The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

Her expression grew even colder and more indifferent, hoping to make the mysterious young man in front of her back down.

However, Yuu Aragaki ignored the displeased expression on the mermaid's face and took another step forward.

The next second, although she didn't know why the boy in front of her could see her, the mermaid on the tombstone still spoke, "Human! This is not a place for you, leave at once!"

Her voice was clear and gentle, like a sea sprite.

Chapter 458 You have to believe me, I really have no feelings for your tail.

So fierce...

So cute!

Everyone loves beauty, and even Yu Aragaki is no exception.

Not to mention, in legends, mermaids are creatures that are adept at seducing and bewitching humans.

Noticing the increasingly strange look in Aragaki Yu's eyes, and after his warnings went unheeded, the mermaid phantom let out a cold shout and once again raised its tail to slap Aragaki Yu.

This time, however, Aragaki Yu did not dodge.

The moment the mermaid made a move, the demon sword princess standing guard beside Aragaki Yu reverted to her true form and stood in front of him.

The next second, Yaodaoji raised her hand, grabbed the mermaid's tail, and pulled hard, forcefully dragging the mermaid phantom off the tombstone.

And you know what? Even though it was just a blur, the mermaid, caught off guard, still fell to the ground with a loud "thud."

The dust that had been kicked up clung to her once clean face, making her look particularly disheveled.

Of course, it was just a mess.

The mermaid, regaining her senses, raised her head and glared fiercely at the demon sword princess who was holding her tail. She bared her teeth at her, seemingly warning the princess to let go of her tail immediately.

However, Yoto Hime naturally wouldn't take this threat seriously.

Yaodao-hime will show no mercy to anyone who tries to harm her master.

Realizing that her threats had failed, the mermaid straightened up and mustered her strength, as if preparing to do something.

Seeing this, Yaodaoji also became alert and on guard.

"Mmm~"

The result was in the next second.

The mermaid, who had just mustered her strength, suddenly went limp and collapsed to the ground with a seductive moan. Her gaze toward the Demon Blade Princess became languid.

Yaodao-hime: "???"

Upon seeing this, Yaodaoji was stunned, puzzled by the sudden and bizarre change in the mermaid before her.

It wasn't until she noticed the way her friends were looking at her—no, it should be said that they were looking at the fish tail she was holding—that she understood everything.

It turned out that, at some point, Yu Aragaki's hand had touched the fish tail he was holding, and he even gently pinched it twice.

The next second, Yaodaoji subconsciously released the fish tail in her hand, and the mermaid took the opportunity to hurriedly retract her own tail.

However, her imposing aura had clearly weakened somewhat.

When Aragaki Yu discovered that the fishtail he had almost obtained had actually escaped, he couldn't help but click his tongue in regret.

Yaodao-hime looked at Aragaki Yu with a strange expression, her bewildered little eyes seeming to say—

I never expected you to be this kind of owner.

"Cough cough..."

Under the watchful eyes of all the shikigami, Aragaki Yuuya, finally realizing his lapse in composure, coughed awkwardly twice.

He was genuinely just curious about what a mermaid's tail was like, which is why he wanted to touch it and feel it.

However, to his surprise, when his hand touched the mermaid's tail, it didn't have the slippery, cold feeling of fish scales that he had imagined.

Instead, it has an unusually warm and smooth feel.

how to say……

In short, it's very moisturizing!

So, without paying attention, I pinched it a couple more times, and I never expected it to turn out like this.

The mermaid who fell to the ground did not attempt to escape or engage in any aggressive behavior after retracting her tail.

Instead, it hugged its own tail in a pitiful state and began to shed weak tears.

It's like a young wife being bullied by a landlord.

What shocked Aragaki Yu even more was that the tears that slid down the mermaid's ethereal and delicate face turned into crystal-clear pearls.

The moon shines bright over the vast sea, and pearls seem to weep.

Yuu Aragaki had naturally heard of the legend that mermaid tears turn into pearls before.

As early as ancient times, many similar rumors had already appeared in China.

Zhang Hua of the Jin Dynasty described it in his book "Record of Diverse Things" as follows: "There are mermaids in the South Sea. They live in the water like fish, and they do not stop weaving. Their eyes can weep pearls."

In the Taiping Yulan, Zhang Hua's account is quoted to elaborate on the story: "The mermaids came out of the water and stayed at people's houses for a long time. When they were about to leave after selling silk, they asked the host for a container. They wept and the container was filled with pearls, which they gave to the host."

Of course, this was all happening while Aragaki Yu was thinking about these miscellaneous things.

Under the influence of the mermaid's tears formula, the expressions of the shikigami surrounding Aragaki Yuu all changed.

His expression, which had initially been hostile and wary of the mermaid, gradually transformed into that scumbag look he gave Aragaki Yu.

The Snow Woman, in particular, with her frosty face, floated to the mermaid's side, gently stroking her head to comfort her while glaring fiercely at Aragaki Yu.

Just when Aragaki Yu thought his shikigami, Yuki-onna, was about to betray him, he noticed a small movement under Yuki-onna's body.

It turned out that, besides stroking the mermaid with one hand to comfort her, the snow woman was actually picking at the pearls that the mermaid had dropped on the ground because of her crying with the other hand.

"Forehead……"

Aragaki Yu, who was almost unable to keep his expression up, turned his head to the side with a twitching at the corner of his mouth.

Indeed, pearls have an extraordinary allure for women.

Even shikigami are no exception!

However, Yuya Aragaki discovers that the Yuki-onna's behavior of picking at the pearl under the guise of comforting the mermaid is genuine.

But the look of disdain and anger in his eyes, like that of a scumbag, was actually real!

Heaven and earth conscience!

Aragaki Yu felt utterly wronged; he hadn't expected that a mermaid's tail would be such a sensitive feature.

It's all the other person's fault!

How could they use such a sensitive place as a launch site to shoot at it!

Of course, Aragaki Yu would never say such a thing out loud.

After all, this could be seen as an attempt to shirk responsibility.

Seeing the mermaid weeping uncontrollably in the snow woman's arms, Aragaki Yuu stepped forward with a helpless expression and gently comforted her, "I say, why don't you stop crying for a bit..."

Unexpectedly, after the mermaid saw Aragaki Yu's intention to approach her, she suddenly shrank into the snow woman's arms, and instinctively hid her tail behind her back.

He seemed afraid that Aragaki Yuu might rush up and do something to him.

"..."

Seeing this, Aragaki Yuu also stood there awkwardly, stunned.

Aragaki Yu's eyebrows twitched involuntarily.

How could he possibly explain himself to the mermaid so that she wouldn't actually be a pervert with any particular feelings for her tail...?

Chapter 459 Witch

More than ten minutes later.

The mermaid finally stopped crying, and Yuya Aragaki finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Only the Snow Woman, weighing the pearls she had put into her pocket, seemed somewhat unsatisfied.

Not far away, a mermaid with a small head was hiding behind a snow woman, her big eyes timidly sizing up Aragaki Yu.

That was the man who had just frivolously touched his lower body.

"Waaaaah, bad guy..."

The mermaid muttered to herself, but her eyes remained fixed on Aragaki Yu.

The way it looks now is completely different from how it was when we first met, when I snapped at it with my tail at the slightest provocation.

She was just a cold queen, but now she's turned into a cute and cuddly girl.

That's really interesting...

Thinking of this, a strange smile inadvertently appeared on Aragaki Yu's face.

Upon seeing Yuu Aragaki's expression, the mermaid instinctively trembled, appearing even more nervous.