Chapter 255. With sincerity in the song (1)
‘…What the fuck is that?’
Lloyd was originally a character who rarely cursed.
No matter how nasty and dirty I went through, if I had to grumble alone, I would grumble, but I didn’t say the nutmeg.
Just because I didn’t like it.
But just now was an exception.
The moment when Captain Felipe gave a very sincere and heartwarming answer.
He almost cursed without realizing it.
I almost grabbed the captain’s collar and shook it.
The reason was simple.
‘sing? a song? A beautiful singer?’
Perhaps if there is a characteristic that is the most distant from oneself in the world, it is a beautiful song.
Lloyd knew how to take a hard look at himself.
Of course, he was also well aware of his limitations.
This was especially true in the field of singing.
He never expected that he could sing a beautiful song.
It was to the point where I thought it would be more realistic for an engineering student who entered yesterday to make semiconductors in the classroom.
‘But what? sing?’
I couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
But I couldn’t give up like this.
You’ll have to stop the restoration of fate.
To do so, as advised by the Dragon King, we must find the Jewel in the Mermaid Kingdom.
“Hey, does it have to be a song?”
“hmm?”
Captain Felipe tilted his head.
Lloyd looked at the captain eagerly.
It’s like grabbing a straw while floating in the water.
Or just like searching for tall insoles in a shoe closet ahead of a blind date.
I asked with my own hopes.
“Isn’t it? Does it have to be a song? After all, all you have to do is show and prove that you’re not an enemy and you’re not an intruder. Like dancing, for example. Or a whistle.”
“Hmm, I don’t know. I’ve never tried it any other way. At the time, I was drowning, so I didn’t have time to think about anything else. Besides dancing and whistling. Why do you have to use it that way? There is a certain method called a song that has already been verified through me.”
“….”
that sure way.
I’m saying this because I’m sure I can’t write it.
Lloyd felt like crying.
But I still couldn’t give up hope.
he asked.
“Can anyone sing?”
“Any country? What do you mean?”
“So, I’m asking if it’s valid for this friend to sing instead of me.”
Lloyd reached out.
I pointed at Xaviel who was next to me.
The captain’s eyes glanced at Xaviel, then slowly returned this way.
he shook his head.
“Looks like it won’t work.”
“Why?”
“I heard it myself. To the mermaid who saved me.”
“What did the mermaid say?”
“They said they only respond to the sound of a desperate person singing directly. So, perhaps, a song sung by someone other than the person with the business will not convince the mermaids.”
“So you’re saying I have to sing myself?”
“Look at that.”
“….”
“Why? Is there any problem?”
“….”
yes. There are so many problems.
Lloyd looked at the captain and smirked.
It was the smile of someone who gave up and gave up everything.
Xaviel answered the captain’s question instead.
“I hate to say this, but Lloyd-sama isn’t good at singing.”
“You say you can’t sing?”
“yes.”
“How can you not?”
“Have you ever heard of the rumors of the trading city of Namaran?”
“Oh, have you heard of it? I know at least that Hell Knight went on a rampage.”
“yes. When the hell knight heard it, he struggled in agony.”
“Struggling? why?”
“….”
“no way?”
“That guess is right.”
“…Khumm Hmm! Wasn’t the hell knight called from hell unable to sing to the point of suffering?”
“The sound of scratching an iron plate with a nail would be much more beautiful. Or you can safely assume that the parasite that lives in the captain’s intestines will be better at singing.”
“I think it was after that.”
…Stop it, you crazy people.
The party here is listening from the side.
‘Whoa.’
Lloyd let out a sigh.
I wiped away the teardrops that were about to form in the corners of my eyes.
It was then.
The captain patted her on the shoulder.
He said it with a benevolent and cheerful face.
“It’s okay. It doesn’t matter if you can’t sing a little.”
“yes?”
“Coming to think of it, I think you misunderstood what I said. The beautiful song I was talking about wasn’t about the outward technique or the purity of the voice.”
“Then what did you say?”
“Sincerity and sincerity.”
The captain’s eyes became serious.
