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"Of course I can sing."

Speaking of her professional field, Mamayi finally regained her demeanor and confidence;

"It's no exaggeration to say that there may not be a more successful bard than me in this world—"

"—Then, sing it to me."

"……Eh?"

"Sing it to me, please."

Under the golden brilliance reflected on the sea surface, the girl's eyes were shining like a real lake:

"Sing to me the song you think is the best, as seriously as possible."

Chapter 771 The Poem of the Blue Sea ([-])

Ha, I finally showed my feet.

After a brief daze, a smug smile appeared on the corner of Mamayi's mouth.

Although the girl named Ariel in front of her said, 'I don't know anything about you or a bard at all', in fact, she should have heard my name, right?

Because I expected that if I asked me to sing directly, I might not agree, so I took the tactic of playing hard to get, trying to arouse my desire to win.

"This makes me a little embarrassed..."

Pretending to be distressed and scratching her hair, Mamai, who felt that she was sure of winning, lost her tone of voice a bit:

"You may not know that you come from [under the sea], although we bards are freelancers who take spreading songs and anecdotes as their own responsibility, we also have to eat after all. Singing is no problem, but my appearance fee is very high. ?”

——Of course this is the man's lie.The most free and casual, he always sings whenever he wants.The purpose of lying was just to get a little revenge for Ariel's acting stupid just now.

Come on, Ariel!As long as you apologize to me honestly, and then say 'Actually, I have admired you for a long time', I will sing you the signature track for free, and I will also give you an autograph, okay?

"Are you asking for money? Forget it."

Just as Mamayi was imagining all kinds of fancy apology scenes in his mind, a sentence from the girl made him stunned again:

"Eh, eh?"

"I don't want you to sing anymore. Let alone whether I have money, even if I have, I can't give it to you. Because..."

Silently hugging her legs tightly, the girl looked straight at the ocean in front of her, her eyes seemed to be able to see the deep and unpredictable seabed through the barrier of the huge water body:

"Because I hate singing."

"……【Very annoying】."

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'Ahahaha, is it playing hard to get again?Miss Ariel, you have been completely seen through by me. '

——Although he wanted to expose her so happily for a moment, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them again inexplicably.

Just like she said that she was 'from the bottom of the sea', the 'hate singing' just now made it impossible to find signs of lying.

Obviously the content of the words is extremely absurd, but for some reason there is a feeling of 'this is the truth'.

"……why?"

Putting away the smile on her face, Mamai was silent for a long time, and in the end she just asked this question:

"Singing is a very good way to express yourself. When you encounter sad things, just sing your heart out loud, and your body will feel a burst of joy - singing when you are happy and singing when you are sad, without any cost, As long as you want to sing, you can sing out loud what you want at any time! What a freedom!"

"...No, singing is not that simple for me."

As if touched by the man's love for the song from the heart, the mysterious girl named Ariel lowered her head slightly:

"I am the princess of a race called [Sea Clan] or [Mermaid] from the bottom of the sea. In our royal family, there is something called [Crest], as long as we hold it, we can get various Powerful power—it is one thing to talk freely with races other than the Sea Clan, and another is to call for miracles through singing. Just last week, my father passed this coat of arms to me, but...but..."

With white fingers tugging at her long water-blue hair, the girl who claimed to be the princess of the deep sea suddenly complained loudly:

"But I can't sing at all! Not only am I tone deaf, but I can't remember the tune and lyrics! What I barely sang was laughed at by passing children as sea geese - why must I inherit the coat of arms?! Father , Empress! I will definitely resist! Now I will run away from home and go to the shore to show you!!!"

...Um... you're on the shore now, huh?

Startled by Ariel's sudden emotional outburst, after calming down, Mamai's first thought was to quickly run away from this paranoid girl.

horrible!It's really scary for people who have made up a lot of impossible settings in their brains and can still get into the play like this!

We've had enough chatting, and the sunrise on the seaside is also thanks to this, so let's sneak away while this girl is fully involved in the show.

After making up her mind, Mamai quietly got up and moved a few steps, and Ariel continued to complain loudly to the ocean as he thought, without realizing the fact that he had left.

The miraculous encounter should have ended here. However, before she was about to run away, looking at the lonely back of the girl, Mamai suddenly said something like this:

"...Then give it a try and see if it can really attract the so-called [miracle]."

"You really don't believe me!"

Turning around suddenly, the girl who didn't know when tears burst out tightly grabbed Mamayi's sleeve:

"Just sing! You guys are not allowed to run away, listen to my song carefully!"

"So, I'm going to start—"

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"【boom!!!!!!!!】"

There was a sudden thunder explosion in the originally cloudless sky, and all creatures within a five-kilometer radius were startled and fled in all directions.

As the existence directly below the sound source, a certain bard was desperately trying to calm down his trembling legs.

It's over, it's over!

This guy, what this guy said is actually true! ! ! !

Staring tremblingly at the huge pothole about ten meters deep on the beach, Mamai never dared to do it again.

In all fairness, the voice of the girl next to her was clear and soft, as if she was a natural singer.However, her devastating pentatonic insufficiency completely squandered this talent, and just spitting out the first note made Mamai, who is a professional, dizzy for a while.

Then, something that made him dizzy even more happened.

Before the girl finished speaking, she saw a thick thunderbolt falling out of thin air, and such a big crater was forcefully punched out on the flat beach in front of her, its power far surpassed the advanced magic that Mamayi had seen.

I believe it now, everything this girl said is true!She really can summon miracles with her singing! !

The only thing that confuses me is...

"This, this heroine."

After saluting respectfully, Mamayi asked tremblingly:

"If you heard me right, didn't you just sing 'Sky~ Please become clear~'? Why did you hear thunder on the ground instead?"

"Because the sky also thinks my singing is ugly."

