The Mermaid of the Lake

Title auto-translated

by Park Sae

Synopsis

Damyeong dreams of becoming a competitive swimmer, but a rare illness flares up just before an important meet. Unwilling to give up, she sneaks into the school pool to keep training in secret — until a transfer student named Haesu catches her in the act. As it turns out, Haesu has a secret of his own. The two strike a quiet, calculated deal: they'll keep each other's secrets, and use them to get what they each need.