Since ancient times, whenever people from the Wasteland Continent set out on a voyage, they have asked for a talisman to protect them and ensure a safe journey. But some things cannot be avoided. When white mist appears over the sea, it means everyone aboard will meet their end there. The few who survive claim they encountered sea demons.
The legends of sea demons are familiar to everyone, but back then, not everyone believed they truly existed.
Then, in the past fifty years, technology advanced and fishing techniques improved by leaps and bounds. To everyone's astonishment, evidence of the sea demons' existence was finally detected.
They were as beautiful as the legends said, and they sang enchanting songs... The Wasteland Continent fell into a frenzy for fishing.
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Ever since Xia Lüxi came to this world, she had been curious about merfolk. But as time passed and her curiosity went unrewarded, her enthusiasm gradually faded... until she found a merfolk on the shore.
Looking at the steadily dwindling balance in her account, however, she couldn't help worrying.
If she kept muddling along, she probably wouldn't be able to afford to raise a merfolk. But Xia Lüxi couldn't bear to give him up.
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Cecil had been reborn, only to end up in human hands again, this time belonging to someone who was hardly wealthy.
He figured he would be sold again before long and that, in any case, he was headed for a miserable fate.
But he hadn't expected this human to like him so purely... so purely that he was starting to wonder when she would realize how she felt.
Theme: Face life with a positive attitude.