Puckering her mouth vigorously, Ariel stared fiercely at the sky above her head:

“[Deep Sea Chanting] is originally the power to please all things in the world with singing and to cause miracles. It’s the same as you sing to guests in exchange for tips. If you don’t sing well, instead of giving you tips, guests will throw you Stone."

Mamayi: "Ah this."

Quite reasonable.

Sighing deeply, the girl who was sulking at herself sat back in her original position and hugged her legs again:

"...That's why I hate singing."

Chapter 772 The Poem of the Blue Sea ([-])

For some reason, the footsteps that were about to escape were fixed in place. Seeing the girl's petite and lonely back, Mamayi opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't make a sound.

The girl named Ariel has used the deep pit in the ground to prove that she is the legendary mermaid—or [Sea Clan], and has the power to cause miracles with singing.

However, what makes me want to stay by her side is not because of this mighty power.

In my opinion, [singing] is the most free and happiest thing in the world.From high-ranking officials to wandering adventurers, although the songs sung by them vary in various ways, only the [smile] on their faces will not change when they sing.

Songs are the existence that brings laughter to the world, but the girl in front of her is very sure that she hates singing.

Why?Is it because you can't sing well?

I don't know when an inexplicable anger surged up in my heart, and the bard who was supposed to go away walked back "peddling" and sat cross-legged beside Ariel:

"Miss Ariel, you are very wrong."

"Huh? Are you here to find fault?"

Shaking her small fist with an unfriendly expression, the girl with water-blue hair showed a bit of stubbornness in her teary eyes:

"Didn't you see the deep pit over there? Zhao Lei will beat you up."

"No! Even if you strike me with lightning, I still have to say it!"

The existence named [musician's soul] is burning, and Mamai, who is a bard and has no power to restrain a chicken, has the upper hand when facing the powerful sea clan:

"The most direct purpose of singing is to make yourself happy, and it doesn't matter what others think! Rather, if you let other people judge the quality of your songs, isn't it an insult to [singing], the most free activity itself !?"

"..."

It seemed that she was shocked by the firm temperament of the man in front of her, staring blankly into his eyes, the girl didn't speak for a long time.

After a long time, she sighed slowly and enviously:

"...you are really free."

"?"

"After listening to your words, I realized that I might not hate singing so much. If I hadn't been a royal family and not the holder of the [Royal Coat of Arms], I might have sang my own songs freely like you, What other people think? Why should I care about that kind of thing? Unfortunately, there are no ifs in the world.”

Turning her eyes back to the calm and vast sea, the girl hugged her legs tightly, and even her voice became a little muffled:

"It can't be done. Now that I have inherited the coat of arms, I have to shoulder the responsibility of leading the Sea Clan. Use my singing to call out miracles, and open up the way forward for other clansmen who have lost their voices... I want to do the same, but , My talent is really bad, no matter how hard I try and how much I practice, I can't remember those lyrics and tunes. In fact, I really want to apologize to my father, but, but..."

The following words have been completely obliterated by the sound of sobbing.

As the only being with a voice in the group, the burden on Ariel is so heavy.For the races in the deep sea, [Deep Sea Chanting] means absolute power, using singing to fight against threats in the ocean, using singing to heal terminal illnesses that kill people, and even using singing to pray for the happiness of the tribe and the safety of the race... These duties, which were well performed by the previous kings, were passed on to Ariel, but they became an unspeakable curse.

The more you care about it, the less you can sing a truly melodious song.I don't know when, Ariel has become more and more unable to face the eyes full of expectations and admiration from the people of the clan.Finally, she couldn't bear it anymore and fled to the untouched land, weeping secretly towards the hometown in front of her.

Self-blame, unwillingness, depression...

All kinds of negative emotions that she deliberately left behind during the escape surged up at this moment.The girl buried her face deeply in her arms, weeping silently but heartbreakingly.until--

"Then, let me teach you."

"--Eh?"

She raised her head subconsciously, and what caught Ariel's eyes was the smile of a strange man named Mamai next to her under the sunshine:

"Let me introduce myself again. Miss Ailulu, my name is Mamayi. The most famous bard on the mainland, who was bestowed a title by the emperor of the empire for his singing ability and received many honors and flowers. With you If you pair it with my personal teaching, I believe you will soon become a first-class bard... Ah no, it will be a first-class [Singing Her Royal Highness Princess]!"

"You want...to teach me?"

Staring blankly at the man in front of her, Ariel blinked in confusion:

"Even if you listen to the song I just sang? That's the worst song that even the sky can't stand?"

"Songs are something you sing for yourself. Although you, as a royal family, have some special responsibilities, you can't forget this basic thing—as long as you're happy with yourself."

Stretching out her hand to the eyes of the water-blue girl, Mamayi showed a gentle arc at the corner of her mouth:

"So, the question I just asked was not for [Mermaid Princess]. I was asking you, only you, Ariel, do you want to learn to sing with me?"

The person who asked was not [Mermaid Princess], but... me?

Looking at the hand close in front of her eyes, something in Princess Aqua's heart seemed to be touched.

Ever since I accepted the coat of arms, an unspeakable pressure has been placed on my shoulders.

Every morning when I woke up, I started to practice hard until my throat hurt and the bleeding in my throat didn't stop.If you can't remember the lyrics, you read the lyrics aloud repeatedly. If you can't find the tune, you desperately read relevant books and learn relevant music theory knowledge.

In order not to disappoint the people around me, when doing these things, I always hide secretly where everyone can't see.I just worked hard, desperately, and moved forward alone.

However, the man in front of him said [teach me], [singing is something that belongs to me].

Take a closer look at him. Although his demeanor is a bit out of character, his smile is very hearty. When he mentions [music], he is so serious that I have never seen it in any one person.