[Lumine: Even unpleasant food brings a sense of déjà vu. This is definitely not the first loop.]
[Paimon: Do we still have time?]
Just as they stepped out of the restaurant, Lumine saw Dunyarzad sitting in the distance.
She walked over and asked, "Hello, Dunyarzad. We meet again. Why are you sitting here alone?"
Dunyarzad replied, "Oh, I just ran into some thugs. Luckily, Dehya helped me out. Then I felt a bit unwell, so I sat down here."
Paimon was shocked. "Thugs? Oh my, are you hurt?"
[Ningguang: A strangely similar situation. Even when separated from Lumine, she encountered the exact same thing. Sumeru's mystery is becoming more and more confusing.]
[Yae Miko: If this is a dream world, then whose dream is it?]
[Paimon: It must be the Traveler's dream. She was the first to notice something was wrong.]
[Yae Miko: But little Paimon, you also experienced that déjà vu. That means you are not just an ordinary character created within the dream.]
[Paimon: A created character?]
[Yae Miko: Yes. In your own dream, apart from yourself, all the other characters are imagined by you. Those are created characters.]
[Lumine: Can one person's consciousness enter another person's dream?]
[Yae Miko: Of course. The Plane of Euthymia is a world of consciousness. Dreams are similar worlds.]
[Lumine: So this is a huge dream involving many people.]
[Nahida: Finally, everyone has found some suitable ways of thinking.]
Dunyarzad shook her head. "No, I am fine. Dehya got some scratches on her arm, but nothing serious."
Paimon breathed a sigh of relief. "That is good. But I feel like you have been unhappy all day, Dunyarzad. And this is the Sabzeruz Festival you were so looking forward to."
Dunyarzad lowered her head. "No, I am always like this. Overexertion and intense emotions can easily cause my illness to worsen."
"Besides, no matter how special today is, it is just one day. After a few more 'one days,' my time will be over."
Paimon was confused. "What are you saying, Dunyarzad? I do not quite understand, but you sound very pessimistic right now."
[Paimon: Dunyarzad has changed. She was so optimistic before. She smiled and comforted us, saying that encounters are already precious beyond measure.]
[Lumine: Everything has changed quite a bit.]
[Ningguang: Could it be that Dunyarzad's time is running out? The dream is also harming her body.]
[Lumine: But how do people who have entered a dream get out of it?]
[Keqing: A strong stimulus would probably wake a person up.]
[Lumine: But this is not a single person's dream.]
Lumine said, "I am sorry for leaving so suddenly earlier."
Dunyarzad replied, "It is fine. Really, do not worry about it. I did not mind."
Lumine recalled the various anomalies she had encountered today and asked tentatively, "I have noticed some strange things. Have you noticed anything unusual?"
Paimon added, "Dunyarzad, have you felt any déjà vu? Like the feeling that everything happening now has happened before?"
"Déjà vu?" Dunyarzad lowered her head. "No. But all these years, I have been trapped in a life where every day is nearly the same. Even if I felt déjà vu, I would probably be used to it by now."
Paimon asked, "So only Paimon and Lumine have it?"
Then Dunyarzad stood up. "It is almost time. Nilou's Dance of Sabzeruz is about to begin. Let us go."