After My Unrelenting Efforts, She No Longer Has Any Favorable Impression of You

"Damn it, what the hell is going on..."

Mera crawled out of the crater in the sunken reef. With her physical resilience, a free fall from the cliff would not kill her, at most leaving her with a sprain and some bruises.

She raised a hand to wipe the blood from her nose and stared at the seawater receding around her like the tide. She cautiously took a few steps forward, and an unbelievable sight appeared before her: the ocean automatically kept a certain distance from her.

When she took a step forward, the sea retreated a step. When she took a step back, the sea advanced a step, refusing to make contact with her in any form.

Not only that, when she tried to use her water-controlling powers, she received no response whatsoever. Some indescribable force had severed her connection to the seawater.

A cold bead of sweat slid down Mera's forehead. After thinking calmly, she reached a conclusion: she probably could not escape.

"Why? Why did you drag me down here too?"

Arthur shakily crawled out of the pit. His physique was stronger than Mera's, and he did not even have a bruise. He was only playing up his misery for Mera's sake.

The incident had repeated itself. Arthur could practically see Mera turning into a pigheaded mess!

So he had to sell the act hard. Maybe if that petty-minded guy saw how badly he had fallen and gloated over it, he would forget about Mera.

"Arthur, was that the enemy's power?"

Mera helped Arthur up and said solemnly, "That was why you failed to escape, wasn't it?"

At the same time, Mera silently apologized to him. At first, she had thought Arthur was an idiot who insisted on holding out despite knowing it was impossible, only to