【R76】Tide wave

Hana's arms drooped, her tail fin slapped the water listlessly, and some floating algae that had been washed away were sticking to the girl's pink scales.The little girl who loves beauty has lost her temper. She swung her tail faster and swam for a long time with the thrust of the water. After ensuring that the nasty green matter was flowed away by the water, the mermaid shrugged and whispered to her friend in front of her. Complain: "Sombra, I'm tired."

This is the truth—Jack is the one who usually leads her to play with Sombra.Hana likes to put her hands on her father's shoulders, and then deliberately uses her cheeks to push the blisters exhaled from the gill opening of the side neck of the elderly mermaid. The girl giggled.And when they hitch a ride on the ocean current, the little mermaid, who is not very good at controlling her balance, always let go of her hand mischievously, letting herself be twisted by the current.Mr. Morrison, who was used to her mischief, would grab her back when the little one was about to be flushed out of the waterway.

Now the fun is gone, because Jack Morrison is going away.

He has to leave very early, how early?Hana had no idea, but maybe the sun hadn't even had time to get up from the bed made of waves at that time?Not to mention the warm golden glow penetrating the water.

The night before departure, Jack told Hana (Sombra was there too, needless to say the baby octopus had come to spend the night again) that she would have to stay with Reaper for the next week.Hana looked obviously a little unhappy. The girl silently plucked out a few clusters of sea anemones, and then threw the torn tentacles on the ground without making a sound for a long time.It is understandable for a child to lose his temper. After all, since she can remember, she has never been separated from Jack for so long.

The man glanced at the sea anemone remains on the ground: "Hey, my little sweetheart." Jack Morrison racked his brains to make Hana happy. Sombra has been playing for a whole week! Also, haven’t you always clamored to try the sleeping conch before? You can try it.” He said, “The octopus wizard lair is also a good place for treasure hunting, and no one cares about you. Morrison has no idea whether anyone cares, but based on what he knows about Death, the difficult Octopus Wizard isn't one to nag and discipline cubs—he just wants little annoyances The farther away the better.

Under the temptation of having a good time, the little mermaid's eyes lit up again.But the road to the octopus lair is very long, and the reason why Sombra comes to Hana's house every time is because of the distance - the little octopus will always ask McCree to send her here, but recently this narwhal kid didn't know where he was going. I went for a stroll in which sea area, and I disappeared for several days.

"Daddy, are you taking us there?"

"No, not me."

So who can send himself and Sombra there?The little girl was thinking.

Morrison's territory does not overlap with other territories of the same race. The only ones that are relatively close in terms of distance are the Hailong brothers who live in the big water grass forest.Their names are a bit of a mouthful, and their bodies are not the same as their own: there are no smooth scales, and there are prickly spines growing on the tail, and there is a small curl on the tip of the tail all the way down.Both brothers had beautiful, translucent horns growing on their backs and upper arms. As they moved through the territory, the dark blue Hanzo almost melted into the sea, while the emerald green Genji became indistinguishable from aquatic plants.No matter how naughty Hana is, she dare not tear off the translucent cuticles of the two brothers. That shiny and beautiful thing is too fragile both visually and tactilely. a large piece.Hana is a little worried. She likes her neighbors. Brother Hanzo’s toy squid made with water plants is still squatting in her shell bed: "Daddy, who will take us there?"

Morrison's expression was a little stiff, and he looked at the black figure who was also full of curiosity with a little embarrassment: "Reaper... Uncle Reaper will come to pick you up."

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The octopus wizard didn't want babysitting at all, but some sharp-toothed merfolk made it impossible for him to say no to—

"Since the agreement of 'Hana grows up safely to adulthood' is followed, the contract will continue to be valid. Take your tentacles away, this is what you said yourself. So even if your father is not by your side, you must also give her safe protection There is no problem in sending her to your house in all aspects." Morrison did not give Death a chance to refuse, "So when I bring you the soul ball next week, I will take her home again."

"Jack, don't go too far."

"Is there? I thought this was a responsibility within the scope of a normal contract?" The mermaid didn't intend to back down at all, "I'm leaving early tomorrow, you can go to my house to pick them up."

