Listening to Pei Guang and looking at the floating block, Firefly wasn't surprised. In a dream world, floating architecture wasn't impossible.
Ordinary people couldn't make things float, but if Pei Guang did it, she found it natural.
Sparkle, on the other hand, was thrilled, clapping with excitement: "Amazing, really amazing! You can actually make buildings float? Can I do that too?"
Her voice brimmed with admiration and expectation, and as she spoke, her hand seemed to "accidentally" brush against Pei Guang.
The instant she touched him, she recoiled as if shocked, but soon, blushing, she made up her mind and reached out again.
First she lightly touched his hand, then lowered her head and pressed her reddened face against it.
Seeing this, Firefly fell completely silent. She thought this girl's level was high: who wouldn't get confused by such a move?
But Pei Guang wasn't fooled.
Looking down at his hand clung to by Sparkle, he said with disdain: "Girl, let's be clear. If you really want to touch me, then just do it openly. Don't worry, I won't mind."
"…"
Sparkle opened her mouth to respond, but Firefly stepped up beside Pei Guang and nodded seriously: "That's right. He said it before—if you want to touch, just be straightforward. Don't be shy, act bravely. I'll demonstrate: may I touch you?"
Pei Guang nodded: "Of course~"
With Firefly leading the way, Sparkle seemed to learn something. She too stretched out her hand toward Pei Guang: "Um, may I touch you?"
Her eyes held expectation and fascination, and her charming touch could make anyone lose themselves.
But at her enticing question, Pei Guang crossed his arms in front of his chest in an X: "Denied! I refuse your request!"
Sparkle grew annoyed at that, her tone tinged with dissatisfaction, her gaze questioning: "Why? Didn't you say… if we ask, we can touch you?"
Pei Guang sighed helplessly: "I did! But only for adults. When I asked if you were an adult earlier, you didn't answer, which means you admitted you're underage. How could I let a minor do something like this?"
At that, Firefly immediately understood what Pei Guang was doing. She frowned and said seriously: "But isn't it bad for her to see this kind of thing too?"
Pei Guang clapped his hands: "Ah, you're right! Minors can't watch this either. No problem—I'll censor it!"
As he spoke, Pei Guang summoned holy light. Just like a paladin from games and anime, he covered himself and Firefly in mosaic light.
Sparkle's eyes went wide.
Only then did she realize: she'd been tricked. Pei Guang wasn't interested in minors at all. He simply didn't allow minors to experience certain "features."
Wait—was he really that serious about this?
Meanwhile, Firefly, who had been annoyed since Sparkle showed up, was overjoyed. She reached out and touched Pei Guang's hand. Even though it was only hand-holding, it gave her a strange, wonderful feeling.
Excited, Firefly said: "Eh? This is kind of fun!"
Pei Guang: "Fun is fine, just don't get rough~"
Firefly: "Okay~ then can I touch you again?"
Pei Guang: "No problem~ this is an activity adults are allowed to try."
Firefly: "So this is the feel of male muscles? It's my first time experiencing it myself."
Pei Guang: "There's plenty more fun you can try, but you'll need to raise my affection level to unlock it~"
Firefly: "Um~ instead of raising affection, could I just pay money?"
Pei Guang: "No! I'm a proper person."
Under the cover of holy light, Pei Guang and Firefly weren't actually doing anything, just misleading Sparkle.
Inside the holy light Sparkle couldn't see a thing, but hearing Firefly's happy laughter, hearing Pei Guang's laughter, she clenched her teeth and stamped her foot in frustration.
"Wait—why am I frustrated?"
Suddenly she realized. Why was she upset? At first she hadn't cared, but hearing Firefly laugh, she suddenly felt uncomfortable.
On top of that, she realized Pei Guang's "minor" excuse had been a huge trap.
While it was fun to expose his supposed quirks and tease him for them, if she was the one who fell into the trap, that wasn't fun at all.
So Sparkle hurried to explain: "I'm not a minor. I'm an adult. Look, here's proof~"
She pulled out her Dreamscape Pass. Pei Guang dismissed the holy light and glanced at it. Somehow, Sparkle had produced a pass that matched her current identity, and it clearly listed her as an adult.
At that moment, Pei Guang instantly lost interest, while Firefly felt regret. Just when they'd finally found a way to mess with Sparkle, she'd managed to prove her adulthood.
Such a pity.
Sparkle looked shyly at Pei Guang: "I've proven I'm an adult. So… may I touch you now?"
Pei Guang spread his arms wide: "Of course you can!"
With permission granted, Sparkle happily spread her arms as well.
But right after, Pei Guang turned around, speaking in a solemn tone to remind Firefly and Sparkle: "Alright~ once we've got some free time, if you still want to touch, I'll let you touch to your heart's content. But our priority right now is to hurry to the border and farm coins. Once we've got enough coins, I'll hand out some good stuff."
Firefly's eyes lit up with anticipation. "Good stuff?"
Pei Guang: "It's a secret~ you'll find out when the time comes. All I can say is, it's something very rare and valuable."
Pei Guang remembered that the Clockie Boy had pulled out a Light Cone with Firefly's image on it. He was planning to exchange for that cone and give it to Firefly, using it to win her favor.
Sparkle leaned in as well. "What about me, what about me?"
Pei Guang looked at her seriously. "You came along with us, of course you'll get something too~ I'm a very fair person. As long as you're on my side, you won't miss out on the benefits."
Sparkle: "You're so nice~"
Pei Guang proudly put his hands on his hips. "Naturally!"
After chatting nonsense for a while, Pei Guang got moving.
Once he was sure building blocks could float, he began digging up a large amount of materials. With enough gathered, he started constructing a floating pathway.
In the Golden Hour sky, a one-meter-wide path was rapidly being built.
On this path, Pei Guang walked in front, extending the route step by step. Sparkle followed right behind him, walking 'fearfully' and 'carefully.' Firefly brought up the rear. After several observations, she was already convinced Sparkle was hiding something.
As for whether people below would notice? Impossible.
Since ancient times, CTs don't look up. And even if they did, they wouldn't spot the oddities above their heads. Besides, the families had no time to care about anything new appearing in the sky.