"Elysia, your skills have slipped."
Seeing this, Chang Yuan's lips curled into a faint smile.
Elysia, hearing this, playfully stuck out her tongue and glanced back at him.
"Let me try a few more times. I believe I can do it."
"Alright, as long as you're having fun."
And so, Elysia spent several thousand dollars without winning a single prize.
This made Chang Yuan wonder if Elysia was deliberately wasting money.
But if she really wanted to drain Otto's fortune, this ring toss game would take forever.
It would probably take tens of thousands of years to make a dent.
If she wanted to waste money, buying real estate would be faster.
Wait, no—most of the Earth was already owned by Otto, so that wouldn't work either.
"Ehehe, I'm done. Let's go, Yuan."
Without answering Chang Yuan, Elysia grabbed his hand and left.
But before they could get far, a young voice called out to them.
"Big sister, this is for you. My dad saw your performance at the sandbag game. Thank you for your help."
The two turned around to see the boy who had been quietly doing his homework earlier.
But upon closer inspection, Chang Yuan noticed something was off with the boy's legs.
Suddenly, he understood.
No wonder Elysia, who was usually a perfect shot, had missed every time.
"Nope, it's just that I'm not very good at this game. I'm not skilled at it."
Though she said this, Elysia didn't refuse the boy's gift.
She took the gift box, patted the boy's head, and then pulled Chang Yuan along.
"There are many disasters in the world, and I can't handle all of them. So, I want to do what I can for the ones I see."
"...Yeah."
Later, Elysia encountered more dishonest vendors.
Like the previous one, their ring toss games were rigged, making it easy to miss.
But this time, the pink elf demonstrated her perfect accuracy once again.
And then, another round of gift-giving.
However, this time, two familiar figures appeared—though only familiar to them.
"Wow, free stuff? I want that white bunny!"
Seeing Kiana among the children grabbing free prizes, Chang Yuan was stunned.
Seriously? An adult competing with kids for toys?
"You like bunnies?"
Stunned as he was, Chang Yuan handed over the white bunny in the cage.
After all, the prizes were meant to be given away, so it didn't matter who took them.
"Yeah, I really like small animals. I love chickens, ducks, and fish too."
Kiana took the cage with a grin and nodded.
Then she immediately grabbed Mei's hand and happily walked away.
But shortly after they left, Chang Yuan overheard their whispered conversation and nearly tripped.
"Mei, Mei, once you get better at cooking, I want to try spicy rabbit."
"You're always thinking about food. Fine, I'll try, but doesn't that sound like a dish from Shenzhou?"
"...Yep, that's the Kiana I know."
"Bunnies are so cute. How can you eat them?"
"Then don't eat the braised rabbit head I make tonight, okay?"
"Ehehe~?."
Under the night sky, time had unknowingly slipped into the early hours of the morning.
The number of people in the amusement park had dwindled.
On the Ferris wheel, in the same spot, sat the same people.
Leaning against the window, Chang Yuan quietly gazed at the scenery outside, overlooking the world she loved.
Across from him, Elysia's eyes sparkled, her expression tender. If there had once been a shadow of him in her demeanor, it was now completely gone.
She sat quietly, her gaze fixed on Chang Yuan, watching his usually cheerful face now tinged with an unshakable sadness.
But Elysia didn't do anything. She just watched.
When the Ferris wheel reached its peak, Chang Yuan's gaze shifted to Elysia.
For a moment, he felt like her eyes were familiar, worth savoring.
Lost in thought, he stared at her.
Their eyes met, and Chang Yuan felt a little dazed.
Then, Elysia reached out, gently brushing his face, cupping it in her hands, her thumb softly wiping the corner of his eye.
"Oh, my other self, you're crying~? Hmm, such a crybaby~?."
"...Yeah, it's been a while since I last cried. I didn't expect to cry today, and to be laughed at by myself."
Chang Yuan chuckled wryly, rubbing the corner of his eye.
He didn't know why he was crying, or what had triggered it.
Perhaps it was the nostalgia, the memories of a similar moment in the past.
Everything felt like it had happened just yesterday.
And so, the two sat in silence until the Ferris wheel reached the bottom, and they stepped off.
But as soon as they did, Elysia grabbed Chang Yuan's hand, interlacing their fingers, and hugged his arm.
"How does it feel? Familiar?"
"...It really is the same."
This was something Elysia used to do to him, and now this version of her had learned it too.
Leaving the amusement park, Chang Yuan, a MANTIS warrior, felt a rare sense of drowsiness.
So, he found a nearby hotel.
After a quick shower, Chang Yuan lay down on the bed and fell asleep almost instantly.
As a MANTIS warrior, he had complete control over his body.
If someone tried to harm him now, he could react in an instant.
The pink figure, after her own shower, joined him on the bed.
Looking at the sleeping figure, she smiled softly and gently pinched his cheek.
Then, she leaned down and kissed him.
"Goodnight. Today was as fun as always~?, Yuan~?."
Lying next to him, the pink figure also drifted off to sleep.
The next morning, when Chang Yuan woke up, he didn't recall anything from the night before.
"Let's go. Didn't we agree to observe them up close? If we sleep in, we'll miss our chance."
"Ugh~, I know~?."
After brushing her teeth and changing into casual clothes, Elysia looked at her reflection in the mirror and couldn't help but admire herself.
"As expected of me, as radiant as a blooming flower~?."