MRG Chapter 19: A Colorful Dream

Translator: Kii

Editor: EllieKit

“What’s wrong?”

Light noticed Mu Chen’s unusual gaze. His fingers unconsciously touched the corner of his own lips, and he reacted belatedly. “There was a problem with the detector at the base today. The lens on it was shattered…”

Mu Chen’s gaze traced the other party’s lips bit by bit. “Is it serious?”

Light, “The issue has already been dealt with. It’s just a minor injury, nothing serious.”

Light took the initiative to find another topic, “…How’s the application for university?”

Mu Chen’s grades were excellent in all aspects, and he was also designated as an SSS-level rare and protected species by the research institute. When he went to the top-ranked comprehensive university for an interview, the school had clearly expressed that they were looking forward to his arrival, so the application was basically just a formality.

Light thought it was a good idea to go to a comprehensive university, as he could continue to explore his favorite direction after entering the university.

In fact, as long as the other party doesn’t apply to a military university, he would support Mu Chen in whatever he chose to do.

Mu Chen focused his eyes back on the screen. “The personal statement is already done, just needs a little editing. My application should be fine…Gege, instead of worrying about my application, why don’t you think about how to explain things to His Majesty when you return?”

When he said this, his long silver eyelashes drooped slightly, revealing a slightly cunning look.

Light asked, “How did he react?”

Mu Chen, “He was furious.”

Light smiled. “Just as I had guessed.”

Mu Chen got a bit distracted when he smiled, his attention unconsciously fell on the other party’s thin lips.

When Light spoke, the line of his lips would separate from its pressed-together state, the gap would slightly open, revealing a little pink…

An erotic image suddenly appeared in Mu Chen’s mind, the bitter taste of liquor remaining between his teeth was stirred up. Under the dim light, there was a dazzling blonde hair and a sharply defined jawline, but the outline of the figures in his imagination began to blur and shift. One of them turned into Light, while the other person who was pressing down on him and kissing him turned into Mu Chen himself.

The sharp teeth rubbed against the other party’s lips. Mu Chen could imagine the smell of blood spreading in the teeth cavity. When the wound healed, a scab would form, just like the small wound on the corner of Light’s lips, except this one would be a special mark belonging to him only…

“Mu Chen?”

A vague voice came from a distance.

“…Mu Chen?”

Seeing the other party remain in a daze with his eyes lowered, Light called him again.

Mu Chen suddenly snapped out of it; the aftereffects of the strong liquor were clearly evident at this moment. He blinked hard and his gaze met those amber eyes.

Then—

With a loud crash, he toppled over the milk on the table, the white colored liquid flowed down from his palm to the ground.

At this moment, it was as if the surroundings had been muted.

Mu Chen looked in a daze at the broken glass on the ground. Thump…thump… The sound of his heartbeat echoed in his ears, making his temple throb violently, and as if his heart was about to leap out of his chest.

The other party’s repeated absent-mindedness made Light a bit worried, knitting his brows. “Are you okay?”

“I’m fine, Gege. It’s just that the cup is broken now.” Mu Chen pursed his lips and picked up a tissue to wipe the stain on his hands.

After tidying up everything, he leaned his body forward slightly, and his hands propped his chin. “Sorry, I’m a little sleepy. I want to sleep early today, Gege.”

“I’ll call you next time, okay?”

When he was doing this, Mu Chen’s long hair scattered and blocked his face, and his voice sounded like he was acting coquettish.

Light was silent for a moment. The words he originally wanted to say were swallowed back. He could only say, “Rest early, goodnight.”

“Goodnight, Gege.”

Mu Chen ended the video call.

On the other side, Light looked at the already ended video call screen, lost in thought. In the past six months, because he was often away on missions, they hadn’t had a proper conversation in a long time. He originally thought Mu Chen would be happy upon hearing he would be back soon, but he didn’t expect that the other party didn’t look enthusiastic, and even seemed to be deliberately avoiding him.

His mind went back to Mu Chen’s appearance when he was distracted and hurriedly hung up the video call.

He felt they were more estranged than before…

“General…” Coincidentally, at this moment, Deputy General Levi came in to report a task to him.

Levi shot Light a glance, saw [Call Duration 5:21. Call Ended], and immediately reacted. “You just finished talking on the phone with your little brother?”

The entire base knew that Light treated that merman as a little brother. When Mu Chen was younger, he had once visited the barracks. At the time, the little merman’s eyes were round, and he was extremely adorable. He would call Light “Gege, gege” everyday. All the soldiers adored him.

Levi also knew Light and Mu Chen have a good relationship and would call each other whenever they had time.

Light crossed his hands in front of his lips in a pensive manner. “Mhm.”

Levi, “Oh, what’s wrong? Did you guys fight?”

When Light joined the army at eighteen, Levi was his deputy general, and had followed him until his current position. Over the years, he was very familiar with Light’s temper.

