Nilou nodded. "Yes. His devotion and determination must have reached the Dendro Archon, and she chose to bless him in the form of a dream."
Paimon said, "I understand your thinking. But we need to wake up soon, just like the Sage in the story."
Lumine said, "The dream should be ending soon."
Nilou smiled. "How fitting. The Sabzeruz Festival today is also about to end."
"Since we're in a dream, the final Dance of Sabzeruz can be a little more splendid, right?"
Lumine said seriously, "I've been looking forward to it for a long time."
Nilou gently extended her hand, and a glowing spirit appeared in her palm. It then burst apart, scattering into countless specks of light that rapidly spread outward, their radiance dispelling the night over Sumeru City.
[Furina: How magnificent, how beautiful! The specks of light actually illuminated all of Sumeru City! Dreams are truly the best place to film—here, all kinds of effects appear with a thought. It's wondrous. Though we can achieve similar effects with elemental power in reality, coordinating them always presents various problems.]
[Nahida: If you want to film dream scenes, I can help. But it will cost you.]
[Paimon: Does Nahida need to spend money too?]
[Nahida: Charging for filming—isn't that what humans do?]
[Lumine: Nahida is still imitating humans.]
[Furina: Of course. I'll pay at a lead actor's salary rate.]
[Charlotte: Fontaine's film industry is about to undergo a tremendous change.]
[Furina: Naturally. Aside from me, who else can get a deity's help? I will become Fontaine's greatest screenwriter.]
[Navia: And then receive the Furina Award, presented by Furina herself.]
[Paimon: Isn't this going around in circles? I don't get it.]
The people's gazes followed the specks of light toward Nilou.
She had already struck a pose.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, everyone. Let me now offer the Dance of Sabzeruz to the deity."
The dance was exquisite, supremely elegant, with the countless specks of light swirling in time with Nilou's movements.
Lumine gazed intently at the stage. Dunyarzad's voice echoed in her mind: "Not seeing Nilou's Dance of Sabzeruz is indeed somewhat regrettable."
Then, a silhouette of Dunyarzad appeared beside Lumine, watching the stage with her, eyes brimming with excitement.
Gradually, as the dance drew to a close, everyone's figures grew transparent, and Sumeru City itself dissolved into specks of light and faded away.
Huff... Paimon opened her bleary eyes. "Good morning, Lumine. I feel like I've slept for ages."
Lumine said, "Good morning, Paimon. My head hurts too."
Paimon said groggily, "How did we fall asleep last night?"
"I remember... it was after the Sabzeruz Festival. The Sabzeruz Festival... we've broken free from the loop, right?"
[Nahida: Everyone wins, everyone wins.]
[Paimon: Yes. Things have finally come to an end. Next up is taking down the Sages.]
Lumine suddenly grew excited. "Yes, I remember now. Quick, let's take off our Akasha Terminals first, then go see Dunyarzad."
The two dashed over and saw Katheryne tending to Dunyarzad. "Well done, Traveler and Paimon."
Katheryne turned to look at Dunyarzad. "Thank you for organizing the Sabzeruz Festival for me."
Dunyarzad slowly came to. Seeing Lumine, she grew excited. "You have to hear this—I saw it! I saw Nilou! I saw Nilou perform the Dance of Sabzeruz in my dream!"
...
[Furina: We all saw it. It was the most beautiful dance I have ever seen. Nilou, have you ever considered coming to Fontaine to develop your career? Here in the capital of art, you will become a great star—second only to me.]
[Chiori: Fontaine is the capital of art. It has the stage most suited to you.]
[Nilou: Then... I would be honored to. I'd like to give it a try.]