Chapter 1174: Family time (5)
Chapter 1174: Family time (5)
There was a faint smile that appeared on my lips when I heard this.
Even if I wanted to explain, it really was a long story that was hard to explain.
But I also knew that if I didn't say anything, it would just make him more suspicious and would ruin everything.
So in the end, I had no choice but to give him an explanation.
"So you're saying that the god was the one that summoned you?" The former crown prince said in a strange voice.
I gave a simple nod in response without saying anything else, waiting to see how he would respond.
The former crown prince continued to look at me with a strange look, but eventually he gave a nod as if he was accepting this. The look on his face seemed like he had already experienced many strange things before, so he was able to accept what I told him without too much trouble.
Though it also seemed like he did have his questions for me.
"So why does god want to restore balance to the races under the sea?" The former crown prince asked in a way that made it seem like he already had his suspicions.
Since he already had his suspicions, I didn't mind confirming them.
"The demons are really starting another racial war? At the same time, there's some kind of powerful enemy hiding behind the demons?" The former crown prince asked in a serious voice.
It seemed that he was no longer doubting anything that I was saying with how seriously he took this.
It seemed like even if he had left the Merman Empire, the faith that he had towards Aquaron hadn't faded. Since even Aquaron was involved in this matter, he immediately treated this very seriously.
Once again, I gave a simple nod in response.
The former crown prince deeply knitted his brows after seeing this.
There was another long moment of silence before the former crown prince said, "It seems that things really are changing in this world..." After a pause, he continued by saying, "It seems that my dream of slowly changing the world won't happen since the world won't wait for me. It seems that I might have to do something more direct..."
He slowly looked at me as he said this, as if there was something else that was on his mind.
I just calmly looked back at him as I waited for his response.
In the end, he said, "Alright, I'll go with you to meet my brother. I'm not sure if it will help, but at the very least, it'll be taking a first step."
I let out an internal sigh of relief when I heard this, but I still kept the same calm look as I said, "You're making the right choice. I promise that at the very least, he'll hear you out."
The former crown prince raised a brow at this, showing his doubt for what I said.
But I didn't back down and take back what I said.
At the very least, I had this confidence since I already had the talk with the Merman King.
It was also at this time that Zyra and Dicus came back down.
It seemed like it was a coincidence, but with the look on her face showed that it was deliberate.
It seemed that Zyra cared quite a bit about the former crown prince, which was why she had gone as far as waiting for him to finish talking with me before coming down.
Though based on the expression on Dicus' face, it seemed that she had been kept from coming down by Zyra during this time. She looked like she was unhappy that she had missed everything that had happened here.
Dicus was a smart child, so it wasn't hard to tell that she knew that something had happened.
Before Zyra could say anything, the former crown prince stood up and walked over with a look on his face as if he wanted to discuss something with her.
Only before he could say anything, she raised her hand and said, "There's no need for you to say anything. I can already guess what you want to say." She took a step forward and placed her head against his chest before saying, "I've already told you that whatever you do, I would fall into the abyss with you. There's no need for you to say anything, I support you."
A touched look appeared on the former crown prince's face when he heard this.
He opened his mouth as if he was about to say something, but then he closed it again. After a moment of what seemed to be gathering his thoughts, he finally said in a soft voice, "Thank you."
This time, Dicus didn't have any extra comments as she just stood there on the side watching her parents.
The two of them took some time to look at each other like this before Zyra turned to look at Ariel.
Ariel was surprised to see Zyra looking at her, but she waited to see what she would have to
say.
Zyra simply raised a bottle in her hand and said, "Are you ready?"
Ariel gave a gulp when she saw this bottle.
She didn't even need to ask what it was to know that this was the potion to cleanse her of the contract that made her a human.
That was why she was hesitating now that it was in front of her.
Slowly, she turned to look at the former crown prince.
When he saw her looking at him, he gave a simple nod to her with a smile on his face as if he was encouraging her.
It took a moment longer for Ariel to take a deep breath and calm herself before she said, "I'm
ready."
Zyra broke into the air bubble like she had done before and then handed Ariel the bottle.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
With another deep breath, Ariel drank the potion in one single breath.