Hi Master, Little Mermaid Will Support You! 38

Chapter 38

Before the Soothing Competition began, all the mermaid owners on the shore remembered the name “MuMu.”

This little mermaid, with its striking looks and intelligence, had become the center of attention.

Someone activated their optical brain’s camera: “MuMu! Can you come out again?”

MuMu, underwater, couldn’t hear clearly, only discerning its name, and surfaced to see what was happening.

“Ah, so well-behaved! You’re such a good baby!”

A barrage of camera flashes made MuMu’s head hurt.

“MuMu, want to play with the floating water ball? Let’s play together!”

“MuMu, can you teach my mermaid to be as obedient as you?”

“MuMu…”

The little mermaid, surrounded by calls of “MuMu” from all directions, covered its ears and sank back down.

So annoying!

“Awoo!” Big Brother!

Hua Hua, its tail pinched by a crab, cried out and swam to MuMu: “Big Brother, I’ve been attacked! What should I do!?”

MuMu pried open the crab’s pincers, freeing Hua Hua’s tail: “Why did you provoke the crab?”

“I just asked if it wanted to be my little brother, and it attacked me.” Hua Hua hid in MuMu’s arms, seeking comfort. “It was so scary, this place is dangerous, I want to go home.”

MuMu patted it and sighed: “I want to go home too, the humans keep calling me, they make a fuss over everything I do.”

“Legged ones?” Hua Hua said enviously. “Being called means they’re going to give you food, I wish they would call my name too!”

MuMu paused, looking at the other bored mermaids:

“That’s right, if only they would pay attention to you guys too!”

“What?”

MuMu pondered: “Hua Hua, help me gather all the mermaids.”

Hua Hua, receiving its mission, its gills fluttering excitedly, shouted:

“Attention all mermaids, my Big Brother is collecting protection money, line up over here!”

The effect was immediate. The mermaids, with curious looks, gathered nearby, murmuring:

“What’s protection money?”

“It’s giving your food to another fish.”

“Huh? I object, down with ‘mermaid bullying’!”

Hua Hua proudly announced: “Big Brother, mission accomplished!”

“…” MuMu’s expression was complex. “I knew I shouldn’t have trusted you with this, you always mess things up.”

“You’re the ‘Big Brother’ it was talking about?” A mermaid looked at MuMu disapprovingly. “Why should we give you our food?”

Other mermaids echoed: “Yeah, I’m still hungry!”

“I’m already annoyed at being put in this salty water, why aren’t the legged ones giving us food?”

“Ahem!” MuMu cleared its throat. “I have a way to make them give us food!”

“Wow!”

The mermaids’ tails wagged excitedly as they swam closer: “Really?”

MuMu put an arm around Hua Hua’s shoulders: “I’ll give you a demonstration first, Hua Hua, go and do this…”

The humans on the shore were dumbfounded.

The mermaids, previously scattered, had all gathered in one place, seemingly surrounding MuMu.

“What’s going on? Are the mermaids holding a meeting?”

“What a spectacle! I wish I knew what they were talking about. If only the masked streamer was live right now, he could translate for us.”

“The mermaids gathered around MuMu, it’s like MuMu is livestreaming, and they’re the viewers.”

“Haha, you have quite the imagination!”

A gust of sea breeze blew someone’s sun hat into the ocean.

“I just got my floating water ball back, and now my hat is gone.” The person sighed. “Am I destined to lose something today?”

“You had MuMu’s help with the floating water ball, you won’t be so lucky this time.”

Xiao Jun, also on the shore, helped activate the net: “Don’t worry, it’s still within the mechanical arm’s reach.”

“Wait!” Someone stopped Xiao Jun. “A mermaid is swimming towards it!”

The mermaid with the multicolored tail appeared beside the sun hat, picked it up, swam to the shore, and presented it to its owner.

Xiao Jun’s eyes almost popped out: “Hua Hua!?”

Hua Hua, hearing its name, lazily “awooed” at him but remained in front of the sun hat’s owner.

“Oh my god, your name is Hua Hua? You’re so smart, thank you!”

Hua Hua blinked innocently, recalling MuMu’s instructions:

‘After retrieving the hat, stay there, no matter how much the legged one yells, keep making this sound—’

“Ying, ying!”

Hua Hua whimpered continuously, wondering: This sound has no meaning in mermaid language? Did Big Brother teach me wrong?

“Waaah, it’s acting coquettishly!” The sun hat’s owner brought over some snacks and asked Xiao Jun, “Can I feed it?”

“I guess so…”

Xiao Jun scratched his head, muttering in confusion: “Is Hua Hua really that smart?”

Hua Hua received a handful of freeze-dried snacks.

It stuffed them into its mouth and happily swam back to MuMu:

“Big Bwother! You were wight! (Big Brother, you were right!)”

“Swallow your food before speaking.” MuMu calmly looked at the other mermaids. “So, are you convinced now?”

The mermaids intertwined their tails around it, chattering excitedly:

“Big Bwother!”

“Big Bwother, teach me, I can give you protection money too!”

MuMu’s eye twitched: “Don’t say that, just listen to me.”

It returned to its “old profession,” translating again.

Only this time: Human language → Mermaid language

“That legged one in pink wants to pet you, float on your back, belly up, and remember not to attack even if they touch your belly.”

“See that transparent ball floating above? Jump out of the water and headbutt it.”

“That mermaid with the bright yellow tail, yes, you, go and pose for a picture. And you with the bright green tail, join it, perfect dopamine color scheme!”

