Kaito's residence.
Lumine will be here soon...
How am I going to tell her about Kiana...
That they just look alike?
Besides...
She'll definitely sense that there's something extraordinary about Kiana...
So...
Now she'll probably think I'm extraordinary too...
Sitting on the living room sofa, Kaito was thinking about what would happen after Lumine arrived. Although Kiana isn't the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles, the fact that they look so similar is really hard to explain. Not to mention Kiana's immense power. The two points combined make it almost impossible not to be suspicious.
Let her be suspicious then...
It's not like Kiana is the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles anyway...
Even if Lumine thinks she is...
She can't challenge Kiana to a duel, can she...
Since Kiana, Lumine, and Paimon were about to arrive, Kaito decided not to overthink it for now and just play it by ear when the time came.
Knock, knock.
Just then, a knock came from the door.
"Kai, I'm back. Open the door."
Along with the knocking, Kiana's voice rang out.
"Coming."
After replying, Kaito walked towards the door.
"Kia— Lumine? You're here too?"
Looking at Lumine and Paimon behind Kiana, Kaito acted a little surprised.
"Hehe, good afternoon, Kaito."
Paimon, flying beside Lumine, shook her head at Kaito and greeted him.
"Good afternoon. What brings you two here?"
"They mistook me for someone else. They kept saying I was... hmm? Who was it again?"
As she spoke, Kiana turned to look back at Lumine. But before Lumine could say anything, she continued, "Anyway, they just got the wrong person. I told them over and over, but they wouldn't believe me. Then I saw they knew you too, Kai, so I brought them here. You can explain it to them."
After saying that, Kiana walked inside.
"The wrong person? So, Lumine, who did you mistake Kiana for? Does she look a lot like someone?"
After hearing Kiana's words, Kaito put on a surprised expression. Then, as if remembering something, he added, "You two should come in too. Let's talk inside."
"Then we won't impose, Kaito."
Lumine nodded, said she wouldn't impose, and entered Kaito's residence.
Kiana really doesn't seem like that unknown god...
But still...
Why do they look so much alike...
Recalling the conversation between Kiana and Kaito just now, Lumine came to this conclusion. The unknown god's tone of voice wasn't like this; she remembered that very clearly.
But for some reason, she felt Kiana had the aura of a god.
In that case...
Is she the older or younger sister of the unknown god?
For now, Lumine felt this was the most likely possibility.
But if that were the case, Kaito was clearly even more extraordinary. The Anemo God, a sister of the unknown god... both are his girlfriends. This is just unbelievable.
Of course, this was just her own speculation; things weren't necessarily like that.
What the...
A sofa is missing...
As soon as she entered Kaito's residence, Lumine noticed that a sofa was missing from the living room. Having been here before, she remembered very clearly that there was definitely a sofa missing.
And it looked like the floor had just been mopped.
Did Wendy mop the floor...
Also, where did Kiana go?
Looking at the freshly mopped floor, Lumine couldn't help but think this.
But she also knew that now wasn't the time to think about it.
"Who does Kiana look like that you know, Lumine?"
After they were seated on the sofa in the living room, Kaito asked this.
"Actually, it's the unknown god I told you about before."
After thinking for a moment, Lumine answered Kaito's question. Then she watched him, trying to glean some information from his facial expression.
"The unknown god?"
Looking very surprised, Kaito turned his head to look at Kiana sitting next to him.
"A god? But I'm not a god."
Kiana looked at Kaito, then at Lumine, and said this, looking somewhat baffled.
"Are you sure you haven't mistaken her for someone else, Lumine? How could Kiana be the god who attacked you and your brother? She's just an ordinary girl."
At this point, Kaito asked Lumine if she had the wrong person, then continued, "And you said they look alike, but how so? It couldn't be that everything is the same, right? Like their eyes, hair, and all that?"
"She's not ordinary at all, okay...
She's even stronger than Wendy..."
Mutely complaining to herself, Lumine said, "Of course, not everything is identical. But aside from a few different parts, the rest is really very similar."
"If I were the one who attacked you and your brother back then, you wouldn't be standing here right now. I'd even have to be careful not to accidentally kill you both."
Looking a bit helpless, Kiana said this quietly.
"Kiana, don't say that."
"I'm just telling the truth, Kai."
As she spoke, Kiana gave a helpless wave of her hand.
"Actually, I was thinking the same thing, Kiana. So, do you have an older or younger sister?"
Lumine, of course, understood what Kiana had just said, so she finally voiced what was on her mind.
Since it wasn't Kiana, it could be her younger or older sister. However, if Kiana's sister was the unknown god, then Kiana should be a god too, right?
No, wait...
How could someone so much stronger than Wendy not be a god...
Kiana must be from another world...
Thinking of this, the doubt that had just formed in Lumine's mind was somewhat resolved. She could come here from another world, so naturally, Kiana could too, not to mention Kiana's terrifying power.
In that case...
Is Kiana's sister maintaining something here?
Recalling the scene when she met the unknown god, Lumine couldn't help but think this.
"Nope."
Kiana shook her head.
After hearing Kiana's answer, Lumine was puzzled.
Could it really just be a coincidence?
A coincidence caused by the existence of many worlds?
Lumine knew that it was possible for two people who looked very similar but were unrelated to exist in the same world, let alone across many worlds.
But...
Lumine couldn't be sure right now.
"I feel like this sort of thing will take time to figure out. On another note, I plan to head to Liyue tomorrow. I was wondering if you had anything else you need to take care of, Lumine."
Seeing that the time was right, Kaito also stated that they needed time to ascertain the situation and brought up his plan to go to Liyue tomorrow.
In any case, he had to divert Lumine's attention first.
Besides, he really did have to go to Liyue; he still had an agreement with Zhongli.
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