novelhk Chapter 200 Whose Dream (Part 2)
Chapter 200 Whose Dream (Part 2)
"We have completed the screening of all people associated with the Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival, and we have not found the 'main body' among them."
In the Zubair Theater, Seno sat in a seat in the audience with a heavy expression, completely puzzled.
No, following the advice of the Little Lucky Grass King, they had tested everyone associated with the Flower Goddess's birthday festival, but no one met the requirements.
In other words, the "main body" is not among this group of people associated with the Flower Goddess Festival.
If that's the case, then it's really troublesome...
"Could it be that some people were missed during the screening?"
Dry-mouthed, Kavi took the coffee Mehrak offered and gulped it down before tentatively proposing a hypothesis.
After all, with so many people involved in the construction of the celebration, it seems reasonable that some might be overlooked.
"That's impossible. Miss has a record of all the people involved in the construction of the Flower Goddess Festival."
"It was originally meant as a thank you gift afterward, but I never expected it would come in handy here."
Desia took several parchment sheets covered with names from Dinazede and waved them around. She then sat down on a crooked table, looking rather defeated, and patted her greatsword in frustration.
Can the Riddler just get out of Teyvat?!
The possibility of lying is nonexistent, because if someone were to lie, it would mean that the other person is already aware of the dream, which creates a paradox since the dream has not yet collapsed.
This means that the first and only clue has been completely cut off.
Which part of the process went wrong?
A gloomy atmosphere hung over the entire Zubair Theater, and everyone fell silent.
"The subject of the dream... can change everything in the dream through their own imagination..."
"And...it's closely related to the theme of the dream, namely the Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival..."
Nilu sat quietly alone in a corner of the theater, muttering to herself.
Here we go again, with that weird feeling again.
She felt as if she had missed something, and that something seemed to be the key to deciphering the dream.
The Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival. The Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival. The Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival.
"Everyone, I might have a feasible solution."
Nilu hesitated as she got up. Although the confusion in her heart was still unresolved, she seemed to have some ideas.
"We already know that the dream's owner is inextricably linked to the Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival."
"Then, aren't we all the people who are most closely related to the Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival?"
“I think if the owner of the dream also has a close relationship with the Flower Goddess’s Birthday Festival, then it is impossible that we have had no interaction in the past seven days.”
"Like the Zubair Theatre."
"During a dance performance, those who can be recognized by the dancers at a glance are definitely the most loyal audience members."
……
"Dudu... Na na..."
In front of a small wooden house, a girl in a pink dress was holding an adorable chocolate-colored teddy bear in one arm and watering a Sumeru rose with a small spray bottle in the other.
The girl seemed to be in a good mood, humming a slightly off-key song in her childish voice, a sweet smile on her fair face, revealing two shallow dimples.
Today is the long-awaited Flower Goddess Festival!
So what should she do today? She thought for a moment and decided to go see her sister Nilu's performance and buy some delicious Yalda candy.
Hmm... let's skip the herring beetle and the lizard tail.
Oh right, I also need to buy two bouquets of flowers from Dolly: one bouquet of Patishalan for Neluru and one bouquet of Robbery Lotus for the Little Grass God!
Sister Dina Zede and Sister Dixia should have arranged everything. She secretly went to check on it yesterday, hehe.
However, I still need to ask Senior Farusan a few questions this morning, otherwise my mother will nag her.
As for what would happen if her brother Seno stopped her to play cards halfway through, that wouldn't be part of her plan.
The drink that her brother Kavi treated her to last time was delicious, and she'll treat him to it again once she's saved up enough pocket money!
As the girl pondered, the showerhead in her hand gradually drifted away from its target. By the time she snapped out of her reverie, the fence beside her was already destroyed.
"Ooh! I'm so sorry, Mr. Fence."
The girl made a face and picked up a rag to wipe the soaking wet fence clean.
I hope Mr. Fence will be magnanimous and not retaliate against her skirt when she goes out.
Thinking this, the girl quickly grabbed a thick literacy book next to her and carefully escaped from the garden.
At the same time, a woman's instructions could be heard coming from inside the house.
"Annie! Be careful on the road!"
"Okay, Mom, I won't be home for dinner tonight!"
……
And so, the day slowly began.
As if an omnipotent deity had heard the girl's heartfelt wish, the Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival proceeded perfectly as she had dreamed.
There were no mischievous sages, and no unexpected accidents.
In the morning, she left home. Her senior, Farusan, patiently taught her to read. Oh, reading is so hard! And, her brother Elhesen next to her is so scary.
However, she liked Grandma Elhesen's cookies.
Then Kavi came again, bringing her favorite drink. She had also played cards with Seno in the morning.
Although she lost, she was very happy.
