40-040-The spirit of the port town Aquaria

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＜ Aquaria, the port city.

Finally, they all arrive in the port city of Aquaria.

But.........

Ugh....I'm dizzy....

As my records show, Marinella came down with a high fever!

"d*mn it!　If I don't do this, it's going to be the same as last time--

"Antidote!　Heel!

Immediately, Elena activated the state disabling skill and Marinella's condition recovered in the blink of an eye.

'Oh, thank you, Elena-sama...'

"Let's go!　To the murderer!

Confused by the unusual situation of Elena charging ahead with everyone in tow, I finish paying Gosha-san the reward.

''I can't get enough of selling fights to me, and it's outrageous that you would unleash a curse on someone else while being a spirit!　Let's smother him thoroughly!''

Normally, Elena would be the first to go for a peaceful resolution, but the unexpectedly quarrelsome situation has everyone running along behind her, baffled.

And then, she comes straight to the fountain--........

Icing Pillar!

Doggaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!

A huge icicle smashed into the middle of the fountain, causing a tremendous splash of water to rise.

''Cold Mist!

Buoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo....

The water spray froze just as it was, and it looked like an ice sculpture~.......what the hell!

"Here we go!　Ohhhhhhh....　

"Stop-stop-stop!　I mean, it's too much!

''Eh, there's still Eternal Blizzard Nova...''

That's the yahtzee that beat Efreet!

"Err....

With a light chop to the disappointed Elena, we turned our attention not to the avant-garde ice object, but to the fountain that had been transformed into a transformed form.

''Elena-neechan, perhaps you defeated the spirit of the fountain with the first one?

As I was looking at the fountain, slightly uneasy at Jupiter's mutterings, I heard a thumping sound on the ice from below.

'Thank God!　You're alive!

"There it is!　After that, Kanata-san's Lightning Dagger will be the final straw!

I won't!

I carved a crisp piece of ice and hollowed it out into a round shape and pulled the girl up through the gap.

Although her light blue hair resembles Elena's, her build is much smaller than Satsuki's, and her face is a bit juvenile.

''Hi.........uh.........''

Is it because of the cold weather that I'm shivering like an abandoned puppy, or is it because of the lady who's glaring at me from behind in the form of a demon?

''Um, are you okay?''

When I spoke to her in a gentle tone, trying to scare her as little as possible, the spirit of the fountain hugged me and began to cry out in a waning voice.

''Bieeeeeeee!　That was scary!　It was so cold!!!!'

"I will not allow you to hug me this time, Kanata-san!

'I'm getting tired of ramming it in, so can you shut up for a minute...'

◇ ◇.

--So the spirit of the fountain that was unilaterally beaten up by Elena is somehow still sitting upright on the ground and is shunned.

The child who attacked me without listening to me in the world I once saw is so weak that I can't believe it's a different person (another spirit?) It seems that

When we all finished introducing ourselves for the moment, the spirit spoke up with a look of resignation.

My name is Suimei. I am the spirit of the fountain in the port city of Aquaria. I know Marinella I have known her since she was a child. I've been watching Marinella for a long time because my eyes have the power to see far away.

We looked at each other at the words of the genie who called himself Suimei.

'Look, can you tell me where you were involved in this one and how far you were involved?

'What I set up was to cast a mild enchantment (charm) spell on a man passing by to get him to talk to Marinella. And I continued to charm (charm) Marinella with all my might to make her fall in love with the water spirit lady, that's all.

Why would you do that...?

When everyone was baffled by the behavior that made too much sense, Suimei blurted out.

''I was jealous........''

Do I envy you?

He nodded his head in response to my question.

'I was originally a spirit of song that soothed the hearts of travelers who rested at the fountain. People gathered around the spring, which eventually became the port city of Aquaria.

Suimei looks into the distance, as if she misses something.

I wonder if she, like Elena, has been guarding the spring all along by herself.

'Then one day a girl came to the spring and surprised me by singing loudly in front of the spring. This is what I'm not good at.'

Gulp.

Marinella let out a funny scream as she seemed to have suffered mental damage.

'Apparently there was a rumor going around among the kids that singing to the fountain would make them better at it, and the kid came to sing every day, day after day.

"Uhhhh~

Judging from Marinella's reaction with her head in her hands while her face was red, the child's identity was.......

