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After a short while, the entire world rippled and twisted like the surface of water. In a daze, everyone was back at the spot where Arama had left, as if they had never run at all.
"This is over… Arashani? You're still here, thank goodness!"
"Avin has grown, but still a child. You can continue being friends until your world no longer needs Arashani."
"Arashani! Oh…" Avin remembered something and turned to Yoimiya and Hanachirusato. "On the way here, you two said we were searching for Aranara to find the Dream Flower and watch the meteor shower, but I monopolized the Dream Flower… I'm sorry…"
Yoimiya's eyes crinkled in a smile. "It's okay! This has already been a very, very wonderful dream!"
Then Hanachirusato reminded her, "Speaking of Dream Flowers, there's another one here."
At some point, a new Dream Flower appeared beside them. Yoimiya looked surprised. "Huh? Really!"
Hanachirusato smiled. "This time, it's your turn."
Victor Wang added, "Bloom the Dream Flower, and it will summon a meteor shower. Go ahead and touch it."
Yoimiya took a deep breath, glanced at the two of them, and smiled again. "Then I'll go!"
She carefully touched the Dream Flower. This time, the scene didn't change, but the ground began to tremble slightly. Beneath the cliff in front of them, a glow grew brighter and brighter. Golden, star-shaped meteors shot upward like fireworks. Soon, the meteor swarm filled the entire sky.
Even Victor Wang, who had anticipated this, was momentarily stunned.
"I want to ride these stars up into the sky!!"
Yoimiya didn't speak while watching fireworks—that was her habit.
So, she remained silent, grabbing Hanachirusato's hand with her left and Victor Wang's hand with her right, and led them to leap off the cliff.
A star, born from their wishes, rose from directly below, carrying the three of them.
Avin, sitting in her wheelchair and unable to move freely, could only smile at the scene. But Arashani took her hand, encouraging her to stand. Once again, Avin stood, and then ran, rushing off the cliff.
Two stars carrying people traveled alongside the endless meteor swarm, weaving beneath the starry sky and above the clouds. They didn't know how far or how long they would fly, as if heading toward the edge of the world.
"The only difference between these stars and fireworks is that they don't explode," Yoimiya thought.
Then the stars in front began to explode like fireworks.
The explosions didn't harm anyone, but the shockwaves made the two stars carrying people wobble. Yoimiya fell into the clouds first, Hanachirusato second.
"Don't be afraid."
Victor Wang laughed helplessly, summoning a gust of wind to carry Avin, protecting her as they descended. Finally, he also experienced free fall himself.
By the time nearly all the meteors had exploded and the group was almost hitting the ground, Yoimiya still hadn't unfolded her Wind Glider, and Hanachirusato let herself continue falling. Even knowing this was a dream, the ground didn't provide any rescue this time—they were really going to hit the ground.
In the end, it was Victor Wang's wind that carried them safely down.
Once they landed, everyone was back at the spot where Arama had left, as if the meteor shower had never occurred. The slightly altered sky from when Arama left had completely returned to normal.
"The meteors we summoned actually rose from the ground… it's exactly like fireworks!"
Yoimiya, hands on her hips, marveled. Arama suddenly popped out from the ground, defending themselves: "The form of a dream is decided by the dreamer. I only gave you the ability to dream while awake, so don't blame Arama for the strange meteor shower."
"Ha ha, no, not at all! I'm just amazed!" Yoimiya hurriedly explained. "A reverse meteor shower like this is probably unique across all of Teyvat! So satisfying, so satisfying! This is the most real, most luxurious, most romantic dream I've ever had!"
Victor Wang nodded in agreement. "Well done, Arama. You completed this task perfectly. I hereby declare you my best Aranara companion."
"I'm Victor's best Aranara companion…?! And Victor is my best friend too!"
Yoimiya laughed happily. "It seems everyone enjoyed this dream journey."
Hanachirusato added, "I really didn't expect you'd suddenly take us riding the meteors."
"Hehe, honestly, I didn't think too much either. But if we didn't take the chance to mess around, it would've been too boring."
"So, you already knew all this was just a dream, right?"
"I don't care if it's a dream or not. Though dreams are unreal, they're also unique experiences. If you get stuck on real or fake, you'll miss a lot of beauty and emotion."
Yoimiya turned her gaze sincerely to Victor Wang. "So, I'm grateful to both you and Arama. You prepared this alternative plan after realizing a meteor shower isn't easy to see, didn't you?"
"It's fine as long as you're not mad, though technically it's a bit of a trick."
"No way—"
Yoimiya was about to defend herself when Arama interrupted: "Wait a moment, a stranger Aranara is coming… I have to go. My best friend Victor and his good friends, goodbye!"
Arama disappeared quickly, and soon the newcomer appeared. Several people were stunned.
"Huh, Yoimiya and Hanachirusato? And Mr. Wang? You know each other?"
"Layla?!" Yoimiya suddenly blushed. "Ah haha, what a coincidence… you're nearby too?"
"I figured you came from Inazuma to Sumeru. You'd be disappointed if you couldn't see the meteor shower, so I wanted to check for signs. But unfortunately, still nothing…"
"That's okay, thank you for the trouble!"
"…"
Victor Wang glanced suspiciously. Yoimiya and Hanachirusato both looked away, avoiding his gaze. He cautiously asked, "So you knew all along?"
"Exactly. We'd already been to the Akademiya…"
"It's not that we didn't tell you, you ran too fast at the time! I couldn't even call you back!"
Victor Wang pinched his forehead, both laughing and crying. Everyone had been coordinating the act—he thought he was the director of this play.
After thinking for a moment, Yoimiya gathered courage and said honestly in front of everyone: "But I'm happy for the effort you made for our wish. I never thought the Yoimiya that children see could become a child being protected in their fantasies—that makes me even happier than seeing the meteor shower."
Hanachirusato nodded. "I'm happy too. This journey confirmed that as long as you're with the right people, the trip and the destination don't really matter."
Layla didn't fully understand, but she caught some key words from Yoimiya's speech. "Eh? Meteor? Did you see it?"
"Ah haha, no. I was just using it as an example… It's time to send Avin home, or her mother will worry. We're heading back, Layla, don't stress over the meteor shower."
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