>Shiori enters her library, with you slowly following behind her
>Her pace is fast, determined, with a goal in mind.
>After passing through many bookshelves, the two of you arrive at a single lone book on a pedestal, there is no image on the cover.
>There she gently lifts the book, dusting it off a little and blowing on it, then she walks back
>You follow her the entire way until the two of you arrive back at her chambers where she resides
>You sit on the edge of the bed, with her sitting next to you, she then smiles at you and says: "This will be quite a story, come, rest your head too."
>With the invitation given, you rest your head on her lap, now fully comfortable.
>She takes the book from earlier, and opens the book
>There she begins to read to you, a story of a mermaid, and suddenly your eyes close, as if under a magical spell
>Shortly after, you open your eyes and now you're floating over a vast ocean.
>You feel your body being dragged into the water, however you do not feel wet as your body plunges in, you do not feel a sense of drowning.
>Another adventure. This isn't the first time you've 'entered' a story with Shiori.
>As your body is guided through the ocean, you take in many sights, schools of fish swimming, vibrant in colour. Turtles and jellyfish, even a few crabs scuttling along the sea floor.
>This place is not any real location you can think of in the world, it's merely a fantasy recreated from Shiori's words.
>After some time you arrive at what appears to be an underwater town, there you see all kinds of 'people' from turtles walking on two legs, to fishmen with human bodies and fish heads. There's even a lady with octopus-like features.
>Your body seems to have regained its own freedom of movement, this underwater town is now free to explore
>You already know where it is you have to go though.
>You walk towards an underwater house that's further away from the rest, basically on the outskirts.
>You knock on the door and are greeted with a familiar sight, well 'familiar' in a sense.
>Shiori happily greets you, but she seems to be in the form of a mermaid
>"What took you so long anon? Were you enjoying the sights?"
>You respond somewhat sarcastically: "Please, you make it sound like I can move on my own before I arrive."
>Shiori looks at her own tail then begins to swim around, commenting on how she feels the tail is a little tacky.
>The two of you then exit the little house and begin exploring the underwater world together
>She swims alongside you as you walk
>The two of you eventually run into the wreckage of a pirate ship that had sunk to the ocean floor
>A spark of excitement overcomes the two of you and you both spend the time rummaging through the wreckage.
>A few gold bars, a waterlogged diary and the remains of a flag that seemed to once bear a symbol, but had been torn apart
>Shiori takes hold of the diary and says a few words, before long the words that were once written on the diary flash before the two of you.
>You also see the last moments of the diary holder, dying as another pirate ship had attacked them.
>Satisfied with the visions, the two of you begin to return to mermaid Shiori's little home.
>Upon arrival, she gently puts her arms around you
>"Was it satisfying? Exploring under water with me?"
>You smile and respond, however your tone has a tinge of sarcasm on it: "It was really fun, thanks to you I didn't even drown, but it woulda been nice if I had a little mouth-to-mouth."
>Shiori kisses you softly on the lips and responds with equal sarcasm: "Fine, mwah. Happy?"
>You smile again and then look outside of the window while holding her.
>Despite being entirely submerged underwater, the view is pretty nice, you can even see coral reefs in the distance.
>A few moments pass and Shiori finally says something to break the silence
>"Hmm? I guess today's adventure is nearing its end, I guess it's time for you to return?"
>You look at her, a slight pang of sadness hits you, as the adventure is coming to a close, however this isn't your only adventure, there will be plenty more to come.
>You gaze at Shiori in her mermaid form one more time, taking in the image and burning it into your brain.
>She looks unexpectedly shy from this, she turns away and tells you: "Hey, c'mon Anon, that's embarrassing."
>However she eventually resigns herself to your gaze and gives up protesting.
>Satisfied with the memory you've obtained, the idea of Shiori as a mermaid, you gently close your eyes again and Shiori begins to hum.
>Suddenly there's complete silence, the humming you heard just a few moments ago is completely gone
>As you open your eyes, you find yourself back, your head on Shiori's lap, you've returned to her bed chambers.
>"How was it Anon? Did you enjoy seeing me as a mermaid?"
>She begins to run her fingers through your hair gently, as you recount the little adventure to her.
>The book she had earlier now has an image of you and Mermaid Shiori on the cover.
