The merman, my man novel Chapter 205

I slipped my hands into my trouser pockets as if it was natural, and hunched my back to pretend to be a gambling addict even as I looked around for Dicken. However, I was going up the second floor when I saw a crewmate from the Seeker. It was Luna—a Russian girl with whom I was quite close to, and she appeared to be in panic even as she tried to hide from someone, and was hurrying down the stairs.

I realized immediately that this was the casino where David had come to make his deal, and a foreboding sensation grew in my head when I saw how flustered Luna was. I rushed up to her and grabbed her by her wrist, and clasped my hand over her mouth before she could scream, all while dragging her to the dark corner behind the stairs.

“Calm down, Luna—it’s me. What happened?“ I asked with a hushed voice.

“T-The mafia…“ Luna’s shoulders were shaking and her breaths were ragged even as she cried, “They cut off one of David’s hands! “

“What?! “ I was dumbfounded.

Luna’s tears began to roll down her cheeks—she was clearly traumatized. “I don’t know the specific reason, but it seems that there are problems with the stuff we were trying to trade. Some of them were saying that the gem David brought was a fake, and the rules dictate that he will have one hand hacked off, but we’ll still have to trade in something else to make up for it!“

“Calm down, Luna. Take me there to see what is actually going on.“ I took a deep breath to calm myself. After experiencing so much in the last few years of my life, I was much more composed in managing crises.

Moreover, David had saved my life, and his refuge was what afforded me a place to call my own over the last year. Even if what Luna had said was something I did not want to see at all, I still had to try to come up with something and help.

I clapped Luna’s shoulder then, and my words were as much a reassurance to her as myself. “The mafia would probably have their own rules, and they’ve already had David pay with one hand—they wouldn’t kill him if we manage to make amends in time.“

Luna calmed down following our exchange, too. She was an agile burglar who had strong mental fortitude, and she composed herself soon enough.