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No.

Damn it. That dream again.

Why do I keep dreaming about those high and mighty domain hells?

Shit! I'm going to be late for the Royal Academy's opening ceremony!

Everyone entering the Academy will have their tails turned into human legs.

Be ready!

Welcome to the Royal Deep Sea Academy.

Well, if it isn't the trash from the Dark Reef.

No tail.

Can't swim far, but ride a turtle.

How pathetic.

The Reef Lord made it clear.

If you want to return to the Dark Reef, you'd better behave.

Understand? I know.

Can I go in now?

Look, it's that tailless freak.

Why would the headmaster let her in?

I heard she's a half-blood raised on land.

She only came back to the sea a few years ago.

The surface?

That filthy wasteland?

The domains are opening trade with the surface.

The lords want their heirs to adapt, so they built this academy to mimic the

human world.

She only got in because she knows their world.

Please! Let me down!

I swear I'll never do it again!

Look! The Meg is about to rip his tentacles off!

Ten black pearls says he doesn't last three seconds!

Hey, new girl.

Lesson one.

If you want to survive the Royal Academy, never cross the three domain

hairs. Three hairs?

Look up there.

Her Highness Camilla, heir to the Blacktide domain.

Gorgeous. Filthy rich.

And a total demon who loves playing with her prey.

Don't shake, rookie. Look over there. Her Highness, Jennifer.

Heir to the glacial abyss domain.

The Academy's untouchable angel.

But the most terrifying of all is her.

Her Highness, the Lassus.

A ruthless tyrant with enough power to destroy everything!

Please!

I swear I didn't mean to spray ink!

I didn't mean to ruin Her Highness the Lash's dress!

Over a dress?

How can they trample on someone's dignity like that? Don't do it. You

can't afford to cross the three airs.

Stop!

Who's this?

A little stray stepping up to Thalassa?

That scowless trash from the Dark Reef? She actually thinks she's a saver?

Her Highness Thalassa could crush her with one finger!

Enough!

Whatever he did, you don't get to treat him like a toy.

I didn't expect the new girl to have this much backbone.

Get out while you still can.

You think being a domain hare gives you the right to break people for fun?

Do you have any idea who you're talking to, you little freak?

Interesting. Natural-born legs.

Hellenia gave you a chance.

If you don't want to die, get lost.

You're monsters.

Demons. How can you kill him over a piece of clothemith?

This was never just about a dress.

I'm out of patience.

Apologize to me.

Then swear to be my slave or you'll never leave this place.

She is so dead.

Pretty little thing, though.

She'd make a perfect toy for the bed.

Filthy peasant.

She isn't even fit to touch their Highness's clothes.

The new girl hasn't learned her place yet.

Tragic.

Is she out of her mind?

Who the hell gave you the nerve to touch me?

Impossible! That's absolutely impossible!

The three supreme heirs bound to a half-blood by a blood oath! It's a

trick! There has to be a mistake!

How?

A mermaid can only have one fated mate in her lifetime, right?

Silence!

Everyone admitted to the Royal Academy is hand-picked.

The absolute elite of every domain.

So why exactly did the Lord of the Dark Reef send a scaleless piece of trash

like you? Tell me, what exactly are you hiding?

You can't even grow one protective scale, yet you think you're fit to be my

heir. You scaleless trash.

You're a disgrace to the Dark Reef.

The Dark Reef has no use for a useless heir.

I'll prove my worth.

I'm sending you to the Royal Deep Sea Academy.

A little torment will teach you your place.

Answer me.

I never grew any protective scales.

The Reef Lord thought I was an embarrassment, but since I lived on the

surface, he sent me here.

Satisfied?

Listen to me.

Anyone who breathes a word about what happened today, I'll tear off your fins

myself.

And as for you... That little

scaleless fish, she's fast.

Let's see how far she gets.

Finally. The Academy actually gives us rooms this nice.

What... What the hell are you doing here?

A lovely surprise from the Academy.

They delivered our exclusive new toy right to our room.

Get out.

You think I want to share a roof with you monsters?

What did you say?

Enough. The Academy's arrangements are final.

Since she's our shared fated mate, it's only natural we share a room.

The room at the end of the hall is mine! Stay away from it!

Keep it quiet tonight.

Or else... You'll find out what happens.

Damn it! Damn it!

How did this blood oath bind me to these demons?

I never asked for a fated mate!

Valeris?

This scent... Is she in heat?

You shifted back!

Get off me!

Let go!

You're burning up!

Are you out of your mind?

Theloris, snap out of it!

What are you waiting for?

She's our fated mate.

Devour her.

Claim every inch of her.

What the hell am I doing?

Did I just kiss her?

Look at me!

I'm Scalus and Talus. I'm a woman!

Get out of here.

