Transmigrated to the Interstellar Era to Raise Mermaids GL - Chapter 27
“Lieutenant Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel! Emergency report!”
Genor’s earpiece sounded again: “The satellite signal suddenly cut off again, and it wasn’t us this time!”
She rubbed her temple and glanced at Orsa, who was standing by the observation window.
The tall and slender blonde woman was clad in a vibrant scarlet cloak. Her temperament was still as pristine and proud as a pine on a snowy mountain. Her eyes held a gentle smile as she looked at the person beside her, as if everything happening around her was irrelevant.
…Never mind, she didn’t know how to explain to the rear command that their boss was responsible for this incident. Genor skipped that part and asked, “What’s Ouda’s reaction?”
“The Captain of the Royal Guard was just woken up by the monitoring personnel and is currently listening to a report…”
While eavesdropping on the conversation, the subordinate reported to Genor: “She suspects that the satellite itself may be malfunctioning and has decided to send a repairman over to check the situation first.”
Genor breathed a sigh of relief, calming herself down.
From the perspective of Ouda and others via the satellite monitoring, Her Royal Highness was still in a state of fully unawakened consciousness. Even if they discovered the satellite was blown up, they would assume it collided with an aerial meteorite and wouldn’t primarily suspect them.
Furthermore, it was the middle of the night. Ouda wouldn’t dare disturb Her Majesty over such a trivial matter. Without an explicit order from Her Majesty, she wouldn’t risk punishment by going to Xize’er Planet to investigate the situation.
By the time the Royal Guard discovered Orsa was missing, their spaceship would have already reached Mus Prime Star.
The plan was able to proceed so smoothly despite the mid-course change, thanks to Her Royal Highness’s intelligence, decisiveness, foresight, and superb acting skills…
Uh, something seems off.
Genor fell silent, watching the intimate sight of Orsa and He Jia holding hands and leaning against each other while looking at the explosion.
If she hadn’t seen it with her own eyes, even she would still be hesitant to believe that Her Royal Highness, who had been a loner for years and paid no mind to any prince or noble expressing admiration for her, would genuinely develop feelings for an Earthling!
Although the plan was moving forward, Genor, feeling the heavy burden of having made a losing deal, walked behind Orsa and reported: “Your Highness, the crisis has been resolved. The spaceship is now sailing at full speed toward the Nenita Sea area. Prince Anglue is currently vacationing at his seaside villa.”
“Go tell Captain Delan, who is stationed nearby, to find a way to lure Anglue into the sea before we arrive.”
Orsa turned around and said faintly, “I will try my best to avoid any damage to the action team.”
Genor’s heart warmed. She knelt down and said, “But Your Highness, confronting Anglue yourself right after your recovery is too much! Everyone here is willing to serve Your Highness!”
Subordinates standing in various parts of the spaceship also knelt down together, shouting toward Orsa: “We petition to fight and serve Your Highness!”
“Rise. Before we arrive, all of you go rest well, replenish your strength, and be ready to respond to my command at any time.”
“Understood, Your Highness!”
After reassuring everyone, Orsa held He Jia’s hand and walked into the cabin specially prepared for her. She turned to Genor and said, “We also need to rest. Send me the compiled report of matters you’ve organized.”
“Eh! But…”
Genor was shut out by Orsa before she could finish her sentence, and she had to swallow the rest of her words: “Only one bed was prepared in the cabin!”
Who could have predicted that Her Highness would bring someone onto the spaceship? To ensure Orsa’s good rest, they had specifically cleared out all other furniture in the cabin and moved in a soft, comfortable, king-sized bed.
Genor stood by the door for a while with no movement. She had no choice but to turn back to the control panel and transmit the files to the computer in Orsa’s room. She heard a few of the youngest subordinates discussing softly nearby.
“Wow, Her Highness never lets anyone into her room, but she brought that Earthling in with her! And they’ve been holding hands the whole time, it feels so sweet!”
“Yeah, I thought Her Highness was an eternal iceberg, but I never expected her to melt one day! Her Highness must really like that Earthling; she even gave her the iridescent scale as a token of love!”
“Does that mean we have to obey that Earthling from now on? When I was about to put her shoes on just now, she not only took them herself but also smiled and thanked me. She’s so cute, she must have a very easy-going personality!”
“Did you notice how gentle Her Highness’s gaze is toward her? I can’t help but smile like a doting aunt just watching from the side…”
“Silence!”
Genor coldly reprimanded: “Who permitted you to privately discuss Her Highness? Did you forget your discipline the moment you left the military?!”
“Sorry, Lieutenant Colonel!” The few people exchanged glances and closed their mouths.
One slightly bolder person argued: “But Lieutenant Colonel, as Her Highness’s confidantes, we’ll be interacting with that person often in the future, right? Everyone is just a little curious about her relationship with Her Highness!”
“What’s the hurry? Whatever relationship Her Highness declares to the outside world in the future, you’ll treat it as that relationship!”
Genor scanned the group seriously and warned loudly: “Keep your mouths shut tight. You are forbidden to utter a single word about what you saw on the spaceship today, or you’ll be dealt with by military law!”
“Yes, Lieutenant Colonel!”
Everyone suddenly understood. Under the immense pressure of the Laceia family, Her Royal Highness’s relationship was likely to be difficult to bring into the light.
“You sit here first. I need to change my clothes, and then I will tell you everything.”
Inside the cabin, Orsa asked He Jia to sit at the table. She picked up the clothes prepared for her on the table, turned, and walked into the bathroom.
She subconsciously gathered her floor-length cloak, not wanting He Jia to discover her legs prematurely.
