Girl, it's the end of the world

The sunrise over the sea is amazing.A ray of light dyed orange spreads to the sky and the earth, blurring the boundary between the sky and the water surface, and then the scorching fireball rises slowly, bringing more light and heat, showing the exuberant vitality.

So every time he watched the sunrise, Song Anxin felt that the end of the world had not yet come.

Lou Xiaoyu was lying beside her, her exposed hands were cold, as if they would never be able to be warmed.She curled up slightly, even if she was close to a heat source, she couldn't be warmed up due to the decline of her body functions.

Song Anxin put her hand into her arms and hugged her, remembering a warm winter event a long time ago.As a volunteer, she went to visit those lonely old people when the Spring Festival came.

Walking into the smelly, decaying room with another volunteer, she saw the old lady lying on her back on a wooden bed of unknown age, quietly making people suspect that she had died.

Song Anxin sat by her bed and listened to her talk. The old lady was already blind and could not hear clearly. She thought it was her granddaughter who came to see her, and she was so happy.

Now her lover is also going to die.

Gradually losing the ability to move like that poor old lady.

But Lou Xiaoyu is just a 20-year-old girl!

Song Anxin couldn't help hugging Lou Xiaoyu tightly, and pressed her fingers firmly into her palm, not realizing that the person in her arms opened her eyes and watched her cry silently.

……

[Is there any way to save her! She is still very young and cannot just die like this...] Song Anxin felt that she was in a panic and would ask for help from a mermaid. Could it be that they can help people survive but hoped So, the mermaid is so magical, maybe it can help her...

【A long life is meaningless to mermaids. 】Katria blinked Cuijin's eyes and said: 【But your friend who helped you...you have to pay a price to save her. 】

[What price is other than letting me die...] Before Song Anxin finished speaking, she was interrupted by Katria. She flicked her tail, obviously upset because the plan was disrupted: [You don't have to ask I promise, you're not dealing with me...but I can tell you her story. 】

Song Anxin listened to another version of Hai's Daughter.

In the story, the heroine who is supposed to be the youngest mermaid princess is actually a lonely little girl who lives alone after birth.She didn't know that she was a treasure and lived a heartless life.She craves group, craves friends, craves communion with other creatures.She played very well with the dolphins, and they had a tacit understanding during the game. Once she had a good time, she was accidentally discovered by a human——

"Hello"

"..."

"Can you come out and let me see you?"

"You look beautiful and cute."

"..."

The human left in despair, and when she was far away, the mermaid showed her face and a small tail that was wagging happily from behind the reef.

At the same time the next day, the mermaid went to that place again to play with the dolphins.

She had a great time, but didn't see the human again.

On the third day, the mermaid went to the bay with faint hopes, but encountered humans feeding the dolphins.

She hid behind the reef and observed her furtively, and loved her snow-white skirt, and even the facial features and body of humans that were different from hers, she also liked.

She stared at the dolphin that was caressing the pampered dolphin with its sharp beak in the human palm, her eyes were full of jealousy.

"is it you"

The dolphin slipped into the water at once, and the human stood up and looked in the direction of the mermaid, but did not try to walk over.

"...I may have scared you that day, sorry."

"My name is Victoria, and I am the daughter of the mayor of this small town."

"..."

Human beings left helplessly, and did not show up again for a week after that.

The mermaid felt that the human named Victoria should be angry.

When humans reappeared, they cried very sadly: "My father is seriously ill, and he is going to leave me..."

Probably because the human looked too sad, the mermaid couldn't help but swam out and stuck its head out three meters away from the human.

The crying stopped, and the human stared at her blankly.

[Humans are always talking about honey and swords.The human named Victoria combed her hair, played with her, tricked her into trusting her, and then made a request. 】

【any request】

Katria glanced at Song Anxin, and made a sneer-like expression: [Humans lied to her that she couldn't leave her, and hoped to see her all the time.But it would be too strange for her to come to the bay all the time, so I hope the mermaid will live in the pool of her house. 】

【She agreed】

【Of course she agreed! As soon as she swam into the pool from the sea, she was caught with a net.She saw human beings all around the pool, but not hers. 】

[They raised her in a pond and took her blood regularly. 】

[In the end she escaped, but she also paid a huge price for it-her tail was torn so badly that she could no longer transform her legs.But for the mermaid, this is the best ending, after all, freedom is much more important than this indifferent ability. 】

【Then she never saw that human again】

Katria sneered at Song Anxin's question: [If she sees it, then she probably won't be able to escape.Although the mermaid is the overlord of the sea, they are just babies who have just learned to walk on land.You are a bit naive as a human being. 】

【…】

【The person you want to trade with is her.I don't know her real name, but everyone calls her "Emily". 】

[Her existence is miraculous, and she understands many things.Maybe she can save your friend...if only you can afford what she wants. 】

[She lives in the depths of the sea on the other side, where it is so bright that you can see it at a glance. 】

Song Anxin didn't waste time, she dived into the bottom of the sea, followed the shoal of glowing fish to find the place Katria said.

