Lisa lounged lazily in her chair, showing off her impressive figure to the fullest.
Everyone in the Knights of Favonius avoided even glancing her way.
But Lisa thought, if Ken were here, his gaze would be completely unrestrained, fixed right on her chest, brazenly playing the part of a shameless player.
Lecherous, and easily seduced by beautiful women.
Lisa felt this was Ken's only real flaw; otherwise, he was pretty much perfect, both in character and as a person—a true gentleman.
"Lisa, what does 'Pervert' mean?"
Hearing Lisa describe Ken this way, little Klee looked up from her chips and asked, her expression not just puzzled but also a bit unhappy.
Hmph.
She didn't like people talking about her daddy behind his back!
"Uh… Sweetie, you should go get some rest. I was actually praising your dad."
Lisa suddenly remembered Klee was still present and quickly signaled for Amber to take her to bed.
It was late anyway, and with a full belly, Klee was starting to get sleepy.
She left with Amber.
After the two left, Kaeya folded his arms and said with a grin, "We can't exactly use beauty as our token of goodwill to him, can we?"
"You're free to try," Eula replied coolly. "Unless you're not afraid of Lady Alice coming for you."
Uh… At the thought of Alice's many tricks, Kaeya shrank back. "On second thought, forget it."
None of them dared cross that woman.
Otherwise, Stormterror's Lair wouldn't be the only scenic spot outside Mondstadt.
"Well, regardless of his preferences, Mondstadt will always welcome travelers from another world. Besides, he's Klee's father—out of respect for Klee, he won't be our enemy."
"If he ever comes to Mondstadt, we'll treat him as an honored guest. If he needs something from us, we'll help as best we can. For now, our biggest problem is still the Stormterror situation."
"The first step is to find the Traveler from another world. The video showed what they look like—Amber, that's your task."
"As for us, we'll deal with the Temples of the Four Winds. Stormterror's been harnessing their power to stir up these storms—let's handle that in advance."
"As for Lord Barbatos, let's not disturb him for now. We'll wait until the Traveler arrives, then decide."
As Acting Grand Master, while the others were joking around, Jean had already summarized what needed to be done.
Even though the Traveler hadn't appeared yet, she believed the information was genuine.
So, better to prepare in advance.
Everyone put aside their teasing and agreed to the plan.
Jean glanced at Lisa, finally putting away her own wild guesses.
There was still much work to do for the Knights—and she needed to find Barbara…
The meeting tonight never happened, and Jean was a little worried.
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Church of Favonius
The lively church was quiet at night, all the sisters returned to their rooms.
But Barbara couldn't sleep.
Finding the white stockings in Ken's room had her heart racing, her mind tangled with all sorts of thoughts, keeping her wide awake.
Knock knock knock…
"Barbara, are you asleep?"
Jean's voice sounded at the door.
After the meeting, Jean had come to the church to check on Barbara.
"Sis… I'm already resting."
When no one was around, Barbara still called Jean "sis."
She didn't want Jean to notice anything was off.
A girl's first crush brings confusion and shyness.
"You didn't come to tonight's Knights meeting, so I came to check on you. If you're fine, I'll go rest."
Hearing Barbara's answer, Jean didn't think much of it.
The endless work at the Knights had left her very tired. Now that she knew Barbara was here at the church, she was relieved.
After Jean left, Barbara let out a sigh.
Her pure eyes drifted to the new white stockings beside her.
After all, she'd taken them without permission. Even if they were a bit dirty… she wasn't sure if it was her doing… but it was something of Ken's.
Should she… maybe get Mr. Ken a new pair of stockings?
It was past midnight; the church bell tolled dully.
Barbara tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep, the urge to go to Blue Star and see Ken growing stronger. She wanted to ask him about the stockings in person.
But such urges are just the wishes of a lovesick girl.
Like so many secret admirers turning over in bed at night, wanting to confess their feelings, but in the end, burying them deep inside.
But then—
Just as Barbara was struggling with these feelings, a swirling portal silently appeared above her room.
Colors shimmered.
Barbara's eyes went wide.
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