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Chapter 88: Story and Song

  Chapter 88 Story and Song

  The only thing that makes me feel proud is that TOM finally called me sister under the threat of half joking and half deceiving. No matter what, my identity in this world is his sister, and I took care of him from birth to three years old, so he should call me sister. Thinking carefully, I'm at a great disadvantage, why did I have to be an nanny taking care of a newborn baby until eleven years old?! How can I say that my current body is also like a five-year-old's?! Main God, please sympathize with the little kid!

  It is said that there is a group of humans living at the bottom of the sea, they have beautiful fish tails, soft long hair, and possess beautiful dance moves and moving singing voices. The little mermaid is the seventh daughter of the sea, she has a pink fish tail and golden long hair as dense as seaweed, one day while playing on the surface of the sea, she encountered a storm, a certain prince was rescued by her, she put him on the shore, hiding behind a reef watching a princess from a certain country take the prince away before leaving. The prince woke up thinking he was rescued by the princess and decided to marry the princess... She became human, lying on the big ship where the prince and princess were holding their wedding ceremony, she saw the prince and wanted to tell him that it was actually her who saved him, not the princess. But she lost her singing voice and couldn't speak, she became mute... One night, she was called by her six sisters, if she becomes human, she will be punished, after knowing what happened to her, the six sisters used their long hair to exchange for a dagger, letting her insert the dagger into the prince's chest, pouring the prince's fresh blood on her own legs, otherwise, she will turn into foam at sunrise. Because she deeply loves the prince, so on the second morning, she took the dagger and jumped into the sea together, turning into foam and disappearing.

  I was reading Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales to Tom as a bedtime story, I have only taught Tom languages from other countries since he was a baby, and he has learned them very smoothly, just like his native language.

  "Sister, why did the little mermaid jump into the sea? What will happen if she turns into foam?" Little Tom's small hands grasped the quilt, his big red eyes shining with confusion, asking innocently.

  "Uh... because the little mermaid loved the prince, and then her sisters told her that if she didn't kill the prince by sunrise the next day, she would turn into foam and disappear. The little mermaid who loved the prince couldn't bear to harm him, so in the end, she sacrificed herself to let the prince and princess live happily ever after. Turning into foam means death~" She raised the corner of her mouth and flicked her finger against Little Tom's forehead.

  "What if I die?" Tom rubbed his forehead, though it didn't hurt, and pouted to show his discontent.

  "Dying means that everything is gone, you can't be with the people or things you like anymore, and you can't do what you want to do. After that, people will slowly forget about him, and won't think of this person again. There's a saying 'Yan Wang wants you to die at three o'clock, who dares to keep you until five o'clock.' It means humans can't resist life and death, but there are exceptions, oh ~ that is to get eternal life, so you will never die.

  I slowly brainwashed little TOM, letting him be influenced by the word 'eternal life' since he was young, and gradually cultivating him into a future version of himself who pursues 'eternal life' like V. However, the madman's pursuit of these words always reminds me of Scorpion, I don't expect Scorpion to be killed before I return, so I must quickly gather points."

  "If I die, will I never see sister again? Will sister forget about me?" TOM grasped my clothes tightly with his hand, his eyes flashing with worry and fear.

  "Ah, if you die, then I'll never see you again, so TOM, try your best to stay alive and don't die okay?" Reaching out to grasp the somewhat cold and trembling hand of little TOM.

  "Ah! I love my sister the most, so I don't want to not see her again! Hey~ sis, is this the kind of love like The Little Mermaid's?" Tom nodded heavily, his reddish eyes slightly narrowed into a beautiful dark red color due to the upturned corners of his mouth, with a hint of smile in his eyes.

  I was slightly stunned, my eyes blinked a few times to regain consciousness, love... this is something I have never understood until now. I only knew about the love of friends, family, and lovers, but I had never grasped it, perhaps because I didn't want to understand the meaning and emotions behind 'love'.

  I have a very strong affection for Xiong Ge and the others, but I know it's not love. I won't be destroyed if they disappear or die. As for Xiao Mu, thinking back, maybe I was quite cruel to her because I never really considered her a true friend. I only treated her as something to accompany me when I felt empty and bored, like an object or a pet. When she resisted or betrayed me, I did feel some anger, sadness, and regret. As for the cliff-jumping incident, it's because I felt that life and death had become meaningless to me at that point. So, when I jumped, I hoped that in my next life, I could live happily and fulfilling. But now, it seems there's no need to worry about that anymore, as I'm currently very happy, and due to the main god's influence, I've been working hard on tasks, making me feel fulfilled.

  The love between husband and wife mostly develops from romantic love to familial love. The love between friends will not last long, slowly becoming strangers or turning sour. The love of family members varies from person to person, except for those parents with mental breakdowns and families in extreme poverty, other parents are relatively normal. In summary, the love of family members is the longest-lasting love.

  "…Well, I suppose. When Tom grows up, he'll know what this love is all about. I like Tom too." She said half-heartedly, pulling the blanket that Tom hadn't covered himself with properly and stroking his soft black hair.

  "Sister, why do those orphans who are just like me look so uncomfortable when they see my eyes? They all say that my eyes are the devil's child's eyes. Am I really scary? Are my eyes really ugly and strange?" Tom gripped my hand tightly, with a slight tremble. His head hung low, his face looking hurt, but he didn't cry out. Tom hadn't cried since he was born, and overall, he was an extremely strong-willed child.

  "Hey, Tom looked up and took a closer look at the color of my eyes." I put down Tom's hand, held his face to make him look into my eyes. Although I'm not used to direct eye contact with people, looking at him made me involuntarily think of Xiao Ai, making me unconsciously want to comfort him so he wouldn't be so sad.

