[Spirit of Halberd] grows inward

?03. The third mermaid

The howling wind passed through the ears, and the sweet aroma was blown into the air.The sun hung high in the sky, and the white clouds dragged their tails lazily.The breath of summer penetrated into every cell in the body, and the heat that climbed up almost burned every nerve.On the fifth floor of an apartment building in Tokyo, the bright and spacious living room can be seen through the clean windows.

Selena sat upright on the sofa, pursing her lips and looking at the house anxiously like a rabbit, her blue eyes filled with childlike innocence and curiosity.The owner of this house—Isshi Hui—is standing in the kitchen wearing an apron, with his back to her, busy working, his movements are precise yet elegant.

The frying pan seems to be a magic prop in his hand, and he is a world-renowned magician holding the spatula.With a little force on his arm, the golden fried egg in the pot jumped into the air according to his intention and then fell back into the pot with gravity.Immediately afterwards, almost counting the seconds, the spatula was put aside, and Yishihui saw the timing and added seasoning to the fried egg.

The whole set of movements is like flowing water, it is more appropriate to say that it is cooking rather than acting.

The sound of the range hood stopped, and Isshiki put the fried egg on a plate without haste, squeezed a little tomato sauce on it, and the steaming hot fried egg was pushed into Selena's hands like this.The spoon stuffed into his hand felt cold as metal, and Isshiki sat down on the vacant seat beside Selena, with his signature gentle smile hanging on the corner of his mouth: "Try it, do you like this taste?"

Selena's expression was a little surprised, but she couldn't say a thousand words, so she had to express it with her eyes and movements.The golden and crispy fried eggs are done just right, both in color and in shape. When you dig a part with a spoon, the egg fragrance immediately wafts in the air, which makes your index finger move.

After Selena stuffed the first spoon into her mouth, her next movements almost seemed out of her control, and she couldn't stop at all.Even if it is compulsively stopped, the mouth and brain will still subconsciously order the hands to continue to operate, and send such delicious food into the mouth.

Even the simplest omelette can be made so that people can't stop it. Compared with the past, Yisehui's cooking skills have obviously improved by more than one level.

——"Isshiki-kun's cooking is really delicious☆!"

The black-haired girl smiled sweetly, her dark blue eyes brimming with youthful vigor.

The movement stopped halfway, and Selena was stunned, stunned by the strange voice that suddenly appeared in her ears and the picture that appeared in her mind.Her body was a little chilly, and the blurry fragments tormented Selena's fragile nerves, and her fine hairs rose up one by one disobediently.

"Selena?"

——"No! Please don't do this!"

"...Selena?"

——"Ah—!! Let me go! Please let me go!"

"Selena!" Yishihui's voice was raised, and his thin and cold shoulders were forcibly turned over by him. He looked directly at Selena, trying to regain her consciousness.And Yishihui's clear voice was like an alarm bell, pulling Selena back from the vortex of self-memory.

Selena's body trembled violently, and then she hugged Yishihui involuntarily, just like a drowning person hugging the last piece of driftwood, refusing to let go.

Her body was icy cold, probably this is the more obvious and different imprint left by the ocean on her body, which is different from ordinary people.But other than that, Selena is no different from an ordinary 20-year-old girl. When she trembles her shoulders, people can clearly feel her uneasiness, fear and helplessness.

Yishihui didn't know what Selena thought of, and knew that she couldn't ask anything, so she took advantage of the boy's advantage to hug her in her arms, patted her on the back gently, and comforted her: "It's okay, it's okay , don't be afraid."

It took a while for Selena to calm down, and shrugged her shoulders with embarrassment.

Yisehui just smiled slightly, not blaming her at all.

Taking Selena home, Isshihui actually thought about it for a long time after making this decision.Not to mention that Selena is his savior, and her sea pearl is still in his body; even if Yishihui accidentally meets this deep-sea girl who can't go home at the beach, maybe he will take her with him on a whim. Go home, so let alone this embarrassing situation.

