All around, there are many Blue Bay survivors watching. There are also many soldiers here now. According to the rules, Ariel should not express any opinions now. After all, the way these survivors will be dealt with will be decided next.

The council will discuss one by one, and at the same time, special personnel will come to pick up these survivors and classify them according to their merits and demerits in the battle of Hanhai City.

Therefore, the current scene is not a suitable one for Ariel to talk too much. After all, the more she talks, the more complicated the situation may become.

However, facing Natalie who was constantly noisy in front of her, Ariel knew that she had to make a statement here. Not only because of Natalie, but also for the sake of the next generation of people like Uzumaki and Meriti in the new era.

location.

"Natalie Blue, please see your position clearly."

From the past to the present, Ariel has almost never treated Natalie with such a tough attitude. Therefore, Natalie was stunned for a moment and looked at Ariel with a somewhat incredulous look.

"You are no longer the queen, and your son is no longer the emperor. Same! Everyone here hears it clearly!"

Ariel raised her head and shouted in a very serious and forceful tone to the surrounding survivors——

"You are no longer nobles, and clinging to your past status will not do you any good! If you are still clinging to your past status, do you think you can still live as before without doing anything, with clothes on your hands, food on your hands, and mouths open?

If you were living in the mermaid army, that would be a big mistake! In the new era, you can only eat if you work, and only if you work hard like everyone else in the Mermaid Army can you survive! Anyone who wants to continue to use their own

Anyone whose identity is superior to others will not have good results!"

"Finally, listen carefully to me! From now on, as long as you are within the territory of the mermaid army, there will never be any more

The noble appears!"

After saying that, Ariel lowered her head slightly and looked at Natalie in front of her. Her voice slowed down slightly, but did not return to the gentle tone before: "Ms. Natalie, I am using an informal way now.

Let me inform you that if you are willing to accept the status of an ordinary citizen, then you can continue to live here, rely on the work of your hands, and earn the remuneration you deserve. But if you are still obsessed with your unrealistic queen status

, if you still feel that you are superior to others, then you need to be mentally prepared, because the next life will be a hundred times more difficult than you expected."

Perhaps, she was shocked by Ariel's current momentum. Natalie looked at the sister in front of her who had always spoken kindly to her, and it seemed that she had not yet come to her senses.

Seeing that she didn't reply, Ariel naturally stopped paying attention to her and continued walking towards the interior of the gathering place.

But at this moment, Natalie’s voice came from behind again——

"You're talking nonsense! You favor one over the other! What about Meliti? Could this girl also become a factory worker? A weaver girl?! Who are you bluffing! Who doesn't know that you are partial to Alice? How dare you let this stinky girl

Try working in a factory too!"

Arthur, who had been silent since just now, suddenly jumped up in front of the mother and son, raised his fists and said, "What did your mother say! Say it again!"

Arthur's fierce expression clearly frightened Uzumaki. The boy shrank his neck and did not dare to say a word.

But Meliti was also frightened. She looked at Ariel who had already walked a few steps away in front of her, looked at her back, and didn't know what to do for a moment.

"Alice and I have a good personal relationship, but even so, Meliti still needs to go to school. She may even enter an orphanage after a while, along with the many children who have become orphans because of the stupidity of you royal family.

, experience the moment of studying, taking classes, and then choosing your own path at some point in the future.”

In an instant, Meliti's eyes suddenly enlarged! She looked at Ariel's back with some fear, and even felt a little cold for a moment.

Arthur was also aware that something was wrong. The child immediately turned his head and said "Hey!" to Ariel.

Even Ariel herself was surprised that she could actually say such a thing. This...has actually become a habit? In the face of real decisions, rationality has almost instinctively overtaken sensibility, making her

He spoke so plainly of the fact that she had never been able to accept before.

Even after saying these words, she didn't feel anything was wrong, and there wasn't the slightest tremor in her voice.

In other words...Have I really become a qualified politician instead of a simple guild president?

Ariel herself found it difficult to accept such a change, but it was indeed the case.

Thinking of this, Ariel stopped paying attention to Natalie and her son who were completely stunned behind her, and continued to walk forward with firm steps.

Everyone abandoned these Blue Bay survivors and eventually followed them, leaving Natalie behind.

After stepping through a door, the road to Alice's residence seemed to be within easy reach.

But Ariel gradually slowed down, allowing Meliti behind her to catch up.

But the child did not slowly follow. Even after Ariel's footsteps stopped, she only followed from a distance, even

He didn't even dare to make a sound.

Moreover, even little Arthur, who had always been very naughty, didn't dare to say anything now. He could only scratch his head and run around, but he couldn't do anything.

"Do you think Aunt Ariel is one person on the outside and another behind the scenes? She promised to save your mother, but then she openly said that she would send you to an orphanage. This makes you think that I am an untrustworthy person?"

Finally, Ariel spoke, causing Meliti to raise her head blankly, and then lowered her head again.

"Keep your head up, kid."

Ariel turned around and came to front of Meliti. This time, she no longer bent down to make her eyes level with the nine-year-old girl, but looked down at her.

