Chapter 41: Water Pollution

We almost zipped into a portal, but then I got a call from Jace. "Jace? What is it?" I answered. "Oh, thank God you picked up... It's a disaster, Dave!" He raised his voice in irritation. "What?! Tell me what happened!" "Okay. Remember when I came to you and agreed that something strange was going on with the school's staff? Well, me and Gilbert discovered a truth most disturbing." "What truth?" "Dave, the higher-ups are part of the criminals that are associated with Spy Gal-atea and Spy Queen! A while ago, they struck the ocean surrounding the Puyo Isles with this unknown substance, I need you over here now!" "Huh?! W-well, okay! Me and some friends of mine are already heading there because of another reason. I'm even more worried about it now because of what you just told me." "Alright, let's meet up, face-to-face and discuss more about everything in further detail. You sound like you also have a lot that you want to say to me." "Yes. We'll arrive as soon as we can, Jace!" I hung up on him soon after I said that. "What's going on now? Arle looked worried. "Dave, that was Jace, right? It sounded like an issue went down…" Ringo came back to me. "Guys…" I told everybody about what Jace found out. "I think my brain's gonna explode… I'm lost." Draco could not keep up with the information swarming in. I couldn't blame her, this was all a bit much. "To think, the school's been ran by a buncha scum-leveled criminals." Lemres frowned. "Damn straight! Argh! This pisses me off!" Feli lost her cool. "How did those guys not get found out until now?" Ringo wondered. "That doesn't matter now, we need to get over there. Wait here for us, Ringo, Feli, and Lemres." I said. "Gotcha!" They nodded. "Let's jump in the portal then, Carby can't keep this thing open for long!" Arle pointed out. We traveled to the Puyo Isles and everything was dark and stormy. "! What is this?" I reacted. "Dave, over here!" Jace threw his voice out. "Jace! Let's talk quickly before anything else can go awry." I told him.

Me and him discussed what happened on my end. "You guys… are looking for a mermaid…? I've seen strange phenomenons around before, but… whatever. She's in danger then, because of the water. Look." He pointed. "Yuck, it looks murky." Arle grimaced. "Not just murky… I sense evil swirling in it, Arle. Shit-! *sigh* You guys stay here, I'll look for Serilly on my own." I suggested. "H-huh?! But… why?!" Draco insisted on me giving an answer. "Draco… It's too dangerous for the rest of you to come with me, that's why. Trust me, I know this is the case. Do me a favor and don't come after me... especially you, Harpy." I flew off with my dragon armor. It didn't take me too long to find Serilly, surprisingly. "...! Serilly!" She had been sitting on a visible rock formation, staring blankly off into the distance. "Serilly, say something!" "... …" "Serilly, don't you remember? It's me, Dave!" "..." "She's not saying anything… And, what's this gunk on her?" I reached in to touch her, but she suddenly swatted my hand away with hers. "This is my essence… don't clean it off." She said in an emotionless tone. "Serilly, this is not right! You're not yourself, remember who you are and who I am!" "Oh? I know full well that you are Dave, but I am not this "Serilly". "Wh-what? Who the hell are you, and what have you done with her?!" "I am a dimensional being who has been controlling this poor fish-girl, with the very stuff that you see in the water." "What…?!" Have the criminals and the dimensional beings been working together in cooperation? But… that doesn't make any sense. Dammit, this all so confusing! "Don't think for even a second that you will break her out of my control, Dave. It is all inside her gills, since she is partially a fish." "If I can't break her from your control right now, then I'll find and kill you!" "How? I can be in a dimensional rift for all you know." "Bastard…!" I carried the controlled Serilly and took her back with me.

It seems like my armor is protecting me from whatever this stuff is. I came back to the others and Harpy was shocked. "S-Serilly!" She tried to fly to us. "Don't touch her! She's being controlled by that same junk we see in the water." I yelled as I placed the mermaid down. "What the hell is this?!" Jace panicked. "Wait… I've seen a similar thing to this years ago… Who's controlling Serilly, Dave?" Arle came to me. "I don't know the specifics, but the one controlling her is one of the dimensional beings… most likely the same ones Ecolo mentioned." I said to her as my armor disappeared. "*gasp* I think I've figured out what these beings are! They were once a part of my world… but it was told, by legend, that they also existed in dimensional spaces near other worlds. Not the exact same, of course… but as long as the main being lived, more can be created. But… I thought that me, Rulue, and the like had destroyed it. I don't understand..." Arle recalled and pondered. "Who are "they"?" I wondered. "They're called… "Yogs". Yogs are dimensional beings who solely exist for the purpose of causing chaos, no matter where it might happen. They do this by creating wicked seeds that produce smoke. I guess there's a bigger Yog out there than Yog Swartus… We need to find Rulue, Schezo, and Satan. This is a huge-ass problem…" She told me.

