Once again, I came to this disgusting C-area to perform a connection test.

As I was about to enter the coupling chamber, Ben patted me on the shoulder with a solemn face and said, "Today's coupling test subject is still immature in all aspects, and the test process may not be smooth, but I believe you can solve this problem perfectly." ”

I brushed his hand away: "Maybe I'll disappoint you." ”

"No," Ben's face changed slightly better, "I'm sure you'll be able to complete the test." ”

I glanced at him sideways, walked into the bonding pod, and entered the bonding state.

The familiar picture of consciousness shuttle appeared, and after a short preparation time, it suddenly went black in front of me, and the picture was colorless.

It's so dark, you can't see anything. Could it be that the memory read failed?

Let's go --

There was a faint light in front of my eyelids, and it was as if "I" had fallen out of somewhere and landed on something hard.

"What...... Stuff? The familiar male voice burst into his ears, and as the footsteps approached, the man's breathing grew closer.

The voice......

"I" moved my body, oh, it was terrible to the touch, "I" was like being wrapped in a viscous liquid, and my whole body was covered in slippery mucus - oh my god, I woke up suddenly, and I actually felt the touch of the test subject.

I immediately used my willpower to suppress this overly perfect fit, but to my surprise, my fit with the subject was far beyond my control, and the subject seemed to be one with me, no, to be precise, just like myself, I could clearly feel any sensations in his body, even his mental emotions and thoughts, and I could almost express his current physical and mental state in the most fluent language.

I was amazed and frightened by this terrible fit, which meant that I would be more than 90% connected to this subject, and the other subjects would lose their value......

Just as I was frightened by this terrible thought, "I" seemed to be picked up by a pair of warm hands, and placed on a somewhat rough piece of something that looked like a towel.

"People...... Fish? The man's voice was full of doubts, "Oh, little one, how did you end up in the pendant that my mother gave me?" ”

What seemed to be a finger poked into the tail of the fish and touched it along the lines of the scales.

He seemed to know very well how to make "me" comfortable, and every touch was so comfortable that "I" loved his touch and couldn't help but giggle.

"I" heard him gasp in surprise and say in a very unbelievable tone, "You can laugh...... I must have dreamed that the newborn mermaid would not cry, but laugh. ”

He's talking to "me", and "I" really want to respond to him. "I" moved my mouth, poof! Something that seemed to be a saliva blister shattered, and saliva splashed on "me" mouth, "I" was stunned for a moment, thinking it was very funny, and whimpered and shook his hands and laughed even more happily.

"What a strange little guy."

Is it weird that "I" can laugh? I didn't understand, but he seemed to like my smile and touched my fishtail to wipe off the slimy liquid on my body.

"I" patted the fishtail and rubbed his fingers happily, he was nice to "me" and "I" liked him.

"You little fellow, although I don't know why you are in the pendant that my mother gave me, you must be someone very important to my mother. Okay, you must be hungry, let me see what I have to eat. "

"I" touched my stomach, flattened, this is hungry, do you want to eat?

"I" like to eat sweet things, which taste great, and even more so if they smell a little fishy.

"I only have a little goat's milk, it may not be very fresh, you can drink it."

A soft and wet thing was attached to "my" mouth, "I" licked it, there was a faint fishy smell, but it had no taste, it was not a sweet thing, "I" didn't like it.

"I" yelled in dissatisfaction, only to let out a small sound: "Wow." ”

"Don't like it?" His voice sounded very confused, and after a while, he put the soft thing on "my" mouth, and "I" licked it, it was water, tasteless, and I didn't like it.

He sighed and tried a few more liquids for me, and finally he found what "I" wanted to eat—goat's milk with sugar.

"I didn't expect you to like to drink sweet things, it's a strange little guy, if it weren't for the fact that you have the same physical signs as a newborn mermaid, I really doubt you're an adult mermaid."

"I" didn't know what he meant, and "I" flicked my tail close to him, rubbing his fingertips affectionately.

There is a smell of "I" in him, and "I" want to be closer to him.

