"Of course," Iris smiled, "but there is a lucky wheel on the wall over there with a prize for a free meal. You might want to try your luck first. If you don't win, then you can pay with that pearl."
Iris found the mermaid-like creature rather endearing because the way she crawled on the ground resembled a spider.
The mermaid-like creature put down the pearl she was holding and looked in the direction Iris pointed to, spotting the lucky wheel hanging on the wall.
"Alright, I'll give it a try."
She crawled to the base of the wall, still lying on the ground, only lifting her head; a strand of pitch-black hair rose up the wall like a vine, flicking the wheel on the wall.
Then she won the "Thank you for participating" prize.
"I knew it... If I had that kind of luck, I wouldn't have ended up like this..." the mermaid-like creature sighed and turned to crawl towards the bar.
By that time, Lin Ge and Iris had already returned behind the bar.