Short Summary: Rafayel uses the Mermaid Song to guide lost seagulls home after a Protocore disrupts their navigation.

TIMELINE NOTES: After ebb and flow because he dives into the sea and guides the seagulls. Holding hands. Feels like a natural progression after he was worried about her health in Flowery Words. She says she doesn’t need protection here, he ignores her and holds her hand. My headcanon is like: “We’ve talked of this already”.

MC enlists Rafayel as her "consultant" for a performance at a retirement home, hoping to find Wanderers during her mission. When Rafayel speaks, she dismisses it as a seagull to Jenna on the phone, and he notes they're in a safe zone and helps her walk.

The seagulls grow restless, diving toward them until Rafayel uses his flames to protect them. Hearing a faint electric current, he investigates while MC distracts the birds by playing a harmonica. Rafayel discovers a Protocore, the source of the disturbance, which he burns to calm the seagulls, revealing it had disrupted their ability to navigate home.

When MC wonders if the birds will ever find their way back, Rafayel takes the harmonica, sits on a rock, and plays the Mermaid Song. The gulls gather around him, enchanted, and he guides them toward the ocean to rebuild their home. MC admires his kindness and says, "That song really is perfect for helping them find their way back."