Chapter 51.5

“Are you sure there is nobody there?” “There are no living presence. It is the same in the water.” “Then lead the way.” He had to go check out the mermaid corpses. Just to verify and keep himself out of danger. “You have to be in front of me.” Cale pushed the Black Dragon in front of him as they headed toward the other side of the island. He then started to frown as soon as he came out of the other side of the forest and saw the corpses. “...I was right.” As expected, they were mermaid corpses. To be specific, there were three corpses, all with their necks broken. Furthermore, their legs and arms were twisted as well. Cale frowned even more after seeing the appearance of the mermaids with his own eyes instead of just as text in a novel. The corpses were completely dry, as if they were mummies. However, the mermaids really did look different from humans. There were fins on their hands and feet, while their skin seemed to be covered in scales. They also had gills instead of ears. “Why are you not getting closer?” The Black Dragon curiously asked Cale, who was observing from a distance. Cale easily answered back to the Black Dragon. “It’s scary.” “...Right. I forgot that you are a weak human.” The Black Dragon nodded and headed toward the mermaid corpses. He then started to mumble to himself. “It seems like they were flattened to death. They also seem to have died not too long ago. Furthermore, I can see some red blood underneath their fins. I think they were in a battle.” ‘It was a whale. A whale definitely killed these mermaids.’ The Whale Tribe had a small population, similar to the dragons, but they were the strongest existence in the ocean. That was how they were able to protect the ocean world from the mermaids. The mermaids wanted to create a kingdom inside the ocean. However, the Whale Tribe did not accept sharing their territory with others. It was because they were a species that needed to migrate along with the weather. ‘The Whale Tribe is small in number, but they are too strong for the mermaids to do as they please. However, the mermaids suddenly started to get stronger.’ The mermaids started to get stronger, putting the Whale Tribe in a difficult situation. That was when Choi Han appeared and assisted the whales. At least, that was the contents of the novel by the end of volume 5. Cale told the Black Dragon that they should head back and turned away from the mermaid corpses. “Can we just leave them like this?” “Yes.” A mermaid corpse will not dissipate on land, instead, it will just dry out almost entirely. In order for it to dissipate, it needs to be under water. Once that happens, the smell is spread throughout the ocean, signaling other mermaids to come to get the corpses. That was why the Whale Tribe left them on land like this on purpose. ‘I need to quickly take care of things and leave too.’ There was probably only one member of the Whale Tribe who fought these mermaids. If there were two of them, they wouldn’t have left these corpses on land. They would have thrown them into the water in order to draw even more mermaids over and battle it out. They chose to act like this because they were alone. Cale headed back to the boat and talked to the others. “Let’s go back. There’s not much to see.” The Vice Captain, who was finally starting to recover from his seasickness, turned pale again, but Beacrox seemed to have bought a lot of fish from the fisherman, as he happily responded. “Young master Cale, We will have roasted fish for dinner.” “Sounds good.” After returning to the residence, Cale was waiting for the time to pass with a stomach full of roasted fish. Once darkness finally descended on the small village, he took out some scuba gear from the magic box he got from Billos. Cale stood on the window sill facing the Cliff of Winds and the Northeastern sea as he started to talk to On and Hong. “Keep a good watch at home.” “We won’t let anybody in.” “Have a safe trip.” Cale just nodded his head to respond to the baby kittens before looking toward the Black Dragon. The Black Dragon looked toward Cale with confidence and casually called out a spell. “Flight.” At that moment, Cale’s body floated up into the air. “Let’s go.” The Black Dragon took the lead and Cale followed behind him. Cale was carrying a magic bomb as they flew high in the air in order to avoid getting noticed. Cale’s plan today was to hit the whirlpool accurately before running. By the time people came out in shock, Cale would have already disappeared like the soundless wind. This Black Dragon’s version of the magic bomb was scheduled to go off ten minutes later. ****** It’s a small boat that requires oars but has rooms and windows?! o.O Guess we now know the truth about how the mermaids got control in the Little Mermaid.