Ok, a little serious concern for once. I'm puzzled about the events of this chapter. I mean, the immortality cult just plain revealed itself already. All the cards are on the table. They know that MC has the pearl in himself, they know where he is and they know he knows their identities. What stops them from just playing to capture him again, since he, Suzie and Cee plain returned home and live again there?
It doesn't make much sense plotwise.
Is it all because the mermaid told the cult to behave?