Chapter 549 - 282: Otherworld Fairy Tale
Ah, it’s quite reasonable that they don’t know about mermaids. Not to mention whether Nebis ever had mermaids, even if there were, they’ve vanished now with the loss of the oceans.
But since the topic was brought up, it couldn’t be ignored. Li Ang had no choice but to bite the bullet and speak.
"Before that, let’s have a meal first." Li Ang stood up.
The day had been thrilling. In order to hurry to the next island, he had been arranging his equipment all along, and now he was quite exhausted.
Leading a flock of chirping girls out, he only dared to look straight ahead after walking a few steps.
Anywhere, being surrounded by beautiful young girls like this would attract attention, let alone each wearing Adventurer equipment.
Compared to before, there were two more Meis; the group became even more grand, and he was starting to feel it was a bit too much.
Before, the four of them would walk beside him in the same stride, but now, there was Meimei, who seemed distant and aloof, trailing by the side of the team, and Meluna, who constantly tried to squeeze out the Star Flower Travel Corps members.
"Eh? Eh! Eh!"
The formation of the four was disrupted by Meluna’s intrusion.
"What are you doing?" Zoe, who had just gotten some new equipment and was cheerfully sticking close to Li Ang as they walked, was now frowning and looking at her unhappily.
"Fox spirit, move aside." Meluna looked straight ahead, ignoring any Star Flower Travel Corps members, keeping her pace with Li Ang.
"Damn, how infuriating! What fox spirit, I’m the real girlfriend here! An old woman disappearing halfway, Li Ang doesn’t like you anymore."
Meluna made no move in response to Zoe’s curses, but the magical rhythm coursing through her body indicated that she did care about some of the kitten’s remarks.
"Why weren’t you so proactive before when we faced danger?" Dorothy also chimed in with a sarcastic tone, though she was half hiding behind Li Ang.
"Swordsman sister, if there’s any difficulty, we can help together, but you’ll have to wait until we’re done eating."
Even ALulu joined in, but it was hard to tell whether she was naturally black-hearted or intentionally so; there was no small amount of aggression in her seemingly good words.
"I’ve heard about past events," Andasu looked serious, "to leave when you say, and to return when you wish, that’s the definition of shamelessness."
Meluna clenched her fist tightly.
With their persuasion, from the flow of magic, one could sense the turmoil in Meluna’s heart, but her position remained firm.
Li Ang opened his mouth, but the words were hard to organize.
His intention was for Meluna not to follow, but whether it was Meluna or his own members, they each had their own ideas, and it seemed as though his opinion was no longer important at this moment.
In the brief moment of hesitation, the four exchanged a glance and closed in on Li Ang together.
Andasu and Zoe both tensed up, channeling their magic, pressing towards Meluna, with ALulu gathering her strength behind them, and Dorothy helping in secret with her Flower Vine.
Meluna couldn’t contend physically with these four, so she immediately tried to use her magic, but hesitated briefly when Li Ang quickly glanced her way. The four immediately gained the upper hand, pushing her away from Li Ang.
The four returned to their original position, tightly flanking Li Ang from four directions to prevent the female swordsman from squeezing in again.
The whole skirmish had happened in an instant, leaving Li Ang unable to say a word.
But at this moment, he couldn’t afford to dwell on it anymore.
Li Ang felt this might be the most troublesome issue he’s faced in the past two or three months. Leaving The Soul Apex and being scrutinized by various people didn’t seem to be a big deal at all.
Being surrounded by these beautiful young women who didn’t care about outside opinions while only he, a normal person, suffered strange gazes and whispers, who could understand!
He felt like a puppet walking into the restaurant. He let them choose what to order, but the attention from others never completely shifted away.
Even without the unique situation surrounding him, they each drew a lot of attention themselves.
The arrival of Meluna had pushed Li Ang into a state of interaction with his members that he didn’t want to reveal.
Could it be like this from now on?
No, I must have her go act as the Water Dragon Envoy. If she follows us everywhere, how can this team continue to function!
Meluna, who had been constantly watching Li Ang, was now sitting obediently at a table next to theirs, facing away from the table and oddly turning her seat to directly face the Star Flower Travel Corps’ table.
Noticing Li Ang’s eyes, she immediately lifted her head, waiting for him to say something.
Li Ang sighed internally and looked away.
"And you, why are you here too?" he asked Meimei, who had followed silently.
"I’m here for a free meal."
"Your village can’t even miss you at one meal?"
"Hmph."
Li Ang couldn’t tell what the true intentions of this little one, who wasn’t really that young, were right now, but he had promised Akuya something earlier and said, "The Water Dragon wishes for you to act as an envoy; you can prepare for it."
Before leaving the island, he had to hand the two Meis over to Akuya, especially Meluna. If she followed everywhere, it would be a disaster.
"She sealed my power as blackmail, what else can I do?" Meimei said as if on a self-destructive path.
"That’s good then."
"You don’t have any thoughts?"
Meimei seemed somewhat displeased with Li Ang’s attitude: "I mean, put me aside. Your ex-girlfriend, you want her to be a worker for some unknown Dragon God, busy with who knows if it’s dangerous stuff all day?"
"A worker? Isn’t she a fighter for the world? And aren’t they the six pillars upholding the world? Fulfilling their will is helping this world, isn’t it in line with your expectations?"