The Merchant and The Mermaid

Chapter 2

As soon as Luca lost his consciousness the mermaid quickly saves him from drowning without hesitation.

"NNNNOOOOO WAAAAYYY!!! You are not allowed to die idiot!!! What about my dresss!!!? Arggg!!! "

The mermaid used her power and make a bubble to store Luca's head so that he could breathe. She dragged the unconscious luca towards the sea shore by pulling his feet.

"You deserve this treatment idiotic human!!"

As soon as she arrived at the shore, luca was still unconscious and wasn't breathing.

"W..wh..What am I going to do??!!! CPR???!! Hell NOOO!! "

The mermaid is in panic because its already past 2mins that luca isn't breathing. As she put his head on luca's chest, she can't even hear any heartbeat. The mermaid felt conscience because maybe luca died when she pulled him by his feet with a full speed of swimming.

"I..It will be my first kiss if i'll do a CPR on this idiotttt!! Huhu what an unfortunate day! "

So, by just thinking about how many dresses she could get if this person is alive, she got the strength to do a CPR. But as soon as her forehead touches luca's forehead, she remembered how luca saved her life.

**If only I believe in love between human and a mermaid, I might even fall in love with you idiot!***

As soon as she kissed luca and used her healing powers as a mermaid, she was in a panic because it has no effect on luca and tears suddenly pour in her eyes.

"eh?! -------Wh..Why am I crying?"

She touched her tears because its her first time crying in her whole life. She verified Luca's heart but there is no sign that he is still alive. She cried so hard in luca's chest.

"I...I'm sorry.. I'm deeply sorry!!"

*Sob Sob*

It's the first in her life that she felt sadness because her father the king of ocean always gave her everything except for those human dress.

"Im so sorry I rescued you by pulling your feet..."

*Sob sob*

"I only think about how should I ask you to buy me those dresses too, I didn't even think about saving you first.."

*Sob Sob*

"Please don't be a ghost and hunt meeee okay?? --- You know, I'm actually afraid of ghosts."

The mermaid felt shivers when she suddenly felt luca's embrace.

"Got it, I won't be a ghost and ghost you"

And when he looked at luca, her world suddenly stops as she saw that charming smile again

"I Promise that I'll buy you those dresses too, so please don't cry."

She hugged luca so tight without even thinking

"T...Th...Thank God you're alive."

Luca was shocked and blushed because it's the first time someone wanted him to be alive. The truth is, as an emperor, he was constantly assassinated wherever he goes because his country was so perfect that it has 0% crime rate. As soon as the mermaid realizes how awkward her situation is, she suddenly slaps luca.

"P... Pe... Pervert!!!"

She jumped in the water without hesitation and left luca who was mesmerized by how cute the mermaid is.

"I guess swimming really do fades dizziness away huh."

From far away the mermaid saw luca touched his lips and smiled like an idiot.

"All this time you were alive PERVERT IDIOT !!"

[The Day of Fish Festival]

4 o'clock in the morning

"Hey luca! Wake up! We have to get a ton of fish today!"

"Oh? Why is that so? We still have money from that shark, right?"

Jay gave luca a milk and said

"It's the fish festival today! And there is a competition that whoever gets a ton of barrels full with fish, you will be given the gold card of a merchant"

"Gold card of merchants? What is that?"

Emy gave luca his fishing attire and said

"It's an identity card in our country brother luca, it was a pass for a merchant to make business with whatever country he would like to do business with. "

"Yeah my daughter is right! And also, luca, if you would like to deliver goods to whatever country, they will allow it with exemption of taxes for 5 years just because of that gold card."

"oh that's great!! Then let's go jay!"

Luca got up from bed, change his clothes and got his fishing equipments. He was about to ride the same boat as jay but jay suddenly stop him.

"No luca, you can't be with the same boat as I am."

"Eh? --- Why?"

"It's an individual competition, you have to ride my spare boat so that we could get 2 chances of winning HAHAHA!"

"Hahaha okay then. Please have a safe trip Jay! "

"Yeah you too luca! But just a reminder, if you will full those barrels I prepared for you in my spare boat, you will automatically be the winner! So, give your best luca okay? I know you can do it! HAHAHA"

And the both of them went on their separate ways to hunt for fish.

