"Fufu, such a beautiful place has no one here. What a shame."

Wearing a pink swimsuit, Angelique was jumping on the beach, with her beautiful brown long hair flying up behind her. Her hair formed a dazzling trail of light under the sunlight. When she turned around, the trail of light formed a circle of light, coupled with the energetic smile on her face, Ella felt like her eyes were about to be stabbed.

"Little Ella, why don't you try it?"

"No, I haven't learned to swim yet."

Ella, sitting on the beach chair, responded loudly like Angelica, looking at the little maid and Angelica playing in the distance. She picked up the juice on the table, drank it with a pout, and then quickly spit it out.

"Ahem, this isn't juice!"

Unlike the expected sweet and refreshing feeling, what entered my taste buds was a bitter yet mellow taste - and a hint of alcohol.

Immediately handing over a towel and clean water for rinsing the mouth, Lotte smiled with genuine indulgence.

"Ms. Ella, that's Ms. Camisia's wine. When you picked it up just now, I thought you wanted to try it, so I didn't stop you..."

“Eh? Ahahaha…”

Looking up at Lotte behind her embarrassedly, Ella chose to change the subject.

"Come to think of it, it's rare for Lotte to wear something other than a maid outfit at a time like this."

"This is... a request from Her Highness Iris."

When Lotte mentioned her current outfit, a shy blush instantly appeared on her face, and her cute look made Ella stunned for a moment.

What Lotte is wearing now is a charming red bikini with a scarf of the same color around her waist. Her still developing breasts and snow-white, dazzling thighs, but the parts covered by the scarf, are very provocative. This more revealing outfit seems particularly fresh compared to the maid outfit Lotte usually wears.

"What do you think, Lotte-chan? I was right, wasn't I? If I put this on, Ella-chan will definitely be stunned."

Interested in what was happening here, Iris, who was originally lying on the beach chair farthest from Ella, stood up and walked to Lotte, pushing the shy Lotte further in front of Ella as if she was trying to sell her.

The usually serious Camisia was also interested. She seemed to find Lotte's posture very novel. Camisia also stood up from the beach chair next to Iris, close to Ella. After thinking for a moment, she took out a straw hat woven with wheat straw from the ribbon that tied her twin ponytails and put it on Lotte's head.

"I think it would look better if you wore this. It would really suit the gentleness of the head maid."

"Oh, Camisia is also interested in clothing?"

"Hmm—to be precise, it wasn't my research, but rather 'us'. It seems that one of 'me' had explored this topic in the past, and what I did just now must have been an unintentional thought."

Facing Camisia's serious answer, Iris's green eyes lit up, as if she had reunited with a close friend she hadn't seen for many years, and she sat on the same chair with Camisia.

"In that case, please discuss this with me."

"Is that so... I'll go ask 'us' for our opinion. Wait a moment."

Perhaps worried that switching to the golden cat eyes state would cause trouble to those around her, Camisia closed her eyes, and then slowly opened them in Iris's slightly expectant gaze.

"That part of me doesn't seem to like your personality, Iris. I don't want to see people with the same personality fighting for you—let's put that aside for now. The general idea is that I don't like people with the same personality. And we have a clear agreement between us that we can't interfere with each other unless absolutely necessary, so I'll decline."

"Someone with the same personality as me? If that's the case, it's really annoying."

Hearing that it was someone with the same personality as her, Iris waved her hand with a lack of interest and turned the topic back to Lotte.

"Lotte-chan was very reluctant at first, saying, 'With this little bit of fabric, it's no different than just going out in your underwear.' But in the end, it was only after I said, 'If I wear this, Ella-chan will definitely be shocked,' that she reluctantly put it on. I never thought Lotte-chan would be so conservative."

"You actually said that... Iris-sama is such a malicious person, isn't she?"

Ruthie raised her red face, which had been hidden under the brim of her hat, and protested shyly.

"Huh? Did Lotte just realize now that Iris is a bad person?"

"Haha—Lotte-senpai is surprisingly simple-minded too."

Shen Gan, who had just changed into a swimsuit, appeared silently behind Ruthie. It was unclear whether he was sighing or complaining, but Shen Gan pulled the shoulder straps of his swimsuit.

"I didn't expect my swimsuit from last year to still fit me perfectly. I don't even know where to begin."

"As long as it looks good, it's fine."

"The only thing I don't want is you saying that, deliberately showing off a certain part of your body."

With a pout, Shen Gan ignored Iris and walked from behind Lotte to Ella, standing there silently as if waiting for her evaluation.

"Eh? Oh... the dark orange ones fit me well too. I thought they'd go for a more plain design, but I didn't expect them to go for the black one with lace trim."

Shen Gan was wearing a black segmented swimsuit with lots of pleats and patterns. Although her body was developed in line with her age and lacked curves, Shen Gan's slender and balanced body made people feel too graceful, and the perfect curves from the waist to the thighs made people want to pinch them.

