Jiang Yu's answer clearly left them unsure whether to laugh or cry, but the elements it contained still fit with what everyone had been thinking.
All they could say was that perhaps, to this child, it really was seafood...
Afterward, everyone recounted what they had seen and heard upon entering the dream, only to discover that they had all seen the same scenes.
Beyond the magnificent illusion of sinking to the bottom of the sea lay a room, followed by a trip through a mirror to a hallway called the "Corridor of Thoughts"...
Thinking back now, its scenery had been far removed from the Penacony in their dreams... yet it matched the Dreamscape Black Swan had described.
Once they realized this unusual detail, Black Swan spelled out the answer.
"Penacony's Dreamscape is sinking, returning to its original state... falling into the deep sea-the Memory Zone."
March 7th stared at Black Swan, wide-eyed, finding that conclusion hard to believe. "Sinking? You mean... the dream world is falling apart?"
Black Swan nodded. "What happened at the Dream Hotel was a warning sign."
"...I see. That would explain what felt off about the Family's words." Old Yang seemed to have figured something out. "If word of this gets out, regardless of whether the guests are actually safe, the Festivity Planet's reputation will inevitably suffer. With the Charmony Festival approaching, they have no choice but to conceal it."
Black Swan raised an eyebrow. "The guests' safety may not be guaranteed either... The monster these two little ones encountered in that Memory Zone is the best proof.
"Even if this child drove that monster away, there's no denying that it would be devastating to ordinary people.
"It's a Memory Zone Meme... Why would a meme alluding to death and murder appear in a dream the