''........But, that child has really become a good singer. In fact, she grew up to be called a diva, she stopped coming to the fountain and became more and more famous.

....

'I've been watching from afar the whole time, and I'm kind of jealous of you. It's not just a matter of time before you're ready to go. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work for you.

"And so you magically manipulated a passerby into attacking Miss Marinella?

At Elena's curt words, Suimei buzzed her head to the side.

''Gosh, it's a misunderstanding!　I was just trying to scare you, I didn't mean to hurt you!　.... but I'm sorry I scared you. When I saw Marinella crying in bed alone that night, I was really sorry...''

I'm very concerned that you're plainly declaring that you're snooping with complete disregard for privacy, but I'll keep quiet for now.

''But I wanted to ease your fears at least. I thought we'd have a good time during the trip~, so I put a charm (charm) on Marinella to make the spirit lady there horny.

Well, I've got kids, so can you pick a few more words?

Although I spoke a little bitterly to her, Suimei looked like she didn't understand what I meant and she was scowling.

Apparently, she doesn't seem to have much knowledge of that delicacy.

''Just as I intended, Marinella is creeped out by the spirit lady!　

''Irritating.......kohen. But why did you make me the object of Marinella-san's entanglement?　If it's one of us, I think Kanata-san is the coolest........ Oh, but, but I'll never allow that to happen!''

"Elena-nee, you're desperate.

Seeing such a situation, Suimei shook her head with a look of relief.

'A romance between a beautiful woman and a beautiful woman is more appealing. I don't need a man.''

The air around the fountain froze.

''Yes?''

After a short pause, Suimei saw me and Elena scream dumbly at the same time and declared again as she hugged Marinella.

''I will never allow Marinella to flirt with a man who doesn't know what horse's bones are!

Suimei's enigmatic declaration caused the air around them to harden again.

''Um. .........You don't like men, do you?''

'No, not really. But I don't think Marinella would be a good fit for a simple boy like you and the boy over there.

"'Sober...'

''Kanata-san. I still can't use Eternal Blizzard Nova?

No.

As I was feeling a little depressed inside, Suimei hugged Marinella again and shouted with tears in her eyes, "I don't think I'll be able to keep my sanity if I see you flirting with a strange man.

I don't think I'll be able to keep my sanity if I see Marinella flirting with a strange man!

I'm losing my mind...

"If a man like that were to come in front of me, I'd do anything to stop him!

Whether or not...

[I offered to negotiate with the spirit of the fountain to stop it now, but since I was attacked first by magic without a word, I was forced to engage.

I looked at a sentence in the travel log and while my head hurt slightly, I decided to make sure I was aware of something that was on my mind.

'Does Suimei know anything about the bandits, snatchers, and dissidents we encountered before we got here?

'I don't know. I was just watching, thinking that you guys aren't so lucky to have all that trouble one after the other.

When Marinella arrived in Aquaria, Marinella fell...

'Are you tired from your long journey?　But the lady there cured me right away and I was so relieved. But after that, I was attacked by an evil spirit and I was so scared!　I don't know why she's so mad at me, lady.

"....

What the hell.

The pieces of the puzzle are coming together, but the situation is so ridiculous that I can't think straight.

I don't understand the situation at all, Kanata-nih-chan, what is this all about?

Ummmmm...

To summarize the story so far, in the world I once saw, Marinella fell in love at first sight with the brave Kanemitsu after a prank by Suimei, who was jealous of Marinella, a diva who was becoming more and more popular, which led to Marinella falling in love with Kanemitsu.

And because Suimei, who was enraged to see this, put a curse on the hero's party, Marinella and Kanemitsu became even closer, and after complicating the story even more, they ended up in a battle, blowing up the fountain and defeating Suimei.... ...

'How awful ... although I totally deserved it.

Yeah, I know.

So this was a terrible story in another way.

Still, even though I wasn't under a curse, I was firmly in trouble, and after all, there may be a thing like 'inevitable fate' in this world.

It's a good thing that you are able to send Marinella back safely, and now we know why Suimei has been messing with us, so is that settled?

Wait!

!

Suddenly, Marinella seemed to shout with a serious look on her face and grabbed Suimei's both shoulders with a crushing grip.

''You're so confident in your singing, aren't you?''

"What?　What?

Seeing Suimei's puzzled expression, Marinella grinned.