Rain poured in a hazy curtain, and the night was dark.
The pattering rain had become the only sound between heaven and earth. Even the distant lights seemed to blur like ink wash paintings, while crisscrossing streets turned into paths forged from light that stretched into the distance. On this rain-soaked night, there were few pedestrians left on the streets. Vehicle headlights cut through the darkness, illuminating every raindrop with startling clarity.
A sky-blue umbrella appeared at the end of the street. Holding it was a beautiful woman dressed in white, her brows carrying a faint sharpness that was not easily noticed. A small beast with lively eyes sat on her shoulder, wholeheartedly gnawing on an unknown fruit in its paws.
A girl holding an umbrella on a rainy night street, and a little beast whose name was unknown.
It was a slightly strange sight, yet it seemed to blend perfectly into this world shrouded in rain.
At some point, a sound like layer upon layer of waves had joined the rain. It seemed to be a peculiar song, perhaps echoing the current weather. It was certainly not something a human could produce.
After walking for a while longer, the girl she had seen earlier appeared before her again.
Still in the same place, she held a peculiar instrument formed from flowing water and softly hummed a wordless melody, as though singing absentmindedly.
But unlike before, her lower body had become a serpent tail covered in dazzling scales, gleaming with a mysterious luster beneath the rain. Listening closely, one could sense a trace of cheerfulness in her song.
For sea demons, rainy days were indeed the sort of weather that made fish happy.
Elina had apparently not expected to meet Su Nan again. She flicked her tail as a greeting,