The troupe's performance ends.
Audience members gradually leave the theater.
Ye Xing remains seated, with Mo Tutu beside her.
"Mo Tutu, why can those audience members enter the theater?"
"Because they're all loyal fans of the troupe. It's normal for them to enter the theater. As long as they want to watch a performance, they can enter. After all, the theater exists for this purpose. Otherwise, it wouldn't be called a theater."
"Hmm..."
Ye Lan ponders.
Although she's happy that the troupe has many loyal fans, she feels a bit uncomfortable inside. Why is that?
Displeased.
Ye Xing lowers her head, her emotions becoming increasingly complex.
Seeing her like this, Mo Tutu and other troupe members gather around.
"What's wrong, Spectator? Are you feeling unwell?"
"Rest for a while. We'll give you a private performance later."
"The theater will probably be packed again tomorrow. Is this the benefit of becoming a famous troupe? No need to worry about losing audience support at all."
"Come, Spectator, dance with me."
"How about singing a song with me first?"
……
The voices of troupe members echo around Ye Xing, but don't bring her back to her senses.
She feels increasingly uneasy.
Faced with the concerned words of the troupe members, Ye Xing interrupts them.
"Quiet."
Ye Xing slowly opens her eyes, her crimson eyes full of confusion.
"Something's not right..."
"Spectator, what are you saying?"
"This is indeed the future I hope for, the future I desire, but... I can't accept it as I am now."
A faint crimson light flickers in Ye Xing's eyes, a sign of anger.
"Why haven't I experienced any of this?"
"If such a future exists, there must be memories of me and the troupe members working hard for it. I would cherish these processes. This result without any sense of reality, I don't accept it!"
The troupe members are slightly taken aback, not yet having reacted to her words.
Ye Xing continues to vent her small temper.
"Why can so many people enter the theater? I've always treated this place as the perfect secret base, a private venue for the troupe. No matter what difficulties we face, we can huddle in this place full of security. But with so many people suddenly coming in, how could I possibly adapt!"
Ye Xing's chest heaves more and more, evidently growing angrier.
The surrounding troupe members look at a loss, seemingly not knowing how to handle this.
"I don't need a false dream. If you think I'll indulge in it, you're greatly mistaken."
Under Ye Xing's strong emotions, a white light emerges from her body, gradually taking human form—it's the Wish Princess with long black and white mixed hair and eyes that gradient from red to blue.
The Wish Princess's cherry lips move, as if uttering some syllables. The floor beneath her feet suddenly shatters like glass, quickly breaking apart completely.
Bang!
Ye Lan's consciousness quickly awakens, seeing the Dream Narrator's thoughtful expression.
The Wish Princess who appeared in the deep dream earlier hasn't disappeared, but stands in front of Ye Lan.
"Hmm..."
Ye Lan quickly hides behind the Wish Princess, then glares at the Dream Narrator who peeped into her dream, with a fiercely angry expression.
"Quick, Wish Princess, go bite him! How dare he peek at my secrets, it's too despicable."
The Dream Narrator is still lost in thought.
"I see, your true thoughts are to have us integrate into the real world? This is almost an impossible event. If others thought of such a thing, I'd probably think it unrealistic, but..."
The Dream Narrator looks at the mysterious being beside Ye Lan.
Although maintaining a human form, it gives off a special feeling.
Hearing the girl's words earlier...
"Wish Princess, is it? I see. If it's you, you indeed might be able to do anything that sounds absurd, because you possess that power."
Hearing the Dream Narrator's puzzling words, Ye Lan is so angry her teeth itch, wishing she could go over and kick him in the butt before running away.
But facts prove that Ye Lan can't outrun him. Even Divine Speed B is useless!
Moreover, the Wish Princess doesn't listen to her words, making Ye Lan even less confident.
Just as Ye Lan is at a loss, not knowing what to do next, the Dream Narrator actually turns to leave.
"Hey! You're running away after taking advantage of me!?"
Ye Lan shouts at the Dream Narrator from behind the Wish Princess. Clearly, the Wish Princess's presence has given her considerable courage.
The Dream Narrator pauses his steps and glances back.
"Then what compensation do you want?"
"Umm... this... that... Quick, tell me your weakness!"
Ye Lan blurts out these words instinctively, then feels they're a bit ridiculous.
Generally speaking, any normal person wouldn't tell their weakness to an enemy, right?!
However, to Ye Lan's surprise, the Dream Narrator actually nods in agreement.
"Alright, I'll tell you. My weakness is waking up. I'm in the dream just like you. Just wake me up and it'll be fine."
"Eh?"
Before Ye Lan can react, the Dream Narrator leaves with Zhu Meng Yin Yun.
The two Star Eclipses quickly disappear from Ye Lan's sight.
"They just left like that?"
Ye Lan scratches her little head in confusion.
It seems there shouldn't be any danger now.
Her heartbeat hadn't calmed down at all while the Dream Narrator was present.
If she didn't have a Wish Princess to lean on, her legs might have gone weak.
Then Ye Lan thinks of what the Dream Narrator said earlier and falls into deep thought.
"Hmm... The weakness is waking up, just need to make him wake up in this dream? We leave the dream and return to reality after waking up, does that mean the Dream Narrator will also appear in reality after waking up?"
Ye Lan quickly analyzes this point and proudly praises herself for being clever.
But there's a problem.
Did the Dream Narrator lie about his weakness?
Who knows.
And even if we know that waking up is his weakness, we don't know how to make him wake up.
Do we need to beat him up to wake him?
Please, Ye Lan can't think of anyone who could beat up the "god" who weaves dreams in the dream realm.
If there is, that would also be an empty dream.
"Forget it, I'll just pass this information to the Leader and others later... Let them figure out what to do."
Ye Lan sighs softly, no longer wanting to think.
She's been using her brain frequently lately, even though she wants to slack off completely, she hasn't truly slacked off.
This state of being half-slacking is really uncomfortable.
It'd be better to slack off completely.
"Sigh~ In the end, I'm still the most helpful, really..."
After all, who made her the bug in this dream?
Wait, when the Dream Narrator revealed his weakness to her earlier, did he think she'd forget everything after leaving the dream?
If so, no wonder he spoke so frankly.
This increases the credibility of his words significantly.