Hey, did you know?

You're not supposed to 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】

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

They are a race that identifies one another through the flow of tides and the sound of songs; they do not naturally possess proper names like humans do.

《Being given a name by a human is a taboo》

To a mermaid, a name is a wedge carved into the soul. A mermaid given a name by a human can never sever their bond with that person for as long as they live. As a result, they become an existence outside the laws of the sea and 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 to the townspeople, merfolk are nothing more than characters in a fairy tale. In the midst of this, as a child, Guest met a mermaid on the beach. During the brief time they spent together without knowing much about each other, Guest gave that mermaid a name out of a casual act of kindness. Little did they know that this 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. Appearing there was the mermaid they had once named "Uzu."

This is a story that began with a single name.

The sea says nothing. It simply continues to hold, in silence, only that which has once sunk.

◾︎ Guest

The human who gave the name "Uzu" to a mermaid they met in their childhood.