Light shook his head, hesitating for a moment before saying, “Do you think…”

“That the older they get, the less they talk?”

“Oh, this is very normal.” Levi was fifty-five years old this year, and as a father of three, once the topic of child education was brought up, he would begin to talk about his own experience.

“When my daughter was little, she loved to cling to me and her mother. Once she entered university, she became a lot more independent. The main reason is that the kids have grown up, and there is a generational gap between the parents and the kids. Sometimes, hence there would be a lack of common topics…”

“Perhaps you can take the initiative to talk about something young people are interested in.”

Light furrowed his brows…

Is it because we lack a common topic?

It seemed that it was always Mu Chen who took the initiative when they called each other. If it were him, it does seem a bit boring talking about the same thing over and over again.

But he wasn’t a talkative person by nature…

Thinking of this, Light lifted his head, his expression showed some confusion. “So, what is popular among the young people in the capital now?

……

In the palace.

Mu Chen rolled around in annoyance, a stabbing pain came from somewhere in the back of his head, and his temples throbbed. He touched his burning cheeks looking gloomy…

He wouldn’t have drank so much if he knew earlier.

He closed his eyes, yet he couldn’t get rid of that blinding light and the constantly shifting vivid scenes in his mind.

Mu Chen turned over again, burying half his face into the pillow in an attempt to rid himself of his heavy and complicated thoughts by falling asleep as soon as possible.

Then, he had a dream, which he hadn’t done in a long time.

In the dream, a bone-chilling cold current from the deep sea attacked him. He was surrounded by murky reefs and crumbling ruins—he had returned to the once-great Atlantis, his ears filled with wails and screams. Hideous alien creatures duplicated endlessly like viruses and blended into the crowd. Beneath their hard shells were constantly wiggling tentacles, and their scimitar-like mouths opened and closed with a sucking sound.

Scalding blood splashed on Mu Chen’s face, dying his silver eyelashes red, and his nose was filled with a fishy smell. However, as if he had been fixed in place, his entire body wouldn’t move. He could only watch the giant shadow approach him.

This deep powerlessness felt like a cold current was wrapping him.

In the next second, the sky exploded with light, and the roar of engines echoed through the entire sea. The powerful turbines stirred the ocean currents like a swirling vortex, and in the midst of the chaos, Mu Chen saw a black mecha with its two wings spread out— like a god descending from above.

His pupils trembled, reflecting the majestic steel giant, as well as the fleeing creatures.

The black mecha drove the alien creatures out of the sea, and in the brilliant golden light, Mu Chen watched the mecha’s cockpit door slowly open. The man took off his helmet gear, revealing a handsome face. He possessed dazzling blonde hair, and amber eyes filled with unstoppable sharpness, which reminded him of an eagle spreading its wings.

The man walked step by step until he was in front of him, then reached out a hand to cup his face. He used his fingertip to wipe the blood off his face. “Come with me.”

The murky and old statues all around began to peel off bit by bit, and a warm hue gradually integrated with the sea area.

The scene in front of Mu Chen also switched…

In the luxurious artificial lake of the palace, the merman’s dark, elongated tail shimmered beneath the water. The person in front of him had very pale skin and was trapped on the reef by him.

Mu Chen kissed the other party hard. The man’s blonde hair was wet from the mist, and his usual indifferent face revealed a restrained and forbearing expression.

He felt an unprecedented satisfaction.

That’s right…

He and I should have this kind of relationship.

They should be kissing, hugging, and doing the most intimate things.

Mu Chen’s palm held the man’s sturdy and thin waist, and his tail covered in scales wrapped around the other party’s ankle. He pressed against the last line of defense, whispering in his ear—

“Gege, can I?”

Then…

Ringggg, Ringggg! The ear-piercing alarm sounded, waking him up from his dream.

Beneath him was the soft bed, which felt completely different from the cold, hard rocks. Mu Chen furrowed his brows, pressing his fingers on his temples, and his train of thought gradually began to return.

He still felt a dull pain in the back of his head, but compared to another part of his body, this discomfort was completely negligible.

Although the dream had faded away, the thought in the dream did not.

Mu Chen lowered his eyes and glanced at the thin blanket, his expression turned a bit unsightly.

He knew this was a normal physiological reaction; he had learned this at school before. It was also mentioned in the merfolk biology material given by Kole. Also, the merfolks’ structure was somewhat different from that of humans. Generally, the longer the tail of male, the longer the development cycle was.

However, Mu Chen didn’t expect to have this kind of dream, and the object of his dream was even Light.

Was this…a bit too much?

Mu Chen expressionlessly pushed back the hair scattered on his forehead. He lifted the blanket to take a look, then covered himself again.

Then he held his forehead with his hand and sat quietly on the bed for half an hour with a gloomy face until the strange feeling subsided…