Merry and Death
The companions in the room all looked up at the light, not daring to look into Meli's eyes.
What Meli said made so much sense that they were worried that they couldn't refuse Meli's request at all.
Beckman, who was standing next to him, pondered for a long time before finally speaking up to express his support. "We all know how hard Merry trains, and with the help of the Sea Kings, I'm sure you can take care of yourself."
Hearing this, Gulishati stared at Beckman in disbelief: "You...you...Beckman! Do you agree that Meli can go out alone?"
"Merry has her own thoughts and abilities and has grown into a wonderful little mermaid. We cannot ignore her needs."
“Yeah!” Meli stared at Beckman with shining eyes, and felt that his figure had become particularly tall.
After listening to Beckman's words, Shanks pondered for a moment, and finally nodded: "Okay, you must be careful when you go out alone."
The captain and the second captain both agreed, and naturally the other crew members had no objection.
Only Gulishati and Uta were still a little angry, with some dissatisfaction in their eyes.
Gulixiati's eyebrows were twisted into a ball: "What if we encounter danger outside?"
Merry answered confidently, "Use fish-man karate to attack. If you can't defeat them, summon sea kings for help."
Hearing this answer, Gulixiati became even more anxious. "Idiot! What if the sea kings can't defeat them? You're just a child. When you encounter danger, of course you should run away as quickly as possible! Got it?"
Meili nodded hurriedly: "Oh, okay, I understand."
Shanks patted Merry's head and said, "We are also preparing to leave the East China Sea. When you finish your work, you can come to the New World to find us."
"Yes. I'll come back and reunite with everyone as soon as possible."
Uta's eyes were red. She went forward and hugged Meli tightly, unable to say a word.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine."
After saying goodbye to Uta and the others, Merry, Shanks, and others sat on the heads of the Sea Kings and left in the direction of the Grand Line.
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The setting sun gradually sank below the horizon, leaving behind only an orange-red oil painting.
Merry was anxious and traveled day and night. After asking around, he finally found the pirate ship of the Sun Pirates.
The mountain-like sea kings approached the pirate ship with a loud noise, instantly attracting the attention of everyone on the ship.
A familiar figure came onto the deck first, followed by a swarm of fishmen, all holding weapons in their hands.
Seeing Meli's figure, everyone showed a hint of surprise on their faces.
They thought it was the navy or other enemies chasing them.
"Merry? Why are you here?" Jinbei's voice was filled with unconcealable surprise.
Merry jumped from the sea king's head to the deck.
She rushed to Jinbei, grabbed the corner of his clothes, and asked anxiously: "Uncle Jinbei, where is Uncle Tiger? I have something important..."
Before he could finish his words, Jinbei's expression had grown heavy. He lowered his eyes, not daring to look Merry in the eye.
The thunderous voice was very sad: "Merry, you are late."
The color drained from Meli's face, and his grip on his clothes suddenly tightened.
"Brother Tiger, he has already..."
Meili asked in panic: "What happened to Uncle Tiger?"
Jinbei placed his hand on the back of her cold hand and sighed, "Brother Tiger... has returned to the embrace of the ocean."
Merry opened his mouth, but no words came out.
She was very sad and bit her lips tightly, trying hard to hold back her tears.
This was the first time she faced the death of someone she knew after her rebirth.
Although Meli had cried before, she tried to hold back, but finally couldn't hold it back.
"Tiger...Uncle..." Meli's voice choked and tears rolled down again.
She loosened Jinbei's clothes, slid to her knees on the floor, and her pink tentacles became listless.
The other fishmen couldn't help but raise their hands to cover their mouths, and their broken sobs floated in the afterglow of the setting sun.
Jinbei half-knelt down and placed his broad fingers on the top of Merry's head.
Again and again, silently soothing.
No one spoke on deck, and everyone was very sad.
The last ray of sunset light was gradually swallowed up by the horizon.
The deck was plunged into darkness.
The crying gradually turned into intermittent sobbing.
Meili raised her head, tears still hanging on her eyelashes, and her voice was hoarse: "I'm sorry, I... I've cried enough."
The fish people's eyes were also red and their looks were very sad, but no one shed tears anymore.
They have passed the most painful stage and even though they are sad, they do not dwell on the sorrow of the past.
After everyone calmed down, they returned to the cabin and talked to each other about what happened after they separated.
Meli also learned the ins and outs of Tiger's death from the conversation.
Today, Jinbe is the captain of the Sun Pirates, but most of his companions are missing.
"Aaron said that humans were responsible for Brother Tiger's death, and he wanted blood for blood." Jinbei gave a wry smile, "I tried to stop him from doing something stupid, so he punched me."
Aaron's character was very brutal to begin with, and once Tiger died, no one could convince him anymore.
