Mr Mermaid | LK Adaptation

Chapter 2

Lisa's eyes lit up — it was Jungkook.

Jungkook and the others also noticed the girl staring at them from not too far off. She was carrying a large backpack, and a large black camera hung before her chest. Her hair was pulled back in a ponytail, and over her fair oval face, there was ... a pair of goggles?

The girl was happily wearing the goggles under the sun, and she even waved at them.

Probably stunned by her bizarre get-up, without precisely knowing why, when Jaehyun saw Lisa waving at them, he changed directions to head towards Lisa, bringing along the group of people behind him as well.

Seeing the nonpareil Jaehyun actually walking towards her of his own accord, Lisa was dumbstruck.

By the time Jaehyun had made his way to stand before Lisa, he already had a look of realization on his face. "You just want an autograph, right? Dressing up like this to attract my attention ... you've succeeded!"

"Huh?" Lisa took off the goggles, responding reflexively without understanding what the other was saying. She looked at Jungkook and said, "Hello, we meet again."

Jungkook had also recognised her and he nodded at her in response. His gaze then fell on the goggles in her hand. This cursory sweep of his gaze was like the lightest descent of a snowflake onto the surface of a lake, leaving no trace behind, but it still left Lisa feeling rather flustered. Her hand gripping the goggles trembled.

Right then, Jaehyun was still talking, "Sign where?" Seeing Lisa shake the goggles, he easily took the goggles from her hand and swiftly pulled out a pen from his pocket. With a few quick strokes, he had autographed the lens of the goggles. His movements had been so swift and fluid that Lisa had had no chance to stop him. It was clear to see how used he was to doing this sort of thing.

She looked at the lens. No matter how one looked, the wild and messy strokes on them did not look like an autograph but rather more like demonic scribbles.

Done signing the lens, Jaehyun threw a strange look at Jungkook. "These goggles are the same kind as the ones you used today. Could it be that she's a fan of yours?"

"No..." Lisa did not know how she could explain. She felt that the thought process of this Mr. Prodigy was like an unbridled wild horse — normal people just could not keep up.

At this time, the boy who had been rubbing shoulders with Jaehyun suddenly leaned in to Jaehyun's ear and said something. As they spoke, they both peered at Lisa. That boy still had a youthful shota face, and his height was also the shortest among the male athletes there. It looked like he was still very young, about 15 or 16 at most, probably.

When he had finished speaking, Jaehyun looked sternly at Lisa and asked, "So you're little sister tea egg?"

Lisa almost toppled over. What the hell was 'little sister tea egg'?!

Shota-face snickered. Lisa's face bloomed red instantly. She snuck a peek at Jungkook and found that he too was laughing.

Feeling mocked by the crowd, Lisa was angry and embarrassed. She felt that she had been played for a fool — Jungkook must have made her the butt of a joke with his teammates. Lisa felt rather hurt. Head bowed, she turned to leave.

But as soon as she started to walk away, she found herself being held back.

Jungkook held onto her arm and asked, "You're angry?"

Lisa kept her head down, not looking at him as she replied, "Please let go of me."

He continued to hold onto her. He was very strong; she could not move at all. Tenaciously, he asked, "Why are you angry?"