“So, if I die, I have to start all over again?”
From the beginning, again.
As I voiced this, my heart sank.
The events that unfolded right after my awakening raced through my mind.
The threat from Cedric, the system manager, Orent’s madness, the corrosion in this space, the unpleasant memories of the black mist and my past life family…
But that wasn’t the only problem.
―And… the pain of death…
Piya burst into a chirring cry.
I knew better than anyone how terrible the pain of dying was, having already died once and reincarnated in this world.
“But, Piya, you said it’s okay if you’re here.”
I kept my gaze fixed on Anselot and asked in a calm voice.
“What if… you’re not here?”
Squeak!
―Don’t say such scary things!
Piya protested, flaring up at the thought.
“……It’s not a scary story, it might become reality.”
As I finished speaking, the letters above Anselot’s head shook and mixed, turning red.
System Bug: no.000000000001
“Run, Piya!”
Anselot, exposing himself as a bug, immediately directed his killing intent towards Piya.
I quickly grabbed Piya, shielding her from Anselot’s view and wrapping her protectively.
[SYSTEM] Bug Detected! [SYSTEM] Bug Detected! [SYSTEM] System adjusting due to sudden bug…▤▥◐♧♨◈▨ [SYSTEM] System shutdown due to critical bug.Click―
Piya collapsed onto my palm without even a tiny scream.
At the same time, the system connection was cut off.
The effects of the skills and items protecting me disappeared, and I felt my body becoming heavier.
Instinctively, I felt that I was no match for Anselot now.
‘Piya…’
I gently placed Piya under the shade of a tree, trembling.
Anselot, after a brief glance at Piya’s fallen body, slowly lifted his head to look at me.
Our eyes met, his filled with nothing but murderous intent.
The white spheres around him took the form of pointed spears.
‘I really might die.’
It was a moment of trembling fear.
‘If a situation like yesterday happens again, and I can’t be there to protect the Princess.’
With that sudden thought, I reflexively clutched the pendant hanging around my neck.
‘The Princess must be able to protect herself.’
Although I hadn’t anticipated that the very person I needed to protect myself from would be Anselot himself.
‘Take a deep breath and feel the beating of the pendant.’
Recalling that gentle voice, I steadied my breathing and focused on the pendant.
And the moment Anselot’s sharp white spears flew towards me.
The red light emanating from the pendant erased all of Anselot’s attacks.
“I’m alive……!”
I thought for a moment.
Then Anselot drew his sword and charged at me.
“EEK!”
I hurriedly raised my sword to block him.
Clang!
With a sharp metallic sound, our swords clashed in mid-air.
My mother’s gifted Ajester greatsword emitted a red sword energy, but Anselot’s sword, which should have been shattered by the sword energy, didn’t budge an inch.
Even with the pendant’s power neutralizing his white energy, I barely managed to block him.
“Huuk…….”
I felt my body slowly being pushed back due to the difference in strength.
I was only holding on because of the sword energy – if it weren’t for that…
Clang!
Eventually, overpowered in the struggle, my Ajester greatsword was flung away.
Thrown off balance, I sat down hard on the ground as Anselot steadily approached me.
His steps dragged the sharp tip of his sword across the ground, producing a terrifying metallic sound.
“An, Anselot…….”
My teeth chattered uncontrollably, making my voice tremble as I called his name.
Anselot’s face, approaching me, was chillingly expressionless, unlike his usual mischievous smile.
“You said you wouldn’t worry me!”
Even though I knew my words wouldn’t reach him, I couldn’t help but cry out.
What went wrong?
Was it a mistake to join hands with that cunning man from the start?
I should have kept my guard up.
Because I was deceived.
Deceived by that sly smile and his seemingly kind tone.
‘It’s okay now. You won’t hurt anymore, Princess.’
‘I’ll protect you. No one will harm the Princess.’
I had come to rely on the warmth around my shoulders and his firm voice.
“You said you would protect me!”
Tears blurred my vision.
I could no longer see Anselot’s face.
But that was better.
I didn’t want to see his unrecognizing, expressionless face anymore.
But even through my blurred vision, I could feel him getting closer.
“You promised!”
With the last of my strength, I shouted and kicked his shin hard enough to make a ‘thud!’ sound.
His eyes blinked slowly, and the sword he was holding dropped to the ground.
‘A chance!’
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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