Today was the day for a special lesson to learn about verbs. Standing in the desolate wilderness of the Rondarte territory, William was captivated by the surroundings. It was not only a day to learn about verbs but also the first step in the desert development project. It was such an important day…
“Why did Mother come along?”
“Siod suggested bringing her.”
There was no particular complaint, but for some reason, it bothered him. Gwyneth kept glancing at Gernoble, who was holding Larisa.
‘Larisa might get bored staying here.’
“Let’s get started.”
William put aside his worries and looked at Siod.
[Summon, Sylph.]Siod called forth Sylph as a verb. As soon as Sylph revealed its appearance, it suddenly flew in front of William’s face.
“Why is it doing that?”
Sylph had a troubled expression. Siod spoke solemnly.
“You know I’m going to terminate the contract.”
Sylph, hanging on William’s shoulder, continued to pout. Without realizing it, William protected Sylph with his hands and asked.
“Why are you terminating it?”
“Spirits can only contract with one attribute at a time. Since it’s a structure where we bind our souls and borrow each other’s strength, it’s impossible to contract with multiple spirits at once. And today, we need Undine.”
“Oh, then can we meet again?”
Larisa interjected.
Siod, who had been about to terminate the contract with Sylph without much thought, felt awkward at the children’s reactions. He scratched his cheek with his finger and said,
“We can’t meet again….”
“Why?”
“A spirit returning to the spirit realm loses its self-awareness. When a spirit is summoned to this world in the first place, it’s practically like the summoner, a mage, creates their consciousness with magic…”
If Sylph could shed tears, it would have flown towards Larisa with a face that seemed to cry loudly. Larisa quickly hugged Sylph and asked.
“What is self-awareness?”
“Will, emotions, that kind of thing.”
“Then it’s not allowed!”
Larisa started to sob. When the precious daughter-in-law began to sob, Gernoble opened his eyes.
“Just leave it.”
“No, if we’re going to cultivate this land, we need rain first, and Undine is suitable for that…”
“Lara is crying.”
“Vera, do you miss Undine too?”
“I don’t need it.”
William said with an awkward expression.
“Do we have to terminate it?”
“Kids, spirits are not like pets. They’re more like consumables. For example… it’s like a disposable item. Even if it looks like it’s mimicking human emotions, it’s just an imitation.”
Upon hearing this, William looked at him contemptuously. Larisa also shouted with tears.
“Sylph is not an object!”
Lara completely hid Sylph in her arms. Siod was taken aback by the unforeseen situation. He started persuading William again.
“William, are you going to leave this wilderness as it is? If you make a contract with Undine, you can make it rain, and you can sell the wells essential for forming a village.”
“But…”
William struggled as he looked at Sylph tightly nestled in Larisa’s arms.
“Losing self-awareness is like… dying, isn’t it?”
“It’s not dying. It’s just returning to a natural state.”
“That sounds like the same thing.”
Ha. Siod sighed. If he knew it would turn out like this, he should have terminated the contract in advance.
Seeing the reactions of the kids, he realized that trying to make them observe the process of terminating a contract with a spirit and forming a new one might have been educational, but judging from their reactions, he felt like he had become a villain.
“Even if Sylph looks sad now, when it returns to the spirit realm, everything will be fine. And don’t you miss Undine? Undine is very beautiful too…”
“No, I hate it. I don’t want to part.”
Larisa said while sobbing. Gernoble stepped forward.
“I can make it rain if that’s what you want.”
“No, anyway, to teach William the conjugation, you have to make a contract with William for a familiar. A contract with a spirit and a contract with a soul are considered duplicates and aren’t allowed.”
“Make a contract with William for a familiar?”
It was the first time Gernoble heard of making a person a familiar. Gernoble’s eyes widened.
“Are you trusting my son enough to make a familiar contract with him?”
“He is my son, too.”
While familiars share power with their masters, they also share consciousness. However, since the familiar is unilaterally controlled by the master’s will, Gernoble felt uneasy about it.
“What is a familiar contract?”
“If you do that, Siod can control your body.”
William, who listened to Gernoble’s explanation, made a horrified expression.
“No, can’t figure out how to pronounce the conjugation? There’s no better way than this.”
William pretended to gag.
“Ugh.”
“And while I’m controlling William, my body becomes defenseless, so I called Vera to protect me.”
Gernoble chuckled as if it was ridiculous.
“Hmph.”
Siod scratched his head in embarrassment. Meanwhile, Larisa held Sylph tightly, crying.
“Don’t send Sylph away, okay?”
“Sigh…”
It was a predicament from the start. William stepped forward.
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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