Thunderstorm

Lightning struck, and the rooftop lightning rod gleamed with a blinding light.

A brilliant white flash illuminated the metal framework. The figure that had stood inside the guardrail vanished, as if no one had ever been there. Torrential rain, accompanied by lightning and thunder, blanketed the city. The sudden downpour threw the barbecue stalls into chaos, sending everyone scrambling for shelter.

Dim streetlamps lit up the curtain of rain, and raindrops could be seen falling through the light.

A slender figure in white stepped out of the shadows and into the lamplight. Rainwater pooled across the road, yet her white cloth boots left no trace as she walked through it. The girl walked very slowly...

The barbecue stall owner and his wife held up a large umbrella, but with the weather this bad, no one was willing to sit down and eat at leisure.

"This is really strange. The forecast clearly said it would be cloudy tonight. Why did it suddenly start pouring? If I'd known, I wouldn't have set up the stall."

The owner's wife muttered as she packed away the grilled meat and seafood.

The owner, a man in his thirties, did not take it seriously.

"The weather forecast isn't a god. Only the Dragon King can make it rain with a single word."

He swung an iron hook against the barbecue grill, dumping out the rain-soaked charcoal that steamed in the water. Once it dried, it could still be used again. Small businesses had to save wherever they could.

When he looked up, he saw a girl in a long white dress walking over.

Her hair was so long it nearly dragged along the ground. She stood in the rain as though she had lost her soul, wearing props of deer antlers and pointed ears.

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