Of course, if I really do this, I will definitely be beaten by the assassination skills to the point that I can't take care of myself. No, maybe I will have to meet the Loli God again.

Thinking of this, Ella consciously put her hands behind her back.

“Is that so…”

After saying this, Shen Gan stepped aside, making it impossible to tell what she was feeling at the moment.

As if she remembered something, Iris suddenly put on a serious expression.

"When you came out just now, Ella-chan wanted to tell us something, right? What exactly?"

"Ah, I have something I need Iris's help to experiment with, but... there might be unexpected situations, so... would you be willing?"

Chapter 41: Seaside Experiment

"An unexpected situation? Haha, I'm curious about what could make Ella-chan talk about an unexpected situation. I agree."

Without thinking, Iris agreed to Ella and stood up.

"So, what kind of experiment is this? With Camisia around, they still need me. It shouldn't just be about offensive magic, right? An experiment in magical theory?"

"Hmm... well, I guess you could say that."

Ella nodded awkwardly.

It's called an experiment, but actually I just wanted to see how powerful the Pseudo Seal of Original Sin is. Although the Pseudo Seal of Original Sin in my hand is just a degraded version of the real "Jealous Beast Tamer", most of its abilities should be the same. If I can deduce the abilities of the "Jealous Beast Tamer" based on this, it will be easier to deal with it in the future, whether it's for myself or others.

As for how to obtain this fake Seal of Original Sin and related matters after switching characters, there is another explanation.

Iris glanced at the little maid playing in the distance and spread her hands.

"Since there are unexpected situations, why don't we stay here? Do we need to use teleportation magic to go somewhere else?"

"It's not that serious. I think the affected area is pretty close. We should be fine if we move to the rocky beach over there."

"Really? Then let's go."

Perhaps because she was very concerned about the experiment Ella mentioned, Iris carefully took out the "Crescent Dew" staff with a moon-shaped decoration on the top and a purple color from the storage bracelet.

"Where's Fukagan?"

"Senpai, just go by yourself."

Because Shen Gan looked uninterested, and Ella had no intention of asking Shen Gan to come with her, only Camisia and Iris walked to the rocky beach covered with stones. As for Ella, she used the excuse of "needing to prepare" to switch to the state of Loli God in advance, and asked Lotte to help with the disguise.

The rocky beach, dotted with huge rocks, is nearly fifty meters long. Since it is flooded by seawater during high tide, most of the rocks are covered with slippery algae, making it easy to slip if you don't have a good balance.

From the other side of the boulder that blocked the view, the sounds of little maids playing could be faintly heard. If any special situation arose, they could be rescued immediately - although Ella felt that even if they appeared, they would be dealt with immediately by Angelica and Fukagami.

After looking around and confirming that there was no one else around except her group, Camisia nodded to Ella.

"Princess, may I begin my explanation?"

"Um."

"Thank you very much. Now, I will take over the narration."

The four of them stood in a semicircle from left to right in the order of Iris, Camisia, Ella, and Lotte. In order to explain the situation more clearly, Camisia took out the prop necessary for this experiment, the Pseudo Seal of Original Sin.

The moment the badge was taken out, Iris's beautiful eyebrows raised at an extremely unnatural angle, and then Lotte, who sensed the ominous aura of the Seal of Original Sin itself, also frowned slightly.

However, the reaction only ended here. For different reasons, neither of them took any extreme actions.

"This is something I obtained on that warship a while ago. After identification, I found it to be a forged Seal of Original Sin. The patterns engraved on it—if I'm not mistaken—are forged versions of the Seal of Jealousy. All records of the Seal of Original Sin within the demon tribe have been removed by the One God, so I'd like to ask Iris if she knows the abilities of each Seal of Original Sin."

As if displaying it, Camisia spread out the circular emblem engraved with mysterious patterns on her palm.

The above words roughly matched what Ella meant. Although Camisia felt embarrassed to say it, it was also a helpless move.

Although Ella felt that it would be okay to show her Lolita Goddess appearance to Iris, that was just empiricism. As long as she was not 100% sure and told others without authorization, from Iris's perspective, something might happen that could change the situation on the continent. So Ella could only let Camisia tell the story from her own perspective.

As for the ability of the Seal of Original Sin, it would be much more convenient if it could be learned directly from Iris. That way, not only the 'Jealous Beast Tamer', but also the other six would be able to understand it. But unfortunately, Iris's answer was that she didn't know.

"I don't know the specific abilities of the Seal of Original Sin. I know that the 'Envious Beast Tamer' has the ability to summon and control monsters, and even evolve them, but those are all very general. There's no record of how many monsters it can control, or what level of monsters it can summon."

After thinking for a moment, Iris emphasized that the following were all her own inferences before continuing.

