"Should we do it, Lumine?"
Facing the solution proposed by the girl in front of them, Paimon whispered the question to Lumine.
She actually thought it was a good idea, but she wanted to see what Lumine thought.
"I think there might be a trick."
After some thought, Lumine felt that something was amiss.
Of course, she wasn't saying Kaito was the problem; she just didn't trust the girl in front of her who looked so much like the unknown god.
"I heard that, you know."
Sighing as if in resignation, Kiana spoke with a hint of dissatisfaction.
She had heard Lumine and Paimon's discussion loud and clear.
Even though their voices were low, it didn't stop her from hearing them.
Speaking ill of the Herrscher of Finality in front of the Herrscher of Finality was not a good idea.
"Ah… she heard us."
Paimon was completely startled, not expecting the girl to hear her conversation with Lumine from so far away.
"With your level of strength, I don't need to trick you. I could defeat you both with a single finger."
As she spoke, Kiana actually held up one finger, as if she really intended to defeat Lumine and Paimon with it.
"What do you say, Lumine?"
Sensing that the other girl wasn't bluffing, Paimon looked at Lumine fearfully, already prepared to hide behind her at a moment's notice.
"She does have a point…"
"I feel like even Wendy couldn't beat her…"
"But…"
"Why does she look so much like the god that attacked me and Aether back then…?"
Lumine was extremely concerned about the fact that the girl in front of her looked so much like the unknown god.
"Forget it. If you don't believe me, that's fine. I have to go buy some things for Kai, so I won't waste any more time here with you."
After speaking, Kiana walked straight towards Lumine and Paimon.
Of course, she didn't mean to walk right up to them; she just wanted to pass by them to go shopping.
Since Lumine clearly didn't trust her, she could only go and buy some restorative things for Kaito first. That was very important.
"Wait." Seeing that the girl who looked like the unknown god seemed to have lost interest in dealing with her, Lumine quickly called out to her.
By this point, she was actually starting to believe that the girl wasn't the unknown god who had attacked her and Aether.
After all, if she really were that god, she would have already made a move instead of wasting time talking here.
More importantly, she might be able to get information about the unknown god from this girl.
"You're really… Never mind." Kiana stopped mid-sentence, looking exasperated, but she still halted and looked at Lumine.
"Um… Are you Kaito's girlfriend?"
After a moment's hesitation, Lumine asked the question.
No matter what, the first step was to get to know the other person.
"I am," Kiana nodded, then as if realizing something, she continued, "Wait, don't tell me you are too? That guy is always like this, honestly."
"Huh?"
Lumine was a bit stunned, not expecting the other girl to ask her that, and to seem so casual about it.
Wait…
That Kaito guy…
Just how many girlfriends does he have…?
After the realization hit, Lumine couldn't help but scream this internally.
And she felt that Kaito definitely had more girlfriends than just Wendy and this new girl.
But if that's the case…
Does that mean her chances are pretty high…?
Lumine fell into deep thought.
"Almost! She's almost there!"
Just then, Paimon suddenly blurted out.
"Almost?"
"What's almost?"
Hearing Paimon's sudden comment, a confused Lumine asked.
"Paimon, what are you talking about?"
"Oh, I see. In that case, we'll be family soon."
Before Paimon could answer, Kiana made this remark.
"Family?"
Wait a second…
"No, no, I'm not Kaito's girlfriend. We're just ordinary friends."
Lumine finally understood what Paimon had been talking about and quickly waved her hands in denial.
Although she did have feelings in that regard, she definitely couldn't just declare herself his girlfriend.
If he didn't feel the same way about her, she would die of embarrassment.
"I know, but didn't she say 'almost'? So it'll be the same thing eventually."
Kiana nodded and pointed a finger at the nearby Paimon as she spoke.
"She…"
She actually doesn't mind this sort of thing…
Lumine was shocked that this girl didn't care about such things at all.
But then she remembered that besides her, there was Wendy, and maybe even more girls, and it started to make sense.
But…
"Having too many isn't a good thing either…"
"By the way, you can call me Kiana."
As if remembering something, Kiana introduced herself.
"Hello, Kiana! I'm Paimon!"
Waving at Kiana with a smile, Paimon also gave her name.
This was clearly another powerhouse; she had to latch onto this one.
"Kiana, you can call me Lumine." Following Paimon, Lumine also stated her name.
"Well, I guess we're acquainted now." Kiana seemed to be in a good mood.
Wait…
I don't think I ever denied that I'm 'almost' Kaito's girlfriend…
Suddenly realizing she hadn't refuted Paimon's claim about her almost becoming Kaito's girlfriend, Lumine debated whether she should clarify it now.
After all, she was still a long way from becoming his girlfriend; 'almost' was a complete overstatement.
But even so, she didn't really want to say it out loud.
Because she wanted to see if Kiana would mention this to Kaito, and then see what his reaction would be.
Anyway, if Kaito wasn't interested in her, she could just say Paimon was talking nonsense and that it had nothing to do with her. That way, she wouldn't have to be embarrassed.
Okay…
I won't say anything then…
After some deliberation, Lumine decided to neither confirm nor deny it.
Besides, she wasn't the one who said it; Paimon was.
"So, do you still want to come with me to see Kai? I don't know who you were talking about earlier, but this is the first time I've ever met you." Seeing that things had settled down, Kiana asked Lumine again if she wanted to go see Kaito with her.
Although it seemed like Lumine trusted her now, she felt it was still best for Kaito to make an appearance.
"Alright, let's go see Kaito now."
After thinking for a moment, Lumine decided it was better to go see Kaito.
Clearly, Kaito was far more complex than she had initially thought. She needed to have a proper discussion with him about the unknown god.
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