Little Clam Spirit

Ming Qu x Ao Poyue

A good-natured little clam spirit who wants more than anything to be a dragon's mom x A vain, hot-tempered dragon who thinks, "Surely the most charming person in the world is yours truly, Lord Ao."

1.

A little clam spirit recently enrolled at East Sea Pearl Academy.

She was pink, her body shimmering with the delicate luster of a pearl. The moment she arrived, she caught the eye of all her classmates.

The Third Prince of the East Sea, school bully Ao Poyue, was in a panic. His underlings were all about to be led astray by this girl!

He decided to use force to teach this insolent little clam spirit a lesson.

After he swatted away a seahorse, a crab, and a shrimp from other seas with his tail,

he turned around and saw the little clam spirit gazing at him with excitement in her eyes. "Baby, you really are the apple of my eye =3="

Ao Poyue: ...?

Hey! H-how are you using the beauty trap on me?!

2.

Ming Qu was a clam shell that had become a spirit, and all she wanted was a little pearl of her own.

With the dream of cultivating the finest pearl, Ming Qu enrolled at East Sea Pearl Academy to study.

Among her classmates was a very famous figure: Ao Poyue, the Third Prince of the East Sea.

Rumor had it that Ao Poyue was arrogant by nature, a full-fledged demon king of mischief from the day he was born.

Rebellious, beautiful, and powerful.

He fit the criteria for becoming a brilliant pearl perfectly!

After watching Ao Poyue fight, Ming Qu's eyes lit up. Her feelings for him were intense: she wanted to be his mom.

With the idea that if she couldn't give birth to one, she could just adopt one, Ming Qu embarked on a journey of spoiling him rotten.

When Ao Poyue got into fights, she handed him dried fish.

When Ao Poyue skipped class, she covered for him.

When Ao Poyue gathered a crowd to play cards, she helped him cheat.

When Ao Poyue raced fish through the sea, she chased after him to put a helmet on his head.

When Ao Poyue started dating someone, she... No way, no dating before you're old enough!

Thanks to Ming Qu's tireless efforts, the hot-tempered dragon prince finally realized how she felt.

At last, when the little clam spirit once again invited him to sleep inside her soft, plump clam flesh,

the dragon prince stammered, "I, the prince, am wise and mighty... I-it's only natural that you've fallen for me. In recognition of your devotion, I can grant you one wish."

Ming Qu's eyes sparkled. "Really? Then could you call me Mom? Just once is enough."

Ao Poyue: "..."

Huh?

#I thought you wanted to be my wife, but you want to be my mom?

3.

Ao Poyue, the Third Prince of the East Sea, was born a demon seed.

People relied on his mighty power to calm the seas, yet they feared the demonic aura within him, which could bring about the end of the world at any moment.

One day, the seas ran wild and black waters filled the sky. As everyone trembled, Ao Poyue turned around, standing amid a field of corpses.

At some point, the fair, pink little clam spirit had appeared behind him.

"Disappointed?"

Ao Poyue's eyes were dim.

"If you're scared, run."

But the little clam spirit suddenly cupped his face and gave him a big, smacking kiss. In a voice brimming with pride, she said, "Baby, you really are the apple of my eye =3="

Theme: Only a pearl forged from hardship, trials, blood, and tears can shine forever through the endless night.