The merman, my man

Chapter 63

The Merman, My Man by Black Velvet Chapter 63

I was petrified by Dicken’s stare and couldn’t move.

But the shouting voice outside immediately drew my attention. “To the idiot who’s still in there, if you

don’t come out now, I will blast the door open with dynamite! “

He then laughed sinisterly. “Or else, I will blast someone’s head open! “

Shortly after, I could hear someone cock the safety of a gun, followed by the sound of Henry’s crying.

He screamed in agony, “Stop! Help! Don’t kill me! Miss Linda, please help me! “

Henry’s wailing felt like a stab through my heart. Now, I was much calmer than before. Every move I

made would affect the lives of those outside my door.

‘I must think of a plan where I can protect my life as well as theirs. If I walk out there meekly like just

now, I ‘ll just be feeding myself to the wolves. Dicken is ferocious. Asking for his help is my best option.

‘

I could feel my chest well up with courage. With the feeling of responsibility to save the sailors, I turned

around and grabbed Dicken’s arm.

My forehead was right below his chin, and this was the first time I got close to Dicken of my own

volition.

The memories of how he violated me filled my thoughts yet again, but I tried my best to push them to a

corner of my mind and suppress the embarrassment that came with it. I spoke to him slowly and softly,

“Listen here, Dick… oh, no.“

Realizing what I had almost said, I awkwardly stopped myself. I intentionally slowed down the pace of

my words so that he could understand what I said next. “Mr. Merman, I need your help. I will walk out

there soon, but I hope you can find a place to hide. Then, you can wait for an opportunity to fight the

people with guns.“

As I said that, I made a finger gun just like the one he made earlier and asked, “Do you know what I

mean? Can you do it?“

I then cast him a worried look. I didn’t know how proficient he was in Japanese yet but hoped he was

intelligent enough to comprehend what I was trying to say.

Dicken’s brows furrowed again like he was deep in thought.

Before long, his lips parted open in a smirk, and he gave me a whimsical look before saying, “Call

me… Dicken…“

‘Assh*le! This creature is threatening me now of all times?’

“Ten…nine…eight“

The countdown on the other side of the door had already started. I had no choice but to compromise to Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

Dicken’s demands.

I tilted my head away to avoid his eyes and shamefully uttered the several syllables, ”Di-ck-en.”

Immediately after, his claw tilted my chin upward to force me to look into his eyes as I was covered in

his shadow.

His lips crashed onto mine. His kiss was so intense and rushed that in about two seconds, the weight

on my lips had disappeared.

He released his grip on my body, and I instinctively leaned back against the door.

The figure that was before me just a second ago was also gone. I could only see something similar to a

black bolt of lightning flashing to the window and disappearing through it. My eyes couldn’t even catch

onto his movements, and only the broken window served as proof of his trespass.

Just like that, Dicken concealed himself and was out of sight thanks to the thick fog outside.

‘If he had wanted to escape from being a research subject, it seemed like an easy feat for him.

But why did he let himself be captured and trapped?’ Although I had this question in my mind, I didn’t

have the time to ponder further on it.