After a round of reverse translation, the mermaids returned with their spoils, plenty of snacks.

And the “masked streamer of the mermaid world” remained hidden, its achievements unsung.

While the humans were distracted, MuMu stealthily peeked above the surface, searching for Wen Ming on the shore.

Wen Ming was standing with a group of formally dressed humans, holding glasses and discussing something.

MuMu raised an eyebrow: Master’s expression clearly showed he didn’t want to talk to them.

Not only was it annoyed by humans, so was Master!

MuMu’s eyes darted around, and it found a clump of seaweed, wrapping it around its tail.

…

“Admiral Wen, it’s been a pleasure collaborating with your company on the floating water ball project.”

Wen Ming politely clinked glasses with the other person, taking a small sip: “The pleasure is all mine.”

“Actually, I have a product and would like to collaborate with the masked streamer. Could you introduce us?”

Wen Ming swirled his wine glass: “I haven’t had any contact with the masked streamer.”

“Really?” The other person didn’t quite believe it. “But he advertised Wen Corporation’s fish food and single-handedly took down your competitor, he’s been helping Wen Corporation…”

“Ying, ying!”

A mermaid’s whimpers came from the ocean.

Wen Ming finished his drink in one gulp: “My mermaid is calling me, excuse me.”

The others were left holding their glasses, exchanging glances:

“He doesn’t have to make up such a lame excuse just to avoid an introduction.”

“Yeah, all mermaids sound pretty much the same, what can he possibly hear?”

“Look… it really is that blue mermaid!”

As Wen Ming approached the water’s edge, MuMu’s cries became more urgent.

It flipped over, lifting its tail to show Wen Ming the seaweed tangled around its fin.

Murmurs of “such a smart mermaid, seeking its master’s help” arose from the crowd, but with Wen Ming nearby, their voices were hushed.

“Awoo!” Master!

Wen Ming activated the net and scooped it up. MuMu flicked its tail, jumping from the net into Wen Ming’s arms.

The seaweed was loosely tangled, and Wen Ming easily removed it: “All done.”

MuMu, however, clung to him like a small octopus, its suction cups firmly attached.

“Not playing anymore?”

Wen Ming stroked its ear, letting it cling to him: “Then let’s rest for a while.”

MuMu’s hair brushed against Wen Ming’s cheek as it nodded:

“Awoo.” No one will bother us if we stay together, Master is so useful!

The strong sunlight could dehydrate a mermaid’s scales, so Wen Ming placed MuMu in a tank under a parasol.

Under the next parasol, a human couple was cuddling on a beach chair.

MuMu observed them for a while, then jumped out of the tank, carefully avoiding Wen Ming’s skin as it crawled onto him.

Wen Ming frowned: “MuMu.”

MuMu immediately retorted: “Growl!”

I want to be here! I tested it next door, the chair can hold our weight!

Wen Ming applied a moisturizing film to its tail, supported it gently, and leaned back on the beach chair, feigning sleep.

This was his way of silently consenting to MuMu’s antics.

MuMu continued to observe the couple next door—

“Darling, your clothes are wet from the seawater? Must be uncomfortable, change into something else.”

“Woo.” So wet clothes are uncomfortable.

Humans really are fragile…

Wen Ming’s white shirt was also damp from MuMu crawling on him, and MuMu unbuttoned a few buttons, pulling the shirt open:

“Boo.” Take it off!

“Whoa—” Someone nearby caught a glimpse of this scene. “Look at that physique, what a feast for the eyes!”

MuMu smirked proudly: See? Master is the best looking on this beach!

“Oh my god, I’d do anything to touch his chest, and his abs!”

MuMu’s smile faded: ?

Sensing more and more gazes, MuMu quickly buttoned Wen Ming’s shirt back up.

“Hmph.” Master, even if the wet clothes are uncomfortable, you have to endure it, life is suffering.

“Ding dong~” The announcer’s voice echoed, “Attention mermaid owners, the soothing test equipment is ready, the Soothing Competition will begin shortly, please prepare yourselves.”

MuMu wasn’t here to win, so it only half-listened, its attention drawn back to the couple next door—

They were kissing.

A good night kiss?

But it was still daytime, were they going to sleep already? No, the male and female leads in the melodramas didn’t only kiss at night…

So kissing on the lips isn’t restricted by time?

MuMu’s heart fluttered, and it leaned closer to the sleeping Wen Ming.

Just a quick try!

Like a dragonfly skimming the water, MuMu quickly kissed Wen Ming’s lips.

【—】

In that instant, everyone chatting on the beach froze.

The energy in the air shifted, becoming gentle and soothing, and everyone felt a surge of calm.

“What was that? Whose mermaid is soothing?”

“It was fleeting, but it definitely happened!”

“Such powerful soothing ability is impossible in reality, it must be an energy leak from the organizers’ equipment.”

People excitedly discussed the strange sensation, as if they had been soothed by ten high-grade mermaids simultaneously.

And the one whose mental seascape was most affected was Wen Ming.

His constantly aching, damaged mental seascape felt momentarily at ease.

Even the special soothing agent couldn’t achieve this effect…

Wen Ming’s eyes snapped open, meeting MuMu’s bewildered gaze.

They saw the same confusion in each other’s eyes:

What just happened?

The announcer stammered: “Uh, please wait, there’s been a slight malfunction with the equipment, the competition will be postponed.”

The mermaid owners: “As expected, it was the equipment!”