Transmigrated to the Interstellar Era to Raise Mermaids GL - Chapter 32

Anglu was completely stunned.

He was pushed into the psycho-sensor by a few subordinates in a daze. Seeing Orsha approach him with an indifferent expression, he finally understood why she had insisted on joining the military rather than taking the leisurely position arranged by the Royal Family back then. He also vaguely sensed that she would not let him off easily this time.

After Orsha also stepped into the sensor, Joanna moved forward and pressed a switch beside the display screen. A transparent valve sealed the sensor from bottom to top. At the same time, the water tank above began to rapidly fill the container with water, the surging column of water pouring directly onto Anglu’s head.

He suddenly jolted back to his senses, glaring fiercely at Orsha and yelling abuse, “Peh! Do you think I’m a three-year-old that you can scare? If you really dare to punish me, my father will surely lead the entire family to oppose you! What does it matter if you have the military backing you? They are just some low-class commoners without abilities!”

A subordinate standing next to him, unable to contain his anger, kicked Anglu’s knees, forcefully pressing his shoulders to make him kneel down, burying his mouth in the water to wash it clean.

Watching Anglu still desperately struggling, Orsha calmly put on the sensor gloves and said, “Since you believe you’ll be fine, don’t try to resist anymore. Otherwise, if your cranial nerves are damaged, it won’t be very convenient for me to explain to Duke Jonathan.”

Hojia saw their bodies gradually being submerged by the water level. She tugged at Joanna’s sleeve beside her and asked, “Didn’t you say that merfolk’s legs turn into tails when they enter the water? Why haven’t they changed?”

She was quite looking forward to seeing Orsha’s blue tail!

“That can be controlled with mental power.”

Joanna knew Hojia was indeed ignorant about Mus Prime Star and patiently explained, “Once a merfolk’s mental power matures, they can choose their form in the water. They certainly won’t turn into a tail when entering the water in trousers, otherwise one trouser leg would be baggy and the other would float empty, which would look very ugly!”

Hojia followed her words and imagined the scene. Just as she was about to laugh, finding the image quite comical, the display screen below the container suddenly lit up.

“It’s starting!”

Joanna pointed to the display screen and said, “Look, merfolk can use the psycho-sensor to convert the read memories into visual playback. But people who have done bad things often feel guilty and try their best to resist, so the interrogator needs to have very strong mental power. The stronger the resistance when reading the memory, the greater the spiritual damage received.”

By now, the container was completely filled with water. Orsha and Anglu had both closed their eyes. One, with a calm expression, pressed her gloved hand onto the sensor pad on the wall, while the other’s face was ferocious, his mouth constantly twisting. Although no sound could be heard, it was clear he was howling in pain.

After flashing some random static, the display screen suddenly became clear, showing various images from Anglu’s mind.

It turned out he was deeply dissatisfied that his father had voluntarily relinquished his right to succession. He harbored resentment watching Her Majesty the Empress on the throne and had imagined himself ascending the throne countless times.

It turned out he had abused his power to amass wealth, trafficked refugees, and bribed a large number of noble elders, intending to amend the law of succession in the name of the Senate.

It turned out he had even set his sights on foreign powers, repeatedly inviting the Saintess Fléet of the Tart Star System to be a guest on Mus Star. He never expected Fléet to meet Orsha at a royal banquet.

From Anglu’s perspective, Fléet had abandoned him, who was showering her with care and flattery, and her eyes were entirely on Orsha, who had only made a brief appearance at the banquet before quickly leaving. Just as he was consumed by jealousy and hatred, he heard the news that Fléet wanted to marry Orsha.

Hatred instantly replaced love. He secretly sought out a Royal Guard member and planted a command deep in the person’s mind, ordering them to severely injure the Saintess of the Holy Hawk Church to sabotage the possibility of her marriage with Orsha.

“Hmph, this Prince is truly shameless! He pretends the law says his memory cannot be read, but why didn’t he follow the law when he was tampering with someone else’s memory!” Joanna said angrily.

“Mhm… you’re right!”

Hojia snapped out of her surprise at suddenly discovering a formidable love rival. She looked at Anglu, who was lying on the ground, passed out with his eyes rolled back: “I hope he receives a severe punishment!”

She utterly despised people who, unable to possess something, resorted to destroying others. Even if he was a noble with special abilities, he was as despicable and disgusting as a rat in a sewer.

