The applause from the audience grew even more intense than before. Many people had already started cheering.
After all, no one would turn down this kind of “treatment.”
I glanced to the side again.
Elara was completely outside of this entire “economic logic.”
She hadn’t even really listened to the speech.
At some point, she had already wandered to a corner of the stage.
A few other children had gathered around her.
She was enthusiastically “explaining” things to them.
“That one is really fun!” she pointed into the distance. “And that water one!”
Her hands moved animatedly, her tone full of certainty—like a tiny tour guide.
“I tried them all yesterday,” she added, with a hint of pride in her voice.
Her world was that simple.
If it’s fun—go play.
If you can keep playing—that’s t
