"It's been a while, hasn't it, since you locked yourself in your room."
Ever since Lumine discovered what she and Venti were doing that day, Lumine had been hiding in her room, refusing to come out no matter how much they tried to persuade her.
Even Paimon was thrown out of the room by her, and no matter how she tried to persuade her, it was useless, making everyone very anxious.
"We can't continue like this. If she doesn't come out again, the Traveler will no longer be the Traveler, but will become a complete shut-in!"
As Lumine's good travel partner, Paimon couldn't bear to see Lumine continue to be depressed and had to do something.
"Shut-in? What does that mean?" Shenhe asked in confusion.
"It roughly refers to a woman who stays in her room or at home, doesn't go out at all, and doesn't communicate with others."
That's how shut-ins are described in books. Although it's only been a few days, she shouldn't have become a shut-in that quickly. After all, with her personality, it would be difficult for her to become such a group.
"Staying in a room or at home? In other words... is Master also considered a shut-in?"
Cloud Retainer often locked herself in her cave to study mechanisms, and she would stay there for a long time. Could she also be considered a shut-in?
"Hey(＃`O′)! This is not the time to complain about this. The Traveler's problem is the most important thing right now."
Cloud Retainer can be put aside for now. Let's solve Lumine's problem first. It's really a loss that that guy was able to hide in her room for so many days. Does she know how many Primogems she missed?
"It's not a big problem. Although she locked herself in her room, but... it's not like there's no way to get in."
Whether it's violently breaking down the door or other means, this door can't actually stop them. Durandal could enter the room with a single thought.
They could enter the room at any time, but Venti told her before she left that Lumine might need a few days to calm down, so she didn't act.
Now that several days have passed, it's about time to call her out from inside. Continuing like this is too outrageous.
"I'll leave it to you, Durandal. Compared to me, she's more willing to listen to you. I'm counting on you!"
Durandal nodded, and her body turned into black mist and flew into Lumine's room.
At this time, the curtains in the room were tightly closed, and the inside of the room was pitch black, making it impossible to see the situation inside... This was for ordinary people, but Durandal didn't have this problem.
She easily found Lumine on the bed. At this time, she was not sitting on the bed hugging her legs in despair, but was sleeping soundly on the bed as usual, and there was no problem at all.
Durandal raised an eyebrow. This was not the behavior that Lumine, who was hiding in her room, would have. Could it be that this guy...
Durandal observed the footprints in the room. Although there were traces of cleaning, she still found footprints leading to the front desk.
This person... while everyone thought she was hiding in her room, she actually secretly ran out? After completing something, she came back when they didn't notice?
Durandal frowned and looked at something on the bedside table. It was Lumine's Serenitea Pot, a good tool for her to get a good rest in the wild.
Even if she couldn't leave the room, she could enter the Serenitea Pot and solve some physiological problems inside, such as going to the toilet or taking a bath.
It seems that, while they didn't know, this guy did a lot of things.
"Before she wakes up, let's investigate a little."
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A few hours later, Lumine, who was sleeping soundly on the bed, slowly woke up.
She stretched greatly, rubbed her eyes, and whispered: "What time is it now? I need to quickly go to the Serenitea Pot to prepare something to eat, and then take a bath. Otherwise, there won't be time to go out and complete the Adventurers' Guild's missions."
Lumine groggily reached for the side of the bed, where she put her Serenitea Pot. She had been going in like this for the past few days.
But this time, she groped for a long time and couldn't find the Serenitea Pot, which made a big question mark appear on her head, and she looked at it blankly.
The place where the Serenitea Pot should have been placed was now empty. This shouldn't be the case. She put the thing there, so why is it gone?
"You're awake. Do you want to eat something?"
"Ah, thank you. But I haven't brushed my teeth yet. I'll talk after I brush my teeth."
Lumine politely refused the kind person who put the food in front of her. As a good girl, personal hygiene must be taken seriously. She must brush her teeth after getting up before eating anything.
"Is that so? Then how about I help you clean your oral hygiene? It only takes a second, and your teeth will become very clean."
"That won't do. If you don't brush your teeth with a toothbrush, what's the point?"
Just kidding. The purpose of brushing teeth is the process itself. If even this process is omitted, what's the point?
Hmm? No! As Lumine's mind gradually cleared, she slowly realized something was wrong.
