Chapter 417: Can't We Take a Break?
Chapter 417: Can't We Take a Break?
Clap—Clap—
The mermaid's tail gently tapped the deck twice.
The mermaid, caught by Lindsey, had a dazed expression, clearly unaware of what had happened to her.
But when this adorable 'girl' saw Lindsey's appearance and gender, her fair and beautiful face immediately flushed with embarrassment. She hugged her arms to her chest, and her movements became shy and timid:
"This, this gentleman."
"I have an unwelcome request. Can you..."
The mermaid began to speak, but Lindsey's mind went blank.
Could he be the male lead in a romance novel? Is today the day to start playing a galame? In reality, Lindsey's actions were faster than his scattered thoughts.
Taking advantage of the mermaid not finishing her sentence, he instantly swapped the Blooming Fishing Rod in his right hand for a hammer and struck it towards her head.
Thud! The mermaid, who had been playfully slapping her tail on the deck like a cat, instantly straightened her body, and the budding shy smile on her face disappeared without a trace.
The mermaid fainted on the boat.
She lay on the boat, motionless, like a traffic accident victim.
Lindsey looked at the hammer in his hand.
[Equipment: Bangbang Stun Fish Hammer]
[Using this hammer to strike the head of a fish will cause it to become extremely dizzy!]
[Achievement: A tool to quickly pacify fish and put them to sleep.]
He raised the [Bangbang Stun Fish Hammer] and cheered in the storm:
"This is the power of equipment!"
Then came the problem.
The 'fish' was now stunned. What should he do next? He couldn't turn her into sashimi, could he? Lindsey's mood was darker than the storm clouds surrounding him.
He shook his head, dismissing those strange and dangerous thoughts.
According to Wah Wah's words, the Red Sea mermaid was a kind and beautiful race, and they got along well with humans. They would only cause trouble during their estrus cycle.
And even if they attacked humans, they would never harm their lives.
He wasn't some dark, vengeful character who would take away their lives for such a reason.
"But I can't just let her go!"
Lindsey sat cross-legged in the small boat.
He had completely lost his enthusiasm for fishing.
What if he caught another Red Sea mermaid? What would he do then?
"Let's retreat for now."
Lindsey reluctantly packed up and paddled the small boat out of the storm zone.
During this time, he frequently switched between game modules, using different skills to scan the mermaid on the boat.
"Item Identification—This is a valuable item. As it is very rare in other worlds, slave traders would be willing to pay a high price for it, provided you can safely transport her out."
"Puzzle Game—A playful Red Sea mermaid, in the fourth stage of power, is currently unconscious and will naturally wake up in five minutes."
"Hunting Notes—Umm... Since there was no proper combat or chase, there's no new information."
"..."
"Whimper—"
As Lindsey was thinking, the beautiful mermaid on the boat gradually woke up.
The [Bangbang Stun Fish Hammer], while effective in controlling fish, had a diminishing effect as the target's power increased, reducing the duration of the stun.
The mermaid opened her eyes and saw Lindsey again.
"This gentleman..."
Lindsey struck her with the hammer once more.
Her tail, which had just started to move, straightened again, and her beautiful face fell back into slumber.
"I can't keep stunning her every five minutes and then carry her like this, can I?"
“
“……”
“Sir……”
Bang!
“I……”
Smash!
“Just now……”
Clank!
“Can we stop for a moment!”
After being caught off guard by Lindsey a few times, the mermaid girl had learned her lesson.
This time, she didn't speak when she woke up. Instead, she lunged forward, tightly hugging Lindsey's arm holding the hammer, and then tearfully shouted:
“Dear, I fell in love with you at first sight!”
“If you must do something to me, please don't knock me out again. I am willing to accept everything about you!”
“……”
From her appearance, the girl before him was undoubtedly a beauty that most people would find hard to resist.
But thinking about the racial traits of the Red Sea Mermaids,
Lindsey, though tempted, could only firmly refuse:
“Sorry, I'm still young and not planning to have children.”
“But didn't you invite me aboard?” The mermaid girl almost pleaded with Lindsey, rubbing her body against his arm, “I was patrolling the sea when I was suddenly caught by your fishing line.”
The mermaid girl bashfully lowered her head, pressing her white face against Lindsey's chest:
“Then, you used that irresistible force to pull me up.”
“……”
“If I say it was all a misunderstanding, can you accept that?”
Lindsey asked.
But upon hearing this, the mermaid girl's eyes immediately reddened.
She suddenly released her hold on Lindsey, her fish tail slapping the deck of the boat, causing the entire wooden boat to tilt.
Seizing the opportunity, the mermaid girl leaped into the air, like a flying fish jumping into the sea.
In an instant,
the surrounding seawater surged up, forming a Cage of Love that surrounded the boat.
Seeing Lindsey about to be directly pounced on the boat,
Snap!
Lindsey quickly seized the mermaid girl from the air.
“Huh?”
The mermaid girl was pressed onto the deck.
The seawater around her lost control and instantly dispersed.
“Mmm~”
Lying there, the mermaid girl playfully blinked her eyes, her tail gently tapping the deck.
Her voice was filled with coy shyness and anticipation:
“Dear, aren't you going to continue?”
“……”
Lindsey couldn’t communicate with such a hormone-driven creature.
But in a moment of desperation, he did come up with a way to break the deadlock.
So Lindsey took out the Twin Snake Coin he had obtained in the Forest Courtyard and forcefully shoved it into the mermaid girl's hand.
“From now on, you will obey my orders.”
“……”
The mermaid girl only had Fourth Stage strength.
Seduced by the merchant's Twin Snake Coin, she could offer no meaningful resistance, only replying in a twisted and adoring voice:
“Dear, I... I understand!”
“Phew—”
Only then did Lindsey heave a sigh of relief.
After such an incident, his mood for fishing was completely ruined.
Moreover, having spent so much time, it was the perfect time to return to the island and check on Wah Wah Wah’s situation.
To leave from here, he needed to know the condition of the humans on the island.
Lindsey rowed the boat back.
“Lindsey—”
Not long after, he heard someone calling his name from the sea.
Lindsey turned to look:
“It’s... Alarson! What are you doing here?”
The one calling Lindsey's name from the sea was not a dangerous mermaid, nor was it Wah Wah Wah, whom he had parted ways with earlier.
It was his shipmate, the one-armed painter Alarson.
The solitary traveler was tearing open a canvas on the sea, revealing his figure!
(End of Chapter)
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