The horizon stretched endlessly in every direction, a vast expanse of glittering blue stitched together by the lazy sway of the waves.
Above, the sky melted into a soft watercolor of pale blues and whites, the clouds drifting like wandering sheep across the heavens.
The sunlight kissed the sea, scattering diamonds across the rolling surface, while the breeze carried the faint scent of salt and freedom.
However, if one were to look closely, they would find something truly out of place — a floating pillow.
And on that floating pillow, they would find a beautiful woman sprawled across it, lazily humming a tune.
A truly strange, peaceful scene.
No ships.
No land.
Just the endless ocean.
For Lyra, however, this was her own personal version of hell.
She hadn't talked to another living person in three whole days since leaving the village.
(• I warned you not to pick a random direction and just float on Chastifol. You had no idea where you were going — you just screamed 'YOLO' and jumped off the pier. If you had a brain, you would have at least asked for a map or, heaven forbid, directions. •)
"It's not my fault!" Lyra huffed, crossing her arms dramatically. "Anime made it look so easy! One minute they're on one island, and the next—bam!—new adventure unlocked!"
She kicked her legs childishly against the pillow as it bobbed with the current.
Ten minutes later, she was still floating, still lost, and now aggressively poking the water with her Mirage conductors baton, as if somehow that would make land magically appear.
"Stupid ocean. So vast. So wet. So... rude."
Chastifol, in pillow form, gave a little tired poof beneath her — the fluffy equivalent of a long-suffering sigh.
(• At this rate, you'll be the first fairy queen to die of boredom. •)
Lyra dramatically collapsed backward, arms flung wide.
"If I die, tell the world I went out beautifully," she moaned to the clouds.A passing seagull squawked above her, unimpressed.
And so, time slowly passed.
The sun dipped lower into the endless sea, the sky painting itself in sleepy shades of orange and pink.
Waves rocked Chastifol's soft pillow form gently, a lullaby of motion against a world with no land in sight.
And atop the pillow, Lyra grew... increasingly fidgety.
After stacking seashells, racing imaginary dolphins, and dramatically narrating her "tragic oceanic exile" like a bad soap opera, she resorted to her final weapon: asking the Great Sage very important questions.
"So, Great Sage," Lyra began, balancing a starfish on her forehead, "What does a cloud say to the ocean when it won't stop crying?"
(• …What? •)
Lyra had a massive victoruis grin on her face."It says ...Don't be so em-ocean-nal"
Lyra burst out laughing at her own joke, snorting as she nearly dropped the starfish.
(• ..Please stop. •)
Undeterred, she grinned and fired off another.
"If seagulls steal food, do they have to stand trial in Bird Court?"
(• ...Lyra. •)
"I would be an amazing bird lawyer!" she declared proudly, throwing her arms wide. "OBJECTION! That seagull had intent! He circled the sandwich four times!"
She laughed again, absolutely delighted with herself.
The Great Sage, sensing danger to its own mental stability, responded flatly.
(• Initiating brain scan for abnormalities... please remain still. •)
Lyra immediately straightened her posture and saluted. "Yes, doctor!"
(• …Scanning… analyzing cognitive pathways… measuring emotional impulse control… •)
Another long pause.
(•…Results: No abnormalities detected. Subject appears naturally chaotic. Diagnosis: incurable. •)
Lyra gave two thumbs up."Built different, baby."
(• I am deeply, profoundly sorry to every reality that has to deal with you. •)
Lyra cackled and flopped back down, preparing to launch her next profound query.
"Hey Great Sage, if a fish—"
(• NO. •) the Great Sage interrupted firmly. (• Instead of wasting brain cells, why don't you finally open the Shop like you were about to before the Straw Hats interrupted you with their farewell? You have over 50,000 Fame Points to spend. •)
Lyra blinked.
Then gasped dramatically, clutching her chest.
"MY SHOPPING SPREE! I almost forgot!!"
The ocean breeze caught her hair as she dramatically pointed to the sky.
"Great Sage, open the gates of Capitalism!"
(• …Opening the Shop Interface. •)
A blue screen appeared in front of her.
¢Greatest Multiverse Musician Cultivation System -Shop¢
|∆Fame points currently owned - 54170∆|
The store has three items available every week.
Time till next rest : 4 days and 12 hours.
|Current Items Available For Purchase -
Beginner Guitar LV 1 -Unlock Guitar Instrumental skill.
Price - 10000 Fame points.
Composition - Le Cygne
A composition composed by Camille Saint Saëns as cello solo with piano accompaniment however it was later adapted by the a great violinist named Maud Powell and turned into a violin solo with piano accompaniment and later was written lyrics by II volo.
Novice requirements- Basic violin LV 5, Beginner Piano LV 5 Beginner Voice LV4
Novice effect-Played using three different skills, a gentle serenade under the rainy sky .When played it express the love contained in the musician heart gently calming down those who are upset and see the image of the person they love the most.