  "...is tawny, my sister's eyes are curious and strange, why do they seem to ignore everyone, yet are so gentle? Tom curiously reached out and stroked the corner of my eye, gently caressing it a few times."

  "TOM I won't tell you that I'm in this orphanage, I only know Mrs. Cole and Mrs. Martha, the other kids' names and faces I don't know at all. Hmm... how to say it, indeed as you said, I've gotten used to ignoring things that have nothing to do with me and are worthless. As for why my eyes are so gentle, maybe it's because I really like this little brother of mine, and some other parts (the part about Luffy). TOM is really sharp-tongued, I like smart kids~ but on the condition that their appearance won't hurt my eyes, and their personality matches my preferences."

  TOM is very delicate, like a doll, with big bright red eyes, still very innocent and naive due to his young age. His raven-black hair has a very neat and handsome hairstyle. Unlike foreigners, he doesn't have a thick nose, but rather a small one that suits his face perfectly. Thin lips and pale skin. Overall, he's an extremely cute boy, I'm sure he'll be very handsome when he grows up and will make many girls fall for him. Maybe almost all the girls at Hogwarts will have a crush on him, thinking about this makes me feel proud.

  "TOM, come and see what color your eyes are." Hand him a mirror.

  “……is crimson, my sister's and my eyes are all red. But why are my sister's and my eyes different from theirs? Their eyes are almost all blue and green.” Tom is obviously not as disappointed as he was just now, his mood quickly reversed, how to say that his eyes are the same as his favorite sister's eyes, so he really likes his eyes now.

  "Ah, how to say it... I suppose it's a blood relation, you'll understand when TOM grows up, absolutely ~" He raised an index finger at the corner of his mouth and winked mysteriously at him.

  "Oh. Then, sister, sing a song for me to listen, okay? The songs that my sister sings are the most pleasant ones I've ever heard. I completely dislike the hymns of the priest, so will you sing a song, sister?" His red eyes sparkled with expectation. Actually, he disliked hymns because his sister didn't like them, or rather, she said they gave her a headache (family relationship), so he didn't like them either!

  "Alright, I'll sing for you. This song and the story I'm going to tell today are about The Little Mermaid, so be sure to sleep well after listening." Glancing at little Tom who had crawled out from under the blanket, I let out a sigh. Why did he start clinging to me every day since he secretly heard me singing? But in this orphanage, there's only hymns that get on people's nerves, and music is hard to come by too. Maybe one day I should teach Tom some musical instruments or something, can't help but hope his taste will be as good as the original... until he ruins that decent-looking face of his into a snake-like face that's neither human nor ghost, doesn't he know that having a pretty face is also a kind of capital and can capture people's hearts?!

  Mermaid Foam

  Open your eyes

  The sea surface is calm and peaceful.

  Beautiful skirt spinning on deck

  Twinkling starlight sways and dances with fireflies

  Secretly moved by beauty

  Prince noble and handsome

  My love is hidden in the rose

  Who does Si Mu want to explain to?

  Every step is like standing on a knife's edge

  Just to walk in front of you

  Pitiful me with eyes wide open in silence

  But you can't see love

  The most beautiful sound is silence dedication

  Can't express my heart's desire

  Farewell foam forever on the sea surface

  Love stranded on the coast

  The wind howls and the waves crash

  The prince was saved by whom

  Only saw the gentle princess beside him

  The worries after forgetting the reef

  A dagger is hard to stab

  In the end, he couldn't bear to hurt him

  At dawn, Prince will marry for whom

  Tears are about to evaporate

  Foam wants to touch the scorching light

  The cost is physical and mental disability, why I endure the pain and give up everything

  But you can't see me

  If you've heard of mermaid legends

  Is your heart still hurting?

  Listen to the heartbreaking voice from the bottom of the sea

  The Mermaid's Lament

  On that day

  haven't seen

  That picture makes me blush

  Foam fragments

  It will not sink into the sea

  Every step is like standing on a knife's edge

  Only for those who stand before you

  Pitiful me with eyes wide open in silence

  But you can't see love

  The most beautiful sound is silence dedication

  Can't express my heart's desire

  Farewell foam forever on the sea surface

  Love stranded on the coast

  Foam wants to touch the scorching light

  The cost is physical and mental disability

  Why I endure the pain and spend all

  But you still can't see me

  If you've heard of mermaid legends

  Is your heart still hurting?

  Listen to the heartbreaking voice from the bottom of the sea

  The Mermaid's Lament

  Listen to the heartbreaking voice from the bottom of the sea

  The Mermaid's Lament

  "Sister, this song is so melancholic, but it's enough to express Little Mermaid's state of mind."

  "TOM, you see, the little mermaid fell in love with the prince because of his looks at first, so TOM can't become ugly, or else sister won't like you~" I won't admit that I knew he looked like his foolish father and then used black magic to disfigure himself, producing infinite resentment. TOM, how extreme is your future mindset, actually doing something to ruin your own appearance? This kind of thing I absolutely can't let happen!

  "I know! I'll grow up to be just as beautiful as my sister!" Tom was clearly afraid that his own sister wouldn't care about him or like him, and he nodded repeatedly like a bobblehead.

  "Then go to sleep." He got into bed abruptly.

  "Sister, I want a goodnight kiss, or else I won't sleep." Tom pulled at my nightgown.

  "Goodnight, goodnight." A kiss was planted on his pale face. Britain is a conservative country, but TOM seemed to be too precocious. I absolutely thought the sly look that flashed across TOM's face just now was an illusion, a three-year-old child's face would never have such an expression!

  Muggle: a person who does not have magical powers; in the wizarding world, a non-magical person is called a Muggle.

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