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She didn't quite understand.

If you're already so unfortunate, why don't you vent it to yourself?

Even though it doesn't have much practical significance, it would make you feel much better, right?

"Hachiko-san?" The agent saw that she was still standing at the door, not going in for a long time, and understood. So he came over and opened the door for her. "The guest is inside."

When the door opened, Shiori Hachiya instinctively wanted to dodge to the side.

However, realizing that the other person wanted to see her, and that this meeting was initiated by the other person, Shiori Hachiya did not run away out of a sense of guilt.

She braced herself and went in, expecting to be met with rather cold stares, but that wasn't the case at all.

"Xiaoxin, look, it's a big sister who sings really well!" The gentle middle-aged woman reminded the boy beside her with great surprise when she saw Shiori Hachiya walk in.

Four years have passed, and the boy is now eleven years old. But what doesn't match his growing body is his still innocent and somewhat dazed look in his eyes.

He wasn't very quick-witted; he had just been playing with the candy that was laid out on the coffee table in the reception room when his mother reminded him, and then he turned around.

He stared at Shiori Hachiya without blinking.

Then, as if suddenly finding the shadow of the older sister he knew in Shiori Hachiya's eyes, he opened his mouth and exclaimed, "Yuzu Vinegar Big Sister!"

Shiori Hachiya: ...

Shiori Hachiya felt that it wasn't quite what she had imagined.

She did appear in a grapefruit vinegar commercial when she was a child, but that was a long time ago... How would such a young child know that?

And why is this ad still airing?!

Shiori Hachiya was taken aback.

Seeing Shiori Hachiya's surprise, the child's mother apologized, "I'm so sorry, but after learning that you were about to hold your last concert, I really wanted to bring Shin to meet you."

"...Huh? Me?" Shiori Hachiya pointed to herself, her mind completely blank.

This mother has a very gentle demeanor, but due to the hardships she has endured in recent years, she looks much older than her actual age. However, when she smiles, you can still see the charm she had in her youth.

She said softly, "Yes."

Shiori Hachiya never expected that Shin would become her fan after the accident.

Very, very small fan.

He vaguely remembered the voice he spoke in Xiaoxin's dream afterward, but he could never remember the face or the name.

It wasn't until one day when he was watching TV at home and a grapefruit vinegar commercial came on that he was surprised to point at himself on the TV screen and recognize Shiori Hachiya as the person who often appeared in his dreams, gently telling him stories and singing to him.

Even after that, Shiori Hachiya would still frequently visit Nobu's dreams, trying to piece together the child's broken heart. If that didn't work, she wouldn't just leave, but would often send the child blessings and sweet dreams.

Or a lullaby.

Although the tower did not actively reveal that the Dream Weaver was Shiori Hachitani, based on Xiaoxin's words and her mother's own thoughts, she finally deduced that Shiori Hachitani was the Dream Weaver.

Then, I kept a close eye on Shiori Hachiya's activities, watching as her dark circles grew heavier day by day, and as Dreamweaver became more and more active.

Witnessing the fall of a child prodigy and the rise of the super hero, the Dream Weaver.

Until the final concert announcement was released, the mother felt she had to bring Shin to meet Shiori Hachiya.

Just to tell her:

"Your singing voice is the most beautiful sound that Xiaoxin and I have ever heard."

Both [Dream Weaver] and [Shiori Hachiya] have given others the motivation to continue living.

Please don't feel guilty; no one is blaming you.

PS: Here I am! Let's grab something to eat first.

See you tonight!

47. Dream Tides

This was Shiori Hachiya's first meeting with Nobu and her son in four years, and she talked with them for a long time.

It wasn't until practice time was over and night had fallen that she hurriedly returned to Koizumi Saki's house.

As soon as she got back, she lay down on the sofa, her expression blank, lost in thought: "...Ah."

He seemed to be staring blankly at the ceiling, occasionally grabbing a cushion on the sofa and making excited yet strange noises.

That's really strange...!

Even though they had already heard countless people shower them with compliments when they were idols, they would still be overjoyed by this kind of face-to-face affirmation and praise.

Is it because we haven't heard this kind of sound for so long that it feels so rare...?

Touching his face, it was burning hot. He then hugged a cushion and rolled around on the sofa, laughing as he tumbled off.

God knows how much effort she put in to maintain her image as a superhero and idol in front of Xiaoxin and his mother.

Hehehe... I got praised...

Seeing Shiori Hachiya happily lounging on the sofa, Saki Koizumi, who had just come out of the bathroom, subconsciously checked the time.

Ten minutes had passed since I went into the restroom.

In addition, this guy has been occupying the TV for almost half an hour.