A new voice entered the scene as this was going on. "Say no more, Arly. I'm here to help, even in my current state." We heard. "Satan!" I saw him appear before us. "I'll take… um, Serilly back with me. Her body needs to be kept away from anybody else. ... Damn! I would have never imagined that Yogs would be a thing here! Different, but still… They are still Yogs at the end of the day. We cannot let these sons of bitches live! They'll spread into other dimensions if we don't kill them. Dave, contact Ex. You and him are the only ones who can defend Primp and Suzuran from this threat. Please let him know what's going on. Oh, and take out whatever is producing that stuff in the ocean. It seems similar to the wicked seeds that produce maddening smoke." He urged me. "Will do." I waved. Satan left with the controlled Serilly and I called Ex. "Ex, this is an emergency!" I told him to pick up Ringo, Feli, and Lemres from Suzuran with the Tetra. I also suggested that he should bring Amitie and her friends to help out too. I hung up soon after to wait around. "Arle, how did you stop these wicked seeds?" I asked. "Dave, Carby's beam was the only way to destroy them. To this day, I don't know why… but it's the one method that works." "...! Then, couldn't we have just used it on Serilly's body?" "No. Carby can't destroy the stuff, only the thing that makes it." "... I see. Fuck..." I dropped to my knees, feeling like I had failed to save the mermaid who once saved me.

"Dammit, Dave! Pull yourself together!" Draco's words hit me. "..." I became mute. "Dave… I know how you must feel, but you can't let that get to you. You're needed to save Primp and Suzuran from the Yogs, along with Ex." Arle pulled me up. "This is much information is far too confusing for me to take in now. I'll leave things in your hands, Dave. I need to go back and be with Gilbert." Jace brought up. "... Fine, go. You'll only get yourself in danger, Jace." I agreed. He left and we waited for a while. The Tetra popped in with every one of our peers and allies aboard. "Dave, everyone's in here!" Ex hollered as he opened the hatch. "Good! We'll come to you and give the low-down to everybody!" I returned the word. We flew up to the inside of the Tetra, and the hatch closed behind us. "This looks like a lotta trouble, Dave…" Lemres frowned. "Guys… I need to explain what's going on." I gave them a long-winded explanation, describing everything to them as simply as possible. "I can't believe it… there WERE Yogs here as well…" Rulue rolled her hands into fists. "This… is most concerning." Accord admitted. "The Yogs will likely be the toughest things that we will ever face for a long time. And, that's putting it lightly…" Ex forwarded. "Many of us don't even know what these Yogs look like… How will we know when we find one?" Feli wondered. "Yogs are basically giant floating eyeballs, you'll know when you see one." Arle described. "Giant-ass eyeballs, got 'chu." Lemres nodded. "Uh… where's Schezo, Lemres?" I asked him. "Dunno. Last time I saw him, he was complainin' that he lost his sword. He's still blamin' it on you." He shrugged.

I wasn't surprised by this... "Tch. It was his choice for him to recklessly attack Vyle. He should have realized that it was his fault. *sigh* We could have used him too if his sword was still intact…" I sat down. "Dave, I don't think the dark mage would have been much help to us anyway." Accord said. "How?" I raised an eyebrow. "My student, Schezo's sole power is that of dark magic. I heard from Satan that it doesn't affect Yogs, only making them stronger. Of course, I personally don't know that for sure… but, I would ought to trust those words." She told me. "Oh yeah, I remember this one time where Schezo fought a Yog alone and didn't do anything to it…" Arle remembered. "Welp, that sucks…" I slumped. "It might not be impossible for him to fight. He jus' needs somethin' more than the darkness. I've heard that it's possible to forge a blade with the strength of light and dark fused as one. Those two together are said to bring about a unique power. Nothin's concrete though, so only take these words with a grain o' sugar." Lemers stated. "I heard about that too… but, I figured it was only a rumor." Klug placed a hand on his chin. "...! If it's possible, then there should be an ore to smelt into that." I jumped. "Don't get your hopes up. Believe you me, I probably would've known what it was if it existed. As far as I know, it doesn't exist." Ex brought the mood down. "..." For ten seconds, no one said anything. "Ex, it seems that you don't know Primp Town and its surrounding areas well enough." A voice responded to his last remark. "Eh? Satan?" He looked around. "I am not with the rest of you, but I have been listening. Such an ore does indeed exist, and it'll be in our best interest if we make a sword for Schezo with that. But, some of us have to stay in the Puyo Isles to deal with the Yog. After all, we have a mermaid to save. By some, I mainly mean two… Dave and Ex. You are the only ones fit for taking it out alone at the moment." Satan directed his statement toward us.

