"Mermaid! How rare!"
"Hello, I'm Doraemon!"
"I... my name is Nobita..."
After the introduction, Doraemon and Nobi Nobita looked at Sofia with surprise and greeted her.
They hadn't expected mermaids to actually exist in the world. Nobita's drool was almost flowing out.
Honestly, can't Jaiko satisfy you? And even if she really can't, isn't there still her brother, Gian?
Although he's a playboy, he's frequent. His frequency compensates for his endurance, so why not?
"Doraemon~"
Sofia released the grilled skewer in her hand, seemingly very interested in Doraemon's plump figure. She grabbed his large head and kneaded it, touching his whiskers and red nose.
"Excuse me, what species are you? A deep-sea jellyfish? Or a blue octopus?"
Her sweet voice was innocent and naive.
"Pfft, jellyfish, octopus, hahaha!"
Nobi Nobita clutched his stomach, rolling on the ground with laughter, a flash of a blue jellyfish or octopus swimming in his mind.
Nobi Hiroshi also began to imagine, almost laughing out loud. He had originally thought Sofia would at most say something like a strange raccoon.
What? There are no raccoons in the sea!
That makes sense then.
"That's rude! I'm a cat-type robot, not some jellyfish or octopus! And Nobita, how long are you going to laugh?!"
Doraemon frowned and said seriously, glaring at Nobita who was laughing on the ground beside him.
"Sorry, sorry. You're a cat-type robot, right? I'll remember that from now on."
Rubbing her head, Sofia stood up awkwardly and bowed in apology, even though she didn't know what a cat was.
"Nobita, Xiao Hong, come out and play!"
As the people in the yard were talking, Gian and Xiao Fu's voices came from the entrance. Shizuka also stood at the door, quietly waiting.
The group immediately walked to the doorstep to greet them. The shy Sofia hid behind the young boy, clutching his shoulder, and peeking out slightly.
"It's okay, Sofia. Although two of them look like a gorilla and a fox, they're all my friends."
Nobi Hiroshi patted the girl's back, pushing her forward to meet everyone.
By the way, Sofia was wearing Xiao Hong's clothes. She couldn't just be naked all the time, could she?
"Wow, how... how beautiful!"
When Sofia stood there, Gian and Xiao Fu were instantly dumbfounded.
Her untainted, fresh, and refined aura immediately gained her two admirers.
"Xiao Hong, who is this beautiful girl?"
Shizuka walked over, a hint of jealousy in her voice, asking Nobi Hiroshi, but her gaze was fixed on Sofia.
"Oh, her name is Sofia. She's a new friend of mine, and she's a legendary mermaid, you know. You mustn't tell anyone outside of us."
Nobi Hiroshi stroked Shizuka's head, comforting the girl's emotions. The two of them now often openly engaged in ambiguous actions.
Gian, Xiao Fu, and Doraemon were already used to it. Only Nobita secretly glanced with jealousy, but what could he do? With Jaiko already in his life, he could only watch painfully and helplessly.
He recalled when he passed his final exams, and Xiao Zhu secretly sought out Nobita, acknowledging him.
Although Nobita unilaterally did not accept it, he couldn't disobey her because she held a handle over him, so he could only swallow his anger and bide his time.
"Hello, Sofia. I'm Nobi Hiroshi's close friend. Everyone calls me Gian, but my real name is Goda Takeshi. It's a pleasure to meet you."
Stepping forward, Gian placed his right hand on his chest, his left hand behind his waist, and bowed, pretending to be a gentleman to improve his impression.
"I'm Gu Chuan Xiao Fu. You can just call me Xiao Fu." He walked forward, pushing Gian aside, and smiled with a slight blush.
"I'm Shizuka. Nice to meet you."
The Tian Mei adjusted her expression, like an older sister looking at her younger sister, her eyes full of doting affection.
As Xiao Hong's princess, she was becoming more and more magnanimous and broad-minded. She only felt jealous for two and a half minutes before accepting the new blue-haired mermaid sister.
"H-hello, everyone."
Sofia, adapting to strangers, enthusiastically returned the greeting. The atmosphere on the scene was somewhat strange, filled with admiration, jealousy, anticipation, and other extremely complex emotions.
Nobi Hiroshi found it hard to speak, looking at the group, and awkwardly scratched his cheek.
Afterward, the group of loafers went for a stroll on the street, taking the mermaid to see the world. Doraemon provided his Bamboo-copter, and seven speeding shadows appeared on the lawn by the dam.
"This is incredible... I can actually swim in the sky..."
With Nobi Hiroshi's help, Sofia managed to master the use of the Bamboo-copter, feeling her perception of reality being overturned.
Just as they were soaring, a huge roar accompanied by a contrail streaked overhead.
"Ah!"
Hearing the sound above, Sofia looked up and exclaimed in surprise.
"What's the big deal? It's just an airplane, isn't it? Could it be that you're from the countryside and have never even seen an airplane?"
Seeing Sofia's surprise, Xiao Fu teased her carelessly.
Seeing Xiao Fu's smug and mocking expression, Gian said with a bit of anger, "Xiao Fu, your tone is really annoying. It's too rude. Sofia is a mermaid, of course she hasn't seen an airplane."
He wrapped his thick arm around Xiao Fu and squeezed his neck hard.
"Ah, ouch, ouch."
Xiao Fu cried out in pain repeatedly, another day of violence.
But then again, Gian's arm seemed to be getting stronger and stronger. Was it also thanks to the airplane? I guess so.
"You two stop messing around. Let's take Sofia to see the town first. The Commercial Street over there is very lively..."
Shizuka held Sofia's hand, leading the way and explaining.
Soon, the group passed by the Fuwa Bakery.
"What a delicious smell…"
Sofia twitched her small nose, as if she smelled something she had never experienced in the deep sea.
"That's a dessert shop. Do you want to try the sweets here? This shop tastes great."
Shizuka heard Sofia's words, looked at the surrounding shops, and said with a smile.
"Hmm, it looks delicious."
Sofia walked into the dessert shop, looked at the desserts in the box, and reached out to grab one.
"Wait, Sofia!"
"In the human world, you need money to buy things, so you can't just take them."
Nobi Hiroshi held her small hand and pulled out a banknote from his pocket to tell her basic common sense.
"Oh, so it's bartering, right? Is this item okay?"
Sofia nodded, understanding, and pulled out a pearl from her clothes pocket. It was round and lustrous, emitting a crystal-clear glow.
Pearls in the Merfolk world might not be valuable, but on the continent, a pearl of such excellent quality would definitely be a hot commodity.
Unlike pearls from clams, the pearl in the girl's hand, even without polishing, could emit a rainbow of light.
"Of course, no problem, but buying small desserts doesn't require that much money. I'll treat you. Don't take out pearls casually in the future."
Taking the pearl and putting it in his pocket, Nobi Hiroshi temporarily kept it for her; anyway, she certainly didn't lack this one.
He pointed at the shelf and said, "Madam, please give me seven dorayaki, and one of each of the other desserts."
"Thank you for your patronage, little brother." The diligent proprietress quickly packed a large box.
"Phew… Mmm… So delicious."
The freshly baked dessert was very hot. Sofia held the kraft paper bag with both hands; inside were steaming dorayaki.
She puffed her cheeks and blew on it, then took a bite. The sweet red bean paste made her beautiful big eyes narrow in happiness.
Her eating posture was exactly like Doraemon's next to her, that same feeling of satisfaction.