{PS: Since the plot redeemed him, and the author knows Scaramouche has his fans, I won't go too far with him. Some torment is naturally unavoidable, though. After all, Scaramouche has done plenty of wrong things, so having the protagonists torment him a little should be fine, right?}
At that moment in Sumeru City, countless residents emerged from their homes with wise expressions. They happily held hands, grinning foolishly with wisdom written all over their faces as they kept crying out, "Teruriri."
"Ugh-my head hurts!"
Lumine and Paimon had also awoken from the dream. The girl's head was buzzing, accompanied by stabbing pain and intense mental exhaustion.
"Traveler, are you okay? You're clutching your head and looking so pained. You seem really unwell..."
Paimon, however, seemed perfectly fine as she comforted Lumine, whose head ached terribly. Lumine had no attention to spare for Paimon's unusual condition. Her head hurt and she was exhausted, feeling utterly miserable, as though she hadn't slept for a month.
"I just slept, but I feel even more tired, and my head really hurts..."
Lumine shook her head weakly. Paimon looked at her with concern, then suddenly thought of the very unusual Stellaron Essence and the others.
"Traveler, rest here for a bit. I'm going to get someone to take a look at you!"
Paimon helped the Traveler lie down on the bed and tucked her in. Before long, the girl fell asleep.
Paimon sighed at the girl's pained expression. After hesitating for a while, she decided to seek help from Stellaron Essence and the others.
She flew out through the inn's window, only to see countless Sumeru residents holding hands and performing bizarre dances with wise expressions on their faces.
"Teruriri~"
"Teruriri, come dance the dance of wisdom with us! Teruriri!"
Seeing a Sumeru