Hi Master, Little Mermaid Will Support You! 80

Chapter 80

One ordinary morning, MuMu woke up in the sleep pod, yawning.

“It’s so bright already?” MuMu draped a leg over the person beside it. “If Master’s still asleep, it must be early, I’ll sleep a little longer…”

It touched a burning hot body.

“!” MuMu shot up, shaking Wen Ming. “Wake up! Are you about to explode!?”

Wen Ming’s voice was hoarse, his first instinct to pull MuMu closer: “I’m here, don’t be afraid.” He quickly realized his own state and released MuMu: “Leave the room, don’t come near me.”

MuMu gasped: “You really are about to explode!?”

Just as Wen Ming started to explain, his optical brain rang.

Seeing the caller ID, MuMu answered: “Assistant Xu, help! Something’s wrong with Wen Ming!”

“I’m taking the day off.” Wen Ming took the call. “It’s nothing, just the flu.”

“?” MuMu thought about this. “Flu… is that a sickness?”

“Yes. Go to the mermaid room, I don’t want you to catch it.”

“Jiao Ren never get sick.” MuMu puffed out its chest. “Just wait, I’ll take care of you!”

It rushed to the mermaid room, found a bottle of medicine, and gave it to Wen Ming: “Drink this.”

“…MuMu, this is for mermaid mating season.”

“Can’t I take it?” MuMu argued. “My symptoms were also a fever, and this helped.”

Wen Ming found his cold medicine: “Different illnesses, different medicines. Don’t take random medications, ask the doctor first, understand?”

“…Yes.”

Wen Ming took his medicine, activated the sleep pod’s sick mode, and lay down. MuMu, burdened with caretaking duties, paced anxiously. I promised to take care of him!

It decided to make Wen Ming a nutritious meal.

“I remember from a drama, ‘You can’t just drink nutrient solution when you’re sick, you need warm soup.’”

MuMu, now with access to most appliances, opened the freshness preserver: “Let’s see what we have…”

The home butler nudged him. “Beep beep, allow me.”

“No, I can do this.”

The freshness preserver wasn’t as empty as before, since MuMu disliked nutrient solution in its human form.

“What’s this, dried scallops? And lobster tails! Awoo!” Its mermaid instincts took over.

By the time it was done “exploring,” the freshness preserver was empty.

“Burp!” The little mermaid patted its bulging belly, its tail sweeping against the home butler.

Little Butler, you’re the professional, you do it.

The ear stud flashed red: “Beep beep, even the most skilled chef can’t cook without ingredients.”

MuMu transformed back into its human form: “My bad, I’ll order more, Little Butler, you’re the best!”

“Beep beep!” The home butler, seemingly charmed, went to wait by the door for the delivery.

MuMu entered Wen Ming’s room, avoiding his gaze. Its guilt was written all over its face.

Wen Ming frowned: “MuMu, you…”

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to eat everything! It’s a common Jiao Ren mistake!”

Wen Ming frowned even more deeply: “You ate everything?”

“…Is that not what you were going to say?” MuMu’s nails dug into its palms. I confessed… “What, what did you want to say?”

Wen Ming scowled.

“I know, I’ll do it myself…” MuMu asked the home butler to revoke its access to the freshness preserver.

…

MuMu, determined to find a better way to care for Wen Ming, signed up for airship piloting lessons.

Then I can drive Master to and from work, and he won’t get sick from exhaustion!

“Wow, Jiao Mu?”

The instructor, sitting in the co-pilot seat, asked excitedly, “Can I get your autograph?”

“I signed some at the academy earlier.” MuMu fastened its seatbelt. “I’m a little nervous, never driven anything this big.”

“What have you driven?”

“A scooter, modified from a mermaid cage.”

The instructor chuckled: “Like a kid’s toy car. Relax, just like driving your scooter!”

“Okay!”

The instructor explained the controls: “Now, start the engine.”

“Whoosh—” The instructor was pushed back against his seat. He’d never experienced such acceleration.

MuMu, finding the scooter’s familiar responsiveness, not only sped up but also executed a drift.

“Stop! Stop—” The instructor slammed on the brakes. As soon as the airship stopped, he stumbled out and threw up.

