Chapter 117

【Reverse Rape Mania】─Ah, this is annoying. That’s not a Mermaid Prince, it’s a Mermaid Monster. ㅡㅡ

The chat was filled with the mania’s anger.

And starting with that chat, other viewers began to get angry one by one.

【Maou Guburi】─What, that’s a Mermaid Prince? Are all princes dead or something, damn it.

【Handsome Licker】─It’s the first time I’ve seen a naked man and felt absolutely nothing. Bleh bleh.

【Yoho】─Don’t judge too much by looks. ㅡㅡ

【Min Ji】─Yoho, don’t pretend to be nice.

【Qkrnfl892】─Is it even a man? There’s no dick.

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─Seems like it has no gender.

【Reverse Rape Mania】─My mom is crying in shock right now. Sigh…

The reason for their anger was simple.

It was just that the appearance was too different from what they had imagined.

It was definitely a visual that made you want to swear.

When in mermaid form, it had a silver tail and was somewhat bearable, but now, transformed into a human, it looked like a “horror mannequin.”

In other words, it was an unpleasant valley that awkwardly resembled a human.

【Maou Guburi】─But how does that bastard have sex? It has no dick or pussy.

【Qkrnfl892】─What do you mean how? It just can’t.

【Maou Guburi】─LOL, that’s so pathetic.

【Qkrnfl892】─You can’t even if you have one.

【Maou Guburi】─Damn bitch.

【Maehwa Tree】─The more I look, the more my eyes feel like they’re rotting.

【Min Ji】─Exactly. It looks so grotesque.

【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow, a fish-man is better than a mermaid!

【Maid】─Wow, mermaids are ugly!

【Handsome Licker】─Bleh bleh bleh!

I was thinking the same as the viewers.

But I didn’t voice my thoughts.

It’s not right to bash a yokai you’ve never met just because it’s ugly.

Of course, if it starts trouble with me first, then it’s a different story.

【Reverse Rape Mania】─Maehwa, is that yokai strong?

【Meng Yao】─Look at its appearance. It looks damn strong.

【Maehwa Tree】─First of all, the Mermaid Prince is a Great Yokai.

【Maou Guburi】─LOL, everyone’s a Great Yokai these days, damn it.

【Qkrnfl892】─Is it also a yokai that’s friendly to humans, like Dolharbang?

Is the Mermaid Prince also a harmless yokai to humans?

That was still unknown.

It hadn’t noticed my presence yet and was looking at the menu.

【Maehwa Tree】─Wait a minute. Thinking about it, fish-men and mermaids don’t get along, so why are the fish-men serving the Mermaid Prince so respectfully?

【Maou Guburi】─I don’t know, damn it.

【Handsome Licker】─If you, the exorcist, don’t know, then we don’t know either. Lick lick.

【Big Girl】─Maybe in Jeju, fish-men and mermaids get along?

【Maehwa Tree】─That can’t be… Could it be that the Mermaid Queen was born and the balance of power was disrupted? I should look into it. It’s strange that the mermaid looks so hideous.

【Min Ji】─Suddenly getting serious, huh.

【Maou Guburi】─What? Other mermaids don’t look like that?

【Maou Guburi】─Maehwa, are you ignoring my chat?

【Maou Guburi】─Maehwa, answer me.

【Maou Guburi】─Damn bitch. When I learn magic, I’ll kill that bastard first.

I decided to stop paying attention to the Mermaid Prince.

After that.

Just as I was about to continue my meal.

[Uh, guest…]

The octopus yokai hesitantly approached and called me.

I stopped using my chopsticks and looked up at the octopus yokai to respond.

“Yes?”

[I’m sorry, but it would be best if you finish your meal and leave quickly…]

The octopus yokai glanced at the Mermaid Prince and trailed off.

【Yoho】─?? Are they kicking us out just like that?

【Reverse Rape Mania】─What? We haven’t even finished eating yet, why are they telling us to leave?

【Meng Yao】─Are they kicking us out because of that mermaid?

【Drifting AI】─I’ll say it. It seems like that’s the case.

【Qkrnfl892】─Are they discriminating against guests?

【Min Ji】─This restaurant has no manners. ㅡㅡ

【Big Girl】─They brought us here and now they’re doing this…

【Handsome Licker】─They’re treating guests like crap. When they wanted us to eat, they were all nice, damn it. Bleh bleh.

【Maou Guburi】─Octopus bastard, do you want to die?

The octopus yokai and I.

There was a brief silence between us.

The octopus yokai seemed apologetic and couldn’t meet my eyes.

‘It doesn’t seem like they’re kicking us out just because they want to.’

Come to think of it, earlier when the fish-men yokai were talking among themselves.

Today is the day the Mermaid Prince is coming.

Is it okay to have other guests?

I vaguely remember hearing something like that.

‘Is the Mermaid Prince not a yokai that’s friendly to humans?’

Maybe that’s the case.

Right now, the fish-men are desperately trying to distract the Mermaid Prince.

As if they don’t want it to notice my presence.

Or, simply put.

A high-ranking figure is visiting, and they don’t want the disgrace of having a human, an impurity, present.

