Merfolk are extremely rare in the current interstellar era. In the public imagination, they're always soft and adorable: they speak in gentle voices, have watery eyes and porcelain-doll faces, and are so cute they'll make people swoon and spit up three liters of blood...
Yet everyone across the stars also knows that there is one fish who can make others spit up three liters of blood with a single swish of his tail.
Luo Baixi, "Azure Phantom," the number one interstellar inspector, roams the stars and has captured countless criminals and potential offenders. In the interstellar underworld, just hearing his name is enough to send a whole pirate gang running...
Yet most of those he captures go practically blind when they see his true form... He's such a tiny merfolk? And merfolk can be this fierce?!
Luo Baixi planted his hands on his hips and glared. "What are you looking at? Keep staring and I'll gouge out your eyes, snap your legs, and throw you all into the lava pits for a luxurious three-day, three-night spa treatment!"
Criminals: "QAQ...!"
He's so fierce. Surely no one would dare keep him as a pet!
But they would be wrong.
Someone really did dare to keep him: another big shot famous across the stars, Jiang Muchen, a new military leader who observed proper etiquette and treated others with respect.
Of course, only Luo Baixi knew they'd been mistakenly matched together. Through a series of coincidences, they'd even gotten engaged.
But he wasn't happy about it! He'd lived such a free and carefree life, so why on earth should he marry some boring old-fashioned man?
So he acted out and made trouble... but the engagement wasn't called off. Instead, Jiang Muchen coaxed him home time and time again, melting his heart.
Luo Baixi began to think that maybe being doted on by someone like this wasn't so bad?
But the good times didn't last. After an expedition, the fleet was attacked and an accident occurred. When Jiang Muchen finally woke up, he stared blankly at Luo Baixi and asked the first question that came to mind: "...Who are you?"
Luo Baixi: "...!"
Who am I? I'm your wife! Is there anyone else whose eyes could get this red?!
Jiang Muchen stared at the engagement certificate in silence for a long while, then slowly shook his head at his stunned subordinates.
"This was a System error. I thought it had already been submitted for correction. I won't get married, and my partner wouldn't be this fierce."
Luo Baixi: ...
Great, my fists are clenched. And why does my stomach hurt a little?
Fierce, cute, tsundere, high-combat-power merfolk uke VS reserved, gentle general seme. Always one-on-one, always a happy ending.
Notes:
1. Mermen laying eggs warning. It didn't fit in the blurb, but this plot point is definitely in the story...! Please avoid it if it's not for you!
2. There may be some melodrama...? Cough, cough. No changing the top, and there will be a groveling arc.
3. I haven't made a cover yet QAQ. I'm a procrastinator when it comes to starting a new story. I'll post the cover in a few days!
Theme: Dedication to one's work and protecting peace across the stars