Do you all know the future?

Chapter 47 Mermaid Maid

Bridget's jade hand was frosted as she grasped the dark green bead, which emitted a faint light.

"Is this life bead very powerful?"

Diane looked at Bridget in confusion. It was obviously not a simple thing that could make Bridget lose her composure like this and the maid took the initiative to remind her.

"This is the monster's life core. With it, we can locate the monster's master. The monster that attacked Dean Isabella and me yesterday was an octopus."

Bridget signaled to Diane, and Diane immediately understood, but because there were so many people around, Diane didn't say anything.

"This is much more substantial than a wolf's fang. Are you sure you got it from an octopus-shaped monster?"

Bridget stared at the little mermaid, who was trembling, and Diane started to tremble too.

"What are you afraid of? If you were afraid, why would you come here?"

Diane was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. She touched the little mermaid's blue hair. She had just come out of the sea, but her hair was unusually soft.

"I have to thank my brother for saving me. Mom told me to be grateful, so I'm here to repay her!"

The little girl has a kind of innocence that comes from lack of experience, and her eyes seem to have stars in them.

"Did your mother ever tell you not to appear in front of humans casually? Do you want me to save you twice?"

Diane didn't dislike this innocent child, of course not because of the mithril treasure chest.

"Brother is not a bad person."

Holding Diane's thighs, the little mermaid leaned her head over and hugged her tightly. She had already determined that Diane was a good person, but she was smart enough not to play the good guy card.

"Forget it. Was this bead really obtained from the giant octopus's corpse? Where is the giant octopus's corpse now?"

According to the mermaid, it would be better to let Bridget see it with her own eyes. If it really is a monster controlled by cultists, it would be a great achievement.

"Don't go, it's so scary, so scary..."

The little girl grabbed Diane's pants and tore them left and right, as if she was recalling something horrible.

"Then point out a location. The things have been delivered. Please leave quickly. Your mother will be worried!"

Diane pushed the back of the little mermaid's head. The people around her wanted to speak but hesitated. Because of Bridget, they didn't dare to say anything more.

"Mom is gone. She was eaten by a giant octopus. Woo woo..."

The little mermaid moved her lips, tears gathered in her eyes, and she was about to cry.

"Sorry, sorry..."

Diane picked up the little mermaid and listened to the baby crying in her sweet voice. Diane's heart softened and she wiped away her tears.

"Before the big octopus died, I went to look for my mother, but I didn't find her. I only found this bead."

The mermaid's wiped tears formed tiny pearls, each full of spirituality. Diane began to understand where the big box of pearls came from.

"We can go look for your mother again, maybe we can find her."

Bridget's tone softened and she reached out to touch the little mermaid's head.

"I don't dare go there. There are big whales there. Brother, don't go there. You will be eaten by the big whales!"

The little mermaid hugged Diane's neck, as if she was afraid that Diane would be eaten too, and begged Diane in a crying voice.

"Big whale? Which direction is it heading?"

Bridget frowned. The fact that the whale in the little mermaid's mouth was able to defeat and eat an angel-level sea monster, even though the octopus was seriously injured by Isabella yesterday, meant that it was at least an angel-level sea monster.

"I'm going to swim over there for a long time. Brother, let me go to your house and sing. I have many, many treasures that I can give you."

The little mermaid's hand that was around Diane's neck pointed in one direction, and her trembling little head rubbed against Diane's face, as if she had found support.

"I'm not a nobleman, so why should I ask you to sing a song? I don't want your treasures either."

It was the first time Diane heard about being paid to work. This little girl wasn't afraid that someone would sell her out. She was so naive.

"I don't know where I went. There were big whales here. I was scared and wanted to find a safe place, but I got caught in the net."

The little mermaid hugged Diane tightly. Compared with the greedy eyes around her, Diane was the safest and intuitively felt the weakest.

"Let's take her back first, and then verify it after gathering strong people!"

Bridget suggested that she had believed the little mermaid's words, but after the attack by the cultists, she had also become cautious, fearing that if she was not careful, she would fall into a trap again. It would be funny if she overturned under the noses of a group of angels.

"Margaret, what do you think?"

Diane asked the maid for her opinion. Diane didn't trust anyone except the maid. No matter how pitiful and cute the child in her arms was, Diane had a conscience. She was also a saint like Tang Seng who could not distinguish between monsters.

