The Old Man and the Mermaid

Aigre Payer is the lamp bearer of the Isle of Dusk.

He just turned 23 years old this year. Not long after he graduated from a not-so-excellent university in the interior, he packed up a few pieces of luggage and returned to this small island near the mainland port with him.

Because his grandfather passed away two months ago, and according to tradition, he needs to take over the position of the lamp bearer to replace his two parents who left this world for some reason when he was still young.

Ever since he lived in the lighthouse, Egrele has been alone. He has been guarding the top of the lighthouse every cloudy night as always, and has never left his post on any day.He has never had any great ideals, but he is very attached to the land where he grew up, and believes that he has the responsibility to provide hope for the lost ships to return home.He believes that he has the ability to shine this guiding fire on the sea forever.

But something seemed different tonight.

Aigre rushed back from the market in the rain before nightfall. After entering the gate, he only had time to take off his coat and wring it a few times before trotting all the way up to the top of the tower while keeping his body soaked.He checked the various facilities in the tower again, and after making sure that his lights could still shine in this stormy night, he breathed a sigh of relief, and stood in front of the window to stare at the sea surface bombarded by the storm .

He was alone in the lighthouse, so if any ship broke through the fog on the distant sea and entered the waters near the island, he alone could control the beam of light to guide the people on board.

There are many hidden reefs in the offshore of Dusk Island. If the wind and waves are too strong, it is easy to damage the hull. Every time such a night comes, Aigre pays special attention to the stability of the light beam - he heard from his grandfather when he was a child that this Before the first lighthouse was built, ships had approached these reefs due to heavy rain and fog, but it was too late when they realized the danger.

The ship was wrecked on these rocks, and his grandfather had seen it wrecked and sunk on the surface.The survivors who were finally washed ashore probably accounted for less than one-tenth of the crew.

But when he returned to the lighthouse, he thought that his grandfather probably played a big joke on him-because he saw countless pink love stickers on the walls and stairs inside the lighthouse.Even the machines that control the lights are filled with the old man's words of love for the younger generation.

Aigre couldn't help laughing because of this, and at the same time, his eyes were red.

It was a kind old man.

The memory only goes so far, because a huge wave, following the force of the storm, beat fiercely on the tower of the lighthouse, and some waves even splashed on the glass windows of the gazebo.Aigre woke up from his contemplation, gently rested his hands and five fingers on the glass window, and stared at the situation on the sea with all his attention.

Then, on this seemingly ordinary night, he witnessed the most incredible scene in the past [-] years, which was unforgettable for him in his life.

The afterglow of the setting sun is pulling the last ray of light down from the sea level, and the sky and the ocean are suddenly plunged into darkness. The only thing that shines is the lighthouse, the constantly rotating beam of light.

He was sure that he didn't have blind eyes, he could indeed vaguely see a figure that jumped into the air along with the huge waves in the vague rain curtain.This shadow has a vigorous and graceful body, his waist is narrow and full of beauty, Aigre even thinks that he can see the water drops hanging on his chest.

And under that powerful waist, there is a beautiful fishtail with hideous lines but extremely shocking.The fish tail jumped out of the waves in an instant, leaving a thrilling arc in the air. The scales on the fish tail reflected the lighthouse's light perfectly, and then plunged into the sea again and disappeared.

When he jumped out of the huge waves, he was so close to Aigre, so close that Aigre could even see his smooth long black hair-but he couldn't see his face from the darkness and the rain.

Aigre opened his mouth and opened his eyes wide. For a moment, he thought that he might be lying on a soft bed and immersed in his beautiful dream, so he could imagine that he saw such a magnificent and magnificent scene.

When he came back to his senses, what broke into his sight was another round of surging waves, and that beautiful creature completely disappeared, like a mirage, remaining in his mind. A deep and clear imprint was made.

While standing in front of the window in a daze for a short period of time, he suddenly remembered an incident in college a few months ago.

He was having dinner with his friends after a normal, unremarkable school cafeteria where the food was excellent and they always found something good at each table.

He remembered that he ate an undercooked fish that day, and then had a weird dream at night.

In the dream, the unfortunately not fully cooked fish jumped up, grew two legs in front of the fish's tail, and jumped close to Aigre.It stared at Aigre with its lidless eyes, giving Aigre the illusion that it was frowning strangely, then it jumped up again and yelled at Aigre: "You ruthless human! You know Don’t you know the most basic respect for a creature?! You can either roast me or eat it raw. Knowing that the taste of half-cooked is no different from that of you humans who squatted down in the toilet and found out that they didn’t take off their underwear? !"

Aigre No-pants Payer: "..."

Then he woke up, and silently replied to the fish in his heart that it was actually cooked by the chef in the school. From then on, he would ask the chef to cook the whole fish thoroughly when eating fish.

By the way, he woke up smiling.And after waking up laughing at this completely unfunny scene, he followed the wishes of the fish in the dream very piously, and expressed inexplicable respect for every fish he ate afterwards.

After hearing this little story, Eigre's friends said that he was probably only suitable for a person who was destined to be alone in the lighthouse.Because most of the girls would probably think that he has too much sea water pouring into his head, and he is an out-and-out delusional person-and the kind who likes children's literature.

Aigre didn't know why he suddenly remembered this dream, but after seeing the mermaid, he recalled the dream inexplicably.

