“Yangyang, Yangyang.”
Perhaps because he was nervous, the mutated merman stammered slightly as he spoke.
Through the layer of transparent glass, Yunyang could easily see the faint blush spreading across the merman’s fair face.
Hearing the way the mutated merman addressed Yunyang, Yier felt a splitting headache coming on.
Calling her something that overly familiar was fine when he was muttering it to himself in private, but how could he say it right in front of Lady Yunyang?
He was terrified that Lady Yunyang would take offense and blacklist the entire research institute in a fit of anger.
Yier knocked on the glass and emphasized, “Fuyuan, call her Lady Yunyang!”
The name Fuyuan had been extracted from the mutated merman’s mouth only after the researchers had racked their brains and exhausted every method they could think of.
Other than that, the mutated merman had not said another word to them.
Fuyuan’s ear fins twitched, and he obediently corrected himself. “Lady… Lady Yunyang.”
Seeing his awkward, halting manner, Yunyang found it difficult to imagine how this mutated merman had managed to annoy everyone at the research institute so badly that they had installed soundproofing for him.
The researchers, who knew exactly how talkative Fuyuan could be, rolled their eyes.
Put on an act if you want.
Chu Zhiwei had clearly witnessed Fuyuan’s previous behavior as well. She gave him a meaningful glance.
So this mutated merman had two faces?
Chu Zhiwei glanced at her own merman beast-husband and deliberately said, “Yangyang, this mutated merman seems a little stupid. Why don’t I take you to see some of the other research subjects?”
Before Yunyang could respond, the mutated merman in the pool grew anxious.
He pressed both hands against the inside of the glass, his entire face following suit until it was plastered against the surface.
The mutated merman, who had been stingy with his words in front of the researchers, suddenly spoke at lightning speed.
“They’re not good-looking!”
“Lady Yunyang, can you not leave?”
His eyes quickly filled with mist, making him look…
Even easier to bully.
Yunyang did not know why, but whenever she looked at the teary-eyed mutated merman, she felt no sympathy at all. Instead, she only wanted to tease him.
It seemed she really had been led astray by her beast-husbands.
But so what if she had? No one would dare say anything to her anyway.
With that thought in mind, Yunyang curled her lips into a smile. “I’m not a member of the research institute. I can’t stay here forever.”
This mutated merman had been chanting her name for so many days. Surely he did not just want to say these two sentences.
Fuyuan pressed nearly his entire upper body against the glass. “I… I can go with you.”
Her five beast-husbands: “…”
They were so angry they almost laughed.
If their female master had not been beside them, they would have gone over and sewn that damned merman’s mouth shut!
Yier fell silent as well.
What should they do if their research subject wanted to escape?
Chu Zhiwei leaned close to Yunyang’s ear and whispered, “Yangyang, merfolk have great waists. You won’t lose out if you take him in.”
Yunyang: “!”
Sister Zhiwei, you really don’t treat me like an outsider, do you?
She silently glanced at Fuyuan, separated from her by nothing more than a pane of glass.
Merfolk propelled themselves through the water with the strength of their waists and abdomens, so their waist muscles were naturally stronger than those of ordinary beastmen.
Fuyuan’s abdominal muscles were especially defined. Even when relaxed, they formed smooth, attractive lines without looking exaggerated in the slightest.
That waist…
It did look quite good.
A solid wall of muscle pressed against her back, and someone carefully took hold of her wrist.
Fu Shiyi lowered his head and lightly brushed his lips against the tip of Yunyang’s ear. “If the female master really likes him, you can take him as a beast-husband.”
Anyone with eyes could see that this mutated merman wanted to become Yunyang’s beast-husband. Otherwise, he would never have said that he could go with her.
And as for Yunyang’s attitude—
Fu Shiyi considered himself fairly familiar with his female master.
When it came to males she had no interest in, the female master had always refused them straightforwardly.
Today, she had not rejected the mutated merman immediately. That meant she was interested in him.
If that was the case, then stopping her would only put her in a difficult position.
The female master’s happiness was what mattered most.
How could the other four beast-husbands not understand Yunyang as well?
Feeling uncomfortable was inevitable, but if their female master truly liked him, none of them would really stop her from taking another beast-husband.
After all, the very first lesson taught at the Interstellar Male Academy was how to be magnanimous and how to tolerate one’s female master having other beast-husbands.
Thus, although everyone present had heard what Fu Shiyi said, none of the other four beast-husbands came forward to object.
Yunyang, however, did not answer the mutated merman’s question.
She simply leaned back against Fu Shiyi. Understanding her intention, he took a metal folding chair from his spatial device and sat down with her in his arms.
The entire laboratory was occupied almost entirely by the pool. There were no chairs for visitors to rest on.
Since he had not been there long, Yier had not thought of it either.
Now that he saw Fu Shiyi’s actions, he slapped his forehead and hurriedly ordered someone to bring a chair for Chu Zhiwei.
He really was getting old. How could he have forgotten something so basic?
The research institute’s males worked quickly. Two minutes later, Chu Zhiwei was seated beside Yunyang.
Only then did Yunyang ask Yier, “How did his ability mutate?”
At noon, she had heard Sister Zhiwei say that there were no signs of mutation anywhere on Fuyuan’s body except in his ability.
Back on Planet T01, Fuyuan’s voice had been able to raise the pollution levels of male beastmen. That might have been caused by a mutation in his ability.
She was interested in Fuyuan, but before that, she needed to know exactly how his ability had mutated.
She did not want to bring home a ticking time bomb.
The moment the conversation turned to professional matters, Yier’s expression became serious.
“It’s like this, Lady Yunyang.”
“Merfolk abilities are generally sonic attacks. It is the merfolk’s innate ability, capable of disrupting an enemy’s mind and even controlling them for a short period of time.”
“Fuyuan’s sonic ability should originally have been S-rank, but no one knows what those lunatics did to him back then. Not only was his ability raised to SS-rank, it also split into two distinct abilities.”
Yier paused.
Would Lady Yunyang think he was being too long-winded?
Fortunately, Yunyang cooperated by asking, “What are the two abilities?”
Yier breathed a sigh of relief.
“The first is the sonic attack he displayed on Planet T01, which can interfere with a beastman’s pollution levels.”
“As for the second…” Yier wore an exasperated expression. “We can confirm that his ability split into two, but because he refuses to cooperate, we still don’t know what the second one actually is.”
That was precisely why, even after confirming that Fuyuan would not attack others indiscriminately as long as his pollution levels remained stable, Yier still did not dare release him casually.
Perhaps with Lady Yunyang present, this mutated merman would be willing to cooperate with them.
Yier looked at Fuyuan expectantly.
Fuyuan, however, treated him as though he were nothing more than air.
Those deep-blue eyes reflected only Yunyang’s figure.
He did not continue asking questions. He merely looked at Yunyang, clearly intent on refusing to give up until he received an answer.
“Then forget it.” Yunyang decisively shook her head. “I won’t take a beast-husband whose ability is unknown.”
Fuyuan’s sonic ability could affect male beastmen’s pollution levels. Who knew whether it might also affect a female’s mental strength?
Yunyang refused to take that risk.
As she spoke, Yunyang patted Fu Shiyi’s hand.
“Fu Shiyi, let’s go home.”
