Chapter 234 Mermaid Tribute (Part 2)
"Why can't you even do this?"
"Didn't you show off your beautiful singing voice?"
Mercus angrily threw a Lobaworm at the abdominal muscles of the male mermaid who had returned in vain:
"Did you demonstrate your hunting prowess? Did you bring her any fish?"
Facing the nod of the tribe fish, Mercus, who was so angry that his hair was blown off, continued to ask:
"Doesn't she love your carvings and the jewelry you make?"
Mercus received a positive answer from the tribe fish:
"She dropped them and left."
"Humans are so strange!" Its tail kept stirring the lake water, slapping on the gravel and raising waves, "How can you even refuse jewels?"
The mermaid leader, who had learned the marriage policy by himself, fell into deep thought. He propped his face with his webbed hands and muttered:
"I have heard about the love between humans and mermaids, although that was told by those tropical mermaids—"
She, who had seen the world, began to tell stories to the fish in her tribe:
"The mermaid saved an unconscious human who fell into the sea, and she fell in love with him - but he didn't remember anything -"
"It is said that she drank a magic potion and became a human for him, but she can't speak, and walking is as painful as cutting her tail with a shell -"
"And she was cursed by the sea witch - in the end, because she fell in love with someone else, she turned into foam and died!"
The mermaids gathered around to listen to the story, and said in unison:
"We've only heard of wizards falling in love with mermaids, and that witch Plunkett could turn into a haddock, but we've never heard of a mermaid turning into a human!"
"Why should we be human? Being human means being mixed up with those disgusting things like dominatrixes and vampires!"
"Is the sea witch a dark wizard who lives in the sea? Why have I never seen one? How can there be such a potion and curse?"
Mercus swam two laps in the lake in anger:
"It's just a legend! Legend! Such stories were made up by humans and then spread by those love-brained mermaids! It's just human culture!"
"So the problem with this story is that after you save someone, you must wake them up and let them know that it was you who saved them!"
"Ah?" a mermaid raised a puzzled voice and objected, "So this is the purpose of the legend?"
"What do you think?" Mercus also gave him a Lobaworm. "Tell me what you think?"
The mermaid cried and expressed her opinion under the pressure of the leader:
"Since in human culture, a mermaid falling in love with a human would lead to a love tragedy, then wouldn't it be fine if a human fell in love with a mermaid?"
"Let her rescue the mermaids stranded on the shore. I heard that there is a culture among humans that specializes in rescuing stranded aquatic creatures. They even formed an organization, and those whales that run onto the beach will be carried back by them!"
"This way, she will surely fall in love with us! Only the protection of love can ensure our safety in the Black Lake!"
Mercus pondered for a moment and felt that what it said made sense.
"In that case," it ordered, "you will all lie down on the lakeshore tomorrow!"
"Pretend to be more realistic. Close your eyes and don't move until you feel someone hugging you—"
......
"Oh no! Albus!" Newt rushed to the principal's office so fast that he left an afterimage. "The mermaids from the Black Lagoon...they...they..."
Newt, who finally caught his breath, slumped in his chair and said breathlessly:
"They were on the shore...all turned upside down...passed out..."
Dumbledore was horrified!
You know, the relationship between mermaids and wizards is very different from that between other creatures!
According to the definition of the British Ministry of Magic in 1811, mermaids have sufficient intelligence to understand the laws of the magical world and meet the conditions for being classified as "humans"!
Although they don't want to be called "humans" and would rather be regarded as "beasts", if mermaids die in large numbers in Hogwarts -
This is bound to cause a high degree of controversy regarding the relationship between mermaids and wizards!
"I need your help, Albus." Newt eagerly pulled him away, "You are the only one here who can speak Mermaid."
"Don't worry, Newt." Dumbledore tried to remain calm. Thinking of Mercus who refused to come out to communicate with him that day, his heart sank. "Mermaids can breathe on the shore - maybe they just want to bask in the sun -"
Newt's expression is hard to describe, his eyes clearly say "Do you believe this?"
The two soon arrived at the lakeshore.
"Merlin—"
Looking at the mermaids lying all over the ground, Dumbledore couldn't help but tremble in his heart!
Look at them with their eyes closed, lying powerlessly on the shore!
Even the scales are dry and curled up!
He chanted various recovery spells, and together with Newt, waved his wand to send the mermaids back into the water, trying to revive them.
But it's of no use!
Not a single fish opened its eyes, and not a single fish reacted at all!
Dumbledore's expression gradually became solemn. He half squatted down, picked up an unconscious male mermaid, and checked its breathing condition.
Thinking that things were not going well, he said categorically:
"I think we should write to the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. This kind of mass stranding of mermen is an unusual act of suicide—"
He suddenly felt something was wrong and couldn't even speak.
Is there something sticky and slippery climbing up his waist!
Where is this mermaid's hand...touching?
What is it going to do to him? !
Dumbledore suddenly let go and dropped the mermaid pretending to faint in his arms!
All this was really too much for him!
This is the first time he has seen anyone dare to attack him directly in all these years!
“(My dear lady...)” The male mermaid opened his eyes charmingly and spoke in an expectant and tender half-screaming voice, “(You saved me from being stranded - ah! Pervert! Who are you!)”
The terrified yellow eyes met the shocked blue eyes, and each saw disbelief and incredulity in the other's eyes.
No one could speak for a moment, only the mermaid quietly withdrew its flipper from Dumbledore.
"(You got the wrong person, Chief!)"
It let out another heartbroken scream, turned over and fell into the lake with a splash, making a huge splash.
Dumbledore and Newt were stunned.
They watched helplessly as the mermaids on the beach, who they had thought were stranded and dead, began to wriggle their bodies.
They screamed and jumped into the lake one by one with a feeling of disappointment.
"Merkus!" Dumbledore, who had come to his senses, picked up his brain which had been lost due to the shock and uttered a string of mermaid language, "What on earth are you doing? There must be a misunderstanding! We need to talk!"
Mercus's green algae head finally appeared on the surface of the lake, holding a trident, looking menacing and wanting to stab Dumbledore.
"...What did you say? What are you going to give her?...What happened to make you think that?..."
"No, no, it's not about abdominal muscles and hunting ability... It's not about singing, and it's not about jewelry sculpture..."
"What human culture? No, that's just a fairy tale!"
Dumbledore could hardly believe his ears!
When... did his child develop a romantic relationship... with a mermaid?
Could this be the reason why she completed the Triwizard Tournament so smoothly?
Looking at the mermaid with gray-green skin, incomplete teeth, small head and a head full of green hair, he wanted to faint on the spot!
Across races...should he agree?
It was really hard for him to say anything in agreement or blessing!
You know, the last witch who fell in love with a mermaid was in the 19th century! After being stopped by her family, she simply turned herself into a haddock!
If he doesn't agree, will Jian Yu also turn himself into a cod and disappear?
This is all so terrible!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
