Qin

Qin (also called Jean) is a supporting character in the series, she is a beautiful mermaid, the fiancée of The Ape King and the designated mate of the Mermen in her Merfolk clan. She is an antagonist of the series.

## Appearance

Qin is considered a great beauty by Beastmen standards. In her human form, she has pale skin, wide cerulean blue eyes and sparkling long, wavy light Persian blue hair. Qin has a voluptuous figure, an oval face and a small pointed nose, similar traits to Bai Qingqing. Her typical attire is a blue pearl necklace, a pale purple love heart neckline crop top with see through lace material connected displaying her stomach, the top has see through lace straps, she wears a matching skirt that is partially see through and sandals, she also wears a bracelet on her left foot, in the sea her outfit lacks the lace material.

She is implied to be very youthful for her age.

## Personality

Qin is very aware of her beauty and its powers. She is rather proud and arrogant, taking the side of The Ape King, and forcing him to complete several tasks before he thinks of becoming her husband, such as killing Beastmen, becoming a triple marked Beastmen and giving her emeralds. She is later shown to be pretty cruel, unforgiving and vengeful demanding Bai Qingqing's death because Winston chose to be with her instead, as well as Curtis' death for his unkind treatment and rejection of her.

## Background

Qin, also known as Jean was born underwater to her Merfolk clan, where she had lived her whole life as the only female of her clan, as female mermaids can only give birth to one baby girl at the very end of their life. One day (as an adult) a Snake Beastman (Curtis) from the land saw her (encased in a bubble) and she asked him if he could take her to the land, he agreed and burst her bubble , walking Qin to the shore. Qin was shocked by the hot temperature of the sand, and asked how he could allow this to happen to her, the Snake Beastman turned around and Qin took back her previous annoyance, apologizing, saying that she did want to explore the land, however Curtis who was angry dropped her to the floor and cut some of her hair, leaving her to fend for herself. She was later discovered by the Ape King who was mesmerised by her beauty, she asked him to help her up and ever since then she lived with Ape King, rarely leaving his home for ten years, forcing him to complete tasks before taking him as her husband. However Qin really sought the love of the Tiger Beastman, Winston, not being romantically interested in the Ape King, only staying with him as her saviour and for power and wealth, whilst promising him that she'd eventually become his wife. Hinting that she would take Winston later as a mate or have an affair with him.

## Synopsis

In the present time of the Webtoon, she first appears in the household of the Ape King, who hands her over some food, she initially rejects the bowl of food saying how could she eat something made by Bai Qingqing, the Ape King assures her it is delicious and she smells and tips the whole bowl of food into her mouth, seeming to really enjoy it. The two discuss their relationship and Qin says that she will be happy to officially become his mate once he completes several tasks.

She then walks out of the Ape King's home to speak on his behalf to Bai QIngqing to fool her; along the way she captivates a group of males with her beauty, and encounters Winston, whom she tells she loves (having met him previously) Winston is shown to be touched, however thinks how is so glad to have met Qingqing. Qin then goes to speak to Qingqing , introducing herself as the Ape King's spouse, Qingqing is in awe of her beauty. Qin says that the Ape King made some mistakes and he seeks her forgiveness (a lie) and she responds only if Shuu is revived, Qin responds she is asking too much and then sees Winston beside her and his lovestruck expression towards Qingqing, it annoys her so much, as she realises that Winston is enamoured by Qingqing, she then storms off, realising that her and Winston becoming mates would be very unlikely because of Bai.

Later on she is seen approving at the Ape King getting three Beastman marks.

She is seen several chapters later (after The Ape King revealed Bai Qingqing's identity) on the back of the Ape King, being carried to the shore. Once arriving to the entrance of her home, she hears that Bai Qingqing is in her place, and complains that if it weren't for her she could've been with Winston on land, ( she blames Bai for her having to return to the sea). She is introduced back by the Chief of her clan, who transports her in a bubble. King (as he is referred to) commands his men to kill Curtis, Qin also tells them to kill Bai Qingqing (out of vengeance for Winston's love for her and choosing her over Qin). However the two manage to escape, Qingqing having been guided to safety on land by the merman, Bluepool. Qin, considers leaving her clan for another one and askes King for help from a friend on land (the Ape King).

As shown later on, she reunited with the Ape King and was living with him. But when the Ape King was discovered living outside of Bai Qingqing and her family's new home causing trouble; by Curtis and Parker, the young men ended up fighting in a death battle against the Ape King after learning he purposefully lured the dangerous Floating Beasts to their home village to attack and destroy them. Noticing Qin in danger the Merman, King summoned himself to their location to watch over Qin before the Ape King eventually told King to take Qin to safety not wanting her to die because of his plots, the two then shared a heartfelt farewell where Qin and The Ape King also embraced, with Qin telling him that she would pick him as her mate if they had a next life before being transported to safety. Which left a tearful Ape King to fight alone and eventually die by the hands of Parker.

