Chapter 370 - High Score Boy & Girl
『La~la~la~la~♪ …』
Mion's sweet singing faded, and just as I successfully completed the last measure with a full combo,
[Playing Skill level increased!]
[Playing Arts
[Ancient Folk Song
Hm? Arts? I understand Automatic Performance, but is a song also treated like an Art?
Kumano-sensei's voice reminded me that I was live, or rather, that it had ended.
『Good work, everyone!』
"Yeah, good work. Mion's singing was really good."
『Y-yes…』
She forgot to switch back to synthetic voice again, but I probably shouldn't say anything.
"Sweee, True, and the others too. And Lupi and her pack, of course."
"~~~♪" "Kyu~♪" "Wuff!"
I don't really understand music, so I couldn't tell if it was better or worse than last time at all. But everyone seemed to enjoy singing, and that was enough.
『Shou-kun. Your level went up, and you got an Art?』
"Yeah. I get Automatic Performance, but is a song also an Art?"
In times like these, I should just select it to find out…
[At the Mercy of the Waves: Automatic Performance Possible]
『An ancient folk song of the sea. For 15 minutes, Swimming +1, Diving +1』
"I see. So it applies buffs to skill levels."
『That's amazing! Ah, can this be used for Skill Level Cap Breakthroughs?』
"I wonder. Well, I can't say for sure on my own, so maybe I should ask Bell-buchou or someone from Silver Manor?"
Looking at my skills, Swimming and Diving were at 7, so it seemed they really did get +1. Does this apply to the Selkies too? Or Lupi and Sweee's groups? No, they're not players, so it's unknown if they even have skills.
As I was talking about how there were viewers more knowledgeable about playing music than me,
"Eh?"
『Easily, you say?』
Food terror, 1st place in the World Quest, and then Mion's song at the end apparently made things really crazy again…
""Thank you very much.""
I'll deal with the donations later.
First, cleanup… the Selkies are doing it already. Oh, right!
"True, can I have a word?"
"Kyu?"
"Can I visit the Selkie village, or rather, your settlement, tomorrow?"
True's face brightened, and he hugged me.
"Kyu~!"
This means yes, right?
"~~~♪"
I looked at Sweee, and she gave her usual thumbs-up.
『Are you going after school tomorrow?』
"No, I'm planning for tomorrow night, but there's the problem of how to get there."
I had a plan, in a way. I intended to make a raft that Lupi and I could ride. If Sweee stayed in my hood, she probably wouldn't get blown away. The Fairies would stay home under Leda and Roy's guard. I'd ask them to take care of the Camlus.
『Sweee-chan is going with you too?』
"That's the plan. Because if I left her behind…"
"~~~!"
Sweee made a big 'X' sign in front of me. I had considered just Lupi and me, but since there was a Divine Tree in the Urisk settlement, and if there's one in the Selkie village too, it would be better to have Sweee with us. It was the Fairy Path, wasn't it? That can only be used by Sweee, but she probably can't just go to any unknown Divine Tree directly. I guess it needs to be registered.
『I see. So, after school tomorrow, you'll be building a raft.』
"Yeah. I'll finish gathering the wood today."
"Kyu?"
"Oh, sorry. I need to confirm if they'll pull it first."
I don't intend to make a huge raft, but a small one would be unstable, so maybe around four and a half tatami mats in size. I explained that I planned to tie ropes to it and have the Selkies pull it.
"Kyu kyu!"
True puffed out his chest, as if saying, "Leave it to me!"
Alright, I'll start gathering wood for the raft right away. While I'm at it, I might as well tend to the Camlus trees and expand them.
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『Shou-kun. Bell-buchou and Seth-chan want to come to the studio. Is that okay?』
"Ah, um, okay."
Is it about Mion singing?
The image character matter was overshadowed by the end of the World Quest, so I haven't been able to talk about it properly. I should tell Bell-buchou and Seth.
『Brother! That was a splendid performance! And Mion-dono's singing voice was magnificent!』
『Honestly, I was surprised. But Mion-san always had a beautiful voice, didn't she?』
『Ah, thank you…』
My performance was just a full combo on a rhythm game with assist on, so calling it splendid… I feel like it's a bit off, not that I'm complaining.
More importantly, Mion's singing was skillful.
"Was there something about the live stream's singing and performance?"
『No, it's not that there's anything wrong, but you were consulting with Kumano-sensei, right?』
Bell-buchou was worried that if Mion became known as a singing virtual idol, she might get solicitations from professional virtual idol agencies. Ah, Bell-buchou doesn't know Mion is affiliated with her mother's entertainment agency, UZUME. Mion explained the situation… and Bell was surprised, surprised.
『Ah… Shou-kun knew, didn't you?』
"Well, Seth and I did meet Mion's parents."
『I'm sorry. I should have told you earlier myself.』
It's Mion's family matter, so Seth and I couldn't say anything. Still, I should have realized it sooner.
"Um, should I also talk about the costume and…"
『Ah, yes.』
About how I intended to prepare a Jade Goddess costume for Mion, and then, for some reason, an image character request came in. Bell-buchou seemed to be frozen, as expected. It makes sense.
『By the way, Brother. I have a question.』
"Hm? What is it?"
『Does the church on your island have a basement?』
Ah—
"It does, but how did you know?"
『Hmm. As I thought…』
According to Seth, the church on the south side of the Necropolis was identical to the one on the island, and someone found a basement there. And from that basement, there was a path leading to the city center… in short, it was the same passage I had found. She also mentioned that the control room halfway along seemed unusable due to the missing Emergency Magic Crystal Stone.
"I'll check again when I get back, but the basement of the island's church was just a storage room."
Though a life-sized Nameless Goddess Statue was placed there!
『Hmm. Well, the ancient ruins on the island are already under your management, so there should be no problem.』
"It's not my place to comment, but is it really okay to leave it like that?"
『It seems there's nothing that can happen to it right now. The church on the south side is managed by players, the church on the northeast side by demonkin…』
"The northwest side is controlled by Dragonkin."
『Indeed.』
I guess I should assume Seth already knows everything…