I! Cleaner!-Chapter 1172 - 1075: Decisive Shell

It's not as exaggerated as you say...

Faced with the scolding of the beautiful mermaid woman, the Mermaid quickly retreated a few steps, escaping her mother's range of attack, and covered her forehead full of crescent marks with dissatisfaction while protesting:

"Mother! Your nails are so long! It hurts!"

"Letting it hurt you will help you remember!"

The voluptuous fish tail lightly patted the giant pearl beneath her, as the beautiful mermaid woman approached the Mermaid again, she angrily said:

"I shouldn't have listened to your uncle Andy back then, let you be that broken Queen! Should have just kept you at home! Look at you, along the way... How dangerous it was! Had that Food God's appetite been a bit better, you wouldn't have survived to see me!"

"Mother! Didn't I tell you in the letter? Many of those rumors about the Food God are nonsense, he doesn't have the habit of eating everything he sees!"

"So the part where he hits whatever he sees must be true? Those True Gods caught and sent to the Cleansing Bureau by him are probably worse off than being eaten! Do you think you don't know what you're made of? And yet you dared to get close to him?"

Seeing her troublesome daughter still wanting to talk back, the beautiful mermaid woman pinched her daughter hard on the side of her waist and angrily said amidst the Mermaid's cries of pain:

"You are probably fine now because you still have use for him! Those outrageous agreements you mentioned in the letter, aren't those forced by him? If you weren't of mixed human blood and hadn't had the identity of Queen Sayo, he would have at least caught you and sent you to the Cleansing Bureau! And you..."

"That didn't happen, did it? If it hasn't happened, it's fine!"

Interrupting the beautiful mermaid woman, the Mermaid decisively gave up trying to restore the Food God's image, and urgently asked:

"Mother, did you bring what I asked for? Did you bring it or not?"

"Yes, yes!"

Reaching underneath the giant pearl, she brought out a pair of circular mother-of-pearl artifacts, the beautiful mermaid woman raised her wrist slightly, evaded the Mermaid's reaching hand, and asked suspiciously:

"I can give you the items, but first you have to tell me what you need this pair of [Charm Hill] for?"

"I... Doesn't it amplify one's charm? I just want to look a bit better, is that not allowed?"

"Wanting to look better isn't the issue, the issue is who you want to look better for!"

Looking at her daughter who, not only signed a bunch of whitewashed contracts with the Food God, spoke positively for the Food God as soon as she saw her, and even asked her to bring the 'Winning Shell', the beautiful mermaid woman took a deep breath, her expression uncertain:

"Wendy, be honest with me! Is it because of the Queen's identity, that the Food God also..."

"What on earth are you thinking!!"

Snatching away the artifact that could amplify her charm and increase other's affection for her, the Mermaid said irritably:

"The Food God can take down so many True Gods, this thing is of no use to him! I asked you to bring it for Queen Veronica!"

"?!?!?!"

Hearing the Mermaid's words, the beautiful mermaid woman was shocked.

"You! Turns out you are 'like that'? You've kept it a secret from me for years? And you still dare want to steal someone from the Food God?!"

"Mother... Is romance the only thing in your head?"

Rolling her eyes at the beautiful mermaid woman, the Mermaid said irritably:

"Amplifying charm and increasing affection can also be used for negotiations, okay?

Although the final decision maker should still be the Food God, Queen Veronica is different from what we previously thought, she isn't simply a puppet controlled by the Food God, but rather his partner!

From the interactions over the last couple of days, she has a very significant influence over the Food God! Even when faced with situations he's unfamiliar with, the Food God would completely defer to Queen Veronica to make decisions!

If we could win her favor, the obstacles for what we want to do next will be greatly reduced! If we can get her to be closer to us, we might even sway the Food God's attitude!"

"Oh..."

After hearing the Mermaid's intentions, the beautiful mermaid woman breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, her daughter's orientation hadn't gone wrong, nor had she fallen for the Food God's wife, the situation hadn't slid towards the worst direction, but...

"What if the Food God finds out?"

Looking at her daughter who had replaced the shell on her chest with [Charm Hill], the beautiful mermaid woman worriedly reminded:

"Even if the Food God is as you say, gentle and polite to people, even... A rather pleasant person to be around, his tolerance seems to be narrow, right? What if he finds out you've tampered..."

"I haven't tampered with anything!"

The Mermaid blinked confidently and said:

"These [Charm Hill] pair, though named after enchantment, their effect doesn't influence others' souls, it just amplifies the user's charm, making it easier for me to gain others' favor.

So to others, I've just changed to a pair of shells that are prettier and more flattering to my aura, even if the Food God is petty, surely he can't dictate what I wear?"

"..."

That's true...

Thinking along the Mermaid's reasoning, realizing it's indeed the case, the beautiful mermaid woman relaxed and no longer persuaded but couldn't help but remind:

"Wendy, since you've decided, I won't say anything more... But you must remember, if things go wrong don't force it, immediately flee!

With your uncle Andy's [Heart of the Ocean], as long as you come into contact with any drop of seawater, you'll instantly return to the Tidal Realm, even the Food God couldn't catch you.

As for the matters of our Sea Race... you… try your best, but don't force it, if you can't get it done, just flee! In a mother's eyes, even all the oceans combined aren't as important as you..."

With her mother viewing her as more precious than the entire Sea Race, repeatedly urging her to be cautious, the Mermaid felt a wave of warmth in her heart, then went over to hug the beautiful mermaid woman, and softly promised:

"I know, I won't force it."

"Mm..."

Reluctantly releasing the departing Mermaid, the beautiful mermaid woman looked at her daughter, already extraordinarily beautiful, dazzling even more after changing to a new pair of shells, she couldn't help but bite her lip and in a lowered voice asked:

"Wendy, be honest with me, do you really want to rely on those things for negotiation, or have you set your sights on the Food God to woo him?"

"Mom!!!"

"Okay, okay! I won't say it anymore! I won't say it anymore!"

Seeing the Mermaid's eyes reddened with anger, the beautiful mermaid woman comforted her with a few words, then forcefully slapped the pearl beneath her with her tail.

"You got the items, so I'll head back now... Start the ship, start the ship! Hurry up before the Food God comes looking... Oh?"