Wizard World Irregular

“Welcome back, Joanne,” Princess Ramona greeted as soon as her friend entered the living room.

“Come with me,” Joanne replied as she gestured for the Princess to follow her to the Balcony.

The Princess tilted her head in confusion, but since the Fairies also followed behind Ethan’s sister, she decided to follow suit and see what was going on.

When they arrived at the balcony, Joanne narrowed her eyes and scanned the sea in front of her.

However, no matter how hard she looked, she couldn’t see any signs of a Mermaid in the vicinity.

‘She’s there,’ Joanne’s Other Half said. ‘She’s just looking at you from under the sea.’

After hearing her Other Half’s confirmation, the young lady glanced at Lapis, who was sitting on Princess Ramona’s shoulder.

“Do Water Fairies and Mermaids get along with each other?” Joanne asked.

“Well, we at least don’t hate each other—that’s for sure,” Lapis replied. “But, we don’t go out of our way to meet each other.”

“There is a Mermaid observing us from the sea. Can you talk to her and tell her that I want to meet her?” Joanne stated.

Princess Ramona, who was listening from the side, couldn’t help but widen her eyes. She wouldn't have ever thought that there would be a Mermaid observing them from the sea.

The Princess suddenly became very excited because she had never met a Mermaid before.

On the other hand, her grandma had met a Mermaid when she was younger, and it was that Mermaid who told her grandmother about the story of the Tidebringer.

If possible, she wanted to meet a Mermaid herself.

‘Maybe I can become friends with a Mermaid as well,’ Princess Ramona thought excitedly as Joanne and Lapis talked to each other.

“I’ll go take a look,” Lapis said before flying toward the sea, accompanied by five more Water Fairies, who also wanted to meet the Mermaid.

The two girls watched as the five Fairies dove into the water, disappearing from their sight.

Several minutes later, the five Fairies returned and told Joanne that the Mermaid agreed to meet them tonight, making Princess Ramona clap her hands happily.

“I’ll finally be able to see and meet a Mermaid,” Princess Ramona said. “Maybe she can tell us more stories about the Tidebringer.”

Joanne faintly smiled, uncontrollably infected by her friend’s cheerful energy.

While the two were happily chatting about meeting a Mermaid, the Mermaid in question looked at them with amusement from under the sea.

She knew that Ethan had left the Princess’ residence to go someplace else, but the Mermaid Princess decided to stay because she was very curious about Joanne, who had the same hair color and features as her brother.

Truth be told, the Mermaid Princess also wished to talk to Joanne and ask her about the young man, whom she had attacked several days ago.

After the misunderstanding was cleared that day, she decided to observe him from afar and get to know him better through her scrying abilities.

From what she could tell, Joanne hated her brother, which made her wonder how that came to be. She also found out that the Princess liked Ethan very much, amusing her as well.

The Mermaid Princess was also aware that there was an invisible Ancient Wendigo currently guarding the two girls.

She didn’t know how Ethan was able to tame such a powerful and dangerous monster, but since it was subservient to him, she decided to ignore this matter for the time being.

Several hours passed, and the time she set to meet them had finally arrived.

Riding Joanne’s flying broom, the two girls flew toward the location where they would meet with the Mermaid Princess.

The Water Fairies were in front of them, serving as a guide. And even if it was dark, they were able to travel safely since the Water Fairies glowed in the darkness.

“Don’t be afraid, okay?” Lapis said as the dozens of fairies encircled Joanne’s flying broom. “We will use a spell to create a water bubble, which would allow you to breathe underwater.”

As soon as she finished talking, the Water Fairies cast their spell. Just as Lapis had told them, the flying broom was encapsulated by a water bubble.

“Let’s dive,” one of the Fairies said before diving headfirst toward the surface of the water.

Joanne navigated her flying broom to do the same, and soon, she and Princess Ramona entered the dark sea, which was nearly devoid of light.

‘We will keep diving,’ Lapis said through telepathy. ‘Just follow me.’

Fear was slowly creeping onto Princess Ramona, for she was truly afraid of the dark. Because of this, she hugged Joanne tightly as if her life depended on it.

“You have nothing to fear, Ramona,” Joanne said. “I will protect you. Besides, Lapis and the others will keep you safe.”

After hearing her friend’s words of assurance, Princess Ramona slowly regained her calm.

Finally, after diving for more than a minute, the two saw a blue glow in the distance, which they believed was their destination.

“Welcome guests.”

A soothing, and beautiful voice reached the two girls’ ears as they made their way to the blue dome of light.

When the water bubble and the dome of light collided, Joanne and Ramona found themselves staring at an extremely beautiful lady, who was looking at the two of them with a smile.

“M-Mermaid!” Princess Ramona pointed at the Mermaid Princess, making the latter giggle.

“Yes, I am a Mermaid,” the Mermaid Princess replied. “Nice to meet you, Princess Ramona.”

After realizing that she had childishly stated the obvious, the Princess’ face turned beet red out of embarrassment.

Joanne, on the other hand, observed their surroundings.

The Water Bubble had disappeared, and yet, the two of them were able to breathe underwater.

They could even talk telepathically, which she believed was the power of the mermaid who had come to meet them.

“I already know both of your names, but I think it will also be good if we properly introduce ourselves to each other,” the Mermaid Princess said.

“I agree,” Princess Ramona replied. “My name is Ramona Von Magdar. Twelfth Princess of the Magdar Kingdom. I am currently twelve years old.”

“Joanne Valentin,” Joanne said with a smile.

“Greetings, Princess Ramona, Joanne,” the Mermaid Princess nodded with a smile. “My name is Illumina Lazuli Astraea, but feel free to just call me Illumina.”

Illumina smiled at the two girls, whom she had wanted to talk to for a long time. Now that an opportunity had arrived, she would ask them to tell her everything about the young man, who was currently on an expedition away from the Magdar Kingdom.