The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Chapter 236 Little Mermaid Cutie

The letter was delivered, and the golden bird prepared to slip away.

Moran quickly called out to it, "Wait! I need to reply!"

The Golden Bird Technique can be used not only to summon golden birds, but also to pay for summoning power.

The golden bird we have just received has just come from Shana's mother, so it will be more convenient to have it deliver the reply.

The golden bird that had just flown away from her palm turned around and flew back.

“I’m going to deliver these letters to Shana at Moon Harbor!” Moran said.

The golden bird nodded in a human-like manner, placed one claw on the letter, and then raised its chin at her.

Moran had crammed on the knowledge of the Golden Bird Technique and was very familiar with the Golden Bird's usual movements.

This means that it has accepted the job and is urging her to name a price!
Moran began to transform his magic into summoning power, condensing it into a ball.

Although it's unknown how far Moon Harbor is from the wilderness, as long as it's outside the wilderness, it would require at least a chestnut-sized amount of summoning power.

She then gathered a whole bundle of chestnut-sized summoning power and asked the golden bird, "Is that enough?"

The golden bird twisted its neck and was about to fly away!

This is such a small amount of food, enough to appease even a little sparrow!
"Hey, hey, wait a minute! Now?" Moran added some more, making it a fist-sized lump.

The golden bird managed to turn its neck back, but still didn't nod. Its small eyes glanced at the ball of summoning power, and it chirped disdainfully.

Moran immediately realized that this was still not enough!
However, the fact that they are willing to speak out means that the price is close to their target price.

Moran added a little more.

The golden bird's small eyes blinked slightly: "Chirp!"

"That's all! Take it or leave it? If not, I'll summon another golden bird," Moran said.

The golden bird pecked at the ball of summoning power in its beak and sucked it entirely into its belly: "Chirp chirp chirp!"

It accepted the order.

Having received its reward, it flew away with the message.

Meanwhile, the Golden Bird Clan heard one of their own clansmen say, "The new little witch of the Witch Clan is so stingy! She won't even give up a little bit of summoning power!"

"Is it the one with purple hair? He didn't do any preparation before summoning me. He didn't even send a message, let alone pay me a penny for his trouble."

"She gave me a tip when I went there!"

"Luca, you didn't manage to scam more summoning power, did you? If it were too little, would you have accepted it?"

"I just hit the minimum standard. The contract restricts me from refusing. I thought I could earn more since it's my first time sending a letter!"

"The red-haired one is more generous! Hehe~"

……

Moran was completely unaware of the Golden Birds' discussion.

She happily went back to read Shana's mother's letter.

Sure enough, a new character appeared in this letter—the adorable little mermaid who loves to drop her pearls.

That's what the letter said.

"The heart of the mermaid who had just come of age was as pure and lovely as the little pearl he dropped; I almost fell for him."

Her tearful appearance is especially alluring.

I gladly accepted the pearl, but in the end, I refused the mermaid.

It is said that mermaids only love one person in their entire lives, making them the most suitable partners for witches. Unfortunately, they cannot go ashore. I did not want to live in the water for the rest of my life, so I had to give up with resentment.

That mermaid is so persistent; she sings love songs at the harbor all day long, keeping me awake. More people come to my shop to watch the spectacle than to see a doctor.

Therefore, I had to go out to see him late at night, make him cry, and lose some pearls to make up for my loss.

This can't go on forever; the allure is too great, and sometimes it can be quite bothersome.

Little Moran, let me tell you, don't listen to those witch love stories about choosing mermaids as partners. Being devoted is one thing, but having only love on your mind can be quite scary sometimes.

Mermaids are generally very devoted in relationships, not necessarily very good at loving. Just because they rejected a suitor doesn't mean they're being harassed; if they wanted to break up…

What followed was Shana's mother's little lesson on dating and choosing a partner.

I've only ever heard her say what kind of partner wouldn't work, but I've never heard her say what kind of partner would work.

To be honest, Moran was quite surprised that Shana's mother didn't talk about it this time!
She only looks at a guy's appearance when dating, and only starts using mind-reading techniques when she gets bored with a guy. Once she starts using mind-reading techniques, the relationship usually falls apart.

This merman clearly looked exactly like her, and this was the first time Moran had ever seen Shana's mother use the word "pure" to describe a member of the opposite sex.

Unexpectedly, we couldn't talk about it because of our different lifestyles.

I haven't replied to her for a month. It seems that making the decision to reject her was quite difficult.

It's a good thing we didn't end up dating. It seems this merman really annoyed me, otherwise I wouldn't have ended up not dating him and he would have become the villain in the story of love.

Moran clicked her tongue. But in order to make up for the shop's losses, she went and provoked someone to drop the little pearl. Did Shana's mother initially have her eye on the mermaid or the little pearl?

*
One week later, Moon Harbor.

"Stop singing! The pearls in the harbor are overflowing because of you, and they can't fetch a good price anymore!" Shana said with a headache. "If you keep singing, I'm moving to an inland city!"

The mermaid covered her mouth, looking aggrieved.

A small pearl rolled into the seawater.

Then came a string of small pearls.

It can't be stopped, it simply can't be stopped.

Shana: "..."

If she had known that mermaids were so stubborn, she would have stayed far away from that stranded, silly fish when she first saw it.

She was too lazy to argue with this mermaid who didn't know the meaning of giving up, so she picked up the pearls and left.

The pearls that have fallen off aren't even enough to cover the shop rent.

If this continues, she won't be able to leave even if she doesn't want to.

"Sigh!" Shana sighed. She quite liked Moon Harbor, but unfortunately, she had encountered a clingy guy.

A golden light streaked across the night sky, flew toward her, and placed a scroll of paper in her hand.

"This is... a letter from Moran?" Shana said in surprise, "She replied so quickly! The entrance ceremony is quite early this year! Let me see what Moran has been doing at the academy?"

She hurried back to her lodgings and opened the letter.

"She replied to my letter without even reading it! New boyfriends aren't that easy to find!"

"Magic cards?"

I've never heard of it, let me see.

"Transcript?"

Shana pulled out the sheet of paper mentioned in the letter, which listed Moran's academic achievements, and then stared wide-eyed in disbelief:
"Little Moran is only halfway through second grade, isn't she? Isn't she about to graduate from fifth grade?"

"No way, this is too outrageous! He's learned so much metal, wood, and water magic. Is this some kind of outstanding talent in three magical elements?"

"Huh? You've already reached the beginner level in alchemy? Your talent in wood magic is pretty good too!"

"Advanced cooking magic? Even if someone could cook as a child, that's still outrageous!"

"How come the Clear Spring Technique is already at the intermediate level?"

"And the Fireball Technique! Is there any need to practice that?"

"The Freeze spell has reached the beginner level!"

Shana fell silent, thinking about her novice-level freezing technique.

(End of this chapter)