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"The tide is coming in, it's too dangerous!"
"No!"
Saori Kanojo shouted in a shrill voice:
"I definitely saw a mermaid just now! You wait, once I catch the mermaid, I'll live forever! Hahaha!"
"Saori!" Kimie Shimabukuro's pretty face was filled with anxiety:
"Come back first. Even if there are mermaids, everyone can help you catch them. It's too dangerous for you to be like this!"
Don't try to trick me into going back!
The seawater had already reached above Saori Kadowaki's thighs, yet her expression remained feverish:
"You're trying to steal my mermaid, I'm not going to do it—!"
Wow——!
She didn't finish her sentence.
A huge wave crashed over.
She has disappeared from sight on the sea!
The surging tide left not a trace of 233!
"hateful!"
The event happened so suddenly that no one had time to stop Saori Kadowaki when she rushed into the sea.
Later on, no one dared to risk their lives to rush in and save people!
Looking at the empty sea, Kogoro Mori said with a sense of helplessness:
"Call the police and get help immediately!"
"Yes!"
The island's rescue team arrived quickly, but before they could even launch their boat, Naoko Kuroe pointed at the sea and screamed in terror:
"Is that... Saori?"
"Seems to be!"
At her prompting, everyone looked toward the sea not far away.
Right where many were watching, a dark shadow seemed to appear out of thin air, drifting towards the shore with the surging tide—
The sea breeze is blowing.
Many people couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.
When that dark shadow was washed ashore by the waves.
The chill in everyone's hearts intensified!
That's right—
That dark shadow is Saori Kadowaki, who just rushed into the sea!
At this moment, she naturally showed no signs of life; however, strangely—
Her face did not show the usual struggle and fear of the deceased before death; instead, a smug smile was frozen on her face, which was extremely eerie!
"It looked like she was clutching something in her hand."
After carefully observing Saori Kadowaki's death, Ai gave a gentle reminder.
"what?"
The crowd gathered around the corpse looked in the direction of the sound.
Sure enough—Saori Kadowaki's right hand was clenched tightly, as if she was indeed holding something!
Her body was gradually stiffening.
It took the two islanders a lot of effort to pry open her fingers and see what she was clutching in her palm!
The atmosphere was silent for a moment.
Fear spread through the crowd!
"Fish...fish scales!"
Yes, it was a crystal clear fish scale, as if it were cast from jade!
As islanders who make a living at sea, most people here can tell the type of fish at a glance by looking at its scales.
However, they couldn't tell what kind of fish the scale belonged to, or even whether it was a fish scale at all!
"Could it be——"
"Is it a mermaid?"
Finally, someone murmured in a trembling voice the guess that no one dared to say.
"Correct!"
At this moment, Naoko Kuroe and Tomi Ebihara were no longer saddened by the loss of their friend. Naoko Kuroe was breathing rapidly.
"Saori said she saw a mermaid before she rushed into the sea, and she was absolutely right!"
"That's definitely a mermaid!"
"Saori is cursed!"
Ebihara Tomiyo stared at Kadowaki Saori's corpse with a strange look in her eyes. "She lost the Dugong Arrow, so even if she met the mermaid, she didn't accept the prospect of immortality and was instead killed by the mermaid. If—"
Everyone knew what "if" meant.
Faced with this temptation, they all had various ideas.
Wow——!
The sound of waves crashing came from the distant sea.
Everyone instinctively looked in the direction of the sound, and an elegant figure leaped out of the water, tracing a perfect arc before disappearing into the sea. The crystalline scales on that dreamy fish tail were exactly the same as the one that Kadowaki Saori had just held in her hand!
Then--
People went crazy!
Chapter 373 Research on the Physiological Structure of Mermaids~
Mermaids have appeared on American Island!
This was witnessed by dozens of people!
The search and rescue operation was conducted on island residents.
There were also many tourists around who came to participate in the dugong festival.
The mermaid leaped out of the sea right before everyone's eyes.
Although it was only a fleeting glimpse.
But it's definitely not an illusion!
not to mention.
Some tourists have been recording videos with their phones since earlier.
The relevant videos have already been uploaded to the internet.
This has prompted countless netizens to ask questions!
The news quickly spread throughout the island.
More and more people gathered on the beach in front of the shrine.
Some islanders even sailed out to sea in their rescue boats against the wind and waves, hoping to find traces of the mermaid!
The mermaid legend that had been circulating on the island suddenly became a reality.
Then the desire for immortality is no longer a vague and unattainable dream.
Perhaps it will be possible if we find a mermaid!
Immortality!
This kind of temptation is almost irresistible to ordinary people!
After the news spread.
Even many tourists couldn't wait to talk to the island's residents about renting a boat to go out to sea.
The approaching tide cannot stop the curiosity about mermaids and the desire for immortality!
In short, many people, including netizens on the internet, have "gone crazy"!
The wave of chasing mermaids has begun!
...
The beach outside the shrine was a bit noisy.
Saori Kadowaki's body lay there quietly.
The islanders who came to her rescue had no time to spare for her.
Naoko Kuroe and Toshimi Ebihara, who grew up together, were also huddled together plotting something, barely even glancing at her.
"Doesn't Miss Saori have any family?"
Kogoro Mouri frowned and asked.
"Saori's mother died in a shipwreck during a typhoon three years ago, along with my parents."
Kimie Shimabukuro's eyes held a complex expression:
"Her father is still alive, but he's probably drinking himself into a stupor in some tavern right now."
"Is that so?"
Hattori Heiji glanced at Kadowaki Saori's corpse:
"The tide is about to come in, and the police haven't arrived yet."
"It would be best if Miss Saori's body were moved to a safe place!"
"I'll get someone to help."
Kimie Shimabukuro looked around and gave a wry smile:
"However, for such a thing to happen during an island celebration is truly disrespectful to our guests!"
"It's ok!"
For death to figures like Kogoro Mouri, Conan, and Heiji Hattori, it's commonplace for one or two people to die.
They didn't feel slighted at all.
There's even a feeling of "Ah, finally someone died," but—
The cause of death for today's victim is too bizarre!
Previously, Heiji Hattori and Conan, who had always championed materialism and never believed that mermaids existed, were now beginning to waver!
After all, they had just witnessed it with their own eyes.
The mermaid just leaped out of the water so openly and honestly; they're not blind!
Besides, even if they were seeing things, it's impossible for dozens of people present to be seeing things.
Large-scale group hallucinations are just a hoax to fool people!
"Miss Junhui~"
Conan glanced at the distant sea and hesitated:
"Do you think that was a mermaid just now?"
"Maybe!"
Kimie Shimabukuro's expression was calm, her gaze indifferent: