Dian handed Rongrong, the Eevee in his arms, to Alina, then exchanged a few words with Rolf and Haya before turning to leave.
To his surprise, Haya had not chosen to become a Coordinator. Instead, she planned to try everything before deciding on her future.
Rolf, meanwhile, had already made up his mind: he would marry his fiancée and spend his days eating, lazing around, and enjoying himself.
For a moment, Dian felt rather reflective. Everyone really did have their own aspirations. There was James, who had run away from home to escape an arranged marriage and thought a daily bowl of instant noodles was a fine life, and then there was Rolf, who thought arranged marriages were great.
As Rolf put it, wasn't the whole point of dating to get married anyway? There was nothing wrong with skipping straight to the finish line.
And little Haya was still as innocent as ever. It was truly reassuring.
Dian glanced at the Milky Way overhead. Multicolored stars seemed to twinkle in the sky, as though carrying countless dreams.
Who else was gazing at this same sky right now? His opponents probably were too...
"The night sky is so beautiful~" Nurse Joy Chinatsu stood on her room's balcony in pink pajamas, looking up at the sky. Flecks of starlight sparkled in her eyes—the radiance of dreams.
"Wiggly?" A Wigglytuff blinked its large, deep-blue eyes and came outside carrying a padded jacket, which it draped over Nurse Joy Chinatsu.
"Thank you." Chinatsu glanced back with a smile, then saw her older cousin coming out. "Lisa, did I wake you?"
"I'm too tired to sleep..." Lisa yawned. "Once the Preliminary Round is over, things should quiet down for a while. Speaking of which, Chinatsu, what's your secret weapon?"
She asked out of curiosity.
"I'm