The Mermaid I Keep at Home

[Blurb to be revised]

①.

Deep-sea merfolk are vicious, but they spend most of their time asleep.

Everyone had grown used to it, until one day

The male merfolk in the marine life center opened his eyes. His enormous tail fin swayed gently, and a dangerous growl from his lips rang throughout the empire.

Everyone froze. When they came to, they were trembling uncontrollably.

Their terrified minds all received the same message.

He was awake.

②.

The researchers brought everything merfolk liked overnight.

Jewelry, food, and artificially bred female merfolk.

Without exception, every offering was torn to shreds.

Until one staff member accidentally dropped a photo of his favorite idol.

The merfolk burst through the water and clamped his sharp fingertips over the face in the photo.

I want him.

③.

Word spread that the merfolk had chosen a mate, and people wondered who was unlucky enough to be selected.

After all, according to rumor, merfolk treated their mates like food, preparing them in every way, swallowing them whole, bones and all, until not a scrap remained.

On his way home from work, Chao Ji overheard this and thought nothing of it.

Then he opened his front door and saw a merfolk in a massive tank.

Chao Ji: I've hit the jackpot.

④.

Chao Ji's face was both innocent and sensual, earning him a loyal following of fans who loved his looks. But with no other particular talents, he was so obscure he might as well have vanished from the face of the earth.

In short, he was a nobody.

His daily routine consisted of going to class, taking breaks, and livestreaming casual chats with his fans.

One day, while chatting with a caller, the other person casually called him "big brother."

Chao Ji heard a soft sound from the fish tank behind him.

"Glug."

The merfolk surfaced.

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