I Became the Villainess, But My Beast Husbands Can Hear My Mind?!

[Congratulations, Host! Side Mission Complete: Find the Mother!]

[Reward: Sea Mother’s Blessing — Effect: Increases the chance of the Queen of Aquillian granting your request by 80%.]

[Reward: +34,000 Spirit Points (SP)]

[Remaining Spirit Points (SP): 433,950]

So that was what the Sea Mother’s Blessing meant. Roxanna honestly hadn’t expected to win her mother-in-law’s trust so quickly.

Still, she pushed that thought aside because there were more important things to worry about right now.

”What about the farthest part of the Aquillian Kingdom?” Helga suggested. ”It would still be inside Aquillian’s territory, but at least it would be far away from those Devourers.”

Roxanna chimed in, ”If the Devourers know the Queen can’t leave Aquillian’s territory, won’t they just wait for her at the border?”

Azul nodded in agreement. ”You’re right. That would be far too dangerous. Besides, we still haven’t found a way to get my mother out of this bubble cage.”

”Maybe we can just keep hitting it until it breaks?” Calen suddenly suggested.

Azul frowned. ”If we force it, we might end up hurting my mother.” He let out a quiet sigh. ”Let’s put that aside for now and focus on finding a way to hide the entire cage first.”

”Wife.” Azul turned to Roxanna. ”Does the voice inside you have anything that could help us?”

Roxanna was caught off guard by how casually Azul mentioned the system, but she quickly regained her composure. ”I’ll ask for it.”

[Hey, System, do you have anything that can hide Azul’s mother? I don’t know... maybe something like an invisibility cloak?]

Pinky fell silent for a moment, as if searching through countless items.

[Searching...]

A few seconds later, several items appeared one after another.

[Camouflage Net: 10,000 SP

- Effect: Covers an object and makes it blend perfectly with its surroundings.

- Limitation: Can only hide objects up to 10 meters wide.]

[Advanced Camouflage Net: 30,000 SP

- Effect: Makes anything beneath it completely invisible to the naked eye.

- Limitation: Cannot hide sound or smell.]

Roxanna’s eyes lit up. [There really is one!]

She quickly turned to Azul. ”There is something we can use to hide your mother’s presence, but it still can’t hide sound or smell.” She paused for a moment. ”Still, that should be good enough, right?”

Azul nodded immediately, his eyes filled with hope. ”Yes. Yes, that’s more than enough!”

Without wasting another second, Roxanna spoke to the system. [I want to buy it!]

[Purchased 1x Advanced Camouflage Net: 30,000 SP]

[Remaining Spirit Points (SP): 403,950]

A soft flash of light appeared in front of Roxanna’s hands.

When the light faded, a neatly folded silver net rested in her palms. It looked incredibly thin, almost like silk, yet it felt surprisingly sturdy.

”Where did you get something like this?!” Orion couldn’t help asking. ”Your Highness... are you a Goddess?”

Before Roxanna could answer, Azul spoke first. ”Like I said before, don’t ask too many questions.” He took the net from Roxanna’s hands. ”Come on. Help me cover the cage with this.”

Everyone quickly swam toward the bubble cage. The Queen looked at the strange silver net with curiosity but chose not to ask any questions. She simply watched in silence as they carefully unfolded it.

The folded net slowly grew larger the more they spread it out. ”What?” Helga gasped. ”It keeps getting bigger.”

”It wasn’t this large a moment ago,” Tian muttered in disbelief.

Soon, the net became big enough to cover the entire bubble cage.

”Everyone, pull from your side,” Azul instructed.

The group nodded and carefully lowered the shimmering net over the cage. The moment it completely covered the bubble, the silver threads gave off a faint glow.

Then, before everyone’s eyes, the net slowly blended into the surrounding water. A second later, the bubble cage disappeared completely.

Orion’s jaw dropped. ”I-I can’t see it anymore!” He quickly reached out, feeling around in front of him. ”But... it’s still here!”

On the other hand, Azul barely reacted to the incredible sight because the only thing on his mind was his mother.

”Mother,” he called, his voice filled with concern. ”Are you alright in there?”

”Yes,” the Queen replied without hesitation. Her voice remained calm and steady. ”Nothing has changed inside the cage. I can still see all of you clearly.”

Azul let out a sigh of relief. At least the net had hidden the cage without affecting his mother’s safety.

”At least we solved one problem,” Helga said with a small smile.

”But we still need to move Her Majesty somewhere safe,” Orion reminded them.

Azul nodded. ”We can’t leave her here. The Devourers come to this place too often.”

”We should look for a place no one would think to search,” Roxanna suggested.

The Queen thought for a moment before speaking. ”There is an abandoned area in the northern part of Aquillian,” she said. ”Long ago, it was home to a small village. After a series of underwater earthquakes, everyone moved away, and no one has lived there since.”

Azul looked at her. ”Would the Devourers know about that place?”

”They wouldn’t know that place,” the Queen answered honestly. ”It’s because the entire place has been buried, so we’ll have to find a way into the underground if we want to reach it.”

”Buried?” Roxanna repeated. ”If the village has been buried, wouldn’t it be dangerous for us to stay there too?”

The Queen shook her head. ”It was dangerous at first,” she explained. ”But that was many years ago. The ground has long since settled, and the underground village has remained stable ever since.”

”So it won’t collapse anymore?” Roxanna asked.

”It shouldn’t,” the Queen replied. ”At least, not unless another major earthquake happens.”

Zeir spoke up. ”That sounds like a perfect place. I think we should go there.”

Azul looked at everyone. ”Then let’s go.”

Without another word, the group carefully lifted the invisible bubble cage once more and began swimming away from near the Aquillian palace.

The Queen quietly guided them from inside the cage, pointing them in the right direction whenever she recognized a familiar landmark.

”Here it is,” the Queen said as she spotted a red stone on the ocean floor. There were some symbols carved into its surface, but they had become so faded that they were barely visible. ”The entrance should be beneath this stone.”