……

The sound suddenly disappeared, as if switching channels, and after a few tens of seconds, a noisy sound similar to a vegetable market sounded.

The cold water flowed around "me", and "I" happily waved my hands to pat the water, swam to the side with a flick of my tail, touched what was probably the wall of the barrel, and opened my mouth and babbled.

"Little one, are you hungry again?"

As the familiar voice fell, "I" was hugged by a pair of warm hands.

"Oh, it's only been a month, and you've grown so fat, I swear I won't be able to hold you if you grow any longer."

He sounded complaining, but he still gently placed "I" on a slightly fluffy towel. The towel was uncomfortable to the touch, but "I" still liked it, and "I" rolled on the towel, waving my arms and screaming.

He followed the pattern of fish scales, touched the tail of "my", his movements were very gentle, and he also stuffed a ragdoll doll into "my"'s arms: "Still can't you open your eyes?" I really want to see your eyes, they must be beautiful. ”

"I" didn't take his words to heart, and giggled happily while holding the puppet doll.

"I" couldn't wait to open my mouth and just take the nipple on "my" lips, and "I" held his hand in the bottle and carefully sucked the goat's milk.

"I" was picked up by him, half leaning on his arms, and the masculine smell on his body mixed with the milky fragrance entered "my" nose, which smelled very good, and "I" liked his taste very much.

"Drink slowly, little one, no one will rob you."

A warm palm caressed "me" back, patted gently, and helped "me" wipe the goat's milk from time to time.

"I" drank with relish, for "me", goat's milk is the best food, and he is "me" the whole world.

At this time, "I" heard the sound of running eagerly outside the house, and "I" moved my ear fins and turned my head curiously to the source of the sound.

"I" craned my neck to see what was going on outside the house, but "I" couldn't open my eyes as if they were stuck to some stubborn thing, and "I" couldn't see anything, or even know what he looked like.

The sound of running approached our room, and he grabbed "my" webbed paw and put it on the bottle.

"Is it okay to hold it and drink it yourself? I've got something. After "I" nodded, he touched "my" head, and together with the puppet doll, picked us up and put us in the barrel, "Little one, if anyone comes in, please don't move, hide in the bucket and don't be discovered, you know?" ”

"I" nodded again and retracted into the barrel, probably instinctively thinking that someone would bring very bad news.

The footsteps of the visitor approached, and "I" heard the door being knocked violently and quickly, and a man shouted: "Open the door, open the door quickly, something is wrong!"

Then, "I" heard the sound of the door opening, and when the person entered the room, with the sound of the door shutting hard, the man hurriedly said, "Hurry up!" The Nords have come to catch the sacrificial offerings again, and just now I overheard the list of people they want to capture, and among them is you. There's no time, you hurry up and leave, they have sent out the sharp-armored soldiers this time! ”

"Thank you!" After a short sound, "I" felt the barrel being lifted.

"Ai Shen, when is it, you still have a broken wooden barrel!"

"This cask is very important to me."

"I" stretched out his head curiously, as if he had touched something like a towel, but the next second, "I" head was pressed down by his big palm through the towel, and he whispered to "me": "Little guy, the situation is urgent now, don't come out, and don't make a sound." ”

"I" obediently retracted my head, but there was a strong uneasiness in my heart.

Will something happen to him, and who is going to arrest him?

The sound of his eager running sounded, his breathing became rapid, and the barrel swayed at high speed, and "I" had to hold on to the wall of the barrel to keep his balance.

Suddenly there was a sound of armor rubbing in the rear, like a group of soldiers in armor, the footsteps were thick and getting closer, and I heard someone shouting loudly: "People in front, stop me!" ”

The sound was as terrible as thunder, and "I" hugged the puppet doll in fright.

"Don't be afraid, it's okay, it'll be fine."

His voice came from outside the barrel, and it sounded so gentle that "I" felt a pang of relief. But before he could settle down, the barrel shook violently, and the wind coming from outside the barrel became stronger and stronger, and the water splashed out.