Breathe a single word about what just happened and you're dead.

You're absolutely drenched in Palladia's scent.

What exactly were you doing with her in her room?

Move! What did you do to her?

Are you interrogating

her or trying to seduce her?

Here. Humans are clever. They can make ice without any magic.

Did today tritle you?

Solaria had her reasons.

Doesn't matter.

I will never feel anything for her.

Right here. The wound she left on you. Does that scare you?

Being bound by blood to three supreme hairs, all at once.

This academy looks noble.

Underneath... It's an abyss that swallows people whole.

Down here, only the absolute strongest have the right to claim you.

If you want to survive, you need to learn how to protect yourself.

Just curious, did you ever date other women on the surface?

I... no. In human terms, I'm straight.

Then how many relationships have you had?

Zero. I've never been with anyone.

Oh.

Looks like I still have the chance to steal your heart first.

What? No, I have to go!

Clara, how the hell did it come to this?

Simple. In the deep, the blood oath overrides everything.

Gender doesn't matter. A mate is a mate.

Am I really falling for them? Do I like women?

You've been on the surface for too long.

Humans always have such a hard time facing their true desires.

Not like us.

Creatures of the deep never hesitate.

Shut up! Stop talking!

Admit it. I can feel it.

Deep down, you want them just as much.

But I don't want to be a sex toy for those three women!

Breathe.

This is just an illusion forced by the Blood Oath.

It doesn't prove anything.

Right here, the wound she left on you. You're absolutely drenched in Thaladia's

scent.

Damn it!

Don't push me away.

No, let me go.

Come on, I need you too.

God, what the hell kind of nightmare was that?

I'm losing my mind.

Wake up!

I need to wash my face and clear my head.

Damn it!

Why do I keep dreaming about those three lunatics?

I'll never let them do that to me.

The Sea Goddess?

The mermaid power within you is rapidly fading.

I know.

Of these three blood oaths, only one binds you to your true mate, the only

one who can save you.

If you don't find your true mate and bond with her, body and soul, before

time runs out, you'll die.

Body and soul?

You mean I have to sleep with one of them?

Wait, there has to be a mistake.

Why would my destiny be tied to three extremely dangerous heirs? No way.

I am not sleeping with any of them.

The laws of the deep do not make mistakes.

Fine, but I... Get your priorities straight, Ariel.

This is a matter of life and death.

All right.

I have three chains of fate.

Which one leads to my true mate?

That is a truth you must uncover yourself.

You're asking the impossible.

Well, it's definitely not Thalea.

I'd rather die than sleep with that sadistic monster.

You want to sleep with me?

What are you doing?

Weren't you just in here screaming about wanting to sleep with me?

No, you heard wrong. Back off.

I... What do you want from me? Did you forget?

You're already my slave.

Mine alone.

And with my slave, I can do whatever I please.

I never agreed to be your slave.

Relax. I have zero interest in a scaleless reject like you.

Well, I have zero interest in a brute like you either. Get over yourself!

Anyone? Anyone but that monster!

Your mate.

Find your true mate. You have to seal the bond. Now.

No way!

It is absolutely not the lesser.

I would rather die than sleep with that sadistic freak, Clara.

To secure resources on the surface, you must learn human body language and

physical contact.

Now find a partner and practice the human way.

I have to know for sure, is Thalassa the true mate who can stop my bloodline from

fading? Hey, I'll be your partner.

Is she insane?

A scaleless reject thinks she's worthy of practicing with her Prinus Thalassa?

She spent a few years on the surface, and now thinks she's good enough for the

Leviathan Hare.

The absolute nerve.

I don't partner with scaleless weaklings.

What?

Scared you'll learn how humans touch?

And still lose to a reject like me?

Ariel, stand down. Pick someone else.

I told you.

I don't partner with the weak.

The truly weak are the fools who don't even know their own limits.

Solaria can't possibly be my fated mate.

A true mate wouldn't look at me with such disgust, and she wouldn't keep

pushing me away.

Then who... who is my true mate?

Since she doesn't appreciate you, why not choose me as your partner instead?

The Larrys never pulls her punches in class.

Next time, pick me as your partner.

It was just practice.

Come on, let's get you to the infirmary and fix that up.

Looks like Her Highness Jennifer has a soft spot for that scaleless reject.

Damn it!

Her Highness Jennifer belongs to me.

How dare that trash get so close to her?

If it hurts, tell me.

You don't have to play tough with me.

I'm not as fragile as you think.

Says the girl who nearly got her bones shattered.

Does it hurt here, too?

Jennifer, do you think it's possible that we're fated mates?

If it really is you, what would you do?

Never mind.

Just forget I said anything.

I'm sorry.

I didn't mean it like that. I know. If you really meant it, you wouldn't be

blushing quite so hard. I'm not blushing!

