I've already said this isn't a life simulator!

"Haha~ Who told you to attract so many cute girls?"

So this is all my fault?

"Of course~?"

"Okay, okay, you're right... What should we play next?"

"I want to ride a roller coaster! And a drop tower!"

"Ring! The drop tower is too dangerous."

"Then let's go for a roller coaster!"

"Sakura, did Rin trick you again?"

"...This child only knows how to be clever."

"Hey~"

The group laughed and huddled together as they entered the amusement park.

Since Eden had booked the entire venue, lunch and dinner were naturally served at the restaurant inside the park. Sakura's original meal was not wasted and was shared among everyone, who praised Sakura's cooking skills highly.

Everyone had a great time, and because there were no queues, they were able to experience all the rides in the park. The only downside was that there were too many clouds in the sky in the evening, so they couldn't enjoy the beautiful sunset from the Ferris wheel, which was a bit of a shame.

After enjoying the nighttime attractions and the unique light and fireworks show, everyone decided to spend the night at the park's hotel—after all, Eden's star attraction had booked the entire place, so why not stay?

On the way to the hotel, Greta and Rin walked at the front of the group, playing around Hen and Blanca. Eden and Alicia followed slowly behind them. Perhaps because there were two children with them, Eden restrained himself and did not drink any alcohol since entering the park, only occasionally humming a song to fit the atmosphere. Xi Wang and Ying walked at the end of the group, shoulder to shoulder and hand in hand, looking at the people in front of them with knowing smiles.

only……

What's missing?

Xi Wang frowned slightly, and her head began to ache again.

Is anything else missing?

Yes, what else is missing?

Are you dissatisfied with everything as it is now?

No, I'm very satisfied, I love it, I couldn't be more satisfied, it's just...

Then why be confused?

Because something is still missing...

What's missing... Ah, I know.

"What's wrong, Wang?"

Alicia, who should have been walking ahead, stopped at some point and stood in front of him, asking with concern.

Are you unhappy today?

"No, I'm happy, but I feel... like something's missing."

Xi Wang shook her head and then voiced her doubts.

"It's like there's something missing in my mouth... Ah, it's not that the food was bad, it's just that I feel like something's missing."

"What's missing...?"

Sakura, who was standing next to her, thought for a moment, and then, as if it were a natural thing, reached into her bag.

"Is something missing...? I know!"

Alicia seemed to have thought of something and turned around to fumble for her handbag.

"Is this it? / Is this it?" x2

The two of them simultaneously took a candy box out of their bags and handed it to Xi Wang.

Alicia spoke in her usual light and confident tone.

Sakura looked at the candy box in her hand with a slightly puzzled expression, and her tone became uncertain.

"........."

Xi Wang paused.

...Is it just my imagination? I feel like the air around me is freezing, there are more clouds in the sky, and the moonlight is gradually being obscured.

Xi Wang silently took the candy boxes from the two of them and popped a white star into her mouth one by one.

It's all a familiar taste, and this sweetness makes up for what's missing.

But isn't the air getting more humid? Is it going to rain?

"...It really is this...Where did this candy box come from?"

Xi Wang asked softly.

"Hehe~ I knew it, Nozomi always loved sweets~ But she forgot today, but it's okay~ Sakura and I both brought some~?"

"Alice said this."

"Ah... um."

Sakura, who was beside him, seemed a little dazed, but still nodded in response.

"...No, that's not right."

Xi Wang shook her head and denied it.

The clouds in the sky grew thicker and thicker, and there were even faint rumbles of thunder.

“I told you, I wouldn’t let them touch [this thing].

Xi Wang slowly raised her head and met the gaze of [Ailisia] before her. The golden light in her pupils shone like a star in the night sky, so captivating yet so terrifying.

tick-

The rain dripped softly from the night sky.

"Absolutely not!"

In an instant, the rain poured down like a waterfall.

Chapter Thirty-Two: The Man Who Never Woke Up

"Well……"

The pungent smell of disinfectant filled her nostrils, and it seemed to be mixed with some other medicines. Sakura sat up, covered her head, and shook herself slightly. Her long, thin ears swayed with her movements. Thanks to her fusion warrior's physical abilities, Sakura's vision gradually cleared, and her perception of her surroundings gradually returned.

"here it is……"

"Sakura? You're awake~"

Alicia's surprised voice came from beside him, and almost the next moment he felt her presence.