[2hrs Later]

Almost all of the fishermen including jay can't even get a single fish. It was so shocking for them because every time its fish festival day, a lot of fish will show during this time of the day.

"What the hell, why is there no fishes wherever we go!? Is this a curse??"

Meanwhile...

Luca kept on sailing to find good spots but he could only fill a barrel. It won't be enough to win. He remembered what Emy said that he has to go back around 8am because there is a time limit in hunting. And its only 1 and a half hour left for him to hunt a lot of fish.

"I guess this is impossible to fill these barrels huh"

Sigh *

Luca decided to give up and just lay down and wait for the time to end but his pigeon from the castle suddenly appear and a letter from Mr. Hunter came.

"Dear Your Highness Grant,

There is a phenomenon going on that occurred just last night, all of the fishes in all neighboring countries including our country were gone. Its as if they all evaporated. Now the market is in chaos and all of the remaining fishes that was harvested yesterday is now the most expensive product in every country. I have sent various mercenaries and adventurers to investigate the matter but they can't find even a single clue of the situation. All of the nobles in the castle are already asking me a reason for the incident. Please do help me investigate the matter or else I'll blow your country away from the map you MORON!!!!!

Your Minister,

Hunter.

When luca read the letter, he was shock and looked at the barrel full of fish that he just got. And was startled because the mermaid suddenly jumped like a dolphin then sat down on the corner of his boat and said

"Hey you! Let's negotiate! You are a merchant aren't you?"

"Pardon?!"

The mermaid sulk and crossed her arms.

"I said let's negotiate!! Are you deaf now after you have drowned last night?!!"

When luca remembered what happened last night, he suddenly touches his lips out of reflex and when the mermaid saw his reaction, she throws tons of fish in luca's face that almost fill the boat and the barrels using magic

"You pervertttt!!!!!! Sell these fishes and buy me the dress you promiseee!!!"

The mermaid immediately jumps out of the boat and luca tried to stop her but the mermaid was so fast

"Hey wait!!! What's your name?"

The mermaid swim so fast that she can't even hear what the hell luca said. Luca then realize that the mermaid was the culprit of this phenomena.

"She did all these problems just so he could provide golds for me to buy her dress? Haha how cute."

Luca arranged the fishes the mermaid got, and suddenly saw a wet magazine of dress. He flips each page to look what kind of dresses the mermaid likes and he suddenly laugh because if the mermaid wears dress below the sea, it will just afloat upside down and she will be a laughing stock in the entire ocean.

He then right a letter to Mr. Hunter and put a fish in the backpack of his pigeon.

Dear Hunter,

Continue to investigate and find proofs of the incident, but for the meantime, I'll send you some fish in a lowest gold price tomorrow. You, poor soul. HAHAHA

Your Emperor,

Grant

After that, he sent the pigeon and a piece of fresh fish that is still alive to the castle using his teleportation magic. And soon as it was done, he sails back home just to present the fishes in the competition so that he could get the gold card for merchants and at the same time sell it in a cheap price for the country's fish festival.

[Kingdom of Karg]

Council Members Meeting...

"P..Poor Soul!!!???? You damn it !!!!"

Hunter burned the letter again that was sent by luca and all the councilors and nobles who keeps on questioning him got afraid of how furious Hunter was. He then checked what's inside the bag of the pigeon because it keeps on moving. As soon as he opened it, the fish jumps out of the bag and everyone in the conference room was overjoyed.

"Oh, my Goshh!! It's a fresh fish !!"

"It's from our highness Grant!"

Murmur* murmur*

"Even though he isn't here in the palace, He never fails to look out for us!"

"All hail to our highness Grant Luca!"

"Long live our Emperor!"

In just a piece of fish, everyone in the council remained calm and has stopped pestering Hunter. In an instant, all of them trusted the minister and the emperor to solve these global crises.

"Under The emperor's order, Spread the news that all fishes the emperor will send will be sold at its lowest market price for the meantime as we investigate this phenomenon! And whoever sells fishes in a high price shall be executed!"

Everyone immediately stands up and said in unison

"As you wish Your Highness"

"Dismiss!"