides the current without any strange tension.

Well, I can breathe underwater too.

I realized this when I was 'put in the bath' by the maids at my birth home.

My clothes, to keep them from getting dirty, were submerged in water once every four days.

Among the spirits attached to me, the one with white rabbit ears is inside the dress... not legs, but a fish tail.

It seems to have the attributes of the moon and water.

Thanks to her, I can breathe underwater.

It was tough until I realized it, but after that, it was a great help.

"Yui-sama, you seem to be a good swimmer."

"I can breathe underwater."

"Ah, you have the blessing of a strong water spirit."

I am pulled down into the water.

Wow, incredible.

There are so many water spirits.

At the bottom of the water, they were gathered around the roots of crystal pillars.