## Relationships

**Merfolk Clan**- Qin is the only female in her clan and the breeding matriarch, a position that was passed down from her mother. The rest of the Merfolk in her clan are males and either her brothers or children. Even though her clan seem to hold her in great love, she is shown not to have become very emotionally attached or invested in them, as a sister or mother, but perhaps does love her clan deep down. She could see her role as the progenitor, a mere job, this has been shown by her lack of desire to return to them for ten years and her interest in moving clans. Qin may feel like she is just a pawn to them, just to please their whims and desires and/or that they keep her trapped, and not able to live a free, independent life, where she is in control, it is also possible that she dislikes mating with her family members and prefers outsiders. Her clan is unaware of her desires for another life and probably unaware that she doesn't really care about them, including them eventually becoming extinct. Perhaps her Merfolk Clan perceive her differently to how humans and the other Beastmen treat their family, this could well be the case as her children also expect to mate with her. But later on appears to have developed a better and healthier relationship with her clan, as King was shown to watch over her and allow her to live on land with the Ape King, even becoming familiar with him.

**King-** Also called Jin is the current leader of Qin's Merfolk Clan. He is in charge of taking care of and protecting Qin. Ten years prior to Qin's first appearance in the Webtoon, she waited for Jin and the other Merfolk to return from a long trip, waiting for them for a long time with boredom. Qin who gets her protective bubble popped by Curtis is taken to the land, where she lives for ten years, King searches for her for many years, hoping for her return and tells a lie to the other Mermen in his clan, that Qin is still with them, just kept away in her cove long term. Eventually when Qin returns to her clan, he follows Qin's demands to kill Bai Qingqing and Curtis, as she wanted but Jin fails to capture and execute them. This shows that Jin is loyal to Qin and willing to do whatever she wants.

**The Ape King**- When Qin was brought on to the land by Curtis, he eventually abandoned her. She was eventually spotted by The Ape King, who decided to help her and take her home, also providing for her. Qin lived with The Ape King for ten years, promising to eventually take him as her mate, after completing several tasks such as showering her with emeralds. Qin seemed to only stay with The Ape King because he was her saviour and provider, she didn't really have true romantic feelings for him, her real love interest was Winston. Later on The Ape King is seen carrying Qin on his back to the shore of her clan, as she wanted to return home to her original home, after she was unable to win the heart of Winston. The Ape King is shown very sad to have to take her back to her clan and even cries. But as Qin got bored with being tied only to her clan she ended up eventually going back to the Ape King, perhaps living two and fro on the sea and land. Qin also appeared to have possibly developed a genuine love for the Ape King, as she not only continued to stick by him throughout her time on land but even gave him a heartfelt goodbye and embrace where Qin spoke of her devotion to him, (though this could have been an act) before the Ape King was left alone to finally battle Curtis, Parker and their allies by himself.

**Winston**- Winston and Qin met each other shortly after Qin was brought to the land by Curtis, Winston was stunned by her beauty at first sight. However he was scared away by The Ape King who tried to kill him for merely looking at her. Qin sought Winston as a lover, perhaps preferring his youth, power and looks to the Ape Kings old self. It seemed as if she wanted to take Winston eventually as a side man or mate, alongside The Ape King, however when Winston chose Bai Qingqing over her. After a catastrophe of the city of beastmen, Qin had decided to leave and return to the sea out of fear.

**Bai Qingqing-** Bai Qingqing, Qin's rival and enemy. The two first met when The Ape King sent her out to speak to her on his behalf. Qin seemed to despise Bai Qingqing even before meeting her, as her fiancée The Ape King wanted to annihilate her, Qin also showed disdain when The Ape King passed her a bowl of food made by Bai Qingqing, initially rejecting the meal, saying how she could eat something made by her, but she eventually consumes the bowl of food. Qin hates Bai Qingqing even more after she notices Winston's infatuation with her, as she sought Winston as a lover. This annoys her so much that she realises she has little chance of being with him, she decides living on the land isn't worth it and returns to her clan. When she reaches her clan and makes her return, she finds out that Bai Qingqing and Curtis are within her clan. After she gets incased within a protective bubble by King, she demands the two to be killed, for the hurt and humiliation she suffered because of them. Showing that she sees Bai Qingqing and Curtis as problem makers worthy of death.

**Curtis-** Curtis is most likely the first Beastman from the land that Qin met. The two first met when Curtis entered the water, where he found a young Qin in-cased in a bubble, when she asked him to set her free and take her to the land, he accepted and fulfilled her wishes. When Qin reached the sandy shores she was shocked at the heat and complained, this irritated Curtis so much that he decided to abandon the Mermaid after chucking her aside and angrily chopping off a lock of her hair. Having been left all of a sudden in a huff of anger, Qin from then on despised the Snake Beastman, for this treatment. For the time after she considers herself capable of seducing any man except for Curtis. When Qin eventually returns to her clan, after ten years on land, she finds out that Curtis is within her home and demands Jin, the chief of her Clan to kill him and Bai Qingqing for vengeance.

## Trivia

Qin mentioned that the Ape King tried to kill Winston for just looking at her.

Qin's arrival to the land was ten years before the manhwa's time period.

She was never shown with a fish tail or fish features like the Mermen. It is possible that she cannot breathe underwater like the Mermen, as she was seen always being transported in a bubble, like Bai Qingqing. But this may have just been due to protective reasons.

She is considered to be just as beautiful as Bai Qingqing.

It seems clear that Qin, ages slower than most other Beastmen and perhaps even her fellow Mermen, as although she is the mother of several Mermen in her clan, including the twenty year old Bluepool, her appearance is that of a young woman, in contrast to her personality. She also slowed down the ageing process even more by consuming emeralds (whilst on land).