The Old Man and the Mermaid

The mermaid returned from another shallow sea area, holding a thank you gift for that human.

He returned to the vicinity of Twilight Island and went around the island to find the eye-catching lighthouse.When he was gradually losing consciousness in the waves last night, he did see the brilliant light of this lighthouse. This light seemed a bit harsh to him, but it illuminated every wave that rolled up.

He waited under the surface of the water for a while, feeling the movements of various creatures around him, and only surfaced after confirming that no one would approach the coast in a short time.

This is the unique ability of the mermaid, which comes from the grace of the sea.Both seawater and air are the medium they use to identify other creatures. They are part of nature and can use the power of the whole world.

But this does not mean that they will not die, so the mermaid was rescued by humans because they almost died of lack of water.

Thinking of this, the mermaid felt that the sea water around him cut his face like a sharp blade, and the stiff expression he had been maintaining was about to crack.

What a shame.he thought blankly.

The mermaid climbed up the reef, followed the coast that Aigre had cleaned quite cleanly, all the way to the bottom of the lighthouse, and after fumbling for a while, turned into the lighthouse from the unlocked ground floor window.

It's not that he hasn't noticed the source of the lights that flicker on the sea from time to time, and it's not that he doesn't know anything about human technology, but this is the first time he has directly entered a building like a lighthouse.He put the gift in his hand on the table beside him, and instead of leaving in a hurry, he began to carefully examine the internal structure of the building.

This is a fairly modern lighthouse. In addition to the room for the lamp holder on the bottom floor, there is even a small kitchen that can cook various ingredients, and a computer that is not too old.This computer was bought by Eigre at the market after returning home. His grandfather had never been interested in electronic products, and he didn’t even like to watch TV. At most, he only listened to the radio station occasionally to learn about the latest news. .

The mermaid didn't know the stories behind these items. He just felt that everything here did look like a place where humans should live. It wasn't too spacious, but it was still warm.

This is different from the various sea areas he has traveled through for many years, and it is a place that is almost never too cold.In winter, he could even occasionally see the warm mist rising from these buildings.Human beings can always find various advanced ways to drive out the severe cold.

Mermaids are not afraid of the cold, their skin is tough and strong enough, and their resistance to temperature is by no means comparable to that of humans, but he still believes that the place where humans live has always been quite comfortable.

It's a pity that the power he can exert on the shore is far weaker than that in the sea, so there is no guarantee that he can escape smoothly from the pursuit of humans.

He can understand human thoughts.Because in that time long ago, he also had the same curiosity about human beings, and even thought of dragging a certain human being into the sea to take a closer look at the difference between them and himself.

But in the end he gave up. The experience of so many years has made him witness the fragility of human beings clearly and profoundly countless times.They can't even dive deeper into the sea, just as merfolk can't stay long on dry ground and in the sun.

The mermaid let her fish tail curl up under the window he came in, and only propped up her upper body to look around.In fact, he didn't have much seawater on him, but since he had just hunted before, some bloodstains on his hands that hadn't completely dissipated inevitably gave off a fishy smell.

He thought that after the human came back, he would definitely be able to smell the smell he left in this small room.Then the boy will see the gift he brought, and gradually deduce it, and finally learn that it is something from himself.

probably.

The merman wasn't so sure, and for the first time in his life, he began to question whether his way of thinking was on the same map as humans.

He has studied human characters, and occasionally reads some human books.The stories described all sorts of things as exaggerated—such as some hero who lifted whole buildings and threw them flying with a single arm, or some brave knight felled a poor innocent dragon with a single sword.

But there are no giant dragons in the world at all, at most there are giant sea beasts that are always lurking in the deep sea and do not want to come up.

Mermaids have also seen stories about their own race, and humans compare them to sea monsters, or the most beautiful beings created by God—however, they are all about women.

This is probably what humans call sexism, or a sense of gender presence.The mermaid thought blankly again.

But he couldn't think for long, because he heard the footsteps of the human being approaching.

