Chapter 19
The Merman, My Man by ck Velvet Chapter 19
The fragrance I had smelled when I first entered the reservoir was now overpowering to the point that it
made me dizzy. It made my arms and legs go weak and I inadvertently ced a palm on the ss to
support myself.
“Linda, he’s heading this way! The ck box attracted him! I found the right frequency! “
Peter raised the ck box next to my ear and started to exin, “This is the frequency. This is the
same frequency emitted by dolphins when they mate. We suspect that the dolphins suddenly went into
heat when the merman produced this frequency.“
I concentrated on the sounds produced by the ck box and heard a few familiar sybles. “Di -ek-en“
“Do you hear it? I think this is the sound the merman produces when attracting a mate! “, Peter said
proudly as he revealed his discovery.
I, on the other hand, felt extremely embarrassed. I wanted to correct him, but his guess was not
made when he was in heat, I had used them to give him a name.
I suddenly felt an impulse to call out the merman’s name. If I did, would the merman think I wanted to
mate?
Oh my goodness! Based on what had happened on the boat, the merman really was trying to mate with
me, and I even gave him a response.
“Di-ek-en“
As I stood shocked by my own thought process, the chanting of the sybles started to be louder.
However, the sounds didn’te from the ck box, but from the cabin door instead.
Even a heavy cabin door enforced with modern technology couldn’tpletely block out the sound of
his voice. Instead, it sounded like the words were being said right next to my ear.
I stared stiffly at the reservoir in front of me and watched as the merman appeared in front of me in the
blink of an eye. He stared back at me with eyes resembling an abyss. It was like they could suck me in
at any moment.
He extended a pale webbed w and ced it on the handprint I had left on the ss earlier.
I forced myself to remain calm. The merman just mistook me for a mating partner. I was totally safe in
this high -tech reservoir observation room. There was no way the merman could breach it.
I ced my hand onto the ss as well. Now, both our palms were only separated by ayer of
tempered ss. His hand wasrge and his fingers carried strength. If he were a human, he would be
very good at basketball.
Dicken seemed to be very satisfied with my gesture a s his face got closer to the ss and he looked
closer
at me. Then, he closed his eyes and inhaled deeply, as if he was taking in my scent.
Suddenly, he directed his gaze to Peter who was standing behind me. The merman said several
sybles to him, sybles that I had never heard him say before.
“O-p-en-do-or…“
What? If what I heard wasn’t an auditory illusion, then that meant he wanted us to open the door!
Peter was silent. I hesitantly looked back at him and saw that he was staring at the merman dazedly.
After that, he walked to the control panel of the cabin door and pressed a red button, like a robot under
Thebel above the button said ’emergency switch’!
“Peter! “, I called out, in hope of stopping him. But it was already toote. The water level within the
reservoir had decreased by halfpared to before. The cabin door above the observation room had
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also opened.
I was so stunned by the situation that my legs lost their strength, causing me to sit on the floor. My
mind couldn’tprehend how the events had unfolded. I then watched as Dicken climbed in through
the cabin door like a huge lizard.
I quickly nced at Peter. But it seemed he had fainted some time during themotion.
I crawled towards Peter and tapped his cheek several times as I shouted, “Damn it! Peter! Please wake
up! “
Just then, a webbed w grabbed one of my legs. I turned around in fear only to see the merman
supporting his dripping wet upper body with both hands, much like our position back on the boat. He
smiled and bore his sharp teeth at me.
“Li-n-da“