Chapter 1135 - Harmonic Symphony ⑧

After enjoying the performance at Lillie-san's place, we were to head next to Ariel-san's performance.

However, since we had been moving from one place to the next in a bit of a hurry to get to the next location of the Seven Princesses' presentations, we decided to not go next to the one that would soon be played, but the second closest one instead.

That would give us 30 minutes to spare, so we decided to take a little stroll near the area that Ariel-san was in charge of.

Thanks to Gluttony-san's help, it took almost no time at all for us to move to our destination, so it seems like an option we can pick with composure.

And so, we are currently in the area not far from Ariel-san's presentation, where stalls had been lined up.

The stalls weren't selling food like the festival stalls though, and instead had musical instruments that could be rented or bought.

According to the guide Camellia-san gave me, there are stalls like this in various area that sell and rent musical instruments.

The Harmonic Symphony is open to the public, so if you feel like performing along the way, you can rent an instrument and join in.

[Hmmm, musical instruments huh... I think the only one I can play would be the castanets. Aoi-senpai can play the piano, right?]

[Just a bit.]

[Aoi-senpai had the looks of a graceful noble lady, so playing the piano suits you very well.]

[Fufufu... Unnn? Wait a minute there, "looks"? Are you trying to say I'm actually not?]

[...No comment.]

[Hina-chan?]

[Ahh, let's check that out too!!!]

[Wait right there!!!]

Pleasantly watching the two who were close with each other, with Aoi-chan chasing after Hina-chan, I suddenly thought of something.

To be honest, I can't play a musical instrument either.... I can play castanets or a tambourine, maybe? Those are easy, right? As for recorders... No, I don't even remember which holes to plug anymore.

Well, I don't particularly plan to play an instrument, and I don't intend to rent one...

With this in mind, I turned my attention to the various stalls. I already expected there would be many musical instruments being rented, but it seems that there were also many stalls selling them, and it was interesting to see instruments of shapes and sizes that I had never seen before.

Seriously, there sure are a lot of different stalls...

[Welcoooooome. How about it, Kaito-san? This might be your chance to debut as a musi——– Fugyaaahhh!?]

I checked out one of the stalls and saw a stuffed chicken was the shopkeeper, so I reflexively punched her.

[...Why did you hit me!?]

[...It's Alice after all.]

[That reason is terrible! Kaito-san, aren't you too violent only towards me!? I don't want to be told that "I'm the only one" for something like this, you know!?]

[Well, putting that aside...]

[You're treating me so poorly!]

[...I mean, you're seriously everywhere huh.]

She showed up in Hydra Kingdom, she showed up at the Six Kings Festival, and although I haven't found her, she had probably shown up at the White God Festival and other events... This guy is seriously everywhere.

[Even so, you have lots of stuff like violin here.]

[I am a legendary artisan! The instruments I made are called legendary masterpieces, you know?]

[Heehhh... Like Stradivarius back on Earth or something like that?]

I mean, I feel like she's made most of the legendary items in this world. If I remember correctly, hadn't she told me that she's a legendary artisan for weapons and models as well?

As I gazed at the instruments lined up in her stall, I heard a familiar voice.

[It's that way!]

[W- Wait, Eingana... What are you in such a hurry for?]

[It's the rumored legendary stall! Well-known among musicians, it's a phantom stall that handles only legendary masterpieces... No one knows when or where it will appear, and for us to come across that stall, how lucky we are!]

Moving my gaze towards the voices I heard... I saw Eingana-san, a woman so tall that she's easily recognizable even from a distance... and seemingly being pulled by that Eingana-san was Frea-san.

Those two were also came for the Harmonic Symphony huh... Rather, the height difference between the two of them sure is amazing.

Eingana-san, looking unusually excited unlike her usual calm demeanor, came over to Alice's stall and with glittering eyes, she spoke.

[Ahh, they're fabulous! All of these are things you don't see very often!]

[...No, in the first place, what was the point of dragging me here? Why don't you just go see it your... Unnn?]

[Ahh, hello.]

[Ohh! If it isn't my comrade! I see, you also came for the Harmonic Symphony too. What luck to meet you in a place like this!]

When Frea-san noticed us, she greeted me with a happy smile on her lips, seemingly glad to see me.

[...Ahh, hey, Eingana! You can look at the instruments all you want, but you should greet my comrade first.]

[Ahh, they're really wonder———- Unnn? What is it, Nidzveld? I'm concentrating on... Oya? If it isn't Miyama Kaito-san, hello there.]

[Ahh, yes. Hello...]

It seems like she was so engrossed with the musical instruments that she didn't notice me. Well, that aside, I didn't expect that I would encounter another ones of the Six Kings' executives here.

I was afraid of Lilia-san's reaction though, so I glanced at her who was a few distance away from me... and saw her smiling, giving me a thumbs up.

How should I say this... She looks happy.

Unnn. In other words... It's all well and good if the one we encountered by chance was the Four Great Demon Dragons.