Because he was too exhausted, the moment Shade closed his eyes, he entered the Dream constructed by Moon's Dream.
A gentle breeze blew across the wilderness field ridge beneath the starry sky. Looking up, he saw the enormous silver moon disk. This was the scenery that most often appeared in Shade's dreams, and also his favorite dreamscape.
If he could, he had even considered painting the scene and hanging it at home.
Soon, he sensed a familiar soul touching his Dream. Then the door of 6 Saint Derain Square appeared in the wilderness. Shade opened it and stepped inside. Beyond the door was the rooftop of 6 Saint Derain Square, with yellow sand sweeping through the air.
The brown-haired girl sat there alone, watching Shade enter her Dream. She pressed her lips together and opened her arms to him. Shade braved the wind, walked over, sat beside her, and embraced her.
Only after a long while did Shade speak. But rather than immediately asking about what he had just experienced, or how to use that key, he asked very seriously:
"Luvia, are you really sure that black Time Key should be placed in hand, rather than used by you as you did In the Past?"
Though she looked somewhat more mature, those purple eyes were still so familiar. They nearly had the power to drive Shade mad. He truly loved those eyes.
"It concerns the destruction of the world, after all. Are you sure the key should not be held by you—by the you who has accumulated experience time and again?"
Though Luvia did not possess the "Time" Spirit Rune, Shade believed she certainly had a way to use that key.
"I failed. More than once."
The long-haired girl looked at Shade with reddened eyes. Every time he saw her,