Alright, everyone, we're going to start handing out the gifts that Tsukasa and the others brought back for us♪
Plushies, if you'll please form an orderly line.
Okay!
Hehe. I want some snacks, so I'll take these!
I'll take... This bandana.
Sure, let me tie that on for you♪
Stay still for a second...
Oh, our doggie friend here has one around its neck too. You two could match...
I know! Why don't I tie yours the same way?
Yeah! Thanks, MEIKO!
And... All done♪
Hey, that looks pretty good on you.
It does? Thanks!
Phew... I believe that's everything.
Yes, we had just enough for everyone...
Says the person who was dozing off part way through.
Still, America was much more fun than I anticipated.
Hehe. We did get to see quite a bit of that park.
Yes, we did! The show we saw was absolutely breathtaking, while all the rides and attractions let you dive into their own individual stories or worlds♪
Not only that, Tsukasa and the others seemed to also make some profound realizations.
Yes, Emu especially...
She knows what she carries now.
She understands just how “important” she is to everyone else around her.
I've decided to hang on to my dreams while learning to balance them with reality!
If my dreams ever start getting too big, I promise to take a step back to see if it's really possible...
And if I start putting down my own ideas too much, I'll just crawl into bed and come up with more while I'm asleep...!
Yes, I'm so glad for her.
But balancing your dreams with reality seems so hard.
I'd say I'm dreaming for twenty and in reality for four.
Twenty and four...?
Ah... Do you mean that you're asleep for twenty hours a day but awake for four?
Correct, KAITO.
This isn't quiz time!
Sloths and pandas live more active lives than you!
Haha...
But Luka's right in saying that it's challenging to balance your dreams with reality.
True...
Still, I want them to dream big and as much as possible.
My favorite part about them is how they're so happy-go-lucky in terms of what kinds of shows they do and how they present them♪
I feel really happy whenever they just get to be themselves!
Hehe. You're usually pretty hands-on when it comes to motivating everyone, but it's nice seeing you sit back and watch like this from time to time.
Oh? Is that so?
Yes. When you were handing out gifts to the plushies just now, you had this incredibly warm and gentle expression on your face.
On top of that, you were the one who first realized that there was a child in distress while we were in the U.S.
Oh, that?
That caught my attention because it seemed odd that someone was crying in a place that's supposed to be full of smiles and laughter.
It could also be that my ears are more sensitive to those kinds of sounds because this SEKAI's filled with so much joy.
I see.
Hmm... In that case...
Waahhh... Waahhh...
Uh, Luka?
Waahhh. I'm so sleepy...
*Sob*
Where could MEIKO be...? Her lap would make the perfect pillow right now.
Hehe. So she says, MEIKO.
Wh-What do you want me to say?
You expect me to take care of a big baby like her?
*Sob*
MEIKO...
Oh, you... Fine.
Just for a little while, alright?
Hehe. Thank you♪
I'll be able have some wonderful dreams now.
Is that what you actually meant by what you said earlier?
Haha.