The moment Orsha stepped out of the sensor, she saw Hojia looking downcast and spiritless. She quickly walked up to her and asked, “Are you alright?”

“It’s nothing, I was just a little scared. I’ll be fine after I calm down.” Hojia forced a smile.

Orsha knew Hojia had received far too much information in one day. She pulled Hojia to sit down and ordered the pilot, “When we reach the Capital, take me back first.”

“Yes!”

The subordinates dragged Anglu, who was lying on the ground like a dead dog, to her and asked, “How should this person be dealt with?”

“Confine him in the military prison to await trial. No visitors allowed.”

Orsha didn’t want to look at him any longer. She had people drag Anglu away and tie him up. She then said to Gano, “Make several copies of the evidence. One copy for filing with the military court, and one copy to be sent to the Royal Palace. Have people guard the entrance to my palace today and allow no one to enter. I will pay my respects to Mother tomorrow.”

“You’re not going to see Her Majesty now and settle the matter quickly?” Gano was a little bewildered.

If they waited until tomorrow, Duke Jonathan would undoubtedly rally countless people to seek redress from her.

“Hojia is tired. I need to take her back to rest.”

“Huh?!”

Seeing Gano’s dumbfounded expression, Hojia quickly looked up and said, “I’m fine, I’m fine! I’m really not tired at all! Go take care of your business, don’t worry about me!”

“Since you still have energy, then accompany me to look at the Capital’s scenery outside the window. I’ll take you on a tour of the palace when we get back.”

Under the silent, double gaze of Hojia and Gano, Orsha rested her head on Hojia’s shoulder, closed her eyes, and said, “Alright, truthfully, I am tired. I don’t have the energy to deal with Mother today.”

Hojia watched her light golden eyelashes flutter gently against her face like little brushes. The strange feeling that had been stuck in her heart gradually disappeared.

She reached out to smooth Orsha’s semi-dry hair stuck to her forehead, wanting to make her more comfortable.

Orsha had been busy arresting and interrogating people today and had used so much mental power. She really did need a good rest!

Seeing that familiar aura, which shielded them from others, arise between the two again, Gano wisely turned and left: “Understood, Your Highness! I won’t disturb your rest!”

After dismissing Gano, Orsha looked up, gave Hojia a teasing smile, and pulled her hand to the observation window: “Look quickly, the spaceship has entered the Capital’s airspace!”

“Eh! But didn’t you just say you were too tired and wanted to rest?” Hojia was also confused.

“It’s a rare opportunity to overlook the entire Capital from the sky. Let me give you an introduction. Look, right below us now is the military garrison area.”

Hojia quickly pressed against the window to look down. The wide, bustling streets segmented the city into countless blocks, as if slicing tofu. The architecture in each block clearly indicated the area’s characteristic, looking as exquisite, small, and uniformly neat as a Lego model.

Orsha patiently pointed to the areas the spaceship passed over, introducing them: “This area is the industrial zone, that’s the commercial zone, the left side is mostly residential, and further ahead is the widest noble avenue in the Capital, which leads straight to the palace gates.”

As Joanna had said, almost every house in the residential area had a large pool in their backyard. They looked like blue, rectangular strips of jelly reflecting the shimmering sunlight, surrounded by the courtyard’s flowers and trees, appearing refreshing and peaceful.

“Wow, what a beautiful place!” Hojia couldn’t help but exclaim.

The scenery, full of green fields, was vibrant compared to Earth, which was dominated by concrete and steel. No wonder everyone wanted to emigrate to Mus Prime Star.

“I’m glad you like it.”

Orsha pointed to a gold-domed palace directly below them: “We’ve arrived. This is my home.”

Hojia took a few deep breaths, looking at the palace, which was roughly the size of the Cizer Planet hotel beach area.

There must be quite a few people living in such a majestic palace!

Regardless, she was a newcomer and couldn’t help but feel a little nervous.

Their brown-green spaceship landed on the lawn of the palace’s front courtyard. Subordinates opened the cargo bay, lifted Sam, who was folded like a thousand-layer pancake, off the spaceship, and unfolded him. He lay on the ground thinly, like sun-dried seaweed.

“Wuwuwu, why can’t I move!” Sam cried, trying to get up, but his dry tentacles couldn’t support him at all.

