Once he pulled Bercheria out of the sea this time, Lakrahan was planning to firmly warn her never to jump from heights again.
Lately, Bercheria seemed to think she was some kind of eagle.
Did she even realize that the one who was going crazy watching her was Lakrahan?
Jumping from heights repeatedly was a problem.
There were many problems.
Without hesitation, Lakrahan threw himself into the sea with a splash.
Frustrated at his own inability to protect her, Lakrahan was diving toward the sea without any second thoughts.
He wanted to protect her this time, no matter what.
Even if Bercheria committed actions that made no sense, he couldn’t bear to see her get hurt.
“Trust yourself. You’re refusing your own power because you think you can’t control it properly. So the only way to trick yourself is to put your body in a near-death situation.”
Belrophey nodded with conviction.
In fact, this was not the first situation he had experienced.
A great many things, almost too overwhelming to handle, were stored in the memory of Belrophey, who had lived for a very long time.
The medicine she had taken could not escape his extensive knowledge either.
“A very long time ago, a wizard with the attribute of fire settled on this land. Yes, he was one of the first to create a portal.”
“Attribute of fire?”
“Yes. But after creating the portal, the Emperor banned magic in the empire, and he lost his job. All the money he had received as compensation, he probably gambled it all away, you know?”
This was a story Lakrahan had also told him once before.
“That man produced an incredible amount of illegal magic potions just for money. But the thing is, most of them either had side effects or were completely ineffective. It was a total mess.”
“Are you saying the one I took was one of those?”
“Yes. Because a common feature of the potions he made was a power explosion accompanied by a high fever. The symptoms that appeared afterwards were the real effects of the potion.”
In Bercheria’s case, it was a power surge.
But even that was an illusion.
Removing someone’s inherent ability from their body required extremely advanced magic, so not just anyone could do it, Belrophey kindly explained.
“So this is what you have to do. Drive yourself into extreme fear. Ah, I’m going to die soon. My life is ending. It’s all over.”
“Is it possible just by thinking that?”
“No, humans aren’t that simple. You have to be genuinely seized by the fear of death, in an unexpected moment.”
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
As Belrophey looked back at the Dipper behind him, Bercheria also turned her head to look in the same direction.
He was still asleep, his face buried in his huddled-up body as if he were cold.
“Leave him be. Gods don’t die.”
“How do you know? That person is…”
“Because I’m a god too.”
“…What?”
“I am Belrophey, the sea god who guards Deriansis.”
Bercheria’s eyes widened.
She had unexpectedly met all three gods who ruled this continent, right in Condor’s nest.
“Belrophey.”
“Yes, but this is a forced connection, so don’t take it to heart. There will be another opportunity for a formal greeting.”
Bercheria needed time to digest the sudden flood of words.
“Bercheria.”
Reading her confused expression, Belrophey looked once more at the sleeping Dipper, then swiftly grew taller, retracting his head.
He had transformed into an adult man, now at least two heads taller than Bercheria.
With his blue hair and even bluer eyes, he smiled as he looked at Bercheria.
“Originally, Bercheria is called the greatest god among those who rule the continent. Consider this my respect for your past selves.”
Belrophey extended his hand toward Bercheria.
“Come closer.”
As the being that had been a lizard suddenly changed into a human, Bercheria approached him as if enchanted.
“May you overcome the trials before you now.”
Belrophey kissed the back of Bercheria’s hand and then swiftly flung her body out of the nest.
“What, now…!”
Suspended in midair for a moment, Bercheria couldn’t even let out a scream as she began to plummet rapidly down the cliff.
“Hmm…”
Belrophey leaned his head forward and watched as Bercheria fell off the cliff below.
“Ah!”
Then he realized he had forgotten to mention something important.
“Ah! Damn it.”
Side effects.
He had failed to warn her about the side effects that can occur when the power awakens.
A potion made by a mage with fire attributes could only be cured by someone with ice attributes in case of any side effects.
“Whatever. Even if I go around in circles, I just need to get to the destination, right?”
Belrophey turned his head as if annoyed.
And then he disappeared in an instant.
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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