Deep sea mermaid head-to-head strategy

"Otherwise, I can't think of how you can ignore me to this extent."

The tumbling anger flowed up and swept over the chest, crushing the previous thought of wanting to end decently.

This was the first time Klein spoke to Sweet in such a tone, indifference mixed with a touch of sarcasm.

Turning around, no longer avoiding Sweet's gaze.

When anger was boiling, Klein still had a part of his rationality in operation.

Probably the only sane part left thought this scene was too childish and ridiculous, so he sneered slightly and said, "So, seven years ago, I was rejected by you and humiliated by your friends, so I should sort out my emotions as soon as possible and not give up." Anyone who makes trouble, now that you pursue me on a whim, I can only flatter you, right?"

"I never thought about it that way, and I never refused you."

"..."

Well, take it as he said.

Klein didn't want to argue about these issues any more.

In his view, there is nothing wrong with avoiding people you don't like.

Seven years ago, I may have complained because of a moment of anger, but when I woke up afterwards, I knew that I had no position to force others to accept my kindness.

He attributed all the mistakes and embarrassment to self-inflicted, and used this discipline to warn himself, broke his dignity several times before reorganizing, and let go of the past.

Now Sweet shows up suddenly, telling him that his self-torture was a misunderstanding, because he didn't realize his heart for a while.

It not only shakes his present, but also negates his past that shaped his present.

How, how, can he?

"—Have you never realized that you are arrogant?" Klein was puzzled, "Appearing on your own initiative, pursuing condescendingly, in your heart, I am a dog who comes and goes when called?"

Sweet knew things were getting out of hand.

He came to Klein tonight because he missed him, but he didn't expect the situation to develop in the worst direction.

He couldn't stop it, so he could only answer seriously: "...No."

"Oh," Klein sneered, "So it's not."

Na Sweet's mind is really like the love he had for him back then, hidden too deep, no one in the world can penetrate it.

There is a sense of absurdity in this conversation.

Because it was so ridiculous, he even began to recall the last time he was so angry.

— in "A Taste of the South," because of Hooker.

No, strictly speaking, the last two big fights were all about Sweet.

It turns out that people will fall over and over again in the same place.

This made Klein feel that he hadn't improved much in the past seven years.

The anger that was already diluted by the sense of absurdity was extinguished by the emerging self-deprecation.

Because of this, he can judge the current situation more rationally and objectively——

For him, Sweet has always been special.

It was always difficult for him to convince himself to treat Sweet the way he treated other suitors, but when he really got to this point, he felt that it was nothing, maybe it should have been done earlier.

"So," Klein deliberately interpreted Sweet in a bad way, "You don't think my thoughts are important, so you do whatever you want, don't you?"

Sweet's handsome eyebrows were suddenly restrained, and it was obvious that Klein's words made him very uncomfortable, but he did not explain directly to the other party's anger. He pursed his lower lip and said, "No." After a pause, " I'm sorry for making you feel that way."

"..."

This completely downtrodden attitude made it impossible for Klein to remain cold.

Irritability suddenly rose in the chest cavity, anger, entanglement, compassion... All kinds of emotions staggered to the peak and fell down like waves.

For a moment, he didn't understand why he had to say this to Sweet at this very moment.

What Sweet thinks of him, whether he's a pet or not, doesn't matter.

It doesn't make any sense at all.

In the end, he just wanted to solve the trouble, he didn't want to argue about right and wrong, and he didn't want to trample on others.

Especially when the other party is a proud son of heaven like Sweet.

He is not the kind of ostentatious person who likes to carve his mark on pearls to show his sense of existence.

He couldn't get pleasure from Sweet's apology, and he didn't want to violate his principles and do excessive things.

It's all over here.

That's the best way to handle it.

The gentle current still supported the conch, swimming slowly above the railing.

He was tired and a little sorry—Switt had come to see him, and he was a little bit happier as a friend.

It's just...Sweet said in the conch last time that he couldn't do it if he was asked to wait for him to come back.

Outside of the Windsor waters, there is a whole mysterious sea waiting for him to conquer and explore.

The disappearance of Mephides made him understand that such a gentle and beautiful scene can only exist in dreams and imaginations, and he will not stop and wait for anyone anymore.

Klein reached out to take the conch, followed the ups and downs of his heart, turned it around a few times in his hand, and put it back on the water column.

In a short period of time, he went from annoyed to angry, and then his anger subsided, and his heart softened. Now he is calm.

