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While nursing a sick fellow mermaid every night, he hears a story from an old mermaid one day. She tells him that a herb called 'Angelica Gigas' exists on land, which can heal a mermaid's body. Other merfolk tried to dissuade him, saying it was too dangerous, but he hardened his heart after seeing his companion lying on their sickbed after sacrificing 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. Nevertheless, he did not hesitate. Fortunately, he arrived on land safely and was able to find the herb not far away. Just as he felt relieved, thinking he only needed to return now... At 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. Ultimately, he became trapped on land. If it had been completely dry land, he could have turned into a human and pretended to be one, but he was tied up in the shallow water where the waves lapped, leaving his fins exposed. Furthermore, he had exhausted all his divine power while searching for the herb. He had no strength left to escape, nor the composure to transform his body. At this rate, he would either be discovered and killed by someone or sold like a high-priced beast. Either way, it seemed unavoidable.