Don't be so stubborn next time.

Stop going out of your way to provoke Thrasas. I wasn't trying to provoke her.

I just refused to let her look down on me.

Ariel, you are far from a useless, scaleless recept.

Whatever the Reef Lord told you... Whatever those snobs back home said to

drag you down, none of that defines who you are.

A piece of trash who can't manifest a single protective scale.

You think you're worthy of being my heir?

The Dark Reef has no use for lowborn trash, who can't even defend herself.

Does it still hurt?

My frost magic would only damage your skin again, so we'll have to use human

banders. It's fine, thank you.

Don't be afraid.

Whenever you need me, my door is always open.

I can't use too much magic right now, but...

I can spare just a drop of my essence.

If Jennifer is my fented mate,

things would be so much easier.

What's wrong?

Maybe... she is.

Get in there!

Rip her away from Jennifer!

She has nothing to do with us. She's bound to us by the Blood Oath! No.

She isn't.

I feel so at ease when I'm with you.

Maybe that's what the Blood Oath means.

Jennifer might be the answer.

I just need a chance to bond with her, body and soul.

Then everything will be okay.

Did you grow up on the surface?

I don't remember much about my childhood.

A human couple adopted me on the surface.

I only came to the Dark Creek later.

Everyone better keep a close eye on your valuables.

Things keep going missing around the Academy lately.

I say it's time for a routine search.

And we'll start with you.

Move.

What's the rush, new girl?

Open your locker.

Time for that routine inspection.

Says who?

Come take a look.

Let's see what this trash has been hiding.

Oh my god!

That is absolutely shameless.

And she played so innocent, acting like she wasn't into women.

Wow. These are absolutely filthy.

You've got some nerve.

These aren't mine. Someone planted them.

No wonder you're always clinging to Her Highness the Laris, Her Highness

Jennifer, and Her Highness Camilla.

You've been getting off on this filth, fantasizing about them in private.

I bet these pictures really come in handy, don't they?

Come

on!

Tell the recording, Pearlie.

Which of the heirs were you begging to play with you, you useless trash?

No wonder you've been shamelessly throwing yourself at the Three Hairs

since the day you arrived.

Just admit it, you disgusting fraud.

Exactly. Know your place, trash.

You're just garbage thrown away by the Reef Lord.

Did you think you could change your life by sleeping with a domain here?

Pathetic. Did you really think someone was going to save you this time?

You don't deserve to stand beside Her Highness Jennifer.

If you want to live, get out of this academy now.

Her Highness Jennifer would never like someone as vicious and ugly as you.

Fine! I'll broadcast these images on every screen in the academy.

Everyone will know you're a whore obsessed with seducing the domain

hearers.

What kind of pathetic last stand is this peasant trying to pull?

She's just playing the victim.

It's a sea god.

Is that the sea god's bloodline awakening?

Your Highness Jennifer!

I knew it!

How could a scaleless, lowborn peasant have any divine power?

That must have been Her Highness Jennifer's frost illusion when she broke

the door down. We were all seeing things.

Your Highness Jennifer, you shouldn't trouble yourself with this trash.

One more word and I'll kill you.

Go to the headmaster and take your punishment.

Get the hell out.

Every time I see you, you're neck deep in trouble.

Thanks for the observation.

You can leave now.

What are you doing now? I just saved you. Is this how you thank me? Thank

you. Can I go now?

Your lips are so soft.

Why don't you use these soft, sweet lips to thank me properly?

Are you out of your mind?

Or maybe I should take a little taste first.

No, I... Your body is burning and shivering for me, sweetheart.

No, wait.

Anyone's body would react if they were forced like this.

Listen, your heart is racing.

Deep down, you're desperate to give yourself to me, aren't you?

Go back.

Both of you, stay the hell away from me!

Great timing as always, Thalesa.

If you don't actually care for her, stop messing with her.

Listen, your heart is racing.

So, that heartbeat was mine.

Hey, interested in teaming up for the Academy's first surface survival trials?

It's teams of two. You can be my partner.

First prize isn't just a massive fortune and a full tuition waiver.

It's also a priority pass to the surface territories.

It's tempting.

But I'm injured, and I don't even have scales to protect me.

I'd only be a burden to you.

You haven't changed a bit.

All these years.

Rather to suffer than stop putting others first.

Haven't changed.

Camilla, what are you talking about?

The truth is, we met when we were kids.

I wandered too close to human waters and got caught.

You were the one who secretly set me free.

That bleeding little black snake back then, that was you?

I knew it, you little fool. You forgot all about me.

If it were Jennifer, I might have said yes.

I already signed you up, sweetheart.

You're with me.

What?

This trial takes place at the dangerous border between the dark reef and the

surface.

You're only half mermaid.

And Jennifer's frost magic isn't as gentle as it looks.

