The Old Man and the Mermaid

This sharp voice was indeed made by Mr. Mermaid.Fortunately, except for Aigre, no one will come to the area near the coast near the lighthouse on such a night. Otherwise, after a large number of people go into a coma, the morning news on Twilight Island will probably be very serious tomorrow morning. Unbelievable.

Aigre returned to the lighthouse once before meeting Mrs. Irene after dinner, but he did not see Mr. Mermaid on the beach or on the sea.At that time, Mr. Mermaid was walking around Dusk Island, feeling the current and every strange smell in the sea.

When the mermaid was wandering around, she didn't meet the couple of the same clan again, but there was still some breath of them in the sea, so the mermaid speculated that they should not have left too far.If he insisted on finding the couple, it probably wouldn't be a difficult task.

For him, the really difficult thing now is how to clearly distinguish the smell similar to that of the mermaid tribe—he searched for that faint and imperceptible smell, but that smell was always If there is nothing, it is impossible to provide him with an exact position.

He spent a lot of time wandering around Twilight Island like now, and found many traces of this smell along the way, but in the end he found nothing.

During the search, the sky gradually darkened.The bright sunset, which has not appeared for many days, swayed the light powerfully onto the sea surface and a part of the slightly shallower sea water, rendering the entire sea area that can be penetrated by light like a fantasy full of colors.

The mermaid looked up at the sea, and narrowed her eyes a little.

The current light of the sun is far less intense than in the afternoon, but it still makes his vision a little blurred.The mermaid's eyes have already adapted to the dark environment where they can't see their fingers, so even if they can adjust their own state according to the environment and quickly adapt to stronger light, it doesn't mean that he will like this kind of entrainment. Dry hot sun.

But at the same time, he also slightly remembered the appearance of Aigre standing on the coast completely covered by the dazzling sunlight.His young human partner has a very strong physique and beautiful skin texture, so when the kid stands in the sun, it looks like a little girl who has been plated with a layer of shiny gold powder and is not covered by clothes. The arms have quite elegant and charming muscular lines, full of beauty combined with violence and softness.

The mermaid turned over and changed her posture to look up at the sea, closed her eyes a little bit, and carefully recalled the inconspicuous expressions that often appeared on Eigre's face, and by the way, some adults... what adults would naturally associate with it .

Just as Aigre was eager to learn the language of the mermaid as soon as possible, and to communicate with him in the great harmony of life, he had to admit that he was also looking forward to that day.

He has never tried to understand what a so-called family feels like, and he has always been indifferent when seeing couples of the same race in the past years, and he is not even interested in procreating offspring-he is still not interested in these things now , but I hope to live a happier and more fulfilling life with my partner.

happy.

Mr. Mermaid opened his eyes while drifting with the current, and gently scanned the ever-shimmering sea surface with his eyes.

He originally thought that even if he had reached the end of hundreds of years, it would be absolutely impossible to understand the true meaning of this word.Aigre was not actually a very expressive man of feeling and thought, but this unsociable young man brought him quite literally enough pleasure to compare with all the pleasures he had experienced in such a long time.

And Aigre's idea is indeed very interesting.

Mr. Mermaid remembered what Aigre had said when he was discussing the show off with him. It sounded like a philosophical idea that appeared in some profound book: "When it comes to partners, people with different personalities are different from each other. The opinions of partners are also completely different. Some people like to linger among young and beautiful men and women, while others want to spend their lives with the one they love the most. I think there is nothing wrong with what they do. We can’t decide for ourselves Whether we can be successfully born in this world, and we are not sure what kind of attitude we will leave in the end, but at least we can still choose the life we ​​really want, can't we? Whether it is married or remains single, the most important thing is Whether I'm going to be happy about it. That's my opinion."

Mr. Mermaid remembered that he nodded in sympathy at that time, and when he was about to show a understanding smile to Aigre, he heard him continue: "...The most important thing is that some people can't control themselves at all. I remember going to It was mentioned in the news last time that a gentleman in his 30s had a drink with his friends, and then walked home in the snow and ice. When passing by a park, he mistakenly took the snowman in the park for his wife, and took off the snowman. The pants just...well, did something indescribable. Finally, the guy was seen by a kind person passing by, and the kind person was taken aback, quickly stopped him and called for help."

Mermaid: "..." Does this have anything to do with whether we will become qualified partners?

"Although that guy was sent to the hospital in time, it sounds like he will never be able to experience the bliss of the world again." Aigre finally said this with deep regret.

…So in some respects, Aigle is indeed a vigorous young man, at least in terms of physiology, he is not so similar to those old people.

When Mr. Mermaid thought of this, he silently raised a hand to cover his eyes——his young companion's brain can sometimes absorb the entire ocean.

But the moment he raised his hand to cover his eyes, he turned around abruptly, forcibly interrupting the thoughts that were surrounding Aigre, and focused all his attention on the gradually brought by the surrounding ocean currents. on the smell.

——This is the smell he has been looking for these days.

The merfolk quickly followed the new scent.His movements are quick and restrained, and he never stops when he shuttles between fish schools and reefs. While maintaining the highest speed, he will never allow himself to make mistakes in identifying obstacles around him.

He let his long hair and those temporarily useless ventral fins be thrown behind him along with his movements. Anyway, their existence would not affect his actions, and they could even be used when fighting. It plays the role of containment, so he will only push them away when the tails of the hair are about to touch the reef, and will not pay too much attention to their existence.

After swimming quickly for a while, Mr. Mermaid followed the scent and saw a shadow similar to himself in the middle of the two reefs.

That shadow obviously sensed the approaching crisis, so when Mr. Mermaid saw him, he also rushed out from between the rocks and fled in another direction.

——This kind of movement method and speed is definitely his kind.

Mr. Mermaid frowned. He didn't have time to think carefully about the current situation. In order not to lose sight of this fellow whose movement speed was almost the same as his own in the sea, he could only focus all his energy on keeping an eye on this guy's back.

At the beginning, the guy he was chasing was able to maintain a very high speed of movement, but when he entered the reef area on the north side of the island, the guy's state became obviously inexplicable.

...he looked even more disorientated than Egrele when he was drunk.

Mr. Mermaid was still frowning, but his eyes on the fellow in front of him had become rather strange—after entering the reef area, the guy started to bump into the rocks continuously, looking like a person who was killed by someone. The idiot who is abandoned by his lover and feels hopeless is constantly trying to hit the wall.

Mr. Mermaid slowed down a little. After carefully observing him for a few times, he was sure that the guy was not very sober at the moment, and he probably acted on instinct when he fled just now.

He didn't know exactly what was going on, but he was very sure that his fellow race that he had never seen before must be in great pain right now, so while continuing to catch up, he let out a howl that could cause the surrounding large creatures to faint.

The guy in front who kept bumping into the rocks finally stopped, but Mr. Mermaid also remembered that Aigre might have returned to the lighthouse at this time, and if he heard the howling at close range, he might not be able to stay awake.

Mr. Mermaid loosened his frowning brows a little, then quickly stepped forward and grabbed the arm of the guy who was drifting out of the reef area along the current, and threw him directly ashore.

Before he went to look for Aigre, he only had time to take a look at the appearance of this fellow, and was somewhat surprised to find that they might still be familiar with each other.

When going ashore, Mr. Mermaid thought carefully for two seconds between helping his companions and looking for Aigle.

Right now there's a guy he knows lying on the beach like a puddle of mud, looking very pathetic, and definitely needs his help, or he might really just stay like this until the sun comes out the next morning. When it rises, it is sun-dried into small fish jerky.

Mr. Mermaid felt very sympathetic for this, and then chose Aigre.