Alliance, White Star, Mermaid Transformation Laboratory.
"1021, are you alright?" Bion looked at the little merman trapped in the huge water tank through the extremely thick glass.
The little mermaid's tail was no longer recognizable as its original color; the entire tail was dark blue and covered with all sorts of needle holes.
The little mermaid floated in the water tank, its tail not swaying like the other little mermaids.
Seeing that the little merman was still facing away from him, Bion tapped the glass of the water tank with his finger again, trying to get the little merman's attention.
"1021?"
Since 1021 became the first merman to successfully transform, their laboratory gained immense prestige in front of the Alliance Commander. All the researchers received a large bonus, his teacher Kerry was awarded the title of Second-Class Duke of the Alliance, and as his teacher's assistant, his status gradually rose accordingly.
But Bion was in agony every moment. This experiment went against his original intention of studying biological experiments and went against what he had always believed in.
Three months ago, his teacher Kai was promoted by the commander to be the chief experimentalist for all biological experiments in the entire alliance, while Bion officially took over 1021.
As the first successful case of this experiment, 1021 serves as a crucial reference.
Strictly speaking, 1021 was not successful. He only completed the first step of the merman transformation, being able to change his merman appearance to have legs. Whether the legs can be used as freely as a human's still needs further research.
Bion's current job is to train 1021 into a real "person" through all means, giving him human abilities, thoughts, and actions.
The sound of knocking on the glass attracted 1021's attention. His heart began to pound, wondering what kind of damned drug he would be injected with this time...
1021 turned slightly, wanting to see who it was and what he was being taken away to do.
Upon seeing Bion, 1021 felt slightly relieved; this curly-haired man seemed better than the others.
While giving him the injection, we would constantly comfort him; after the injection, we would give him a sweet little cake.
The name "little cake" was also given by this person. He had never eaten it before; it was very sweet and especially delicious.
He could accept injections if there were small cakes every time, but only this curly-haired man named Bion would give him small cakes, and he had to hide them so that no one else could find out.
"1021, come here." Bion waved to the little mermaid in the water tank, and with his other hand, he took out a big peach from his pocket. It was very pink and looked delicious.
After a few seconds of stunned silence, 1021 swam up to Bion, wagging its tail.
What is Bion holding? He's never seen it before!
"This is a peach, a kind of fruit, it's delicious, would you like to try some?" Bion said with a smile.
Since taking over 1021, after learning about the various experiments 1021 had undergone, he felt only deep heartache.
I feel so sorry for this little mermaid, who suffered all that he shouldn't have had to go through.
From the moment I was born and saw this world, I was trapped inside thick glass and only drank nutrient solutions that had no taste.
My understanding of the world was entirely confined to the few square meters of the laboratory water tank.
But 1021 was very gentle and never wagged its tail at the experimenters; it simply obeyed all instructions and arrangements.
This made Bion feel even more heartbroken.
When his teacher asked him to choose between continuing his experiments in the front-end or monitoring 1021 in the back-end, he chose the latter.
It was also his ostrich mentality at play. He knew all too well the cruelty of the experiment and was powerless to change it. All he could do was hide himself in a cover and take care of 1021, which gave him a sense of relief.
He was lucky not to be the executioner.
1021 kept thinking about the little cake she had eaten a few days ago, and was also very curious about this peach that she had never seen before, and wanted to try it.
It gently flicked its tail and slowly rose to the surface.
Bion stepped onto the other side of the stairs, walked to the water tank opening, and looked at 1021 at eye level.
"Here you go." Bion handed over the peach.
1021 hesitated for a moment, a little timid, and didn't dare to accept it. He had already eaten the small cake; it was always this person who brought him things... He had nothing to give him...
“Eat this, I brought it especially for you.” Bion handed it to 1021 again, and took out another one from his other pocket. “I have one too, let’s eat together.”
1021 then took the big peach and, imitating Bion, carefully began to nibble on it.
Bion was quick; he finished off a large peach in just a few minutes.
Standing in front of the water tank, I watched 1021 happily munching away.
Perhaps seeing that Bion was eating very quickly, 1021 was afraid that he was too slow, so he quickly sped up.
Bion noticed peach crumbs on 1021's lips and reached out to wipe them off. "Eat slowly, no rush."
1021 held the peach and was stunned.
This was his first time having skin-to-skin contact with a person, unlike the coldness he felt when he received injections before.
Before Bion, everyone had to wear metal gloves to touch him; to him, everything outside was cold.
Bion showed him that there were other feelings outside, including sour, sweet, and warm.
“How about I teach you to walk today?” Bion suggested.
The 1021 doll's various indicators have reached the human level, and we can proceed to the next step.
After finishing the peach, 1021 nodded, keeping the peach pit clutched in his hand.
Bion wanted to take the peach pit and throw it away, but 1021 refused, so they had to give up the idea.
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