Osiris always thought he would teach the cubs to swim next time, but he always softened his heart when the next time came.

He wanted his cub to live a carefree life and didn't think he would spoil his child into a silly little fool who only knew how to act cute and silly.

Because the baby is just too well-behaved.

Quiet and reserved, she can say she loves him, stays obediently by his side, clingy but also perceptive, sensitive but doesn't try to please others...

He's a pure and sincere soul.

Faced with such an obedient and rare seedling, his only offspring in thousands of years, how could Osiris bear to let him follow in his footsteps?

He probably never imagined that he, the mermaid king who could lead his people to skin the enemy alive, would now be unable to bring himself to even press the head of his cub underwater.

What do you call this? Has he become weak?

No, he's clearly gotten stronger.

Because there are people I want to protect, and goals I want to safeguard.

The current Osiris could easily conquer the entire galaxy.

And those hands that had pierced through the flesh and blood of countless enemies were now gently rubbing the tip of the cub's tail.

The delicate, bluish tip of its tail, after being rubbed by him, took on a touch of color, just like his skin, with a hint of pink.

So incredibly cute.

"dad……"

The little guy's tail got a little warm from being rubbed, but it didn't dare to struggle in Osiris's arms. It could only wait until Osiris had sucked enough before flicking its tail to the surface of the water to cool down.

Osiris asked the cub, "Baby, would you like to go home? Let's live together."

The boy looked at the sea and assumed that Osiris's so-called home was a burial ground at the bottom of the sea, but Osiris shook his head and explained:

"It's not underwater, it's our old home on land."

"Can't you turn into human form too, little one? If you don't want to, that's fine too. Daddy will take care of you forever. Daddy bought a lot of different sizes of bathtubs before, enough for you to live in from baby to adulthood."

The cub naturally thought so. In those previous worlds, he had always lived on land, in human houses, and instinctively became more accustomed to human life.

but……

However, the merfolk had been eagerly anticipating his arrival.

They are family too.

And then there are the merman kings who play games with him, watch him sleep, and chat and argue by his bedside...

The cub understood why his father had brought this up with him.

The child won't back down just because he can't swim!

He's a king, after all.

Under the protection of its fathers, the cub's understanding of death is too distant and too naive. So without hesitation, it straightened its soft body, flicked its tail, and crashed into the water like a small cannonball.

Osiris quickly followed and searched the bottom of the sea to see where the child had gone, but found nothing on the seabed.

Osiris was bewildered for a moment, then looked up and swam back, only to see a small fish floating on the surface, its belly up as usual...

The key is that the cub becomes more courageous with each setback. After waking up, he started paddling with his two fat arms again, while his tail didn't move at all.

Osiris: ...

He didn't correct the cub, but instead supported its belly from below to prevent it from getting tired and falling asleep halfway through swimming.

However, the cub didn't sleep this time. But since he's still small, he's prone to being top-heavy and easily drinking water if you're not careful.

"Daddy... gurgling... where... gurgling?!"

Osiris couldn't help but think: if his cub were some kind of little monster that could devour the heavens and the earth, it would probably drink all the water in the sea, so it wouldn't have to worry about choking on water at the bottom of the ocean.

Unfortunately, his silly cub can't do it right now, so Osiris will secretly help him every now and then, giving him a boost when the cub isn't looking, so that he can be lifted up a little.

The cub, seeing the large patch of shadow beneath it, finally spotted its father. It rubbed its little fishtail against its father's tail, then did a couple of dog paddles before settling onto its father's shoulder.

"Daddy's boat! Daddy's boat, take me for a ride!!"

Although he didn't know how it had turned into playing with a child again, Osiris was not tired of it and floated on the surface of the water with the baby, and saw whales waving to them.

The fry swam onto the baby whale's body, while the baby whale floated on its mother's body. They were stacking on top of each other, big, medium and small, and the baby whale was so happy that it kept waving at Osiris.

However, because the whales were afraid of the first king, who was a top-tier powerhouse who could tear them apart with a flick of his wrist, the whales dared not get too close to Osiris and instead swam further and further away with their calves...

The calf looked at Osiris from afar as if he was saying something, but it didn't understand. By the time it tried to make out what he was saying, the water from the blowhole above the whale's body had already swept the calf away.

Honestly, this is only the second time a cub has flown this high, aside from when it was a dragon cub.

Then the fish fry fell into the water, and it's unclear whether they were knocked unconscious by the splash or by choking.

Osiris hurriedly went to collect his own fish fry.

But after sinking to the bottom, Osiris noticed that the cub's tiny, barely noticeable cheek was breathing on its own.

It turns out that after the cub falls asleep, its body will unconsciously operate on its own...

Just like the fish tail before.

It seems that Osiris lacked experience in raising cubs, which is why the cubs suffered so much.

But why didn't Gobert and the others know either?

Osiris lowered his eyes, seemingly intending to take the cub to confront him once he woke up.

Gobert, far away in Atlantis, sneezed, looked at the throne they had meticulously prepared, and sighed.

If he knew that Osiris would soon come to question him, he would probably be the first to stand in the Interstellar Court and accuse himself of being wronged.

Who else has seen other mermaids who can't swim? Anyone who has, step forward! If he knew, how could he not speak up?! The mermaid race desperately wants Yu Miao Miao to return to the throne as soon as possible, okay?!

Osiris only felt a hint of resentment coming from behind him, but he didn't pay any attention to it.

He simply observed the cub's gently swaying tail once more, waiting for the cub to wake up.

When the cub opened his eyes, Osiris didn't remind him where he was, and casually said:

"Daddy's tail is a little injured, so I need my baby to help me walk."

The cubs are most susceptible to their fathers' sob stories. Hearing this, their little tails wagged rapidly, and they circled Osiris again and again, as if asking:

Where is Daddy hurt? Which scale is his little nose protecting?

Dad coughed, and the fish tail twitched, revealing a small abrasion at the base of the tail.

It's just that black isn't very noticeable to begin with, and if you don't look closely, the little scratch will probably heal completely in a little while.