"Why are you coming here if you're not going back to Sayinde?"
Ruiko's tone unconsciously became reproachful, and Long Man frowned when he heard it.
Yu Ai didn't take it seriously, so she didn't notice the change in Long Man's expression. She knew that Rui Kou was just a spoiled little girl, and her words were a bit sarcastic, but she didn't mean any harm.
Yuai said to her, "I am here to participate in the selection on behalf of the Tuscan race."
"You're joining us?" Ruiko's voice rose unconsciously. "It's true that everyone living here is the heir of a different race, but when did you become the heir of Tuscania?"
Hearing the somewhat aggressive tone, Long Man couldn't help but stepped forward and said, "You represent the Sayinde race, and Youai now represents the Tuscania race. It's none of your business when she became the successor of the Tuscania race, and you have no right to interfere!"
"I didn't care about her," Ruiko was confused. "I just asked."
You Ai also felt it was a bit sudden. She reached out to pull Long Man and wanted to speak, but she was held back by her backhand. Without giving You Ai a chance to speak, Long Man said to Rui Kou: "Is this your attitude of asking?"
"What's my attitude?" Ruiko glanced at Long Man, then looked at You Ai.
Long Man pulled You Ai behind him, blocking Rui Kou's view, met her gaze and said, "Your attitude is clearly like you are interrogating a criminal."
Yu Ai behind her said hurriedly, "Long Man, Rui Kou didn't mean that..."
Long Man immediately interrupted her, "You don't have to protect her just because she's the heir of the Sayinde race. How can you talk like that? You're the heir of the Tuscania race now, you're equals. She shouldn't treat you like that. It's like she's disrespecting the Tuscania race!"
"I...she..." Ruiko raised her hand and pointed at herself, then looked at Youai, and was speechless for a moment.
"What? You have nothing to say?" Long Man snorted coldly. She held down You Ai, who was about to come out to defend Rui Kou, and continued to say disdainfully: "It's because you are the prince of the Saiyinde race. Otherwise, you, a second-level ability user, what ability do you have!"
Ruiko looked at Yu Ai and indeed couldn't tell her level, but she didn't think Yu Ai was much higher than her. "Hey! Even though I'm only level two, Yu Ai isn't much higher than me."
"Alright, alright, calm down everyone!"
You Ai finally found a chance to speak, but was suppressed by the two people's unison.
"I'm calm!"
"I'm calm!"
They stared at each other, their eyes sparkling. Yu Ai felt like running a wire between them could light up a row of light bulbs. Oh! Not in the water!
"Don't you know?" Long Man said with a provocative look in her eyes, "You Ai is now a level nine ability user."
"Humph! Level nine and...what!"
Ruiko looked at Yuai in disbelief and questioning, but she had already gotten the answer from Yuai's eyes.
She said, "Really? Is that possible?"
Long Man sneered, "I'm telling you, be careful with your words. Although You Ai is thinking of our old friendship, I don't have any old feelings for you."
She put her hands on her hips and looked very arrogant. Although Ruiko was more shocked, she was also very angry. Looking at Long Man, the amplitude of her chest heaving increased a lot.
Looking at both sides, You Ai felt helpless but also wanted to laugh. She stepped between them and said, "Listen to me, there's really no need for this. This is a misunderstanding!"
Both sides rolled their eyes at each other and then looked away, but this look clearly meant: For her sake, I'll let you go for now!
You Ai suppressed her laughter and whispered to Long Man, "Rui Kou was just a little aggressive. She didn't mean any harm to me. She was just asking and didn't intend to do anything to me."
"Really?" Long Man looked unconvinced. He looked at Ruiko's profile over there, sizing her up before looking away and saying, "Don't lie to me. If she really goes too far, I have no scruples if you don't dare to take action."
You Ai nodded and said, "I'm not lying to you. She spoke like that, but she really didn't mean to do anything to me."
"Okay." Long Man nodded, temporarily choosing to believe it.
After convincing one person, You Ai changed direction and said to Rui Kou: "Your Highness Rui Kou, Long Man was just anxious for a moment and she didn't mean to target you."
Ruiko glanced at Long Man and saw that she had lost her earlier aggressive attitude. She didn't bother with You Ai and nodded. But she immediately asked something more concerning, "Are you really a level nine esper now?"
"...Yes!" You Ai nodded. It was indeed the gene of the Sayinde race. Not to mention level nine, level five was enough to call the shots in Sayinde.
"really?"
"I'm not lying to you!"
After getting Yu Ai's confirmation, Ruiko really believed that she was a ninth-level ability user. Her already large eyes widened and she looked at Yu Ai for a long time without saying a word.
Seeing this, Long Man reached out and pulled You Ai, saying, "Are you scared silly?"
She didn't deliberately lower her voice, so Ruiko heard every word she said. She put away her exaggerated expression embarrassedly, and couldn't help asking, "How did you do it?"
Yu Ai had no choice but to simply repeat to Ruiko what he had just said, which left her stunned.
At the end, Ruiko even said, "You really advanced after giving birth? But Brinbech didn't?"
Yu Ai grasped the key point, "Brinbeh also gave birth?"
Ruiko nodded and said, "She gave birth to a female, and she came with me this time."
"Brinberg is here too?" Yu Ai's voice trembled slightly. "I'll go find her."
"Hey!" Ruiko grabbed her, "Where are you going?"
"I'm going to look for Brinbeh. Didn't you say she was coming too?" Youai said, trying to pull her hand away, but she said, "I can't get out."
You Ai stopped and said, "What can't you get out of?"
Ruiko said: "Here, I heard the guard at the gate say that only entry is allowed, not exit."
"Why?" Long Man was listening and couldn't help but interrupt.
"They said there was a curfew." Ruiko recalled.
The light in Shoal Harbor is much brighter than in Tuscania. Given this brightness, it should still be a long time before nightfall. Even if there is a curfew, isn't it too early to prohibit people from going out now?
With suspicion, the three of them came together to where they could see the gate. The gate was indeed closed. Any mermaid who wanted to go out was stopped and persuaded to go back.
"It's like they're imprisoning us." Long Man's words were echoed by Rui Kou. "I find it strange too."
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