"How are you? Did you sleep well? Are you awake now? Can you see me clearly? "

"...I'm fine, Alicia...what's going on now?"

"...The Eighth Herrscher attacked the base. Her special power caused too many people to fall into a dream. Although Dr. Mei and his team developed drugs to resist mental attacks, many people still fell into a deep sleep."

Alicia said softly.

“Sakura, you were like that before too, but thankfully, you're awake now.”

"Is that so...it's...a dream..."

As if she hadn't fully recovered, Sakura muttered to herself in a daze.

So, all that talk about marrying Nozomi before... was just a dream?

"...By the way, what about Rin and Nozomi? How are they?"

Although still somewhat dazed, Sakura quickly regained her senses and hurriedly grabbed Alicia's arm to ask.

"Ling, don't worry, she's safe. She's just looking at him..."

Alicia opened her mouth, but in the end she turned to the side, revealing Wang lying behind her, and Daisy Dobia further away.

Unlike the others who were fast asleep, almost everyone else was lost in their own sweet dreams, with peaceful expressions and smiles on their lips, occasionally uttering some unintelligible murmurs. But Xi Wang was frowning, his body twitching slightly. Clearly, he wasn't having a sweet dream. He even had wounds appearing on his body from time to time inexplicably, and in very strange ways, as if his body was creating the wounds itself.

As for Desdobia, her situation was even worse than that of Sunrise.

The terrible situation made Sakura instinctively move closer to Xiwang, gently taking his hand in an attempt to comfort him who was still having a nightmare.

"He and Desdovia were both plunged into a nightmare by the [Eighth Herrscher]."

Mei's voice came from the side. She gently rubbed her brows, which had become increasingly furrowed from working for a long time. Mei led a group of researchers to stand beside Sakura and then briefly explained the current situation to her.

When the Fire Moths discovered that the base had been invaded by the Herrscher, they immediately sounded the alarm and tried to gather combat troops. However, the unique mental abilities of the Eighth Herrscher were too difficult to prevent, and it was even more impossible to defend against when it was deliberately targeted and ambushed. Before long, most of the people in the base fell into a dream. If targeted drugs had not been distributed in time, the entire base might have been paralyzed.

Once no one fell into a coma, Dr. Mei and the others began researching how to wake people up. To this end, they urgently developed a batch of drugs for testing. The first to be used were Sakura, Xiwang, and Daisy Dobia. All three were fusion warriors, and even if the drugs malfunctioned, they could recover thanks to their strong physical abilities.

Now, after the injection of the drug, only Sakura has truly woken up. Xi Wang and Daisy Dobia have not woken up, and their originally peaceful sleeping faces have become ferocious and painful.

"Sakura, can you tell me how you woke up? This might be helpful for our drug research."

Mei asked Ying, as she urgently needed to know the situation in the [Dream] and to ensure that the two fusion warriors would not be targeted and killed by the [Herrscher] as much as possible... As valuable combat power of the Fire Moth, they could not die like this.

"...I'm sorry, I'm not sure either."

Sakura tried to recall everything from her dream, but her memory of the dream had become blurry. She opened her mouth, but could only shake her head in disappointment and say apologetically.

"I just realized I was dreaming and then I woke up."

"So... you're having a beautiful dream? At least from your own perspective, it's a beautiful dream."

"Yes."

"...That's what everyone else said."

Mei frowned, but didn't suspect anything.

Although it's difficult to wake up on your own after falling into the dream of the [Herrscher], it's only "difficult"—it doesn't mean no one wakes up, just that the number is extremely small... Mei naturally asked those people, and the answers were all the same: after realizing they were dreaming, they naturally woke up, and without exception, all of their previous dreams were [pleasant dreams].

Furthermore, considering the blissful expressions on their faces while they were asleep, Mei deduced that everyone was having a "sweet dream," and that when people were completely immersed in their "sweet dream," they would naturally die... This was the Eighth Herrscher's killing move.

After all, reality is so cruel, while everything in dreams is so beautiful. Ordinary people will follow their instinct to pursue beauty and choose dreams, thus falling into the trap of the Eighth Herrscher. In addition, the dream is so realistic that it is difficult for people in it to realize that they are dreaming. Therefore, once they fall into the trap, it is very difficult to wake up, and they are basically sentenced to death.

But now... looking at the pained expressions on Nozomi and Daisy's faces, Mei felt that they had underestimated the Eighth Herrscher.