Chapter 154

CHAPTER 154: SOUND THAT CONTROLS WATER

Evening .
It was about time for Manaril to head home and for tasting time to end but,

「Umm, I’m not sure if this is acceptable as thanks, but could I give you a song?」
「Oh, you’ll sing?」
「Un, I’d like Daichi-san to listen to it . 」

Manaril said as she prepared .

「Ok then, let me hear it . Hesty how about you?」
「n, then, I will too . 」

And so, Hesty and I sat down in front of Manaril .
In the meantime it seems she had gotten prepared .

「O-ok then, I’ll sing a little . —{Water Dragon Song—Water Voice}—」

A sound that couldn’t be called singing or speaking came from Manaril’s throat . She was making sounds…but it sounded almost as if she was doing an instrumental .

…… . it wasn’t dragon speech or human speech?

However, it didn’t give a feeling of discomfort…in fact it was soothing .

「This is, the {Water Dragon’s Song} . It can control, water . Here, look . 」

Hesty whispered and pointed at the water we had prepared earlier .
The water inside the cups were moving and swaying as if they were obeying the song .

…… . . it can really control water…… . .

I was wondering at it when the song ended .


Then, Manaril closed her mouth, looked at us, and smiled .

「H-how was it?」
「Yeah, it’s a very pretty song . 」
「n, it has become, much better than, the last time I heard it . 」
「Ehehe, thank you . 」

Manaril seemed a bit shy after she asked our opinions .
Then she pointed out to the forest .

「The forest has a lack of water dragons, so the trees are likely to whither . Hopefully this helps the forest get more water . 」
「Huh, you even did that too? Thank you . How should I put it, it seems like the range is quite large . 」

She was pointing to a pretty far location, so I was wondering if the effects would reach there .

「Ahaha…… . even so, I can’t control the water in this magic spot so it’s not that powerful . After all, the Master of this land, Daichi-san, is more powerful than me . I’m grateful…it’s been a while since I’ve been able to sing without minding the surroundings . 」
「You mean it’s not like this always?」


「Mmhm . My voice can control water after all . I can’t carelessly practice within towns . If I do poorly and lose control… . . then it’s like that…」

Manaril said and looked over at a section of the forest .
There was a large boar lying collapsed there, it had most likely been trying to attack my house .

「That…what happened?」
「The water inside of it got mixed around and taken . It’s a monster with high physical defense but low magic defense after all . If I let my guard down while singing creatures harboring animosity towards me end up like that . 」

The boar’s feet twitched and jiggled . It looked like it was still alive, but it was completely knocked out . There was absolutely no sign of it getting up any time soon .

「Mana’s song has quite some power . 」
「Un, so if I’m not very careful and regulate it, then I can harm the people that come to see me . 」
「That sounds serious . 」

She’s a considerate Dragon King, so I can see she how it bothers her .
Trying to sing must be exhausting for her usually .

「Well, since Hesty, Daichi-san, and the Magic Spot Sakura-san are here…it’s filled with strong people . This means I can sing as I please without worrying about there being any effect on the environment here . It’s so relaxing and gratifying . 」
「Well, I got to hear a very nice song so it’s alright . 」
「I’m grateful to hear you say that…… . 」

Manaril said sighing…then she timidly peeked at my face .

「H-hey, Daichi-san? Could I come here to sing again? There’s not many places I can go to sing without reservations… . . i-if it’s no good then that’s fine too…」
「Hm? I don’t really mind . 」
「R-really!?」

There’s no harm to me letting Manaril sing here .
Actually I’d like her to provide the BGM for my teatime . It was a very pretty song .

「Well, it’d be bad if it was in the middle of the night or early morning…but if it’s at a reasonable hour, then I don’t mind if you come . 」
「Th-thank you Daichi-san!」

Manaril took my hand excitedly with a big smile on her face .
And so, she excitedly went on her way, telling me she’d be back soon .