The edges of the Phantom Dream Forest were thick with "Dream Grass" and "Dream Flowers" of every color, illusory products formed by the long accumulation of the exceptionally dense dream elements nearby.
At that moment, the pink Dream-Eating Tapir lay on the grass before the forest, its long trunk draped among the surrounding flowers and grass as it inhaled vigorously. It wore an intoxicated expression and grunted in satisfaction, as though it were high.
On the Dream-Eating Tapir's back, Mianmian lay motionless on its soft fur, completely dead to the world. Her mouth hung slightly open, and rhythmic snores came from within.
"What's going on with this girl now?" Mu You walked up to the Dream-Eating Tapir and pinched the little girl's cheek, trying to wake her.
Unfortunately, the little girl showed no sign of waking. Instead, her brows furrowed slightly, pain crossed her small face, and she mumbled indistinctly, "...No, don't... I really don't want to do any more problems... urgh..."
When they had left the forest earlier, all of them had awakened immediately. Only Mianmian, despite having also left the woods, had fallen into a deep sleep and could not be roused.
"She probably hasn't come out of the dream yet." Vivian flew onto Mu You's shoulder and glanced at the girl. "But it doesn't look like a dangerous dream."
Mu You looked at the Dream-Eating Tapir and roughly worked out what had happened: the Phantom Dream Forest's dormancy mechanism clearly had no effect on the Dream-Eating Tapir.
The little girl had entered the woods with the Dream-Eating Tapir. With it around, she had no chance of encountering a nightmare, yet she lacked the ability to fulfill the dream owner's wish, so she had become trapped in the dream.
She had only managed to come out because the