I, The Janitor! Chapter 1068: The Mermaid Who Went to Sea - Novel Cool

Chapter 1068: The Mermaid Who Went to Sea

Chapter 1068: The Mermaid Who Went to Sea

"So... the iceberg that hit our ship was actually her doing?"

"Seems so..."

Looking at the female mermaid who was sound asleep on the bed, her cheeks flushed and occasionally smacking her lips, Leon explained to Queen Veronica with a hint of a headache:

"I asked Director Taurus for information. Based on her features and soul strength, this... Princess Wendy should be from the Sea Trinity. The iceberg that hit us was probably her mode of transportation."

"Sea Trinity?"

"That’s the collective term for the three branches—Whirl, Tide, and Roar—that migrated to the Sea Eye among the ten descendants of the great hall. The current merfolk can be considered sub-species of these three branches.

Additionally, the Sea Trinity’s attitude towards humans is more peaceful than that of the Land Trinity Tribes. They have close ties with the royal family of the Sail Sea Nation and have even intermarried with them..."

"I see."

After listening to Leon’s explanation, Queen Veronica nodded in understanding:

"I’ve heard before that the royal family of the Sail Sea Nation has merfolk blood. Some even grow scales and tails as adults and, during the time of year when the moon is closest to the sea, they jump into the water and never return."

"The ones you mentioned are from the Tide branch of the merfolk."

Leon, who had just refreshed his knowledge of the merfolk, explained:

"According to the ten descendants of the great hall, they are all ‘naturally born’ spirits. The Land Trinity Tribes—Ravine, Plain, and Cliff—were born from different terrains such as ravines, plains, and cliffs.

Similarly, the Sea Trinity includes the Whirl-born mermaids, the Tide-born sea witches, and the Roar-born nagas. The time when the moon is closest to the sea is when the tidal forces are strongest.

During this time, those with a strong merfolk lineage are easily influenced by the tides, experiencing a reversion to their ancestral traits and following their instincts to jump into the sea, passing through the deepest part of the Sea Eye to reach the Tidebound Realm, becoming part of the Sea Trinity.

Additionally, the royal family of the Thousand Sails Kingdom has intermarried with all three branches, but the most frequent intermarriage has been with the Tide branch... However, such hybrids are now extinct."

"Extinct?"

"Yes."

Recalling his time in the Dead Realm, Leon explained:

"The Slayer King Guild colluded with the ruler of the Dead Realm to drag the royal ship of the Sail Sea Nation into the Dead Realm, wiping out all the direct bloodline members of the royal family. The younger ones with fewer attachments were sent directly to the Edge of the End.

Even after the Netherworld Branch was established, the remaining members went through a resurrection process, but after the judgment, they were all found to be evil. The one with the least crimes still had two counts of murder and several dozen counts of plunder, so they were all sent to hell for punishment."

"..."

Truly fitting of a nation of pirates... The direct lineage of the Caeo royal family numbered in the thousands, and not a single one had a minor crime... Wait! If that’s the case, then the current Sail Sea Nation doesn’t have... hmm?

After hearing about the fate of the former royal family of the Sail Sea Nation, Queen Veronica was about to ask more questions when she heard a sudden pause in the snoring. The princess Wendy on the big bed in the lounge room slowly woke up, then asked the standard question for someone who had just regained consciousness.

"Where... where am I... Ouch! It hurts!"

"Carriage Number, the large ship that your iceberg hit... Are you feeling a headache?"

Glancing at the large bump on Princess Wendy’s head, Leon patiently explained:

"You didn’t suffer any serious injuries, but you must have hit your head during the collision and passed out. You also drank a lot of alcohol, so it’s normal to have a headache."

"Alcohol?"

"You were thrown out by the impact after being hit, and the ice fragments broke through the ship’s hull, passing through two watertight compartments and landing in a lower cargo hold. You crashed into several barrels of liquor, and the strong alcohol mixed with the seawater intoxicated you."

"Oh..."

After hearing the entire sequence of events, Princess Wendy, still clearly hungover with a visible flush of alcohol on her face, nodded involuntarily. She then looked at the man and woman in front of her, her expression somewhat bewildered as she asked:

"And you two..."

"You can call me Veronica. The person next to me is my husband. He found you in the damaged cargo hold..."

After a brief introduction, Veronica, who was seeing a mermaid for the first time, couldn’t help but examine Princess Wendy’s large shell, then asked curiously:

"Why were you traveling with that iceberg on the Molnar Kingdom’s route? And could you introduce yourself?"

"Oh, oh!"

Hearing Veronica’s questions, Princess Wendy, still slightly dazed from the alcohol, finally reacted. She propped herself up on the bed and shakily bowed to the two.

"Queen Wendy! My name is Queen Wendy! Wendy Perrott!"

Perrott?

Veronica’s eyebrows raised in surprise as she glanced at Leon, then asked with a puzzled look:

"The ‘Perrott’ from the Sail Sea Nation? If you are indeed from that lineage... are you a direct descendant of the former royal family of the Sail Sea Nation?"

"Yes."

"???"

The royal family of the Sail Sea Nation?

After hearing Princess Wendy’s answer, Leon was the one who was surprised this time.

No one knew the situation of the Sail Sea Nation’s royal family better than he did. From the loss of the corresponding protection at the Watchtower, it was clear that the original royal family had been completely wiped out, and those who hadn’t “died completely” were serving sentences in hell. How could there suddenly be a mermaid with the royal surname...

Right, she’s a mermaid!

Looking at Princess Wendy’s rose-colored fish tail, which still smelled of alcohol, Leon’s eyes flickered with understanding.

The state of the Watchtower couldn’t be faked; the royal family of the Sail Sea Nation had indeed been completely exterminated. However, if Princess Wendy had undergone a bloodline reversion and gone to sea before the royal ship was dragged into the Dead Realm, it would make sense.

Growing a fish tail and entering the Sea Eye, she had become a true descendant of the sea, with her human traits greatly diminished. It would be more accurate to say she was a hybrid merfolk rather than a hybrid human. Even if her surname remained unchanged, she had no connection to the Watchtower.

"So... are you heading to Golden Vale?"

After forming a simple hypothesis about Princess Wendy’s origins, Leon, with a thoughtful expression, asked:

"After the royal ship of the Sail Sea Nation... well... suddenly sank, there hasn’t been a clear successor. The various branches are vying for power, and it hasn’t been decided who will attend the meeting. And you just happened to appear on the route to the Molnar Kingdom...

Could you be the new queen of the Sail Sea Nation?"

(End of Chapter)

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