Name: The Black Mamba Alpha and His Mermaid Pet
Author: Lai Yu

Synopsis

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[Arrogant, venomous snake major general gong x adorable red-scaled mermaid shou]

Yu Li is a mermaid from the deep sea, an omega.

His scales are a vivid, translucent crimson, making him an extremely rare species.

One day, humans lock Yu Li inside a laboratory. An arrogant man storms in, picks him up, and swings his fish tail as he sneers at the researchers: "I'm having fish soup tonight. He's mine."

The good news: no one dares stop him.

The bad news: the man who rescued him seems a little too eager to eat him.

Yu Li tries to save himself. He lifts the tip of his tail for the man to see.

Its clearly visible markings,

with neat rows of fish bones like translucent red fossils.

Yu Li: "I'm full of spines. I'm not tasty, and I'll hurt your mouth."

The alpha rubs his fingertip over Yu Li's tail fin. "From now on, only I get to see it."

2-

The man who rescued him is named Qi Sheng, a federal major general and an SSS-rank black mamba alpha.

Qi Sheng forcibly takes Yu Li home. Instead of a pot of boiling oil, Yu Li is greeted by a huge, luxurious crystal-glass fish tank.

Qi Sheng: "I've always wanted a pet. You should be grateful you have such a pretty face."

Yu Li used to encounter fishermen all the time, so he can understand simple words,

such as "pretty" and "grateful."

Hearing this, Yu Li gives him a sweet smile and releases pheromones to get Qi Sheng's attention. He pokes Qi Sheng in the chest with his index finger and uses a word he remembers to act coquettish: "Human, mine."

Later, the mermaid learns to sweep the floor, do laundry, fold blankets, make instant noodles, and play with a phone...

And so, the messages Qi Sheng receives every day are:

[Is Major General Big Brother coming home today? (￣▽￣)~*]

[Want barbecue (●ω●)]

[My tail got caught in the door (╥﹏╥)]

His subordinates are horrified to discover that the fearsome major general often stares at his phone... and grins like an idiot?

3-

One day, Qi Sheng discovers the little mermaid is livestreaming.

Comments flash across the screen: [Want to touch his tail] [His wife is so hot]!

The little mermaid tilts his head and fiddles with his skirt, his tail glistening in the light in front of the camera.

The next second, the mermaid is suddenly lifted into the air and tossed into the glass tank. His skirt clings wetly to his waist.

The viewers watching the stream go wild:

[Ahhh, is that his boyfriend? He's so jealous!]

[Is this underwater play???]

[Don't treat us like outsiders! Put this livestream behind a paywall!]

Qi Sheng's fingertips glide over the mermaid's burning scales. "Learned how to be a little internet celebrity, have you?"

The mermaid puffs out his cheeks. "Yeah! They all say I'm pretty!"

Qi Sheng's fangs scrape the back of his neck. "Looks like your master will have to teach his pet about social boundaries."

Yu Li thinks the little snake who releases poisonous pheromones whenever he gets angry is adorable. If they bonded, they would surely have the cutest little mermaid babies!

But Qi Sheng always likes to cover his eyes, kiss his ear gills, and deliberately tie up his tail fin when Yu Li is most absorbed in breeding, making him whimper...

The little mermaid writes it all down in his notebook:

"The snake kissed me until I cried again today."

"He's so fierce, but his ears turned red."

"I love falling asleep with his tail wrapped around me most of all."

[Reader's Guide]

1: An ABO story with mpreg, one-on-one, both virgins and each other's first love. The pregnancy and childbirth aren't a major focus. The shou is extremely smart and beautiful. There are lots of descriptions of mermaids, with some original worldbuilding. He's naive at first and strong later on (he is not a weak shou, he is not a weak shou).

The gong has a snake-type spirit form, with a setting that helps him sleep. Read the story for the details!

