Chapter 114: Chapter 114: "I Want to Kiss You.
"Where is your home?"
Yusen looked at the young female before him. There was a dab of strawberry jam on the corner of her mouth. The red jam made her small face look even more fair and alluring.
Yu Zhizhi froze for a moment. "Far, far away."
She didn’t know how long it would take to get from the Beast World Planet back to her original world. She didn’t even know if she could ever go back.
"Varolan?" Yusen looked into her eyes.
’This young female probably isn’t a citizen of the Moon Rising Empire.’
For some reason, Yusen suddenly felt a sense of curiosity about her.
’He wanted to know everything about her.’
Yu Zhizhi took a bite of bread and nodded lightly.
"Yes."
’He’d heard that most of the Rabbit Clan from the Valoran Empire lived in Greenfield City.’
Yusen’s gaze fell on the girl’s snow-white rabbit ears.
’It seemed he had never really paid attention to other clans. Mermaids were different from them; they hadn’t evolved from beasts but were a mix of ancient Atlanteans and Enchanting Sharks.’
The sharp tooth in Yusen’s mouth began to itch slightly.
His gaze shifted downward, landing on the young female’s slender, delicate neck. The collar of her light-colored nightgown resembled a lotus leaf, hiding the girl’s graceful figure.
Yusen realized he was staring a little too intently.
Even so, he didn’t pull his gaze away. Instead, he looked back at the young female’s face. She was holding a glass with both hands, taking small sips of her milk tea.
’...It felt like he could just keep looking at her like this.’
’He would never get tired of it.’
"What about you?" Yu Zhizhi asked curiously. "Do you live in the sea?"
"Mhm."
Yusen recalled, "The place I live is a very secluded stretch of sea. When I have nothing to do, I go to the Glacier to sunbathe."
"Do all Mermaids live there?"
On the Beast World Planet, the Mermaid Clan was very mysterious.
There were no photos or videos of where they lived.
Even maps of the Deep Sea Empire didn’t mark the location of the Mermaid Clan.
"Just me." Yusen’s voice was faint. He put down the piece of bread in his hand.
’It was too sweet with the strawberry jam.’
"...Just you?" Yu Zhizhi paused her sipping, gently biting the straw.
"Mhm."
"Were you locked up?" Yu Zhizhi thought of Tang Luo Ke. He was also alone, imprisoned on the thirteenth sublevel of the Wolf Clan’s territory.
But many terrifying mutants were locked up there.
The elevator would even deliver new ones every day.
’It was as if he was single-handedly guarding all the monsters deep underground.’
Seeing the young female biting her straw with a worried expression, a flicker of softness appeared in Yusen’s eyes. "No."
"That place is my home."
"Only I am there."
Yu Zhizhi: "Then what about your family?"
Yusen fell silent.
For as long as he could remember, there had been no trace of anyone else on the Glacier.
He only knew that a voice deep in his heart told him that someone would come for him when the Glacier finally melted.
Ever since he was very young, he had been waiting every day.
Every single day.
Yu Zhizhi smiled. "Sensen’s home is so big! A whole stretch of sea."
When she was in the K family’s territory, she had often gone to the library to read ancient texts about the Beast World Planet. They detailed the characteristics of the Three Great Empires.
Among them, the Deep Sea Empire and the Valoran Empire were different from the Moon Rising Empire. They were inhabited entirely by the Sea Clan, who were amphibious.
They could live on both land and in the sea.
Therefore, the Deep Sea Empire had the largest living area on the entire Beast World Planet.
It far surpassed the other two great empires.
After all, the ocean was boundless.
Yu Zhizhi looked at the Mermaid beside her and said earnestly, "If I ever get the chance, I’d really like to see your home."
Yusen’s body stiffened slightly.
His ice-blue eyes fell on the young female’s face, trying to discern the truth in her words.
The young female’s face held a sincere smile, her eyes curving like crescent moons in the sky.
For a moment, Yusen couldn’t help but wonder—
’What would happen if he brought the little rabbit back to the Glacier?’
It was cold, quiet, and isolated from the world. A thick layer of ice froze everything, and not a single glimmer of light reflected off the water’s surface.
But undersea, schools of colorful little fish swam about.
The seawater was cool, yet warm.
Sunlight couldn’t penetrate it.
Separated by the surface of the sea, the sky seemed incredibly distant.
’...Would she like it?’
’If she didn’t, there were many other areas in the Deep Sea Empire.’
’There had to be a place the young female would like.’
"Sensen?" Yu Zhizhi called to him softly.
Yusen lowered his gaze, his ice-blue eyes looking as if they could see right through a person’s thoughts. "Hm?"
Yu Zhizhi actually had many more things she wanted to say.
What she wanted to say most was—
’Let’s have a baby?’
But Yu Zhizhi always remembered what Louis had warned her: when dealing with a Mermaid, she absolutely could not be impatient.
’She knew that.’
The front lines of the Valoran Empire were locked in a fierce and desperate struggle with the Deep Sea Empire. On top of that, the Mermaid had been captured and put up for auction in Paradise. It was only natural that Yusen wouldn’t trust her.
So, she had to take it slow.
Even if the mission was urgent, she had to...
’...uh, take things step by step?’
Yu Zhizhi calculated inwardly. Last time they went out, she had gathered her courage and held the Mermaid’s hand, and he hadn’t gotten angry and shaken her off.
’So this time...’
Yu Zhizhi gently shuffled a small step closer to Yusen.
They were already close, and now, she was even closer.
Yusen looked down and saw the young female staring at him with a beaming smile, her clear eyes sparkling.
"What are you doing?"
’Normally, his personality would have him pull away immediately.’
But for some reason, looking into the little rabbit’s eyes, Yusen found himself unable to move. Even the root of his tooth began to itch, and a tingling numbness spread through his heart.
"I want..."
Yu Zhizhi’s rabbit ears twitched. "I want to kiss you."
The moment she said those five words, she felt her cheeks grow warm.
Yusen’s body stiffened slightly.
’...Why would she say something like that out loud?’
’How was he supposed to answer?’
’If he doesn’t say anything, I’ll just assume he’s agreed...’
Thinking this, Yu Zhizhi placed her hands on either side of her knees, straightened her upper body, and leaned toward the young man’s lips, placing a light kiss there.
The moment she started to pull back, she suddenly felt the Mermaid in front of her wrap an arm around her waist. Before she could react, Yusen cupped her cheeks and kissed her.
’...He couldn’t stand it for another second.’
’How could he possibly be satisfied with a light peck on the lips?’
A soft whimper came from the young female in his arms, and he could feel the little rabbit trembling slightly. He reluctantly released her lips, only to see her cheeks flushed a deep red that spread all the way to her ears.
Yu Zhizhi could feel the lingering desire in the young man’s ice-blue eyes.
She wasn’t afraid.
’In fact, she felt a little expectant...’
"I... I want..." Her voice was soft and sweet, just like the taste he had savored a moment ago.
The young female’s fingers gently stroked Yusen’s arm. Her cherry-red lips parted slightly, and a shimmer of moisture glossed her eyes.
The collar of her nightgown was slightly askew from their movements, revealing a glimpse of her collarbone, which was exceptionally alluring. Her long, soft hair was scattered behind her. She looked at Yusen, her porcelain-white face etched with "desire."
