The cool and smooth touch touched her earlobe. Cerira shook the tips of her ears and laughed out loud. She turned her head and blew lightly on Grete's hand.

Grete retracted her fingers as if it were burning. In the water mirror, the girl's silver-blue eyes were smart and playful, and they were even more profound.

I don't know if it's because I'm happy, or because there's a deep peacock blue rippling in the pearl halo...

"Gretel, can you help me design some more jewelry? I want a crown, a forehead ornament, a necklace, a hairpin, and earrings..."

"Okay..." Grete agreed repeatedly. With a flick of his finger, more pearls flew up and stuck to Cerira's ear:

"There are single earrings, multiple earrings, long and short pearls, each on a chain, and several pearls on a chain... Which one do you like?"

"I like necklaces! With so many pearls, how many earrings can be used?"

"Necklaces... Necklaces include single loops, double loops, and multiple loops..."

Large and small black pearls rolled around the edge of Cerira's neck. They were coiled in a circle close to her neck, hanging down, and coiled again...

"Grete? Grete, where are you going? Grete, why are you running away? Grete!"

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Chapter completed!