Hi Master, Little Mermaid Will Support You! 7

Chapter 7

MuMu had swallowed a cleaning pearl.

Wen Ming held MuMu’s chin, rinsed its mouth with the purified water dispensed by the home butler, and calmly said:

“Home butler, schedule an emergency appointment at the Mermaid Center, arrival within three minutes.”

“Beep beep! Appointment confirmed. Airship ready. Mermaid cage ready.”

Wen Ming opened the mermaid cage door and picked up MuMu.

MuMu braced its hands against the sides of the cage door, refusing to go in.

Wen Ming skillfully restrained its arms and firmly placed it inside the cage.

As soon as it entered the enclosed space, MuMu was immediately overwhelmed by terrifying memories…

It had been accidentally captured by humans in the ocean, and that was the first time it had been put in a mermaid cage.

The tiny mermaid thrashed around frantically, bumping itself black and blue, but it couldn’t return to the ocean;

In the laboratory, it was often the focus of its former master’s attention, undergoing training alone in the mermaid cage.

Number 55 ignored the people outside, but it would never forget the look in its former master’s eyes—

Disappointment, frustration, a fanaticism and thirst for knowledge of unknown power;

Yet, the former master, who had been so obsessed with Number 55, had ultimately abandoned it, leaving it to be sent to an unknown fate in a mermaid cage.

“Whimper…” Pathetic whines continuously emanated from the cage.

Wen Ming hesitated over the latch, then opened the cage door, a hint of helplessness in his voice:

“You dislike being in the mermaid cage this much?”

MuMu had lost count of how many times it had been observed by humans from outside a mermaid cage, but Wen Ming’s gaze was different from all the others.

It felt even more wronged, so sad that it blew a snot bubble. When it opened its mouth, another bubble emerged, one after another…

Wen Ming sighed softly, rolled up his sleeves, and opened his arms to MuMu:

“Come here.”

MuMu’s expression immediately brightened. With a powerful flick of its tail, it jumped out of the cage.

Wen Ming caught it steadily, holding it with one arm while applying a moisturizing film to its tail with the other:

“The airship will be quite fast, don’t be afraid.”

MuMu rested its chin on Wen Ming’s shoulder. Afraid that it would blow bubbles if it opened its mouth, it wagged the tip of its tail in response.

Its mouth was full of the irritating taste of the cleaning pearl, and it remained listless throughout the journey…

The airship docked at the entrance of the Mermaid Center.

A staff member was waiting there: “Just hand me the mermaid cage, uh…”

Wen Ming stepped out of the airship with long strides, the mermaid cradled in his arms, its eyes darting around, observing its surroundings.

“Oh my god!” the staff member shouted. “Put it down quickly! Mermaids will suddenly attack humans for all sorts of inexplicable reasons!”

“?” MuMu was startled and turned to look at the easily frightened human.

“You scared it.”

Wen Ming’s tone was sharp, but the hand soothing the mermaid was gentle.

The staff member fell silent, the back of his uniform sticking to his skin with cold sweat.

Rumor had it that Admiral Wen, whose heart was like a dried-up well, actually enjoyed raising mermaids…

He cautiously raised his gaze to look at the mermaid—

The small blue mermaid seemed a little listless but was full of interest in everything around it.

The airships in the sky, the twinkling lights, even the staff member’s slightest movements caught its attention.

It was a lively mermaid, curious about everything in the interstellar world, the complete opposite of Admiral Wen…

A breeze blew by, and the mermaid suddenly opened its mouth without warning, lowering its head, its sharp teeth approaching Wen Ming’s neck.

“!” The staff member’s pupils constricted sharply, opening his mouth to warn him.

It’s going to attack the Admiral!

“Achoo!”

MuMu sneezed, burying its face in Wen Ming’s shoulder, secretly wiping its snot on his clothes.

Staff member: …

That counts as an attack on the Admiral too.

Wen Ming tightened his arms and strode into the Mermaid Center.

