Chapter 123

At first, Elara thought there was no way she could bring the merman home. To her surprise, the research base seemed to place a suspicious amount of trust in her. Not only did no one stop her, they pretended not to know. In the end, the security officer said to Elara, "Sure. That merman is an experiment under your name now. You may bring him out of the research base. Just make sure not to parade him in public." That was how Elara brought the merman home. When they arrived at the lobby of her apartment, the merman peeked out of his water tank, seemingly curious about the world around him. After looking around for a bit, he rested his gaze on Elara's face with shining eyes. "Don't look at me that way." She rapped her knuckles on the lid of the tank. "Lay low. We don't want people outside of the research base to see you, or we'll be in trouble." The merman obediently went back into the water, but he kept his eyes above the surface to quietly observe her. The merman reminded Elara of