12 - Chapter 10: Half-Blood Mermaids
The next day, I woke up floating on the water.
The half-blood mermaids who had held me tight all night were still fast asleep.
Feeling the gentle, bobbing sensation of a waterbed, I thought to myself.
'Controlling the surrounding water must be one of their spells. Once they cast it, does it stay active even while they're asleep? That's pretty convenient.'
As I floated lazily around the pool, lost in thought, they gradually began to wake up.
The three mermaids pulled me out of the pool before climbing out themselves. They grabbed some unisex clothes from the closet and dressed me.
"Just wait a bit. We'll make you some breakfast."
I didn't really reply, just pulled my phone out of my bag to kill time playing games.
With every game of Solitaire I cleared on medium-hard difficulty, the delicious aroma grew stronger.
By the time I finished my tenth game or so, the spacious warehouse was filled with a mouthwatering scent.
The dish they served was seafood stew. It was an ironic choice—I didn't know whether to think it suited them or laugh at the dark irony of cannibalism.
'No, wait. Now that I think about it, sharks eat seafood as their staple diet anyway.'
Right, it's not like they're eating shark meat.
I cut off my train of thought and sat down at the dining table.
"Eat up."
As I took the soup bowl placed next to my rice, I spoke up.
"What were you planning to do if I reported you?"
Honestly, it was a question asked out of pure curiosity. What on earth had they been thinking?
At my question, Jeong Hae-yeon and Jeong Hae-seo fell silent. Instead, Jeong Hae-in smirked and answered.
"Well, it's not like we have much of a reputation to lose. People already find us creepy just for existing."
I suppose that made sense.
Indeed, if you're an A-rank Mage born with innate magic, nothing is really a big deal unless you commit a major crime like murder.
After all, they'd just get a plea bargain, be assigned to a Penal Unit, and clear a few Gates to call it even.
If they had been professional athletes, the social backlash alone would be a career-ending punishment. But since they were Hunters to begin with, clearing Gates was already their job, so it wasn't much of a penalty.
Once they secured a plea bargain—essentially a slap on the wrist for a Hunter—the only remaining risk was the social stigma of being a criminal.
But looking at it from that angle, the half-blood triplets had been born with a social stigma that couldn't possibly get any worse—being labeled as the byproducts of bestiality.
With absolutely nothing left to lose reputation-wise, they had no reason not to live recklessly.
Besides, with half their blood being mermaid, they had likely inherited the species' characteristically hedonistic traits.
Jeong Hae-in continued speaking as she ladled seafood stew into her bowl.
"And besides, you're a mere D-rank who followed us all the way to a house where three A-ranks live while playing dumb. Weren't you low-key wagging your tail for us, too?"
At Jeong Hae-in's words, Jeong Hae-seo, who had been shelling clams with an expressionless face, smirked and chimed in.
"In fact, when we actually touched you, you were loving it. Your shitty little dick was rock hard and twitching."
Jeong Hae-seo, who was sitting across from me, stretched her leg out under the table and pressed her toes firmly against my crotch.
I kept my mouth shut and lowered my head, picking up my utensils to quietly eat.
To be honest, I never had any intention of reporting them in the first place.
An opportunity to build connections with A-rank Mages didn't come along every day, after all.
By establishing a connection, I could at least ensure my own safety.
Seeing that I didn't react much beyond the occasional flinch, Jeong Hae-seo pulled her foot away, looking bored.
I shoveled the seafood stew and rice into my mouth and changed the subject.
"But didn't we gather to test our abilities and coordinate our teamwork?"
"Ah, was that it? Well, I don't think we need to bother with that."
Jeong Hae-in shrugged nonchalantly. The other two looked just as indifferent.
"With three A-rank Mages here, do we really need to coordinate with a D-rank who isn't even a Mage?"
It was frustrating, but impossible to refute.
Jeong Hae-in playfully reached out and slipped her hand under my shirt, tracing her fingers up to caress my chest and pinch my nipple.
"You just need to let your A-rank Mage noonas pamper you and act cute during the project. We'll handle the rest."
Surprisingly, there were plenty of people in the world who made a bigger fuss over sexual offenses than murder. Especially lately.
But even so, since getting raped was still better than dying, it wasn't a bad deal for me.
