I met a merman youth named Mismol on the beach at night.
The next day, I told everyone about the keyboardist youth I met yesterday.
“My, how wonderful! Music, let’s definitely go.”
Philiana clasped her hands together, looking delighted. Until sunset, I decided to figure out how to get to Shindo. I was sure I could walk there. It would be faster to ask Guard Wing about things like that. As I was taught before, I headed towards the large building in the center of town. As expected from a thriving place, the buildings were large. Flags with an emblem of flowers and feathers fluttered. Come to think of it, the flowers depicted resemble cherry blossoms. I wonder if there are trees like cherry blossoms in this world too.
I gently stepped into the building where many people were coming and going. Harpies in uniform were busy working. I went to the reception and spoke to them.
“Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to Shindo from here?”
“Hello, Shindo. There’s a carriage departing from here, would you like me to arrange it?”
But I’m sure not everyone will fit on that carriage. Even a large one doesn’t seem like it would fit.
“No, is it possible to walk from here?”
“Hmm, it’s quite a long way, but it’s not impossible. We have a map just in case. It also shows inns where you can stay along the way.”
I received a pamphlet from the woman at the reception. It was a simple but easy-to-understand map showing available inns and routes. This will be useful along with what I have now. I returned to the inn and considered future routes with Sharin while looking at the map. Come to think of it, the other members were nowhere to be seen.
“Where did everyone go?”
“They went out to play. Only Lauren and Elana are here.”
Despite their grumbling, it was good that everyone seemed to be having fun. After that, Sharin and I spent the time leisurely in the room until sunset. We didn’t talk much, but there was no awkwardness; that’s one of her good points.
After a while, when everyone returned, we decided to head to the beach. I couldn’t help but laugh a little seeing Nina, who had complained so much, wearing the most makeup, but since she seemed so happy, it was a good thing.
By the time we reached the beach, it was already crowded with a large audience. I was surprised because I never thought they would be such a popular band. Not just on land, but many mermen were gathered in the sea as well. Could it be that I’ve met an incredibly famous person? For the time being, I went down to the beach and decided to wait in a place where I could somehow see.
As the sun set, more and more people arrived. But Piyo yawned sleepily, wondering when it would start. Then, suddenly, the surroundings fell silent. The gazes of the surrounding audience were focused on the sea. People began to appear on the makeshift stage set up on the sea from somewhere. No, not people, but women with the lower half of their bodies as octopus legs. They came up, skillfully holding a full drum set with their eight legs. As soon as her figure appeared, cheers erupted all at once.
Then, a merman jumped in with a guitar. He had blue hair, blue scales, a cool face, and I could hear high-pitched screams. Next, a youth appeared from behind the stage. And from the opposite side, a cute pink merman girl appeared. Then, a cheer of “Hime!” went up from the front.
As the four gathered on stage, the audience became rowdy. After that, Mismol, as if trying to hide, came up onto the stage. The octopus-legged woman struck the cymbals.
“Now, Dragon Triangle, the guerrilla live performance begins!”
