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00:00The women of our family had been bound to orc marriages. In our generation now, only my sister,
00:05and I remained. In our previous life, to suitors came forward, Gideon, the giant shark beastman,
00:12and Felix, the hawk beastman. Gideon was rugged, his appearance fierce. His world was deep beneath
00:18the waves. Marrying him meant abandoning the land and dwelling in the vast sea. Felix, in contrast,
00:25was refined, dignified, his presence commanding. He even vowed to remain in the human city,
00:32for the sake of his bride. Unwilling to see my frail sister suffer, my parents chose Felix for her.
00:38And so I was given to Gideon, bound to the ocean's depths. Day after day, my parents and sister
00:44flaunted the bliss of their city life before me. But scarcely half a month later, the rains came
00:50without end. Bloods surged, swallowing nearly every human city. They clung desperately to a rotting
00:57plank, adrift at sea, waiting for Felix to scour the skies for food. But the endless labor wore him
01:03down. His wings gave out, torn and broken. Seeing no hope in him, my parents and sister tossed him
01:10into the waves like refuse. Unable to endure their suffering, they begged me for help. I relented.
01:17Pity stirred in me, and I brought them into the deep sea. Yet as I stayed at home, awaiting Gideon's
01:23return from the hunt, my parents decided I lived too well, better than their beloved Sely. So they
01:29laced our fish with poison. Why? The question tore from me as the venom burned through my veins.
01:37Why, when I was their child too, would they betray me for Sely's sake? They looked at me with nothing
01:42but disgust. Kelly is frail. She deserves this life of comfort. You stole the good life that was hers.
01:51In my parents' eyes, I owed Sely my entire life. Because I had absorbed too much nourishment in our
01:57mother's womb, Sely was born weak and frail. But was that my choice? Back then, I was nothing more than
02:04an ignorant infant. I watched coldly as my parents coaxed my reluctant sister, my gaze drifting to the
02:09two beastmen waiting nearby. Gideon was not the sort of man any girl would find appealing at first
02:15glance. He lived in the deep sea. After all, his rough, careless features hardly seemed out of place.
02:22His wedding gift consisted of nothing more than fish he had hauled from the ocean and dried in the sun.
02:27Felix was entirely different. His handsome face could rival the young stars of idol dramas on television.
02:33His wedding gift followed human tradition, carefully prepared, each detail showing thought and
02:39sincerity. It was no wonder my parents had chosen him for Sely in our past life. Felix truly was a
02:46good
02:46man. Remembering how he ended up last time, I couldn't help but feel pity for him. But this time his
02:53fate
02:53should not be so tragic. I didn't know what my parents whispered to Sely, but after a long discussion,
02:59the three of them emerged, beaming. My parents clasped Gideon's hand, treating him warmly as
03:06their son-in-law. Telly is gentle, kind, and beautiful. She's a perfect match for you.
03:12Then father's tone shifted as he glanced at me, filled with disdain, as though I weren't his daughter
03:17at all. As for Avery, she can marry Felix. And so the marriages were settled. Gideon, impatient to
03:24return to the sea, was eager to take Sely away at once. He despised the land, always complaining it
03:30was to dry. It was the same in my last life. Right after our engagement, he dragged me down into
03:36the
03:36deep. But back then, my parents never cared how I fared. Now that Sely was his wife, they would not
03:42sit idly by. Kelly's health is poor. We've decided the two of us will move in as well. There are
03:49things
03:49will need to pack, Gideon, so don't rush off just yet, mother said with a smile. She called it a
03:55discussion, but it was nothing more than an announcement. Gideon's impatience was written
03:59all over his face. Then make it quick. With that, he strode out to wash up. Sely's expression soured.
04:07Mom, Gideon is far too arrogant. I really don't like him. Mother hurried to embrace her,
04:14soothing her with soft words. Oh, my little treasure, so what if a man is arrogant? Think
04:20of the endless rains to come. Don't you want a life of comfort and plenty? At that, Sely's mood
04:27lightened. But when she turned and saw me standing nearby, her lips curled into a sneer. Why are you
04:34still here? Why isn't your husband eager to take you away? Avery, don't tell me you are still hoping
04:40for a share of our parents' estate. Let me make this clear, you won't get a single thing.
04:45Everything belongs to me. Her arrogance drew no rebuke. My parents simply stood at her side,
04:52nodding in agreement, that's right. Avery, we've already worked hard enough raising you.
04:57When will you register your marriage with Felix and move out? Oh, and don't bother packing the
05:03things from your room. We are saving everything for Sely. I couldn't help but laugh, raising me.
