In the following days, nothing unusual happened in either the Garden Network or the real world.
The observatory on Black Star's orbit had already begun operations. Marin and the other Alice Puppets started considering building a communication system tailored for docking with the Black Star Observatory. Social order on Pasture Star had initially stabilized, and the Council's dispatched administrative officials and ground security forces had smoothly taken over the planet's daily affairs.
Perhaps something was happening beyond the borders of this world, but within the borders, the sun still rose as usual, and everything remained in its daily course.
In the Soul Wilderness, Erin (in her golden-haired puppet form) was straining her eyes to peer into the distance, slowly widening them.
