Yes, I did all this!

Looking at the fish hanging on the hook again, Duanmumo untied it and threw it back into the sea.

I only need enough food to fill my stomach, and I don’t ask for more.

No matter how big the fish is, Duanmumo will not change his plan and will still prepare for the next Poseidon Festival step by step.

...

call!

Throwing down the torch in his hand, Duanmumo looked at the lit bonfire, took a few steps back, turned around and came to the dining table.

What was placed on the table was not plates of prepared food, but unfinished ingredients.

Duanmu Mo's face was calm, he put the food on the small fire aside and grilled it skillfully.

——Just as he was sitting on the beach, lowering his head to barbecue, there was a sound of footsteps, and Duanmumo raised his head and met the girl's gaze.

"Hey, can you finally come out?"

"..."

It was the first time that the girl took the initiative to appear in the eyes of others. She was extremely cautious. She opened her mouth and said in a jerky voice: "Why...do you do this."

It wasn't any language that Duanmumo was familiar with, but what she wanted to express in her words was directly felt by him in his heart, allowing each other to understand each other who spoke a strange language.

"This is what I want to ask you, right?"

Duanmumo looked at her and asked: "As a god that people believe in, when faced with the rituals performed by believers on you, you only dare to show up when they are drunk. What on earth do you want to do?"

As he spoke, he raised his hand, sprinkled the grilled fish with condiments, and handed it to the girl.

"I... am not a god. Nor are they my... followers."

Looking at the food Duanmumo handed over, the girl's eyes dimmed for a while and she shook her head.

"If you have anything to say, let's talk while we eat. Normally, the food at the Poseidon Festival is prepared and reheated in advance. It's definitely not as fresh as freshly cooked food."

Duanmumo raised his hand and placed it on her shoulder, about to pat her lightly, but suddenly took his hand back and sat down to continue grilling as if nothing had happened.

I took a bite of the freshly grilled fish, removed the internal organs and sprinkled it with seasonings. The inside and outside were burnt red, and the seasonings penetrated deeply into the meat of the fish, making even the bones extremely crispy.

The girl's eyes lit up, she lowered her head to eat the food, and unknowingly sat in front of the fire with Duanmu Mo.

Her long hair was spread out on the ground and stuck to the sand, but the girl didn't care and just ate the food.

After eating this bunch, the girl was still unsatisfied and looked at Duanmumo with longing eyes.

The next moment, Duanmumo handed over another grilled fish.

"...Thank you, thank you..."

She took it tremblingly, and just as she was about to bite it, she remembered Duanmumo's question just now.

Putting down the hot grilled fish, the girl lowered her eyes and said:

"I...in their eyes, I am a sacrifice to the sea monster..."

"——And then for some reason along the way, I gained mysterious power and became the sea god of the villagers, right?"

The girl looked at Duanmumo in surprise, then noticed her behavior, quickly lowered her head, shook her head and whispered:

"I...just don't want others to be like me. Moreover, I can't let them go..."

"Even if those villagers sacrificed you to the monster?" Duanmumo's words were a little more straightforward, and he looked at the reserved girl.

"..."

Hearing these words, the girl was not excited. She just looked down at the flames surging in front of her and nodded slightly.

"Um."

She didn't make excuses for the villagers, and the girl didn't explain her behavior. She just watched the village alone. She changed from a six-year-old child to a girl without any complaints.

In ten years, I didn’t dare to appear in front of everyone even once. Afraid that Poseidon's lies would be broken and people would once again commit the cruel act of human sacrifice, the girl only dared to show up at the Poseidon Festival once a year, feeling the joy that the villagers radiated to the god and soothing her lonely soul.

"..." Looking at this girl, Duanmumo asked:

"May I have your name?"

"I don't have a name." The girl shook her head, but looked at the gem on her wrist: "But when I got it, I suddenly felt that this was my name... Cang Yuan."

Seeing this, Duanmumo put the half-cooked barbecue aside and stretched out his hand to her.

"Cang Yuan, right? My name is Duan Mumo - I should be considered your first believer, right?"

Volume One: Chapter 304: Gems

"Believer... no no no -"

After hearing Duanmumo's words, Cang Yuan was stunned for a long time, and then he shook his head:

"I...I am not a god, and I don't want believers..."

Duanmumo raised his hand to interrupt her: "You are wrong. Others' decisions have nothing to do with your wishes."

"But I just..."

"What you are has nothing to do with my decision. A magical girl can't force others to do things they don't want to do, right?"

Seeing her hurried expression of wanting to refuse, Duanmumo asked in a questioning tone.

"No, no...but I..."

Although she didn't understand what the magical girl meant, Cang Yuan could feel that the person Duanmu Mo was talking about was her, so she could only wave her hands in a hurry and still wanted to refuse.

She didn't want anyone to become her believer, but if she wanted to refuse, it would be equivalent to forcing Duanmu Mo to do something he didn't want to do, both of which were things Cang Yuan didn't want to do.

For a moment, she was at a loss.

But if she had to choose one of the two, given the girl's character of being willing to protect the fishermen even if she was sacrificed, she would be more wronged and accept Duanmu Mo's request.

