Mermaid Wharf

Seeing that I was still in a daze, Captain Garcia turned his head, brought the extremely fresh sashimi in front of me, and asked with no expression: "Do you want to try it?"

The cook standing aside had already packed up the cooking table, and walked out of the hatch with the neatly arranged plates, but my right eyelid twitched, and I had no choice but to reach out and take it under the watchful eyes of everyone.Captain Garcia took off his blood-stained gloves, bent over and washed his hands in the basin, still maintaining a graceful appearance, without looking at me again, he put his hands behind his back and left here.

I looked at the mermaids, they avoided my sight nervously; I looked at the sashimi in my hands, my hungry stomach suddenly felt an untimely appetite, so I squatted down and symbolically picked a piece into my mouth , the taste is really delicious.Seeing that I really ate in front of their faces, those mermaids seemed even paler.

I thought for a moment, stood up and took a step towards them.

Unexpectedly, they actually took two steps back in horror.

--Excellent.

Thinking that I still suspected that Captain Garcia was a perverted fish killer just now, I felt a little ashamed.Mermaids are as bullying as human beings, maybe if I gave them some flair like Captain Garcia did, I wouldn’t be bullied by them; It is not impossible to be regarded as a hobby by them.

Barely filling my stomach, I wiped my mouth and looked up at them:

"Do you know where Velija went?"

The mermaids looked at each other in blank dismay.Only then did I realize that since mermaids don't often speak, these commoners probably don't know Velija's name, so I coughed and said, "I mean the little prince of your tribe, the one with the silver tail, who of you saw that?" Is he there?"

The mermaids understood now, but they all shook their heads.I glanced over them one by one, and found that one of the most dangerous little bosses was not among them at this time. Thinking of his cold eyes last night, I had a vague premonition in my heart: "Then where is your master wizard?"

The mermaids were silent for a while, and looked behind me one after another.

I turned my head following their gaze, and found a strand of long purple hair protruding from the corner just blocked by the cooking table. Percy was sitting there calmly, and the plate in his hand was already half empty.It was only then that I realized that Captain Garcia might have been hiding there and feasting while he was making sashimi just now. Not only did he not seem to be frightened, he also ate happily.

This realization made me break out in a cold sweat, and once again realized how difficult the mermaid wizard in front of me was to deal with.

"Is there anything you want from me, Mano dear?"

Percy looked up at me, his eyes still charming and provocative, as if nothing happened yesterday.I calmed down and motioned for him to take a step to speak; he raised his eyebrows clearly, and gestured to the mermaids who seemed to be still immersed in panic, and they came back to their senses, opened the porthole and jumped into the calm sea with great interest , Many of them still gave me a rather complicated look before leaving, with a bit of reluctance.

I looked at Percy, who shrugged at me.

Although I asked him to send these mermaids away, once I was alone, I felt a little uncomfortable. "Don't be nervous Mano, I won't force you." He glanced at me very boringly and said, "A man who makes love like a dead fish is too boring, and I don't know if our little prince is here with you Wronged."

I opened my mouth, and he said again: "You want to ask me where Velija is, right?"

Sure enough, he already knew that Velija was on this ship.I frowned and said, "Did you take Wei Lijia back?"

"No, he went back by himself." Percy chuckled lightly, and there seemed to be an unexplained glint in his deep eyes, "I told him that either he would go back to the king obediently, or I would kill him." you."

"..."

"Although the sea prison of our tribe can't be called strong, the surrounding hundreds of meters are full of rough and sharp industrial waste, and the sensitive juvenile fish can't pass through at all; ’” Percy said, narrowing his eyes with emotion.

Hearing the meaning of Percy's words, I calmed down, looked at him directly and said, "What exactly are you trying to express?"

"I want your pledge, Mano."

"What guarantee?"

"Tell me that you will never be tempted by Velijia."

"that's it?"

"Do you think this is nonsense, don't be silly, Mano." Percy sneered, leaning against the wainscot with folded arms, "I had a precognitive dream last night, dreaming about our future in a hundred years. The tribe is still prosperous and prosperous, and the king's children are all around him, but there is no shadow of Velija—Mano, do you know what this means?"

Before I could answer, he continued, "Villiga is dead. God knows how difficult it is to kill a mermaid. Although our body structure is similar to that of humans, we are far stronger and stronger than humans. Even if we are injured, we will die quickly." Recover quickly."

As he said, he leaned over, touched my waist with both hands, pulled out the portable knife I don't have there, and then made a deep cut on his arm.I saw blood flow from the sharp cut, but almost immediately, it healed extremely quickly without leaving a trace on the fair skin.

"The body of a mermaid is almost immortal; in fact, even a mermaid that lost its tail by accident can still live for hundreds of years as long as it is taken care of by the tribe's companions. This only shows that Velija died because of a curse. of."

