I swiftly nodded my head with a toothy smile, and all of a sudden, she tilted my head downwards and kissed me on the crown of my head.
[You have obtained the blessing of the Mermaid Empress: Ruler of the Deep Ocean]
[You have acquired new skills]
"Tell your mother when you see her again that she needs to give you more time to have fun instead of constantly forcing you to work and work and train and train… trust me, I know what it's like to get burned out. Just have some fun every now and a while… and if you have nobody to come back to, you can always visit me,"
I lightly smiled with closed eyes, laying my head on her chest and hugging her ever so tightly.
…
When I arrived back on hard and solid land, I discovered I wasn't wet in the slightest, and I even felt a bit lighter for some strange reason.
