Neighbors in forbidden land

"Cough cough! Vomit... cough, cough, cough, cough!"

Is she... all right?

From the gap between the claws, I saw that she was coughing badly, which should be the reason for choking a lot of sea water.

Although I am very worried about her situation... But there is another more important issue that I need to face right now.

That is... I should sneak away, right?

It was only a matter of time before she saw me, though now she was practically huddled up on the beach, coughing desperately, without noticing me.

It must have frightened her.

But...how do I leave?

As long as I move casually, the vibration and noise caused are enough for her to find me.

But I stand here and don't move, as long as she opens her eyes and turns her head slightly, she can see me.

Eh?Does that mean my current situation is serious?

What should I do?

"Cough, cough, uh... huh... ah..."

She seemed to be doing better too, and I saw her stretch her limbs and move a little.

The range of motion should be smaller, otherwise all the clothes on your body will fall off... I don't mind it, but you will, right?Are your shoulders exposed?

These words dare not come out.

Just by me speaking, the sound probably scares her.

Although I have two voices...the other one has not been used in a long time.

For a long time.

Then I saw her slowly propped up her work body, sat up, covered her eyes with her hands, and then groped around her body as if she was looking for something. Said that the torn clothes she had worn were torn off.

Now she is almost half-naked with her upper body facing away from me. With her movements, the long light orange hair with drops of water slides down her shoulders and back, and under the sunshine, covers the In a faint halo.At the same time, her hair just blocked her back, which was whiter than the clouds in the sky.

Those people didn't save her... Sure enough, it was because of me.

Because she saw my tail, she gave up saving her in order to escape from me.

Obviously... I can't do anything.

"Yes, is there anyone..."

I heard her speak.

Very faint voice.

The last time I heard a human being speak was probably thousands of days ago.

——Quick, run!Disaster is coming!

Probably, this is the sentence.

The human girl in front of her, her voice is as weak as her appearance.

Would she cry like that too?

She would probably yell like that too.

As long as she sees my words.

I was silent, not daring to speak, she slightly increased her voice, but it was still very light, just like the tide at the junction of the day and the day, making a noise on the beach, leaving fine waves.

"Hello... is there anyone... hello... Azusa... are you there..."

Although I don't know who the "Azusa" she is talking about is very likely—

It's one of those ships.

The one who abandoned her.

"In the end...is there anyone..."

Her voice was getting quieter.

If I remember correctly, it is also impolite to make a human girl cry.

if it is like this.

if i can.

I thought about it and decided to use my other voice.

A voice that has not been used for a long time.

I could see her body trembling visibly.

This is also normal.

Because I communicate with her through consciousness, which is to let my voice appear directly in her head.

I will do this too...

So it's normal for her to be surprised when she hears my voice appear directly in her head.

Of course, I don’t know if there are other problems. After all, I haven’t used this method to communicate with humans for a long time.

"Who? Who! Stay away from me!"

As a result, her first reaction was to cover her eyes with her hands as quickly as possible, and then issued a warning with a voice that was obviously much louder than before.

Hmm...Actually, some human beings can communicate in this way, but her reaction now is beyond my expectation.

Sure enough, it's because I haven't communicated with each other for a long time...

She still maintains the posture of covering her eyes, but uses her head to look around vigilantly, but can she see things like this?

"Live here... where is this place?"

"Forbidden places..." She repeated the word when I told her so.

Then he asked me in a lower voice: "Azusa...no, what about the people who came with me?"

Is that ship...

Her movements stopped.

After a long time, she slowly put her hand down.

"You saved me?"

After a while of silence.

"You broke the chains on me?"

"So..." She grabbed the clothes that had almost slipped off her body with her left hand and had been cut in half by me, and protected her almost half-naked upper body with her right hand, "You did this too?"

How to explain this!

"You... saw it?" She blushed and bent her legs close to her body, then quickly covered herself with the cut clothes, trying to cover her exposed skin.

This is impolite behavior, right?

Then if I apologize...it should be fine.

"Also." Her tone suddenly became extremely firm, "Where are you?"

By the way, since the voice appeared directly in her head, it's normal for her not to know where I am... No way... Did she not notice me?

then i...

decided to tell her.

Anyway... she will see it sooner or later.

Sooner or later he will escape.

"Oh." In the end, she simply affirmed and turned her head to look at me.

Without any other reaction, he looked forward again.

did not see it.

Because her eyes are closed.

why?

Before I could figure it out, she continued to ask, "Why are you talking to me in such a sneaky way?"

because……

Let's just say that.

"Ugly? A girl actually said that her voice is ugly? Obviously, the voice in the consciousness communication is passable."

girl?

I remembered.

Although I can't feel it myself, if I communicate with humans in this way, my voice is indeed the voice of a human girl.

"So, who are you?"

……

"Answer the princess's question first."

what's going on?

I remember... I don't really understand the title of a human girl with a high status or something.

But it's great, right?At least for humans it's great, right?

As a result, she fell silent, and slowly raised her right hand to cover her eyes.

"...I am no longer a princess."

Then, her right hand gripped the clothes tighter and put her forehead on her knees.

"Not anymore."

I didn't know what to say, I just gently bent my tail and hung it on the beach, with my two paws intertwined, waiting quietly.

After a while, she spoke, her voice was still so soft, like the wind blowing on the beach occasionally:

"What's your name?"

I……

That being said, it's fine.

"Calamity" is what humans call me after all.

I never had a name.

"No name? How come?"

"Then tell me what you look like, and I'll give you one."

Eh?

I've been feeling weird ever since.

I told her I was behind her before, but she turned around with her eyes closed.

As a result, I saw her use her right hand to cover her eyes even harder.

"Just pretend I can't see you."

"Okay! Tell me what you look like!"

She raised her voice, as if she didn't want to explain...

"Wait a moment."

"Listen well, girls can't say they are ugly, there are no ugly girls in this world."

……

"Yeah." She nodded, "By the way, how tall are you?"

It's only tens of meters high...

"Ok?"

Change your words...

"Hey...you're shorter than me, you just feel small and exquisite?"

Is this how it feels?

I don't know...if you say yes...just be it.

"What about your hair color?"

i have no hair...

"Eye color?"

My "eyes" are just two black holes...

"How old are you?"

How many days has it been?

I can't remember.

"Ok?"

"Speak more sharply next time, are you actually younger than me?"

I am much older than you...

However, although I don't quite understand human feelings.

But I noticed that her hands were not holding on to the clothes as hard as before.

It means that her mood...should be better, right?

"Hmm... I think you should be a very cute child..." After she finished speaking, she lowered her head slightly and began to think.

And I stood motionless behind her, helping her block the gradually rising sun and the wind blowing from the east.

At the same time, I also noticed that her right hand was always covering her eyes which were obviously closed.

"It's decided." She turned her head to face me, but her eyes were still closed.

"If you look like this... let's call you Black Pearl! How about it? Isn't it cute?"

Is it cute?I have no idea.

But for the first time, I saw a slight curve in the corner of her mouth.

She is... laughing.

"That's right, how can the name I choose be uncute, right, Xiao Hei?"

Ok?

"Yes? This is a nickname. You are younger and shorter than me. I call you Xiao Hei. Do you have any objections?"

How can there be opinions?

This is the name you gave me.

My first name.

but……

I tried to get the name out.

"My name is..."

She slowly turned her head back. For some reason, her smile disappeared and her voice gradually lowered.

"...Just call me Yimi."