He even raised his hand and touched his crotch, as if to make sure whether he was wearing underwear or not.

Then he realized that this action was quite indecent, and deeply felt that his thoughts were dirty and needed to be corrected in time.

After pulling his thoughts back from the sky, he resolutely thought—yes, he was sure it was a mermaid.

The storm lasted for a very long time, so long that Aigre had completely recovered from the shock, and forced his attention back to the sea.As always, he stood dutifully at his post until the tempest abated.

Then in the middle of the night, he chose to believe that this was just an adventure that he didn't know was true or false. After writing this scene in his diary, he went back to bed.

In his diary, he described in detail what he saw about the appearance of this mermaid, and even guessed that the storm was caused by this beautiful and strong creature—as is often described in fairy tales, this time he could see This mermaid is probably just a gift from the sea god because she has been conscientious and responsible after becoming the lamp holder.

He thinks so.

It wasn't until the next morning when the sun caressed his cheeks that he woke up from his sleep and planned to go to the steps below to clean up the messy ground caused by the storm after a simple wash. completely over.

Aigre stood in front of the gate of the lighthouse, looked down at the shore closest to the reef, only felt that in such a hot summer, the sun shining on his back seemed to become even hotter.

that mermaid.

He saw the merman from last night—which made him more sure that he was not just dreaming yesterday—the merman was lying on the ground in a prostrate or even curled up position, and his state seemed to be Pretty bad.

The mermaid was very weak, he seemed to be in a coma, even the scales on the tail of the fish didn't look as shiny as yesterday, a head of long black hair softly stuck to his body and the ground on the shore, covering his body. face and most of his chest.

But he still looks extremely beautiful and wild. Even lying on the ground so weakly now, Aigre felt an invisible oppression.

Aigre thinks that he is actually calm enough at this moment, so calm that he has already started to think about how much reward he can get if he reports the news of the discovery of the mermaid to other high-level executives in various fields.

Then he quickly ran down the stairs, all the way to the shore where the mermaid was unconscious, and knelt down to check the situation of this sea creature.

That's right, marine life.The reason why Aigre was so sure was that just by distinguishing it with the naked eye, one could see the mermaid's gradually drying skin and the tail scales that would split off from its body in the next second.

—he is short of water, he needs to go back to the sea.

While thinking about it, Aigre quickly scanned the mermaid with his eyes.

This mermaid is quite different from Aigre's childhood imagination of a mermaid. For example, his waist and part of his chest are actually covered with small but tough fish scales, which fit perfectly with his fish tail, and It's not like the upper body is completely smooth skin like it is written in the storybook.

And the length of this fish tail is beyond his imagination—to be more precise, if you ignore the soft-looking but sharp fins on the top and side of the tail, this tail is actually more like a snake tail .

The arms hanging on both sides of his body are very strong, and this part is no different from that of a human being.He has very beautiful muscles, without exaggeration, and his upper body curve is almost perfect. If his lower body is not a fishtail, he will probably be the type that is very easy to attract little girls.

Aigre observed these carefully and quickly, and after hesitating for a few seconds, he finally took a deep breath, raised his hand with the mentality of dying without regret, and gently brushed the hair covering the mermaid's face.

His face is just like in the fairy tales, with sharp edges and corners, beautiful and handsome-this makes Eigre feel a subtle sense of satisfaction, after all, there are too many scientific proofs that even if there are creatures like mermaids in the world, they probably It won't be easy to see where to go.

The mermaid's face looked very pale, and Aigre didn't know whether it was because he had been in the sea for many years without being exposed to sunlight, or because he was too weak at this time.But even though this paleness could not reduce his exquisite facial features, Aigre still focused on his weakness at this time.

Residents on the island and friends of the University College all said that Aigre Payer was a handsome, serious and kind-hearted person, and he was even willing to do nothing for strangers. He was a qualified gentleman.

And in fact, that's right, he is such a good old man who is easy to suffer.

So he decided to send the mermaid back to the sea, and at the same time, in his heart, he silently regretted for a few seconds the bounty that could not be obtained.

After confirming that the mermaid was indeed short of water and had not suffered any physical trauma, Aigre naturally used the simplest and rudest way to deal with this mermaid who looked absolutely male.

After taking one last deep look at the merman, trying his best to remember the appearance of this rare creature, he stretched out his hands and grabbed the part behind the merman's tail near the caudal fin.Then he used the strength he had used in free sparring with his coach in the academy, and threw the merman in a direction that was not covered by the reef.

Aigre Single for 30 Years Unicorn Arm Payer personally thinks that treating a strong gentleman does not require the same gentle care as treating ladies, so when he heard the sound of the mermaid falling into the sea and causing the water to splash everywhere, he Staring at the position where the mermaid sank into the bottom of the sea, he nodded with satisfaction, and then sighed regretfully.

This is probably really the end of this adventure.It just so happened that his job of guarding the lighthouse was not too busy, so in the days to come, he might be able to write some stories and record this incredible experience.

He should have taken a photo before sending the mermaid back into the ocean.Aigre thought regretfully as he returned to the lighthouse to pick up the cleaning tools.

The author has something to say: Open a new article~ This time I will write a relaxed and daily story, I hope the babies will like it.

From the perspective of God, a strange way of narrating fairy tales will be interspersed and described from the perspective of the two protagonists. It is warm, humorous, strong, and full of cruelty.

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