Chapter 106 New Organs
Vespera took a fancy to a locomotive blue dress.
Naga disagreed. "This fish has too little fat. Honey, you need a fatter fish for more nutrition."
Vespera muttered, "My teeth are itching. I think I need to eat something with more chewiness..."
"What?" Naga was extremely surprised. He hurried to check Vespera's teeth. He pried open the blond's lips with his hands, pressed his fingers on the young man's tongue, and leaned in closer to take a closer look. "Oh, let me see your molars..."
"Hmm." Vespera was very uncomfortable with his rough action. She bit his finger hard before spitting it out. "You almost cut my throat!"
This is a false accusation.
Because Naga was actually very careful and did not extend her fingers with sharp nails very far - they were still far away from Vesperia's throat.
But he still apologized honestly: "I'm sorry, did I hurt you?"
"It hurts!" Vespera said with her eyes wide open. "Besides, I'm very hungry now. If you don't catch me some fish, I'm leaving."
It was clearly a coquettish plea with no deterrent effect—how fast could he swim, how far could he go in front of the overlord of the ocean? But Naga still felt threatened.
He told Vespera to wait for him for a minute, then hurried towards the school of fish not far away.
It really only takes a minute.
Vesperia didn't even see Naga's movements. In the blink of an eye, the Siren who had successfully hunted came back with two locomotive blue-robed fish.
"I specially picked two big ones," Naga asked. "Anything else you want to eat? I'll catch them for you."
"That's enough for me," said Vespera.
He had just accepted that he, like the siren, needed to eat a lot of raw seafood. How could he eat so much?
Vespera had no idea that last night, while he was in a daze, he had eaten at least eight kilograms of fish and shrimp, almost bursting his stomach.
The ocean itself is a large purification device. The two locomotives, whose stomachs were ripped open and the black membranes were cleaned, were held in Vespella's arms, while he himself was held in Naga's arms.
Being able to breathe underwater made swimming a completely different experience than freediving—Vespera no longer had to focus on holding his breath or worrying about drowning. And swimming while being held by someone was like riding on the back of someone's bicycle on land. He could not only truly sense the surroundings but also relax and enjoy the passing scenery.
They swam through schools of sicklefish on the seabed where undercurrents were surging, avoiding the whirlpools formed by the conflicting ocean currents, and dived into the very dark deep sea, then behind a dense patch of seaweed.
Naga whispered in Vespera's ear, "We're here."
At the entrance of the cave, there was a glowing golden anemone. Vesperia thought that this might be the doorplate made by Naga for herself. After all, she was a mermaid who knew how to dress up and loved life.
They swam upstream along the long and narrow passage.
A few minutes later, we arrived at the Siren's lair, which looked like a red wine glass.
After entering the lair, Naga stopped moving, but Vespera broke free from his embrace and swam to the shore.
Vesperia put the fish aside, sat on the shore, and touched her ears.
"Is it a fin?" he asked Naga, who was also half out of the water.
"Yeah." Naga replied.
His cave was truly a blessed place. The moon, like an incandescent bulb, hung just above the round entrance, providing some clear light into the cave.
The lake inside the cave looks like a big mirror.
Vesperia lowered her head, tilted her face, and tried to see the fin.
The Naga next to him also looked at his movements curiously, causing the water to ripple. The originally clear scene turned into layers of ripples.
Vespera slapped the Naga's head as it leaned forward.
"Ah!" Naga cried out in pain softly.
This force actually didn't hurt him, but Naga had just recently mastered the skill of acting coquettishly, and it was like she had discovered something new. She always wanted to use it more often to please the prince.
Sure enough, Vespera's sharp eyes softened a little after hearing his call.
"Idiot, who told you to move?" Vespera scolded him. "If you move, the water surface will be uneven, and I can't see clearly."
"Do you want to see the changes?" Naga asked him.
"Well," Vespera said, "I should know what happened to me."
"Are you angry now? I was worried you might be."
"Why would I be angry? Stop wagging your tail, it makes me dizzy. I mean, apart from the increased demand for seafood, I don't feel any other discomfort. So even if you make me change like this, I shouldn't be too angry."
"I'm afraid of you getting angry." Naga looked at Vespella with melancholy eyes and said, "You are so soft and lovely, but I am always afraid of you. When you are angry, I feel so small in front of you."
"..." Vespera looked up and down at the troubled Naga, and asked in surprise, "What have you been looking at behind my back these past two days?"
Listen, listen!
There is a scheming gossip in this grievance.