“Thanks, instructor, I’ve got it. Can I get my license now?” MuMu rubbed its hands together eagerly.

…

“Woo, the instructor failed me, getting a license is hard!”

Wen Ming caught the crying MuMu as it rushed towards him: “What did the instructor say?”

“He suggested I never touch a cockpit again.”

Wen Ming paused: “Which instructor?”

“He also said not to mention his name.” MuMu’s eyes were teary. “He’s a very private person.”

“…”

Wen Ming recovered quickly, thanks to MuMu’s care.

“I just wanted to take care of him, why do I always mess things up?”

MuMu sighed, addressing its ear stud: “Little Butler, any ideas?”

“Beep beep, please provide more details.”

MuMu: “I want to take care of Master, like he takes care of me, a role reversal.”

“Beep beep.”

The home butler presented a plan—

First, secretly follow Wen Ming into the training room.

The rest was up to the home butler.

“Training mode changed to Life Mode.”

“Two life forms detected, parameters adjusted, simulating different species.”

“Enjoy your virtual life!”

In a virtual environment identical to the mermaid room, MuMu and Wen Ming stared at each other in silence.

MuMu, the human on land: ???

Wen Ming, the mermaid in the water: .

“Am I dreaming?” MuMu’s steps were unsteady. “Little Butler, isn’t this a bit extreme?”

“Beep beep, one-day trial period, can be extended if satisfactory.”

“A whole day!?”

MuMu approached the pool apologetically: “Sorry, I didn’t expect this, don’t be angry, I’ll teach you how to swim like a mermaid, okay?”

“Okay.”

Wen Ming, watching MuMu take off its clothes, swallowed the words “you can exit Life Mode anytime.”

MuMu: “Why aren’t you speaking mermaid language?”

“Beep beep, unable to simulate unknown languages, but mermaid appearance and physiology are 99% accurate.”

“I see…”

MuMu touched Wen Ming’s pointed ears: “Just like a real mermaid!”

“You don’t know how to use gills yet, I’ll teach you.”

MuMu jumped into the pool, instinctively trying to breathe, then started thrashing:

“Cough, cough, splutter!”

Wen Ming also entered the water, the gills on his neck fluttering, and pressed his lips against MuMu’s, sharing his breath.

MuMu instinctively inhaled, clinging to him.

Wen Ming’s legs had transformed into a tail, his slim waist and defined abs flowing seamlessly into the scales.

MuMu, mesmerized, forgot it was drowning…

Wait, the pool isn’t that deep!

MuMu stood up, chuckling awkwardly: “Guess I can only be human here.”

The simulation was realistic. MuMu received work notifications and calls.

“Little Butler, my ears are ringing.”

“Beep beep, must complete work tasks to stop notifications. Exiting the house completes the task.”

“Got it, I’m going to work.” MuMu climbed out of the pool, walked around, then jumped back in: “I’m home! Haha!”

Wen Ming, sitting by the edge, his black tail swishing gently, said seriously:

“Welcome home.”

MuMu’s lips trembled, touched, and it embraced its mermaid caretaking duties.

“Hungry?” It found a bag of fish food. “This flavor is delicious, you should try it!” It rushed to the edge: “Where’s the mermaid bowl?”

“I don’t see it, must be a system glitch.” Wen Ming discreetly hid the bowl behind the artificial rock.

“Then…” MuMu poured a few pellets into its hand. “Want some?”

Wen Ming leaned in, licking them from its hand, his tongue teasing its palm.

MuMu shivered.

“I, I haven’t showered after work, eat it yourself!” It left the fish food and rushed to the bathroom, standing under the cold water: I can’t be thinking these thoughts, he’s just eating fish food…

“A secret little pool?”

Wen Ming had followed it into the bathroom, looking at the bathtub: “Let me check for hidden mermaids.”

“Don’t drag your tail on the floor!”

MuMu quickly filled the tub and lifted the large mermaid in. Wen Ming’s tail wrapped around it, pulling it into the water.

“Mermaids’ noses are sensitive. I can smell where you’ve been touched.”

“Is that your excuse for being a pervert?”

MuMu tried to push him away: “Sniff all you want, but no tongue… wait, what are you doing!?”

The home butler stopped monitoring the simulation. Virtual life, yes, but not that kind of life…