“To be honest, I wasn’t a good singer when I was drowning in the Arctic Ocean. I had no choice but to. Think about it. I was struggling in the cold sea where my whole body seemed to freeze. I was shouting at the ship that was moving away saying that I had fallen here, to come back. What do you think my song would have been like then?”
“Well, it must not have been in very good shape.”
“Right. It was the worst.”
The captain laughed.
“It was such a terrible song that I couldn’t even listen to it with my sane mind. The pitch is arbitrary, the voice is hoarse, and even the breathing is trembling terribly. Actually, I didn’t expect much that the mermaid in front of me would appreciate the song. It was just a song I sang in a state of half-desperation because I really had no other choice.”
“By the way, did the mermaid listen to the captain’s song at the time?”
“It was.”
The captain’s smile deepened.
“At first, he tilted his head, then looked me in the eyes. I felt it then. You are listening. That I am not an enemy or an intruder, and you are gradually feeling my sincerity when I appeal to you to know that.”
“It must have been sincerity and sincerity.”
“Exactly besides that.”
I could feel the strength in the captain’s hand on my shoulder.
The captain’s words continued.
“So don’t be intimidated by the fact that you can’t sing well. It’s just a technique that can be felt on the outside. The important thing about this job is the sincerity and sincerity contained in the song.”
“Then you’re saying that my song will work well enough.”
“Speaking from experience, yes.”
“Thank you.”
Lloyd was finally able to laugh with a much lighter heart.
It was like that after hearing the words of the experienced captain.
‘that’s right. That’s what I was thinking hastily. you’re a mermaid you’re not a person That’s why the point of view of listening to a song can be completely different from that of a person. So let’s not worry about it. I just need to show my sincerity.’
I gained confidence.
It was the first time he had such feelings about his own song.
Maybe that was it.
Lloyd, who gained courage, asked the captain indirectly.
“Hey, Captain?”
“Um, do you have any other questions?”
“yes. What is your sailing schedule for the time being?”
“You mean the sailing schedule for my ship?”
“yes. Speaking of which, I would like to go to the North Sea and make contact with the mermaids, but if possible, I would like to enlist the help of an experienced and seasoned captain.”
Lloyd was candid about his plans.
He would have to find the mermaid kingdom anyway.
So, I had to go to the Arctic Ocean.
So, I thought it would be better to ride the ship of the most experienced captain.
‘Well, the most comfortable way to go would be to ride Kkomingi, or you could ride the bone dragon Yongyongi and fly. But I don’t think that will work this time.’
Kkomingi is a crow bird.
So, basically, it was not suitable for long-distance flights.
If I felt tired and out of pace while flying, I had to land several times a day and give them a short rest.
But what about flying over the Arctic Ocean?
that would be impossible
‘Too cold. Besides, you have to be oblivious. no land There are icebergs everywhere, but even if you land there, you won’t be able to rest properly.’
Even so, it was a bit like riding the bone dragon, Yongyongi, to fly.
‘I won’t get tired like Kkomingi. But it’s too big and menacing. Its presence alone will make the mermaids feel a great threat.’
When the atmosphere is like that, everything will go out.
You have to appease the mermaids with sincerity and sincerity.
You will be marked as an intruder from the start.
Lloyd never wanted that to happen.
“So I will give you a generous wage. Can you please float the boat?”
“Hmm, does that mean you are going to pay the rent?”
“That’s right.”
“Besides, it is a journey to the Arctic Ocean. Tsk. Did you know that now is the off-season for catching emperor whales?”
“That’s why I’m begging you more earnestly.”
“Hmm, the resting crew will have to be called back, and there will be more drift ice than usual, so it will be much more dangerous, so you should pay at least double the allowance?”
“It doesn’t matter. A lot of money.”
“Really?”
“Yes, first of all, this is a down payment on the contract.”
Hair squeak!
Lloyd put the prepared pouch on the table.
Suddenly, the table creaked with a heavy sound.
The captain’s eyes widened slightly.
“….”
“You can look inside your pocket.”
“…Big hum!”
The captain peeked into his pockets.
The gold coins and jewels that Lloyd had brought from the Dragon Cave earlier caught the captain’s attention as they shone in Sharabang.