He probably lingered too long here, and couldn't even leave before the young man returned.He thought, if he escaped from the window at this time, he would still be caught up by that keen young man to find out what happened, so it would be better to just stay where he was and wait for the first formal meeting with him.

Since the young man saved him together, he probably wouldn't turn around and call to notify him when he ran into him for the second time...probably.

At the moment of making the decision, the mermaid felt that his brain might have been broken when he was thrown into the sea.

——But he had to admit that he was indeed very interested in this young man.

But he obviously didn't think about how this young man he was interested in would react when he saw him.

So Agree was rightly shocked.

He looked along the dry water stains that were not too obvious, and saw the mermaid thrown into the sea by himself was leaning against the window on the ground floor, staring at him quietly.

If it wasn't for the wrong occasion and time, he would have thought that he had probably stepped into a horror movie.

He subconsciously took a defensive posture, and at the same time observed this mysterious and handsome visitor without blinking his eyes.

The mermaid's facial features are very beautiful, just like the ones he saw carefully on the coast before, but this time, the mermaid's eyes are open—these eyes are also the most beautiful pair of eyes that Aigre has seen so far , as bright as gemstones, but the depths of his pupils are pitch black, just as attractive as his long black hair.

Aigre himself has light brown hair, some even think it is blonde, which is a very striking hair color.But at this time, he thinks that black is equally beautiful and has a magic power that makes people unable to take their eyes off it. The only difference lies in who is born with this color.

Aigre was on guard against the mermaid, and the mermaid seemed to have become vigilant because of his posture.

When he got serious, the aura of the mermaid was really scary, and Eigre met this kind of creature that he had never understood before, so this aura became more fierce in his eyes.

Aigre slowed down his breathing, recalling all the fighting skills taught to him by his kind but stern mentor, ready to resist any attack from this beautiful and dangerous creature.

He hadn't been this nervous for a long time.

When they met in the morning, the mermaid was unconscious after all, and would not pose any threat to him, but at this moment, he really realized that what he ran into this time was indeed a sea beast that had not been recorded in any data.

After Aigre took a deep breath, he decided to preemptively attack while approaching - he believed that the mermaid's fighting power on land was definitely not as terrible as he imagined. It seemed so weak because of the loss.

He intends to try to subdue the mermaid, and then send this creature that should belong to the sea back home again.

When Aigre approached and stretched out his hand to the mermaid, the mermaid also seemed to feel the crisis.He slammed his hands on the ground, flicked his long and tough fish tail towards Aigre's legs.

Aigre nimbly stretched out his hand and grabbed the root of the stairs beside him, avoiding the mermaid's attack this time, but the mermaid's long tail completely smashed the table in the room and threw it flying.

Aigre didn't have time to feel sorry for his table, which was actually not very valuable, and his nerves tensed again because of the mermaid's active attack.

The mermaid used the strength of its tail to straighten its body, and almost grabbed Aigre's calf.He originally planned to at least get Aigre down the stairs, and think about why the young man suddenly attacked him, but the young man obviously didn't intend to give him this chance, so he raised his legs again and jumped over the stairs to hide the other side.

They fought briefly and quickly several times, the merman was accidentally cut to the scales of his tail by the debris of the table, and Aigre was forced to bump his elbow into a chair on the other side of the room.

At this time, Aigre had gradually figured out the mermaid's attack method, and he was confident enough to gain the upper hand in the next fight, but he didn't do it again—because he saw the pearl oyster and the mermaid falling near the table. Coral, and after being dazed, vaguely guessed the reason why the mermaid appeared in the lighthouse.

...Brother, maybe you don't know it, but you are actually worth more than these precious gadgets.Aigre slandered with a complicated expression.

Of course he would also feel grateful after the thought jump, but the other party didn't seem to intend to accept his gratitude, and he was no longer willing to communicate with him in a friendly manner.

After watching Aigle quietly for a while, the mermaid turned out of the lighthouse through the open window.