Murakawa Yasuyuki sensed someone behind him and turned to take a look.
Seeing Jiang Xia studying the cylindrical iron cabin, he remembered that this was the guest the person in charge had said they were expecting.
Murakawa Yasuyuki smiled and raised a hand to pat the top of the iron cabin. "Above us is the huge fish tank in the Performance Hall. This iron cabin connects to the shell in the middle of the tank—when the Mermaid makes her entrance, she first comes from the lounge into this cabin. Then the cabin door closes, and it begins filling with water."
Hashimoto Maya's eyelid twitched. He seemed to think of something as he stared at the iron cabin, his expression somewhat complicated.
Seeing his expression, Murakawa Yasuyuki hurriedly explained, "It may sound a little frightening, but this equipment is actually very safe. The water stops once it reaches eighty percent. The 'Mermaids' can breathe the air at the top before the shell opens—also, look here."
He gestured toward the bottom of the iron cabin. Two extremely conspicuous buttons were embedded in the wall there, one red and one blue.
"Once this red button is pressed, the water-filling process stops immediately. Pressing the blue button rapidly drains the water from inside the cabin—these controls take priority over the Control Room. As long as a Mermaid feels unwell, she can stop the performance and leave the iron cabin at any time."
Jiang Xia nodded. "Since you've been operating for so many years, your professionalism and safety measures are naturally reliable. I've just never seen equipment like this before, so I was curious and took a few extra looks."
As he spoke, he looked at Hashimoto Maya beside him again.
Apparently noticing Hashimoto Maya's strange expression as well, Jiang Xia raised a hand and