She had been cooped up in her room these past few days. Logically, there should be no one else in the room besides her!
Turning her head, Lumine saw Durandal pulling out a cup of water, a toothbrush, and a basin from her personal space. The basin was probably for spitting water into.
This setup was like the kind of treatment very wealthy families would receive. Was Durandal going to personally serve her while she brushed her teeth? The treatment was too good.
No! This isn't about whether the treatment is good or not! The problem is that Durandal is in the room!
"You... how did you get in?"
"I figured you'd probably calmed down by now, so I came in to check. You wouldn't think that door could keep me out, would you?"
Seeing that Lumine finally noticed her presence, Durandal put the items back into her personal space.
"It seems you've had quite an exciting time while cooped up in your room, Lumine."
"I... I don't know what you're talking about."
Lumine guiltily turned her eyes away. She felt that Durandal must know something, otherwise she wouldn't be acting this way.
"Oh ho~ You don't know? Then I'll tell you exactly what you've been doing these past few days when we weren't paying attention."
First, there was the Adventurers' Guild matter. This Damselette certainly didn't disappoint; she hadn't missed a single commission and completed every Adventurers' Guild commission very well.
At the same time, she also entered the Serenitea Pot and chatted with the adeptus inside, learning that Lumine had been living quite comfortably these past few days by entering the Serenitea Pot.
She wasn't cooped up in her room as Paimon thought, but rather created the illusion of being in her room, making everyone outside worry.
Her main hope was to make Durandal worry, but she didn't expect that before the plan had gone on for too long, Durandal would come in and investigate all her actions during this time.
Wuwu!! Too careless! She forgot that Durandal could freely enter and exit rooms. It was all her fault for being too polite normally, forgetting that Durandal had this impolite ability.
"Now, tell me why you locked yourself in your room. Of course, you can choose not to say. But I can't guarantee what you'll encounter if you don't speak."
"What will I encounter?" Lumine couldn't help but ask.
No sooner had she spoken than Lumine heard dog-like growls coming from under the bed. Then she saw terrifying monsters crawl out from under the bed on both sides.
Ah! They were Durandal's black plague clones. They weren't snarling or baring their teeth; they just stared at Lumine with their crimson eyes. Just their gaze alone made her feel immense pressure.
If she wasn't honest now, she would probably be 'well-treated' by these two clones next.
Durandal would definitely not hurt her, but she would definitely make her very uncomfortable, so... it's better to say everything on her mind.
"It's all because of you! That day... that day you actually did *that* with Venti in the room!"
That kind of thing that makes people envy... *cough*! *cough*! Nothing at all! To actually hide in the room and do *that* kind of thing, even when she came later, Venti had no intention of letting Durandal go, until she couldn't take it anymore and pulled out her weapon, intending to assassinate the Anemo Archon, only then did he release Durandal.
She was truly greatly stimulated, so stimulated that she wanted to go to the Abyss to find her brother, join the Abyss faction, and take revenge on society.
But doing that would give Venti a reason to deal with her, and Durandal also disliked the Abyss, so her goal of taking revenge on society would not only fail to be achieved, but she would also be defeated as a villain, a huge loss!
So, it's better to hide in the room like this now, making others worry, making Durandal understand that she was hit by her and Venti's affair, and ultimately, for the sake of comforting herself, allowing her a series of behaviors.
This was her goal, and it was clear that this goal could not be achieved.
"Because of me, you're like this?"
"Yes, even though you and Venti have known each other for so many years, we've also traveled together for a long time. During this time, we've always been together, yet she was the first to succeed. Why is that?"
"Because... because she's shameless enough?"
Durandal thought about the reason and felt that this word was quite fitting to describe Venti.
Everything she did at the time was for the final kiss; one could say she schemed everything, and finally said something that Durandal couldn't resist at all.
Hmm? Shenhe was in a similar situation? That's not the same! Shenhe is such a good Children, how could she be like Venti!
In short, Venti's shamelessness was what allowed their relationship to progress a little.
"Shameless? So, as long as I'm shameless enough, I can do whatever I want?"
Lumine's eyes lit up. She was very good at being shameless. Before, she was just worried about her identity as a girl and didn't dare to go too far. Since doing this works, she doesn't need to pretend to be a proper gentleman anymore.
"I'm going to make up for the progress I've fallen behind during this time! Durandal! Accept me!"
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