The wrinkles around the captain’s eyes, deepened by all the storms, wriggled.
“If the down payment on the contract is this much, the total amount….”
“I’ll give you five times what’s in it.”
“Can we sail today?”
“thank you.”
Again, the power of money was great.
There was no need for a more complicated story.
Preparations were made for departure at the speed of light.
The captain called all the vacationing crew members together in one day.
Sailors, who grumbled at first, scrambled to board the ship at the exorbitant wages offered by the captain.
The same was true for supplies such as food and drinking water.
There was great help from Count Cremo.
He was the Earl of Cremor, who still wanted Lloyd as his son-in-law.
At this point, they actively supported the sailing materials of the Peliconia, probably thinking of taking care of themselves.
Thanks for that evening.
Before sunset, the Feliconia was able to sail from Cremo.
It was from that day.
An endless voyage to the north followed.
The weather was clear and the wind was calm.
The waves were calm and the current was stable.
‘I’m glad. I thought what if I get seasick.’
Lloyd rubbed his chest inwardly.
In fact, his only true sailing experience was taking a cruise on the Han River once as a child.
So, it was true that I was worried.
‘Because it was the first time I’ve been on a sailboat for a long time like this for several days. I wondered what it would be like to vomit all day and vomit everything.’
Fortunately it didn’t.
Thanks to that, the voyage went smoothly.
And finally, on the 20th day after departure.
Captain Felipe said to Lloyd.
“Finally, you have arrived at the place you wanted.”
“You mean here?”
“exactly. outside the arctic To be precise, we have barely reached the beginning of the sea area.”
Lloyd looked around.
Deck well maintained.
The view over the boat.
Between the breath that spreads with each breath.
The deep blue sea stretched endlessly.
White drift ice floating sparsely was also seen here and there.
It was a typical scene of the polar sea that I used to see in TV documentaries sometimes.
The captain’s words continued.
“So I guess we can sing here.”
“A song? here?”
“exactly. I don’t know if you can feel it, but the mermaids are already near us. They have followed our ship since yesterday and are increasing the number.”
The captain glanced at the sea.
“Don’t ask me how you know. You can only guess by observing the movements of seabirds or schools of sardines. In any case, mermaids have already gathered in sufficient numbers to cover our ships. So now it seems we have to let them know that we are not intruders.”
“Sounds like you might be attacked if you don’t.”
“Exactly.”
A bitter smile appeared on the captain’s lips.
“Because they are so exclusive. It was only for a moment that they accepted me decades ago. So now, the person with the business will have to soothe their hearts through song. Otherwise, you will literally be considered an intruder and attacked or driven from the waters.”
“Huh, I see.”
While listening to the captain, I glanced back at Xaviel.
The boy nodded slightly.
The captain is right.
There are indeed mermaids flocking near the ship.
Flashing the sharp senses unique to a grand master, he was telling me.
I was finally able to understand
Now is the time.
“Hmm hmm hmm!”
Lloyd calmed down and cleared his throat.
I hugged my pounding heart and moved on.
The tip of the bow of the Peliconia.
A mast towering pointedly there.
I got on top of the bowsprit.
It was the best place to be seen by mermaids in the sea.
It was also a place that seemed to convey the sincerity and sincerity of the song this side would sing to them most transparently.
‘Whoa.’
I took a deep breath.
calmed down
I looked into my own sincerity.
‘I want to save everyone. The Count and the Countess too. Julien too. Transfer Serazade. I don’t want the king’s sister to lose the use of one arm. Then…My sincerity must be conveyed here.’
I looked down at the dark blue sea.
The mermaids were observing this side from below.
May your sincerity reach those countless audiences.
May their misunderstandings and enmity be resolved.
On the other hand, I dared to cherish a small wish.
carefully.
with full sincerity.
in a slightly trembling voice.
Lloyd sang slowly.
Instead of lacking technique, I put my heart into it.
Instead of an uneasy tone, it was filled with sincerity.
May your heart and sincerity melt their vigilance.
I sincerely hoped and prayed, and sang with all my heart.
and after a while
The mermaid army’s indiscriminate all-out attack on the Peliconia has begun.