'If they're going to do all the heavy lifting, that works for me.'
I'd rather not act cocky in a high-level dungeon and end up dead.
"Then I'll head out as soon as I'm done eating."
Even though today was a holiday, since coordination was off the table, there was no reason to linger.
"Why leave so soon?"
But the half-blood mermaids clearly had no intention of letting me go just yet.
"Well, there's nothing left to do, is there?"
"Who cares about coordinating? Didn't we say we should do some team bonding?"
"Didn't we bond plenty yesterday?"
"Nope, not even close."
Jeong Hae-in pulled her hand from my shirt and began to fiddle with my cheek and earlobe instead.
"Once we're done eating, let's all go to a nearby amusement park to bond."
What on earth were they planning to do there...?
I had a really bad feeling about this.
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After finishing our meal and getting ready, we actually went to an amusement park.
Perhaps due to their exotic appearance, we drew stares wherever we went.
Long accustomed to the attention, the half-blood mermaids didn't seem to care. They bought free passes, dragged me inside, and headed straight for the most popular rides.
You know, the usual suspects when you think of an amusement park.
But as we went from the roller coaster to the pirate ship, the log flume, and the drop tower, the half-blood mermaids and I all realized one thing.
'This is way more boring than I thought.'
Ultimately, the whole point of these rides was to trigger an adrenaline rush.
But both the sisters and I had already experienced the life-or-death thrill of clearing Gates.
Simply plunging up and down while strapped securely into safety harnesses could hardly excite us.
The only mildly entertaining attraction was the bumper cars. At least there was some fun in steering a vehicle and crashing into each other.
"Hey, should we take some photos?"
As we got off the bumper cars, Jeong Hae-in pointed toward a photo booth in the distance.
Since there wasn't much else to do, we all agreed.
Inside the booth, the three of them shoved me to the front and lined up behind me. They inserted the coins, set the timer, and waited for the countdown to pose.
"Hup."
Suddenly, a hand from behind—I couldn't tell whose—grabbed the hem of my shirt and yanked it up.
I felt a sudden draft as my shirt was pulled all the way up to my collarbones. At that exact moment, the camera clicked, taking the first photo.
The countdown for the next shot ticked away, displaying the photo we had just taken on the screen.
"Yay!"
Accompanied by another playful giggle, my pants were yanked down. My underwear went with them, completely exposing my dick and ass.
With a click, the second photo captured my naked body.
Belatedly, I raised my hands, managing to at least cover my face.
"Heave-ho!"
Before the third photo could snap, someone grabbed the backs of my thighs and hoisted me into the air.
Suspended in mid-air, I tried to squeeze my legs together, but it was futile. I was forced into a wide M-spread, exposing my dick and even my asshole directly to the lens.
I tried to cover my eyes with one hand and my crotch with the other, but the hand that had stripped my pants grabbed my wrist, thwarting my attempt.
In the end, the third photo captured me in that utterly humiliating state.
"Ngh..."
During the fourth countdown, the hand holding my shirt grabbed the hand covering my face and yanked it away. The only resistance I could muster was turning my head aside.
"Hngh..."
During the fifth countdown, Jeong Hae-in took my dick into her mouth. As she sucked on it and swirled her tongue, it went rock hard in an instant.
The moment I got hard, Jeong Hae-in pulled away. She pointed at my erect dick with one hand and flashed a triumphant peace sign with the other.
The fifth photo captured me in that shameful, fully erect state.
During the sixth countdown, Jeong Hae-in took my dick into her mouth once more.
Following her lead, Jeong Hae-yeon squatted beneath my buttocks, flicking her tongue to lick my perineum and asshole.
Which meant the person holding me up had to be Jeong Hae-seo.
"Ngh... Ah... Ahh..."
Even in the midst of this, the camera mechanically clicked its shutter, faithfully capturing every moment.
In the final photo, my face was flushed red, my eyes half-lidded, and I was shooting cum right toward the camera lens.
Fortunately, Jeong Hae-in manipulated the moisture in the semen to catch it, so it didn't splatter. Cleaning up was a breeze.
"Look at his face."
Once the shoot was over and we stepped out of the booth, the half-blood triplets giggled, passing the printed photos around.