05:09You mean the way you forced me to start working at 16, earning my own living while handing over
05:15money to support this family? And what room are you talking about? That storage closet you shoved
05:21me into? Even those broken wooden scraps you call furniture, you can't bear to part with them.
05:26With that, I took Felix's hand, he had appeared at some point without my noticing. I turned on my
05:33heel and walked away. Behind me, my parents stood frozen in awkward silence, staring at one another in
05:39dismay. You, Felix hesitated, his handsome face tinged with sympathy. Among the beastmen, he was
05:47unusual, one of the rare few who preferred human ways of living, and thus he knew a little about our
05:52kind. Yet even so, he had never imagined that human society, so advanced and prosperous, could still
05:58leave someone to live as miserably as I had. He couldn't understand my parents. Even in the great
06:05beastmen clans, where offspring were numerous and favoritism existed, they followed the law of the
06:10wild, survival of the fittest. Favoring the weak, over the strong was something unseen and unheard of.
06:16Humans truly were strange. From the look in his eyes, I understood, what he wanted to say.
06:22I smiled, the past doesn't matter anymore. What matters is that, every day from now on,
06:28away from that house, will only get better. Felix nodded, half comprehending. After we registered
06:34our marriage, he suddenly reached out and clasped my hand. Honey, the word rang out with such force
06:40that it didn't even make me blush. If anything, it felt like he was about to raise a cup of
06:45wine and
06:46swear brotherhood with me. But what he said next made me want to throw my arms around him, and kiss
06:51him.
06:51I have homes in three different cities. Wherever you want to live, we'll live there. If you prefer the city,
06:58then we'll stay in the city. But if you don't. He gritted his teeth. Back home, I still own an
07:05entire
07:05mountain. Though for you humans, it might feel a little high up. My eyes lit up instantly. The mountain.
07:13Let's live on the mountain. Ah. Felix scratched his head in confusion. I thought humans all preferred
07:20apartments and high rises. That's why I bought those city homes. Won't you find mountain life
07:25uncomfortable? No food delivery service out there, though. There is Wi-Fi. I shook my head quickly.
07:33No, not at all. I'd love it. Sell those city homes, we'll live on the mountain together. After all,
07:40in the city it's all towers and concrete. You wouldn't even be able to fly. In the previous life,
07:46when he flew out searching for food, collapsing debris from the flooded city had crushed his wings.
07:52And for a hawk, a broken wing was no different from being crippled. At my words, clumsy, but still a
07:59kind of concern, Felix blinked, startled. All right then. We'll live on the mountain. And one day,
08:06when the chance comes, I'll take you flying. The image sent a shiver down my spine. Millimeters,
08:12let's leave that for later. Instead, I led him back to my family home. There wasn't much there
08:17that truly belonged to me. But I had bought plenty of little things with my own earnings,
08:22and I wasn't about to let that family take them for free. Most importantly, my grandmother,
08:28the only one who had ever cherished me, had sewed me a little doll before she passed away.
08:33She left it in my room. I had to take it with me. But when I brought Felix to the
08:38house and keyed in
08:39the passcode, the lock refused to open. I tried several times, to no avail. In the short time
08:46we'd been gone to collect our marriage certificate, they had actually changed the code. Fury surged
08:52through me. I pounded on the door. Open up. Open the door. I could hear voices inside,
08:58proof that they were home, yet not a single one of them came to answer. It was obvious.
09:03They were ignoring me on purpose. A pulse throbbed furiously between my brows.
09:09Felix laid a comforting hand on my shoulder, but I drew in a deep breath, and gestured for him to
09:15step back. The next second, under his startled gaze, I kicked the door. It didn't give way the
09:21first time, so I kicked again. And again. Until the lock began shrieking with electronic beeps,
09:27its alarm blaring. Only then did the three people inside finally drop their act of silence.
09:34Why are you so hot-tempered? Mother snapped the moment the door opened, slapping, a label on me
09:40without hesitation. I met her eyes with a cold smile. You changed the passcode, ignored my knocking,
09:46and I'm the one with a temper. Father quickly stepped in, trying to smooth things over. After all,
09:52Felix was an outsider, and appearances still mattered to them. It was just a joke. Why take it so
09:58seriously? I sneered and headed straight for my little storeroom of a room. Their faces shifted
10:04instantly. Hey, Avery, you just got back. What's the rush? Can't you at least bring us some tea?
