Can You Stop for a Moment!

Snap—Snap—

The Mermaid Girl's tail patted the deck twice.

She looked somewhat bewildered when Linsey pulled her ashore, clearly not understanding what had happened to her.

However, when this lovely 'young girl' saw Linsey's appearance and gender...

A blush immediately rose on the Mermaid Girl's fair and beautiful face. She crossed her arms over her chest, her movements becoming shy and awkward.

"This gentleman."

"I have a favor to ask, you can..."

The Mermaid Girl began to speak, while Linsey's mind went completely blank.

Was she some kind of male protagonist in a romance novel? Was today the perfect day to unlock the galame? In reality, Linsey's actions were faster than her fleeting thoughts.

Before the Mermaid Girl could finish speaking, he instantly replaced the Flower Fishing Rod in his right hand with a hammer and struck her on the head.

Thump! The girl who had been slapping her tail on the deck like a kitten just moments before suddenly straightened up, and the shy smile on her face vanished without a trace.

The Mermaid Girl fainted on the boat.

She lay motionless on the boat, like someone who had been involved in a car accident.

Linsey looked at the hammer in her hand.

[Equipment: Bang Bang Fish Stunning Hammer]

Strike a fish on the head with this hammer; it will cause the fish to feel extremely dizzy!

[This achievement item can quickly soothe fish and help them fall asleep.]

He raised the [Bang Bang Fish Stunning Hammer] and celebrated in the Storm, shouting, "This is the power of equipment!"

Then the problem arose.

The 'fish' is now confused. What should we do next? We can't just turn it into sashimi, can we? Linsey's mood was darker than the storm clouds surrounding her.

He shook his head, trying to put those strange and dangerous thoughts out of his mind.

According to Wala Wala, the Red Sea Mermaid are a kind and beautiful race that are friendly with humans and only have this problem during their mating season.

Moreover, even if they attack humans, they will never endanger their lives.

I'm not some dark, vengeful character, so I can't take someone's life for such a reason.

"But we can't just let her go like this!"

Linsey sat cross-legged on the small boat.

He has absolutely no interest in fishing now.

What if we catch another Red Sea Mermaid? "Let's get out of here first."

Linsey reluctantly packed up and rowed the small boat away from the storm zone.

During this time, he frequently switched Game Module and used different skills to probe the Mermaid Girl on the ship.

"Commodity appraisal—this is a very good commodity. Because it is extremely rare in other worlds, slave traders are usually willing to pay a high price for it, provided you can successfully transport it out of the country."

"Decryption Game - Playful Red Sea Mermaid Girl, Fourth Stage Strength, currently unconscious, will naturally wake up in five minutes."

"Hunting Notes - uh... since there haven't been any serious battles or hunting chases, there's not much new information."

"..."

"Mmm—"

As Linsey pondered, the beautiful mermaid on the ship gradually awoke.

The [Bang Bang Fish Stunning Hammer] is a rare item that is very effective against fish. However, the stun duration will decrease as the target's strength increases.

The Mermaid Girl opened her eyes and saw Linsey again.

"This gentleman..."

Thump! Linsey gave her another blow with the hammer.

The tail that had just started to glide straightened up again, and that beautiful face fell asleep once more.

"I can't just hit her with a hammer every 5 minutes and keep carrying her like this, can I?"

"..."

"Gentlemen..."

Thump! "I..."

Bang! "Just now..."

Bang! "Can we stop for a second?!"

After Linsey repeatedly gained the upper hand, the Mermaid Girl learned her lesson.

This time, she didn't speak when she woke up. Instead, she lunged forward and hugged Linsey's arm, which was holding the hammer, tightly in her arms. Then, with tears in her eyes, she cried out, "Darling, I fell in love with you at first sight!"

"If you insist on doing something to me, please don't knock me unconscious again. I'm willing to accept anything from you!"

"..."

Judging from her appearance, the girl in front of you is definitely a beautiful girl that no ordinary person could resist.

But then I think about the racial characteristics of Red Sea Mermaid.

Even if Linsey was tempted, she could only refuse firmly. "Sorry, I'm still young and don't plan to have children yet."

"But didn't you invite me up here?" The Mermaid Girl almost pleaded with Linsey, rubbing her body against his arm. "I was just swimming in the sea when I was suddenly caught by your fishing line."

The Mermaid Girl lowered her head shyly, pressing her fair face against Linsey's chest. "And then, you used that irresistible force to pull me up."

"..."

"If I told you it was all a misunderstanding, would you accept that?"

Linsey asked a question.

But the Mermaid Girl's eyes immediately reddened upon hearing this.

She suddenly released her grip on Linsey, and with a forceful slap of her fishtail on the boat, the entire wooden vessel tilted.

Taking advantage of the moment, 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 enveloped the ship.

It looked like Linsey was about to be tackled onto the boat.

Snap! Linsey reacted quickly, pulling the Mermaid Girl down from mid-air.

"Well?"

The Mermaid Girl was shoved down onto the deck.

The surrounding seawater, out of her control, instantly dissipated.

"Mmm~~"

The Mermaid Girl lay there, winking playfully, her tail gently slapping against the deck.

Her voice was full of shyness and anticipation:

"Honey, aren't you going to continue?"

"..."

Linsey simply couldn't communicate with this creature in heat.

But in desperation, he actually came up with a way to break the deadlock.

So Linsey took out the Double Serpent Coin she had obtained in the Courtyard in the Forest and stuffed them into the Mermaid Girl's hand without giving her a chance to refuse.

"From now on, you will obey my orders."

"..."

The Mermaid Girl only has the strength of the Fourth Stage.

Tempted by the wealthy merchant's Double Serpent Coin, she couldn't offer any decent resistance and could only reply in a distorted, adoring voice:

"Darling, I... I understand!"

"Call--"

Linsey finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After this ordeal, his enthusiasm for fishing was completely extinguished.

And since we've wasted this time, it's a good opportunity to go back to the island and check on the situation in Wala Wala.

To leave this place, we must also understand the situation of the humans on the island.

Linsey rowed the boat back to shore.

"Linsey— "

Not long after, he heard someone calling his name from the sea.

Linsey turned her head to look:

"It's... Ala Song! What are you doing here?"

The one calling Linsey's name at sea was neither a dangerous mermaid nor the previously separated Wala Wala.

Instead, it was his roommate on the ship, the one-armed painter Ala Song.

This lone traveler is tearing open a canvas from the sea, revealing his silhouette!