Jennifer, you should let her decide for herself.

Obviously, I'm the smartest choice.

Thanks, but you don't get to make my choices.

Looks like I didn't get an invite to this little surface survival trial.

I'm losing my damn mind.

Why the hell do I even care about a useless piece of trash?

You didn't sign her up to help her.

You're just feeding your sick obsession.

Look who's talking.

Don't pretend you aren't trying to trap her here for yourself.

Shut the hell up!

I'm not choosing any of you.

I'm taking on this trial alone.

Jennifer?

Jennifer, I didn't expect to see you here.

Honestly, ever since I got to the academy, you've been protecting me,

watching my back.

These past few days, I can't stop thinking about our blood oath.

I think I'm actually falling for you.

No, Jennifer's over there.

Then who the hell did I just confess to?

Falling for Jennifer.

My, my, how touching.

Salacia!

What, were you planning to feed that same sweet little speech to all

three of us?

One by one?

Let me go! It's none of your business!

If you want to survive the surface trial, stop letting your feelings

control you.

What were you two just talking about?

Come with me.

Can you close your eyes? Just for a second.

Only my fated mate can save me. Please, let it be her.

Your Highness Student Jennifer, the instructor needs you in the staging area

immediately.

Are you alright?

I... I'm fine.

I have to go.

See you at the trial grounds on the border between the Dark Reef and the

surface.

Set up the soul-devouring vines in the trial grounds.

I want all three domain hairs buried there.

As you command, my lord.

I hear that Halfbreed is in there, too.

She's irrelevant.

Little one, once we're inside, don't leave my sight.

With me here, who'd dare lay a finger on her?

The trial hasn't even started and you two are already marking your territory.

Silence, cadets!

The trial officially begins now.

Until now, you've only studied surface culture and etiquette. But the true

surface wilds are far more savage than you can possibly imagine.

This is the surface wilderness survival trial.

We've perfectly simulated the surface climate and stocked it with ferocious

land beasts.

Everyone take one lifeline pearl. If you face fatal danger, crush it to trigger

an emergency teleport.

Survive a full week inside, and you win.

The Lord already had our spies switch the pearls.

You fools are walking straight into your graves.

Listen to me.

Once we're in there, you stick to me. Do not step out of line.

Get your filthy hands off her, Thalasia.

Ariel is mine to protect.

Enough. We go in together.

So this is...

The surface wilderness.

Blinding sun.

Disgusting land.

The air up here is too dry.

Little one.

Stay in my arms.

You're safest right by my side.

Give me some space! I've lived on the surface before!

Take cover, you scaleless runt!

Power of frost, pierce it!

No, the lifeline pearl, it's rigged!

Awaken, soul-devouring vines.

The Lifeline Pearl's teleport spell. It's sealed by dark magic. This is the

Reef Lord's trap.

Die, all of you.

Shut up. I told you, no one touches you.

You crazy brute.

Why would you do something so stupid?

How touching.

Then you can die together.

Get the hell back!

God's power.

Impossible. She's only half mermaid. How could she carry the sea god's bloodline?

Hold on tight, you scowless runt!

They trapped just the four of us here.

Is this all for the Sea God's power inside Aerion?

Don't worry about me.

Scaleless slunt.

Are you hurt?

You scared me to death.

Risk your life like that again and I'll lock you in my ice cabin forever.

Where were we teleported?

These aren't just ruins.

This is the legendary Temple of the Sea God.

I don't give a damn what it is. Let's get out of here.

You're in my cage now.

Where exactly do you think you're going?

You pathetic fools!

My power.

If you want to touch her, kill me first.

The royal blood of all four nations.

Force every drop into her.

Awakened. The supreme blood of the sea god has finally awakened!

The supreme power of the Sea God is finally mine!

I am the true King of the Abyss!

No!

My scaleless runt!

I forbid you to die! Open your eyes!

My poor child.

You have finally arrived.

Am I dead?

No. The tears of true love from your three fated mates guided you here. Go.

see how it all began.

So I am the daughter of the Sea King, not some worthless, scaleless freak.

But my power, it's all been stolen!

Don't be afraid, my child.

The power in your blood has always been inside you.

Now awaken.

The

Sea

King's mermaid form!

No. Impossible.

How could you completely master the Sea God's power?

Reef Lord, we planned this from the day you found me seven years ago.

It's time to settle the score.

Your Majesty, please have

mercy.

Galus Runt!

You absolutely terrified me!

Too bad.

I was one second too late to play the hero.

The four domains are united.

You are the Supreme Queen and we are your loyal subjects.

Forever.

That tickles.

You're never leaving my side again.

The abyss bows to you. From now on, the ocean is yours.

And you belong to the three of us. I am yours to rule forever.

All hail the Queen!