Book 5: Chapter 19
After paying our respects to God, it was time to celebrate. There was no business left after that.
The ladies wearing wreaths wrapped their arms around their husband’s tightly and cheerfully went toward the flower field.
The merchants, on the side of the road that passed nearby, displayed their goods and began selling them. Their goods included all sorts of stuff including simple ornaments, food, and masks.
Luna wrapped her arm around mine as well and we went into the field of flowers. I staggered around as I tried to run in the flowery steppe. Luna let go of me and cheerfully laughed out loud. She then jumped into the flowers. I had never seen Luna so excited before. How long had it been since she last saw this sea of flowers?
This land which had once brought her happiness and bliss now only contained damaged fragments of her dreams. Luna finally got to see this land again. The happy and beautiful moments appeared by her side again. The elegant scents of the flowers and earth floated around her nose. The bliss was enough to make one remove all of their shackles and be as excited as they once were in the past.
I walked up to Luna’s side. She tugged on my arm aggressively, dragging me onto the ground. I fell on top of the flowers and looked at the dark-blue sky above blankly. The ground was warm, thanks to the sunlight, while the scent of the flowers around was more pronounced. It was as though we had extracted the sweet scents from it as it floated around us.
Luna held my hand tightly, laughed softly and said, “My beloved, I used to particularly love taking an afternoon nap here. I would come here when I was free and take a nap in the comfortable warmth of the sun. It has been a long time since I last lay on these flowers. I feel like I’ve returned to the past this time.”
I turned my head to look at her, smiled, and asked, “Do you want to have a nap now then?”
“No.” She turned her head to the side to look at me. She giggled softly and then reached her hand out to cup my face. With a smile, she said, “Of course not. I do not have much time to be with you, to begin with, my beloved, so sleeping here when you are with me is a waste of time. Being able to spend time at your side like this is like a once-off short dream, huh?”