Bonus Chapter [4] - 640 Power Stones.
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Rigel's eyes were lifeless as he waited on his ship for the mermaids to bring him the last triton sapphire.
The reason for her eyes was that Calypso didn't want to leave again.
She followed him straight to the ship, she even followed him into his coffin, the only moment of peace was when he went into the bathroom, but even then he could hear her moving around his room, arranging everything she wanted, the way she wanted it.
He sensed that she was treating that place as her own home!
But he didn't know how to stop it.
Rigel made a decision, as long as she didn't force herself against him, he would ignore her.
"Honey, you're taking too long in there, do you need help?" He heard the woman's voice through the door.
Rigel blinked, sighing, he wiped himself off and left the bathroom, looking at the woman who still had a smile on her face but with lifeless eyes, he sighed and said. "Okay, if you're going to stay here, we need some boundaries."
Calypso's eyes gleamed slightly, it was unclear what she was thinking, but eventually her smile widened. "What could they be?"
"Don't get in my coffin! Don't treat me like a doll to hug! Respect my personal space! Finally, you're also forbidden from cooking!" Rigel listed.
"Why can't I stay with you in the coffin? Although I find it strange that you like sleeping there." Calypso asked, her irritation evident.
"Because I'm 11 years old and I'm not ready for a relationship with a goddess." Rigel rolled his eyes.
"Eleven years old? What's wrong with that? With a little magic you can reach maturity now, so we can..." Calypso raised her hand to place it on him, but he quickly dodged it.
"No! Where I come from, the legal age to start a family is 18!" Rigel said quickly.
He just wanted to buy time, he would only be in this world for a few more years, then he could simply leave, and the woman couldn't do anything to him.
Calypso's smile faded, her brow furrowing. "18 years old? What kind of place is this? Why haven't I ever heard of it?"
"Who knows, I don't care, but you can't do anything to me until then!" Rigel continued.
Calypso frowned thoughtfully, wondering if she should just ignore Rigel and force him, after he saw how good it was, he would forgive her.
However, in Rigel's eyes, she saw seriousness, and that feeling that Rigel could slip through her fingers had returned. She had been observing Rigel, but couldn't figure out where that feeling came from. Rigel wasn't weak, but he couldn't stop her if she became serious.
She could only sigh. "So be it, it's only a few years, but you can't leave the sea during that time!"
Rigel blinked, thinking, and spoke. "I can't stay at sea all the time, at most, I won't go far from the coastal area."
"Done." Calypso agreed, smiling.
She prepared to hug him again, but Rigel narrowed his eyes, she froze and huffed softly, turning and throwing herself onto the bed, completely sprawled out.
Just as Rigel was about to look away, he was shocked, her clothes simply vanished into thin air, and she stood there, completely naked, smiling at him.
"Damn it!" Rigel shouted in fright, quickly averting his gaze and running away from the room, the woman's laughter following his escape.
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The mermaids didn't take long to return, coming back shortly before dawn.
In the hands of the mermaid leader, whom Rigel discovered was named Tamara, a blue jewel pulsed with energy.
Rigel smiled as soon as he saw the jewel, this was exactly what he had been looking for!
Tamara, the mermaid, was the only one to enter Ragnarok, she knew how to walk on her legs, which showed that she had at least practiced.
However, as soon as she got out of the sea, she was completely naked!
The pirates' eyes widened so much that they almost fell over.
Rigel rolled his eyes and said to Elizabeth. "Find some clothes for our guest."
Tamara didn't seem at all bothered by being naked, looking mockingly at the pirates.
While Elizabeth ran to get clothes, Rigel approached and took the blue sapphire from the woman's hand.
As soon as he touched the sapphire, the Adventure Book opened before him, but he ignored it again this time, it wasn't the right time to look at it yet.
Instead, he took out the shell that Calypso had given him.
The woman, already dressed, simply smiled at that.
As soon as the sapphire approached the shell's socket, it connected directly, the shell glowed faintly with a bluish light, and the surrounding sea pulsed with energy.
Rigel took a deep breath, feeling the power of this thing.
"It can summon all marine life." Calypso said calmly. "Blowing on it will summon the army of the sea to serve you, even the Kraken can be controlled by it."
Rigel seemed thoughtful, the effect was good, though a little bland, but it made sense. The trident to command the wind and the sea, the shell to command the sea creatures, and the sword to control everything else.
The three artifacts made their possessor the ruler of the sea.
While gazing at the shell, wondering whether he should test it, Elizabeth returned, finally covering the mermaid with a dress, leaving the pirates very sad.
Rigel thought that the number of naked women he had seen in one day was more than he had seen in his 11 years in his new life, but he quickly dismissed that thought and looked at the mermaid. "Next, we're going after Atlantis. Do you mermaids want to come with us?"
Tamara seemed unhappy with the dress, shifting uncomfortably, but she didn't take it off. Instead, she looked at Rigel, this time with more respect, for mermaids, the ability to sing was practically a guaranteed factor in their favor.
Tamara was one of the mermaids who considered staying with Rigel, but seeing Calypso by his side, she had no choice but to give up.
"Yes, let's follow him across the sea." Tamara nodded.
"All right." Rigel shrugged and turned to Calypso, now that she was on board, he didn't seem to need to use the white shell she gave him to find Atlantis.
Not that he hadn't tried using the compass to find Atlantis, but unfortunately the compass didn't point to the city, there must have been some power hiding the city, so he could only rely on Calypso for that.
Honestly, he initially felt like he was on one of those Greek missions, where a goddess points the hero in the right direction, but Calypso was a terrible mission giver, she kept appearing and eventually even went back inside the ship.
Calypso just wanted to say that she really wanted to stay away, but if she didn't show up soon, Rigel would be kidnapped by those mermaids!
Even she herself hadn't tasted Rigel yet! How could she let those hags take him from her?!
In the end, the goddess's jealousy overcame any pride she might have had, she would personally take care of what was hers!