The Butterfly Trap

Part 48's

After the incident that night, my relationship with Zurich began to improve but he touched me more often suddenly, I was still not used to the way he showed his love for me, he said, being in this castle is not bad either, the servants who took care of the castle were also not many there were only around twenty people consisting of eight female servants and the others were male servants and knights who were on guard.

" Want me to show you something good?" zurich asked me after we finished breakfast.

" for example?"

" You're gonna love it, I guarantee you!" he said with a smile and then braided his fingers with my fingers.

He led me down a hallway, down a flight of stairs far down the castle, the stairs not too broad but very long.

" Where are we going?" I asked still confused but still followed the steps of the man.

" Sttt just follow!"

" Alright, by the way aren't you busy with the royal festival?"

" There's Claude and Gawin replacing me so you don't have to worry!"

" You sound like an irresponsible person".

He laughed at my words but still continued to step down the stairs with the dim light.

" I told you you were my top priority" he replied.

" Whatever"

We have walked a long time down the stairs, I do not feel tired but the thought for me is how to go up later, indeed down the stairs do not spend energy but not by riding it.

" Is it still a long time?" ask me because I'm tired of seeing such a gloomy shooting scene.

" Be patient, wait".

" Be careful if something you want to show is not worth the effort to get there!" my growl.

" Aman, I guarantee you'll have an amazing experience you haven't had in years!"

I chuckled, not believing what I heard from the man's mouth.

' What was he going to show to the point that he was so confident?' I looked down the stairs.

From there I could see a light coming out of the wall that I did not know what it was, my curiosity was hunting, I quickly stepped foot ahead of Zurich, I was curious, he just laughed a little while following me from behind.

We came to a very large door, it was made of stone and had strange carvings and pictures that I did not understand.

" Do we have to cast a spell to open it?" ask him while admiring the carvings carved on the door.

" Matra?" ask her while laughing.

" Yes, open sesame!" I screamed as I touched the door.

" What is open sesame?"

She giggled at my words, she tried to hold back her laughter but her body language could explain to me that she was currently making fun of me.

" You're laughing at me, aren't you? is something funny?" I said with rage.

" Don't you, where did you get that kind of mattress to open this door?" he still giggles.

" In such novels, when you adventure and meet a cave that has a stone door then you can bring the matra to open it!" answer me innocently.

He was still laughing while ruffling my hair which made me snatch because my hair became messy.

He shook his head and touched the stone door, I could feel the tremors as the big door opened and I curiously peered behind it.

" Holy moly" I shouted in disbelief at the sight before me.

" Is this real? am I in a fairyland? how can your castle be connected to such an incredible place?"

I was very excited to see the view of the colorful coral reefs and there were some mermaid and merman who were walking down and down not far from where we were.

" How? nice right?"

I nodded my head.

" This is the reason why the castle is named under the sea, because in fact this place is a link between the human world and the underwater kingdom led by king Neptune!"

" Whoa.. this is really amazing, but is it okay for us to come here just like that?"

" Of course, I've already sent a letter to the underwater kingdom about our arrival and soon they'll be here to help for a walk to enjoy the underwater charm".

Moments later some merman came carrying a carriage pulled by a seahorse, they talked briefly with Zurich and then allowed us to pull the unroofed carriage.

" What kind of relationship are you in with the ruler here?"

" Well, we have diplomatic relations just like the ones with the elves and dwarves, although for the demons, our relations have not been good since the death of your family" he replied while lowering his voice while mentioning my family.

I was silent, at a glance I looked towards those blue eyes, it seemed that he regretted having mentioned that word to me.

" I'm sure my family is a victim of someone's plans!"

" I know Sisi, but the royals in this kingdom don't believe that fact before we prove that your family isn't a traitor!"

" If you say that, don't you believe that my family was behind your father and uncle's death?"

He took a deep breath then looked outwards for a while before looking back at me.

" I don't know, I believe that my teacher would never do that!"

" Guru?" ask me with a surprised tone.

" Yes, Noah mgcnagal is my teacher and Emperor who now, you must know how good the relationship between the Muller family and the Mgcnagal family is, but I don't know why suddenly uncle thought that the mgcnagal family was going to revolt, I don't know who gave him the info, because that's why I'm sure that your family isn't a traitor!".

" Why do I hear you're gonna eliminate me if you find me?"

" Yes I will but not by killing you, I still doubt my opinion of your family but I choose to trust my loved ones and investigate further on the case".

I was relieved to hear Zurich say, I had thought that he was a person who could not think openly if it concerned his family considering him what he had done to me but after hearing his words, he said, my negative thoughts about her began to disappear leaving only all the awe in my heart.

We arrived at a building that was like a castle but with a unique style, the walls were decorated by a coral reef and several knights passed by in front of it.

" Aren't mermaids supposed to have tails?" I asked Zurich because the view in front of me was no different from the view in capital.

And the fact that we were out in the ocean and still breathing comfortably made me have questions popping up in my head.

" Let's look up, it looks like the sky, doesn't it? actually it is a barrier to sea water, the mermaid nation has no trouble living in the water but there are some of them who are mixed descendants between humans and mermaid, but there are some of them who are descendants of mermaid, so they created a region they call the capital of a sea kingdom where mixed descendants and mermaids could coexist, I think King Neptune was so wise that he thought of such a thing!"

" And also because they open an underwater tour, so all types of rs can enjoy the sensation of living in the depths of the sea while enjoying the ecosystem here, although the cost of traveling here is very expensive, so those who visit only those who can afford it".