Only me and Ex... "I understand." Ex nodded. "..." I meanwhile, didn't say a word. "Hey, what about me, Satan?! I've dealt with a lot of Yogs years ago!" Arle spoke up. "Arly… I was just about to say that you'll be with those two as part of their support. Ms. Accord, Rulue, and… Lemres, you too. Everyone else: You will embark on a small journey to a tunnel outside Primp. There, you will go and find enough of the ore to smelt. You'll know when you find it, it's colored in a very special way. White and black fillings coat it by a decent amount." He replied and transitioned. "What?! But, I wanna help Dave!" Draco pleaded. "Us too! What the hell?!" Ringo and Feli pouted. "Look girls, I just think it's too dangerous for you three. At least Arly has fought these things before in the past." Satan sighed. "Then at least have me go with them! Satan, after you and I fused... a lot of your power stayed with me. I can feel it…" Ringo brought up. "Ah-! It's with you?! … Well, I guess it's yours now. Goddammit... I need to strengthen myself back to how I was before Dave came into our lives. I'm just about at my limit for now and need to rest. ... Fine, Ringo… you can go with them. Please, come back safely..." He informed us, then his voice faded. "Satan…" Rulue frowned. "Well, it looks like you're behind the controls, Ess. Transport everyone to the destination, wherever that may be." Ex said to her. "Take us to that island first, I feel an evil presence lurking somewhere there. I haven't pinpointed it beyond that, however… that might just be the Yog we're looking for." I pointed and requested. "And where a Yog rests, a wicked… something is bound to be near! Dave, good thinking." Arle smiled. "If that's what you want…" Ess complied. "We dropped onto the island and waved goodbye to the others. Amitie stared at me with concern before the Tetra's hatch closed.

"Where do we look for the Yog here?" Rulue wondered. "Patience. I am trying to sense for its presence, this might take some time before we get anywhere. Let's walk around for a bit…" I began. Nobody said a single word for five minutes. And then, I found where the evil was coming from. "...!" The others noticed me react to sudden change. "Did ya get somethin'?!" Lemres came up to me. "Yeah. It's here, alright… Over here guys!" I motioned my hand. "Good, this should hopefully give us a map to where it is hiding." Accord smiled. "The evil that I am starting to feel as well is meowtrageous." Popoi shivered. "Hey wait, what's this?" Ex looked while kneeling. "Huh? What's what?" I stopped and wondered. The rest of us came to him to see that same gunk flow through some weird algae and into the sea water. "This must be it! This wicked spawn from the Yog! It's… uh, what is it? It's not a seed…" Arle squinted. "It's algae, Arle... A type of plant that grows in bodies of water." I told her. "A-anyway, if we destroy it with Carby's beam, the stuff will disappear along with it. Serilly can be saved." She said. "Well, you know what to do, Carbuncle. Destroy that plant!" I pointed him to that. "GU!" He screamed. Carbuncle was able to successfully destroy it. "Look guys…! The clouds… and the water too!" Ringo saw. "They're returnin' to normal! Yeah!" Lemres did his little goofy dance again. "If the water is clean, then that means Serilly truly IS safe!" I became glad. "Looks like things are turning up great." Ex stood back up. "This is great and all, but we need to go and beat up that Yog, guys." Rulue got us back on track.