The decision made at this time will not be due to impulse, but after careful consideration——

"You threw away my bracelet, and I threw away your conch, that's it, let's settle the matter."

Pausing for a moment, finding that there was nothing more to say, he nodded to Sweet, passed him, and left without looking back.

When he opened the door to the cabin, Klein saw Nata leaning against the wall, bored.

This position happened to be unable to see the outside, nor hear the conversation outside. She seemed to be guarding here deliberately to prevent other crew members from coming over.

"Are you finished?" Nata asked.

"Ah."

Nata nodded, turned her head and yawned, and waved her hand in the air, "Going to sleep."

Klein looked at her back, glanced outside the door from the corner of his eye, withdrew his gaze, and didn't miss her when he walked down the stairs.

He has these companions, enough.

No one knows when Sweet left.

The next morning, when everyone came to the deck, the deck was clean without a trace of moisture.

Perhaps feeling that the atmosphere of that night was not normal, all the crew members avoided this topic in unison, as if no one visited the night before.

Only Eno had several nightmares in one night, and when he was eating breakfast, he cautiously approached Klein and asked where Sweet was.

A group of people next to him listened attentively. Klein thought he should give them an explanation. He only said that Sweet came to him for something, and he went back after solving it.

"What's the matter?" Ino asked.

Klein said succinctly: "You don't need to know."

Ino: "..."

Judging from the messages he heard in Conch, this matter is at least related to feelings.

The young master had nothing to do every day, and wanted to hear the whole story, but Klein didn't want to talk about it.

He just ran into a disaster once, and it was time to be cautious, so he shut up resentfully.

When the Pearl departed from the port of Paloy, it carried many products unique to the Kingdom of Havre.

Every time it passes through a country, the Pearl will stay for a few days to sell the goods on board and replenish supplies by the way.

When the ship docked for the third time, Klein flipped through the sailing calendar and said to Nata, "Our docking time is more than ten days earlier than expected."

There will inevitably be some errors in sea voyages. Sometimes when there is a storm, or if you stop at a certain place for a few days longer, the voyage period will be lengthened.

More than ten days are still within the margin of error.

Nata didn't take it seriously, she put her hands behind her head leisurely and said: "It's normal in advance, our journey is going smoothly."

Indeed, luck was surprisingly good along the way, and we didn't see a single rainy day.

The wind filled the sails every day, and the Pearl had a built-in magic-driven engine. With the dual power, the ship was much faster than usual.

Maybe it's because of the weather. Klein suppressed his weird premonition, and without thinking about it, he marked the port call on the page of the calendar day.

Over the next few months, however, the Pearl's voyage went too smoothly.

The weather at sea is always changeable, but this time it has been sunny and windy for several months. The Pearl arrived at the Kingdom of Toust more than a month earlier than expected.

Even the slowest crew on the ship will sigh: after so many years at sea, this is the first time they have encountered such wicked weather.

Now Nata is no longer leisurely, she muttered with several crew members, glanced at Klein from time to time, and said in a low voice, "I remember that mermaids can control the weather at sea, right?"

Klein: "..." It's so loud, why avoid him?

He knew it well, pretended he didn't hear it, and ordered the crew to go to the dock to recruit workers, unload the cargo on the ship, and at the same time told Ino not to disembark and run around without authorization.

The news of the Pearl’s departure had already spread to the Kingdom of Toust by land. A few days before the ship docked, it was observed by the sky elves. As soon as it landed, businessmen and friends who had previously interacted with the Pearl came to hear the news. .

A whole ship of cargo was fully booked from the time it docked to the evening, and the workers on the dock walked back and forth, yelling from time to time.

Klein looked through the crowd, saw the night elf walking towards the pier, said hello to Nata, and got off the boat to meet his old friend.

Most elves have long hair, while night elves have fair complexion, dark pupils, narrow and sharp eyebrows, and wear complex black elf official exclusive costumes.

Seeing Klein approaching, he stopped, his dark and cold brows softened, and he said, "Long time no see."

Eno wanted to go to the Wizarding Forest to find Conrad, but Klein didn't allow him to act alone.

He circled around Nata anxiously at the port. Nata was dizzy from his turning, and she held him by the collar and fixed him in front of her.

His gaze was facing Klein and the night elf, and he asked curiously, "Who is Klein talking to?"

Nata said: "His suitor."

"The suitor?!" Ino turned his head abruptly.

Nata covered her ears and clicked her tongue, "What are you shouting?"

Yinuo asked: "You mean, that elf is pursuing Klein?"

