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While nursing a sick fellow mermaid every night, he hears a story from an old mermaid one day. On land, there exists a herb called 'Korean Angelica' that can heal a mermaid's body. Other mermaids tried to dissuade him, saying it was too dangerous, but he hardened his heart after seeing his companion lying on a sickbed, having sacrificed themselves for him. He was prepared to give up his life if it meant saving his friend. For a mermaid to head to land is to prepare for death. Even so, he did not hesitate. Fortunately, he arrived on land safely and was able to find the herb nearby. Just as he felt relieved that he only needed to return now... The moment he stepped into the water to return to the sea, he was spotted by fishermen blinded by greed. They attacked him without hesitation. He fought back desperately and fled, but a harpoon grazed his fin, and his hands were tightly bound. In the end, he became trapped on land. If it had been completely dry land, he could have transformed into human legs and pretended to be human, but with his feet tied in the shallow water where the waves lapped, his fin remained exposed. Furthermore, he had exhausted all his divine power just finding the herb. He had no strength left to escape, nor the leeway to change his form. At this rate, whether he is discovered and killed by someone or sold like a high-priced beast, neither outcome seems avoidable.