Shinkai Seiko's new story came to a temporary end.
She still had not figured it out. She could not exactly have Seiko make something up on the spot—that would be far too unrealistic.
When it came to plot, if an idea did not come, it simply did not come. No amount of racking one's brains would help.
Inspiration often appeared in unguarded moments. What she needed to do then was seize it as tightly as possible.
"The movie is about to begin. Please take your seats. Do not stand or walk around at will, and do not disturb others' viewing experience. Thank you for your cooperation. The movie is about to begin..."
As the announcement sounded, the noisy chatter in the hall gradually faded away.
Specks of sourceless light gathered in midair, forming an enormous screen. A movie poster appeared upon it: pink-and-white cherry blossoms bloomed and drifted down like rain. Two girls stood on opposite sides of a Cherry Blossom Tree, their heads lowered, apparently lost in the secret worries of young girls.
"Wow, that looks amazing!"
Bai exclaimed softly.
She sat slightly toward the back of the middle section, with Su Nan beside her, both of them quite astonished by the scene before them.
"This is a special feature of the cinema." Su Nan smiled. "Xiao Bai, have you noticed something?"
"Hm? What is it?" Bai turned to look at her curiously.
"Customers keep coming in here, right?"
"Yeah."
Bai nodded. Perhaps because a new movie was being shown today, there were far more customers than yesterday.
And with the screening about to begin, even more customers had entered through the hall's entrance than before.
"Then have you noticed the size of this hall?" Su Nan asked with a smile.
Bai blinked and instinctively looked around.
She had