"Ah," Nata was puzzled, "does the suitor have another explanation?"

Ino: "But, don't elves know how to fall in love with humans?" Conrad used this reason to reject him at the beginning.

Klein is not human either.Nata said heartily.

Not many people know that Klein is a mermaid hybrid, and Nata didn't want to help him spread the word, so she said perfunctorily, "Who knows, there are exceptions to everything."

exception?

Eno stared at Klein, who was chatting and laughing with the elf in the distance, with rounded eyes, and secretly made up his mind: He also has to be an exception to Conrad.

The night elf doesn't like to come out and walk around during the day. Klein is aware of his habits, and after a short chat, he bids farewell to him and returns to the port.

Nata asked, "What did Ferris say?"

Ferris is the name of the night elf. Klein said, "Excuse me, and invite us to the Rose Festival in two days' time."

Eno was still in a daze at first, but when he heard the sound, he raised his head and asked, "What is Rose Festival?"

Nata shrugged: "Obviously, it's a festival in Toust."

Ino: "..."

Seeing that his expression became distorted, Nata stretched out her hand and pressed his head, pressing down his blown hair, and answered well: "It's a festival introduced by Toust from the Kingdom of Denia. It lasts for three days. Every day in Tianwang City, there are bands playing music in the central square day and night. Unmarried men and women can date by choosing a dance partner. The palace will also randomly select some men and women of appropriate age to hold banquets across the country. In short, it is a A festival that makes people fall in love has nothing to do with you."

It was the first time Eno heard of such a festival, and his attention was drawn away, "Then, how do you choose a dance partner?"

"Choose whatever you want. If any elf or human chooses the same dance partner for several days in a row, it means that the two people love each other. After the dance is over, they will try to communicate further."

"Will the elves also participate?"

"Of course. The first Rose Festival was held by Prince Roy of the Toust Kingdom for his elf lover." Nata said "Oh", "Now it should be His Majesty Roy."

Klein could see what Ino was thinking at a glance, and said to him, "The Toust Kingdom and the Wizarding Forest are vast. On your own, finding Conrad is like finding a needle in a haystack."

The joyful look in Ino's eyes suddenly darkened.

Klein comforted: "I just asked Ferris to help you find out about him. Don't run around, just wait obediently."

Yinuo: "...The Fairy Trail Forest?"

Klein: "I'll take you there sometime."

Wanting to see Conrad as soon as possible, this is the fastest way, Eno held back his anxiety and agreed.

Tuster Kingdom is the penultimate stop of this voyage, and it is also a very important one.

They will stay here for a month. During this month, in addition to consolidating the trade relationship established last time, they will also try their best to collect information about the next country in order to land.

Klein got off the boat, accompanied by the ambassador, went to the local commercial street to inspect the goods, and was invited by the nobles to attend some gatherings.

On the third day, Toust’s Rose Festival came as scheduled.

When investigating the customs of Toust, Klein specifically learned that the Rose Festival originated from the Rose Ball in the Kingdom of Denia. Once it was introduced, it immediately became the most popular festival besides the Elven Festival.

On the day of the Rose Festival, the entire Tuster King City was enveloped in a rose-red atmosphere, and music lingered in every corner.

Young men and women put on beautiful dresses and appeared in the streets and alleys, and the sky elves with long blue hair sat on the towers and sang lightly.

It is rare to meet such a grand festival in a foreign country. Klein gave his crew members three days off, leaving only three people to watch the night on the Pearl every day. The night watchmen rotate every day to ensure that everyone can catch up with the excitement.

And he himself got an invitation letter to the palace ball, which allowed him to bring a dance partner to participate.

He is not interested in the ball and wants to give the invitation to Nata and Patrick.

Nata refused with disgust: "I can't bear such a high-end and restrained occasion. We are going to the central square to watch the elf drama, and we also have to go to the fortune-telling house of the fate elves. The schedule is full! Go away, go away!"

Klein: "..."

The invitation letter given to him by Ferris must not be wasted. Thinking that Enuo has been too lazy to eat and drink because of Conrad's affairs recently, he suggested that he take Enuo to the palace to attend the ball.

Eno likes to be lively by nature, and he was active in the social circle all the year round in the Kingdom of Havre, but now he is full of Conrad and the Fairy Forest, he hesitated when receiving the invitation, and said coyly: "I, I came here to If you find Conrad and go to the ball, will he be unhappy if he finds out?"

"Based on your and your father's description, that Elf Lord is not so stingy."