"We don't lack a singer, but we do lack a laundry maid. She happens to be suitable for water magic. If she is willing, I can train her to be a maid."

The maid stared at the little mermaid with her heterochromatic eyes. It was obvious that the little mermaid was suitable for washing clothes. She had an affinity with the water element. She could become a laundry maid after she mastered the whirlpool technique.

"Such a tiny one, the laundry-maid?"

If Margaret judged that she was dangerous, she would not have let the little mermaid be a maid. Letting the little mermaid be a maid means that she is not dangerous. She is so small, it is just exploitation of child labor.

Diane felt the weight of the fish's tail on her arm. Could this little thing lift the quilt? But now that she could flip a boat, it seemed possible.

"I want to be a maid. My brother asked me to repay him, so I'm going to repay him by being his maid!"

Hearing Diane's doubts, the little mermaid thought Diane disliked her, so she rubbed Diane's face and quickly agreed to be a maid.

"Ah, how much have you heard, and how much more can you hear me asking you to repay a favor?"

Diane's face was embarrassed. When she thought about what she said, she showed an awkward look. She asked others to repay her when they grow up. Maybe they were still children. The little mermaid probably didn't understand some of the topics and only remembered to repay her.

"I heard everything. I know my brother doesn't want to hurt me. I know he's better than others. Mom said that some bad people pretend to be good. You can't repay that kind of kindness!"

The little mermaid glanced at the people around her, then turned her head and hugged Diane. She could clearly distinguish between good people and bad people, and the people around her were obviously bad people who wanted to sell her out.

"Forget it, Margaret said you are suitable to be a laundry maid, and I don't want you to sing. You can come here to be a laundry maid, although I feel that you can be a lady with all these treasures." Diane raised the Little Mermaid. He didn't want the Little Mermaid to be a maid because of the guilt of employing child labor. But he also didn't want the Little Mermaid to be a princess in his family, because Margaret could only serve him. Taking care of others would be unfair to Margaret, and Diane was unwilling to do so.

"That would require armed protection. If you give her to anyone else, do you think they can protect her? Only you, the secretary of the deputy director of the Investigation Bureau and Dean Isabella's lover, are qualified to use a mermaid maid!"

Bridget glanced at the members with different expressions. Everyone in the Bureau wanted to say something, but in the end the words stayed in their mouths. They were unable to refute and just felt a little ashamed.

You are right. In most people's eyes, the little mermaid is just an item that can be sold for money and it is impossible to keep or protect it.

"Then I think you also..."

"Then ask her if she wants to come to my house?"

Bridget interrupted Diane and knew that Diane wanted to push it to her. There was nothing wrong with raising mermaids, as she had a big pond at home, but it was not possible at the moment because of her current identity.

"I want to be my brother's maid, I want to be my brother's maid, I don't want to be with her!"

The little mermaid screamed loudly, afraid that Diane would send her away. She didn't feel safe around anyone else except Diane.

"You heard it too."

Bridget chuckled. The frightened look of the little mermaid made her smile, diluting her compassion. She caught the little mermaid and threw her in front of Diane like a seafood product. It would be strange if the little mermaid liked her.

"Being a maid is really hard, much harder than being a singer. You have to obey the orders of the master and the head maid. Are you sure you want to be a maid?"

Diane made the final confirmation with the little girl. Not everyone is qualified to be his maid. The little girl had lost her mother and was so cute that she barely met the requirements.

Otherwise, according to Margaret's standards, to be a maid like her, one must at least be at the demigod level.

"Can I live in my brother's house as a maid? I want to live in my brother's house. I have no home!"

The little girl asked cautiously and hopefully, grabbing Diane's collar. She seemed to have decided on Diane and thought Diane was safe, so she wanted to live in Diane's house.

"Of course, but it's work, not as comfortable as the sea."

Diane looked at Margaret again and saw her nod slightly. The little mermaid in front of her could be trusted and was not a trap.

"The sea is scary, there are monsters in it. It's safe with my brother. Mom said that when you get help from others, you should repay them. I live in my brother's house and serve him as a maid to repay him. If that's not enough, I still have Mom's treasures. Brother, please don't drive me away."

The little mermaid spoke with a tense face, pretending to be serious, as if she was imitating her mother, showing some resemblance, but her logic was impeccable despite her babyish voice.

