"It was a peculiar experience," Doris recounted, propping her chin with her eyes closed at the table's edge. "Once I entered the zone, I suddenly felt as nothing else mattered, only the command to protect the Sea Area and prevent anyone from carelessly entering. It's difficult to imagine that the desire to protect was so strong, it compelled me involuntarily towards the depths of the Devilish Sea Area. If Bayer hadn't abruptly pulled me back, I probably would've ended up like those who disappeared, never to return."
"Who's Bayer?" Catherine asked. "Is he one of the Sea Race you mentioned earlier who explored with you?"
"Yes, Bayer is from the Sea Snake Clan," Doris answered. "He's the mightiest leader of the Sea Snake Clan, one of the powerful demigods among the Deep Sea Tribe. His underwater form is a sea snake over three hundred meters long. He used his snake tail to coil around me, pulling me back in time."
