A saintess? She's just a bad woman.

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"Yes, yes, I'm working."

Saint Karina outwardly lied, but inwardly she was thinking, "I'm doing your mother a favor."

She didn't give Princess Helos a chance to pursue the topic further, after all, she didn't want to discuss military or political matters with her. She preferred to chat about romance and nature with the beautiful mermaid princess.

"Actually, Her Majesty the Queen told me that she wanted to marry you to me, saying that same-sex love is true love, and that men of the opposite sex are just after your body."

Saint Karina changed the subject.

"That?"

Upon hearing this, Princess Helo's pointed ears twitched, and she perked up completely.

"I refused. But now I regret it. Actually, I would still choose you over the treasure."

"Seriously, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Princess Hero blushed and said coquettishly.

She didn't take it seriously, thinking that Santa Karina was just joking with her.

Saint Karina smiled, ignoring the other person's small fist, and let the other person punch her chest.

With the princess leading the way, no one dared to block their path, and they went straight to the entrance of the treasury.

There weren't many guards at the entrance, which showed that the merfolk didn't care about this treasure trove.

"No outsiders usually come to the underwater kingdom; it's all our mermaids. The treasure vault is rarely stolen."

Seemingly noticing Saint Karina's confusion, Princess Hero offered an explanation.

There's no atmosphere of heavy guard here, and wealth like gold and silver has no meaning for the merfolk. If judged by the standards of land dwellers, then the merfolk in the palace, with their clothing and living environment, should all be wealthy women.

Those things that are valuable in the eyes of humans seem to have little practical use other than being decorative.

"Moreover, apart from direct descendants of the royal family, no one else can enter here."

Princess Hero stuck out her tongue.

"Not even the guards?"

"Yes."

After she finished speaking, she demonstrated by sticking her finger into a magical prop shaped like a sea dragon.

This prop serves as both a door lock and a central security barrier.

"prick."

A needle thinner than a hair pierced Princess Helo's index fingertip, and the red line of blood receded.

"A little pain."

He withdrew his finger and looked at Saint Karina with a pitiful expression, saying...

Princess Hero did frown when the needle was inserted, though only for a moment.

"Does it hurt?"

"Hey..."

"I understand, I'll disinfect it for you."

Saint Karina showed no disgust; she took Princess Helos's hand, lowered her head, and put the other's fingers in her mouth.

"Whoa! What are you doing?"

Princess Hero's face flushed instantly, and a blush-like red could be seen not only at the base of her ears but also on her neck.

"Huh? Of course I'm disinfecting."

Saint Karina calmly sucked on her fingertips, swallowing all the blood.

She had no sense of self-awareness and naturally felt that disinfection was a perfectly normal thing to do.

"But...but..."

Princess Hero stammered and hesitated.

She seemed to want to point out that this was shameful, but after a long pause, she couldn't come up with a clear explanation.

Perhaps subconsciously, she hoped it could last longer.

"All right."

Finally, after licking away all the blood beads and stopping the bleeding from her finger, Saint Karina removed the other person's finger.

If this goes on any longer, white steam will probably start rising from Princess Hero's head.

"Um, thank you."

Princess Hero looked away shyly, the glistening touch on her fingers still causing a slight itch.

That tingling, itchy feeling was like a tickle in her heart, and she felt that she might like Saint Karina even more.

46. ​​Today! Let's party!

Entering the treasure vault, one finds countless gems and diamonds, as well as some priceless luminous pearls.

There's no need to light special lamps; they can illuminate the entire treasure vault.

"Don't be shy, just take it."

The golden chest contained magical items, and although Princess Hero would probably give them all to Saint Karina even if she asked for them all, she didn't want to appear so greedy.

"I want this obsidian inner armor and this martial arts manual."

The inner armor prevents assassination attempts and enhances defense. Attacks below level four cannot penetrate its defenses.

Saint Karina doesn't intend to use this inner armor herself, but rather to give it to the young emperor.

The technique is a dual cultivation technique, which can restore one's power during the application process, although the progress is slow.

"Let's take this luminous pearl as the last item."

Saint Karina picked up a luminous pearl about the size of a pebble, with a diameter of about 3-4 cm.

"As for luminous pearls, there are even bigger ones."

Princess Heroine gestured a circle, meaning there were even bigger ones inside, bigger than a ball.