10:12Sit with us a while? Do we even exist in your eyes as your parents? Strange. They had never once
10:18wanted me to serve tea or keep them company. That privilege had always belonged to Selai. Of course,
10:25they never actually let their precious darling pour the tea. No, this wasn't about me being unfilial.
10:31They simply didn't want me in my room. What had they done in there? I wrenched my wrist free from
10:37mother's grip, ignoring her shrill cries of ungrateful and sinful child, and shoved the door open.
10:43Selai sat on my bed, startled as her head jerked up. My belongings were strewn across the floor in
10:49chaos, and in her hand was a pair of scissors. On the ground, the doll my grandmother had made for
10:56me,
10:56the only one who had ever truly loved me, lay headless. My vision blurred. Selai. I lunged,
11:03seizing her hair with both hands. Why would you destroy my doll? Don't you know it was a gift from
11:09grandma? She cried out in pain, tears spilling, yet her words were venomous. Of course I know. So what?
11:16That old hag made you a doll but not me. Everything in this house is mine. Why should she love
11:23you more
11:23than me? Rage surged until I wanted nothing more than to strangle her. But my parents dragged me back,
11:30gripping my arms so hard they left deep red marks. She's your younger sister, she's frail,
11:35she's delicate. As the elder sister, can't you give in to her? The same excuse. The same words I had
11:42heard all my life. But this time, I refused to endure it any longer. In my past life, I still
11:48clung to the bond of blood, soft-hearted enough to invite wolves into my home, only to be killed by
11:54them. This time, I wanted no ties with my parents. Yet they still thought I was someone they could
12:00trample on. My eyes burned red as I slapped cell-eye twice across the face, hard. Father's expression
12:06darkened. He raised his arm as if to strike me. But Felix stepped in immediately, blocking him.
12:13Even in human form, beastmen were massive. At nearly one meter ninety, Felix towered over him.
12:19I watched Father's bravado crumble in an instant, and couldn't help but laugh. So that was it,
12:25he only bullied the weak and feared the strong. I smashed everything in the house, valuable or not,
12:30until the suffocating weight in my chest eased. Then, with a cold smile at the three cowering
12:36figures in the corner, I gathered my belongings and the ruined doll, took Felix's hand, and walked
12:41away. As we left, I still caught their voices comforting cell-eye. It's fine. Once the floods come
12:47that ungrateful wretch won't even have a place to hide. Either she drowns miserably or she'll crawl back
12:53to beg us. As long as you stay close to Gideon, she won't be smug for long. Just wait and
12:59see.
13:00They truly believed that the giant shark was salvation in the apocalypse. Absurd. No matter
13:06how human like a beastman's form, the wildness of their nature remained. In my past life, they only
13:12saw me waiting at home while Gideon brought back fish, never noticing the catch dwindling, or how his
13:17eyes on us grew increasingly predatory. This life, if they want to chase that so-called fortune,
13:23let them. Together, Felix and I sold off his city properties in a flash, trading them for supplies.
13:29We transported everything to his mountain estate. The mountain was steep, soaring high into the clouds.
13:35What I didn't expect was that Felix had gone so far as to build an entire manor on it.
13:40And because he feared I'd find climbing to tiring, he had even installed a cable car overnight.
13:46When I stepped off the lift and looked up at the sprawling estate, easily over 2,000 square meters,
13:50my jaw nearly hit the ground. This this is your home? Felix scratched his head, looking almost
13:57embarrassed. Yes. We birds tend to be particular about our nests. And since I prefer human comforts,
14:04I'd- Suddenly, he slapped his thigh as if he'd remembered something crucial.
14:09Ah. I forgot. Humans care about different decor styles. What kind do you like? If you don't like
14:16this one, we can tear it all down and rebuild. My basement still stocked with piles of steel and
14:22cement. Once he started talking about construction and design, he couldn't stop. It took all my effort
14:28to interrupt. No. It's perfect. I really like it. No need to rebuild. All right then, he said,
14:37though his handsome face carried a hint of disappointment. But soon he brightened, eagerly showing me every
14:43detail of the manor. It took over an hour to walk the entire estate. By the time we finished,
14:49my calves ached, and only one thought filled my mind. Oh, man. How am I gonna maintain and clean up
14:56such a huge estate? After Felix and I finished storing the supplies, and planting the vegetable
15:01seeds indoors, half a month slipped by. During those two weeks, my parents called me on video several
15:07times. Since our relationship had already soured, their intentions were never kind. They only wanted
15:14to flaunt how blissful Celie's life was now that she was with Gideon. I treated it as entertainment.
15:20Truth be told, life on the mountain was a little dull. So, in a way, they became my electronic pets.
