The Old Man and the Mermaid

Aigre's reaction was a bit surprising, but it was not surprising. After all, when Aigre put on a defensive posture against him, he was also mentally prepared to guard against this human being's surprise attack on him.

They had only met briefly, and it was impossible for him to fully trust this young human being, and it was certainly impossible for this young man to think that a mysterious creature that had never been seen before was really harmless to humans and animals.

The most important thing is that the mermaid has fully realized the insufficiency and lack of various abilities on land in the process of fighting against Eigre.If he continues to fight, he should gradually lose his strength as his body loses water and becomes dry, and may even eventually lose to this young man who is in a strong period.

So the mermaid chose to leave.

He knew that Aigre had seen the thank you gifts he brought, which meant that his purpose of going ashore this time had been achieved, and there was no need to stay any longer.Aigre didn't seem to welcome him too much. Although he couldn't say that he was afraid, he must have felt nervous because of his appearance.

After all, the mermaid still belongs to the sea, and to any human being on land, he is a different kind.

He swims slowly towards the distance along the gentle current in the shallow sea area, the fish lingering beside him, occasionally brushing his skin and fish tail lightly.These little fish didn't know how big the threat of the mermaid was, they only knew that the mermaid's breath of the sea was as strong as theirs, but he wasn't as fierce as those carnivores.

At least when not hungry, merfolk are relatively docile.

He lingered in the shallow sea area for a while, then swooped down suddenly, disappearing into the darker sea area.

After the mermaid left, Aigre stood still for a long time.

He silently recalled what had just happened, then walked to the window and looked towards the sea.

The dangerous but beautiful creature had long since disappeared, and no trace remained on the ground.Aigre guessed what he was thinking, and wondered if this would be the last meeting between them.The river of life is extremely long, and he may meet other mysterious creatures like mermaids in the days to come—he hopes that he will be so lucky, because this is something that the kind old grandfather, a kind old man, will be proud of all his life.

After watching the sea for a while and confirming that the mermaid did not reappear, Aigre sighed and turned to look at the debris of the tables and chairs on the floor of the room.

The merman didn't seem to want to attack him, he might be too nervous.

While reflecting on himself, Aigre took out the cleaning tool to clean up the debris and residue, so as not to accidentally injure himself.

When sweeping to the corner, he saw the few pearl oysters and unpolished native coral.Even though he wasn't very interested in these gadgets that only the upper-class rich would play with, he knew how amazing the prices these things represented.It is not clear whether the mermaid will give him these things because these things are indeed the most shining and beautiful things in the sea, or whether the mermaid is very aware of human preferences and currency circulation methods.

After seeing the clear and wise eyes of the mermaid, Aigre is more inclined to the second explanation.

He picked up the sea products that were not completely dry, and after thinking for a few seconds, he still didn't waste the mermaid's mind. After putting the corals away and putting them in the drawer, he put those pearl oysters into the fish tank filled with sea water , covered the bottom of the fish tank with some fine sand.

He didn't know much about how to keep these little creatures well, so he planned to turn on the computer to check after tidying up the room.Although it is not clear what the mermaid wants him to do, but he personally does not need much money, so he has no plans to sell these things.

After putting down the cleaning tools, Aigre squatted in the corner and looked at the wooden table that had been swept into several sections by the mermaid's tail, and finally gave up the plan to find several sections of wood to repair it.

There must be no merchants in the market at this time, and there may still be furniture stores open on the commercial street in the center of the town, but Aigre is not in a hurry to replace the broken table, so he plans to go again tomorrow morning.

He had to keep the light beams bright at night, so naturally he couldn't sleep through the night contentedly like everyone else.Fortunately, he is still very young, and he can fully recover his spirits by occasionally catching up on warm afternoons.

The weather forecast reminded that the two days will be sunny and there will be no such big storms. However, after suffering a few times, Aigre no longer believes such inaccurate reports in the weather forecast.After he finished his studies and went home, he began to look through his grandfather's notes in detail, learn about meteorology from his grandfather's accumulated experience over the years, and try to judge the weather by his own ability.

He still doesn't have a good grasp of it, but at least it won't be farther off than the weather forecast.

After lying on the bed, he tossed and turned, and couldn't fall asleep for a long time, so in the second half of the night, he simply sat up and stood in front of the glass window, staring at the sea with the huge navigation lights.

The mermaid dived below the surface of the sea and saw the young man standing with the shining beam.

In fact, he needs enough sleep just like humans, but after returning to the deep sea area, he still thinks about what happened before—he wants to see if this young and handsome guy is scared to sleep by himself.

It turned out that the young man was indeed still awake, but it didn't seem that he was frightened.

The mermaid has never had close contact with a certain human being, so he is actually very curious about human thoughts and ways of thinking, and even wants to rely on direct communication with them to learn the difference between sea and land intelligent creatures.

But he couldn't do it, because the mermaid's vocal cords and throat are more adapted to the sea and the salty water, and there is a huge difference in structure from human beings.They can't even have a conversation.

The mermaid let her gaze across the sea, and stayed up with the young man like two young men fighting in an all-night arcade fight, thinking that she might be able to stay near this island for a while longer.