Sitting in an elegant coffee shop on Fashion Street, I find comfort and enjoy the warmth under the sun.
Compared to the hot July and August in her world where people were sweating profusely, there was only a slight warmth here.
"Sorry, I'm late." Just as I was trying to find a way to close my eyes and take a nap, a gentle male voice sounded.
Xunmi tilted her head, her watery peach blossom eyes opened, and she seemed not at all surprised by the appearance of the person in front of her.
"Your Highness, you are finally here." It was just a simple conversation, but both of them knew what was going on.
"Let me formally introduce myself first. My name is Ansiel Nerits."
Ansel sat in the booth opposite Xunmi. This was their first formal meeting.
He finally understood why he felt confused when he heard about Thetis, because they were from the same origin.
There was finally some fluctuation in Xunmi's eyes. She had thought of many possible outcomes, but this one was not one of them.
"You are the son of the Sea King, who is your father?!"
She really didn't mean to be surprised, but she couldn't help it. There was such a thing in the inherited memory.
It is impossible for the Sea King to have offspring unless they use up all their divine power to conceive. Once offspring are born, it means that the Sea King will soon die of exhaustion.
Could it be that the previous Sea Kings all returned to the sea because of this situation?
"No, I don't have a father. I only have a mother. My mother is a very beautiful and gentle mermaid, a deep-sea mermaid."
Ansel seemed to be lost in memories, with an unignorable tenderness overflowing from his brows.
"She has been with me since I can remember. Then she disappeared and I was sent to the palace."
"I became the next heir, and then I had a younger sister. They all said that she was born by my mother, and that she couldn't be with me because she had something else to do."
"I was young at the time and believed it, but as I grew older, I never saw my mother again."
"I became suspicious and secretly followed the medical officer at the Mermaid Research Institute who took care of me growing up. I discovered that he would go somewhere away from me."
"That place just happened to be the Mermaid Research Institute, now the Mermaid Academy. I thought my mother was ill and needed to recuperate."
"Since then, I have worked hard to learn and grow, and finally, I have the ability to take care of my mother and sister."
"The people at the Mermaid Research Institute told me that my mother has passed away, forever."
"That's fine. I understand birth, old age, sickness and death. After all, I was taught to let go."
"But I never thought that I would accidentally see such a scene."
"The mother, who had stopped breathing, was chained to a laboratory table, and all the scales on her tail had disappeared."
"There wasn't a single intact spot on her body, and her most beautiful purple hair had turned dull and burnt."
At this point, Ansel's eyes were already filled with bright red, and he didn't need to suppress his hatred at all.
Xunmi could understand this feeling very well. She thought that perhaps the hatred between deep-sea mermaids and humans was even greater.
But it is not the entire human race, but the person who dominates all this!
"I rushed over to question them, but they told me that it was the mother's own choice."
"I don't believe it. Although my mother is gentle and kind, I know how much she cherishes her fish tail."
"She would never allow someone to do something so cruel to her fishtail, so I just went on a power riot."
"He went from S-level mental strength and physical fitness to double S-level, destroying the lab."
Xun Mi could clearly see the joy and happiness on Ansel's face, but it turned into anger in a moment.
"Those people were temporarily unconscious. I took my mother away and accidentally saw the names hanging on the beds."
"That's when I learned that my mother's last name was Nerits, but I didn't know what that meant."
"I just kept it in mind until I met you. I was inspired by your name and other things, so I looked up the forbidden book."
"Including the military's document on deep-sea mermaids, I learned that Nerits actually means sea god."
"And Thetis means goddess of the sea. You are looking for Thetis, the Sea King of this generation, and also the goddess of the sea."
Ansel's eyes were burning, and the cup in his hand was cracked.
"What do you want to say?" Xunmi picked up the coffee and took a sip elegantly.
The ones made by machine still don’t have the same delicious taste as artificial ones. They are a bit astringent, and adding toffee doesn’t make them much better.
"I want revenge. Let's work together." Ansel did not hide the fact that he wanted revenge.
Xunmi put down the cup and raised an eyebrow, "Your Highness, let me remind you that you are now the crown prince of the empire."
"You represent the entire empire. You said you want revenge. Well, give me a reason to convince me."
"Also, I don't remember any queen ever existing. Your mother might be a deep-sea mermaid, but she's definitely not a sea king."
Of course, there is another situation that has not been mentioned, that is, the mermaid who betrayed the deep sea and had her name removed.
If this is the case, then the identity of Ansel's mother is even more worthy of further investigation.
As for Ansel's purpose, she could believe it 50%, and he definitely had something to tell her.
However, the fact that he dared to ask me out directly and even pointed out the deep-sea mermaids and the sea king also showed that he had done his homework.
Xunmi had not originally intended for his identity to be known so early. After being fed by Angus all night, he slept until the afternoon.
Then I received an unfamiliar invitation, which also mentioned Thetis as the goddess of the sea.
Xunmi immediately sent a message to Angus. After receiving the reply, she came out, also to see who the person hiding in the dark was.
Ansiel exploded immediately, "Impossible, my mother's name cannot be wrong."
"What if I tell you that the royal family is not as powerful as it seems, and they have no independent rights at all?"
Taking a deep breath, now is not the best time, he has to wait and wait.
She raised her lips in a slight curve, half-closed her eyes, hiding the sharp light within.
"Ansiel, do you think I'm stupid or do you really know nothing?"
"Are you trying to tell me that the royal family only looks glorious on the surface, but is actually controlled by the research institute?"
His fingers tapped the table, seemingly nonchalant, as if the only thing they were talking about at the moment was what to eat later.
The research institute... this place, she needs to see it in person.
Maybe there will be unexpected gains.
"Heh... As expected of a mermaid who can become the goddess of the sea, but now we are in the same boat."
"I didn't lie to you. You can check it yourself, and the result will definitely be the same as what I said."
Ansiel admired Xunmi's clarity, but was also annoyed.
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