good night my mermaid princess

Only when you lose can you understand the preciousness of possession.

Compared with those endless daydreams, Su's wish is very simple, she just hopes that the people she loves can be happy.

But Lilian told her that happiness must be paid for.

What is happiness.

For Su, it was to get what he asked for.

If you use your own gains to make up for your own losses, it is still a mockery of loss. We cannot bring the dead back to life, because that means the long sleep of other people around you. We cannot completely replace one thing with another, because They don't look the same again.

Exchange the most precious thing in your present for the most precious thing in the past, have you got it?No, you are still lost, including your future.

She has discovered from the stories she has heard that life is a process of continuous gain and then continuous loss, just like you are carrying enough food to find the golden shore that represents wealth and happiness, but the food in your pocket will continue to grow. Reduced, your physical strength will continue to decline, you spent days and nights, because your own strength is too small, you fell in the middle of the road.

She said to Lilian, if everything will be lost, then I will trade my present for her future, at least she is complete.

Why not exchange love?

If you want her to fall in love with you, isn't that also a way to change the tragedy?

Yes, it looks that tempting.The love that seems to heal all wounds seems to be the most worthwhile exchange.

But love is useless if it is only obtained by itself.

Su felt that such love was not love.

The party is late again.

This time it was later than last time.

The whole song is missed, and the joyous atmosphere is almost gone.

Su understood what this implied.

It's a pity that I can't see Ariel singing.

It is sad not to be able to enjoy the banquet.

It is always difficult for her life to be complete. If she didn't choose to know, she might be able to live without knowing anything, but this is not possible.

"I'm sorry" she apologized to Ariel, "I made another slip of the tongue, didn't hear you sing, and didn't fully enjoy a banquet."

Ariel's reaction was calmer than Su's imagination: "It's okay, we'll postpone these until next time. At least you promised to accompany me out of the palace without missing the appointment."

She is optimistic, she is tolerant.Su thought, no matter what, I must keep this smile.

"Su, what do you think?" Ariel asked Su, pointing to her outfit.

Ariel looks really good when she's dressed up.Although she complained that the pearl wreath prepared by Anxi's grandmother was too vulgar and the oysters stuck to her tail were too heavy, they did not detract from her beauty in the slightest.

"It's beautiful." Su said truthfully, and after thinking about it, she leaned into her ear, "But I think the red flowers in the garden are more suitable for you to make a wreath."

Ariel smiled, she felt the same way, but she couldn't let the grandmother on the side know.

"What are you secretly talking about?" Grandma Anxi looked at the two of them. She carefully prepared this outfit, and after dressing up Ariel, she came to send them off.

"It's so kind of you, I'm a little bit reluctant to part with you." Ariel's sweet smile has always been her grandmother's favorite.

"You little guy." The grandmother gently scratched Ariel's nose, "For the sake of being beautiful, one should suffer a little bit."

"Come on," said the grandmother, "you can get out of our hands."

At the age of 15, she finally reached the age she had been looking forward to every day.

"Goodbye." Ariel said.

It's time to say goodbye to the palace.

Looking back at the palace behind him, the tall amber windows with pointed tops were still so bright, and the black clam shells on the roof opened their mouths, and the pearls inside glistened.

She suddenly had a little nostalgia for this place, although only a little bit.

Taking advantage of this moment, Su took off his cross and put it on carefully for her.

"Ariel, happy birthday."

Ariel looked at Su in surprise.

Su patted her head and smiled: "It's actually the same, isn't it? With your red spar bracelet."

"Thank you." Ariel touched the necklace cherishingly.

"Come on, let's swim faster, otherwise at this speed, we won't be able to reach the shore for three days and three nights."

"But you?"

"I asked Lilian to get a potion that greatly eliminates resistance in the water. Although it is still much slower than your speed, it is not bad."

"Her name is Lilian. The witch clan is rarely so close to foreigners. She should like you very much."

"Really?" Su smiled, "I like her quite a bit too, how about Ariel? Is there any foreign race that I like?"

"Ariel likes Su the most."

Su froze for a moment, and immediately understood the meaning of this liking.

"Me too," she said softly, "Sue likes Ariel the most."

"Really? But why does Su look so sad?"

"Ariel, I have one more regrettable thing to tell you." Su took a deep breath.

"What?" Ariel suddenly became uneasy.

"Accompany you to go ashore and turn around. I have to go home. Grandpa has a health problem. I have to stay with him. I may not be able to come back for a while..."

Ariel let go of Su's hand: "...Is this your decision..."

Too bad, Ariel misunderstood, she thought she couldn't be with the merman she likes, so she wanted to go back to the shore.

"No, it's not what you think."

Ariel said sadly: "But no matter what the reason is, you are going to leave Ariel and never come back."

"I didn't say no to coming back."

If I can still come back... If I can still have the opportunity to see you...

"I can't have this necklace." Ariel began to untie the cross necklace.

"Don't be awkward."

"It's not the same as my red crystal bracelet. I can't accept it. You give it because you won't come back."

"Ariel is not like that."

"Then tell me, when will you come back. You don't need a specific date, just say a few years."

"……I have no idea."

"I'll give it back to you." Her determination was unimaginable.

Su clenched the necklace in his hand: "Do you really understand? This has nothing to do with the necklace. Even if you return it to me, will I be able to come back as I said!"

"...I don't want to represent the memory of others leaving."

Ariel left Su and went up, she disappeared as soon as she flicked her tail, Su didn't catch her.

Su never thought that Ariel would not accept her things.

The cute girl who said that you can give me anything, seems to be different this time.

But why is it just this time.

Su clenched his fists tightly, the necklace in the palm of his hand hurt so badly.

"Ariel!" she yelled.

Unfortunately, it is no longer heard.

So, is this what it means not to be able to bargain over the price...

So, you have to ditch them.

First up is the cross necklace.

She stared at her hand for a long time, then slowly let go.

The cross necklace slipped from her palm silently, and quickly fell into the bottomless canyon in the sea below her feet.

The author has something to say:

The prince is coming!

Greeting with flowers or poop, I think everyone here chooses poop (laughs)