Innocent Competition (1/2)

The battle between the Nagas and Mermaids comes to a critical point. On one side Mira and her blackguard army make a barrier and keep her people in a defensive position, preventing the Mermaids from attacking without a strategy.

The Mermaids turn to Saria, seeking her leadership. But they see her pointing her rapier at a mysterious figure that has appeared out of nowhere.

Something very important about the Mermaids is that there are no male Mermaids. They can be considered asexual creatures that can reproduce very limitedly using their own nature as a kind of catalyst.

But the truth is, the Mermaids have intense feelings, including sexual ones. They often become aware of such feelings when they meet attractive males from other races and have sex with them, which almost never bears fruit.

And now, about twenty thousand Mermaids are discovering such feelings as they see Lucien, the most attractive male they'll ever see in their lives.