Kill the mermaid
01 The Prince with Blue Eyes
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“It’s a mermaid!!!”
“I caught a mermaid-!!!”
One of the fishermen shouted loudly.
At his voice, everyone on board focused and looked in one direction.
어부 2
Wow, she's a real mermaid... ...??
Another fisherman gently felt the net that had been pulled up.
어부 1
Write. Hey, I caught it, so don't look down on me.
어부 2
But this mermaid… isn’t she dead… …?
어부 2
There is no movement at all…?
Their goal is to capture mermaids and sell them for a very high price.
So, you shouldn't catch a mermaid dead.
Because then the value will drop.
Everyone likes fresh things.
Especially if it's a mermaid used in elixirs of life.
어부 1
Hey, no way.
A fisherman slowly approached the mermaid and placed the back of his hand under her nose.
I could faintly feel his breath.
어부 1
Luckily it's still fresh!!
김민규
That mermaid,
김민규
How about handing it over to me?
He asked, having been watching quietly.
어부 1
Even if you are a prince, I can't just give it to you...
김민규
I didn't say I wanted it for free.
Thump.
A bag full of money fell heavily in front of them.
어부 1
oh my god…!!!
The hesitation he had shown earlier was gone, and he quickly snatched the money bag.
Just in case the fisherman next to me takes it.
어부 1
But… isn’t that too much to pay for just one mermaid, Prince… … ?
김민규
so,
김민규
Don't you want to receive it?
어부 1
No, no!!
어부 1
It's so good... No, I'm embarrassed...!!!
He kept nodding his head, clutching his money bag tightly.
김민규
I think I've caught enough fish, so I'll go back now.
어부 1
Yes, yes, I understand.
As Min-gyu went somewhere else, the two couldn't stand it anymore and started whispering.
어부 2
No matter how many times I see him, I can't get used to that one blue eye of the prince...
어부 1
It would have been better if both sides were blue.
어부 1
It's so hideous that only one eye is blue... ... Tsk.
어부 2
Hey, you too… No matter what, you’re a prince, so it’s useless to call you ugly!
어부 1
What do you think?
어부 1
Even my father, the king, kicked me out.
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어부 1
Huh… gasp…
어부 1
Prince, can I just move this mermaid fishbowl up to here…?
김민규
okay.
김민규
great job.
어부 2
Well then, we'll be going now.
김민규
for a moment.
어부 1
Why are you like that…?
어부 2
Do you have anything to say to us…?
김민규
You were talking about me so excitedly earlier.
김민규
Why don't you talk nonsense in front of me?
김민규
I'm just curious.
The blue eyes that had felt hideous now shone eerily.
어부 1
Ah, I, that, that… … Prince… …
김민규
It must be annoying to have to call someone a prince when you don't even want to call him a prince, right?
어부 1
No, no, what are you talking about… … !!!
어부 2
We were wrong, Prince… … !!!
어부 2
Please have mercy… …
The two shook their heads and trembled all over.
The excited chatter he had earlier about other people was nowhere to be found, and only a frightened look remained.
김민규
…under……
김민규
‘What am I going to do by getting angry at these guys…?’
김민규
Okay.
김민규
Go and see.
김민규
But if I ever hear that sound again, I won't let it go.
“I will keep that in mind…!!!!”
At the same time, he shouted and quickly ran away from here.
이석민
Are you just sending it?
김민규
Anyway, there are plenty of people who talk like that about me.
김민규
I don't want to catch and kill each and every one of those guys.
이석민
Are you stupid or kind?
김민규
You really… Even if you’re my knight, aren’t your words too harsh?
이석민
There's no use making such a sad expression.
이석민
Just let those guys live,
이석민
You saved me, a mermaid.
이석민
Even though it was a dangerous situation.
이석민
Then isn't that stupid?
김민규
really……
Mermaids can freely transform into human legs and back into fins.
So, even mermaid Lee Seok-min can now stand on two legs.
이석민
But why is that mermaid… …
He turned his gaze to the mermaid sleeping in the fishbowl and said.
김민규
I couldn't stand to see a mermaid being used as an elixir of life right before my eyes.
Min-gyu approached the fish tank.
Seeing it up close like this, it seemed quite beautiful.
There's a saying that mermaids can charm humans. Is this it?
Min-gyu thought.
김민규
‘… When will I wake up?’