"Mhm, mhm, of course, of course."
Upon hearing Paimon admit she was useless, a very satisfied Lumine nodded repeatedly.
Since Paimon already knew she was useless, naturally she had to help her out.
Is this the smug and satisfied Lumine?
Seeing Lumine now crossing her arms and puffing out her chest, Kaito couldn't help but think this.
He had to say, Lumine looked really good right now; he just liked girls like this.
"Then what about you, Kaito?" Just as Kaito was looking at Lumine, Paimon looked at him too.
"Me too." Snapping back to reality, Kaito nodded to Paimon as well.
Although he could already foresee the confusion on the Raiden Shogun's face when the time came, right now he still had to put on an act in front of Paimon.
As for whether she would realize later that he was actually tricking her, that was a matter for later.
"Then Wendy..."
"How many people do you actually need to protect you? Little Paimon."
Looking at Paimon, who was about to call her name, with a speechless expression, Wendy really didn't know what to say.
She really didn't understand why Paimon was so scared. One had to know, Paimon wasn't scared at all when she voiced that whimsical idea earlier.
Did I say too much just now?
Recalling her earlier words about the Raiden Shogun striking Paimon with lightning and the like, Wendy couldn't help but think this way.
However, she felt what she said was actually fine; the Raiden Shogun would definitely use lightning.
Forget it...
Let her be...
Anyway, the Raiden Shogun...
Hmm... Come to think of it, if the Raiden Shogun knew Paimon guessed that...
I wonder what She would think?
Just as she felt the Raiden Shogun surely wouldn't do anything, Wendy suddenly realized that wasn't necessarily true.
Although she felt Paimon's guess was fine aside from being a bit nonsensical, she didn't know how the Raiden Shogun would think.
Maybe She wouldn't think anything of it like herself, or maybe She would mind.
And if that were the case, Paimon might really be in trouble.
Of course, Makoto is there now, and she is there too, so there's nothing to be afraid of.
"It's right up ahead. The Raiden Shogun and the others are right there."
Because of her N-threaded processing, Wendy, having just finished her thoughts, immediately pointed to a small stall ahead and said this.
Right now, the Raiden Shogun and the others were buying food to eat, and the recommender was Yae Miko.
As for Acheron's side, she was silently watching them.
"W-Where?" Hearing Wendy say this suddenly, Paimon immediately looked around with a nervous face.
"Up ahead. Can't you see that?"
Seeing Paimon looking all around, Wendy directly reached out and pointed at the stall not far ahead.
"I see them. But are they... buying things?"
Looking in the direction Wendy pointed, Lumine saw the Raiden Shogun and the others in front of the stall.
They seemed to be buying things at the moment, but because they had their backs turned, she couldn't see what they were buying.
"Buying things? Does the Raiden Shogun need to buy things too?"
Paimon froze for a moment; she obviously found it very strange that the Raiden Shogun would buy things.
After all, the Raiden Shogun was Inazuma's god. Why would she need to buy things? Wouldn't she usually just have people bring them over?
"Of course. Have you forgotten that Geo Archon in Liyue who puts everything on his tab all day long?"
As soon as gods buying things was mentioned, Kaito almost immediately thought of Morax.
There was no helping it; that image of his was too deeply impressed in people's hearts.
Whether it was Wangsheng Funeral Parlor or Northland Bank, without exception, they were his wallets.
Of course, being able to possess two such wallets wasn't something an ordinary person could achieve.
"Huh?"
Regarding Kaito's words, Paimon seemed very confused, and Lumine beside her was about the same.
Oops...
I forgot...
The plot is a bit different now...
Seeing Paimon and Lumine looking confused, Kaito remembered that his experiences in Liyue were different from the original plot.
But it didn't matter; there was obviously something to divert their attention now.
"Stop saying 'huh' and hurry up and apologize to them," Wendy spoke up at this moment.
"Then... you guys have to go with me. Don't just watch from here."
Paimon, who was confused, immediately shifted her attention after hearing Wendy's words.
There was no helping it; what Wendy said was obviously the important matter, so she had to pay more attention to this.
"Just coming with me is enough. Kaito and Lumine can stay here," Wendy said as she walked toward Yae Miko and the others at the stall.
Because Kaito going back and forth would make people feel it was strange, Wendy just took Paimon over to tell the Raiden Shogun about that whimsical idea.
"Huh? Just... just us? Didn't you say before..."
"Hurry up and go, Paimon. If anything happens, just run back here. We'll wait for you here."
Seeing Paimon still hesitating, Kaito said this as well.
Anyway, he wasn't going over; Wendy alone was enough.
"Yeah, Paimon, hurry over there. We'll be cheering for you from here."
Although she hadn't expected Kaito to do this, Lumine didn't feel there was anything inappropriate about it.
There was no helping it; who told Paimon to stir up trouble herself? This was none of her business.
"Alright." Knowing these two obviously wouldn't go over, Paimon had to slowly follow Wendy.
Since neither Kaito nor Lumine were willing to go, she had to stay closer to Wendy; otherwise, if the Raiden Shogun got angry later, she wouldn't be able to bear it herself.
And just as Paimon and Wendy walked toward the Raiden Shogun, the Raiden Shogun's side also noticed them, as well as Kaito and Lumine.
"Eh? They came back again? And what are they doing standing there?"
Turning around to look at Paimon and Wendy walking towards them, and Kaito and Lumine standing motionless in place, Yae Miko had a look of confusion on her face and couldn't help but say these words.
"Maybe they forgot something?"
Actually, Makoto was also confused, but she chose to speak up with her guess first, and then asked Mei in her heart about the situation.
[Miss Mei, why did they come back again? Is this also part of the plan?]
[...No, but I don't know what they want to do either.]
After a moment of silence, Acheron finally gave this answer.
Although she knew the situation, she had been here the whole time, so she could only pretend not to know what happened.
[I understand.]
"Why did you two little ones come back again? Did you forget something here?" Just as Makoto and Acheron were conversing in their hearts, Yae Miko had already asked this question.
"Let her tell you," Wendy said, pointing to Paimon beside her.
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