"..."

Ino was still hesitant. Klein told him that Ferris, the night elf officer, would also appear at the ball tonight, which might bring news about Conrad. Then he swept away his depressed look and happily dressed himself up. Come.

When he first boarded the ship, Ino's attendants shipped several boxes of his personal belongings to the Pearl, including several boxes of gorgeous clothing. At first, he changed into one every day. After staying for a long time, he had to pack everything by himself. As a result, he learned to keep everything simple, and those few boxes of clothes were stuffed under the bed, and now they finally have a use.

Ino rummaged through boxes and boxes, and after a few months, he turned back into the young master he was when he first boarded the ship. That night, he and Klein boarded the carriage to the palace.

After all, he was young, and when he heard the moving music in the carriage, he couldn't help but open the window and look out. The city was crowded with people, and the streets were full of combinations of similar-looking black-haired men and blond elves.

"Why do people in the Toust Kingdom look so alike?" Ino wondered.

Klein looked out the window and said, "That's a mask."

"mask?"

Klein explained: "On Rose Day, most humans and elves will make some decorations to add..." interest.

This is what he heard from Ferris when he came to Toust last time.

Compared with the distant Kingdom of Havre, the Kingdom of Toust is separated from the Fairy Forest by a plain. Since Prince Roy inherited the throne seven or eight years ago, many restrictions on elves have been released.

The elves came to the royal city and brought countless magical goods, including the darling of the Rose Festival-magic resin masks and cross-dressing wigs.

With the assistance of these two things, any human being can become a beautiful elf.

Klein picked what Ino could hear and said: "His Majesty Roy of Toust is half of the blood of the night elves, and his partner is the stream spring of the light elves in the fairy forest. They confirmed their relationship at the first rose festival. Many years have passed, and the relationship is still very good, so the humans and elves participating in the Rose Festival like to dress up as them with their partners, probably because they want a good omen."

Yinuo looked out of the window, his eyes dazzled, and he didn't know where he thought of it. After a while, he blushed and said "oh".

Klein: "..."

The carriage stopped at the palace, and the red carpet ran all the way from the steps of the palace entrance to the banquet hall.

Luxurious carriages were parked outside the palace. Seeing a carriage approaching, the maid in charge of reception hurriedly stepped forward to open the door, took the invitation letter from Klein, read it and said "wait a moment", with her hands on her lower abdomen Handshake, trot towards the end of the red carpet.

After a while, Nina, the Chief Elf Officer of Tuste Palace, came out to pick up Klein and Ino in person.

Nina is a blue-haired female sky elf with a gentle personality and smiling eyes all the year round. Klein met him a few times when he came to Tuster Palace last time. The two greeted each other and stepped into the banquet hall together.

The banquet hall is spacious and open, with a high ceiling. A huge chandelier hangs solemnly from the ceiling to the hall, and the lights shine brightly, shining the whole room brightly.

The court orchestra sat in the open space separated by several giant pillars and the wall, playing beautiful and soothing tunes. Humans and elves danced lightly on the radiant ground. Ino, who was used to luxurious scenes, could not He was stunned for a moment by the atmosphere like burning oil in front of him.

The first time he stepped into the banquet hall, Klein saw the back of "Mephidice" on the second floor.

She stood opposite the young His Majesty Roy, chatting with a wine glass in hand, rolled her eyelids, and looked downstairs. After meeting Klein's eyes briefly, she looked away.

An innocent and beautiful elf in a white elf robe with hip-length blond hair looked around Roy. Taking advantage of Roy's inattention, he took half a step back and picked up a silver from the tray of the passing attendant. wine glass.

The blond elf was about to bring the wine glass to his mouth. Roy seemed to have eyes behind his back, and without turning his head, he pinched the elf's wrist accurately, smiled and said something to "Mafedais", and turned his head Breaking apart the fingers of the blond elf, he took the wine glass from his hand.

The blond elf lost his temper. Roy put his arms around his waist and brought him to him. He leaned over and whispered something in his ear. The elf's face flushed instantly, and he pushed Roy away angrily and went downstairs.

Roy followed downstairs, and Nina just brought Klein and Ino to meet him. His Majesty the King put away his loose and teasing expression when facing his lover, and the domineering aura that belonged to the king was revealed.

Roy is well-mannered, young, and not rigid. The last time he dealt with this king was very comfortable.

Klein motioned for Ino to salute Roy, briefly talked about the itinerary of the Pearl, and then he didn't delay him to coax his partner, and gave way with discernment.

