Chapter 53

"I went to visit her not long ago to fulfill my parental duties. She is such a beautiful girl. The most beautiful sight in Fuyuki is her singing while cleaning her scales on the exposed rocks above the sea. Sometimes she even gives small gifts to passers-by."

The young man's slightly smiling expression was very deceptive, as if he was really describing the cute girl next door.

The description sounded like a mermaid. Most people's imagination of mermaids nowadays is probably that of a girl with a perfect face and a beautiful fish tail, but Geto Suguru remembered that the mermaids recorded in traditional Japanese stories were not like this, so they might see a mermaid with a fish head and a human body?

Moreover, regarding the aesthetic of urban consciousness, Geto Suguru had great doubts. This could be regarded as a sequelae of work. Once he was called by Tokyo to help treat a pregnant woman. When he got there, he found out that it was a mother cat. Tokyo even lamented that the mother cat's daughter was not as pretty as the previous litter.

But he couldn't say anything. Tokyo itself was a two-tailed cat, and whether it was beautiful or not was of course relative to the cat. But he also learned a lesson from this, that is, the standard of urban consciousness and the standard of ordinary humans are quite different!

But it was obvious that the two classmates had not learned such a lesson. After hearing Fuyuki's evaluation from Kyoto, their eyes sparkled and they said in unison: "Is it the Little Mermaid?"

The elegant urban consciousness nodded to confirm their idea, which caused a wave of excitement. After all, they were all minors, and they hadn't put down fairy tales for long.

Kyoto's attitude made Geto Suguru feel relieved. If it was a mermaid, at least it was certain that it was not a fish-man. Moreover, Kyoto was the most cultured city he had ever seen, and it would definitely not misunderstand their meaning.

Go to a coastal city during the summer vacation and have a perfect encounter with the Little Mermaid. If you are lucky, you can even hear the Little Mermaid's singing. Who would refuse such a summer vacation!

At least the three members of the technical college won’t refuse!

He didn't even want to use proper transportation, so he sat on the back of the Rainbow Dragon again, intending to fly to Fuyuki together.

"Although the operation to find Kyoto has failed, we haven't seen Fuyuki yet. How about we compete again?" Gojo Satoru suggested.

Geto Summer Oil shook his head: "Fuyuki is a mermaid, he must live in the sea. Satoru and I can still stay on the surface of the sea through spells and cursed spirits, but Naoko can't do that."

Feeling looked down upon, Ieiri Naoko snorted and said, "Young people, times have changed." Then he took out his cell phone to show them that he had obtained his diving certificate.

Not to mention that she already had all kinds of water tools at her disposal, she also took care of underwater activities. Ieiri Nishiko was satisfied to see the seriousness in the eyes of her two classmates, thinking that the advantage was with her!

"Wow, that's cunning! This is cheating!" Gojo Satoru said this, his eyes full of excitement, and he immediately made a decision, "But it's so cool, I want to take one too!"

Xia Youjie's eyes widened. He knew his only female classmate. She was obviously a stay-at-home girl who hardly left the school. Why would she take such a certificate exam?

"Glass, when did you take the exam?"

Ieiri Naoko put away her phone with satisfaction. "I took this exam during the summer vacation before I entered junior college. I was traveling in Izu and met members of the Izu University Diving Club. I took the exam on a whim. I didn't expect it would be useful."

However, since Ieiri Shoko can accept the challenge, the bet is officially established. It is less mysterious than the original search for Kyoto. After all, they all know Fuyuki's identity and where to find him. But there is also an extra excitement. Who would not look forward to the gift from the mermaid?

Several excited teenagers are still planning the trip.

"In addition to the beach, there are also many hot springs! I wonder if mermaids can soak in hot springs?"

"It probably won't work for a normal mermaid, but Fuyuki should be fine."

Fuyuki is a tourist city, and you can find many reviews of the city's attractions and recommendations for restaurants and hotels just by looking it up online.

However, when he turned to the end, a comment caught Xia Youjie's eye. It was about a hot spring hotel.

[The fire ten years ago was really terrible. Fortunately, this store was not affected. This time, the decoration is still the same as ten years ago. 】

"The fire ten years ago?" Xia Youjie muttered to himself once, but it was not surprising that a fire occurred in such a big city. Soon his attention was attracted by other things.

At this time, they were just above the city of Kobe, and not far from them there was a hazy smoke. Fortunately, it was someone they knew, the city consciousness of Kobe, Yanyanluo.

Speaking of which, Kobe and Fuyuki are sister cities. Not only are the two cities close to each other, but their layouts are also quite similar. If possible, they would like to find Kobe's city consciousness to ask for information about Fuyuki.

Unfortunately, they had witnessed her strangeness when they came to Kobe last time. She transformed into the monster Yanyanluo, had no specific form at all, and was quite afraid of people. She had to keep a distance of five meters when talking to them, saying that she was afraid of being blown away by the wind caused by their actions.

