Chapter 169: Stray Laughs
Sunny solemnly watched as the citizens of the Underworld boarded the cable cars that would take them to the Overworld. There were dozens of them — most likely reserved for the special occasion.
He heard the delighted laughs of children running around, recognizing a few of them. There was enthusiastic chatter between the adults, speaking of this or that, and reminiscing about the times when the two worlds weren’t seperate.
Clara was somewhat panicked, attempting, but failing to stop the other children from playing around the machinery. Sunny mused:
’I guess there won’t be any dictatorship anytime soon... or is this the origin story?’
He was brought out of his thoughts when a woman with bluish hair and a small, yet joyful smile stood beside him — Natasha.
"For Oleg and I, not to mention the other adults, reopening the passageway means rediscovering old ways of living — a return to ’normality’. Survival is no longer the top of the agenda..."
After a moment of contemplation Sunny replied:
"But for the children who were born into this era, who grew up in this isolation... this will be a new life altogether."
Natasha nodded, before sending him a knowing smile.
"Always worried about the children, huh?"
Sunny blinked a few times. Then, with a sigh, he shrugged.