“Don’t worry, you’ll recover once your body absorbs enough water.”

Orsha directed the subordinates to carry him to the backyard swimming pool.

Seeing Orsha also leading Hojia toward the backyard, Gano left a team to guard the palace gate, and the brown-green spaceship took off again, leading four aerial warships grandly toward the suburban military district.

Orsha introduced the various areas of the palace to Hojia as they walked toward the backyard.

When they reached the edge of the pool, Sam splashed out of the water, extending his newly plump and smooth tentacles, excitedly saying, “Hahaha, I’m fully recovered! Your Master’s pool is great, so deep and big! It even has coral and seashells at the bottom. I can roll and spin in here without any problem.”

Little Emerald the turtle was lazily perched on one of Sam’s tentacles. Since he was a slow swimmer, he could now be carried by the lively octopus to experience speed and passion without worrying about being swept away by the waves.

“There’s a button here. If you press it, someone will come to bring you food.”

Orsha pressed the red button by the pool and called everyone in her palace to the backyard to introduce them to Hojia: “I often live with the military, so there aren’t many people at home. Just a butler, a cook, and a gardener, plus a few housekeeping robots for cleaning.”

Hojia quickly exchanged greetings with the three people. After they dispersed, she turned back in surprise and asked, “How are there so few people? You don’t even have a personal attendant to look after you?”

This was completely different from the scene she had imagined, where people walked stiffly and everywhere was crowded with people!

Compared to such a constrained palace life, the current situation was undoubtedly much more free and comfortable!

Orsha silently watched Hojia for a moment, deciding not to tell her that the personal attendant she had so painstakingly chosen was indeed standing right here, just in a different capacity now.

But with Hojia by her side, and the sound of Sam and Little Emerald joking and playing in the pool, it felt just like the beach on Cizer Planet, imbuing this cold and quiet palace with a familiar, homely warmth.

“Wouldn’t you be unhappy if someone attended to me closely?” She chuckled, tracing Hojia’s palm.

The person in front of her was the one who once wanted to adopt and take care of her as her exclusive pet!

Hojia imagined Orsha being surrounded by a group of maids. She seemed genuinely unable to refute her point, quickly turning around and running toward the doorway with a blush: “Take me inside to look at the rooms! I want to choose one with a view of the backyard.”

Orsha led her up the spiral staircase in the main hall. Standing in the middle of the second floor, which had a wall-sized mural, Hojia looked left and right, suffering from choice paralysis.

Why are there doors everywhere! There are too many options!

“The windows in the rooms on this side all face the backyard. You can choose whichever one you like.”

“…Then I’ll take a look around first!”

Hojia opened two doors in sequence to peek inside. They were all similarly Western-style decorated and laid out. Sunlight poured through the large floor-to-ceiling windows, filling the rooms. The identical quiet and comfortable atmosphere lacked any surprising novelty.

“Right, take me to see your room first, okay?” The Master’s room must be different!

Orsha led Hojia to a bedroom door around the corner, pushed it open, and ushered her inside.

The light blue room with white walls had minimal furniture, appearing simple and clean. Two windows showed different views of the palace: one side had the open view of the backyard, and the other side had the pleasant scenery of surrounding green trees.

A few potted green plants were placed on the large windowsill. The light-colored sheer curtains tied by the bed gently fluttered with the breeze, feeling as fresh and clean as standing by the sea.

“Wow, the view from your room is really nice!”

Seeing Hojia’s innocent smile, a flash of slyness crossed Orsha’s azure eyes: “If you like it, you can live in this one.”

“Huh?” Hojia looked at her blankly, instantly understanding what she meant, and quickly waved her hands in refusal: “No need, no need…”

Seeing Orsha walk toward her step by step, Hojia suddenly became flustered. She turned and sprinted to the room next door, closing the door and saying in an exaggerated tone, “Wow, this one is huge too! It has so many bookshelves, and the desk is very large! It perfectly suits someone like me who needs to study! I’ll take this room!”

“Are you sure you don’t want to reconsider? Mine has the best view, a private bathroom, and a human-shaped body pillow…”

Hearing Orsha’s deadpan voice outside the door, Hojia forcefully covered her ears, repeatedly persuading herself, “No, no, no! We’ve just started dating! We have to take it step by step, starting with holding hands…”