The Old Man and the Mermaid

Residents on the island tend to be lazy in the hot summer, and it is most comfortable to stay in their own shops or at home, so it is basically impossible for anyone to come to the coast so early.

What's more, this kind of sound can only come from the expensive speedboat. Except for the few strangers who are used to enjoying the air-conditioning in the cabin, other people will no longer have this leisurely time wandering around the island.

Aigre ignored his computer which had just heard the boot tone, and after thinking about it for a while, decided to go to the beach.If those guys still wanted to go ashore like last time, he had to say hello anyway and ask a few questions by the way.According to what the previous captain said, these young people should no longer be able to leave the area where the security team is located.

He walked out of the lighthouse, went around and wrote, and as expected, he saw those guys docked the speedboat on the shore again, and went ashore talking and laughing-they obviously saw Aigre, and walked straight towards him.

Aigre walked towards them while controlling his pace, while observing their expressions.These guys should be here for him, but the expressions on their faces don't look very serious, and they probably didn't come here specially to make trouble.

But before they met head-on, the sea not far away suddenly turned up a huge wave.The speedboat was also affected by this, and hit a huge rock protruding from the sea heavily.

"Damn it!" Several young people turned their heads when they heard the impact sound, just in time to see the speedboat falling headfirst on the rock.The leading man couldn't help cursing directly, and was the first to run towards the sea. His companion also ran back with him before he had time to take another look at Aigre.

The angle Aigre was facing just happened to be able to directly see the moment when the huge wave was generated-he subconsciously thought that it should be the momentum caused by a mermaid...but even if the Mr. Mermaid he knew deliberately wanted to play tricks on this A few young people should not use such low-level methods.

Mister Mermaid seems like he should be more resourceful and cunning.Aigre touched his chin and judged in his heart unceremoniously.

But these strangers are still guests on the island after all, no matter how rude their behavior is, Aigre still has to follow them to see when they encounter special circumstances.So after he paused for a few seconds, he trotted towards the seaside together.

Of course, Mr. Mermaid would not do such an image-degrading thing—just like Aigre said, his methods have always been much more interesting.At least he is absolutely not interested in damaging the speedboat itself like this.

The mermaid was foraging for food in the nearby waters when the speedboat hit the boulder.He won't be too far away, and he is always paying attention to the situation around Aigre and the lighthouse, so although the impact sound is not too loud, he can still hear it quite clearly.

However, at the same time as the impact, he also felt a familiar yet unfamiliar aura.

——That is the breath that belongs exclusively to the mermaid clan.

The mermaid thinks the current situation seems a bit unpleasant.He doesn't mind meeting with his own clan, but he is very concerned that this clan who doesn't know which sea area he visits will affect the tranquility of Aigre and Twilight Island.

So he let go of the prey in his hand and swam quickly towards the shore.

While swimming, he also felt that aura was getting closer and closer to him, and before he could completely approach the shore, that figure had already rushed in front of him.

The mermaid quickly changed direction to avoid the shadow, and then the moment he or she turned back to him or her, he swung his fish tail and collided with the opponent's fish tail heavily.

The strength of the opponent's tail was obviously not as strong as his, so after a brief contact, he quickly backed away, and only after retreating to a distance where he would not directly contact him, he calmed down.

Mr. Mermaid turned his head and looked in the direction of the other party - it was a woman.

The female mermaid who fought with her was showing a friendly smile, and put her hands next to her ears to show that she didn't intend to fight.

The mermaids are friendly towards their own race, and there are very few internal struggles, so Mr. Mermaid relaxed temporarily after making sure that the girl had no malicious intentions, and at the same time asked her why she came.

—Relax, I mean no harm.

The mermaid girl smiled and told him.

In a brief conversation, the mermaid girl told him why she was here.She is a young mermaid with a family and has already conceived a child with her husband. They stop by Dusk Island during their travels, so it is just a coincidence that she is here.

After approaching Dusk Island, her husband sensed the aura of the same race from a distance, and what made them even more strange was that this aura still came from the shore.The mermaids almost never interacted with humans normally, so they first considered the comfort of the same race, and worried that he might be accidentally hunted down by humans.