"Alright, alright, don't show off your wealth. You're not afraid that I'll eat you up completely. What you gave me today is enough to raise you into a pig. What else is not enough?"

Diane was at a loss for words, feeling a little foolishly innocent. The little mermaid seemed really afraid that Diane wouldn't want to take her in, so she told her twice that she still had treasure.

"No, if my brother is like this, I won't choose him. If my brother can say this, it means he is not that kind of person."

The little mermaid looked at Diane firmly. For a moment, Diane felt that she was the one being tricked. The little mermaid had made the right choice. Compared with some of her predecessors who had traveled through time, Diane's bottom line was too high.

"Well, then, Margaret, I'll leave her to your instruction."

Diane handed the little mermaid in her arms to the maid. The little mermaid agreed to be a laundry maid, and then she was under the maid's care.

"Hello, lovely girl, what's your name?"

The maid did not hug her. Instead, she took the little mermaid and put her down, then held the little mermaid's hand.

"My name is Melu."

The little mermaid raised her head and looked up at Margaret. In front of Margaret, the little mermaid saw Diane's relaxation and stickiness quickly dissipate, and the little mermaid also became nervous.

Because of Diane, she could also trust Margaret, but in her eyes, Margaret was more like an emotional black hole than Diane. She was clearly smiling, but it didn't feel like she was smiling.

Unable to sense Margaret's emotions, the Little Mermaid didn't know how to respond and spoke softly and cautiously.

"Little Meilu, you can call me head maid. From now on, I will be responsible for teaching you how to face your master. First of all, you must call your master master!"

Margaret quickly got into the role and started teaching. The first thing she taught was how to address Diane.

"Master...Brother...Master and Brother..."

The little mermaid put her fingers to her mouth and learned to call him master. She felt no pressure in calling him master, but it was a little difficult to give up the title of brother.

"Alright, now that we have the maid to train, we should head back. Now that we've found the sea monster's life bead, let's give it to the queen and find out the location of the cultist."

Seeing that Diane had solved the problem of the Little Mermaid, Bridget urged Diane to go back. Once the connection between the Life Pearl and the cultists was verified, killing Duke Stuart would be easy.

"Yeah, let's go. There are no big whales around. Land is safer!"

Diane didn't object. Going out to pick up a mermaid and a box of treasures sounded like a dangerous undertaking.

Also stimulated by Diane's words, the people from the Investigation Bureau moved faster, took away large pieces of octopus tentacles, and set sail.

Diane was very worried that some cultists would appear on the road and steal the life-saving beads. After all, he had been in trouble a lot recently and it was not the first time he was attacked.

But this time everything went smoothly. In the late afternoon, Diane and the others returned to Tudor. Everything went so smoothly that Diane guessed that this life bead was not the sea monster that attacked Isabella and the others yesterday.

Otherwise, why didn't the cultist Duke Ryan react and attack them to snatch the life beads?

However, looking at the little mermaid who was trying hard to learn from the maid but still looked confused, Diane knew that she would probably not get any useful information from her. She could only wait for the results of the investigation to confirm it.

It turned out that his worries were right. Duke Ryan's eyes were sinister, and there was no longer the tolerance and generosity that encouraged Diane last night.

It’s not that Duke Ryan doesn’t want to attack Diane and the others and take back the life pearl, it’s just that Duke Ryan doesn’t have the chance to do it.

Realizing that the sea monster he controlled was dead, Duke Ryan set out to find the Life Pearl. Unfortunately, the Life Pearl was soon obscured and then reappeared on Diane's ship.

Weighing the combat effectiveness of the crew on board, the maid was at the angel level, and Bridget was the Grand Mage. This same configuration reminded him of last night's failure.

Secondly, the environment is not the same as last night. He has lost the assistance of the angel-level sea monster. It will take some time to get a new sea monster. And because of what happened yesterday, there are many angels patrolling the sea. If a real fight breaks out, Diane and the others just need to delay and reinforcements will arrive.

The life bead discovered that the cultist's identity was waiting for judgment, and if he was caught in the act, he would die on the spot. Duke Ryan could still tell the difference, so Diane was on guard all the way.

"Damn it, I have to plan ahead."

Not getting the chance to attack Diane and the others, Duke Ryan made up his mind to implement his plan ahead of time.

(End of this chapter)