"Ah, didn't this guy take a break in the middle? He's been grinning like an idiot the whole time?" Koizumi Saki ran to the kitchen and asked Kita Kirihara, who was cooking, with a puzzled look.

The latter smiled helplessly: "She must have encountered some good thing. It's not bad to let her stay like this for a while, after all, the graduation concert is tomorrow."

Saki Koizumi frowned slightly, glancing at Shiori Hachiya, who was still chuckling to herself, and wondered if there was something wrong with her brain.

If it weren't for the fact that her abilities couldn't detect anything unusual, Saki Koizumi would have thought that Shiori Hachiya had been turned into an idiot by the backlash of her abilities.

She sighed, went over and sat on the sofa next to Shiori Hachitani, reached out and pulled the cushion from Shiori Hachitani's hand, staring into her eyes: "When are you going to go back to your own home?"

Indeed, although Kita Kirihara didn't seem to have any objections on the surface, Koizumi Saki noticed something was amiss after staying there for the past few days.

It should be a private time for just the two of us, Ah Yuan, so why is this guy, Hachiya, living in my house and acting so self-righteous?

Shiori Hachiya rolled her eyes as Koizumi Saki took the body pillow from her hands.

"I'm just thinking about my own safety," Shiori Hachiya said matter-of-factly. "There are beast tamers at Future Vision, so the mechanical ghosts can escape at any time, which is very safe. Besides, have you forgotten about Tenjin?"

Recently, the superheroes have noticed strange gazes lurking around them.

Hostile, cold, and dangerous.

Shiori Hachiya originally stayed at Saki Koizumi's house temporarily because she was looking for Yuki Tenjou. She stayed there because of the nutritional meals provided by Kita Kirihara, but part of the reason was also to seek the protection of the god's name.

It's best not to act rashly until things are over.

Shiori Hachiya actually considered canceling her final concert and announcing her retirement from the entertainment industry, but she was simply too busy during this period, and as a dream weaver, she also needed to ensure her own safety.

Saki Koizumi refuted her idea at the meeting.

"If you don't want to regret it later, you'd better calm down and think about it from a more selfish perspective." In private, Saki Koizumi rarely spoke so sensibly.

She knew that Shiori Hachitani had modified Shiori's own core of being, but she also knew that the job that made Shiori Hachitani persist in patrolling at night and working during the day without rest must be very important to Shiori Hachitani.

Therefore, let's simply and bluntly refute Shiori Hachitani's idea.

Then use other tasks to delay Shiori Hachiya a little, so that this person who is about to collapse can get some rest.

It seems that the effect is quite good.

Just ...

There's a slight problem.

Among the psychic abilities users, the Dream Weaver has always been responsible for the most tasks. When she doesn't need to patrol at night, she has other psychic heroes keep an eye on Nightmare.

But over time, it won't work without Shiori Hachiya.

The number of nightmares multiplies even faster than cockroaches, and before you know it, they're swarming everywhere.

Living in a concrete jungle, everyone carries their own pressures. These pressures and negative emotions gradually accumulate, becoming venom seeping from the core of the soul, breeding insect-like nightmares.

After the Void Rift appeared, these nightmares, which were originally just simple nightmares, gradually transformed into monsters that could affect reality and were extremely hostile to humans.

It can even materialize and appear in reality.

This is the scope of work for the Dreamweaver and other psychic heroes.

After imprinting her mind on herself, Shiori Hachiya's power was strong enough to easily cover an entire city, or even the whole country. She patrolled the dream world, picking out nightmares, like a farmer inspecting his wheat field and pulling out bedbugs.

This is a huge amount of work.

Without her, it would be difficult for others to keep up with the work progress.

Therefore, Shiori Hachiya's absence for too long is not a good thing. At least for now, the number of nightmares is increasing rapidly, and there is a faint trend of forming a new wave of dream tides.

However, they should be able to hold on for another day.

All that's needed is for Shiori Hachiya's farewell concert to conclude successfully tomorrow.

Saki Koizumi hugged the pillow, hesitated for a moment, and decided it was better not to tell Shiori Hachiya about this yet.

Don't let it affect Shiori Hachiya's condition, after all, she's going on stage tomorrow.

She took out her phone and sent a text message to Kobayashi Ryo, who had been busy lately and hadn't appeared in front of her:

Pay close attention to the rate at which nightmares multiply.

· Get through tomorrow

A short while later, Kobayashi Ryo replied:

Received, senior

Speaking of which, Liang hasn't been here for a long time.

Saki Koizumi suddenly thought of it, but didn't think much of it.

P.S.: Here I am! Hehe, I was quick, wasn't I!