The picturesque rice cakes are delicious today

Aquarium.

I think this is even more 'alien' than the zoo.

Transparent and sturdy acrylic tanks and the technology to raise a lot of fish are all gifts of our world research. I don't think we'll be able to replicate it in this world... in the first place, this country in this world doesn't seem to have any seafood nearby. It seems that there is almost no culture of watching and enjoying fish.

That's why I invited Lila to the aquarium because I wanted to show her a landscape that was not in this world.

“Why don't you take a look at the world in the water and draw it?”

"Huh. It doesn't seem interesting.... even so, this painting is really amazing."

"It's not a picture, it's a photograph."

While looking at the brochure of the aquarium, Lila's eyes were circular. I wonder if a picture of a flock of silver fish swimming in a clear blue world would be an extremely realistic picture from Lila's perspective.

"But are you okay?" asked me. I think you might be interested in Fay-sama, too.

Yeah. Faye's thinking of going with me another time.

Lila was leaning her neck... but she looked at me and smiled at me with a mischievous face.

"... oh, I see. You want to draw it, don't you?"

Yeah.

... yes. This time I'm inviting Lila because she's the one who paints with me.

I saw the brochure of the aquarium that came to school once in a while and wanted to draw it...

"Oh, I knew it. I knew it."

Although Lyla looks like "Oh my God". But I know.

But you also want to draw Lila, right?

"... I guess so."

I do, but Lila wants to draw too. This is the street!

That is to say.

"Huh. This is your world outfit."

"Yeah. It's very normal."

Lila is a short boot with a greasy skirt, black tights and no heels. Then there's the off-white shirt, the oak sweater, and the oak duffle coat. And so do I. Rattan coat and sneakers for school, black trousers, white shirt and grey sweater. Yeah. It's kind of similar.

It's kind of cute for both of us.

And looking at us like that, Mr. Crore seems to be having some fun. Why?

Oh, is Lila a bit of a treat?

"...... I don't use it unless it's an opportunity like this"

Crore clung to the hair clasp attached to Lila's ponytail knot. The one with an embroidered ribbon with copper colored metalwork and blue decorative stones.... the one I gave Lila as a gift. Isn't it weird to wear this? 'I knew Lila was going to follow me because I had been asked in advance.

We hope you enjoy it.

Thank you, Crore! I'm coming!

Let's go!

... so we go through the [gate] to my world. When she arrived at the teacher's house, Lila said, "The lighting doesn't change at all! Awesome! This will give you a steady view when you paint at night! 'I'm so excited. There it is.

By the way, I had never thought too deeply about it, but lighting was a very important element in painting. So even when I was building Lila's house, I kept the painting room semi-basement and equipped with the magic stone lamp lights... but the magic stone lamp is not as bright as a candle, but it blinks somewhat. Especially if you use low-quality magic stones.

"Alright, this lamp." I want it.... "

I wish I could put a nice magic stone in the magic stone lamp.

"That's a waste!" Hey, what kind of nerve is it to be able to put a jewel on fire without worrying about it! "

... well, I don't know what Lyla's talking about. However, the "high-quality magic stone" in the forest is what I drew and produced. From my point of view, well, it's not that valuable. Rather, wouldn't it be a bit exciting to see that what you create becomes the fuel for the lamp?

Well, if Lila cares, I might as well buy an led lamp or something. "Maybe it's about Lyla, so the little one will be satisfied enough..."

Put down the lamp, and go to the cafe first. I plan to go to the aquarium after eating breakfast and lunch, together with Aipuri rice.

Hello.

"Welcome! What kind of friends did you bring today?"

As usual, the cafémaster greeted us with a smile. Until recently, Crore and Lao Cres used this place a lot.

“Well, she's Lila Lazwald. I'm a drawing companion."

"Um, it's nice to meet you..."

Lila is a little strangeness. It's the first time she's met someone from another world.

"Oh, this is a cute little girl." Welcome and take your usual seats. ”

The cafe master shook Lila's hand as she snapped, and then guided us to our usual seats... the two of us in the back of the store.

So we had lunch with demi-glace sauce omelettes and vanilla mousse, and while we were free, we had a good time talking with the master who had come to us a little bit... Then, when the master asked us to "I've done the pot again recently, I definitely want to ask for the help of that lovely cat", we promised to bring the demon king tomorrow...

Alright! Let's go then!

"... so that's what it was called, right?" You're going to ride it, aren't you? "

We take Lila, who is strangely nervous, and we go.... everyone else in the woods is quite thoughtful, so I tend to forget, but I guess Lila would have been the right response.

While watching Lila look at the car like "Wow", I walked as far as I could on the driveway as I could to reassure Lila... when I got to the station, Lila was surprised by the large number of people at the station, she was also surprised by the IC card, and she was surprised to see that the automatic ticket rattled again...

... more trains arrived and I was surprised again, so it's fresh for me to say so.

I mean... Fei, Laocles, and Crore aren't too surprised, are they?

Lila was amazed, but when she sat in the seat on the train, she said, "Nah! It's comfortable to sit on! Besides, my feet are warm! 'And then I calmed down a bit. That's right. The Japanese train was a heater at the foot, so it's really good. I also like the warmth of the train seats in the winter.