"I've never hoped that your mission will fail like now." Reaper slapped the ground with his tentacles in dissatisfaction, and the thick seabed sand muddyed the sea.Holding the mask in his hands, his voice was low and terrifying, "Leaving aside your countless failures before, you still have the guts to ask me to be a damn babysitter now?"

"Do you agree or not?"

If we persist in the confrontation, there will be no results. "This is not an example." Grim Reaper gritted his teeth and replied, he and Morrison distanced himself, obviously losing interest in continuing to fight with the mermaid, "But if the number is still insufficient this time, Then I can't guarantee what will happen."

"Don't worry, even if you don't threaten me, the task can be completed this time." Morrison was very confident, as if everything was under his control, "Then we are done talking about business?"

"It's over."

The mermaid nodded towards him, swung her blue tail, turned around and swam towards the exit, and soon the shining tail fin disappeared behind the jagged rocks.

Morrison didn't even borrow books.

This thought filled Death's mind.Of course he doesn't need to borrow books, the mermaid won't go home to take care of the cubs this week, so is there any need to read fairy tales?

After confirming that the other party had completely left, the Grim Reaper retracted into his nautilus shell.He let out a long sigh that only he could hear, for yet another night of unhappy breakups.

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"Hold on a little longer," the little octopus swimming in front stuffed its wrists into the hands of the little mermaid, motioning for the little mermaid to hold her. Her dark purple tentacles were bulging due to the water flow, like an open parasol. "It's almost here, look at the top of the mountain is ahead!"

The peak is indeed very close, and Hana can hold the pointed part as long as she stretches out her hand, but it feels far away, as if she can't swim to the end.The little mermaid gestured and looked around absently at the same time. The familiar terrain soon reminded the girl of the route she and Morrison swam each time, and realized that the journey might have just passed halfway.

"More than half of it is left!" She raised her voice, and grabbed the other party's soft ankle, trying to make Sombra realize the "seriousness of the situation".But she didn't expect that all her angry complaints reached the ears of Death.

The Grim Reaper looked coldly at the two little creatures who were supporting each other and were still a long way behind. The cub's stamina was really unflattering.At their speed, they might not be able to reach the door after lunch time.Reaper became impatient, and he turned around and swam to the girls, wrapping them in his arms one by one.Hana was startled, she jumped forward instinctively, her flat tail scales brushed against the man's arm, and almost slipped out; the black shadow began to resist violently, its dark purple tentacles stuck to the death mask, trying to break free come out. "Stay well for me." The Grim Reaper is not as patient as Morrison. After yelling at the girls to be honest, he opened his ankles and quickly closed them. Strong water flowed behind him, and the man led The girls rushed towards their destination quickly.

Reaper is different from Daddy's in terms of speed and way of swimming.

Hana looked around with wide eyes and curiosity—Morrison liked to swim in the sea layer slightly closer to the middle. He taught her to feel the flow of water; to use skin and senses to explore the difference in temperature; The tide brought by the fish is used to preserve energy... The little mermaid absorbed this knowledge seriously. Although she is not very proficient in the specific operation, she has already done a great job.And now the man holding her broke the learning system that Morrison had built: Death God's whole body was almost attached to the white sand on the seabed, and he quickly skipped over it while blowing up the fine sand, causing some creatures hiding below to panic Fleeing in all directions, Hana could almost touch the hermit crab's red and white pincers, and in the next second it was thrown behind by the god of death and buried back in the sand.

The line of sight is constantly receding, the water temperature is getting lower and lower, and the curiosity just now is slowly fading away. Hana, who is tired of looking at the scenery, hides her small face as much as possible in the neck of death, trying to avoid the sand scraped on her face. stone.The black shadow stopped making trouble, and obediently hooked his wrist around the arm of the god of death to prevent himself from being washed away by the current.

home Sweet Home.

The Anglerfish Tunnel, which death has always hated, looks particularly friendly today.After the huge octopus squeezed through the narrow entrance, he let go of his embrace—it was true that he swam faster than usual, but when he took a closer look at the little girls, his uncontrollable laughter echoed in the deep sea— The girls' hairstyles were all messed up by the tide, their bangs covered their eyes like long weeds, and their hair turned into bulging stingrays, messy and unkempt; Glued to the top of the head.Reaper kindly hugged the little things again, combed the girls' long hair and tied it into a long bunch behind their heads, and made two goose-yellow coral hairpins out of nowhere to help them comb. A very standard updo.

