"It looks like someone is here to visit Kaito."
Not long after Lumine left her room, she saw Paimon fly back, muttering something.
Someone's here to visit Kaito? Could it be the two people we met this morning?
Childe and Mr. Zhongli... Hearing Paimon say that, Lumine immediately thought of the two of them.
"Is it the two men we saw earlier?"
Although she had her suspicions, Lumine still asked.
"No, no, it's not them."
Shaking her head, Paimon continued: "It's others, um... they're all women."
All women???
That guy Kaito... Just how many girls does he know???
Why do they keep showing up one after another???
The moment she heard Paimon say that Kaito's visitors were all women, Lumine was left a little speechless. She was truly curious just how many girls Kaito knew, and why there were always girls coming to find him.
And this time, two of them even came at once. It was unbelievable.
Sigh...
That guy...
At this moment, Lumine felt a bit like a clown.
Here she was, still hiding her feelings, while over on Kaito's side, a continuous stream of girls came to see him of their own accord.
"This courtyard looks quite nice."
Just then, a voice with a clearly extraordinary air sounded from the entrance.
And at the same time, along with that voice, a graceful and noble figure appeared at the doorway.
So that's her...
I feel like...
She looks like an important person at a glance...
It had to be said, the figure at the entrance instantly gave Lumine the feeling that she was no simple person.
"Wow, she looks like a big shot, Lumine."
Paimon, who was also looking at the entrance, whispered this quietly.
Why is everyone else so exceptional...
Ignoring Paimon, Lumine just felt like she was the most inadequate one in this courtyard.
Never mind Wendy and Kiana, she couldn't compare to them. And now, this person at the entrance—she clearly couldn't compare to her either.
Although she had only just seen her, judging from the aura the woman exuded, she was clearly no match.
Sigh...
I feel like it would be better if I moved out...
With one exceptional girl after another constantly appearing around Kaito, Lumine genuinely wanted to move out at this point. Otherwise, staying here would be too awkward.
And just as Lumine was thinking this, Kaito and a purple-haired girl appeared in her line of sight one after another.
Forget it...
I'll just go back to my room...
After thinking for a moment, Lumine decided it was better to stay in her room.
She was just an outsider, anyway. She wouldn't disturb their gathering.
After that, Lumine turned and walked towards her room.
"Huh? Lumine? Why are you going back?"
Suddenly noticing Lumine heading back to her room, Paimon turned around, completely bewildered. She had been about to check out Kaito's new friends.
"Maybe they're here to discuss something important. We shouldn't disturb them."
Without turning her head, Lumine replied to Paimon's question.
She knew that definitely wasn't the case, but she didn't want to tell Paimon what she had just been thinking, so she just made up a random excuse.
"Like this morning?"
"Yeah, just like this morning. Let's not get involved."
Lumine, walking ahead, nodded firmly.
Just as she finished speaking, Kaito spoke up from the entrance.
"It's fine, it's fine. I'll go get Wendy now. She's inside."
Hmm... Wendy?
They're here to see Wendy? Not Kaito?
Stopping abruptly, Lumine realized things might not be as she had thought.
"Ouch... Lumine, why'd you stop?"
Not expecting Lumine to stop so suddenly, Paimon, who was behind her, bumped right into her.
"Then we'll be troubling you."
The elegant and noble figure seemed to be responding to what Kaito had just said.
Such a polite conversation...
This clearly isn't Kaito's...
Hmm... Friend...
As if she hadn't heard Paimon, Lumine was now completely sure that the two visitors were just here to see Wendy, and their relationship with Kaito wasn't what she had imagined.
"Lumine? What's... wrong with you?"
Seeing Lumine completely unresponsive, Paimon couldn't help but worry, not knowing what had happened to her.
"Lumine, what are you doing just standing there?"
As he was crossing the courtyard, Kaito suddenly saw Lumine with her back to her room's entrance, doing who-knows-what, which made him very curious.
"Nothing, I... I... I thought it was going to rain, so I was going to go back to my room."
Turning to face Kaito, Lumine, who seemed to be deep in thought, answered him this way.
Because she obviously couldn't say what she had just been thinking, she got a little flustered when she suddenly heard Kaito call her. Her mind went blank for a moment, so she had to invent a very clumsy excuse.
Lumine... What on earth is she talking about???
Paimon, standing to the side, was completely baffled by Lumine's explanation. That's not what she had said just a moment ago.
But despite her confusion, Paimon didn't say anything.
Rain? Could it be that I was too focused on my conversation with Ningguang to notice?
Kaito subconsciously looked up at the sky, a puzzled expression on his face. He hadn't noticed any sign of rain at all.
More importantly, the sky right now showed no signs of rain whatsoever.
"Is this your friend, Kaito?"
Just then, Ningguang, who was following behind, looked at Lumine and asked.
"Yes, her name is Lumine, and the one next to her is..."
"Paimon! My name is Paimon."
Before Kaito could finish, Paimon had already blurted out her own name.
To Paimon, this person with Kaito was clearly a big shot, so she had to make an impression.
"Let me introduce you. This is the Tianquan of the Liyue Qixing—Ningguang. And this is the Yuheng—Keqing."
With a helpless glance at Paimon, Kaito began to introduce Ningguang and Keqing.
"Wow, it's the Liyue Qixing!"
Paimon was stunned after hearing Kaito's introduction. She knew the status of the Qixing in Liyue.
Tianquan? Yuheng? Qixing? What kind of positions are those?
They sound very important... But they do look the part...
Although she knew nothing about the Qixing, Lumine could still sense that they were formidable.
"Hello."
"You can just call me Keqing."
Ningguang and Keqing both greeted Lumine and Paimon in turn.
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