Angel opened her eyes and found that dawn was already breaking.
She raised her left hand. The holy emblem that had opened the Black Ancient Tomb, had the Goddess's divine power drawn out of it by the Underworld Daoist, and then received more black-and-white mist was still there, its changes matching those in the dream. The withered heart that most likely belonged to Reinette was also lying safely in her pocket.
"The changes in the dream really do carry over into reality..."
She sat up in bed and looked out the window, finding that the first rays of sunlight had already awakened the sleeping town.
Just as Angel had guessed, the Dream Festival ended on its own when night was over, ejecting everyone from the dream world. Whether they woke immediately or continued sleeping for a while depended on their individual mental states.
In the latter half of the night, she had summoned the now very obedient Trunsoest Brass Book from the Mirror World and used the power of law to erect an obelisk-like Black Stone Pillar beside the Black Ancient Tomb. The rules appearing on its surface would apply throughout the dream until it was destroyed or laws of a higher level superseded those it proclaimed.
Angel had not used harsh laws to prevent the Dream Festival from proceeding normally. She had also left most consensual "interactions" and all minor offenses alone, prohibiting only injuries that could easily cause death or have a significant effect on the body even after returning to reality.
Of course, these laws did not prohibit damage to the pillar itself. This was also a gesture of goodwill from Angel to the Underworld Daoist and Abomination Farbauti: if they wished, they could destroy the pillar at any time and restore the Dream Festival to its