A flower floating on the lake

Chapter 20. Day and Night, Meteors and Whales

A new wind welcomed them.


Finally, it was the earth.


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Chapter 20. Day and Night, Meteors and Whales
















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“I’ve arrived. I need to get up.”




"really..?"







Late the next morning, the carriage arrived in Paris. The two children who stepped out were met with an unbelievable sight. A large carriage, a fire-breathing train, all the square buildings, the city was gray. "That's what the heroine muttered to herself."







“This is the Paris you were hoping for. How is it?”




“There are so many big, unbelievable things. What’s that huge train..”







For Yeoju and Jimin, who had grown up surrounded by peaceful small towns and hills, the experience was full of surprises. The two children, having used their savings to secure a hotel, clumsily boarded the tram. Yeoju, who had been staring blankly around, suddenly raised her hand and pointed somewhere.







"why?"




“The Eiffel Tower, just a skeleton.”




“What’s wrong with the Eiffel Tower?”




“Taehyung said he lives there. A place with a view of the Eiffel Tower.”








The two children landed in front of the Eiffel Tower. The crowd was elegant yet relaxed, the gray air wafting from every direction, and the Eiffel Tower towered above them, its frame overwhelming. It seemed difficult to find Taehyung amidst the crowd, who seemed to pass by without even noticing the heroine.







“Paris, near the Eiffel Tower. Are there any other places besides those two?”




"huh."




"...what?"




“Still, since we’re in the same Paris, I’m sure we’ll find it. I’m sure.”







Jimin laughed in vain, then closed his eyes tightly and raised his head. His eyes, opened again, were filled with the vast sky of Paris. The night sky was always with him, no matter where he went. He thought he understood what the little shepherd boy's dream had been. Paris wouldn't be so bad, would it? The sky, as always, reassured Jimin.







“My lady. Look at the sky.”




“Huh? Wow!”







As the sun was finally setting, a dirigible flew lower than ever in the sky. A whale, gliding through the sky, was there too. "I have a dream." Jimin turned his head as if to ask, looking at the delighted female protagonist.








“I’m going to see a whale.”




"whale?"




"huh."




“You can see it if you go to the sea.”




"No, not that kind of whale. More than anything, I want to see a free whale."







"That whale doesn't necessarily have to swim the ocean," Jimin nodded at Yeoju's words and smiled along. The boy, a small whale swimming in the night sky, smiled as he prepared for a day more exciting than ever.