It was Ch'en.
It was actually Ch'en.
Talulah felt a sense of absurdity. She had not dreamed in a long time, so she was more inclined to believe Black Fu Hua's words: the people in dreams were the consciousnesses of others. Otherwise, such a string of absurd events could not have happened.
How could she dream of living in a candy-colored castle as a child?
That was impossible.
She had taken on the form of an underdeveloped young girl and sat upon a snow-white throne. She saw Ch'en and declared, "I want them all."
This really was...
No matter what they said upon meeting again, even if it was only in a dream, it was still something to be happy about.
"Ahem."
She was like a young older sister.
"Isn't it a little rude to say that the moment we meet?" she said with a smile. "But since it's you, I can forgive it."
Indulgence.
Indulgence that had arrived decades late.
"You're really spoiling her, huh?"
Hoshino shook her head, feeling that this scene was a little too harmonious.
Somewhat baffled, she looked toward the sky between the two worlds. Black Fu Hua laughed wildly. Though frivolous, she somehow seemed... increasingly adorable.
She was practically a dream-fulfillment master.
Since she was being spoiled so much, of course Hoshino had to indulge her.
The moment Ch'en said she wanted them all, Hoshino released her hand and instead reached for Ch'en's dragon tail. Caught off guard, Ch'en turned around and saw the shrine maiden smiling at her.
"Go on."
"Huh?"
This was a dream, so anything could happen.
Grabbing her tail and giving it a light toss, sending her flying upward like a cannonball—such a thing was perfectly reasonable.
Ch'en only felt her vision blur as blue skies and white clouds rushed