The merman, my man

Chapter 137

The Merman, My Man by Black Velvet Chapter 137

To my surprise, the things in this storage space were all items made by humans. It was messy, but it

had almost everything. There were canned spices, jewelry, and decorative pieces made of ivory. There

was even wine and beer. These were all items commonly shipped via the sea. Other than that, there

were items widely used in voyages, and most of them seem aged, such as the nautical map made of Content rights belong to NôvelDrama.Org.

sheepskin, a looking glass made in the 18th century, and a steering wheel that looked like it was

detached by brute force.

Oh my goodness! I was stunned by these antique items when I spotted a worn and tattered multi–

language dictionary. I now realized why Dicken could speak English and how he could pick up

Japanese so quickly. ‘He must be a merman who‘s fond of learning...’

I flipped the dictionary open and found several pen marks on many phrases. They must have been

made by the previous owner of the dictionary. I couldn‘t tell which language many of the words

belonged to due to the intelligible handwriting combined with the corrosion of seawater

and time.

The items in this storage space proved that Dicken was more than three hundred years old, and these

items were proof of his interactions with humans across the years. These must be his loot or

memorabilia...

The thought that I may not be the first human he had brought back to the cave occurred to me. That

would also mean that I may not be his first mate because the age difference between us was far too

wide.

With that in mind, I suddenly had a sour feeling in my heart. I realized that I was acting like a wife

finding out that her husband still had feelings for his ex. I hit myself on the head several times to

disperse that weird thought and shifted my attention back onto the items. But as I resumed looking

through the items, I still couldn‘t help but feel frustrated.

‘Snap out of it, Linda: Why are you feeling hung up? You should be thinking about how you can get out

of here. Even if the old merman had brought other humans back into this cave, it has nothing to do with

you!”

I furrowed my brows in frustration as I looked around, trying to divert my attention elsewhere. I noticed

that there seemed to be another entrance to this cave. But right when I was about to walk over to take

a closer look, I heard a sound coining from outside the cave. I thought that

Dicken had returned and immediately made my way back to the main entrance. But when I walked past

the pool, I was startled to see Dicken in it. Because of that, I lost my footing and fell into the pool.

‘F*ck! Why am I always so unlucky.‘

As I flailed around trying to climb back up, I accidentally swallowed a few gulps of water. While doing

so, I hit Dicken‘s face and was startled, causing me to fall back into the water again. Dicken

swiftly scooped my waist, and his tail curled around my legs as he carried me out of the pool. Then he

put me down gently.

Under the dim light, Dicken‘s face was engulfed in shadows, so I couldn‘t see what expression he was

making. I suddenly felt guilty from looking through his private items.

I guessed that he probably knew what I had just done, but I wasn‘t sure whether he was angry about it.

So when his claw reached up to the nape of my neck, I couldn‘t help but shiver. I was scared that his

sharp claws would snap my neck in half in a sudden fit of rage. But as it turned out, he was just

steadying my neck and head while he tilted his head down to lick at my chest.