Without the sea pearl, Selina couldn't go back to the deep sea, and she had nowhere to go on land.If Yisehui didn't lend a helping hand at this time, it would be too scumbag.Although there are so many legends about mermaids that hundreds of pages of information can be found in a search, and all aspects of the mermaid species need to be investigated, but the one sitting in Yisehui now is obviously a young girl who has not experienced much in the world.

Her eyes are even clearer than those of five or six-year-old children.

Probably because the ocean really isolates the filth of the human world, it is possible to produce such a mermaid lady?

Yisehui had to once again lament the ingenious workmanship of the Creator.

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Yishihui took Selina to buy some daily necessities, and on the way back, she introduced everything on the land to her responsibly—high-rise buildings, reinforced concrete, supermarkets, stores, computers and TVs, everything was very important to her. It is a very novel thing, and Selena herself expressed her willingness to understand and accept such a world.

"This world is very messy, it's totally different from your underwater world," Yishihui held the bag in his hand, and lowered his voice to hide key words while walking, "So Selena must not trust others, this The only people in the world you can trust are yourself and me, you know?"

Selena tilted her head and smiled, not knowing how much she had listened to.

Since Yisehui brought her back, she is obliged to take good care of her.Sighing slightly, Yishihui changed his hand and shook his sore arm: "Come on, let me take you to buy vegetables."

The vegetable market is as lively as in memory—the hawkers place their stalls in as conspicuous a position as possible in an orderly manner, and most hawkers wave their arms to call customers enthusiastically.It's time to buy vegetables. The market is full of housewives of all ages, weighing and bargaining. At this time, the housewives use their skills to fight against the crowd, trying to buy the vegetables they want at the lowest price. .A faint fishy smell wafted in the air, Selena raised her head, her small nose moved with her movements.

The temperature of the sun has dropped a little, and the clouds cover the corner of the sun.

Yisehui is obviously very familiar with this place, as he was greeted by people along the way, an old woman selling butcher greeted Yisehui with a smile: "Oh, Mr. Yise, long time no see, what good place did you go to? "

He nodded, a gentle smile just right on his face.

The old woman's eyes fell on Selena, and the expression on her face suddenly became a little ambiguous: "This is your girlfriend? She looks so beautiful! I was worried that you would not find a girlfriend, I didn't expect it to be so soon That's it... when are you going to get married?"

As the old man is getting older, he just likes to talk about these important topics in life. On weekdays, Yisehui can talk about this topic for a long time when he comes to buy vegetables, but he didn't expect to bring Selena into it today.Selena probably couldn't understand what they were saying, so she stood aside and smiled sweetly.

Yisehui smiled and shook her head: "No, she is my distant sister, she came over to play recently."

The old lady looked very disappointed: "Really...Mr. Isshiki, you really need to find a girlfriend. Are you not too young?"

"Thank you," Yisehui replied politely, "I will consider it."

Taking Selena out of the booth, Yishihui didn't intend to explain the meaning of "girlfriend" and "sister" to her, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble for her, and subtly changed the subject: "What do you want to eat? "

Selena's eyes lit up, and she pointed to the lively fish on the stall, uttering indistinct syllables of "want to eat" and "delicious".

"Huh?" Yisehui was taken aback, but she didn't expect Selena to call for fish as soon as she came up, "Did you always eat fish before?"

Selena pointed to the wet kelp hanging on one side, indicating to him that she usually eats kelp.

"So that's it. I also said how could you eat your own kind?" Yishihui smiled gently and patted Selena's head. "Then why do you suddenly want to eat fish?"

This time Selena didn't intend to answer, but just looked at Yisehui eagerly, with an expression of "I won't leave if you don't buy it".

Yishihui was amused by her puppy-like begging expression, and rubbed her head harder: "Okay, I'll buy it for you, but I will decide how to burn it."

The pressure on his head made Selena shrink her neck involuntarily. After he retracted his hand, Selena stuck out her tongue mischievously.

In fact, even if Selena doesn’t say anything, Isshihui will still buy fish. A meal consists of fish, meat, vegetables, and fruits in order to achieve a more balanced nutritional mix. This is what he learned when he was in Yuanyue Academy one of the skills.

