Luigi was different from everyone before him. After climbing onto the Phantom Dolphin, he secured his body with his long tail, then stood up and bowed in every direction.
It was as though he was not standing on the Phantom Dolphin's back, but upon a grand stage watched by countless people.
The fire rings had yet to appear, and there was not the slightest stir in the wind. Even so, Luigi closed his eyes and slowly hummed one gentle note after another.
The moment the first note sounded, Angel knew that Luigi had still chosen "Sea Spirit Hymn."
It was a sacred hymn, a holy song composed to praise the countless living beings of the sea!
In a normal performance, "Sea Spirit Hymn" began with calm little splashes, gradually stirring up rolling tides before finally revealing the vast and magnificent sea, along with beautiful creatures that swam within it like spirits. After the song reached its climax, it slowly subsided into silence once more. The sea creatures bid farewell to the singer, carrying that beautiful lingering resonance all the way to the end.
At the beginning, there was accompaniment but no lyrics. At the climax, both accompaniment and lyrics were present. At the final lingering note, it returned once more to having no lyrics, only accompaniment. This also created an echo between beginning and end.
Now, Luigi had no harp for accompaniment, nor could he directly enter the lyrics before the audience had been drawn into the scene. Thus, he chose to hum.
With a voice so gentle it seemed like weightless down feathers brushing against one's ears, he quietly hummed, performing the soft and beautiful prelude before the magnificent waves.
As Luigi's humming arose, the audience, whose applause had still been somewhat scattered, all fell silent.
The host's voice