Races: Online (VR Smartphone App)

What did Odele expect from arriving at a place of human festivities? She heard voices from the sea and oceans. While the Human, the Demon and the Wood Elf argued about things related to safety and precaution—she quickly headed to the location.

She moved past the crowd of people and pushed against them, getting knocked back by people rushing. It was like an impenetrable wave, difficult to navigate around. She was swept back and forth save for the time she finally used her voice. 

"Excuse me—out of the way." 

After that, the sea of people parted into almost half. It was almost like the time when a human once parted the sea that was once told in her aquatic history lessons about five decades ago.

Well, there were countless occurrences like so.

Soon she arrived at a small water exhibition. Odele glanced at the bracelet that Han had placed on her wrist earlier. He told her that this was a daily-pass wristband and gave her the ability to go wherever she wished.

A brief smile crossed on her lips as she finagled with the strap of this wristband.

"That man was thoughtful enough to prepare this much..." Well, this was a trade agreement between them so she decided not to think about it anymore. But he fulfilled her request accordingly. 

Her gaze flickered across her surroundings. This was truly an amusement and theme park as she told him in the Creators' world—and while she did want to experience riding a ferris wheel and all those other things… She placed her hand on the glass.

One sea creature who happened to be close by, swam up to her. This octopus quickly stuck to glass and tapped on it with its tentacles, communicating with her. 

The young Mermaid sighed inwardly. Not really attentive to the children who had noticed that most of the aquatic sea creatures had swarmed around her for their pleas of help.

Odele had an idea that formed in her mind.

It was truly simple for her to do, magnificent to imagine and spoke of a great escape—but there were no doubt so many other places with situations like this and she couldn't be there for all of them. Would her testing this one out make a difference?

"Odele!"

Han Jing found a great number of parents who seemed spooked out by the cluster of fishes in just one spot—but it was a great sign. He ran towards her and waved, "Oi! I've been looking everywhere for you."

"Ah, Han." Odele smiled at him and inclined her head. "Where is Jilanya and Faeran?"

Han Jing stared at her and then back at the aquarium. He looked at one of the octopus and clearly winced as he remembered the tentacled face—

A black spurt of ink blasted in the glass as the octopus left and scattered the rest of the sea creatures. Han had a very distinctive sense that the creature just gave him a 'F-You!' before it went out.

Odele's eyes widened and she suddenly grabbed his arm with inhuman strength. "You know how to speak our language? That octopus was frightened when you mentioned Chu...you know them."

Even she dared not finish the sentence.

Han Jing winced and pulled his arm back, then scratched his head. "Oh you know, just a little bit of [ Detect Thoughts ] and some [ Telepathy ]... and it works faster for creatures." It had worked better with the Colossal Wyvern and this Octopus than when he tried communicating with people. He could now detect other people's thoughts, but trying to talk to them still made his head hurt.

Odele's eyes widened. "That's very unique!"

"No it isn't." A voice suddenly spoke up.

Han Jing turned around and saw that both the Demon Lord and Wood Elf were still around. Jilanya was the one who spoke up and strutted down towards them. Faeran followed along and waved. Despite their conversation, the two decided to stick around for the heck of it? Boredom? Another purpose? 

He didn't know at all.

Faeran grinned at him. "Do you know what kind of humans also have the capacity to talk with animal creatures?"

"Beast Tamers? Druids?" Han Jing offered.

"No—well, yes." Faeran admitted with a frown, a bit put out at the example. But then he motioned elegantly around them. "But Princesses also tend to have a Skill like that. Surely the idea of young women of royal bloodline being assisted or saved by a deer, being friends with bluebirds and rats had their own origin, don't you think?"

Han Jing stared at the Wood Elf flatly. "Are you trying to call me a Princess?"

"If you can't save a Princess, might as well be one?" Faeran laughed. "I kid, but if there is a knack for it—maybe it's a talent."

Jilanya stifled a snigger at that and rolled her eyes. But then she gazed at the Mermaid. "Do not tell me that you are attempting to save these creatures when you heartily ate the lobster from last night."

Odele pouted and swayed in her spot. "Some part of me can certainly eat them without blinking an eye, but that doesn't mean that I like the idea of them being trapped in such a tiny space. I know it's a little hard to explain—"contemporary romance

"You were planning to break them out of their aquarium?!" Han Jing swerved back to the Mermaid. He had thought about the Wood Elf turning the entire city into a forest, the buildings all wrapped in vines as Faeran ran about shouting about freedom or the Demon Lord trying to burn it to the ground… but this attempt didn't cross his mind.

"I've had it prepared, my water control skill—or aquamancy is impeccable."

"Did you consider how me and the others would react?" Han Jing grimaced. "You think people are just going to let you go out of the theme park while holding all of the sea creatures in a water pool above your head?"

Odele smiled. "I can say please very well. They'll surely listen when I ask."

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