I ran ahead as the others followed behind. "That cave over there... it's here, the Yog. Ex, transform." I said. "Right." Ex nodded to me. "Haah!" We both went. Thus, our armors were on… the two dragon warriors, demonic and dimensional. "I'm ready to beat the crap out of this Yog…" Rulue cracked various bones. "I couldn't agree with you more, Rulue." Arle stood by her. "With Satan's power boosting my own, I can zap with tons of volts." Ringo grinned. "Dave, as your teacher… I will try my best to ensure that you stay alive in all of this." Accord said. "Time to kick some eyeball ass and take out this sonuvabitch..." Lemres became eager to fight. "Damn straight… let's do this, guys. For our friends, families, and the entirety of Primp and Suzuran… we will win!" I ran in place. "Hold on… there's one small thing you should be aware of before we do this, Dave…" Accord stopped me. "Huh…?" I froze. "I have seen your Claw of Shadows attack before when you fought the dark mage... It's made of dark magic, isn't it?" She came in front of me. "I… think so…? I never really thought about what kind of magic it exuded." I replied. "Just remember that it won't do us any good here, so just use other spells." She advised. "Who do you think you're talking to? You have said for a while that I was your best student. There's a reason for that... I'm smart and good at fighting. Meaning, there's also no way that I would forget something like that so quickly." I pressed the base of my thumb on my armor. "... *giggle* You are correct, kid- -I mean, young adult." Accord walked back behind me.

I entered the cave, hearing the others walk behind. After going in a bit, it was already pitch black. "It's so dark in here..." Ringo stated the obvious. "I just wish that there was a way for us to see where we are going…" I heard Arle say before she tripped a little. "Hm… This should suffice. Shining Melody." A light flickered around us, coming from Accord. "Ms. Accord?" Ex and I looked. "Let's just say that I have a lot of tricks…" She explained. "I guess that means she has the magic knowledge of a god…" Rulue sighed. "You know it! Ms. Accord is a revered magic user n' she's a magic instructor for a reason." Lemres' eyes twinkled. "Whatever, let's continue forward." I moved and had Accord be with me, side-by-side. Walking further didn't seem to do much. My sense of the Yog wasn't getting stronger and I was about to give up. That was, until I decided to make a left at a fork. "...! It's close!" I felt and ran. I stopped a few seconds after to see what I was hoping for. "Bingo." Ex saw it too. "It's the Yog!" Arle came through. "So, it looks like you have found me, Dave." The Yog spoke to me. "Enough games, we destroyed the algae you made!" I rained on the parade. "...! Then you must have found it. I felt the algae disappearing, but I wasn't sure who or what did so. So, you are all here to remove me from the equation, is that right?" It continued. "Damn straight, you sack of tear ducts!" Rulue made her fighting stance. "Even if you do manage to do so, there are seven other Yogs associated with me… each tougher than the last." The Yog alerted us. "Tch. So it's like the ones we fought before… where there's eight of them." Arle scoffed. "Enough, you will not live to see the destruction of your dimensions. They will be destroyed in their entirety!" It fired a laser beam. "Look out!" I exclaimed.

We retreated to a rocky area and hid. "Great, now what do we do?" Ringo planted her back on the rock. "There's no doubt that the Yog will see us coming… that eyeball is just too huge." Ex pointed out. "Then, is there a way for us to land an attack?" Rulue asked. "I might have just the thing, Judgment. It was effective on past Yogs that you, me, and Schezo fought, Rulue." Arle said to her. "Oh yeah, how can I forget? Well, use it already! It's better than not trying at all!" She told her. "Right!" She nodded back. Arle fired off her Judgment at the Yog, to which it took quite the hit. "Yes! Direct hit!" I thrusted my fist. "OOOOOOUGH!" The Yog slammed against one of the cave's walls. "Everyone, this is our chance to take it down." Accord began casting a spell. "Cryogenic Bomb!" I launched. "Hard-drop!" Ex threw. "Lightning Strike!" Ringo released. "Fire Ball!" Arle sent. "Iron Fist, shake the ground and cause rocks to fall!" Rulue punched. "Jawbreaker Cannon!" Lemres fired. "Orcustrated Blast." Accord shot out. "GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" The Yog screamed. It laid down on the ground, covered in rocks and barely alive. I approached the Yog, walking to it with an aura of defiance. "*pant* Don't think that this is over… it only has just begun. I will return to where I came from to heal." The Yog said before it faded. "Damn! It got away…" I began to walk back. "Look on the bright side Dave, at least Serilly is safe." Arle looked at me. "If it means that the Yogs are off our backs for a while, then I'm fine with how things are at the moment." I sighed. We came out from the cave, seeing the dusky sky above us. "It's nearly sunset already?" Ringo tilted her head. "Well, that's not too far-fetched… I felt like we were in that cave for a lot of time, Ringo." I told her. "We should get out of here then… Carby, make a portal for us." Arle requested. "Gu!" Carbuncle complied with it. "Where's this goin'?" Lemres asked her. "To Primp, where else?" She answered for him.

