Even though Miku was expected to persist after the street performer finished their song, she surprisingly and easily left the spot.
This was not because Miku had lost interest in music, but rather Seiya and Shia had pulled her away with their child power when she crouched down, intending to stay.
For Seiya and Shia, the street performer’s song did not seem particularly interesting.
Conversely, Miku, who enjoyed even moderately skilled music, was likely drawn to something in that area.
Kousuke and Peach thought this, but neither of them were knowledgeable about music themselves.
Peach, who had no such things around her, and Kousuke, who had only heard classical music in school classes, movies, and dramas.
Colette, while not as much as Peach, said that the Elf Village was not rich in music either.
All three of them had spent their lives virtually unrelated to music.
However, even if the three of them were incapable, Kousuke and the others had reliable companions.
Kousuke, who was walking through the South Town with the children, decided to ask around.
“Uh… can I have a moment?”
As he said this, he contacted Floria, who had received the highest level of education among their companions, using Divine Power Telepathy.
“Yeah? Did something happen?”
“Ah, no. Nothing major happened. I just wanted to ask you something, Floria.”
“Something you want to ask?”
“Yeah… Floria, have you ever learned to play any musical instruments?”
“Why the sudden question? Well, I can play to a certain extent… Ah, Miku.”
Floria seemed to immediately understand what Kousuke wanted to say and brought up Miku’s name.
“Certainly, compared to you all, I can handle instruments to some extent, but I’m not a top-tier player, you know?”
Kousuke gave a wry smile, knowing Floria couldn’t see him, at her words, as her standards were unusual when it came to such things.
“I don’t expect you to aim for top-tier from the start. For now, could you help pick out an instrument that might interest Miku and teach her the basics?”
“I see. If that’s the case, it might be possible.”
“Besides, we don’t even know if Miku will actually get motivated.”
“Hmm… well, alright. Shall we meet up right away?”
Kousuke tilted his head at Floria’s words, which somehow sounded enthusiastic.
“Hmm. Well, if it’s convenient for you?”
Kousuke implicitly suggested allowing Floria and the others to finish their preparations for the upcoming journey by saying they were already making them. However, her answer came back easily.
“If that’s the case, then there’s no problem. We’ve already prepared everything that needs to be bought.”
“That was quick.”
Floria’s exasperated voice was heard by Kousuke, who showed slight surprise.
“What are you talking about? The pace of our journey is fast to begin with, so we probably don’t need to buy a large quantity of items. Of course, the time needed to purchase them is also short.”
“Ah, that’s right.”
While it was true in the beginning, Kousuke had stopped accompanying them on shopping trips for preparations since they started acting with the children.
Therefore, he had completely forgotten about it.
Setting aside Kousuke’s oversight, they discussed where to meet Floria and then ended their Divine Power Telepathy.
Floria was spotted first by Miku at the meeting point.
“Floria Kaa-sama!”
Miku, who charged forward without any regard for being surrounded by several men, was scooped up by Floria.
“Ooh, you’re full of energy!”
Seeing Floria happily nuzzling Miku, the potential suitors(?)’ expressions changed completely.
“…What, she has kids?!”
“You’re misleading us, old hag!”
Saying such things, they left Floria’s presence.
“Hmm. It really is easier with children around in times like these.”
Completely ignoring the content of the rude men’s words, Floria smiled and looked at Kousuke, who slowly approached her.
“No, well… I guess it’s fine.”
Kousuke wanted to ask many things, such as “Don’t use children as charms” or “Don’t you have any retort towards those men?”, but he held them all back.
Floria shifted her gaze from Kousuke to Peach.
“So? I haven’t heard from Peach, but are you really alright with this?”
“Eh? Does it really require such a level of resolve? For me, I’m fine as long as Miku is happy.”
Peach tilted her head, sensing a need for resolution from Floria’s words.
For Peach, it was simply a matter of the child showing interest.
Floria returned a wry smile to Peach.
“Ah, no, I apologize. That’s not what I meant. I was just confirming in the sense that if Miku truly gets deeply involved, it will take up time.”
“Ah, I see. In that case, there’s no need to worry.”
Peach showed a smile to Floria, who looked worried.
Miku was now also starting training for her covert succubus work.
However, Peach did not think that Miku had to learn all of her skills.
The villagers seemed to have expectations, but Peach had no intention of imposing them on Miku.
Besides, Miku was enjoying learning alongside other children from the village, so she was simply letting her do as she pleased.
For Peach, this musical venture was just an extension of that.
Sensing Peach’s thoughts from her expression, Floria didn’t press further and instead looked at Miku, whom she was holding.
“Alright, now, let’s go somewhere fun with me!”
“A fun place? Where!?”
“Hehehe. That is… a secret!”
Floria replied with a smug look to an excited Miku.
“Eeh, that’s unfair!”
Miku protested while being held, but Floria walked briskly towards their destination as if she hadn’t heard.
Floria brought Miku to a musical instrument shop in Amamiya Tower.
Even in a vast continent, this was the only shop that handled such a variety of instruments.
By the way, Kousuke did not come along because he was worried that the Teleport Gate might affect the ritual.
“Wow, what is this place!?”
Miku said this, her eyes sparkling at the many instruments lined up in the store.
However, Miku, who had almost never seen instruments before, didn’t realize that everything lined up here was a tool for making sound.
“This is a shop that sells instruments that make sounds like the one you were watching in the plaza earlier.”
Floria said this and then demonstrated the sound of each instrument one by one to Miku.
At first, Miku was surprised by the many instruments, but once she got used to them, she listened joyfully to the sounds Floria made.
“If you find an instrument you like, tell me, okay? It’s a present for you, Miku.”
“Eh!? A present? Really!?”
At Floria’s words, Miku’s eyes widened to perfect circles as she looked at her mother.
Seeing Peach nod slightly, Miku then began listening to the sounds with a serious expression.
Her face was exactly the same as when she chose the wind chimes some time ago.
Miku enjoyed the wind chimes not just as a seasonal summer item, but also listened to them as musical instruments.
What instrument Miku chose will be written in the next story.
