The first few bear cubs that entered the Green Lake began to emerge from the water and crawl to the shore.
They looked completely different from when they first entered the water. Their entire bodies had grown a lot larger, and compared to those adult monsters, they were only slightly smaller.
What a terrifying growth rate!
These newly adult monsters found their parents, rubbed against them affectionately to express their joy, and then quickly left.
One, two, three... many of them came up one after another, and soon half of the big bears by the lake were gone.
Some time passed before Mary noticed that a little bear that came with them had also climbed out of the lake.
It doesn’t matter, Mary thought, Muri was the last one to go in, and he would definitely come out very late.
But as the number of polar bears by the lake decreased, and the last pair of polar bear father and son also left, she was the only one left sitting by the lake. She inevitably felt uneasy and stood up and walked around the lake.
Why hasn't Murry come out yet? Is it because he is a half-blooded monster and his adulthood is more difficult than other bear cubs
Deep at the bottom of the blue lake, Muri's body had expanded to five times the size when he first arrived. Like the big bears they had seen along the way, he was still eating the golden aquatic plants.
His wounded body healed in the water. He grew new fluffy hair, and his skin and flesh became stronger, turning into a real giant beast.
When other little bears grow to this size, they feel that their bodies can no longer grow and float upwards, but Muri never feels full.
He kept eating, and his originally swollen body suddenly shrank slowly.
The speed of shrinking was much faster than his previous growth. Before long, he became smaller than the original little bear. While shrinking, his body also underwent other changes.
Hair was replaced by skin, and the limbs and head were changing in a more human-like direction.
Meili sat alone by the lake. She had been waiting for a long time and could not wait any longer. She tested the temperature of the lake water and felt that she could bear it. She took off her coat and went into the lake to look for Muri.
She didn't have the talent for magic beasts and couldn't breathe in the lake for long, so she could only search as quickly as possible.
Muri should have become a big bear by now, and his size would be more conspicuous in the lake, but there was no white shadow at all in the translucent bottom of the water.
When her breath was almost exhausted, Mary returned to the surface to take a breath and immediately dived again. She searched carefully, looking around for the white area at the bottom of the lake.
Finding nothing, Mary lay down by the lake to rest for a while, then went into the water to search again.
She could not find any trace of Muri, and she was almost in despair. She ran out of breath again, and her chest felt tight. Suddenly, a shadow rushed out from the bottom of the water, and someone held her waist and lifted her to the surface.
“Ahem—” Meili coughed. Before she could see clearly, she shouted in surprise: “Muri!”
She grabbed a hand, a big hand, but without any hair, and she felt the rough knuckles.
Mary was startled, and looked forward, ignoring the tears in her eyes.
The man who brought her up from the lake was still halfway in the blue-green water. He had dark brown skin, short white hair, deep eye sockets, and a high nose bridge. His tough temperament revealed a wildness and sharpness that was different from that of ordinary people.
Especially his eyes, which were golden and as bright as the golden sunlight reflected on the snow-capped mountains.
“…Muri?” Mary called out this name to the strange man, already certain in her heart that it was him.
"Yeah." Murray responded. He himself was not used to this new look. He opened his palms and looked up at Mary again.
She was sitting on the rocks on the shore, soaking wet, with her red hair scattered on her cheeks and the back of her head. He had just been underwater, and when he woke up from his coma, the first thing he saw was the red hair passing by. This color was really beautiful when it was scattered in the water.
He followed his heart, opened his arms and hugged Meili's waist, rubbing his white-haired head against her belly.
Mary found a sense of familiarity in his action, as well as a sense of joy of regaining something she had lost, and carefully touched his hair.
"How did you become like this?" The little bears before couldn't turn into humans, only he was different, so is this the difference of mixed-bloods
If you ask Murri about this, he knows nothing. Although he is not used to the changed appearance, he can still feel the strength in his body, which is more abundant than before.
In that case, there is nothing to be afraid of.
Because of this accident, they did not leave immediately.
At night, Muri used the monster bones he collected from everywhere to start a fire, and caught a monster from somewhere to fill his stomach. He also dived to the bottom of the lake again and pulled out a handful of water plants.
"These water plants were golden yellow before, but now they have turned into ordinary green." He handed the water plants to Mary to eat.
It has a crunchy texture and tastes pretty good.
Meili gave him two sticks, and Murray immediately showed a look of disgust, "I don't want to eat this anymore."
He had already eaten a belly full of water plants.
Murray always eats very quickly and furiously. He developed this habit because when he was still very weak, food was hard to come by and if he didn't eat it quickly, it would be snatched away. Now that no one can snatch his food, he still eats this way.
