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Lavana felt bad. She'd saddened the little one again. What was wrong with her tonight?

"Hehe. Why do you always believe? I'm a mermaid. Of course, I love fish the most. Where would you see a meat-loving mermaid? Fish is excellent for my body. I'm very thin so I must eat and get fat. Then you can push me around in a wheelbarrow." she started eating it with relish.

"If you get too fat, I'll just run off."

"You'll abandon me?"

"Hmph! I don't want you to become obese. Just add a little more meat." Beatrix folded her arms and looked away.

"Here, have some of the fish and soup. It tastes really good. Carl's a really good cook." she gave a thumbs up and fed Beatrice a spoonful.

Beatrix nodded with a smile.

"His cooking's the best I've ever tasted." she exclaimed and added: "It would be a waste to wipe out his memory."

"Little sis, no need for that. He helped us so we shouldn't pay him back with evil, alright?" Lavana patted Beatrix's shoulder.

"Okay. But after we leave here, where will we g