"Shall we start heading back?"
Rock suggested.
It was getting late, and they had to get up early for tomorrow's matches.
"Mm."
Fang Raon agreed.
He also had to do a quick visit to the real world to take a shower, get some food, and then call Chaewon.
"…"
Della nodded, but she was focusing her attention elsewhere as she looked at all the couples mingling in the park.
They were hugging, kissing, and just looking madly in love. It made Della feel a pang of jealousy.
"Let's get going then."
Elena tapped her daughter's leg, and they then stood up from the bench and started heading back to the village.
While walking, they arrived at the main street and saw the long parade making rounds—music followed wherever it went.
"…Lanterns waking on the riverbend, gold on every windowpane, morning spills its honeyed breath through fields of amber grain…
"…From the longest nights we wandered, through the hush of silver skies, now the horizon burns with promise reflected in our eyes…"