The feeling of a wild beast eating meat ferociously is different from the feeling of a person gnawing meat ferociously, but Mary found a sense of familiarity in his usual actions, and the alienation caused by the strangeness suddenly dissipated.
Seeing the oil on his face, Mary reached out and wiped the corners of his mouth as she always did. Her white fingers touched his cheeks and lips.
Murray raised his eyes to look at her, his golden eyes still bright in the night. He looked like a human now, but when he looked at people with these eyes, the murderous aura of a ferocious beast came to her face.
Mary was so horrified by his stare that she withdrew her hand. Murray continued to eat, but this time he looked at Mary thoughtfully while eating, which made her fidget.
What's wrong? Why are you looking at her like that
After traveling for so long, they were all tired. After eating and drinking, Muri picked up Mary and found a stone to lie down and sleep, covering himself with a blanket, just like when they were at the lighthouse.
He moved so fast that Meili realized she was lying on Muri's chest. The furry little bear had changed his appearance. It was really strange to sleep like this.
No matter how tired she was, she couldn't fall asleep like this.
Muri's clothes had been torn off on the way here, and when he got up from the lake, Meili had to temporarily cover his body with her cloak. But the cloak was still too small to cover Muri, who looked like a tall and strong young man. Even if she lay still, she could still touch his hot skin.
I finally got familiar with the little bear, and now I have to get familiar with his other appearance.
Meili sighed. She sighed, and a sigh echoed above her head.
"It's so weird. I can't sleep with you lying like this." When Mary heard the changed voice at first, she didn't realize that it was Muri who was speaking.
"It's not comfortable to sleep without any hair on my body." He wasn't used to it either.
Mary subconsciously wanted to comfort him. Forgetting his changed appearance for a moment, she touched his chin and said, "If the stone hurts you, put the blanket under it."
Murray felt an itch on his chin and felt very uncomfortable. He felt like his hair was standing out even though he had no hair on his body.
Mary got up, spread out the blanket over him, and let him sleep on it.
Murray refused: "You will be cold if you don't cover yourself."
Meili: "It's okay, it's not that cold here."
Murray thought of an idea, "Then you lie down and I'll sleep on you." He was not the same as before, and he was not heavy at all.
Mellie: “…No.”
Murray wondered, "Why not?"
No, no, why are you blushing
In the end, the two of them continued to sleep in the same way they did at the beginning, with the blanket covering Mary.
When she woke up in the morning, Mary found herself being held in Muri's arms like a doll, with his hands tightly holding her, making it impossible for her to break free.
Awakened by her noise, Muri sat up and saw his human hands and body. He was suddenly startled. It took him a while to realize that he had changed. He calmed down and ran to the lake to drink water.
Mary, who witnessed all this, said: “…” Why would I be scared of myself
It’s still that cute little bear, who was scared by his own hairless hands when he just woke up.
"Muri, can you change back?" Mary was sitting by the lake combing her hair.
Murray glanced at her, the water in his palms leaking out, and he replied absentmindedly, "It will be possible in a few days, but not now."
He also wanted to change back quickly, it was weird, he splashed the remaining water on his face, and looked at his body with disdain. There were still parts of the human body that could not be controlled, which was completely inferior to that of the monsters.
Meili also breathed a sigh of relief.
If it continues like this, she will be too embarrassed. When she wakes up in the morning, she may accidentally see it... In short, it is better to quickly return to the way she was before.
Having said that, her eyes unconsciously drifted to Murray's face.
Murray was the most handsome man she had ever seen. His dark skin, which was different from that of ordinary people, not only did not make people feel strange, but it also better set off his complex wildness, making him attractive and dangerous.
She was so scared that her heart beat faster at the sight of it.
Terrible. She exhaled quietly and pounded her chest.
"Are you feeling discomfort in your chest?" Murri, who had been secretly paying attention to her, walked up to her.
When he moved too much, his cloak could no longer cover him, and Mary didn't know where to look.
Murray: "You're beating your chest because it hurts?"
Meili's heartbeat stopped and she hurriedly pulled his hand down, "Don't touch me."
"I often carry you around and this has happened many times." Murray found that she occasionally paid attention to some strange things.
"That's different," said Mary, turning her head away in annoyance and turning in another direction.
Murray saw her red ears hidden in her equally red hair, reached out and pinched them, then laughed and said, "They've turned the same red, hahaha."
When Mary saw that he was still smiling, she suddenly raised her head angrily and kissed the tip of his nose.
Muri felt his nose getting hot and he stood there in a daze. After a while he sat down awkwardly and covered his face with his hands. He dared not laugh or pinch her ears anymore.
Mary: You deserve it. Make you laugh again.