As expected, although Kobe was on their path this time, the wisp of smoke automatically dissipated before they got close, leaving only a faint sigh in their ears.

Sigh?!

Xia Youjie immediately became alert. Although the life of a sorcerer is always full of surprises, haven't they already encountered accidents during the summer vacation? It shouldn't be so frequent.

However, it seemed that the other two people except him did not notice the sigh. Even Rokuyan did not notice it. It turned out that he was overthinking it.

However, an hour after entering Fuyuki, facts quickly told Geto Suguru that he didn't think much about it.

Fuyuki is a comfortable tourist city with a beautiful environment and a suitable climate. In addition, tourists who come here are all looking for fun, so naturally, there are few and weak cursed spirits in this city.

The upside of this barren land of cursed spirits is that there isn't even a branch of the Sorcerer's Association here. For Gojo Satoru, who doesn't want to be nagged by the old guys, this is a perfect place to take a vacation.

So he booked the best hotel in the area for himself and his classmates, and went to a famous local restaurant for dinner together.

"After all, you're the only one who wants to eat snacks, right? Satoru."

"You ate so much at Mr. Kyoto's, but you still have an appetite?"

Facing the complaints from his peers, Gojo Satoru didn't care at all. After ordering a super deluxe set meal for himself, he pretended to be mysterious and said, "You don't understand. Most people will open up and chat with each other over delicious noodles. If you want to know what secrets a city has, you can't go wrong by going to a restaurant to find out."

This was the experience Gojo Satoru summed up when he was on missions in many places. Although it would be more appropriate to change the restaurant into a pub, they were not yet old enough to drink, and he had no interest in those nerve-numbing drinks. The combination of sweet cream and soft cake was more popular with him.

The other two people knew the character of the young master Gojo, and the food in this restaurant tasted really good. The two people who were not hungry originally could not help but eat with relish when they smelled the fragrance of the food.

"Are you guys the tourists who just arrived in Fuyuki?" The restaurant manager and waiter showed interest in the three of them when he came over to deliver dessert.

Gojo Satoru swallowed the last bit of food reluctantly: "Uncle, you are a local of Fuyuki, are there any strange things or ghost stories in Fuyuki?"

The store manager thought the three were curious tourists: "Of course there are legends. After all, we have historical sites here too. The Ryudo Temple in Miyama-cho has many interesting stories."

Upon hearing that they were in a temple, Gojo Satoru shook his head: "This is a coastal city, isn't there any story about the seaside?"

Gojo Satoru kept hinting wildly and was almost about to say "Have you heard the story of the Little Mermaid?" Even Geto Suguru and Ieiri Shoko stopped eating, expecting their boss to give a satisfactory answer.

"The beach?" The manager touched his chin and looked thoughtful. After thinking for a while, he seemed to have thought of something.

Under the nervous gazes of the three people, the store manager said, "Be careful when you go to the beach. Recently, some tourists who didn't listen to advice have had safety accidents at the beach."

After saying that, he noticed the ages of the people and suddenly became alert: "You are not yet adults."

"We will be careful about safety! We didn't come out to play by ourselves, we were with our classmates." Xia Youjie said immediately. Although there were only three of them in the class, at least they didn't deceive the manager.

"Really?" The store manager was skeptical, and then warned them, "Don't go to unattended waters."

In front of the store manager who looked quite like Mr. Yega, the three of them made the promise obediently, and then after finishing their meal, they looked at each other and smiled as if they knew what was going on.

"Then let the game begin!"

Gojo Satoru, as the most enthusiastic participant, couldn't help but teleport to the beach the moment he finished speaking. Ieiri Shoko chose to go to a store on the beach to get some more information and then rent diving equipment.

Looking at the two classmates who were competing with each other, Xia Youjie smiled. He always felt a lot of pressure in school before, and he hadn't laughed so freely for a long time. However, although he was relieved, he didn't intend to admit defeat.

However, compared to going to the sea or the beach, after a thorough investigation, Geto Suguru knew that Fuyuki had a river called the Mino River that ran through the entire city, dividing the entire Fuyuki city into the new city and the old city. Although mermaids should live in the sea, Geto Suguru felt that as a person with Fuyuki's urban consciousness, she would like to go deeper into the city. If she stayed at the Mino River, she could see more of the city.

With this thought in mind, Xia Youjie wandered around the Mion River all afternoon. Until the sun went down, he was thinking about whether to go back, when he suddenly heard the sound of someone falling into the water not far away.

No matter what the reason was, it was not his style to watch someone in danger without helping, so he jumped into the water without hesitation.

The strange thing is that this time there was no loud sound of someone falling into the water. Looking down from the clear water, there was not even a shadow of a person.

(End of this chapter)