Angel and Moon Dew returned without drawing anyone's attention.
Almost all the challengers, including Tevore and Nalis, had gathered at the Rumbadi Shop. It was livelier than ever.
Everyone laughed, made a racket, and chatted about their experiences in the Dream Bubbles and which goods were worth exchanging for...
The atmosphere was warm and bustling.
One cat did notice their return. Juanjuan lazily raised a paw in greeting, but just as he was about to speak, a woodpecker covered in dark green, multicolored feathers landed on his head.
Juanjuan froze for a second, then frantically scratched at his head with both paws.
The woodpecker fluttered into the air. After a while, when Juanjuan stopped scratching, it landed on his head again.
Juanjuan's whiskers quivered with anger. He turned and roared at Blanche, who was covering her mouth to hide a laugh. "Control your bird!"
Blanche spread her hands helplessly. "I don't know why Lianlian has taken a liking to you. You saw me call it back just now, but it flew over to you again a moment later."
With that, Blanche whistled, and the Love-Love Woodpecker immediately flew to her shoulder.
But after a while, it turned to look at Juanjuan again...
Luigi had also spotted Angel. He stood up and pointed to the space beside him, showing that he had saved Angel a seat.
Angel sat beside Luigi, while Moon Dew took Niv and sat on Angel's other side.
Niv was delighted to see Moon Dew and giggled away.
Moon Dew adored Niv too and kept playing with her.
Luigi leaned close to Angel's ear, his voice excited and full of gossip. "Did you know? Glaimo just told me Uriel went into a Small Dream Bubble, and he almost got... bedded!"
"The Dream Guest who wanted to sleep with