Eileen happily waved her stone ball at the two people on the castle roof, showing it off to them—though she had no idea what there was to show off about. She simply felt inexplicably happy.
Sunshine was something to be happy about. Green grass was something to be happy about. The many sounds around her were something to be happy about. Someone was waiting for her in the distance, and her actions would receive a response... All of these were things worth being happy about.
Yu Sheng and Huli jumped down from the castle. Eileen skillfully climbed onto Yu Sheng's shoulder, then released the Ominous Wandering Star, which continued circling around her head.
But suddenly, Yu Sheng frowned and turned to look at the stone ball floating beside the little doll's head.
Perhaps it had only been his imagination, but he felt that the ball's rotation seemed to pause for an instant when he shifted his gaze toward it.
Eileen absently tugged at Yu Sheng's hair. "What's up?"
"This ball... It seemed to be making a buzzing sound just now." Yu Sheng frowned. "Didn't you hear it?"
"No." Eileen shook her head. "This thing's been quiet the whole time."
Yu Sheng stared at the Ominous Wandering Star for a while. After a moment, he finally looked away. He thought seriously for a while before speaking. "Eileen."
"Hmm?"
"Marilyn sent over some information found deep within the 'Garden' network. It's about... 'you.' More specifically, it's the last memory you uploaded before losing contact with Alice's Cabin. Do you want to see it?"
Eileen froze for a moment, then nodded vigorously without hesitation. "Sure, sure! I want to see it!"
The little doll's answer was exactly what he had expected.
There was no way to keep Eileen in the dark about the