With just one glance, Song Anxin understood what Katria meant when she said very bright...

The bottom of the sea should be quiet, dark, and depressing, but because there are too many deep-sea creatures living here—those noctilucent algae swagger at the bottom of the water, transparent jellyfish float freely, and occasionally there are bluffing fishes with glowing overhead Hudi passed by... Even the ground was not dark, probably because of some special mineral elements, it was like a layer of silver dust.

Song Anxin continued to swim for some distance, and found a cave whose entrance was covered by underwater plants. In fact, it is not appropriate to call it a cave, because except that the material is natural stone on the seabed, its shape and function are exactly like an exquisite hut.

Song Anxin originally wanted to knock on the door politely, but couldn't find where the door was, so she could only call out: 【Is Emily there? I need your help!】

There was no sound of a similar reaction coming from inside, but Song Anxin had an inexplicable intuition that Emily was inside.

Maybe it was the same as in the story, Emily was watching her secretly from a hidden corner.

【I have a lover, she is human! She got an evil spell to save me, and she aged quickly! I hope to save her! Can you help me, Emily】

The other party still did not respond.

Even though she was irritable and anxious, Song Anxin didn't show it.She stayed outside Emily's place for a while, sitting on a moss-covered shell and telling her story.

[I heard Katria tell your story.I asked her if you and Victoria had met again, and she said no, because you would be in danger.But I feel a little regretful. If I were you, I would probably want to ask for clarification.It doesn't matter if the ending is something I can't bear. 】

[I used to be a human, haha, I should be now, you may be surprised that I look like a mermaid, but a few months ago I was a very nerdy person... Well, nerd means I like to stay in my own home, with you It's kind of similar to staying at the bottom of the sea. 】

[... When I met Lou Xiaoyu, I didn't have any feelings for her at all. Well, maybe I like love for a long time. After we get along for a long time, I fell in love with her. It's strange to think about it, and marrying another person I've never thought about falling into such a deep bond before. 】

[It was written in a book I read that once you form a bond with others, you have to bear the risk of crying.So now, I'm happy with it.You can’t stop contacting her because you’ll be sad if you find out, right? If I give you another chance, you’ll obediently hide behind the rocks and won’t come out to see her]

[After nagging and talking for so long, it's getting dark haha, I'm going back, and I'll come back tomorrow. 】

……

【etc. ] A young woman's voice came from the cave, 【Come in, I can help you. 】

Song Anxin was holding the "potion" in his hand, but when he saw Lou Xiaoyu, he hid it behind his back.

"I came back early today." Seeing Song Anxin, Lou Xiaoyu smiled brightly.

Song Anxin nodded, his head was in a mess and he couldn't speak.

"What's wrong"

"...It's nothing." Song Anxin said dryly, and awkwardly diverted the topic: "I'll get what to eat today."

Lou Xiaoyu looked into her eyes and said with a smile, "Let's make some soup."

The fish soup was boiled to a milky white color, but due to the lack of ingredients, there was an obvious fishy smell.It's just that Song Anxin and Lou Xiaoyu didn't dislike it, and they each served some in wooden ladles, which warmed their stomachs.

"...Xiaoyu, if, I said, if...you live and forget about me, what will you do?"

"You don't come to me"

"Yes!" Song Anxin replied eagerly, as if to prove something.Lou Xiaoyu was amused by her, and squinted her eyes: "I don't know you anymore, so you should find me and chase me again. I'm very tired of chasing you, you chase me once and we're even. "

Song Anxin laughed, it was obviously a very serious question...

"Then what if you promise someone else first when I find you?"

"No." Lou Xiaoyu approached Song Anxin, kissed her, and said with a smile, "The body will remember... I belong to you."

And only for you.

"Have some more fish soup!" Song Anxin turned her back to Lou Xiaoyu, poured the potion into the pot, and stirred it.The clear liquid disappears into the milky white dashi.

Lou Xiaoyu took a look at Song Anxin, drooping her still thick eyelashes, and drank the fish soup bit by bit.

Song Anxin sat beside her, looked at the fire that had extinguished, and added more firewood.

[There are two potions in total.What I give you is the first one, which will allow her to live a normal life for three years, during which time she will no longer remember you.After three years, I will give you a second potion, and if she still loves you, the memory will be restored and you will be fully healed.If she no longer loves you, she will grow old and die. 】

【...In these three years, you can only go to her in the last three months.If you want, you can talk to me before that and help me find new medicinal materials. 】

[...I am willing. 】