"About that... I don't know either."
Looking quite hesitant, Miko slowly shook her head.
There was no helping it; this was exactly how she should be behaving right now.
Or rather, this was what she wanted Ei to see.
"Then do you know them?"
Since the girlfriends of that young man she knew of already included Miko and the Anemo Archon, Ei was very curious about the others as well.
She was even wondering if there were Archons from other nations involved.
If that were truly the case, then that young man was simply too special.
"I don't know them well; I haven't really had much contact with them."
After thinking for a moment, Miko shook her head.
Because she indeed didn't know Kiana, and as for Mei, she didn't want to talk about her yet, so she gave such an answer.
After Miko's answer, Ei temporarily stopped questioning. She was currently digesting the information she had just received from Miko.
There was no helping it; this information was simply too surprising to Her.
She had never imagined that a human could make Her feel so curious and astonished.
Wait!
Suddenly, Ei thought of a possibility.
She felt... could it be that the young man wasn't human?
However, regardless of the truth, that young man was an existence She could not ignore, even if he hadn't done anything particularly special yet.
I wonder what Ei is thinking right now...
Silently watching Ei, who appeared deep in thought, Miko was also curious about what exactly She was thinking.
Although she felt her current performance was passable, she couldn't help but feel a bit guilty, though she didn't show it.
"Then go do whatever you want to do; you don't need to stay here accompanying me."
After a period of contemplation, Ei looked up and said this to Miko.
She now had another idea, which was to go find the Anemo Archon and ask for clarity.
Although She had initially planned to continue asking Miko about the young man's origins, after thinking it over, She decided it would be better to ask the Anemo Archon.
After all, Miko definitely hadn't been in contact with that young man for very long, so she might not know about those specific matters regarding him.
And even if she did know, she definitely wouldn't know as much as the Anemo Archon, so it was better to ask the Anemo Archon directly.
Of course, the Anemo Archon wouldn't necessarily answer Her question, but She had to try to find out.
"Then you have nowhere to stay tonight. Do you want me to find you a place at the shrine..."
"That won't be necessary. However, when you go back, please call the Anemo Archon for me. Just say I have something to discuss with Her."
Rejecting Miko's proposal very crisply, Ei asked her to help summon the Anemo Archon.
"Right now?"
Hearing that Ei wanted her to go call Wendy, Miko asked.
Honestly, she was still a bit uneasy about Wendy.
But if Ei wanted her to call Wendy, she could only do so.
Of course, she still had time to teach Wendy how to deal with Ei.
"Yes. Just say I am waiting for Her at home, and ask Her to come over if She has time."
Ei nodded.
"No problem, I'll go right now."
After saying this, Miko quickly vanished from Ei's sight.
That young man...
Does he really have no ulterior motives?
Looking at Her own residence which was currently being rebuilt, and recalling the events that had happened here not long ago, Ei couldn't help but think this.
Originally, She had wanted Inazuma to remain in stasis forever. However, a series of events had occurred recently, causing Her to worry about maintaining Inazuma's current status quo.
Clearly, change had already arrived. Could She still continue to maintain the current situation?
Sigh...
Silently sighing in Her heart, Ei thought of Makoto.
The Shrine.
Miko should be back very soon...
When she returns, I feel like she'll call Wendy over again...
Still drinking tea in the previous room, Kaito couldn't help but think this.
He knew that the Raiden Shogun would definitely call Wendy over.
After all, Wendy appeared to know more than Miko, and in Ei's eyes, they were essentially colleagues.
However, this colleague, the Raiden Shogun, hadn't communicated with other colleagues for a long time. Otherwise, She wouldn't have failed to distinguish between Wendy and Venti.
Creak—
Just then, the door opened, and Miko walked in.
"Four-legged Big Sister Miko is indeed very fast," Wendy teased, even though she didn't look towards the door.
After all, she knew it was Miko without even looking.
This stinking brat...
Unexpectedly being subjected to Wendy's sarcasm the moment she returned, Miko felt a bit dissatisfied.
However, by now, she had actually grown somewhat accustomed to this kind of talk from Wendy.
"Alright, Lord Anemo Archon, please isolate the sound again."
Since she had to say things that obviously couldn't be known by outsiders, Miko asked Wendy to set up the isolation again.
Although Wendy had just been sarcastic towards her, there was no helping it; serious business took priority.
Moreover, she knew that as long as she ignored this little girl's sarcasm, the girl would naturally find it boring.
"Done."
Knowing that Miko had matters to discuss, Wendy very crisply isolated the inside from the outside.
"Just now, Ei indeed asked about you, just as I thought She would."
After sitting down, Miko looked at Kaito and said this.
"And then?"
Kaito was certainly not surprised by this result at all; right now, he just wanted to know what happened next.
"And then, She asked me to call Wendy over."
Kaito asked crisply, and Miko answered just as crisply.
"Wasn't asking you enough? She just had to call me over to ask."
It was apparent that Wendy didn't really want to go.
"It can't be helped. After all, you are Lord Anemo Archon. Isn't it normal for the Electro Archon to seek out the Anemo Archon?"
Miko's words now carried a hint of sarcasm as well. She then continued, "Besides, She definitely called you over to ask about Kaito. I didn't actually answer much regarding Kaito's issues just now—of course, She didn't really ask either. Perhaps She felt that what I know is definitely less than what Wendy knows."
"That's for sure."
Wendy obviously carried a bit of pride in this sentence.
"Yes, yes, yes, indeed it is."
Hearing the pride in Wendy's voice, Miko went along with her.
She didn't care about these things anyway, so she would just let this little girl feel proud for a moment.
"Then, Wendy, you should go."
At this moment, Kaito spoke up.
Since the Electro Archon had called, she might as well go and take a look. It wasn't any trouble anyway, and it could even pass the time and prevent boredom.
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