After the celebration ended, everyone left the Serenitea Pot one after another.
Noelle still had other matters to attend to, so she left with Jean. She was rather reluctant to go, clearly wanting to stay by Ellin's side.
Fortunately, she had a Realm Dispatch and could enter and leave the Serenitea Pot freely. She could simply return once she had finished her business.
Klee kept fussing about wanting to stay in the Serenitea Pot with Ellin, refusing to return to the Knights of Favonius with Jean.
Ellin understood. Klee had not seen her mother in far too long, and it was only natural for her to crave a mother's love.
So that evening, Ellin, Fischl, and Sucrose gave Klee a bubble bath together.
Klee splashed around in the tub, having the time of her life.
Late that night, Klee clung to Ellin like a little octopus and drifted off to sleep.
When everyone had fallen asleep.
At the edge of the Dandelion Sea.
There were those same two birds again...
"Miss Feng'er, after you rejected me last time, I spent a long time thinking."
"But in the end, I found that I simply could not let go of my love for you."
"My love for you is like a volcano on the verge of erupting. The more I suppress it, the harder it is to forget."
"No matter what, I still wish to pursue you! Even if your Swirl reactions leave me covered in wounds, I have nothing to fear!"
"And think about it. Reproducing is our duty as birds. You will have to lay eggs eventually, won't you?"
Oz's voice was filled with sincerity.
"..."
Feng'er remained silent for a long time, clearly feeling utterly helpless.
She could not quite understand whether Oz was just that thickheaded.
She