Bab 187: That mysterious woman

The merman eyed his surroundings before looking at the comb that was back on his trove, ''This comb is mysterious in unexplainable ways.'' 

''I am certain that an insightful person like you would find a way to explain its unexplained mystery,'' Esme adjusted the veil on her face, leaning further closer to inspect the comb. 

The man's chest puffed up in pride after being praised by the rich and beautiful lady. So what if she had a veil on her face? Her beauty could not be hidden despite that and she was so graceful.

''It contains divine powers,'' he said, his voice nothing more than a gentle breeze, and Esme could not have caught on his words if she was not blessed with such keen ears. 

''What is that?" she glanced at him. The powers they possessed were known as the mer's magic. The powers that the humans born in royalty had was mortal magic. 

But, what were divine powers?