With new keys and access cards, Dawn returned to his car. The bouncers only nodded at him, but the mafia boss refused to acknowledge their presence. The first thing he would do after getting to his hideout was to take a long shower. He had to get rid of his best friend’s perfume immediately.“You’re back!” Aqua greeted brightly, curled up on the passenger seat while listening to the radio at full volume.Dawn climbed in and nodded. The keys and cards were in the hoodie of his pocket, where the pistol was too. He started the engine and reduced the music volume before realising he had forgotten to tell Jericho about the sushi he got from Ishi-san.“Whatever. He can figure it out himself,” Dawn reasoned and strapped up.Aqua quickly followed Dawn’s example and replaced her seat belt, not wanting to become fish paste on the windshield as the car started to move.After driving out of the nightclub district, Dawn zoomed pa

It was a house tour for both Dawn and Aqua. The mafia boss did not know where many things were in this penthouse, even though Jericho helped him make it comfortable. The penthouse was considered small compared to his family’s house on private land. However, it was comfortable and had everything he could possibly need in a city.Aqua was amazed. She knew that the things humans created were very interesting. Once, her mother showed her a human ship that had sunk to the bottom of the ocean as it was broken. It was home to crabs and fishes that loved to hide inside the enormous structure as it was full of algae. However, Aqua loved exploring the ship because there would always be something in there to learn about. Her mother had little idea what most of the trinkets she found on those shipwrecks were. However, it was still fun to think about how humans would use them.Aqua knew for a fact how humans had to wear clothes because they did not have scales to cover their skin

While Dawn worked through the night, Aqua found herself drifting off in the jacuzzi. She had no idea when her nights became days, but it wasn’t terrible. Sleeping with a tail and waking up with legs became her new norm. Now that she wasn’t in the ocean and at risk of getting eaten when she transformed into a human, Aqua rested better. If anything, she preferred being awake when she had legs because there were more things she could do with her legs than with a tail.Dawn did not know when the sun rose. He worked through the night, and the dark circles beneath his eyes were evidence of his effort. He kept it up for a few more hours to ensure his locked-in trades were moving in the right direction. Thankfully, most of his trades closed on a positive note, raking in big money to remove him from the ‘peasant’ equation. The trades that did not move favourably, Dawn closed them as quickly as possible to minimise the losses he made. On the whole, he was five mil

Dawn’s growling stomach woke him up several hours later. The mafia boss went downstairs and found his penthouse in disarray. Aqua was like a fish in water, even without her tail. When he told her to make herself comfortable, the mermaid took the chance to reorganise his furniture in a strategic way so that she could easily access the snacks in his kitchen.“Did you find a way to get to the bathroom?” he asked out of curiosity.From the sofa, Aqua turned and hung her head over the armrest to greet Dawn. She giggled at his messy hair and gave him a victory sign. Aqua definitely fitted in with the human culture faster than he imagined, thanks to the influence of the media.“It was difficult to move the wheel-chair, but it was worth it. Why didn’t you tell me about them? They make perfect legs for moving around, except for going up the stairs!”Honestly, Dawn didn’t even think about it. Aqua was using his office chair like an

After a long shower, Dawn found Aqua in the jacuzzi, watching a movie. She must have gotten bored watching all the cooking shows.“You ready to do some shopping?” Dawn asked, holding a measuring tape in his hand.Aqua looked at the new item in the human’s hand and blinked. What was that?The measuring tape was something similar to a rope. Aqua had no idea why Dawn had to write down something each time he measured a body part. However, the mafia boss paused when it came to her tail. Even though he took measurements of her tail and fins, it wasn’t enough.“We need to take measurements when you have legs in the morning,” he told her. “It’s to find a proper skirt length that will hide your tail when it transforms, especially when we are outside.”Ah, that made sense. The human she saved was very meticulous. He thought about things that she never considered. Without him, Aqua would have been sold and made into sushi. Although Dawn was a nice human, Aqua did not like the ot