"I'm not going to sell it for money, and it doesn't need to be as big as possible. It has other uses."

Saint Karina smiled slyly, having figured out how to use this.

When we get back, we can use it to tease the little emperor. This kind of luminous pearl that can glow on its own, if we put it into the little emperor's body, we won't even need to light lamps when we're having fun.

Moreover, the more ashamed the little emperor felt, the more excited she became, and she couldn't stop wanting to continue.

"By the way, Hero, do you want to go play in the human world?"

"Can someone like me go?"

Princess Hero looked hesitant.

"Of course, let's go."

Saint Karina is planning to abduct the mermaid princess.

With the heir to a vast underwater kingdom, this race will not refuse her request when she needs help.

"I understand, then I'll go with you..."

Once the teleportation array is activated, you can return to Poseidon Island.

Melissa was waiting for him there, and she would surely see all the changes in the Naga.

As for Nora, Princess Hero didn't plan to report it, fearing that if she were rejected, she wouldn't be able to run away with her sweetheart.

……

The view cleared up. It was daytime now, and the scenery was very expansive.

Long-awaited sunshine, beautiful white clouds, seabirds, coconut trees, and beaches—this is the scenery of Poseidon Island.

"Wow!"

The Little Mermaid lived in the sea year-round. Although she would occasionally surface to breathe, it was not often. She blinked her bright eyes and looked around, as if everything here was new and exciting to her.

"I'm back, Melissa."

Like a clay sculpture, the pink-haired girl who had been standing quietly in place immediately pounced on him.

"Master, you're finally back. *sniffle*"

She was like a little puppy, eagerly awaiting her owner's return.

"Don't move, it itches!"

Warm breaths brushed against her cool attire; Saint Karina hadn't changed out of the outfit she wore underwater.

"Niff, who is this?"

Melissa seemed to detect a scent on Santa Karina other than the salty smell of the sea, and only then did she notice a woman with long, light blue hair and pointed ears, who looked as beautiful as a fairy in a painting.

Moreover, the front armor on the chest is particularly large.

"She's a princess from the mermaid tribe~"

"Saint Karina said."

"Alright, Melissa, get us two clean sets of clothes. We can't just keep wearing these swimsuit-like clothes and wander around human towns."

Even though women in coastal towns are more open-minded and dress very revealingly, Santa Karina is shy.

"Is a black robe sufficient?"

"It will be all right."

So Melissa threw over two sets of jet-black robes, each with a black hood at the back, which could cover most of her face as long as she wore the clothes and the hood.

"Rustling."

After changing clothes, the two abandoned their underwater outfits.

Next, because Princess Hero was also present, Melissa couldn't carry Saint Karina in a princess carry while flying. Instead, she carried both of them directly on her shoulders.

This resulted in both of them experiencing a moment of weightlessness upon landing. Fortunately, their excellent physical condition prevented them from vomiting.

"Your Excellency, Holy Maiden!"

Lina's eyes lit up when she landed directly at the Golden Sunshine Tavern, having just returned from buying groceries.

She threw the ingredients down, the cloth bag fell to the ground, and then threw herself into Santa Karina's arms.

"thump."

Saint Karina, who was already unsteady on her feet, stumbled and fell to the ground when Lina pounced on her.

"I miss you so much, Your Majesty."

It was the same old formula, the same old rubbing. Lina shamelessly rubbed against Saint Karina right at the shop entrance, showing no intention of getting up.

"hiss……"

I fell to the ground and scraped my hand because I rubbed it against the ground.

Small grains of sand got stuck there, and blood kept seeping from my skin.

"Ah! I'm so sorry, Your Majesty!"

Hearing Saint Karina gasp, Lina realized what was happening and immediately scrambled to her feet.

She noticed the injury on Saint Karina's hand, and also noticed the two other women dressed in the same black robes as Saint Karina glaring at her with hostility, as if they were calling her a "cheating cat."

"It's nothing, just a minor scratch."

Saint Karina did not mean any offense.

A soft, holy white light shone in her hand, and she cast a healing spell on herself.

The broken skin healed quickly, and the embedded sand grains came out of the flesh. In just a few dozen seconds, there was no trace of injury left.

"Come on, let's go in. I have good news for you."

Ignoring the sand still on her body, Saint Karina simply patted it off to keep the area roughly clean before entering the tavern.