Chapter 26

"My view is the same as yours."

"My intuition tells me that Stelle's encounter may not be that simple!"

Himeko also felt something was off.

"Then let's keep watching."

"Let's see exactly who it is.. that wants to make a move on our companion!"

Welt pushed his glasses up, his expression turning slightly cold.

In the video.

Stelle hesitated for a moment,

then rose from the sofa, preparing to wander around.

However, an unfamiliar voice suddenly appeared beside her.

【Another one...】

The owner of this voice seemed somewhat helpless.

Stelle gave a slight start and looked toward the one who had spoken.

She saw an unfamiliar woman standing beside the sofa, looking at her.

".. Come with me."

The unfamiliar woman had no intention of explaining; she merely offered a reminder and prepared to walk out of the room.

【Stelle: Who are you?】 Unable to hold back her long-standing doubts any longer, Stelle couldn't help but ask.

Hearing this, the unfamiliar woman fell silent for a brief moment, then answered:

【These questions.. hold no meaning, but I will do my best to explain: This is the boundary between reality and the Mnemosyne, a expanse of dreamscape.】

【At this very moment, you and I have happened to share the same patch of dreamscape, appearing within each other's thoughts — this is the "Land of Dreams" offering us its initial greeting.】

【Don't worry, you will soon wake from this dream and forget everything that has happened here, retaining only a faint sense of melancholy.】

【There's no need to mind either — this "forgetting" happens every morning; it is an ordinary occurrence we have long grown accustomed to.】

【... So, come with me. I will take you home.】

After the unfamiliar woman finished explaining, she stepped out of the room first and left behind a line.

【Left side, end of the corridor. I'll be waiting for you there.】

Stelle: "What the hell is this? Am I really dreaming? It looks exactly like the real thing."

Stelle: "Also, who is this unfamiliar big sister? She actually looks quite cool and handsome — I really like her!"

March 7th: "Hey, hey, hey, you've let some mature stranger woman hook your soul away again, haven't you?"

March 7th: "I bet sooner or later you'll be swindled out of house and home by some bad woman!"

Stelle: "Ha, as if — I'm a veteran at this game. Who could possibly trick me?"

Stelle: "Also, on what grounds are you calling her a bad woman!"

March 7th: "The moment you opened your eyes, this woman was inexplicably standing right beside you!"

March 7th: "Most likely, it was this woman who made the underhanded move and dragged you into this dreamscape!"

March 7th: "If that's not a bad woman, then what is? And you're actually sticking up for her! You're truly a hopeless case!"

Huang Quan: "... Although there are some things I can't quite recall.. I think I probably am not a bad woman, right?"

Huang Quan looked at the comments in the livestream, thought for a moment, and still offered an explanation.

March 7th: "Huh?!!!"

March 7th: "From what you're saying, you're that unfamiliar woman in the video?!"

Huang Quan: "Unless someone is impersonating me, then I suppose this is indeed me in person.

Welt: "Then, Young Lady named Huang Quan, what is your purpose in bringing Stelle into this dreamscape?"

Huang Quan: "... I don't know. I'm not skilled at manipulate the dreamscape — this should not be my doing."

Huang Quan: "I know you don't believe me, but... please keep watching."

Huang Quan: "This video will surely provide powerful proof for my words."