The enormous image of Lale was an exact projection of the beastkin girl's appearance onstage at that moment.
She was genuinely terrified, curling her entire body up as though she were being publicly executed. She hurriedly picked up the tablecloth again and wrapped it tightly around herself.
This was the core of the entire plan, but the performer had suddenly gone on strike. No matter how many special effects they added to this enormous "stage," it would all be wasted.
"Come on!!! Little girl!!!"
"Yeah! You look great like that too--!!!"
"We love you!!!"
"Sis, sis... c-come on..."
The moment her tear ducts began working, several voices of encouragement suddenly rang out around the outer edge of the composite spell. The beastkin girl opened her eyes and saw Will and the others.
Just as the knights were at a loss and the magicians were racking their brains, these ordinary people at the scene—people without any special abilities—were the first to speak, using their loudest voices to shatter the silence and unease.
"You look so cool like this!!! Dark skin and all—I love it!"
"You're the best!!"
"Love you, love you, love you--!!!"
With their hands cupped around their mouths, their forceful screams sounded like something from an ACG performance.
"You guys..."
The beastkin girl's gaze grew somewhat hazy... Perhaps because her vision had blurred, she suddenly seemed to see Luo Qiu turn from a pebble into a person.
His lips moved, silently saying something: Come on.
The beastkin girl took a deep breath and suddenly stood up again. With one movement of her hand, the "cloak" slid down once more... She inhaled deeply and raised the microphone.
--And so... the children fell asleep peacefully
--Sighing, sparks flickered in the ashes, one, then two
--Floating bubbles, faces full of love