Chapter 196


    The Merman, My Man by ck Velvet Chapter  196


    The Merman, My Man by ck Velvet Chapter 196


    “13 of January, 2013


    “It has been probably fifteen days since the helicopter crashed in the ocean… probably.


    “I can?t tell how long I have been unconscious, and I could only make a guess from what  David told


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    me— the man who fished me out of the water.


    “ording to David, everyone else onboard the chopper was killed, and only I survived  miraculously.


    “However, with the concussions and my broken legs, the doctors said that I might need half  a year to


    stand again, and that there was no certainty if I would regain my memories.


    “Yes. I havepletely forgotten everything: my identity, my experiences, and where I  should be.


    “My mind is an utter mess.


    “I just hope that I can regain my memories soon. “ “2l of June, 2013


    “I?m not sure if I?m happy or miserable after remembering everything.


    “Captain Davidmands a rescue and salvage ship called the Seeker, crewed by  vagabonds without


    nationality. I?m proud to be a part of them.


    “After I recovered, I joined the Seeker and returned to the seas, journeying around what was  once


    Lemend and searching for any signs of Jack, the others… and Dicken, but to no  avail.


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    “Both Lemend and Laura?s boats were gone without a trace, and I found nothing even  after I dived


    into the ocean to search for them.


    “And perhaps because the portal to the mermaid?s realms was sealed forever, Dicken would  not return


    either…“


    “l2th of July, 2013


    “I repeatedly begged Captain David to take me to that beach, where Dicken had saved me  for the first


    time when I was a child—the ce where my grandfather?s ship sank.


    “I had hoped that Dicken would be dashing across the sea towards me, and I even faked  drowning to


    try to lure him in… but he never showed up.


    “Funny. I?ve always wanted to stay away from him, and yet now I ?m trying everything to find  him


    again.


    “It hurts. I?ll end this entry here.“ “l5th of July, 2013


    “David led us to the ce where my grandfather?s ship sank for salvage operations, and was  furious


    because we didn?t fish out anything of value. He believes that I have swindled him— he is right.


    “Even so, I am very happy. After all, I somehow managed to fish out a chest, and by god, I  can?t


    believe what was in there!


    “Not only was my grandfather?s old belongings in there, but there was also a photo. Though  it was


    very blurred, I could see that it was Dicken, holding a younger me as we yed in the  water. He was


    beaming, and I found it intimate despite it looking a little frightening.


    “While others thought it to be a mysterious photo of some sort of paranormal activity, I was  on the


    verge of tears.


    “After this, the Seeker would be making its way to the Arctic Ocean to salvage the debris of  an UFO.“


    “5th of January, 2014


    “I can?t believe that I?ve stayed in the Arctic for almost half a year, but David?s decision was  clearly


    the right one—we have found tons of gemstones from the UFO?s wreckage, which  are more precious


    than anything else to vagabonds such as us.


    “Thanks to that, we did not have to carry out salvage operations for almost half a year or  elude pursuit


    of various navies, allowing us some proper respite.


    “But that means nothing to me. I ?m now a wanted criminal in Japan, a criminal like Gary  who is hunted


    for crimes of espionage. As if all previous conspiracies have evaporated after  the portal was gone, I


    cannot set foot in the country ever again.


    “No longer am I a student of Japan?s Maritime Universe, but a good swimmer and  mercenary crewing


    the Seeker.


    “Would my parents in Japan miss me? Their good daughter is now missing andbeled a  traitor to


    Japan…


    “I have thought about clearing my name, but without a nationality, I don?t even have the  right to speak


    to the Japanese government about the crimes Laura and Gary smeared me  with.


    “I could only wish that my parents would forget about me.“


    “28th of March, 2014


    “This is the final entry in my diary.


    “Ever since the portal to the merfolk?s home realm had been opened, Dicken seemed to  have


    disappeared entirely… as if an invisible hand had wiped him out of my life.


    “Now, I am bing convinced of what David had kept telling me—that my brain had  been injured


    extensively, causing me to develop weird illusions and fake memories.


    “In other words, I am delusional.


    “Maybe Dicken has never existed, and is just a vague dream I had in the night.


    “Time to wake up, Linda.“