Ch 228 - The Smartphone

*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