"..."
"Thank you, Eden. And..."
"I'm so happy I met you..."
Night gradually deepened.
Beneath the bright night sky, a massive aquatic creature carrying a pale pink streak treated the heavens as its sea. Its tail fin swayed gently as it vanished beyond the vast starry expanse.
It was like a dream, like an illusion.
The Final Ball
"..."
Sagiri Izumi froze as she stared at the beautiful scene before her. She was genuinely stunned. Her brother had just brought her lunch and a novel, and after wolfing down her meal, she had started reading.
Yet she had barely read for long before reaching this scene. Now she wondered whether she had picked up the wrong book. Was this really something Meng Yu the old thief could write?
Didn't he love stabbing people in the heart? Why was he stuffing her full of dog food here?
And as she looked at that page's illustration, Sagiri Izumi's eyes gleamed. Sure enough, Teacher Prometheus was amazing. The artwork was even more beautiful than she had imagined.
Yet Sagiri Izumi was far from the only person left dumbfounded here. In truth, most readers had paused in a daze when they reached this part.
It couldn't be helped. Meng Yu the old thief stabbed them every day, and they had grown used to it. Then today, he suddenly fed them candy so sweet it made their teeth ache. Who wouldn't find that hard to get used to?
They had all come into the novel prepared to be stabbed, yet before they even saw a blade, they were greeted by the beautiful story of Elysia and Eden.
Was this good? This was not good. Scratch that.
This was fucking amazing! Who liked getting stabbed for no reason? Wouldn't it be better to give them more