2: The side couples also have animal spirit forms and follow the angst-filled "chase your wife" route! There are two couples: snow leopard A x lion A (Zhai Xun x Si Ran, younger gong and possessive romance), and scumbag businessman A x gentle bunny O (Zhai Wenxi x Jing Yue, a "running away while pregnant" story). The side couples are marked in the subtitle!

Please add my other cute-creature story, The Cutest Enemy in the Galaxy, to your reading list!

Blurb:

[Little Mushroom x Dangerous Species Appraiser]

I'm a little mushroom, entrusted with the great mission of punishing the "Dangerous Species Appraiser."

How dare he label our noble mushroom kind "edible, with some varieties causing hallucinations" in A Guide to Edible Species in the Universe? It's an insult to all fungal civilization!

So I disguise myself as his new neighbor and knock on his door with a basket of "homegrown mushrooms."

The plan is simple: add a few drops of my spore essence to his water every day and teach him just how dangerous "evil mushrooms" can be!

He falls for it, of course, and spends several days in the hospital with a high fever. I cheer inside: My mission is almost complete!

But after he recovers, he still smiles at me.

He knits me soft wool socks when he realizes I always walk around barefoot;

he wraps a scarf around my neck and hangs a little bell from it, saying that way he'll always know where I am.

As he clumsily knits a sweater, he mutters helplessly, "Strange, my immune system seems to be getting weaker lately..."

Feeling guilty, I quietly swap the poison I was about to put in his food for a nutrient solution that boosts his health.

He's always been so good to me, so good that I start to think that maybe, just maybe, a few words in that awful Guide might be right?

Little Mushroom: "Sir, if... if a mushroom wants to be eaten by someone, what does that mean?"

He gently embraces me. "It means it's found the best place for itself."

Little Mushroom: "Then would you like to taste me? Just... just one little bite."

[Little Snake x Interstellar Diplomat]

I'm a top assassin sent by my organization. My mission is to poison the sharp-tongued diplomat who keeps thwarting our expansion at the interstellar council.

I disguise myself as a pet snake, and he takes me home. Every time he gives a cutting speech, I get so mad that I drip poison into his coffee.

But he always perks up after drinking it, then shows me off. "Ever since I got you, my thoughts have been so clear!"

I deliberately hide his tie right before his most important speech, but he only smiles helplessly and replaces it with a ribbon I like.

I take things even further and push a plate off the table at the state banquet he's hosting for alien envoys. But he tells the guests, "My little snake is reminding me it's time to change the menu."

When his archenemies surround him, I instinctively transform into a giant python, scaring them out of their wits.

He stares for a moment, then buries his face in my cold scales and laughs quietly. "Looks like I'll have to add 'protective of her husband' to your file."

[Little Octopus x Mecha Engineer]

I'm a little octopus, implanted by the enemy with the directive "destroy the mecha engineer."

I loosen screws, tangle the wiring, and make a complete mess of the mecha he treasures most.

He doesn't blame me. Instead, he gives me the cute name Xiao Ba. He builds me my own workbench and patiently teaches me how to tighten every screw properly.

"See? That's how you do it." He holds my tentacle, and the warmth reaches all the way to my core.

In my scrambled logic circuits, a new directive appears for the first time, taking precedence over "destroy": "Make him happy."

When the enemy hacks into the system, I use the techniques he taught me to take apart their weapons in an instant...

Enemy: "This is the end for you!"

Xiao Ba suddenly springs out, his tentacles moving too fast to see: Clink, clank, crash!

The enemy stares in shock. "Why is my entire weapons system in pieces?!"

He picks up Xiao Ba and holds him up to the observation window. "Don't they look just like you did when you knocked over that can of paint?"

Xiao Ba curls his tentacles into a heart, bashfully. "Yeah!"

"Good. Go take apart their engine cores and bring them back. Tonight, I'll get you the latest lubricant, strawberry-scented."

Other pairings to be decided:

Jellyfish x researcher

Dog x therapist