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As if because Lilith hadn't moved for a long time, the mermaid in the pool slowly swam to the edge of the pool, with curiosity in her eyes. She gently swung her tail, splashing water around her, and some silvery fish clung to her, making her body appear silvery and shiny.

She lay by the pool, looking at Lilith, and opened her mouth softly -

"Stranger." By the empty pool, the voice sounded ethereal and vague.

Lilith's pupils suddenly shrank. She looked at the mermaid in the pool, climbed down the chair hesitantly, and walked closer. Her brain was working at high speed. Did the mermaid say what she thought? Did she know that she was an outsider from another world? Could she be the time traveler she had been looking for?

"You..." Lilith's heart was pounding, but she was extremely cautious. She didn't know whether the other party was friendly or not, so she didn't dare to admit it directly, so she asked back, "Are you a stranger?" Her voice was trembling with excitement.

When the mermaid heard her words, she seemed dazed and confused.

"I... no, I'm the principal here, how could I be a stranger..." Thinking seemed to be a very difficult thing for the mermaid, and she spoke slowly.

——What? Lilith's heart rose to her chest and then fell. Did she misunderstand? But... the principal of Goletia is a mermaid? !

"Then...then why am I a stranger?" Lilith stared at the mermaid lady and asked softly.

The mermaid tilted her head, and a few strands of hair stuck to her cheeks due to the water, making her look innocent and charming. "Because... I have never seen you... You are not a student of Goletia."

"I'm a freshman this year, Principal, and my name is Lilith." Lilith explained hurriedly, fearing that she would be mistaken for an intruder.

"Oh... Lilith, are you here to borrow books?" She looked at the empty bookshelves, "You... came too late, the books have been moved, and there are no books here..." She turned over in the water, her voice occasionally drowned out by the current and could not be heard clearly.

Lilith had vaguely realized that something was not right with this mermaid. She seemed... a little dazed?

Is it really okay for such a person to be the principal? No wonder she always felt that there was no order in Goletia Academy.

"Where did you move the books to, Principal?" Lilith asked tentatively, wanting to continue observing the mermaid's condition.

"No more, they... don't want to share with us anymore..." The mermaid turned around and looked up at the little fish on the sky above her head.

"...Who?" Lilith couldn't hear clearly, so she continued to walk towards the pool, trying to hear the mermaid's whisper.

"...The elves are gone. They are gone." The mermaid kept repeating. She turned over again, looked towards Lilith, and suddenly grabbed her hand.

It's so cold! This was Lilith's first reaction. She wanted to hear the mermaid's words clearly, so she walked closer and closer. At this time, she was already close to the edge of the pool. Suddenly, the cold, slender hand grabbed her tightly like a pair of pliers and pulled her into the water!

No way! Do mermaids eat humans? ! !

At this moment, Lilith no longer cared about whether this female mermaid was the principal. She reacted very quickly, pushed her feet hard on the edge of the pool, leaned back, and pulled with the mermaid in the water.

"Lilith, where have you been?" The mermaid called her name softly, but she refused to let up the strength in her hands and continued to pull her into the water with a smile. It didn't seem like she was using much strength, but Lilith, who did high-intensity exercise every day, couldn't be shaken at all. Her body, which was leaning back, was slowly pulled up and over the edge of the pool.

Lilith's heart was beating like a drum. She looked at the sharp teeth exposed in the mermaid's smile and the sharp nails that almost bit into her skin. She broke out in a cold sweat and felt that once she entered the water, these hands would tear open her chest and abdomen and eat her internal organs.

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Lilith was finally unable to withstand the mermaid's strength and was pulled into the water.

The calm pool was filled with huge bubbles because of her joining. The school of small silver fish around the mermaid were startled and scattered to other places. All Lilith could see were countless bubbles and the silver light of the small silver fish passing by. She desperately looked for the mermaid's location, quickly thinking about how to avoid the mermaid's attack.

However, the shackle-like strength on her wrists suddenly disappeared, and her black hair spread out in the water, swaying like seaweed. She looked along the black hair in horror, and the mermaid actually let go of her hand and slowly slid to the bottom of the water. She looked at Lilith and smiled and opened her mouth -

"Lilith." The voice in the water became more vague, but Lilith still heard it. The mermaid was calling her name. Her consciousness suddenly became scattered, as if she was summoned. She gave up swimming upwards and let herself fall to the bottom of the water.

However, her wish to run towards the mermaid was dashed as someone suddenly grabbed her from behind, lifted her out of the water and placed her by the pool.

"Lilith." The person called her, and when she didn't respond, he turned her head downward and squeezed her abdomen hard several times.

"Ahem..." Lilith finally spat out a few mouthfuls of water, and her consciousness suddenly returned. She lay on the ground in a mess, spitting out water, and looked up at the person who came -

"Are you okay?" The man was not a stranger, with black hair and blue eyes. He was kneeling on one leg beside Lilith, with water dripping down his curly hair and most of his clothes wet.

"Ahem! Simon...Teacher." This was the first time they met after Lilith learned his name.

The mermaid couldn't wait for her to come down from the water, so she surfaced again and looked at the two of them.

"Lilith--" the mermaid called softly, her green eyes sparkling with faint watery light.

Lilith had no time to avoid her gaze and her consciousness collapsed again. The ground was extremely slippery due to the water stains brought by her and Simon. She used her hands and feet to get up from the ground and walked towards the pool like a sleepwalker.

"Golatia!" Simon called out sharply. Although it did not bring Lilith back to consciousness, it made the mermaid in the water hesitate for a few seconds. She stopped staring at Lilith and turned to look at the black-haired young man, seeming to be confused again.

Simon held down Lilith who was about to step into the pool and cast a sleeping spell. The girl fell down softly and was caught in his arms, then he quickly sent her out.

When he returned again, the mermaid still maintained the same posture as when they left, but her eyes were looking up at the sky. The sky at the bottom of the lake was still a lake.

"Golatia..." Simon called the mermaid in front of him softly, with fatigue in his eyes. "It's late, it's time to rest."

When the mermaid heard Simon's voice, she finally turned around and looked at the black-haired young man. She stared at him for a long time, and seemed to have finally recognized him. She swam to the edge of the pool and greeted him with a smile, "Simon, long time no see."

Simon's eyes were filled with surprise. He stared at the smiling mermaid blankly. The fatigue and sadness in his eyes slowly melted away. He walked closer, carefully took the hand extended by the mermaid, and put his face against it.

"Long time no see...Mom."