We went through it and came to. "I should call my crew…" Ex walked away from us. "Uh… me and Ringo still need to go home in Suzuran, Arle." I came to her. "Don't bother with her, I'll take ya back with a portal of my own. Here ya go." Lemres made for us. "Thank you, man." I said. Me and Ringo returned to Suzuran so that we could go home. That was, until Satan's voice came to us. "Dave, Serilly has just woken up and doesn't remember how she ended up like this. The stuff that was on her before is now gone. The only problem now is that I don't have a body of water for her… Could you take Serilly with you for the time being? I can't babysit a mermaid, especially when I need the most rest that I can get." He asked out of me. "S-sure…" I nodded. "Daaave! Don't just let him bring her to us! What would Mom think of this?!" Ringo pouted. "I'm sure she'll understand, Ringo. Besides, Serilly needs space for her own to live comfortably." I told her. "Here she is… Careful, she's heavier than you would think." Satan warned me. "Oof-!" I went. "O-oh! Hi, Dave. It's been a while, hasn't it? What's been going on lately? I can't remember..." Serilly landed and hung on to me. "It's a bit lengthy, I'll tell you on the way back to our place." I answered her concern. ""Our"...? Who's this over here?" She turned her head to Ringo. "That's Ringo, she's a cool girl who is also in love with me." I showed off. "Love, huh?" She thought deeply. "... ... Hey, I need you to listen here, it's important." I snapped Serilly back into reality. "O-okay." She nodded.

"Oh, so Harpy was worried about me and this ended up with you seeking out and finding me, controlled by… whatever a Yog is." Serilly summed up. "Basically." I nodded to her. "Well, thank you for saving me, Dave." She blushed. "Hey, it makes us even. You saved me from drowning, and now I saved you. Hehehe." I grinned while scratching the back of my head. "Nooo! Don't make it sound like you have feelings for him, Serilly!" Ringo puffed up her cheeks. "*giggle* Oh no, I'm only grateful for him rescuing me. Please, don't get the wrong idea here, Ringo." Serilly made that out to be the case. Ringo sighed and Ms. Ando saw us enter. "Oh my goodness! What is this?" She reacted. "I'll… Actually, do you want to explain it to your mother?" I turned to Ringo. "Wh-what?! Don't look at me, I don't know the full story!" She riled up. "I can explain what I know, based on what Dave told me. Hello, I am Serilly. As you can see, I'm a mermaid." Serilly introduced herself. "To think, there's a live mermaid and I'm seeing one before my eyes." Ms. Ando chuckled. Serilly told Ms. Ando everything I told her. After that was done, I brought in the rest of the story. "This is horrible… but it couldn't be helped. It was bound to happen sooner or later, considering all of these weird back-to-back events. Enough of that though, doesn't she need a body of water?" Ms. Ando switched up the topic. "Well… I don't need one per se." Serilly said. "What?! But you're still a fish, you have gills. You need to go back into the water eventually!" I grew worried. "It's fine, I don't just have gills, you know… I have lungs too." She showed me by audibly breathing with her mouth and nose. "Y-you're amphibian?! H-how is that possible?! Mermaids are supposed to be half-human and half-fish, right?" My eyes widened. "... It was like this: I didn't have lungs from the start. I was kind of… gifted with them a few years ago. So really... I'm more like a human who can breathe underwater, and also swim much better with this tail." She elaborated. "Convenient…" Ringo quietly muttered. "Huh? What was that, Ringo?" Serilly asked her. "Ugh, never you mind…" She walked away. "What is up with her?" Ms. Ando wondered.

I honestly didn't know what was up with Ringo at the time. "I dunno… ever since Serilly came into my arms tonight, Ringo's been like that." I shrugged. "I think my girl is jealous of Serilly there." She believed. "...! It's making her jealous because I went on a date with her today. She now feels neglected and…" I stopped talking. "You should talk to her. Don't worry, I'll set Serilly down somewhere." She suggested. "Alright…" I left the living room. "Ringo? Ringo? Where are you? Come on… don't you think you're overreacting? You're still my love. The date was fun when we went for karaoke! I enjoyed singing with you in the same room, alone!" I called out to her. "Why…? Why do you keep doing this to me?! You show love and affection for me, but then you focus on other girls once they appear and leave me in the dust! This leaves me to feel lonely and it seems you don't truly want me as a girlfriend…" She bellowed. "Ringo… look, I don't mean for this to be the case, I really don't! Hell, I don't have those kinds of feelings for Serilly… I just wanted to help her out of a literal sticky situation, which I did! I did it so that it can serve as a "thank you" to her. She saved my life, and all I wanted to do was to save hers in return. Please understand that, Ringo… I love you all the same, that date meant something to me!" I poured my heart out for her. "...! Dave..." "Can you please come out of hiding, so that I can see your lovely smile again?"

