Time rewound to ten hours earlier.
At that time, Angel had already gone to the Dream Crystal Plain, while Water Clone and Luigi silently watched the livestream.
The livestream had remained fixed on the hospital room. Coleman and Ice Woman had continued to "sleep." If not for the curtains occasionally stirring in the night wind, it would have been almost indistinguishable from a frozen image.
After watching for a while, Luigi logged on as well, going to welcome the challenger who had arrived for him that day.
Several hours later, Luigi finished that day's challenge and logged off.
When he opened his eyes, he found that the livestream image was still exactly as it had been when he logged on.
Whether in the livestream or in reality, Coleman, Ice Woman, Satan, and the others showed no signs of regaining consciousness.
"Looks like things are more bad than good for them." Luigi looked somewhat sorrowful.
Even Wonderland Authority had been unable to strip their consciousnesses from Instrument World. Judging by the current situation, perhaps there truly was no way back.
Water Clone shot Luigi a cold glance. "As long as there's no definite news, don't start talking like it's a funeral."
Luigi shrugged and sank into the soft sofa, blankly staring at the livestream image in midair as memories related to Coleman and Ice Woman resurfaced in his mind.
Memories always gilded over countless details.
In this moment of remembrance, even Satan's sharp, venomous mouth seemed somewhat endearing.
Ice Woman's usual gloominess was likewise covered by a soft-focus glow in those remembered scenes.
"Ah..."
Luigi let out a long sigh and silently prayed for the few quasi-Time Doppelgängers trapped in Evening Dream Cloud Harbor.
But before his sigh could fade, Luigi felt something strange in his heart.
He abruptly turned to