Meliti was a little timid at first, but eventually she slowly raised her head and looked at Ariel.

In response, Ariel nodded slightly, softened her tone slightly, and continued: "Meliti, my desire to save your mother is definitely not false. Even now, if someone tells me to save my mother,

If the internal organs are taken out and given to your mother, if your mother can survive, I will agree to do this without hesitation. Your mother was the only person I could trust during the most difficult period of my life. Without your mother's help,

I’m afraid I can’t imagine what position I’m in right now.”

"But, it's true that I want to save your mother, but it doesn't mean that I don't need to consider any other consequences. Among them, including the possibility... maybe I can't save your mother no matter how hard I try,

I can only watch her leave this world and turn into a star in the sky. What I want to tell you is that there are too many things in this world that we need to do our best to deal with, but there are some things that we may not be able to do even if we really try our best.

There is no way to do it. In the end, we can only do our best and listen to fate."

"This is not pessimism, nor is it telling us that we don't have to do anything and just give up when things happen. Auntie wants to tell you that there are many

We must strive for the best for things, but at the same time we must be mentally prepared for the worst. We may not be able to accept many things for a while, but being mentally prepared early will allow us to have other alternatives after doing our best.

.”

Listening to Ariel's words, Meliti looked into the godmother's eyes silently.

For this little girl, although the godmother in front of her has the same long golden hair as her mother, she is also very beautiful. She is the kind of person who can easily win the favor of children. But Meliti has memories of

From the beginning, her mother's eyes were always very soft, even a little weak. Perhaps in Meliti's short life, she had never seen a woman with such strong eyes like Ariel.

.

That kind of eyes seemed to be able to see through many things and predict many things. Just looking at these eyes, Meliti instinctively felt that this aunt would definitely be able to do many things...even

What's more, she can do many things that even her mother can't do.

"Ariel...godmother..."

Meliti sniffed her nose——

"My mother...if she really turned into a star...would I really...be sent to...an orphanage?"

Looking at the girl's slightly frightened face, Ariel really wanted to comfort her.

But now simple comfort no longer works. This girl is a subjugated princess. She must accept the fact as soon as possible, and she must be able to use her own body to fight the world as soon as possible. Even if Ariel can protect her, but in the face of life

After all, only she can be responsible for the many difficulties she faces.

At that moment, Ariel finally exhaled. Her eyes no longer became sharp, but softened again. She half-knelt in front of the girl, stretched out her hands and gently hugged her shoulders, and said -

"If no one is willing to adopt you, you will be sent to an orphanage. I can even say...because of your identity, unless you are a trustworthy person in the mermaid army, we will not allow anyone else to adopt you.

Therefore, you will most likely be sent to an orphanage."

Through her fingers, Ariel felt the girl's body tremble.

"But...Arthur! Come here."

Little Arthur, who was scratching his head at the side, heard Ariel shouting and appeared beside Meliti in a flash.

Ariel continued softly: "But you see, Brother Arthur is also a child in an orphanage. He doesn't know who his parents are. After experiencing the war with the Demon King, many people and things he was familiar with were destroyed.

In the end, you can only enter the orphanage. Arthur, do you think~~~you have a good time in the orphanage?"

Little Arthur is really smart. Even though he is usually glib, now he immediately understood what Ariel wanted to say. He then made a "yes" gesture to Ariel and laughed loudly: "Not bad! It's just old.

My mother didn’t like me climbing over the wall all day long, soiling and tearing my clothes, and forcing me to read and write. I didn’t like it! Sometimes I would put caterpillars in my mother’s hat, and finally my mother beat me.

Pa, the beating hurts! And dad! You want me to learn how to fight, and you want to teach me some chivalry etiquette? You’re kidding! I’m a ranger, okay! Damn the chivalry etiquette! Last time I gave someone else’s etiquette

All the ceremonial swords were hidden, making it impossible for everyone to attend class, but it made my dad’s face turn blue and white with anger! Hahaha! But... in the end he was still

They punished me by not allowing me to sleep until late at night, which made me exhausted."

Arthur always dances around when he talks, and exaggerates many things as much as he wants. Coupled with his expressive face, it makes people feel more comedy than watching a comedy.

【In view of the general environment,

Meliti watched and listened, and finally couldn't help but burst into laughter. Seeing this, Ariel continued: "Many children in the orphanage are orphans of the war. It's not that their parents don't love them and abandon them.

It was their parents who used their lives to push them away from the abyss of death, leaving the happiness of life to these children to continue."

"In order to allow these children to grow up better, the Macaroons have become their father and mother, and will continue to water these children with their love so that they can grow up better. We hope that every child can be healthy

I hope that each of them can have a strong mind to resist any setbacks in life."

"So, Meili Ti, when I tell you this, I don't mean that I have decided to give up on your mother, but I want to tell you that besides your mother, there are many people around you who will love you and protect you.

Let you be hurt. Even if one day in the future, the unfortunate day still comes, those of us who love you will bear this pain with you and stay with you every day of your life."
To be continued...