“Okay, I’ll wait for you.”
He Jia was still in shock from seeing everyone kneel to Orsa. Her mind was completely occupied by the unfamiliar titles like “Princess, Your Highness, Lieutenant General.”
She sat by the table and thought for a while, roughly deducing some clues from the content of their conversations and their respectful attitudes.
“Could it be that she’s the exiled Princess of the merfolk race, and now her subordinates have found her and are taking her back to her people’s base?”
He Jia saw the small tortoise crawl out from under Orsa’s cloak and onto the floor. She bent down, picked it up into her palm, and said, “No wonder her temperament is so noble. This must be the innate talent of being a princess! Little Feicui, do you think I guessed correctly?”
Little Feicui extended its head in relief. He Jia managed to guess half of it correctly without any hints. She seemed to be improving!
“But why does an exiled race whose star system was destroyed still have a princess? Those subordinates look like well-trained soldiers. They let Orsa fend for herself for so many years, and now they suddenly come back to pick her up, saying they want to serve Orsa. Could it be that…”
He Jia shot up from her seat: “Are they planning to start a war with other races, using the title of Princess as some reason to revitalize their nation and reclaim their star system!”
Little Feicui was so shocked by this 180-degree turn in thought that its small green bean eyes widened.
It was truly a loss to the literary world that its new owner, with her mind full of wild ideas, wasn’t writing stories!
“In any case, whatever the reason, I won’t be afraid and will always stay by her side!” He Jia cheered herself on.
She suddenly realized that she had left without telling the Administration, so hadn’t all her work for the past few months been for nothing?
And the money she earned from selling things was still in the drawer, which she hadn’t had time to take!
Wuwuwu, that was all her hard-earned money!
He Jia sat back down at the table, dejected.
Seeing the Princess’s figure reflected on the glass door, knowing she was about to emerge from the bathroom, Little Feicui, who felt guilty for having misunderstood her as a player earlier, didn’t dare face her for the time being.
It crawled down He Jia’s hand, took advantage of her still being immersed in the sadness of losing a large sum of money, quietly found a small hole in the wall, and slipped out to chat with Sam, who was folded into a thousand-layer pancake in the cargo hold.
Hearing the bathroom door creak open, He Jia suppressed the heartache, raised her head, rubbed her face, and put on a bright smile.
The figure standing by the door was tall and slender, yet seemed a little hesitant, holding the doorknob, reluctant to step out.
“Orsa?”
He Jia had never seen her look so timid before. She stood up curiously and asked, “Why aren’t you coming out?”
“…Prepare yourself mentally. Don’t be too surprised.”
“You’re just changing clothes. You won’t change your appearance!”
He Jia proactively walked to the door and instantly gasped.
The woman before her was dressed in a striking peacock-blue military uniform. The flowing tailoring made her figure look even straighter and her demeanor extraordinary. A pair of long legs highlighted her excellent proportions…
“You, you, you… where’s your tail!”
He Jia hugged her waist, looking down and all around. Her voice was full of regret: “Where did you hide that beautiful white tail?”
“…It turned into legs.” Orsa said sullenly.
She had thought He Jia would be happy to see her fully transformed into a human appearance, but she didn’t expect her focus to be on the missing tail.
The white tail before the molting.
Orsa held up her cheeks with both hands and asked, “Didn’t you know that a merfolk’s tail turns into legs when they come ashore?”
“No, it wasn’t written in the books.”
He Jia’s eyes blinked innocently: “And you never transformed before when you were ashore.”
“…It only transforms after molting.”
He Jia suddenly realized and quickly pressed: “Then can your legs turn back into a tail?”
“They can when they touch water.”
Seeing her dark eyes instantly brighten a few shades, Orsa gritted her teeth, asking nonchalantly, “Do you like the white tail very much?”
“Yes! It’s so comfortable and beautiful!”
He Jia nodded vigorously.
She truly missed the silky-smooth, satin-like texture and the silver-white, shimmering color. Furthermore, she could convey her affection to Orsa by touching her tail. It would truly be a pity if she couldn’t touch it anymore!
Orsa lowered her eyes and pondered for a moment, then closed the door again: “Wait for me a little longer!”
“Hmm?”
He Jia stood outside the door, her head full of questions.
When the door opened again, she instantly widened her eyes, and her heart seemed to skip a beat.
Orsa had taken off her outer uniform again, dressed only in her undergarments. Her beautiful physique was fully exposed.
Especially that pair of firm, smooth legs, which were long and slender, so white they seemed to glow. They captivated her heart, making it flutter uncontrollably, completely unable to look away.
Seeing He Jia staring intently at her legs, Orsa deliberately let her admire them for a while longer. She led her by the hand to the edge of the bed and sat down, leaning back against the headboard in a half-reclining position.
“Which is better?” She squeezed He Jia’s soft palm. Just like lying in a pile of cotton, the gloom in her heart gradually vanished without a trace.
“Hmm?” He Jia also sat down next to her, leaning against her.
Orsa deliberately changed her posture to showcase her legs, shifting from lying flat to lying on her side. She leaned closer to He Jia and whispered, “The tail or the legs?”
He Jia abruptly swallowed. Her gaze traveled upwards along the pair of pristine white legs before her, finally settling on the azure eyes that held a faint, floating smile. This made her heart feel like it was soaking in a steaming hot spring, both comfortable and anxious.
She boldly reached out her hand and said, “Can I touch them?”
Now it was Orsa’s turn to be stunned.
He Jia calmed herself and said sincerely, “To be fair, I have to touch them before I can answer.”