"And after all, it's incredible that the legendary Seal of Original Sin, which allows the Demon King to fight all other races on the continent with the power of his own clan, only has these abilities. So, there may be hidden aspects that haven't been revealed yet. At least, that's what I think so far. Is the experiment that Ella mentioned earlier about exploring the ability of this seal to imitate the 'Beast Tamer of Jealousy'?"

"Well, that's what I think, but even Iris doesn't know... so I really can only try it myself, right?"

Ella drooped her shoulders, feeling a little lost.

—I thought it would be easier... Speaking of which, have my wings grown a bit recently? Or is it just that my clothes are too tight? I always feel a bit constrained.

Twisting her body uncomfortably, Ella tried to adjust the pure white wings that were folded and hidden under her clothes.

"Hmm, I'm also very interested in this. How could they forge the Seal of Original Sin?... If this news gets out, it's bound to cause panic in other countries. But since it was obtained from that battleship, it must be a product of an underwater civilization."

"The underwater civilization has vanished. Even if Iris-sama wishes for it, it won't be resurrected. And even if it were to be resurrected, it would be quite troublesome."

Drawing conclusions on behalf of Iris, Lotte responded with a smile.

With a helpless sigh, Iris put on a serious expression, lifted her blonde hair that was messed up from lying on the beach chair behind her, and faced Ella.

"After the experiment is completed, I hope to bring this forged Seal of Original Sin back to the Divine Human Tribe for research. All the results of the research can be shared by our two tribes."

"No—no, let's just destroy it after the experiment. This seal of original sin will transmit abnormal status to those around it after coming into contact with magic power, so..."

Initially, Ella planned to simply give the Pseudo Seal of Original Sin to Iris, but considering that if she gave it to the Gods and Humans for research, they might discover that it was a product of the Dragon Clan, making the Dragon Clan the public enemy of the continent, it would be more appropriate to destroy it.

"This is a very precious item, isn't it? If we can find a way to use it properly, it might be something that can change the lives of ordinary people."

Chapter 42: Mutation

"But it will be used in war before then... Technological innovations always have military applications first... In that case, how about leaving it to Mr. Dean to research? With Miss Ella around, there won't be any war issues, right? Mr. Dean has a deep understanding of magic and an unlimited lifespan. He'll definitely find a way to utilize it properly. Then, by releasing this proper technology, we can achieve Her Highness Iris's goal."

Somewhat surprised, Ella looked at Lotte.

Due to time constraints, he had not had time to tell Ruthie the origin of the Seal of Original Sin, but Ruthie seemed to see through his reluctance to give the Seal of Original Sin to Iris, and chose to refuse in a tactful way. Giving it to Dean for research was no different from keeping it in his own hands. Dean would never betray his loyalty.

Ella thought that she had hidden herself well enough, and her previous statement seemed to be just to destroy the Seal of Original Sin for safety reasons, and there was no other reason. So Luti's behavior made Ella a little surprised.

There was a moment of silence.

"Okay, okay. I didn't expect to get it anyway."

Iris waved her hand, and her tone made Ella feel as if she was saying, "You're amazing."

——I feel like Lotte and Iris see everything...

For a moment, Ella even thought that Iris already knew her identity with the appearance of a loli goddess, but was just deliberately not revealing it to her.

how could it be possible!

Shaking her head to drive the strange thoughts out of her mind, Ella focused her attention on the Seal of Original Sin held by Camisia.

"Let's experiment first. Experiment and see if the Beast Taming Seal can be used normally. Can Iris use summoning magic?"

"No, summoning magic is only good for team battles. Even if you summon something, the level of the creature itself won't be much higher than the user. People who pursue the ultimate in magic simply don't bother learning it, right?"

As she spoke, Iris showed a look of disgust.

"In that case, Princess, let's use those birds as experimental subjects."

Agreeing with Camisia's approach, Iris waved the Crescent Dew in her hand, bound about hundreds of seabirds that were resting on the rocky beach not far away, and placed them in front of her, then reached out to Camisia.

"I'll try it first, then let Aira-chan try it. Let's see if the user level affects the control ability."

"No problem. It might be better if Dean came at a time like this. I'm a warrior, so my control of magic isn't that precise. I'll leave it to Iris."

"Um."

Taking the Seal of Original Sin handed over by Camisia, Iris held it in her hand, weighed it casually, and began to inject magic power into it.

Just like when Fios used it, the badge engraved with mysterious patterns began to flash with dark purple light. However, because the sunlight was too strong now, the light path was not very obvious, but the seabirds were obviously beginning to become restless - as anxious as animals before an earthquake.

Opening the terrain search, Ella stared carefully at the locations of the seabirds, checking how long it would take for the effect of "mild miasma poisoning" to spread to all the seabirds with Iris's ability.

Hundreds of light spots began to turn red at a fast but clearly visible speed. After only about five minutes, all the seabirds were dyed red, which symbolized the effect of "mild miasma poisoning."

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