"Well, the ceiling I've never seen before."

Covering his head, Roger slowly sat up and looked around at the unfamiliar environment.

It's a very strange room, and the whole room is roughly cone-shaped. There were no windows in the small room, but the pale blue crystals embedded in the "walls" and "roof" provided ample light to the room, although the light was a somewhat unusual pale blue.

And the "bed" under Roger is made of some kind of white reef, covered with a thick layer of sea animal skin, slightly cold to the touch but with quite good warmth, at least Roger, who is not lightly injured, does not feel any cold.

The "quilt" on the body is also made of similar sea animal skin, but compared to the bed, the texture of the sea animal skin used to act as the "quilt" is more gentle, so that Roger wearing this "quilt" hardly feels much weight.

The injured head, left hand, and back were also bandaged with similar sea animal skins, and other than that, Roger was left with only a pair of close-fitting shorts, which Roger didn't notice at all. His eyes were all fixed on the "floor" of the room, which was close to the water along the "bed".

"This taste...... Is it seawater? Although he didn't directly touch the clear water, Roger, with his good sense of smell, still smelled the peculiar smell of seawater, which made Roger's face suddenly become strange.

I can't be captured by the sea elves, right?

With a wry smile, Roger tried to touch the liquid that smelled like seawater, and the wound on his body suddenly came with a burst of pain, which made Roger can't help but let out a muffled snort.

It's a little funny to say, since he has the ability to transform into the Four Holy Beasts, Roger has transformed every time. I had to fall into a coma once, and I would get hurt a lot each time. When he first transformed into Suzaku, he recovered from his injuries because of Suzaku's ability, otherwise Roger would have been lying in bed for a long time.

"Gollum ......"

While Roger was examining his injuries, there was a sound of rocks sliding and a kick from the hut. A seemingly decorative circular pattern half in the water slowly slid away, and a figure slowly swam in, and immediately noticed Roger who had sat up and was hanging his head.

"You've woken up, the Third Elder's secret medicine is really effective." A soft voice sounded slowly.

"It's Sakurahime, this is ...... Huh? ”

Although there were some subtle differences, Roger could still hear that it was Sakurahime's voice. Barely holding back the pain in his body, he slowly raised his head and asked Sakurahime. However, Roger was only halfway through his words, and he paused because of the "Sakurahime" in his eyes.

Both from the shape of the face and the voice. Roger could be sure it should be Sakurahime, yes. But the "Sakurahime" who catches her eyes at this moment, but the long hair is not the original black, but has turned into a bright gold. And the original black eyes have also turned into a clear sea blue, revealing a mysterious temperament.

The blonde "Sakurahime" did not hold a round mirror in her hands, nor did she wear the kimonos that were gorgeous and complicated at first glance. To be precise, the empty-handed "Sakurahime" doesn't even have a piece of clothing on her body at all, and she just covers the important parts of her body with her long hair.

But that's not the main reason for Roger's shock. Although he was indeed surprised by Sakurahime's current appearance, Roger's attention was completely drawn to the part of Sakurahime that was in the water.

It was a fish's tail.

A long one. A beautiful fish tail with bright golden scales. At this moment, it is slowly swinging in the water, supporting the body of "Sakurahime" to the surface.

"Ahem. Ahem. You're a mermaid? Roger's jaw dropped in surprise, and he subconsciously pointed to "Sakurahime" and asked, but at this time, Roger noticed the "dress" of "Sakurahime" and couldn't help but turn his head hurriedly.

This flustered movement involved the wounds on his body, causing Roger to let out another muffled snort, and the white sea beast skin on the left side of his waist immediately oozed blood.

"Don't move! Your injuries are serious! "I felt Roger's scrutiny." Sakurahime's face quickly flushed. However, when Roger let out a muffled snort, the startled "Sakurahime" hurriedly came to the side of the "bed", and quickly pressed a circular pattern on her chest with her right hand, and several bottles of potions appeared in her right hand in an instant, and then "Sakurahime" planned to hold Roger. Change the dressing for Roger.

Those potions Roger could see very clearly, they were all the best wound medicines produced by Emerald City.

"Wait! I'll do it myself! Also, can you get dressed first? Seeing Sakurahime's long hair fluttering while swimming, constantly leaking spring light, a pair of eyes really didn't know where to put Roger's nosebleed was about to spurt out, and he hurriedly blocked it again and again.

"Don't move! The injuries on your left hand and back are not something you can handle on your own! Don't move around! Several times he stretched out his hand to be blocked, and the somewhat embarrassed "Sakurahime" finally chanted the magic directly, and the sea water next to the "bed" instantly surged, turning into a series of ice chains, binding Roger to death.

With a red face, he changed the medicine for Roger, and "Sakurahime" hid in the circular hole with his hands on his chest, and then untied Roger's binding magic.

