technique his shop could commence
selling candied Hawthorne after settling
the day's tuition minglang continued
practicing the art of making candied
Hawthorne while Gian G made her way back
to the Inn upon entering Tang Yan's room
Gian G found her having just finished
bathing and they had already calculated
the day earnings giangi gazed at the
multitude of data exclaiming in
admiration as expected of Boss Tang you
managed to tally such a vast number of
skewers Tang Yin drying her hair
approached with a hint of pride of
course not a single penny escapes my
grasp giangi generously complimented
Tang Yin before returning The Ledger
turning to the quietly contemplative GLE
she inquired lelay do you still have the
shell we acquired in Tan Village coming
out of her revery giel promptly
retrieved the white shell from her space
and handed it to Gian G I have it Dio
you have any clues Gian displayed the
shell in her Palm for seya to see I do
not but perhaps seya might know she
suggested siya picked up the shell for a
closer inspection then shook her head in
confusion I am not quite sure of its
Origins it appears rather ordinary wait
I sense a familiar Essence emanating
from this shell siya attempted to open
it but was unsuccessful after pondering
she CED the Shell with both hands and
closed her eyes to recite a short
incantation upon completing her chant
the shell emitted a soft glow and
gradually opened revealing a yellowed
piece of paper and scr with elegant
characters GI crawled over to seya
eagerly seizing the Note to read it
closely Gian G explained the Shell's
Providence to seya while seya began to
recollect whether she had heard any
tales regarding Tan Village upon lifting
the note giel discovered a blue bead
nestled beneath it the more G on G gazed
at the bead the more familiar it
appeared and upon closer examination she
recognized it as the tear of a mermaid
this bead was identical to the one on
her lucky necklace though it could could
not be the same as that one had already
been used to save chingin what does the
Note Say gong G as.it seems to be a
spell I cannot decipher it giel handed
the note to Gian with xya and Tang Yin
leaning in to take a look this is the
merfolk's secret language siya exclaimed
covering her mouth in surprised do you
recognize this script can you translate
it giangi inquired siya shook her head I
can only identify it as the merfolk's
secret language but I have not learned
how to interpret such wring only the
elders can decipher it and it may
contain significant information gently
holding the tear of a mermaid seya
remarked I feel an oddly familiar
sensation emanating from it perhaps it
belongs to someone I know gazing down at
the tear of a mermaid seya suddenly had
a realization and looked up at Gian G
the only person who can write the
merfolk's secret language and is
familiar to me is my father if I am not
mistaken this tear of a mermaid belongs
to him in a wonder I was able to open it
seya murmured tears Welling in her eyes
siya's emotion surged and her tears
began to flow leaving giangi and the
others at a loss for how to respond
giangi gently patted siya's shoulder in
an attempt to comfort her siya please
try to calm down tangan offered her a
tissue which seya accepted dabbing her
tears she placed the tear of a mermaid
back into the shell sealing it once more
I cannot return to the May folk right
now and I do not wish for you to seek
their assistance
as they would certainly take my father's
tear of a mermaid Gian consoled the
sobbing seya do you have any other means
to translate these characters Saia fell
silent for a moment before replying we
can only ask princess chingin for help
all right after we resolve the market
issues we shall visit the Dragon Palace
to find her giangi said g you'll place