Time slowly passed.
Bedtime was approaching.
The Leader also sent a message saying he was about to sleep, asking Ye Lan to prepare.
"Mm, sleep."
Ye Lan and Ye Xing lay on the bed, very close to each other.
Recently, Ye Lan hadn't been hugging Ye Xing while sleeping. Now, feeling this sensation again was truly moving.
Indeed, having a soft little loli in one's arms as a hugging pillow was better.
Ye Xing and Ye Lan nuzzled each other affectionately, quickly entering dreamland.
All Night Watchers also successively entered sleep.
Kong Yubai and Shu Yao, staying at a certain hotel, also went to sleep on time, preparing to meet their Spectator in the dream.
But time passed minute by second.
Those who went to sleep with a purpose did not enter the dream world.
In a certain room.
The Leader, who had been asleep for half an hour, suddenly opened his eyes, his expression slightly puzzled.
"Didn't get in? Why?"
Then he quickly contacted other Night Watchers to see if he was the only exception.
But to his astonishment, not a single Night Watcher had successfully entered the dream world.
Some Night Watchers had gone to sleep two hours early, but no matter how long they slept, they still couldn't be drawn into that strange Star Eclipse dream.
"This... What is the Dream Narrator up to now? Could it be that he has filtered out Night Watchers or Star holders?"
Guessing this, the Leader frowned slightly, feeling the situation had become a bit troublesome.
Now there was an urgent need to confirm one thing: whether only Star holders couldn't enter the dream.
This needed to be experimented.
And there were many staff members without Stars at the Night Watchers' headquarters who could try.
The Leader quickly issued orders to experiment with this idea.
A moment later, several ordinary staff members were gathered.
They quickly fell asleep under the influence of Star-Knower technology.
High-ranking personnel from the headquarters surrounded them, seemingly wanting to know the results quickly.
Other staff members used advanced technology to confirm their status, to determine whether they were dreaming.
Time passed second by minute, and the results came out.
They weren't dreaming at all, which meant they also couldn't enter the dream world constructed by the Dream Narrator.
Learning this result, the Leader fell into contemplation.
"Could it be that the Dream Narrator didn't act today? Has he left the capital satisfied? Or... is it for other reasons?"
These questions arose in everyone's minds.
Unable to dream, the Night Watchers now had extra time at night.
Going out on patrol might be a good choice.
If the Dream Narrator hadn't unfolded the dream world, perhaps now was the moment of awakening.
And at the moment of awakening, he might very likely appear in reality in his true form.
However, this was just a guess.
But even if it was a guess, the Leader didn't want to let it pass.
Meanwhile.
Inside the Rising Sun Theater.
Kong Yubai and Shu Yao returned from the theater entrance, their expressions clearly puzzled.
Seeing the two return, Lian Hua quickly approached.
"Singer, Playwright, why did you come back? Aren't you dreaming together with the Spectator?"
Kong Yubai shook her head.
"We didn't enter the dream."
Shu Yao also nodded lightly.
"Today seems a bit different, we can't enter the dream world."
"Is that so?"
Lian Hua was somewhat puzzled.
Kong Yubai and Shu Yao began to ponder.
"If nothing unexpected, this should be the work of that Star Eclipse. He probably rejected everyone's entry, or... he didn't use the power of the Star Eclipse tonight."
"But why would he do this? What's his purpose?"
"Don't know."
Kong Yubai and Shu Yao weren't in a hurry.
After all, they entered the dream world just to accompany the Spectator, not caring much about other things.
If that Star Eclipse had any sinister plot, it should be something for the Night Watchers to worry about.
At this moment, Kong Yubai noticed something.
"Where's the Spectator?"
"Mm, she said she wanted to sleep with Ye Lan," Lian Hua answered.
"I see, then she should be at the Night Watchers' headquarters."
Kong Yubai smiled lightly.
"If it's her, she probably won't notice that she can't enter the dream world tonight."
Shu Yao thought so too.
"She'll probably sleep straight through until dawn."
"In that case, let's rest well and wait for tomorrow's outdoor performance."
Then, the theater quickly fell silent.
Meanwhile.
In a certain rest room at the Night Watchers' headquarters.
Two petite lolis hugged each other sleeping on the bed, looking very cozy.
No one came to disturb them, they slept very peacefully.
Most Night Watchers remained awake due to being unable to enter the Star Eclipse dream, all thinking the Dream Narrator had ceased his actions.
But was it really so?
……
Inside the dream.
Two lolis opened their eyes, gazing at the peculiar starry sky unique to the Star Eclipse dream.
"Mm-hmm, successfully entered."
However, after entering, Ye Xinglan discovered a strange phenomenon.
That is, there wasn't a single human figure on the unfamiliar large street where she was, making it very desolate.
Moreover, this area was very quiet, without a single sound, the atmosphere somewhat eerie.
"Mm... Strange, my sleep time was at normal bedtime. Logically, many people should have slept... Could it be that everyone is staying up late together!? How mean!"
Well, it probably wasn't for this reason.
Something must have happened that she didn't know about.
In this situation, it seemed they could only split up.
Ye Xing would go to the entrance of the entertainment district to wait and see if Kong Yubai and Shu Yao had come in and would come to find her.
Ye Lan would go to the Night Watchers' headquarters.
Staying with the Leader and others would give a sense of security.
Ye Xinglan said and did, quickly beginning to act.
Ye Xing headed towards the entertainment district following the route in her mind, while Ye Lan went straight to the Night Watchers' headquarters.
Soon, Ye Xing arrived at the entrance of the entertainment district and stood there pondering.
"Not a single person..."
Yes, she hadn't seen anyone on her way here.
Even the entertainment district, usually at its peak of human traffic, was very desolate.
Could it be that others hadn't entered the dream world?
Or... was she the only one who came in?
On the other side.
Ye Lan arrived at the Night Watchers' headquarters and didn't see any Night Watchers either.
"There's no one here either?"
Ye Lan tilted her head, her expression finally becoming a bit uneasy.
Then she walked into the Night Watchers' headquarters, touring inside at Divine Speed B, even calling out a few times, but still didn't discover a single person.
It seemed the headquarters was also empty.
And on Ye Xing's side, after waiting for a long time without seeing Kong Yubai and Shu Yao, she could only come to the Night Watchers' headquarters to meet up with Ye Lan.
Then Ye Xinglan ran to the highest building in the capital to look into the distance, overlooking the earth, but still couldn't find a single human figure.
The city in this dream world was like a dead city.
Now the two lolis sat close together on a long bench, their expressions worried and uneasy.
"It's too strange..."
"Really too strange."
"Why isn't there a single person in the dream world?"
"Only me alone..."