Looking at "Sakurahime" with his head down and his face was almost ripe, the corners of Roger's mouth couldn't help but pull, and then he changed the topic: "What, let's talk about what kind of place this is." ”

Lowering her head and playing with her hair, "Sakurahime" said slowly: "I guess you have also guessed, that's right, this is the underwater city of Mirien, which is the territory of the mermaid clan. ”

"As for me, well, I am the heir of the White Sea Clan of the Mermaid Clan, the seventeenth heir of the Mermaid Queen, and the name of the Mermaid Clan is Pallas. White Sea, don't call me by the wrong name during this time in Mirien, or we'll be in trouble. ”

"In addition, because it is at the bottom of the sea, the merfolk are the same as Naga and sea elves. In fact, they all wear no clothes, and only when they go ashore to keep out the cold, they will wear armor. So during this time in Mirien, we're all going to have to dress up like that. At this point, Sakurahime's face was already red and about to drip blood.

God is pitiful, Sakurahime grew up. It's the first time I've dressed up like this.

"I said, is there no other way?" Roger said with a bitter face. To be honest, Sakurahime's appearance is indeed very eye-catching, but Roger doesn't want to cause Luna to misunderstand.

"If you're worried about Mistress Luna's thoughts, don't worry, I've already communicated with her." As if seeing Roger's thoughts, Sakurahime said with some dissatisfaction.

"Huh?" Now Roger really felt terrified.

"You were in a coma at the time, and I was going to help you unwrap your clothes so that I could give you medicine. And then all of a sudden, you open your eyes. Sakurahime raised an eyebrow at Roger, "I was really surprised that Luna-sama's voice came out of your mouth." ”

Roger tugged at the corners of his mouth, due to the connection of the soul, when he lost consciousness, Luna could temporarily control his body, and vice versa. However, Roger's injuries were probably serious at the time, even for Luna, who was the Luna God's patron. I'm afraid I won't be able to completely heal his injuries.

"Because the injuries on your left hand and back are beyond your control, Master Luna has entrusted you to me." Said here. Sakurahime's face showed a very obvious schadenfreude: "Also, because you were so badly injured, Luna-sama is very angry, and the consequences are serious!" But Luna said, when you go back, you can obediently go and kneel on the washboard! ”

Is it just kneeling on the washboard? Roger breathed a sigh of relief.

"Time to be determined." Sakurahime added very lightly. Roger's face froze.

time, time to be determined......

Roger swallowed his saliva suddenly, and his face became very ugly. The pain of kneeling on the washboard is really only understood by those who have knelt down.

"Then again. As a mermaid, how did you become a native of Yingzhou? Subconsciously, Roger changed the subject.

However, his topic seemed to arouse Sakurahime's sadness, and Sakurahime, who was still flushed with her face, quickly lowered her head.

"You should know the traditions of the mermaids, right?" Sakurahime said slowly, but didn't listen to Roger's answer, but continued to talk on her own.

"There are more women than men in the mermaid family, but they practice monogamy, so many female mermaids often go to the sea to tempt some humans because they can't find a mate."

"Of course, as a royal family, my mother certainly couldn't have done something like that. She was separated from the guards during a battle and was eventually rescued by my father's passing fleet. ”

Saying this, Sakurahime had a smile on her face, and it was obvious that what happened when her parents met for the first time was probably a very interesting story.

"At that time, my mother was rescued by my father in the form of a human being. Although the soldiers were suspicious of their mother's origins, they still allowed their father to do his best to save her. It was during that time that a lot of things happened, and my mother fell in love with my father, and finally they came together and gave birth to me. ”

"When I was born, I was born as a human being, so no one knew that I had mermaid blood, except for the Great Mother Goddess. In this way, our family had a rather happy time. ”

"However, a happy life is always short-lived." Sakurahime sighed, and an unforgettable hatred suddenly appeared in her eyes, and the weight of the resentment shocked Roger's heart.

"When I was ten years old, my mother's secret of being a mermaid, for some reason, eventually leaked out and attracted the attention of the daimyo who was nearby at the time." Sakurahime slowly hugged her body and sank herself into the water.

"There is a legend in Yingzhou, it is said that as long as you eat the meat of a mermaid, you can live forever......" Hearing this, Roger's face was also dark, and he also had a little understanding of the later development in his heart.

"The more people are in high positions, the more afraid they are of death. The daimyo who believed in that legend ended up attacking my hometown for a ridiculous reason. ”

"My father chose to fight back with all the forces he could muster in his territory, but he eventually fell to the sword of the Daimyo. And my mother, in order to protect me, ended up in the hands of that daimyo, and was eaten alive by that bastard, alive, alive......"

Saying this, the tears that had been rolling in Sakurahime's eyes finally flowed. However, Sakurahime bit her lip tightly and never cried.

"The so-called immortality is actually a curse, right?" Roger said lightly, but anger ignited in his eyes, "Later, in order to cover up the facts, that daimyo directly launched a massacre of your family territory, and in the end, it was a fire that burned everything, right?" ”

"The daimyo who destroyed your family is the current Tokugawa family, right?" Roger looked at Sakurahime and said word by word.

"Help me! I beg you......" Sakurahime pounced directly, "Under the desperate cover of Sayuri and them, I managed to escape, but my brother died......"

"The goddess of water is above! Takeda Sakura, Pallas. In the name of the White Sea, I swear! As long as you can help me get revenge! I'm your man! Sakurahime stared at Roger tightly, her eyes full of begging. (To be continued.) )