The shouts of killing became louder and louder, and the sound of armor not only came from the rear, but also from the front, and it didn't take long for "I" to hear the noise of fighting.

"I" was terrified, and the air was filled with the heavy smell of blood and the pungent smell of burning fire.

The barrel shook even more, his breathing became more and more unsteady, and "I" felt that he was injured, and there was a heavy smell of blood on his body. But "I" didn't know what was going on outside, and I couldn't help him anything, I only heard them say "sacrifice" and "catch him".

Those bad guys want to arrest him, they want to hurt him, why?

"I" couldn't help but shed tears, "I" wanted to help him, to see how he was doing.

But apparently, "I" can't do anything.

Thankfully, he probably got rid of the men, and the armor sound faded away after "I" heard an explosion. The jolting of the barrel finally stopped, and "I" wiped away my tears and poked my head out to look at him, only to find that the towel above my head was gone, and "I" touched his hand directly.

Good ice.

"Little one......" his voice sounded very weak, and his palms were stained with blood, and "I" leaned out in fear, hugged his palms, and tears fell even more.

"Woo whoa, woo whoa."

"Shhhh He touched my head and wiped away "my" tears, "Listen, there's no time, I can't continue to take you anymore, if you follow me, it will be dangerous." I'm sorry little one, I'm going to let you go back to the sea, and if I can come back safely, I'll go look for you, and if I can't, remember, go to the sea and look for your people, and they'll be able to protect you. ”

My head went blank.

He's saying goodbye to me, he's saying "goodbye" to me......

No, "I" like him, please don't say goodbye to "me", "I" don't part with him.

"I" clutched his hand and refused to let go, he was "me" in the world, and "I" couldn't live without him: "Woo wow, woo wow!" ”

"I'm sorry, little one, for failing to do my duty to take care of you." He gently pulled away "my" hand and dropped a kiss on "my" cheek, very light and sad.

"I" tears flowed more, and "I" pushed my eyelids open hard, trying to see his appearance, but my eyelids were the same as before, stubbornly unable to open.

"Woo whoa, woo whoa." "I" want to see him, "I" want to stay by his side, and "I" don't separate.

"By the way, I haven't given you a nice name yet......" He suddenly stopped talking, and "I" suddenly heard the disgusting sound of armor.

"Hell, they're coming. I'm sorry little guy, but if I have a chance to say goodbye, I'll give you a nice name. ”

My head was pressed down by his cold hand, and then I felt the barrel staggering as if it had been put into the water, and then I heard the sound of the water flowing.

No, please don't leave "me" behind!

"I'm sorry little one, I owe you a responsibility."

Wow -

The sound of the water surging sounded, and "I" felt the barrel being pushed open with a strong force, and a large amount of water poured in from the outside of the barrel, and "I" was splashed with water.

"I" immediately came out of the wall of the barrel, but unfortunately, "I" still couldn't see anything, only heard the sound of armor and shouts of killing, and then the sound got farther and farther away......

"I" faced the direction he had left, crying.

He was separated from "me", he left "me" behind......

Yes, the world of "my" has left me.

And "I" don't know his name yet, I haven't seen him before.

"I" too...... No name.

A noun suddenly popped up in my mind, and gradually became clear and three-dimensional.

The noun is like innate, imprinted in the mind of "I", "I" knows what it means, knows what it represents.

"......" and "I" squirmed their mouths with difficulty, and squeezed the term out of their throats dryly: "release ......"

Kasha is the Mother, the God, the One who takes care of Himself, the whole world of "me".

Then, as if guided by God, my eyelids loosened, and I tried, slowly, to open my long-closed eyes......

However, apart from the turquoise waters, "I" could not see anyone.

Apparently, he's gone.

"I" looked down at the barrel, the water was clear, and it was clearly reflected in "my" eyes.

Light green.

- "I really want to see your eyes, they must be beautiful." ”

But alas, he is gone.

When "I" open my eyes and can see him......

"I" swore that to find him, "I" would know his name, his appearance, and ask him to give "me" a beautiful name.

This is his promise to "me".

Kashi...... Kashi.