Monica

A small fishing village. A shabby-looking man knocked on the door. When a middle-aged woman appeared, the man put on a pitiful expression.

"Excuse me. I'm a traveler, and I was wondering if I could stay for just one night?"
"The weather is cold, you must have had a hard time. Please come in."

To be welcomed so easily? Surprised by the unexpected hospitality, the man cautiously entered the house. A light sigh escaped as the warm air enveloped him.

"It's rare to see travelers in such cold weather. Where are you headed?"
"I have no destination. I'm a critic wandering around in search of beautiful paintings."
"A painting critic, that's something a simple woman like me could never dream of~"

The woman laughed heartily and then, as if remembering something, pointed to a painting on the wall.

"Could you perhaps take a look at that painting? A little friend who visits often painted it, and I hear that friend is quite a famous artist. But someone like me wouldn't know if that's true."
"Yes, of course."

How remarkable could a painting hung in such a remote place be? Especially one painted by a child. Just a few kind words to please the lady, and it would be worth the meal. With a light heart, the man examined the painting on the wall and widened his eyes.

Bold brushstrokes, daring colors, a free composition unbound by convention.

No doubt about it. It was by the same artist whose work he had seen by chance in the Pereus palace.

"Ho... could you tell me the name of the person who painted this?"
"The name? Wasn't it... Monica?"

Monica. He finally learned the name of the faceless artist who had stirred up the Pereus palace. And the painting before his eyes was undoubtedly an undiscovered new work by the nameless artist.

"Ma'am, how much would you sell this painting to me for?"

In Monica World, there's a very beautiful castle!
A bell hangs in the castle that seems to reach the sky.
When the bell rings, many friends on the island gather in front of the castle for a party.
There's a hopping eagle friend.
A rabbit friend with fins.
A flying fish friend.
They're all unique and kind friends.
The friends gathered in front of the castle eat desserts, sing, and dance!
The best singer is the turtle bear friend.
The turtle bear friend is slow at running but sings really well!
With a voice like a nightingale, it chirps beautifully!
The best dancer is the octopus friend!
The octopus friend is great at tap dancing! When the octopus friend tap dances, everyone gets excited and dances along!
The friends in Monica World will be so happy to know a guest has arrived. They all love new friends!
Let's go! We can't be late for the Monica World party!

The painting I did this time turned out so well! I want to show it to others!

Huh? You say not to? Aww. It's such a good painting.

But if you really don't want me to, I understand! Instead, you have to let me paint again next time, okay?

What should I paint next? A picture of flying in the sky? Or swimming in the sea?

Oh! This time, I'll paint a picture of a clumsy robot friend!

The clumsy robot friend eats a mushroom on the ground...

and grows bigger than a house!

Then the surprised robot friend stomps around the ground!

Then the glasses-wearing mole friends underground appear and get mad at the clumsy robot friend!

Then the clumsy robot friend gets startled and flies into the sky!

I'll paint a picture of the clumsy robot friend weaving through the red and blue clouds!

It will definitely be an interesting picture!

But can the clumsy robot friend eat mushrooms?

It seems to have a mouth... but is it a mouth that can eat?

I don't know! But it will still be a great painting!

If I finish it, I'll definitely send it to Pharos!