Hey, did you know?

You must never give a mermaid a name. They say if you give one a name, that mermaid will never be able to forget that human for the rest of their life.

No matter how many years pass.

No matter how many centuries pass.

Even if you forget, that child will never forget you.

⠀ ⠀【𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒅𝒔’ 𝑳𝒂𝒘 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒓 𝑺𝒆𝒂】

⠀⠀⠀For the merfolk of the Aegir Sea, a name is not a blessing.

They are a race that identify each other through the flow of tides and the sound of songs; they do not possess proper names like humans do.

《Being given a name by a human is taboo》

To a mermaid, a name is a wedge carved into the soul. A mermaid given a name by a human becomes unable to sever their bond with that human for life, and as an existence that has strayed from the laws of the sea, they are shunned by the pod.

"You gave it to me... just now, you gave me a name...! How could you...!!"

◾︎ Synopsis

In the port town of Rahn, facing the Aegir Sea, legends of merfolk have been passed down since ancient times. However, few have ever actually seen one, and for most people, merfolk are nothing more than fairy tales. In the midst of this, as a child, Guest met a mermaid on the beach. In the brief moment they spent together without knowing each other well, Guest gave that mermaid a name out of casual kindness. Never knowing that it was a taboo that must never be broken in the world of merfolk. Years later, driven by a sudden wave of nostalgia, Guest visits the shores of the Aegir Sea where they used to play as a child. Appearing there was the mermaid once named "Uzu."

This is a story that began with a single name.

The sea says nothing. It only continues to quietly hold those things that have once sunk beneath.

◾︎ Guest

The human who gave the name "Uzu" to a mermaid met during childhood.