Whatever the reason.

It was clear that my presence here was causing some trouble for the fish-men.

“I don’t know why, but I understand.”

So I decided to finish my meal here.

Without asking for reasons, I pushed my chair back and stood up.

[I’m really sorry, guest.]

The octopus yokai bowed its head and apologized again.

Now that I think about it, it’s really polite.

Except for the obscene moaning, it’s a yokai I like.

“It’s okay. I was eating for free anyway.”

【Min Ji】─Are you just going to leave like that?

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─If it were Se-hoon’s personality, I thought he’d curse right away. LOL

【Yoho】─The room master is so kind…

【Reverse Rape Mania】─It’s not that he’s kind, he’s just become much tamer since the early days of the broadcast. I prefer the old, forceful version.

【Maou Guburi】─Mania, no one asked for your taste, so shut up.

【Drifting AI】─I’ll say it. I like Gye Se-hoon’s current appearance more.

【Reverse Rape Mania】─I don’t dislike the current version. No misunderstanding.

【Maou Guburi】─Now even the mania bastard is ignoring my chat. Should I flip the chat window?

【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow! Se-hoon has become gentle!

【Maid】─Wow! Gye Se-hoon has become soft!

“Then I’ll be going. Thanks for the delicious food.”

As I was about to quietly leave the restaurant, adding that I’d come back if I got the chance, that’s when it happened.

[Huh?]

The Mermaid Prince, sitting at a table a bit away, suddenly started looking around at the other tables.

It seemed to have noticed that the fish-men’s behavior was unnatural.

And eventually, the Mermaid Prince and I made eye contact.

[Hey, what is that human?]

The Mermaid Prince asked a fish-man standing nearby.

Its voice was deep and eerie.

[Ah, yes! That’s a guest who happened to stop by earlier!]

[Guest? Didn’t I say not to accept any guests other than me today?]

[Well… We didn’t expect you to come so early…]

[I don’t want to hear excuses.]

[Sorry!]

[Sorry! Fish!]

【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow! Acting all dignified!

【Maid】─Wow! Gye Se-hoon needs a punch to wake up!

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─That bastard is using informal speech with the Mermaid Prince.

【Qkrnfl892】─Seems like it doesn’t know how to use honorifics.

【Min Ji】─What does that mermaid think it is, telling them not to accept guests? ㅡㅡ

【Big Girl】─Well, it is a prince.

【Reverse Rape Mania】─Just because it’s a Mermaid Prince? Abuse of power is strong here.

【Maou Guburi】─Gye Se-hoon, that mermaid bastard is looking at you so annoyingly. Let’s go teach it some manners.

The Mermaid Prince stared at me with snake-like eyes, then quietly said to a nearby fish-man.

[Hmm. I was just craving human meat, and this works out well. I’ll forgive you this once, so go boil that human and bring it to me.]

[…Huh?]

[Don’t make me say it twice. I said boil the human and bring it to me.]

All the fish-men’s eyes widened at the Mermaid Prince’s statement.

The octopus yokai next to me sighed, as if it had predicted this situation.

【Maou Guburi】─What the hell is that bastard saying? Boil our Gye Se-hoon? Is it crazy?

【Handsome Licker】─What an arrogant bastard.

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─Should we open the portal again?

【Yoho】─Room master. Let’s just kill that rotten fish.

【Min Ji】─So the Mermaid Prince is actually a man-eating monster. Tsk tsk.

【Reverse Rape Mania】─Oh. Finally showing some exorcism?

【Drifting AI】─I’ll say it. The ring you’re wearing has shock absorption, so fight without worry.

[Prince… That human is not food…]

The salmon yokai said with a trembling voice.

Then the Mermaid Prince’s voice rose slightly.

[What does that matter? I said I want to eat it. Have you forgotten that all creatures in this world are just my food?]

[…]

[What are you doing? Go boil that human and bring it to me.]

【Maou Guburi】─Boil your own pussy, damn it. Oh, you don’t have one? LOL, pathetic bitch.

The fish-men started looking at each other.

They seemed to be debating whether to follow the Mermaid Prince’s command.

And then.

[Guest. Run towards the inland without looking back. If you don’t run, you’ll die.]

The octopus yokai drew its sword while turning its back to me.

[Go quickly. I’ll hold off the Mermaid Prince so it can’t chase you.]

It wasn’t just the octopus yokai who made this decision.

For some reason.

All the fish-men yokai surrounded me, choosing to turn against the Mermaid Prince.

[Sorry, but that’s going to be difficult, Mermaid Prince.]

[Boil a human? No! Fish!]

[Fish… We can’t kill that human…]

[Why kill a handsome human? You, the ugly one, should die.]

[Just because we serve you as a prince, you think you’re something?]

[…I was waiting for the right moment to assassinate you, but I guess I’ll just kill you today. One prince less won’t hurt.]

[If the Queen hadn’t awakened, you wouldn’t even have been able to come to land, you lowly species.]

[We don’t need to lift the curse that makes you enjoy being eaten. We’re all enjoying it now.]

The fish-men yokai’s blades turned towards the Mermaid Prince.