He had a big fight with Jinbei, and left the Sun Pirates with Arlong and his brothers to establish his own Arlong Pirates.
Aaron's nemesis Willy also took the opportunity to leave with a group of friends.
“Alas~~”
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Tiger's death dealt a heavy blow to the Sun Pirates.
The atmosphere on the entire ship was very depressing. Few fishmen talked, and no one was motivated to do anything.
Meli was sad for a few days and suddenly had a dream.
Tiger was standing at the bow of the boat and suddenly turned around and smiled at her.
Merry woke up suddenly, and found a large area of his pillow wet.
"Master..." Meli murmured, and suddenly realized that he had not seen his first master, Dr. Surina, for many years.
I wonder how Dr. Surina, Phil and Mia are doing now. Are they doing well?
......
After so many years, Meli returned to the sea where Su Rina was.
Su Rina still hasn't changed much, but she is very surprised to see Meli's mermaid appearance.
"Merry?"
Su Rina stepped forward, stretched out a few tentacles, and took Meli up and down, examining him carefully.
"Although the sea beasts brought back your letter and I've seen your photo on the wanted poster, this transformation is still truly miraculous!"
"Dr. Surina?" Although Meli was full of questions, he did not resist.
"I didn't expect that there is such a method to treat premature babies on Fishman Island now."
"Hasn't this happened on Fishman Island before?"
"I haven't been back to Fishman Island for a long time."
Thinking of her hometown, Su Rina was slightly stunned, but soon she showed an excited look.
"Let me give you a thorough physical examination!"
"Oh, okay."
Surina immediately conducted a detailed examination on Meli and drew blood from Meli for research.
During the examination and blood draw, Su Rina and Meli chatted.
"You mean those two little fish? They're just ordinary butterfly fish and flying fish. Their lifespans are very short, and they've now returned to the ocean."
"What!?"
When Meli heard that Mia and Phil were also dead, tears suddenly flowed from her eyes.
"Hey! Don't get excited, or the data won't be accurate."
However, in just ten days, how could Meli control his emotions after learning about the death of three relatives and friends?
"Oh, all the data is ruined." Su Rina sighed, helplessly put down the instrument in her hand and threw it aside.
Seeing Meili so sad, Su Rina spread her hands and said, "They are lucky to have lived to the end of their lives here with me. If they were outside, they would have been eaten by big fish long ago."
"...In the end, all life in this world cannot escape death. If we're unlucky, we might not even reach the end of our lifespan, encountering an accident along the way and, boom, dying..."
Merry couldn't help but choke, and his sobs were choked.
Is what Dr. Surina said a comforting one?
Su Rina's tentacle gently patted Meili's shoulder, and her voice was calm: "So, just try your best to live a good life today."
Meli didn't say anything. She still couldn't understand Su Rina's attitude towards life.
She was just sad and out of control.
Such a vibrant life suddenly disappeared and will never exist again.
All that remains are fragments of memories that occasionally emerge in my mind.
Whenever I think of it, I am filled with regret and longing.
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"This is!!!"
After the test results came out, Su Rina's pupils suddenly shrank into thin lines. She found that the particle data of a column of genetic sequences were different from the previous ones.
These genetic particles may help change the genes of the octopus family.
"Found it!" Su Rina suddenly became excited. She had devoted herself to research for so many years, and her research finally made progress.
"Merry! Give me some more blood!"
"Hmm? Okay."
Surina's eyes were as bright as light bulbs, so hot that Meli couldn't refuse.
The needle pierced Meli's arm again, and Surina took the blood sample and excitedly rushed into the laboratory.
Only Meli was left there alone. She paddled her tentacles, wandered around, and cleared her mind.
A gray-white dolphin swam over and nudged Meli's shoulder.
"Chiu——"
"It's you, Huihui. Are you still coming to the swimming competition?"
“Chirp—”
"Okay, let's compete!"
The dolphin immediately rushed out like an arrow.
Merry folded his tentacles into a streamlined shape and followed closely behind.
A dark blue area slowly emerged in front of us. It was a group of jellyfish with their umbrellas opening and closing.
Merry and the dolphins had to slow down a bit and shuttle through the jellyfish school.
If you accidentally touch the tentacles of a jellyfish, a string of tiny electric lights will immediately burst out with a "pop".
It's not painful, but it's fun.
Meli couldn't help but stretch out the tips of his tentacles and deliberately tease the passing jellyfish.
The blue-green halo spread out in circles, lighting up one jellyfish lantern after another.
The days passed like this,
Meli thought about nothing. He was either competing with dolphins or teasing jellyfish, anemones and other creatures.
Those sad feelings gradually melted into the sea water and drifted away to an unknown distance with the ocean current.
One afternoon, a huge sea king suddenly visited.
"Your Highness, please help us!"
Merry noticed the Sea King's distress: "What's wrong? What happened?"
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