The bright moon slowly climbed higher, rising until it reached its peak. The clouds parted, and a pure white glow spilled across the earth.
As far as the eye could see, the sky was filled with brilliant stars.
When Calamity Reimu opened her eyes on that jade bed, this was the sight that greeted her.
"..."
Raising a hand to press against her forehead, Calamity Reimu propped herself up with one arm and sat up from the bed. As her memories gradually returned, she turned to glance beside her.
A black-haired girl lay next to her, apparently sleeping soundly.
She was currently in an open-air Gazebo. Beneath her was a jade bed that emitted a faintly cool aura, yet lying on it did not feel hard or stiff in the slightest. Instead, it was incomparably soft.
"Awake?"
At that moment, a voice came from nearby.
Following the sound, she found someone sitting in the small courtyard before the Gazebo, drinking alone beneath the moon. Seeing her look over, he raised the cup in his hand toward her from afar.
"So, how about coming over for a drink? Drinking alone really is a little lonely."
Moonlight flowed like water, and the courtyard below was clear and bright as pooled water.
Beneath the moon's radiance, his entire body was shrouded in a pale glow, making him seem vaguely indistinct.
"...You've been keeping watch here the whole time?"
Looking at that seemingly illusory figure wrapped in moonlight, Calamity Reimu suddenly felt something soft within her heart stir.
"More or less. You all hadn't woken up, so I couldn't help being worried."
Smiling faintly, Bai Zhi drained the Herbal Tea in his cup in one gulp.
"Besides, I don't have anything to do for the moment, so I just waited here... How about it?