The siren's long, wavy blue hair was like seaweed. The part that was exposed above the water was not as flowing as when it was underwater, but was wet and stuck to his cheeks. He pouted and looked up at Vespella with a pitiful look in his eyes.
It looks just like a small puppy fish.
Where did Naga learn this green tea look?
Vespera felt that he had some common male problems. He was completely unable to resist this kind of tea-like speech, even if the target was another man.
"...Usually," Vespera took a deep breath and spoke quickly, "usually, people can forgive white lies, as long as they're told for some bullshit reason like 'for your own good'... Anyway, if you don't come clean and show some mercy, I'm going to be really angry."
"Okay." Naga said cautiously.
He swam to the bottom of the cave, took a mirror from his large wooden box that resembled a bedside table, and handed it to Vespera.
Vespera finally saw the full extent of his new organ.
There was a small crack on the bone where the face, jaw and neck met, forming a very thin gap, with several overlapping, transparent, feather-like fins covering the gap.
There was an inexplicable hint of childishness and sympathy about it - Naga's reaction was a good proof of this.
He looked at Vespera intently and licked his lips.
Vespella gently touched the fin under her right ear.
They were too delicate and fragile, completely different from their naturally stretched and comfortable appearance underwater. They became particularly shy on the shore. Just a touch from Vesperia herself would make them tremble as if they had suffered some injustice, sending stimulation signals to their owner.
"hiss--"
"You shouldn't bully them, they're very sensitive."
The hand was held by the siren's transparent webbed hands.
Naga seemed to care more about his newly grown organ than Vespera, its master, and her tone was half reproachful and half loving.
Vespera found it amusing: "Then what should I do with them?"
Naga grumbled for a long time, unable to explain the reason. She just repeated seriously, "At least don't bully them. Be gentle."
"What does gentleness mean? If just a light touch is considered rude, then does kissing or holding it in your mouth mean it's considered careful treatment?"
"Hmm... maybe."
"But I, you know, can never reach them with my lips. It's so frustrating... Maybe someone can help me soothe them?"
"I'm willing, I can help you..."
"You wish!" Vespera sneered. "Do you want to listen to what you're saying? Do you think I'm stupid and can't tell what you're up to?"
Vesperia was even malicious and put one foot on Naga's waist, kicking him far away.
Naga swam back again.
He didn't seem to be angry because Vespella kicked him. Instead, he looked at Vespella stubbornly and aggrievedly and said, "But they were born for me. I should kiss them."
If you don't know, you might think I'm your human pet instead of my mermaid pet! Vespera rolled her eyes fiercely.
"That's perfect, let's talk about that topic—why exactly did I grow fins and be able to breathe underwater? What happened on that night of the shipwreck that you've been hiding from me until now?"
“…”
Seeing Naga's conflicted expression, looking cowardly and not knowing what to say, Vespera sighed.
He also felt that he looked a little aggressive.
After all, Naga is my savior and there's no way he can escape. Even if he has been secretly coveting me and doesn't want to be just a pet, I shouldn't be so mean to him.
Vespera thought for a moment, then slowed down her tone and said, "I'm hungry. Can you help me break the fish into smaller pieces? Then we can eat and talk, okay?"
"Like a candlelight dinner?" Naga asked hesitantly.
It was obvious that Vespera's slightly softer tone made him feel much better.
"Well, maybe a moonlight dinner." Vespera pointed to the moon above their heads.
"Okay." Naga agreed.
He dove into the den and, under Vespera's incredulous gaze, pulled out a chef's knife and a cutting board, then took a plate from the bedside table and swam back to the surface with them.
Vespera noticed that this ten-inch round plate had very delicate carvings on it, and judging from the color and texture, it should be a bone china plate.
What a classy male mermaid. Naga was amazed.
What astonished him even more was yet to come - Naga used a technique almost comparable to that of a professional chef, butchering the two locomotive-shaped green skins into thin, almost transparent slices of sashimi.
The question mark on Vespera's forehead grew bigger and bigger.
He asked Naga, "Do you have any surprises that I don't know about?"
"I am very virtuous and very suitable to be a prince's wife." Naga was a little shy.
He gathered the kitchen waste aside, returned to his nest, took out a few bunches of sea grapes from the bedside table, and placed them on the sashimi as decoration.
Vespera suddenly wanted to know how many treasures were stored in that mysterious big wooden box.
"Eat." Naga pushed the plate in front of Vespera and whispered, "I will tell you everything, without holding back."
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