Every time the train arrives at the station, Lila is strangely impressed by the "flowing music", and she sees the advertisement in the train and loves to see it "It's very beautiful...", and feels a different world emotion when she sees the scenery flowing outside the window of the car... I enjoyed the alternate-world train to the full.

Well, when we arrived at the destination station in that way, we got off, picked up the IC card again, exited the automatic ticket, and immediately went to the aquarium.

Along the way, Lila goes on to explain the Braille blocks she was interested in, and explain the names of the street trees… and.

"Wow, here..."

In front of her, Lila let out a sigh.

"... this world is full of massive structures." It's not all castles, it's all castles. "

"Oh, I see. If you say so..."

... Lyla is concerned about the size of the structure. It's true that there are skyscrapers all over the city, and there are many large buildings that aren't. It's completely different from the rest of the world.

"I was surprised when you built the forest event venue... I see." It's quite natural for you to have a structure this size. "

Well, yeah.

Lila seemed to feel another worldly emotion again, and she was taking notes. Seriously, girlfriend.

It gets dark as soon as you enter the building. "It's like a museum," said Lila, impressed. Maybe that's true.

We buy tickets in the entrance hall, which is already drifting with silence and dimness reminiscent of the deep sea.... I received a discount voucher in high school, so I was allowed to use it and enter cheaply for two people. Thank you very much.

Well then, let's go.

Be careful where you step because it's dark, so I guided Lila to the exhibition space immediately.

... and as soon as we went into the exhibition space, we were wrapped in blue.

"Wow...!"

Lila unexpectedly cheered. In front of us is a huge tank that reaches to the ceiling. The light pouring down from above reflects off the surface of the water, glittering and dazzling when you look up. On the sand at the bottom of the water, the shadow of the water falling like a mesh, and the swarm of silver fish swimming freely in the blue are all unusual sights.

Even from me, who knows the existence of the aquarium, this sight is beautiful. And when I looked at Lila, who had never seen the ocean properly, rather than the aquarium... it was a terrible shock.

"... it's beautiful, isn't it?"

Staring into the water tank and illuminated by the thin blue light that passed through the water, Lila's sideways face also showed a stillness reminiscent of the bottom of the sea. I saw the blue eyes pointing towards the underwater world, forgetting the blinks... I think they're beautiful.

"Yeah. It's so beautiful..."

While feeling somewhat embarrassed, I also turned to the tank. The contrast between light and shadow. The wobble of the water. Observe each and every one of the flashes of moving fish scales... and.

"... I want to draw"

”That's right... I really, really want to draw this...”

... we've all come to such a conclusion.

"No, because we're painting..."

If you stop all the way in front of the tank near the entrance, other customers will be annoyed, so you move a little further back. No, well, I'm temporarily closed today, and I don't have many customers because it's a regular weekday.

Slowly looking at the array of aquariums where various fish appear one after another, "If you draw this, I want to draw it with an oil touch." "Oh, I know." "It's the best motif glowing with water." "I know." "Isn't this fish crazy?” ”No, Calais is right for you.”

Drawing is just a little further. I checked the brochure beforehand... but it seems that there is a huge tank in the open place. It seems that it also serves as a resting space, so I think I should draw there.

Let me just make a few notes!

"All right. Me, too."

... but you can sketch a little fish on an A5 size mini notebook while standing.

Careful not to get in the way of other customers, we moved on while drawing a little bit.

The water tank will eventually change from a deep sea to a shallow sea.... when one of those tanks came into my eyes, I accidentally pulled Lila.

"Hey, look, this is a little Lila-like."

... when I showed her the sea urchin tank, Lila looked a little strange. No, I don't know if I'm nagging.

"... do you want to say that you're tingling?"

Yeah, and the dining scene is a little cute.

... and in the tank, the sea urchin was just eating rice. Sea urchins eating seaweed are somehow strangely cute.

What do you say?

”... you're a bit cute, aren't you?”

Yeah.

Somehow, I think it resembles Lila, including this kind of thing.

"... then I wonder if you're coming this way."

After observing the sea urchins all the time, Lila pointed to the jellyfish.

"... do you want to say that you're fluffy?"

That's right. And it's fluttering and beautiful.

The jellyfish is lit up, fluttering, and drifting through the tank. A semi-transparent creature is a strange creature to watch.

"This shade looks like your feathers, doesn't it?"

"Ahh, it's time..."

I see. The shades might look like me. Chengdu. I thought the forest and the sea were completely different, but there was no similarity...

"...... I'm starting to feel a little intimate."

"Fufufu. That's good, isn't it?"

Yeah. Well, if you say "jellyfish-like", I think it's usually a bad word, but if you leave that aside, it might be a bit nice to be told that you resemble such a beautiful creature.

So we went on watching the exhibition, and now it's almost time for a space where we can paint...

What? Are you from the sky?

...... I was shocked to look back when I heard a voice from behind.

Then... there were a few familiar faces. Uh, people in my class.

... Sheng Jie. They were going to the aquarium.