Unspeakable bubbles

"Bubble thinks this person is unreliable. Why not hire the lady from earlier? Isn't he short of money?"

"I have enough money, but Bubble, think about it, most people would choose that pretty girl from before, right?"

"yes"

"Hmph, that's why that beautiful woman was definitely a trap!"

Beta said confidently, "This is when you need to think in reverse."

"Is that so?"

"That's right, although this witch doesn't look good, she must be kind and gentle at heart."

"Bubble, I believe she can lead us safely out of the swamp!"

“...Okay.” The little girl seemed a bit unconvinced.

"Whoosh, Knight, you're really something else. You're sure to become an amazing person in the future."

"Hahaha, you flatter me, you flatter me."

PS1: Looking at the chapters, it's already 700! This book is officially entering its final stages.

I expect to finish writing this in early March. Thank you to everyone who has read this far!

PS2: The new book will also be released in March!

Section 702, Chapter 701: Out of Control

"Stay close to me, let's walk faster on this stretch of road."

"You can't walk on the left; if someone steps on it, they'll sink in."

"Ah, a swamp crocodile is crawling towards us!"

"I'll take care of it."

Beta drew his sword and used his basic skill, 'Slash'.

"Ding-dong, your rusty 'sword' not only failed to cut down the crocodile, but instead enraged it."

"The swamp crocodile enters an 'angry' state, with reduced defense and significantly increased attack and agility."

"How dare a little monster be so arrogant?"

Beta was furious. He raised his rusty 'sword' and prepared to strike!

A faint golden light shone from the sword, and with a single stroke, the swamp crocodile was cleaved in two.

"Whew, the knight's equipment isn't great, but his skills are pretty good."

"You're almost at the Grand Knight level, aren't you?" the witch asked tentatively.

"Yes, you can change jobs after leveling up three more times."

As Beta picked up the copper coins dropped by the swamp crocodiles, he said with a hint of helplessness, "We don't have good equipment in our village. Although we've saved up quite a bit of money, we can only get a good sword when we get to a big city."

"Huh, crocodile meat?"

Excitedly picking up the ingredients she was seeing for the first time, Beta wanted to put them in her backpack.

"Hey, knight, throw that piece of meat away!"

"What?"

"This piece of meat will attract the swamp crocodiles' hatred, so it's useless to put it in your backpack."

"If you don't want to be attacked by a bunch of crocodiles, throw it away now!"

"it is good"

Beta threw the piece of meat far away with all his might, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

'Those two silver coins were well spent! Without this witch, we don't know how much trouble we would have encountered along the way.'

"Bubble, do you want to rest for a while?"

"No need," the little girl shook her head, indicating that she wasn't tired at all.

"Alright, let's move on!"

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Mary felt increasingly unwell; Cecil had only been chairing the family meeting for a short time when she was already struggling to keep up.

I want to see him.

She didn't want him to leave her sight.

My heart aches.

Darling, don't you know how painful separation is?

Come back soon, or your Mary will...

"boom!"

Mary slammed her fist on the table, startling the maid beside her.

"lady?"

"It's alright, just pour me a bowl of cold water."

"Madam, you are pregnant, it's best not to drink anything cold," the maid said timidly.

"..."

"Then hot water is fine, thank you for your trouble."

Barely suppressing her irritation, Mary smiled at the attentive maid.

"Okay!"

The maid left happily, but Mary's face remained ashen.

Why did I become like this?

I do love Cecil, but I'm not to the point where I'd kill myself if I didn't see him for even a short while!

'As expected, it must be the effect of the mermaid's tears.'

Mary clenched her fists and muttered to herself, "Grandpa, this is completely different from what I expected."

Mary didn't care about the Mermaid's Tears at all, because she had already fallen in love with Cecil. Even if she loved him even more after drinking the potion, what did it matter?

However, she did not expect the Mermaid's Tears to be so powerful!

'If this continues, I will be completely controlled by the potion and utterly lose myself.'

'What's the difference between this and being dead?'

Grandpa, you...you're so heartless!

"Mary, what are you thinking about?"

"Cecil! You finished your meeting so quickly?"

Mary's face lit up with joy, and she immediately went to her husband's side and took his arm.

"Darling, next time..."

Let me come with you next time, don't leave me again.

The words were on the tip of Mary's tongue when she suddenly shuddered.

"Next time what?"

"No, it's nothing."

Mary managed a weak smile, and with great willpower, she released Cecil's arm.

"I'm going back to my room to read for a while, darling, don't disturb me."

"kindness"

Cecil watched Mary's hurried departure with a sorrowful expression on his face.

How could he not have noticed Mary's unusual behavior?

Even before Mary realized the seriousness of the problem, Cecil had already frantically searched through the family's secret archives, trying to find an antidote for that damned potion!

Cecil wasn't there to preside over any family meeting; he was deliberately avoiding prolonged contact between the two.

'Mary voluntarily left me to read in the study; her condition has improved... no! It's more like it's gotten worse.'

'She no longer has the confidence to behave normally in front of me, which is why she avoids me.'

Grandpa, what stupid thing have you done?!

Cecil took a deep breath. He couldn't waste any more time. If he couldn't find anything in the literature, he would check the family history. The effect of the Mermaid's Tears was so powerful that it was impossible that it hadn't left any clues!

'Mary, hold on, I will save you!'

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"Whoosh, brother, once you get past this swamp, you'll be completely safe."

"Honorable witch, how do we get across?"

"Do you see those logs?"

"I saw it."

“Those aren’t actually wood. If you look closely, you’ll see that they’re all disguised swamp crocodiles.”

"Wow, it really is!"

“Step over their heads,” the witch said calmly.

"..."

"what?"

"Hey bro, I said just step on their heads and walk over them."