I Can See Health Bars in Real Life-Chapter 418 - 39: Penglai Island - Arrow Through Time and Space

"Do you want to eat something, Kikyo? Just as a small way to participate in the festival?"

Taking a bite of the grilled corn in his hand, Gu Mo handed it over with his other hand, asking somewhat incoherently.

The witch glanced at him but did not refuse. Instead, she gently reached out to take the grilled corn from his hand, examined it slightly, and then took a small bite with a slight opening of her mouth.

"How does it feel?" Gu Mo blinked, asking seriously.

"It’s quite good..." Kikyo said softly.

"That’s good... Do you want anything else to eat?" Gu Mo looked at the long vendor stalls ahead, where steaming snacks were sending out waves of delicious aromas. Although it was his first fireworks festival, he felt that similar festivals around the world were interconnected.

Special snacks at the festival are a major highlight, and browsing while eating is the right way to participate in the festival, making it an immersive experience.

"...Anything is fine."

The witch nodded gently.

She originally intended to habitually refuse, but after thinking about it, she didn’t want to spoil the mood at this time, or perhaps it was because of the festival’s reason that she was somewhat infected by its atmosphere, gaining a bit of human warmth and vitality, no longer so cold.

The two strolled along the road like other visitors, as if they were the most inconspicuous part of the local festival crowd.

Under the more thorough influence of the Illusion Technique, this time no one would disturb them, as if in everyone’s eyes, the two didn’t exist... even when people walked towards them or unconsciously made way for them, they seemed unaware that they were giving way.

The night gradually deepened.

The festival’s atmosphere also heated up, eventually reaching the climax of the fireworks display.

Various sizes of fireworks rose up, reflecting brilliantly on the tranquil river, their booming sounds echoing endlessly between the distant mountains and the city here, as if night turned into day. The fireworks’ dazzling display illuminated the night sky, dispelling the dense darkness like ink that couldn’t be dissolved.

Magnificent and grand, the scene was spectacular.

The fireworks’ blooming pushed the festival’s atmosphere to its peak; although the fireworks’ booming was incessant and slightly deafening, it instead highlighted the quietness of the festival... At the moment of the fireworks’ bloom, many people stopped walking and talking.

People quietly looked up at the night sky, watching the continuously rising and then blooming brilliant fireworks. Despite the roaring fireworks, the scene became completely tranquil.

Countless fireworks shot up simultaneously, luxuriously lighting up the night, creating a dream-like picturesque scenery, dazzling and colorful... Even Gu Mo, a modern person, found it incredibly spectacular, and the witch was even more astonished.

She watched quietly, her eyes reflecting a touch of unusual brilliance.

The fireworks vanished in an instant, but with each one cooling down, more ascended and bloomed, the booming sounds continuously coming from the front, never-ending, persisting for several minutes without cessation. With the now-quiet festival site, almost everyone remained still, watching silently in the same posture...

Unknowingly—

It seemed as if time stagnated.

As if the infinite beauty of this moment would continue forever.

If so... perhaps that wouldn’t be so bad... Clearing her mind of suddenly dispersing thoughts, the witch sighed slightly, subconsciously looking to her side, noticing that the other was also quietly looking upwards, his eyes calm, lost in thought.

Seemingly aware of Kikyo’s gaze, the young man slightly turned to look in her direction.

The witch gently shifted her gaze away, avoiding his eyes, looking once more towards the sky, where the fireworks continued to bloom brightly, lighting the entire night sky, vibrantly unlike any human sight, each firework’s bloom like a dream.

"How do you feel?"

A gentle voice came from beside her.

"..."

"..."

A brief silence.

Illuminated by the dazzling fireworks, the expression on the witch’s face softened, her lips slightly curved into a beautiful smile, as if melting snow and breaking clouds, her voice light and gentle as she looked back at him.

"Very beautiful..."

Gu Mo blinked, raised his camera: "Want to take a picture?"

Lightly pressing her lips together, the witch hesitated slightly, but seeing this, Gu Mo just chuckled, raised the camera, and clicked the shutter, freezing the moment forever. It was quite rare for Kikyo to seriously hesitate over such a thing.

But since she hesitated seriously, rather than directly showing rejection, that was already enough.

Still somewhat naturally turning her face away, the witch was about to say something but paused slightly, usually because she sensed something in such situations.

"What’s wrong?"

Amidst the thunderous fireworks, Gu Mo asked, also sensing something at that moment, and his spiritual power, previously restrained, quickly spread out, sweeping over the entire festival site and continuing to expand further and further in all directions, yet he discovered nothing.