I took back my knife, my eyes still stayed on his clean arm, and I listened to his conclusion restlessly. After a long while, I just retorted dryly: "Don't be kidding, it's just a dream. Your prophecy is just a dream." Must be accurate?"

Percy said calmly: "I am a wizard, Mano. I have never missed my precognitive dreams; for example, this year the Royal Ghost will encounter a storm after leaving Fischer's Dock. You will know in a week whether I am right or wrong gone."

Seeing that I was silent, he said again: "I heard that your captain decided to set sail early, we may not meet again, this should be the best ending, what do you think?"

……

I looked at Percy's profile in the shadows, and suddenly felt a little unreal.In just a few days, I have experienced too many bizarre things, and some key points that may change my destiny have not had time to unfold, but this mermaid wizard declared the end.

But that's fine too; getting too involved with the mermaid doesn't seem like a good thing, if I not only failed to find Mo'er during this voyage, but also lost my life because of the mermaid, it would be a bit of a waste.

Now that I think about it, what Veliga said is actually true. Once I leave Fischer’s Wharf with the Royal Ghost, I may forget about him completely next month, and regard the whole story of the encounter with the mermaid as an absurd story. Another sultry dream.

In a daze, Percy had already leaned over to the porthole, turned around and smiled at me and said:

"Nice to meet you. Take care, my dear Mano."

"Wait!" I stopped him, took a deep breath and said, "Let me see Velija again, I haven't had time to say goodbye to him yet. If he is sad because he didn't see me for the last time, it doesn't count as The best ending isn't it?"

I thought for a while, and then said: "I guarantee that I am not tempted by Wei Lijia, I just want to see him again as a friend, is that okay?"

Percy didn't seem to expect me to make such a request, and looked at me, as if he was a little worried about what kind of idea I was thinking; however, I believed that his eyes must be very sincere, because he only hesitated for a moment before letting go:

"As long as you can think clearly. Come with me."

……

I released a small boat that was usually used to transport fresh water, and I took Percy to the strange-looking sea cliff a few days ago.The sunlight here is soft, and the calm sea is glowing with blue color. No one would have thought that there is a tribe of mermaids hidden in the depths of this sea area.

If possible, I would really like to see what the mermaid society is like for myself, but unfortunately swimming is not my strong point, let alone breathing underwater.Seeing my fascination, Percy could easily see my thoughts: "Don't think about it, you humans can't get down; just wait here, and I'll bring Velija up."

Seeing him jumping out of the boat, the purple tail of the fish gradually disappearing into the depths of the ocean, I could only push the boat to a cool place under the reef, and just sit and wait for them.

Although I don't know what I'm thinking, I still hope to see Velija again, even if I will forget about him next month; more importantly, I want to confirm whether he is really safe now.

As a human being, I don't seem to have the right to question the mermaid's prophecy, and I don't want to believe it is true, but if Velija is really cursed, and I leave with the Royal Ghost, I can give him a chance of life If so, I wouldn't stay with him to share joys and sorrows like a pure young man who suddenly fell in love.

After all, how could anyone fall in love with a mysterious creature that suddenly appeared in just a few days?

So like Percy said, as long as I'm awake, it's still too late.

……

I thought that Percy would come back soon with Veliga, but unexpectedly it was evening, the setting sun had already slanted onto the sea level, and the original heat was completely driven away by the cool glow.When it was so long that I almost suspected that Percy had set me a dove, a huge water splash suddenly bloomed in front of me, and the young mermaid suddenly came out from under the sea.

Velija was lying on the side of the boat wetly, looking at me in a panic and eagerly:

"Mano, are you really leaving?"

The lighthouse in the distance has already faintly cast beams of light. Against the setting sun, he waited anxiously for my reply.Sensing the extremely depressed mood of the young mermaid in front of me, I was silent for a while, and said truthfully: "Captain Garcia suddenly decided to advance the schedule, so we have to go."

As he spoke, he touched his head again, and comforted him, "Don't worry, I'll be back next year."

Although I also know that this lie may be very obvious, but I really can't think of a better farewell word.Velijia looked at me quietly, her eyes were dark and she didn't know what she was thinking, and suddenly said:

"……do you like me?"

I froze for a moment, and quickly replied, "Of course I do."

When the voice fell, I was finally sure that this mermaid really fell in love with the blond young man like the elders of their tribe. Although I knew it would be better to reject him here, I still couldn't bear it, so I said it by accident. the answer he wanted.

There was the sound of fish tails sweeping under the surface of the sea. Velijia stood up and sat on the side of the boat, leaned over and kissed me, and said softly:

"See you next year then. Don't lie to me, Mano."