Ringo soon stepped out from the shadows and hugged me. "Please, don't betray our bond…" "You have nothing to fear, Ringo. Like I have said for all this time; I'll stick with you, through and through." I continued my promise and kissed her. "Now, how about we go back and see what your mother is doing for Serilly?" I proposed the idea. "I… guess." Ringo gave in. "Hey, Ms. Ando… did you get something for Serilly?" I asked. "I sure did. I remembered that we had a wheelchair in the closet. As soon as I fully dry her up, she can sit in it." She told me. "Great!" I was elated. When she was done with that, Ms. Ando made dinner. "Serilly, you're welcome to eating with us if you would like…" She tempted her. "It does look yummy…" Serilly looked at the food. We ate happily and turned in for the night after everything else. I placed Serilly on the sofa to have her sleep with a blanket and cushion. "Goodnight, Serilly. See you in the morning." I wished her a good sleep. "You too." She smiled. I walked back to my room, immediately hitting the bed to take a trip to dreamland.

I woke up the next morning with an unexpected feeling. "Hm? …!" What the-?! Serilly?! How did she end up here?! Oh no… I need to get her back on the sofa before Ringo notices this. Hopefully, she hasn't woken up yet and I can carry Serilly over there. I picked up the sleeping mermaid and did just that. I made sure not to wake her up as I carried her. "Ah, Dave. Gee, it looks like something odd happened to you…" Ms. Ando spoke. "... From that tone, it sounds like you knew about this beforehand. … Did you move Serilly to my bed, Ms. Ando? Tell me the truth." I requested an answer. "I confess… She sounded like she dreamt something about you, making hug-like motions with her arms." She said. "... … What…?" My eye twitched. "*chuckle* Don't worry, I won't tell my girl about this, Dave." She convinced me. "Alright… I trust you." I nodded. More of the morning passed with Ringo waking up, and Serilly doing so later. "*yawn* Are you guys awake already…?" Serilly got up with her arms. "We've been awake for a while…" I told her in truth. "*yawn* You guys must be early birds… I'm not like that." She rubbed her eyes. "It's fine. You're only a guest here, so it's not a problem for us." Ringo assured her.

Serilly nodded to Ringo and eventually climbed aboard the wheelchair. "Look at that, Ringo. Serilly already knows how to get around by herself with that thing." I showed her. "I will admit, it's impressive considering that it's been less than twenty-four hours so far." She observed. "Yeah." I nodded. Breakfast was a joy for Serilly specifically. She was eyeing the pancakes like they were candy to a kid. She nommed on them and looked incredibly adorable while doing so. "Thank you so much, Ms. Ando! These fluffy bits are simply the best." She cleaned her face up. "You're a guest here, so you should be treated as one, Serilly." Ms. Ando smiled. "Serilly, do you want to see the city of Suzuran before you go back to the ocean?" I asked her. "See… Suzuran? So that's what this city is called? I suppose… I won't have much to lose." She figured. "Suzuran is an urbanized area, so expect some big places. This is just a smaller one by comparison. Me, my mom, and my sister are part of the Ando family name. This isn't just a home, it's also a market on the outside. We sell the freshest produce that you can find." Ringo explained to Serilly. "A family business…!" Her mouth stayed open. "I think she's now raring to go, Ringo." Ms. Ando laughed. "Then let's go, it can be fun!" I rushed through to get ready.

Author's Notes: Dave and his group of rescuers successfully saved Serilly from the now revealed existence of a Yog. This species of dimensional beings caused trouble for Arle, Rulue, and Schezo in years past. Most of Dave's friends began looking for a special ore for smelting into a sword blade, one powered by both light and dark. Satan grows weaker with each passing moment. He delivered Serilly to Dave after she was found to be okay. For the night, the mermaid stayed with our main character and Ringo. On the next day, Serilly wanted to go see all of Suzuran before she heads back to the ocean. What kind of fun will she cherish on this day? Next chapter, Chapter 42: Mermaid-Vision.