15:27To prolong the amusement, I even chose the smallest room in the manor to take their calls. Each time they
15:33proudly showed off the fish Gideon had caught for Celie, I would glance at the chicken stew and
15:37sweet and sour, carp simmering on my left, then at the stir-fried mushrooms, and vegetable egg soup
15:43on my right, before letting out a sigh of mock envy. My parents and Celie were utterly satisfied
15:48with my reaction. When the rain began, they dropped all pretense and revealed their malice outright.
15:54This rain won't last long. Just stay put and wait it out at home? Anyone with half a brain could
16:01tell they hoped I'd be trapped by the downpour and die slowly in the apocalypse, but since I still
16:06wanted to enjoy the show later, I nodded along, assuring them I wouldn't go out or prepare anything.
16:11As soon as the call ended, I went back to planting vegetables with Felix, honey. His tone carried a
16:18hint of griefs. You can't make an eagle grow vegetables every day. That's abuse. Then what do you
16:25want to do? Let me feed the chickens? I shook my head immediately. Absolutely not, he drooped at once.
16:32Why not, honey? Why can't I feed the chickens? Because every time you do, you scare them half to death.
16:39You tell me why. I could only sigh in exasperation. Since moving to the mountain, Felix had revealed his
16:47true nature. But perhaps that was a good thing. He was still so young, and in our past life,
16:53he'd been forced to shoulder the burden of my family, only to be betrayed in the end.
16:58This time, it was just the two of us. As long as we were happy, that was enough. Lost in
17:04thought,
17:05I suddenly felt my hand being clasped. Honey. Felix's eyes blazed with intensity.
17:11Then let's do it together. The rain grew heavier. What started as a gentle drizzle soon turned into a
17:17relentless downpour. We sat on the sofa, watching through the floor to ceiling windows as raindrops
17:23drummed against the earth. Isn't this rain lasting a little too long? Felix held me close, frowning
17:29slightly. Beastmen were always sharp, his instincts were sounding the alarm. I nodded. Fortunately,
17:35we had reinforced the power system earlier. Otherwise, with rain this heavy, a blackout would
17:41have been a real problem. Honey, should we go take a look outside? I blinked. How? By flying,
17:48of course. He ruffled my hair, murmured something under his breath, and suddenly, wings unfurled across
17:54his back. Smiling like the hero of some childhood cartoon, he scooped me into his arms and shot
18:00upward. The next second. Thud. Felix slammed straight into the ceiling. Erg. Honey, it hurts. I fell silent.
18:10What an idiot bird. At last, Felix steadied himself and carried me into the sky to see
18:17what was happening at the foot of the mountain. Just a few dozen kilometers away lay a small county
18:22town. The floods had already begun, yet the people there still treated it like an ordinary natural
18:28disaster. At most, they stocked up on food, believing that once the rain stopped, life would return to
18:34normal. After all, entire floors of buildings had been submerged before, but as long as the skies
18:41cleared, things eventually recovered. But I knew, this time, the rain would not stop. When we returned,
18:48I wrote a letter and asked Felix to deliver it to the county officials. He came back with his hair
18:53damp
18:54and tousled, eyes shining with pride. I delivered it, honey. Praise me. All right, all right. My husband is
19:02the best. Laughing, I tossed him a towel and rubbed his hair dry. We were still busy when another video
19:09call from my parents popped up. Avery, is it flooding? My father sprawled carelessly on a sofa
19:15carved from seashells. Beside him, my mother and Celie daintily sipped sea cucumber porridge. I raised a
19:22brow. Yes, the floods have already started. How tragic, my mother said with famed sorrow before holding
19:30up her bowl. Look at this sea cucumber. Ever seen one this big? Gideon caught it himself. Take a good
19:37look. You won't even get the chance to see one in the future. I adjusted the camera angle and rolled
19:43my eyes where they couldn't see. True. I can't eat it. Why don't you send me some? Celie immediately let
19:51out a derisive laugh. What kind of daydream is that? With the floods, nothing can be shipped right now.
19:57Even if it could, what makes you think you deserve to eat what my husband brings home?
20:02Just stick to gnawing on the bugs that useless Felix catches for you. Let's see how long before
20:08you starve to death. Her tone dripped with spite. Then, as if to twist the knife, she deliberately
20:14dumped her half-finished porridge into the trash, right in front of me. I only arched a brow. So wasteful.
20:22And Gideon tolerates that. I wondered. Sure enough, the next instant, Gideon, who had been quietly
20:29sitting to the side, suddenly erupted.
20:31He said,
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