"Hey, wake up. Open your eyes!"
"Cough, cough!"
" who is this? "
"Yoon Jeong-han's friend, Choi Seung-cheol."
"Why are you fainting and making a fuss by yourself?"
"What the hell..?"
"You must be Kim Da-won because you're not surprised when you see me?"
"Yoon Jeong-han's human friend, is that Kim Da-won?"
"How about that,"
"I told you I'm Yoon Junghan's friend."
"Oh, you're a mermaid."
"But what's going on here, Jeonghan?"
"By the way, is it okay for Jeonghan to just come up to the beach?"
"He's just coming up, so why can't I?"
Choi Seung-cheol, the owner of the green mermaid tail, has been interrupting me ever since. He doesn't seem like a bad guy, but... somehow, I feel uneasy.
"And Yoon Jung-han, he can't come here anymore."
"What? Why?!"
"I got caught coming up here."
"So I won't be able to come up here for a while."
"Somehow..."
"Do you know that legend?"
"Legend..? Mermaid legend?"
"I see."
"I'll just be honest. I hate humans."
"I hate you too. Because of you, Yoon Jung-han almost got into danger."
"Because of me? Why? Why because of me, "
"Humans have come."
"By boat."
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7 years ago,
"Hey, are you going to see that guy again?"
"What's so good about humans that they keep going up there?"
"Yeah, so I'm asking you to do it again today."
After asking Choi Seung-cheol to pretend to be me, I swam to the surface to see Da-won. I swam as fast as I could, whipping my tail as hard as I could, and swam as fast as I could.
I hadn't been able to surface for the past year because of my coming-of-age ceremony preparations, but the thought of finally seeing Dawon made my heart pound. My heart was pounding, like it was going to explode.
***
"That boat... Choi Seung-cheol said he saw it three months ago."
In the middle of the ocean, I surfaced and saw a large ship standing there. I'd never seen such a large ship before. Several people dressed in black jumped into the water, dived deep, and then resurfaced for a while.
"What, what, why isn't it coming up?? "
I thought maybe he'd fallen into the sea and couldn't come up. Terrified, I followed the humans and dove into the water, swimming close to the ship. "Is he really dead?" I thought. "Why can't I see him?" I swam, searching diligently for the humans.
Then something grabbed my tail.
I felt the pain of my tail scales being torn off. Red blood flowed from my tail, and I felt my strength slowly drain away. My eyes fluttered shut.
***
I finally came to my senses. Human voices filled my head. Buzz, buzz. My head rang, and the humans were looking down at me.
'She's a real mermaid. Her tail won't fall off.'
'That's right. Now, if you take me there,'
'Before that. Are you sure there aren't any around here?'
'Yes, I'm sure. There was only this mermaid.'
Did you get caught...?
I looked around and saw that I was trapped in a net. I felt like I could escape, but for some reason, I couldn't find the strength to move. I examined my body,
It was so badly damaged that it was unsightly.
It was as if a knife had been applied to my body, and the scales on my tail were torn off in long strips. It was unsightly.
The man who seemed to be the leader of the group said a few words and then went downstairs, inside. Then, a man who looked warm also looked at me with a displeased expression and followed me inside.
Now, with no humans around me, I was alone and feeling somewhat better, ready to escape. I braced my arms, grabbed my headgear, and began tearing at the net with the sharp edges.
"Ppa, hurry... my, feet..."
It's been a really long time...
This work is a bit difficult to serializeㅠㅠ
I can't even think of the material... But I'm still trying to keep serializing it...😢😢
I'm sorry nowㅠ
happy new year!