The staff member hurried after him: “I’ll show you the way!”

Wen Ming’s pace didn’t seem fast, but his strides were long, and even carrying the mermaid, he moved swiftly.

The staff member rushed to push open the door to the mermaid emergency room, panting:

“Doc, huff, huff, doctor, emergency case!”

Following closely behind was Admiral Wen Ming, who hadn’t even had time to change out of his uniform, and the “limp” mermaid in his arms.

The doctor’s expression was grave as he quickly prepared emergency medicine:

“Does it still have vital signs?”

“?”

MuMu licked its lips, raised its head, and burped at the doctor, releasing a colorful bubble in the process.

The doctor slowly put down the emergency equipment:

“…Let’s sit down and talk.”

“It accidentally ingested cleaning solution.” Wen Ming removed the moisturizing film from MuMu’s tail and placed it in the examination tank, adding, “Tail-cleaning pearls.”

The doctor put on bite-proof gloves and examined MuMu: “How did it eat the pearls?”

Mermaids don’t have the ability to survive independently, they don’t hunt underwater creatures, and they certainly don’t eat things floating in the water.

“They only eat processed food. They only understand ‘this is food’ when humans feed them.” The doctor was puzzled. “Is this mermaid’s behavior different from other mermaids?”

MuMu’s body suddenly tensed, and it buried half its face in the water.

Wen Ming gently held its arm to prevent it from hurting anyone:

“No, it eats quickly. It’s my fault for dropping the pearl and not picking it up immediately.”

“So it thought the pearl was food you were giving it…”

The doctor reluctantly accepted this explanation: “It’s not a serious problem. A mermaid’s body can decompose impurities.”

MuMu let out a long sigh of relief, a string of small bubbles forming on the water’s surface.

“It’ll be fine after it blows a few bubbles.” The doctor chuckled. “If you’re worried, we can give it a medical examination.”

MuMu was quickly transferred to the medical examination tank.

As the tank started up, it retreated to a corner, curling up into a ball.

“This mermaid is really timid.” The doctor remarked in surprise.

Wen Ming listened to the whirring of the tank: “It’s also afraid of mermaid cages.”

“Really? I’ve never seen a mermaid afraid of cages.”

The doctor observed MuMu’s curled-up posture: “It seems to have a severe lack of security…”

Wen Ming’s lips were pressed into a thin line, his gaze lingering on the tank for a moment:

“Please take care of it. I’ll be right back.”

“No problem!”

…

Wen Ming found the adoption office at the Mermaid Center, relying on his memory.

The staff member who had handled MuMu’s adoption procedures recognized him immediately: “Admiral, how can I help you?”

Wen Ming nodded: “I have some questions about the mermaid. I’d like to ask its previous owner…”

The number 55 tag, the burns, the malnutrition, the severe lack of security…

Something must have happened to the little mermaid.

“I’m sorry, the adoption system is confidential in both directions. I can’t access the other party’s personal information.”

The staff member brought up the relevant interface. The previous owner was listed as anonymous.

And in the “Reason for seeking adoption for the mermaid” section, there were these lines:

‘This is a mermaid I rescued by chance. I don’t know who heartlessly abandoned it in the wild, so pitiful.

I already have a mermaid at home, and I hope this lovely blue mermaid can find a suitable family.’

The staff member covered their mouth, touched: “So kindhearted!”

Wen Ming looked away indifferently from the text and thanked the staff member.

He turned around, his initial suspicion growing from three points to nine.

That explanation was too perfect.

A few words explained the mermaid’s physical and emotional trauma and painted a picture of a kindhearted rescuer.

As if they had anticipated that the adopter would come looking for answers…

“Awoo—”

A mermaid’s scream from the emergency room interrupted Wen Ming’s thoughts, prompting him to quicken his pace.

“You’re finally back!”

The doctor, drenched in sweat, looked at him as if he were a savior: “I don’t know what’s wrong with it. As soon as the examination tank opened, it started wailing and won’t let me near it.”

