Returning to the Dreamscape, Jiang Yu brought the Emotional Comfort Special Mix he had received from Giovanna and met up with the other three near Cocona's shop.
Then the four of them headed to Cocona's shop together.
Cocona was still standing at the entrance, trying hard to smile.
But fine beads of sweat had appeared on her forehead, and her wine-red eyes occasionally looked unfocused. She was still in terrible shape.
Some passing customers noticed something was wrong and stood nearby, pointing and whispering.
The four went straight up to Cocona. The shop manager stared blankly at them and spoke in an almost mechanical voice:
"Welcome, honored guests. I'm Cocona, the manager here. Is there anything you need?"
Jiang Yu blinked, looking at the shop manager with considerable concern. "Cocona, it's us! Have you forgotten us already?"
Cocona's eyes lost focus for a moment, then her body suddenly swayed. Only after a while did a faint glimmer of life return to those wine-red eyes.
Cocona stood stunned for a moment, looking at the people before her. It took a long time before she came to her senses, and she spoke with some difficulty, apology and gratitude mingling with her exhaustion:
"Ah, it's you... I'm all right now. Thank you for looking after me..."
With that, Cocona raised a hand and rubbed her head, a hesitant expression appearing on her face:
"...Earlier... I was just upset for a moment. I never imagined I'd forget so many things. See, I've completely recovered now... I can work and run the shop normally."
For some reason, Cocona seemed to have returned to normal all at once.
Watching her, Yanqing and Huohuo did not doubt her words, because she really did seem to be doing much better.
Argenti, standing at the back, frowned but said