Half an hour later, a white line crossed the pitch-black sea, and waves whipped on both sides. It was the trajectory of the two of them, and Lilith had been left behind by them.

Morris was almost frozen, and he was completely dragged away by Jessica.

To increase her speed, Jessica's body lies low on the water.

Her figure is graceful and athletic, compared to Morris's much more embarrassed.

This swimming position is too unfriendly for him, and he has to keep his head high at all times to avoid being swept down by the countless waves.

In fact, he had already drunk his fill of this unpalatable, salty, bitter drink.

Lilith's annoying "whispers" came and went, and then they finally disappeared.

She seemed to have been aligning the two of them with a mysterious trajectory, but now she was clearly out of direction.

It seems that the miracle of weaving in the sea is slightly awakened by the girl's tail fin, and the animated ones disperse along the current. interferes with the succubus' judgment.

Now they were far away, too far away for her wicked and blasphemous "whispers" to be heard.

Morris felt that he could breathe a sigh of relief for a while.

But Jessica wouldn't stop, the girl didn't think it was safe, and she swam forward with Morris gritted her teeth.

The surrounding scenery remains the same, except for the sound of the sea water and the sea breeze.

They had long since left the reef sea.

Morris had no idea where they were. All he knew was that they were heading in neither Ieedin nor the port of Arnpo.

So, where are they going now?

......

For half an hour, because of Lilith's pressure, the two of them were silent and immersed in the water.

They had only a few simple and hurried conversations.

Now that the threat of the succubus has been lifted, Morris feels compelled to talk to the mysterious savior.

In addition to thanking her, he had a lot of questions that he needed answers.

For example, where are they going now, and is she a passerby who happened to be involved in the incident? or...... Rushed to save him specifically for this matter?

Morris smiled bitterly helplessly. He had realized that he had been caught in the middle of an unfortunate incident.

He's not a fool, on the contrary, he's smarter than many people. In the past ten years, his peaceful and prosperous life has not highlighted his intelligence, but in the face of crisis, his analysis and judgment and even intuition can be to the point at once.

So he thought quickly in his mind:

The demons want to kill me, and the Olus rebels want to kill me.

But the mermaid girl wants to save me.

And all of this happened after he left Navarre, is there any connection between this?

He thought about it, but unfortunately, there was so little information available that he couldn't come up with an answer.

And in addition to these intrigues against him, there are some more serious and realistic problems that he needs to face.

For example, one of his wounds.

The most serious was Lilith's arrow, which had magically crossed distances, piercing almost his entire shoulder.

And under Barres's foolish treatment, Morris suspects that the burned wound has seriously deteriorated and drains pus. Not only did it not get better, but it got worse and worse as time went by.

Earlier, when he was in the sea, his left arm had difficulty lifting. And now, it seems to be completely numb from the cold, and the sea washes up without feeling, neither painful nor itchy.

The whole left hand hung neatly, hanging down ugly, out of proportion to his body movements.

It looks like it's completely broken.

Are you going to become a one-armed hero in the future? Morris smiled wryly.

In addition to these, there were some slightly lighter knife wounds, sword wounds, flintlock pistol abrasions, etc., and the most serious was a wound that was stretched extremely long on the chest, although not deep, but very terrible.

The wounds were washed white by the seawater, revealing cracks of blood.

I'm afraid the toughest knight will wonder why he was able to hold on, and Morris grinned and boasted to himself.

Then there was the problem of what was outside of his body, his blood was slippery and smelly, and his shirt and pants were in tatters. He was sure that if he had been not in the sea but on land, he would have been surrounded by a large number of flies.

It's almost indistinguishable from a beggar.

......

Speaking of which, I don't know the mermaid girl's name yet?" Morris thought.

The waves ebb and fall, the moon breaks across the water, and the surging tide washes over the occasional reef. And just as he was wandering, the undulating waves hit him overhead and washed his face.

Morris shook his head, moving his stiff and numb cheeks.

If I go any further, I'm going to pass out. He realized that his body could no longer hold on.

So he motioned to the girl who had been silent.

"Can you pause for a moment?" said Morris in a friendly voice.

The latter, who seemed startled, turned to look at him with a nervous expression on her face.

The girl cautiously replied, "What's wrong?"

It's not at all like her calmness in the water, and she's at ease—although, a little sluggish.

And Morris noticed her eyes, and it was the first time he looked directly into her eyes.

Her dark blue eyes were covered with black streaks that gleamed brightly.

His thoughts flew out of the sky at once.

(The merfolk originally had vertical pupils, but this legend and fairy tales are not recorded.) ）

(However, I've heard that animals with vertical pupils are very aggressive.) ）

The bastard didn't realize how rude his actions were, and he looked thoughtfully and unscrupulously at her eyes, until the girl turned shyly, her tail fin swinging mechanically and slowing down.

There's nothing aggressive, isn't it?,It's a little shy...... Belch.

A blush had risen on the girl's face, and it was only then that Morris realized that he had been staring at the other for a long time.

And the most embarrassing thing at the moment is that the two are still holding hands together.

Jessica stopped her tail fin and stood on the surface of the sea waiting for him to speak.

The miracle in the sea jumped slightly, holding the two of them on the water.

As far as Morris looked around, it was pitch black, and there was no sign of a ship. His cheeks burned slightly, and he looked at the sky with some panic, where countless stars were laid out.

It's like her eyes......

"Ahem!" Morris coughed awkwardly, and then he came back to his senses and said, "Did you save me last time?"

"That's right. Jessica nodded yes. She thought for a moment, then told her, "My name is Jessica." ”

Her ferocious dark blue vertical pupils made her look like an ambushed predator. However, her cautious expression diluted this impression a lot.

"I'm Morris. He said gratefully, "I don't know how to thank you, Miss Jessica." ”

"It's okay, I'm on the job. Jessica replied softly:

"I've been told that your destiny is tied to the world. ”

She made no secret of it.