The Mermaid Swims Upstream

Blurb for the upcoming novel "Pitiful Little Omega, but the Strongest Healer" is at the very bottom

1.

Shien, the beautiful cannon-fodder NPC unanimously recognized by players.

Official training advice: The little mermaid is delicate and willful. Don't raise him unless you're a big shot!

During the month-long closed beta, Shien was bullied by players relentlessly. His home was invaded, and his flower shop was burned down.

With nowhere else to turn, he could only accept Huan Yusheng's marriage proposal.

On their wedding day, while time was stopped, Huan Yusheng kissed and licked his ear fins.

That night, Shien buried Huan Yusheng and began a six-month countdown to their divorce.

One month into their marriage, Shien reached level 30 and blew up the entire starter village, but failed to blow up Huan Yusheng.

Three months into their marriage, Shien reached level 60 and, with Huan Yusheng's help, replaced the false god BOSS and ascended the throne.

Six months into their marriage, Shien fulfilled his people's age-old wish and took command of the aberrant species. At last, he could get a divorce.

"Baby, what should I do to keep our marriage going?"

The next second after Huan Yusheng asked, he was dragged into the water.

Surrounded by countless indescribable monsters, Shien fixed him with a sultry gaze and slowly parted the fish scales below his abdomen. "Lick me."

2.

The official version of Myth Reborn has launched, and the players are freaking out!

What happened to the adorable, delicate little mermaid?

Does "adorable" mean his healing magic can kill hundreds of players in one hit?

Does "delicate" mean he can only hold the three ultra-rare, awesome titles: [Godslayer], [Ominous Star], and [Mother of the Aberrant Species]?

Does "little mermaid" mean the kind adored and blessed by every god?

Just which big shot turned a cannon-fodder little fish into an evil demon king?

The players can only leave in disappointment!

3.

A long time ago, the Star God was bound to the Myth Preservation System, tasked with safeguarding civilizations from every dimension on the brink of destruction.

One day, a cyber civilization suddenly invaded. The world turned into a game, and countless players poured in to analyze its data and plunder its resources...

In response, the Star God decided to first propose to his adopted son, priest, and beloved.

Raising a little spouse means giving him lots and lots of love.

If his little spouse likes raw, bloody meat minced into a paste, then make it for him.

If his little spouse wants to become a great, supreme being, then give him a divine spark.

If his little spouse wants him, then kiss him, even if he might get eaten.

[Bonus Scene] [Location: Volume Two, Chapter Twelve]

Huan Yusheng's soul-core shattered.

Shien, uncharacteristically softhearted: Do you want to drink my blood?

Huan Yusheng: How could I bear to make Baby bleed? Feed me something else.

Shien: Something else... what?

Huan Yusheng said nothing, only kept his head down.

Shien, dazed: Why is it this!?

And so he had his fill of fish.

[Reading Guide]

1. A ruthless, haughty "mermaid" bottom who is a cannon-fodder NPC x the strongest player, a gloomy, obsessive "elf" top. The little mermaid transforms into a demon king. Ensemble cast and gradual power progression.

2. In the later story, the protagonist is the strongest character in the entire novel.

3. 1v1, both are each other's first. Neither has an unrequited love from the past. The protagonist is a popular character in the game, so the story has a universally-adored tag. Readers with extreme top- or bottom-focused preferences, please avoid.

4. Potentially sensitive content: In the extras, the little mermaid lays eggs.

(This blurb was updated on November 1. All previous versions have been saved. The story elements won't change, though the wording may be polished from time to time.)

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"Pitiful Little Omega, but the Strongest Healer"

Reborn as an Omega deemed unfit by the White Tower, Ji Rong looks like he's crying on the outside, but he's ecstatic on the inside.

Disabled legs? Genetic defects? Low fertility?

Perfect! Now he can spend his whole life lazing around with a perfectly good excuse!

Just as Ji Rong is planning where to enjoy a retirement free of pollutants, the White Tower turns around and gives him to Shen Lanruo, a top executor with a 99% match rate.

He's the legendary workaholic who spends all year on the front lines containing pollutants, never takes a day off, and treats home like a hotel. Cold-hearted and indifferent.

Though reluctant, Ji Rong can only accept the White Tower's arrangement.

On the first day he's brought back to the mansion, Shen Lanruo hands him a marriage contract. "Fulfill your duties as my partner, and I'll make sure you want for nothing. I have only one condition: there must be no emotional entanglement between us."

Ji Rong, whose record of romantic relationships is a big fat zero, doesn't find anything strange about this. He understands that with this kind of contract, all they have to do is keep up appearances, so he signs without a moment's hesitation.

Meals, housing, and expenses covered, and his husband hardly ever comes home.

As for emotional entanglement...

He's not interested.

*

Everyone knows Shen Lanruo is proud and aloof, harsh and sharp-tongued, and never easy to approach.

No one ever imagined he could show any emotion, much less that he had been secretly in love with his senior, Ji Rong, for a long time.

When Ji Rong died unexpectedly on a mission, Shen Lanruo's heart turned to ash. When he learned that Ji Rong's only gland had been donated to the Omega standing before him, Shen Lanruo accepted a match arranged by the White Tower for the first time. All he wanted was to carefully cherish the proof that Ji Rong had lived on.

The little Omega has the same citrus scent as Ji Rong, loves desserts and sewing like him, and likes to be mischievous now and then, just like him...

When Shen Lanruo massages the little Omega's injured leg, the Omega's eyes brim with tears. The way he kicks, the tone of his voice... Everything is exactly like Ji Rong.

Shen Lanruo's heart trembles.

He realizes... Ji Rong really has come back.

He stops suppressing his feelings and soon coaxes Ji Rong into bed, marks him, marries him, and impatiently wants to have children with him.

Ji Rong's legs are limp and boneless as Shen Lanruo arranges him into all sorts of shameful positions. Tears streaming down his face, Ji Rong can't help protesting, "Didn't you say there couldn't be any emotional entanglement? You jerk! You lied to me!"

Ji Rong is so adorable now that his secret is out. Shen Lanruo grabs his ankle and presses him even deeper, apologizing shamelessly with a smile in his voice amid their panting.

"I was wrong. We should have an emotional entanglement."

"Ji Rong, you're only allowed to have an emotional entanglement with me."

*

Colleagues at the Abnormality Management Bureau soon learn that Shen Lanruo has married a little Omega.

Delicate little desserts start appearing on Shen Lanruo's desk, cute little toys are pinned to his briefcase, and the former workaholic even starts clocking out right on time every day to go home. Even his persistently high contamination level begins to fall.

His colleagues grow envious, then soon discover:

One bite of a little dessert: contamination level -10.

One hug of a little toy: contamination level -20...

His colleagues get greedy: Could you let your wife...

Shen Lanruo: Don't even think about it.

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[Bonus Scene]

After letting loose, Shen Lanruo is like a wild beast. Ji Rong crawls around in tears. "I thought Omegas weren't supposed to have healing abilities! Stop... You're going too far..."

Shen Lanruo hugs and comforts him. "Baby, my contamination level has gone up again. Save me."

Theme: Swim upstream and take control of your own destiny