"It's hard to say. After all, she is a god. It's quite possible Her Excellency, the Shogun, already knows exactly what you're thinking right now."
Looking as if he were deep in thought, Kaito wore an expression of uncertainty.
Of course, he was just doing this to scare Paimon.
"Th-Then... Kaito, you have to protect me!"
Seeing Kaito speak like that, Paimon hurriedly flew over to his side.
Whether due to the relationship between Kaito and the Raiden Shogun, or simply because of his immense strength, Paimon felt certain that Kaito could protect her from the Raiden Shogun.
This Paimon...
If you're so timid, don't go making wild guesses...
Silently watching Paimon's ingratiating smile, Lumine was left speechless.
However, she also knew that if the Raiden Shogun really intended to do something, staying by Kaito's side was indeed a good choice.
"Don't worry, I will protect you."
Seeing that Paimon had stopped her wild speculations, Kaito nodded, indicating he would protect her.
Hearing this, Paimon instantly felt relieved.
However, as if she had just thought of something, she quickly added, "Then, Kaito, can you come and stay with me and Lumine tonight? That way, if anything happens, you can protect me immediately."
Lumine: "???"
Suddenly hearing Paimon say this, Lumine froze for a moment. She realized this Paimon was becoming increasingly outrageous.
"What nonsense are you spouting now, Paimon!"
Honestly, at this moment, Lumine really wanted to give Paimon's little noggin a knock to see if she would dare continue speaking such nonsense.
"I'm not spouting nonsense! I just want to be a bit closer to Kaito. If the Raiden Shogun captures me, then later on, you'll..."
"Then I can finally save some money."
Before the aggrieved Paimon could finish her sentence, Lumine had already interrupted her with that remark.
Right now, she couldn't be bothered to calculate exactly how much Mora Paimon consumed on food every day—it was a lot, anyway.
Although Kaito was basically footing the bill now, that didn't change the fact that she consumed an excessive amount of Mora.
"Ah... I get it."
Looking at Lumine, who was angry for some unknown reason, Paimon suddenly put on an expression of sudden realization, leaving Lumine looking completely bewildered.
"You get what?"
Subconsciously asking this, Lumine wanted to know just what exactly Paimon had 'gotten'.
"It's just that you're worried three people would be too crowded, right Lumine? Then I'll sleep on the chair and leave the bed for you and Kaito."
By the end of her sentence, Paimon seemed quite satisfied with herself.
Lumine: "..."
At this moment, Lumine truly didn't know what to say.
"There's no need to be that close. Just like before is fine. If anything happens, I'll arrive immediately."
At this moment, Kaito spoke up.
Honestly, he hadn't expected Paimon to say something like that. He even suspected she might have said it on purpose.
However, looking at her innocent and guileless smile, he ultimately believed that Paimon really just thought that way.
What a pure child...
"Oh, is that so? Then I'm relieved, hehe."
After receiving Kaito's answer, Paimon smiled with relief.
Relieved, my foot!
Watching Paimon giggling foolishly from behind, Lumine couldn't help but retort silently in her heart.
However, after her internal retort, she began to ponder something.
That was...
Kaito and Acheron and the others probably don't just 'sleep' together, right?
Do they...
Do things or something?
Ahem...
What am I thinking...
Hurrying to shake her head to stop herself from thinking strange thoughts, Lumine quickly returned to her usual demeanor.
Right...
Before, Kaito and Miko spent the night outside...
Could they have already...
Done that?
Suddenly recalling the incident where Kaito and Miko were out previously, Lumine couldn't help but speculate again.
"What are you thinking about?"
Suddenly hearing someone ask this right by her ear, Lumine, who was deep in thought, was startled. She answered subconsciously, "Nothing... Eh? It's Wendy."
Looking closely, Lumine realized Wendy had appeared beside her at some point.
"It is me. You seemed to be thinking about something very seriously."
Continuing to stare at Lumine, Wendy seemed to want to discern something from her.
"Ah? Is that so? I didn't even notice."
Facing Wendy's words, Lumine pretended to be very surprised, as if she wasn't doing what Wendy said.
She had no choice; she definitely couldn't say what she was just thinking about, especially since Kaito was right there.
If it were just Wendy nearby, she might have shared it, since they were both girls, but the current situation absolutely did not allow it.
"Then it seems you were just spacing out."
Putting on a look of sudden realization, Wendy proactively offered Lumine a good excuse.
"Yes, yes, spacing out."
Feeling that the excuse Wendy offered was very reasonable, Lumine hurriedly nodded.
"Spacing out? Why did Lumine suddenly space out? Weren't we just discussing that matter?"
Just as Lumine went along with Wendy's words to claim she was spacing out, Paimon raised an objection.
There was no helping it; they had clearly just been discussing whether Kaito should come to Lumine's room to protect her, yet now Lumine claimed to be spacing out. No matter how one looked at it, that was very strange.
"That matter? What matter?"
Looking very curious, Wendy asked Paimon what they were discussing.
Seeing this situation, Lumine once again wanted to give Paimon's little noggin a knock.
This Paimon...
Next time, I definitely won't give her so much to eat!!!
Watching Paimon talking to Wendy, Lumine thought this silently, her fist hardening.
"It's about having Kaito come over to my and Lumine's room," Paimon answered bluntly.
"Go to your room?"
Seeming very puzzled, Wendy continued to ask, "Why go to your room?"
"This fellow is worried the Raiden Shogun will beat her up and wants Kaito to provide close protection. Honestly..."
Without waiting for Paimon to finish, Lumine cut in and spoke first.
She had no choice; rather than letting Paimon speak without any filter, it was better for her to say it herself.
Moreover, she knew that if she let Paimon speak, she would definitely spout those scandalous words again, so she chose a different way to phrase it.
Anyway, no matter what, she didn't want to hear Paimon say those kinds of things again.
It was fine just now, but now that Wendy was present, she'd better express that meaning in a different way.
"Is that so? Then how did this little one provoke the Raiden Shogun?"
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