After some bargaining, Yishihui put the bought fish into a bag and handed it to Selina.

Selena lowered her head, looked at the fish with eyes open and flicking its tail in the water, and smiled sweetly.

The tip of her pink tongue involuntarily licked her lips, revealing her sharp teeth.

The violently struggling fish seemed to be screaming silently before dying.

****

Dinner was very pleasant.Yisehui's craftsmanship is impeccable, and he has seen many scenes of people yelling "delicious" at him, but only watching Selena eating fish makes Yisehui feel very happy and satisfied .In all fairness, when Selena was eating fish, she had an elegant posture and a serious look, as if she was not eating but carving a precious work of art.

Probably it was Selena's attitude towards cooking that made Yishihui feel very happy - for a chef, cooking can be said to be a very sacred thing.Selena's behavior and expression made Yishihui really feel her respect and love for cooking.

Yisehui unexpectedly felt that she had found a bosom friend.

When asked what he would like to have for breakfast tomorrow, Selena signaled with her eyes that he still wanted fish.

Is this an addiction to eating fish?Yishihui looked at Selena with some headaches: "Is the fish really so delicious?"

Selina nodded without hesitation.

Yishihui thought for a while, although it is not suitable to eat fish in the morning, but it is a good choice to use fish to stew porridge, so she agreed to go out and buy fish by herself and keep it in the washbasin for the next day. Get up and eat again.Selena was naturally extremely excited, bouncing back to the room Yiseihui had prepared for herself.

Yisehui felt very tired, probably because he didn't have much rest that day.I went back to the room and checked some information about the mermaid, and all I could find were various adaptations of "The Daughter of the Sea".However, in different cultures, mermaids have different faces and different forms. For example, in Japan|Japan's "Hundred Ghosts of the Night", the mermaid is a kind of monster.

But obviously, a cute and kind girl like Selena couldn't be a monster, and Yishihui began to "admire" the incomparably rich imagination of the seniors who stepped into the coffin—the group of old guys who talked nonsense without any basis .

After watching and watching, Yisehui lay down on the table and fell asleep drowsily.

On the computer screen, the following words were displayed: "Legends that a mermaid is bounded by the waist, the upper body is a beautiful woman, and the lower body is a beautiful fishtail covered with scales. The whole body is both attractive and quick to escape. They are soulless and unforgiving as the sea; their voices are often as deceptive as their appearances; and they are seduction, vanity, beauty, cruelty and desperate love all at once.”

Meanwhile, the dark living room.

A small cat slipped in through the unclosed window, touched the washbasin containing the fish with its proud eyesight, licked its lips greedily, and fished out the fish with one paw .The poor fish fell to the floor, and after a few bounces, the cat managed to grab the fish's body.

The fishy sweet taste makes it irresistible.

Suddenly, it raised its head as if aware of something, and a pair of scarlet eyes were hidden in the darkness, looking at it quietly.Immediately, the blood flowed backwards, and the sneaky cat arched its back and made a threatening sound from the bottom of its throat, and the cat's eyes were opened completely vigilantly.

In the next second, a heavy object fell, and bright blood splashed onto the floor.

Moonlight spilled on the floor through the glass window, illuminating the curled up body of the dying cat lying on the ground.The slender black shadow squatted down, pawed the fur on the cat's neck without any sympathy, stood in front of the cutting board, picked up the sharp scissors, and cut open its stomach neatly.

The screams of animals echoed in the kitchen, and the tick-tock of blood made music.

The curtain fluttered with the wind, and the white light moved along with it, illuminating the handsome black face, but at this moment it looked extremely strange because of the splotches of blood on it.That face belonged to the mermaid girl from the deep sea who just moved in today, Selena.She stared blankly at the dissected belly, and then slowly raised the corners of her mouth, forming a surprised smile.

The sound of excited swallowing mixed with sobs became more and more hazy in the room.

Dark clouds shackled Haoyue.