Episode: 1
In the academy hall, Prince Aster's uniform splits open at the back, exposing his skin. His classmates laugh and make fun of his weight. A royal elder steps in and gives Aster an ultimatum. Aster has three days before his final coronation assessment, and failing it will permanently cost him his First Heir title. The students tell him to go to the kitchen, shove past him, and exit. Alone, Aster weeps at his reflection.
Prince Aster stands in the royal academy hall when his uniform suddenly bursts open down his back. His bare skin shows, and fellow students instantly laugh. A male classmate mocks Aster's body, teasing him about popping his clothes after breakfast.
A royal elder with a white beard addresses Prince Aster directly in the academy hall. He announces that Aster has only three days until the final coronation assessment. He warns Aster that another failure will permanently strip him of his First Heir title.
The other merman and mermaid students continue sneering at Prince Aster. They tell him to leave the hall and go back to the kitchen. The group shoves past the humiliated prince and walks out, abandoning him by himself.
Left in total isolation, Prince Aster stares at his own reflection and his tail. The paintings on the walls surround him as tears run down his face. He mourns his upcoming deadline, his repeated failures, and his uncertain future as heir.
“Whoa, look at that! Our Crown Prince can pop a royal tunic just from breakfast.”
“If you fail this one, you will lose your status as First Heir for good.”
“Three days... this is really all my life is going to be? A failed prince in an empty room with paintings that won't look away?”
Prince Aster stands abandoned in the empty academy hall, crying as he examines his tail and reflection under the silent paintings. He faces total humiliation and the threat of being stripped of his crown. Can Aster find any way to pass his final coronation assessment in just three days, or will he lose his First Heir status forever?