"Boom~"
The simple fireworks went off inside the church, scattering glittering multicolored particles that adorned the candle-lit environment in a hazy and dreamy manner.
"I declare, let the joy of tonight's gathering begin!"
Standing on a tall chair, Ruby announced loudly and cheerfully with a paper megaphone, then raised two fingers high, like a signal. Fireworks followed in quick succession, bursting within the hall, showering down spectacular sparks as children's cheers rose and fell.
On the long table at the center of the hall, an array of delicacies had been laid out, the most eye-catching of which was the five-tiered cake in the middle, with a bright red gem-like apple crowning its summit, exceptionally beautiful.
This was a special Transcendent apple ordered during shopping, to be awarded as tonight's prize to one of the children in the church.
