Chapter 247: The Loathsome Life of Lua (5)
"It's been a really long time since we've been to Mermaid Island."
"Yeah."
Early morning. Eve checked that Lucius was not next to her and looked toward the cave. Cellu was silently rolling around and lounging on the sandy beach. The fisherman, who had crouched on the deck all night trying to sleep, rubbed his temples and looked at his surroundings as soon as morning came. A disturbing murmuring atmosphere was rising among the mermaids.
"Boss!"
"Captain!"
Cellu was staring at the horizon, paying no mind to the sight of those mermaids. Seeing her counting the sunlight reflecting on the shore with an indifferent expression, Eve was suddenly engulfed in anxiety that Cellu might leave. It was because Cellu was a mermaid. Fundamentally, she was a mermaid who suited the sea much better than a swimming pool. Didn't Cellu want to stay on this island right now?
For her, a mermaid, being trapped in a swimming pool was a very stifling and unhappy misfortune. Eve knew well that she had no justification to tell Cellu not to go if she decided to leave. The mermaids were gathering around the cave. Eve was curious about what Lucius had done in the cave, but she decided not to bother checking. Since he said he would resolve it with 'conversation', he would have resolved it with conversation. Eve spoke to Cellu.
"Mom. What are you thinking about right now?"
"The thought that, maybe, I was drawing a line."