*PANT! PANT! PANT! *I heard Mr. Lackey panting out loud. He seemed out of breath after running, maneuvering, and dodging to save me from the mermaids.I looked at his face, and something inside me made me feel grateful to him.He seemed like a father to me with the way he protected my life.He was very masculine, with broad shoulders, taller than me, and white hair and a beard."Sorry," he said, and then he dropped me on the ground.I got up and stood properly in front of him, hugging him tightly."There's nothing to be sorry about. We are saved. You saved me." I said and tapped him on the shoulder to assure him intently.He nodded, released himself from my hands, and laid his body on the ground to rest.I also did the same thing beside him, and then I closed my eyes and digested everything that had just happened to Lake Town."Today is not the day of my second death, right?" I asked in a whispering tone while still closing my eyes.I felt very weak and exhausted after the battle, an
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