Looking at her expression, Duanmu Mo really couldn't imagine that she and the giant whale with outrageous power were the same existence.

"Why... do this?" Looking at the grilled fish in her hand, the girl asked softly: "I'm not a god, I'm just an ordinary person..."

The cultural level of ancient people was not high, and it is estimated that Cang Yuan still regards the so-called gods as some high and mighty existence that he could not touch.

Unfortunately, what she didn't know was that her power was the real god for these ordinary people.

However, Duanmu Mo did not correct this, but said calmly:

"Whether you are a god or not does not affect my decision." Duanmu Mo broke off a branch and threw it into the fire: "The sun is just burning in the sky, isn't there anyone who worships it? The sea water only carries countless creatures in the water, and there are still people who revere it."

As he said, he looked at Cang Yuan who was stunned:

"And you, Cang Yuan, you protect the safety of fishermen and bless the weather here, so naturally there will be people who believe in you - no matter what you think, the key is how you do it."

"..."

After Duanmu Mo's words, Cang Yuan could no longer find any angle to refute.

She just lowered her head silently and ate the grilled fish in her hand.

And after she finished the food in her hand, Duanmu Mo handed over another piece of meat.

She ate in silence, and soon, the speed of eating slowed down, and Duanmu Mo also had time to grill and eat, and drink coconut wine by the way.

The night gradually deepened. Suddenly, Duanmu Mo was in a trance and felt the drunkenness in his head gradually deepened.

"Well... It seems that it's time."

After a pause, Duanmu Mo still did not stop drinking, eating barbecue and drinking.

"Are you leaving..."

Sensing Duanmu Mo's expression, Cang Yuan sighed softly.

Hearing this, Duanmu Mo frowned and thought of something.

"You knew that this was just a dream, right?" He looked at Cang Yuan sideways and asked.

"You can escape everything here, what's wrong?" Cang Yuan curled up his body, hugged his calves and sat on the beach, looking at the joyful fire in front of him.

"Is this the reason why you closed yourself off?"

"Not entirely."

The drunkenness became more and more obvious, Duanmu Mo opened his mouth and made a weak voice: "Then you..."

Before he finished speaking, he fell to the ground and felt his consciousness gradually confused.

Kneeling down beside Duanmu Mo, Cang Yuan looked at him and stared at his face.

"My first believer..."

She said this, her thoughts were mixed.

Then, Cangyuan held up her hands, and the gem on her wrist released a beautiful blue light.

The deep blue ripples condensed in her hands, and finally condensed into a deep gem.

The diamond-shaped gem was as smooth as a mirror. When the firelight shone into it, the brilliance inside the gem was instantly illuminated, flashing brilliant light.

From the front, the center of the gem was as deep as night, while the surroundings gradually transitioned to light blue, as if an ocean was compressed in this small crystal.

"This is my gift to you... Wear it into your dreams, and you can come here at any time."

She whispered, and then placed the gem on Duanmu Mo's chest.

Huh——

The next moment, Duanmu Mo felt that the surrounding scenery became abstract, as if the beach under him had also become transparent, and gravity was gradually distorted.

......

- At the same time, in the classroom, Yu Zhi looked at the big screen on the wall and listened to the teacher's lecture.

"This song had a profound influence in that era. Students can experience it firsthand..."

While the teacher was talking, Yu Zhi suddenly felt something and looked at the bracelet on her wrist.

On the bracelet, a faint light lit up, still emitting vague ripples.

"Hey..."

Yu Zhi suddenly opened her eyes wide, and then Cang Yi appeared from the side and looked at this scene:

"This is... Yu Zhi, you leave here as soon as possible."

"Okay, okay-teacher, I feel a little uncomfortable." Yu Zhi covered her bracelet and quickly stood up and said.

"Oh, go and have a rest." The teacher nodded, not caring too much.

Under Huizi's concerned eyes, Yu Zhi left quickly.

But she didn't run to the infirmary, but went straight to the toilet and closed the door.

Before that, she also looked at the surrounding cubicles and confirmed that there was no one, then she let go of the bracelet.

"Cang Yi, what's going on?"

Looking at the glowing bracelet, its light became brighter after a while.

"Maybe, Duanmu Mo woke up." Cang Yi said lightly.

Three days ago, they handed the unconscious Duanmu Mo to the killer whale, and the killer whale swallowed Duanmu Mo and kept him.

At the same time, Cang Yi also made some marks, imprinting part of the energy of the key to the underworld on Duanmu Mo's body, so that the killer whale could use it to form a one-time channel to transmit him out of the seal.

On the other side of the channel, of course, was the owner of the key to the underworld, Yu Zhi's hand.

"Mr. Duanmu woke up?"

Yu Zhi was stunned for a moment, and then saw that the light on her bracelet was extremely bright, and her arm suddenly became heavy, forming a figure in front of her, leaning against the door and sliding down a little bit.

Yu Zhi opened her mouth wide, but still supported Duanmu Mo in the first time.

"Mr. Duanmu! Are you okay?"

The two squeezed in the toilet. At this distance, Yu Zhi's face flushed a little, and she looked at him at a loss.

"Um..."

Duanmu Mo covered his head and opened his eyes.

"This is..."