Wen Ming declined the bite-proof gloves offered by the doctor and crouched down beside the tank:

“MuMu.”

The mermaid’s cries quieted down a bit, like thunder without rain:

“Www!” I thought you weren’t going to keep me anymore!

Wen Ming pulled a snack out of his pocket as if by magic: “Here.”

The cries stopped abruptly. MuMu pouted, grabbed the dried fish, and took a big bite: Don’t think you can appease me with fishy snacks!

Wen Ming opened his arms: “Hug?”

MuMu, with the dried fish in its mouth, shook its head, flinging off most of the water droplets, and wrapped its arms around Wen Ming’s neck.

Practice makes perfect. This time, it tried its best not to wet Wen Ming’s clothes.

The doctor stared blankly: “You, uh… it…”

He couldn’t form a coherent sentence. Wen Ming soothed the restless mermaid in his arms: “We’ll go home now. Thank you.”

“Oh, you’re welcome.” The doctor said mechanically. “The medical report will be sent to your optical brain…”

As soon as Wen Ming left, the doctor opened his optical brain and searched the records—

As expected, it was Wen Ming’s first time raising a mermaid!

“So he really didn’t notice…” The doctor muttered. “That mermaid is not ordinarily intelligent.”

As the doctor said, MuMu’s unusual symptoms soon disappeared.

No more burping, no more cleaning pearl bubbles, and its energy returned. As soon as it got home, it angrily swatted the box of cleaning pearls away.

But the trip wasn’t entirely fruitless.

The medical report indicated: The mermaid’s malnutrition has improved, and it’s no longer necessary to control its food intake.

In other words, MuMu could finally eat its fill!

It was living the “abundant” life of its dreams.

Its master fed it fish food every morning before work and every evening after work, until it was full;

During work hours, he would leave some snacks in the mermaid bowl by the pool.

MuMu would divide the snacks into many portions, eating one every time the home butler’s hourly chime rang.

This way, it would finish the snacks just as its master returned home, giving it something to look forward to during the boring hours.

“Beep beep!”

The home butler chimed again. MuMu swam to the edge of the pool and ate the last portion of snacks for the day.

It lay back, lazily munching on the seaweed crisps.

“!” Delicious!

Its tail flicked excitedly, splashing water out of the mermaid pool.

‘Try not to splash water out of the pool when you’re playing.’

MuMu swallowed the seaweed with difficulty, gripping the edge of the pool with its hands and looking out—

A small puddle had formed on the floor.

No, I can’t cause trouble for Master!

MuMu propped itself up with its hands, leaned out of the pool, and bent down to wipe the floor.

Not only did it not dry the floor, but the water droplets dripping from its body made the small puddle into a large one…

Why is it getting wetter the more I wipe?

MuMu finally realized its hands couldn’t dry the floor. It looked around, stretched out its arm, and grabbed the curtain.

It used the hem of the curtain to soak up the water on the floor, finally seeing some results.

“Click.” The door opened.

Startled, MuMu lost its grip on the pool wall and fell towards the floor.

It instinctively grabbed the curtain for support.

“Rip!”

The curtain was pulled down…

MuMu tumbled out of the pool, tangled in the curtain, crashing to the floor with a clatter.

“Huh? What was that sound at your place?”

An unfamiliar male voice followed the sound of the crash and saw a spectacular scene in the mermaid room—

A blue mermaid, wrapped in curtains, struggling, muttering angrily.

Although he couldn’t understand it, it must have been cursing up a storm.

“What happened?” Wen Ming also arrived, standing beside the dumbfounded man.

MuMu recognized his voice and guiltily retracted its claws, which had been tearing at the fabric.

It put on a weak and helpless look, raising its head and blinking at Wen Ming:

If I said the curtain started it, would you believe me?

“Good heavens, Wen Ming, the mermaid you’re raising…” The unfamiliar man burst into laughter. “Is quite a handful!”