In the afternoon, she took the pocket money she had painstakingly saved up and went to buy flowers from her older sister, Dolly Doling, and even got a discount!
Oh, right! Nil's good luck worked! She drew her favorite Sunset Fruit flavor!
Then, the parade she had been most looking forward to began.
Nilu's dance was absolutely amazing! She, Dina Zede, and Dixia were cheering her on from the sidelines, so that counts as her participation too.
Unfortunately, we didn't get to see the Grass God.
Before we knew it, dusk had fallen, and the lingering warmth of the sun had turned the earth golden-red, like a red carpet.
"So, this is our last destination for today!"
Anne pouted and smiled, wearing a flower crown on her head, holding a teddy bear, Yalda candy and a bunch of lotus flowers in her arms, and skipping and hopping out of the city with a large group of people gathered around her.
They arrived outside the city, in a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters, where there was a small hill.
The girl stopped, turning her back to the crowd. The crowd snapped out of their daze and looked at each other in confusion.
Gradually, they remembered, and remembered why they had come to find Anne.
Nilu stepped forward, about to speak, but was gently interrupted by the girl whose back was to them.
"No need to say anything, Annie knows."
"Sister Nilu, Sister Dinazede, Senior Farusan, Brother Seno..."
The girl called out their names one by one, then suddenly turned her face, a soft smile on her lips.
"You're trying to say this is all a dream, right?"
Nilu choked, and so did everyone else. They waited for the dream to collapse, but it didn't.
The girl's smile grew even sweeter, and glistening tears began to well up in her eyes.
"Yes, Dream. How could Annie not know..."
She murmured to herself, squatted down, and gently parted the grass.
Deep in the grass was a withered flower crown, a basket of rotten candies, and a small stone tablet with inscriptions.
Anne's grave.
Nilu's pupils dilated suddenly, and she finally understood where that strange feeling came from.
Anne, Anne, Anne...
Eight years ago, the Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival.
"Sister Nilu, you remembered me."
Annie stood up, her little hands behind her back, her face still smiling through her tears, her pink dress swaying in the wind.
I remembered that moonless night, and that utterly disappointing Flora Festival.
I remembered the girl who stubbornly stayed behind after the crowd dispersed, and I remembered the buried dream.
The mother is buried here, and the daughter is buried here.
"Of course I'm not a ghost, that's scary."
Annie smiled mischievously, a smile that subtly revealed a hint of dissatisfaction at being misunderstood and a girl's characteristic coquettishness.
She was nothing more than a data entity awakened by some meddlesome older brother.
"It's so nice...Annie, I really, really love it here, I love everyone."
The girl gently stroked the cold stone tablet, and she cried.
You saw it too, didn't you?
There is no illness, no despair.
You can also have a normal life. Your mother will always be with you, and you will have a beautiful garden.
You can also study, you will have a teacher as good as the senior, Farusian, and loving older brothers and sisters.
Then, spend each and every perfect Flora's birthday celebration.
“Annie.”
The girl heard footsteps approaching, stood up, gently hugged the little god behind her, and smiled softly.
"Little Grass God, here is a flower crown and flowers for you."
The gift was delivered to Anne's friend.
It's a bit late, but... it's all the same.
Sorrow appeared on Nasita's face. She took the flower crown and, amidst the girl's tearful smile, placed it on her head.
Let me pick the flower on the cliff for you.
"Thank you, Annie, I really like it, and here's the Yalda candy... please accept it."
Anne suddenly laughed; she had a beautiful laugh.
"I'm sorry, everyone, for making you play along with a capricious girl for so long."
But at least, I experienced the taste of happiness.
She picked up a piece of candy and popped it into her mouth. The candy was sunset fruit flavored and very sweet; she liked it.
Then, the girl patted her pink dress and sat quietly in front of the stone tablet.
She was truly happy; she wished time could stand still at this moment, and that the dream would never end.
However, in order to maintain the stability of the data body, she has already consumed unimaginable amounts of intellectual energy.
Anne shouldn't be so selfish, should she?
It’s time to wake up from the dream.
Everything around her began to collapse uncontrollably. She looked at the world with longing and at her friend's astonished eyes.
Goodbye, implanted memories; she doesn't want to erase them.
Let's just consider it a little selfish wish of hers, let's just consider it... a trace of her having once been in this world.
Doesn't it feel like a girl named Annie lived through your memories?
Don't worry, she's got it under control. Even if you didn't notice, this is the last Flower Goddess Festival.
This was a number of times she and her brother agreed not to harm anyone's consciousness.
Eight happy flower goddesses' birthday celebrations, eight dreams.
The candy wrapper fell, and the dream ended.
Now, eight years have passed since Anne's death.
……