Perhaps thinking Yan Huan might not believe her, Firefly tried to say more.
But Yan Huan cut her off:
"Fine, I believe you."
"I just wanted to ask if you still wanted an autograph."
"Huh...?"
After Yan Huan pressed her several times, Firefly finally accepted an autographed photo.
"All right, my friend. I've had enough fun. Time for me to go."
Yan Huan waved goodbye to Firefly, then left the dream.
She didn't strike him as a bad person, so he probably didn't need to worry about her.
Besides, there was still a lunatic aboard the train. Who knew what he might do?
Penacony.
In the waking world.
Yan Huan slowly opened his eyes on the sofa, aching all over.
The Parlor Car was utterly quiet, and the masked man was gone.
Whether he had actually left or was hiding somewhere, Yan Huan couldn't tell.
"Passenger Yan Huan, you're awake, pom!"
Pom-Pom had stayed beside him the whole time. Seeing him open his eyes, Pom-Pom asked:
"You seemed to enter a dream. Are you feeling all right?"
"Yeah. Aside from the aches, I'm fine."
Yan Huan stood and looked toward the sofa opposite him.
March 7th and Dan Heng had already returned.
"...?"
"Weren't you two on vacation?"
March 7th folded her arms and said helplessly:
"Someone came sneaking into our home. Of course we had to come back and check."
"Speaking of which... did you find anything in the dream?"
"Find anything?"
Yan Huan sat back down and crossed his legs.
"So far, I've confirmed that monsters have taken over the Daydream Hotel in the dream."
"That's what The Family means when it says the place is under renovation."
"I still don't know why, but something has clearly gone wrong within The Family."
Dan Heng nodded slightly and