After a brief discussion, her husband decided to temporarily send the child to a safe place before taking action.During this period, she couldn't help her curiosity and some anxiety, so she approached the coast alone, and saw the speedboat that belonged to humans—and at the same time saw Aigle walking out of the lighthouse.

The other humans didn't seem particularly friendly, so the girl who thought she was helpful decided to make some noises to divert their attention, so as not to hurt the human with the breath of the same race.

——He has your scent on him, you like him very much, otherwise you would never get close to humans.

The mermaid girl ended her explanation with a smile, and gave such a firm conclusion.

After quietly listening to her explanation, Mr. Mermaid looked at the fellow in front of him. Only then did he completely let go of all his guard, and nodded slightly to express his agreement with her statement.

— Human beings are dangerous, my friend, please be careful.

The mermaid girl put away the smile on her face and solemnly reminded him, then she waved her hands to him and left towards the deeper sea.

The mermaid watched her leave, and then frowned slightly after being silent for a while, gradually bypassed the reefs on the bottom of the sea, floated up a little, and listened carefully to the situation on the shore.

"Damn it..." The man stepped directly into the not-too-deep sea, walked directly to the side of the speedboat and looked at his boat with a distressed face, "How can there be waves when it's fine?"

Aigre followed behind his companions, a few steps behind, not standing too close to them.

After carefully inspecting the hull of the ship several times, the man still looked distressed. While stroking the parts that had been knocked out, he asked Aigre: "Why is the weather here so strange? Before It has been calm all the time, why suddenly there are waves?"

"This is the reef area, sir." Aigre said calmly, explaining to him in a way that did not involve lies, "In the sea... there are always some powerful marine creatures, and they sometimes misunderstand Entering the reef area, if the swimming speed is too fast, small eddies or waves may be set off."

...Although it is serious nonsense, it sounds reasonable.Aigre was very satisfied with what he said, and smiled a little because of it.

"Could it be possible that you still have sharks here?" The man frowned and stared at him, "No matter how backward your island is, it doesn't mean that there are no fishers, right? Since there are signs of human activities on the seashore, where are you?" So many blank-eyed sharks or something willing to come rushing to kill themselves?"

That doesn't sound like someone who knows the sea at all.

Aigre closed his eyes for a while, and did not refute him, but gave an appropriate suggestion, "The reason why the lighthouse was built here was originally to prevent ships from running aground. Although your ship is small, it may still be dangerous to come to this area." If you encounter danger, try to avoid directly entering this sea area next time—it’s rare for someone to come near the lighthouse so early, do you come here to experience the beauty of the beach, or do you have something to do with me?"

"...I have something to do with you." The man waved his hands irritably, took out a stack of messily folded paper from his trousers pocket, and stuffed it into Aigre's hand, "Hold it yourself and take a good look at it, Professor Nice. Let me leave it to you."

Aigre reached out to take the stack of papers, and at the same time could only listen to the man continue to complain to his companions.

"Originally, I planned to come here to bask in the sun and take pictures, but now that the boat is damaged, why do I want to play? It will cost a lot of money to repair!"

"That is to say..."

"There must be a guy in town who can repair boats?"

"Tch... there is not even a decent boat on this island. Even if there is someone who can repair it, they will only repair the engine or something. What we hurt is the beautiful paint on the outside!"

If these guys are not his alumni, nor the students brought by Professor Nice, he can guarantee that these guys will go back with a bruised nose and a swollen face in the end-and he can only tell his person in charge while crying that these injuries were accidentally used collectively by them. Face hit the reef knocked out.

Aigre glanced at them blankly, and was about to focus on the few pieces of paper in his hand, when he saw a beautiful fish tail popping out of the sea not far away.

He held back his smile, pretended to be surprised and took a few steps back, and the next second, the strangers in front of him who were still complaining were hit hard on the back by the sudden waves .

Aigre watched them wiping their faces in embarrassment and cursing, and happily planned to send a few words of relief after they wiped their faces clean.