Roy quickly caught up with the blond elf, and hugged him into the dance floor. The blond elf was still struggling, and after being kissed a few times, he finally stopped struggling and danced with his partner obediently.

Yinuo was blushing and uncomfortable, but the people in Toust around him looked quite familiar.

The Rose Festival is guarded by elf officials, so there will be no danger. Klein was worried that Ino would not be able to let go of playing with him, so he let him move freely. When the dance was over, he could just return to the carriage and wait for him.

Yinuo hesitated for a long time, but was still attracted by the bustle in front of him, and merged into the crowd.

Nina took Klein to the banquet hall and went about her own business. Klein never liked dancing. He came to the dance mainly to meet Ferris and get news about Conrad, and let Eno relax by the way.

Before Ferris came, he found a corner where he could see the door and sat down to wait.

It didn't take long for several humans and elves to pay attention to this handsome young man with an elegant temperament sitting in the corner. They approached Klein and invited him to dance.

Klein politely refused one by one.

The atmosphere in the banquet hall was getting hotter and hotter, and even the temperature rose accordingly. He unbuttoned a button on his collar and was about to get a glass of wine when he suddenly smelled a familiar deserted smell.

Like throwing a piece of ice into lukewarm water, the taste is sharp and sharp, which cannot be ignored.

Immediately afterwards, a slender white hand handed a glass wine glass filled with blue liquor to him.

The wine in the glass seemed to be assimilated by the owner of that hand, exuding a cold and mellow aroma from the inside out.

"Mephidice," or Sweet, is dressed in the robes of the elves, and wears the magic mask and wig that is very popular in the Kingdom of Toust.

Based on his real appearance, the mask softened his deep facial contours, restrained his sharpness, and his long golden hair fell behind him. His gentle and handsome appearance made him perfectly blend in with the elves present.

The adjusted appearance is probably very similar to Mephides, but according to his body shape, it is not difficult to see that he is an excellent male.

In addition, he had talked with His Majesty Roy on the second floor before, and when he went downstairs, there were more than a dozen pairs of eyes quietly watching him.

Seeing Sweet again after a few months, Klein couldn't tell what it was like when he still had this face on her.

A little dazed, more, probably uncomfortable—after that night, he thought Sweet would never see him again.

Klein didn't really want to take Sweet's drink, but the sights from all directions put him under great pressure.

Not wanting to make the scene ugly in public, he hesitated for a few seconds, said "thank you", raised his hand to take the wine glass, and took a symbolic sip.

Mint was added to the wine, which was refreshing in the mouth, which just relieved the heat he had just been suffocated from.

There is still something to talk about later, Klein didn't drink too much, and put the wine glass on the small table next to him.

Sweet didn't walk away, and Fu stretched out the hand that was holding the wine glass, looked down at him, and said softly: "Can I ask you to dance?"

Influenced by the neighboring Kingdom of Denia, the people of the Kingdom of Toust have become more and more open in recent years. The number of same-sex couples has risen sharply, and there are many same-sex partners dancing on the dance floor.

Klein glanced in the direction of the dance floor, wondering what Sweet wanted to do.

In his opinion, it is impossible for a person as proud as Sweet to tolerate the almost humiliating rejection last time.

With such an appearance, he condescended to talk to him and invited him to dance. If he was not making up for the past, he would have to consider whether it was revenge.

"Sorry," Klein said with a slightly serious expression, "I can't dance."

The hand in front of him hovered for a moment, then curled up and retracted.

But Sweet didn't leave. Instead, he walked to the seat next to Klein and asked, "Is anyone here?"

He knew it was not.

In fact, when Klein and Roy were talking on the side of the stairs, he felt a vague gaze falling on him, so he chose this corner blocked by the pillar.

Klein didn't speak, and Sweet sat down by acquiescing that there was no empty seat.

Ino was having a good time among the crowd, chatting with an elf about his own age.

While watching them, Klein waited for Sweet to speak—whether it was compensation or revenge, he would come to him only if there was something to do. He didn't need to guess, he just had to wait.

However, after five or six minutes passed, the people around me were quiet and did not say a word.

Klein and Sweet didn't form a pair, and the watching humans and elves started to move again, inviting them.

"Sorry, I can't dance."

Sweet uses Klein's words to reject others.

Klein couldn't help casting his gaze at him, and at this moment, he saw Ferris appearing in the banquet hall from the corner of his eye.

Ferris quickly caught him in the crowd, nodded to him, and strode forward.

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