The merman, my man novel Chapter 201

The Merman, My Man by Black Velvet Chapter 201

An iron gate blocked by steel bars was in my way. Though I could see through the gaps into the darkness inside, I saw several turns heading towards the left side, but there was no way of telling where it connected to. I also saw wall sculptings over the walls on both sides —the aqueduct may have been a tourist spot before, though it was now closed down for some reason.

I saw the gap between the iron gates then and tried to push myself inside, standing on my sides so that I could squeeze my way in. Despite being skinny, however, I realized that I just wouldn’t make it through.

If I couldn’t make it through when I was this slim, then someone as burly as Dicken would certainly not get through, not to mention that there was a long, thick tail hidden beneath his wide trench coat. Even if he had some method to turn himself human, he would never get through that narrow entrance.

But how did he disappear from here? Could he be underwater like I was?

I promptly jumped back into the nearby canal, but it was only as deep as an adult person’s height and very narrow. Could he really hide underwater with his huge figure? Where?

I couldn’t help doubting what I had seen, and worried that I was imagining it. Looking around, I found that the bars around me were brightly lit, whereas the depths of that aqueduct was still pitch- black, and hence leapt atop the gondola, sitting on it as I reached out my hand and touched the coarse wooden planks —it reminded me of Dicken’s thick, powerful tail, as if his scales were brushing over my palm.

The downpour persisted, and I finally felt cold as the icy chill of the rain continued to assault me, as if I would freeze into an icicle myself.

I knew I should leave for my own health, but my heart was bellowing at me, ‘Don’t leave! He is here, he is watching you, and it took you so much to chase him here! ‘