A prince? Marrying a princess from another country? This is... a fairy tale about a mermaid?!

"The prince and I are truly in love; we are a match made in heaven!"

That sounds right, but something just doesn't feel right!

"Since you and the prince are a perfect match, why don't you go and win him back?" Su Luo said, not quite understanding. Facing this fairy tale world that had suddenly intruded into her life, she felt that things weren't so simple.

Does this mean that clearing this world is about helping this mermaid achieve a fairytale ending?

But that's how the fairy tale goes. If Su Luo remembers correctly, the mermaid will go to the witch to get a potion that can make her grow legs, then enjoy her last romantic moments with the prince, and die alone as sea foam on the day he marries the princess.

It's a tragedy, yet it also has a fairytale-like ending.

Su Luo frowned and tentatively used her mental energy to explore the area. Whether the world was too large or sealed off, her mental energy could only detect this part of the world and yielded no results.

"But, but I'm just a mermaid, and he's human. Will he accept me?"

The weeping mermaid looked up at Su Luo, her eyes seemingly filled with a hint of expectation.

"It should... be okay," Su Luo said, somewhat uncertainly. Since it's a fairy tale world, should they follow the fairy tale's steps first?

Thinking of this, Su Luo continued, "I heard there's a witch in the ocean who has a potion that can turn a fish's tail into human legs. You can go and try it."

Upon hearing this, a hint of anticipation flashed in the mermaid's eyes. She then nodded and plunged into the deep sea, most likely to find the sea witch.

Su Luo: ...

That's it?

There was no aggression, no mission instructions, not even any rules—they just left her there?!

Trying to wiggle her fishtail, Su Luo tentatively and slowly entered the water, gradually submerging herself. She knew she wasn't a good swimmer, and if there was any dangerous task at hand, it seemed most likely to be swimming.

Without the feeling of drowning, Su Luo immediately felt that breathing was easy after the fish tail appeared!

After rolling around in the sea a few times, Su Luo's eyes lit up. She swam towards the depths of the sea, swaying her fishtail. She wanted to see what the mermaid palace in the fairy tale looked like!

At the same time, the crying mermaid actually found the sea witch, exchanged her voice for a potion that would allow her to grow legs, and went ashore!

For several days in a row, there was no movement. Su Luo often floated to the surface to check, but there was still no reaction. Until the morning of a week later, Su Luo watched with his own eyes as the mermaid slowly and resolutely approached the sea, turned into foam and disappeared from this world.

Su Luo: ? ? ?

What? That's it?

So what is her mission, and what is the purpose of this instance? Is it just to let her witness the performance of a fairy tale?

Just then, a commotion arose not far away, and the earth trembled, as if cavalry were approaching!

What's going on? A disaster start? The prince realized he loves a mermaid, so he came after her?

Just as Su Luo was puzzled and even pondering what was to come, a startled cry rang out, pointing directly at Su Luo, "It's her! The prince has decreed that whoever captures that mermaid will be rewarded with a thousand pieces of gold!"

Su Luo: ? ? ?

What does this have to do with me? Is there something wrong with your prince's eyes? He doesn't even look like that vanished mermaid!

Unfortunately, the mermaid-transformed Su Luo was no match for the enemy. Those people seemed to have been prepared. Su Luo dived down to try to escape, only to find that a large net had been cast into the seabed, trapping her inside!

Since that's the case... Su Luo simply stopped struggling. She wanted to see how the plot would unfold!

When Su Luo woke up again, she found herself lying on a cold... chopping board?! She heard the sound of a knife being sharpened. Su Luo moved her wrists and fish tail, only to find that she was trapped and unable to move.

"Is this the mermaid you were talking about?"

"That's right, my dear. If we eat her flesh, we can live forever and be together forever!"

"You were with her before, so I thought you really liked her!"

"How could that be? It's just a fish, something covered in the stench of seawater. How could I possibly like her? It's all for this moment!"

"Drink plenty of the fish soup tonight!"

"Tell the chefs to prepare more elaborate dishes, preferably making her death more painful, to cool down my dear!"

In a blur, Su Luo heard all of these words and then slowly opened her eyes.

this……

This is quite different from the fairy tale! The prince was doing it on purpose; his true intention was to eat mermaid flesh!

Where did this "perfect match" come from, this supposed love at first sight? It may be love at first sight, but it's all about your 'body'!

A dark...fairytale world?!

So this is the true appearance of the dungeon. Su Luo raised an eyebrow, just in time to meet the eyes of a head chef who was fat and covered in tumors.

"Oh, you're awake?"

"You heard what the prince just said, didn't you?"

"Go in peace. Don't blame me if you suffer. Blame the prince. Who told you, a fish, to fantasize about unrealistic love? It's ridiculous!"

"Hahaha, yeah, it's just a fish. Wouldn't it be better if it just behaved as our food? You actually think humans would love food? Is your brain full of tofu dregs?" another voice chimed in, echoing the head chef.

"That's not necessarily true. After all, it's a fish. I've heard fish aren't very smart. We'll open her head and take a look later to see what's inside..."

Before he could finish speaking, the man who had agreed with the head chef suddenly went berserk, clutching his neck and convulsing. Before the head chef could ask anything, a cloud of black smoke, radiating a scorching heat, billowed from his mouth, and he collapsed to the ground, instantly lifeless.

"Hey? Hey! Bro, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me! Get up, the prince is waiting for the fish head soup!"

"Fish head soup?"

Twisting her wrist, which was already bruised from being strangled, she sat up and looked coldly at the head chef.

"It would be better to let your dear prince drink your pig's head soup!"

"Let me see what's in your brain later. Is it overcooked tofu pudding?"

Upon hearing Su Luo's words, the head chef's pupils widened, his eyes slightly opened, and he looked at Su Luo in surprise. He pointed at the still-burning rope lying on the ground, forgetting even his shock!

"Want to eat me?"

"Then you'd better be prepared to be eaten by me!"

As he spoke, Su Luo simply looked at the head chef, then raised his hand and snapped his fingers. A flame shot up and directly seared the head chef in the high heat!

In an instant, the kitchen was filled with delicious aromas.

But when Su Luo broke open the chef's body, he was surprised to find that this was not a person at all, but clearly... a fish!

A charred grilled fish, its true form revealed as it dies.