The eyes of the small meal ticket in his arms flashed: "Uncle Death, you are so cool!" Hana completely forgot the way Death was threatening them before, "You can also comb your hair!"

"It's normal." Reaper took the girls to the restaurant, where he pried open a box marked "McRae's Personal Property, Do Not Touch It" and dug out all the fresh scallops inside.The octopus drills the hard shell for the girls to eat, "Can't Jack?"

"Daddy is clumsy." Hana tilted her head, giggling as if remembering some interesting story, "He keeps tearing off my hairband." Death asked again about the funny things between her and Daddy, haha Na also answered one by one.

Just after lunch, the children who couldn't sit still rushed off to explore.The god of death had a headache for a second about his storage room that was about to suffer, but when another guy who was worried came to beg for a wish, he quickly forgot about the girls.

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If McRae knew that Reaper would sit in a rocking chair and read bedtime stories to two little ones, he would make it known to everyone in the seven oceans.He turned a page, thankful that this bastard had recently run away from home again.

"The young king refused to put on the robe made of gold thread and gorgeous scales; he also turned a blind eye to the rose-shaped scepter collaged from the black carapace; The crown of black pearls. 'Why don't you accept these things! You ruined the entire enthronement ceremony!' The king's elderly grandfather blew his beard and stared under the enthronement platform, but no matter how angry he was, the king remained unmoved. Grandpa has no grace and he said that the knights should not have been allowed to bring back the young king, who was as hopeless as his father, who had disappeared long ago.

Long ago, the wind of knowledge blew secrets across the land.Those who live in the city know, and those who live in the country know, and all the birds that fly in the sky, and all the beasts that run on the grasslands know that the father of the young king, who was once a prince, left his homeland only because In love with a mermaid.

'The bastard!I should have expected it!He inherited his mother's evil!We don't want to shame our country all the time! The former king was furious, if not for the knights around him supporting him firmly, the old man would even fall down.

The pope was very calm, and all the noisy voices were nothing more than the frankincense wafting from the furnace. 'My child, tell me.Why not accept all that you have? '

The young king's voice was choked up, and he pointed at the items in front of him as a symbol of the king of a country: 'I can't accept it.They are not just robes, scepters and diadems.They are the blood on the heart of the mermaid, the last tears of the tortoise shell, and the never-floating life of the pearl fisherman.The symbol of supreme power and wealth should not be based on sorrow and death. '

His voice was resounding, and all the whispers disappeared in an instant, and even the former king opened his mouth and forgot the words.

When a spark fell on the dry grass and swept into a hot flame, the crowd began to whisper again, and the voice became louder and louder, and it became a torrent and a sea wave, and some people heard it and some people talked about it.

They say that the young king inherited the sea that gave birth to his mother, and had a tolerant and generous heart. "

Black Shadow and Hana leaned against the giant nautilus shell. Although the story was over, the girls seemed to be completely sleepy, and they stared at the god of death. "Don't try to trick me into telling stories again, at least not today." The octopus closed the fairy tale book and put it back on the shelf. It took a lot of energy to take care of the children, and now he just wanted to get into the shell.

"Uncle Death, I..." Hana suddenly stopped him, the girl twitched, and looked at her companions, "I want to go to Qianhai tomorrow with Sombra!"

"What are you doing in the shallow sea? After hearing a few fairy tales, you feel that humans, princes and the like are friendly creatures? Don't dream, girls. The reality is not so perfect. Besides, your current physical strength can even reach the middle sea level. The warm current can't pass through."

"But don't you know magic!" Soi Ying cooed from the side. "Send us there! Just take a look!"

"All magic has a price."

"The price? Is it like the story Daddy read before...you want to take our voice away..."

"Not only that. The more ambitious the wish, the more you will lose everything." Reaper stuffed the heads of the little ones back into the conch shell with his wrist, "Quickly cancel this adventure plan."

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