As the Lion-shaped Mechanical Beast loaded with the Differential Machine shattered, the Steam Rules shrouding Grimland began to dissipate.
Inside the city, the residents who had been turned into statues under the influence of the Differential Machine and the Steam Rules woke up as if from a dream and resumed their previous actions, completely unaware that the World had been "paused" for a while.
For the residents outside the Crystal Palace, the Steam Rules hadn't affected them much, but for the visitors inside the Crystal Palace, things were downright weird.
When everything returned to normal and people started clapping, they were shocked to find that Olivia on the speech stage suddenly looked a lot more miserable: his clothes were covered in dust, his high spirits had turned gloomy, and the Crown above his head was nowhere to be seen.
It was as if, while they weren't paying attention, Olivia had missed a step, fallen off the stage, and rolled a few times on the ground.