Proficient requirements - Beginner Violin LV10 , Beginner Piano LV10 , Beginner Voice LV 8.
Proficient effect- Played using three different skills, a gentle serenade under the rainy sky .Summons a rain cloud that covers wherever the music can be heard , the stronger the emotions used when played the fiercer the rain falls.
Perfect requirements - Intermediate violin LV2 , Intermediate Piano LV4 , Intermediate Voice LV3.
Perfect effect-Played using three different skills, a gentle serenade under the rainy sky.Summons a moon that lights up the sky , the musician can cover people in moonlight , those covered gain a blessing allowing them to fight to protect those they love.
Price - 75,000 Fame points
Beginner LV UP Coupon- Consume this coupon to Level up any beginner instrumental skill up by 1 Level.
Price - 5000
∆|
Lyra read over the shop and her eyes lit up like a kid in a candy store — only to immediately deflate when she saw the price of the composition.
She pointed an accusatory finger at the screen.
"Seventy-five thousand!? That's daylight robbery! Highway theft! Ocean... swindling!"
(• If you spent less time making bad puns and more time gathering Fame Points, you could afford it. •)
Lyra dramatically clutched at her chest again, as if mortally wounded.
"How could you say that to me, Great Sage?! I am but a poor, starving artist afloat on the cruel seas of fate!"
(•Poor?.. Starving?..You're floating on a overpowered spear turned into a cushion and your immortal you do not require sustinance•)
"Semantics," she huffed, waving him off like an annoying fly, and turned her attention back to the shop.
She muttered under her breath while scanning the screen again. "Alright, alright... what can I actually buy without selling my firstborn child?"
(• Recommendation: Purchase the Beginner Level Up Coupon to strengthen your current skills. Then save your remaining Fame Points to buy the composition later. It would be the most logical and efficient course of action. •)
Lyra squinted suspiciously at the interface, then at the open sea around her, as if expecting a hidden logic trap to spring at any moment.
"Save up, huh? Play it smart?" she mumbled thoughtfully.
(• Yes. Exercise patience. Long-term planning will benefit you— •)
"I understand," she nodded solemnly, hands steepled in front of her like some wise ancient sage.
Great Sage internally sighed in relief.
Finally. Progress.
Finally. Rational thought.
Finally.
And then—
"GUITAR GO BRRRRRR!" Lyra screamed gleefully, instantly slamming the 'Buy' button on the Beginner Guitar Skill without hesitation.
(• ...… •)
The shop dinged cheerfully as a new screen popped up:
|∆ Beginner Guitar Skill Unlocked! You can now play the guitar at a laughably basic level! Try not to injure yourself. ∆|
Lyra pumped her fists into the air triumphantly, grinning like a maniac.
"I REGRET NOTHING!"
(• …You lasted exactly three seconds. •)
She twirled dramatically on the pillow, nearly flinging herself into the ocean out of pure excitement.
"I'm gonna serenade the fishes!!"
(• Please don't. •)
And so, with a glowing blue guitar clutched proudly in her hands,created from the instrumental summoning skill,Lyra Celestine — Fairy Queen, Ocean Menace, and Now Beginner Guitarist —continued her noble, aimless voyage across the endless sea.
Her pillow steed bobbed loyally beneath her, the horizon stretching forever with not a single island in sight,
and her songs echoed across the waves with all the grace of a drunken seagull.
"Ohhh I'm lost, so very looooost,
With no land, no friends, and no map at allllll!
But I got this GUITAAAAAAR!
And a questionable amount of self-confidence!"
The seagulls fled.The fishes dove deeper.Even the clouds looked like they were trying to drift a little faster.
And yet, Lyra laughed joyfully, her voice a bright spark against the endless blue,strumming wildly as the sun dipped low and painted the ocean in gold.
No direction.No plan.
Just vibes, chaos, and the unshakable spirit of a girl who believed that if she played her new guitar loud enough...maybe, just maybe,the universe would finally send her an island and against all odds it did.
At first, it was just a shadow on the horizon.
She squinted, still mid-song, nearly missing a chord.
Something massive bobbed on the distant waters, growing closer with every passing wave.
As she floated nearer, the shape became clearer — tall masts, bright colors, a building perched impossibly atop a giant ship.
A restaurant.
Not just any restaurant.
A place she knew.
Lyra's fingers stilled on the guitar strings as a wide grin spread across her face.
"Looks like it's almost showtime," she whispered, her eyes sparkling.
Chastifol bobbed excitedly beneath her, as if it, too, could sense that the next verse of her story was about to begin.
And so, with laughter in her heart and adventure on the breeze, Lyra Celestine sailed straight toward the floating restaurant known across the seas — Baratie.