Earlier today, Sparkle had run into Aventurine after he entered the dreamscape—or rather, he had followed her for half an hour before she exposed him.
After Sparkle gave him a little hint, he gave Sparkle a small reminder in return.
Chen Luo seemed capable of reading the wishes in other people's hearts.
That was why "Sampo" was only now hypnotizing himself.
"Dear..." But soon, a new development shattered "Sampo's" tension and made him completely lose it.
A twin-tailed girl skipped over, casually wrapped herself around Chen Luo's arm, and affectionately rubbed against him.
"Spark...le?" Sampo looked at her, seeming unable to believe it.
"Oh my, isn't this Sampo? Long time no see." Sparkle waved at Sampo in greeting, then continued clinging to Chen Luo's arm without letting go.
"..." —Sparkle.
If you were Sparkle, then who was I?
This was outrageous! Someone was actually pulling a prank on a Masked Fool!
Sparkle: Genie, grant my wish to punish Chen Luo!
"Sparkle," who had always been at odds with Chen Luo and wanted to get even with him, held tightly onto him, calling him dear at every turn without seeming the least bit coerced.
Meanwhile, "Sampo," who had always kept a respectful distance from Sparkle, was glaring fixedly at her.
Stelle and Liuying, the two who did not understand what was going on, looked utterly innocent.
Or rather, Stelle looked utterly innocent, while Liuying was frowning deeply.
Liuying, a member of the Stellar Hunters, possessed the ability to transform into a mech. Her public image and title were Sam of the Stellar Hunters.
A Stellar Hunter who knew only "Battle! Awesome!", completely at odds with the image of a beautiful girl.
When Liuying had introduced Penacony to Stelle earlier, she had also displayed extremely professional counter-surveillance instincts.
Before "Sampo" had even