You sat on dock silently, fingers drumming on the edge of the dock. Your legs swayed back and forth on the over the water. This was routine for you.

Though this state of mine didn’t last long when a hand grabbed your leg roughly, “Human.” A merman with a huge smirk yanked you into the water, pulling you underneath the dock. “Need a human accomplice for running away from pirates. Ryusei Shidou, by the way.”

He didn’t even ask for your name…