Well thrown
The palm-sized ice ball flew towards its target, pushed forward by an invisible force . But because the ability wielder did not yet have full control of his own strength, the ball lost its momentum and ultimately fell to the ground before reaching its destination .
Following the clicking sound of the ice ball hitting the floor, the ball split open and broke into two pieces .
The cub had thrown an ice ball at the adult merman . Although it had not hit him, Xie Tao was a bit shocked by his action and once he had processed what had happened, couldn’t help but laugh a little .
Even cubs had their own likes and dislikes . The cub usually expressed both his likes and dislikes very simple and direct . As a result, the mermaid cub in the pool had now very clearly shown his hostility towards the man in front of him .
But the cub was, after all, just a cub . Even if someone was shown great hostility by him, it was hard to produce any malice in response .
Since the cub did not really have any actual attack power right now, if the cub acted aggressively again there would be no danger . He only needed to report it to the old master .
He exposed his variant ability… Xie Tao did not know that the golden mark on the cub’s forehead had already exposed it, but he did not blame the cub for this .
Without changing his face, Xie Tao approached the pool and picked up the mermaid cub who still insisted on being hostile against the man behind him .
Not criticizing him for attacking the other with ice, Xie Tao first appeased the cub in his embrace by lightly patting him on his back . He then put on a normal expression as he said a standard line to the man who was passively standing on the side, showing a trace of awkwardness . “The cub is still young and ignorant . ”
The mermaid cub had obediently been silent because of the youth’s gesture . Now that the cub was nestled in the safety of the youth’s arms, the cub was still very good and silent, only moving his tail fin as a response to his parent .
In an absolutely safe environment, the mermaid cub was of course more confident and glared directly at the adult merman who said that he would take him away .
Hurriedly settling his bearing, Curran also responded very quickly . He did not have any resentment over the cub throwing an ice ball at him . On the contrary, he was pleasantly surprised to find that the mermaid cub had a strong variant ice ability .
As for the fact that the youth had just now rejected his proposal, Curran was even less concerned about it .
Because to him, the other party’s refusal was taken as being for the sake of negotiating terms in order to gain more benefits .
He couldn’t tell how many times he had encountered a situation like this before . It had therefore naturally been taken into consideration before coming to Gaia and Curran was prepared for these circumstances .
“It would be good if both of us could come to an agreement as quickly as possible, so let’s cut to the chase . ”
Having already confirmed the cub really possessed a variant ability, Curran did not have the patience to slowly negotiate . “The funding mentioned just now is hush money, it can also be considered as our gratitude to your club for taking care of the young master these past years . The specific amount can be determined by your distinguished self . What do you think?” Curran was not afraid to say this as he did not believe that this low-level cub raising club would dare to demand an all too high sum .
He also wanted to resolve this matter as fast as he could and bring the cub back to Haliumite as soon as possible .
Before Xie Tao could open his mouth to answer, he vaguely sensed a burst of cold air nearby . He looked down and saw the mermaid cub in his arms solidifying a small ice ball .
Xie Tao had no doubt that if he hadn’t prevented him, the mermaid cub would have thrown a second ice ball at the other .
Tossing the newly created ice crystal into the pool, Xie Tao coaxed the cub . “Be good, Gale does not need to do that . ”
“Pa” The cub knew that he shouldn’t speak, but he still wanted to express his feelings to his parents . So after pronouncing one syllable, he snuggled into the youth’s embrace .
Xie Tao was naturally aware that the little mermaid in his arms wanted to drive the adult mermaid out, but he couldn’t just throw ice at him . The cub did not understand this .
“Not so good . ”
Soothingly stroking the soft blonde hair of cub in his embrace, Xie Tao raised his gaze and without any joke, formally responded to the other’s question in a serious tone . “Our club does not want your hush money . To clarify, I will not let you take this cub away . ”
Hearing the youth declare this, the few people who were eavesdropping from afar felt that they no longer needed to hide and bluntly walked over to join the confrontation .
“If your distinguished self wants to get more money, your distinguished self really don’t have to use this method . I just made it clear that the amount is for you to decide . ”[1]
He had already had to explain it twice and to add, they weren’t even making any sense . Curran was inevitably a little angry by now .
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Translator’s note:
Gale is so adorable, I can just picture him in Xie Tao’s arms with his small eyebrows scrunched up, ready to throw another ice ball at that insolent man… Too cute!! XD
I would so love to have a drawing of that… . (pictures it once more —> dies of cuteness)
Many thanks to Jessie and a mysterious spirit for the coffees~
By the way, Orphire, my editor, will be gone for a month as she needs to focus on her exams . Wishing her good luck! (^з^)-☆
[1] – Curran uses gé xià (阁下) when he addresses Xia Tao, it can mean “your distinguished self”, “sire”, “your excellency”, “your majesty”, “lordship”, ect . I presume it is a way to be respectful, but it feels a bit weird when translating it into English . (The last “you” is in plural and is referring to the whole club)
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