Since Ancient Times, Sincere Love Has Lost to Tricks

Blurb:

Blurb to be added later orz. Anyway, it's a story about someone being fished out of the water by a big fish.

Tentative worlds (from 2021):

Pure-hearted young master √: A battle between childhood friends and a newcomer

Sickly scholar √: A contest between a swordsman and a prince

Naive merperson √: One who takes the ocean away and one who returns it

Original world √: Choosing between twins

Also known as: "The Gong's Thousand-Layered Schemes"

"The Official Shou's Thousand-Layered Schemes" and "My Thousand-Layered Scheme to Win Him Over"

"Which One Should I Choose: The One I Love or the One Who Loves Me?"

Content warnings:

1. Gong protagonist + transmigration into another body

2. A beautiful, sunny gong who is a scumbag without realizing it

3. The shou dotes on the gong

4. The person described as devoted in the title is not the protagonist

Theme: Devotion versus schemes