The morning sun had just peeked over the horizon and splashed the entire Jade Chamber with a shimmering golden color.
On the main deck floating high above the clouds of Liyue, Lumine walked with hurried steps. Her hair was still a little disheveled and her traveler's clothes still bore the remnants of snow dust from Dragonspine that she hadn't had time to clean off completely.
Paimon flew sleepily beside her. "Uwaah... Lumine, it's still early! Are you sure Ningguang is awake? Paimon thinks even her secretaries are still busy preparing tea."
Lumine stared straight ahead, her face looking serious as she replied. "Ningguang always wakes up early, Paimon. She's a workaholic like Keqing. And this is very important, I must inquire about the progress of the information on the Aether. In case any merchants from other countries see something and report it to Ningguang."
That was just a random excuse she came up with.
Actually, she didn't even really want to see her brother.
After all, Eiji had already told her from his inner voice about what Aether was doing and why he hadn't looked for her until now.
Even though he was now a prince who had many subordinates. He didn't bother to help her when she was living a difficult life.
Aether only told his subordinates to watch her from a distance. Just thinking about it made Lumine a little upset.
Paimon narrowed her eyes and smiled ignorantly. "Heh... looking for Aether or looking for 'who'? You didn't even take a shower after beating up Fatui last night. And speaking of workaholics, you should look in the mirror, Lumine!"
Lumine did not reply, but she felt a little embarrassed in her heart.
They climbed the stairs to the main hall that connected Ningguang's study with the corridor of her private room. However, just as they approached the large dragon-carved door on the other side of Ningguang's office, it opened slowly.
Lumine suddenly stopped.
From inside Ningguang's bedroom—the most forbidden place for anyone in Liyue except her secretaries—came out a man with leisurely steps. His robes and hair were a little messy, but that did not detract from his good looks.
He was even more handsome than the last time she saw him.
It was Eiji.
[Yare-yare. Early in the morning after waking up, I found the beautiful female protagonist standing in front of me.]
[My luck today is also still very good.]
"Ei... Eiji?!"
Lumine was surprised of course, and was happy to hear what she said Eiji in his heart.
Paimon waved her small hand and said, "Hello Eiji, we meet again!"
Eiji stopped stepping, he made a surprised expression while looking at the two people standing in front of him. "Ah... Lumine? And Paimon. I haven't seen you guys since yesterday. What a coincidence, I'm lucky to see you guys here."
Paimon laughed ridiculously. "Hehe, did you miss us, Eiji? We especially Lumine missed you too."
"Paimon, what are you saying!?"
Lumine hugged the little fairy until she was almost suffocating her, and silenced her mouth with her hand.
Paimon made muffled noises with complaints in her eyes.
I'm the one who should be asking.
What are you doing, Lumine?
I'm helping you but you want to kill me!
Lumine panicked, she looked back at Eiji and changed the subject. "By the way Eiji, why did you come out of Ningguang's bedroom?"
Not just curious, she didn't notice the hint of jealousy in her eyes.
Eiji was excited. It seemed like it was not in vain that he had said many things about Aether in his inner voice before. Because of that, Lumine had a very good impression of him.
As proof, Leme informed him that her positive level had reached 70. She was almost in love with him!
"I slept with her last night. After all, Ningguang has agreed to join my harem. There's nothing strange for a couple to sleep together and do fun things in bed, right?"
Eiji smiled, he wasn't trying to hide what he and Ningguang did last night.
Usually the woman woke up early like Lumine said. However, she was now still sleeping from exhaustion on the bed.
Her appearance was also very lewd, her silver hair was disheveled, there were many love marks on her body and both lower holes were still dripping a lot of white liquid.
That's natural.
After all, last night the two of them had had sex for two days and nights inside the time barrier.
Ningguang didn't know how many times she wanted to faint and thought her soul would float to Celestia. But the buff of the Master-Servant contract kept her awake, it was like torture but also gave her an addictive pleasure.
Only the women in the chat group knew how crazy she was when she was fucked by Eiji last night.
Tianquan lost her dignity and turned into a bitch back then.
"Y-You and Ningguang did that!?" Lumine unconsciously raised her voice, she even widened her eyes with a blush on her cheeks.
She was jealous of Ningguang.
But what should she do?
She herself did not know.
To be honest, Lumine was confused by the feelings she had for Eiji. If Aether knew about this, a siscon like hin would definitely go berserk and would try to kill Eiji.
"Yes, is there a problem?"
"No... Nothing. I'm just surprised."
Lumine pouted and slightly averted her gaze from Eiji's face.
His face and figure were too dangerous for her heart.
In this situation, Eiji knew he had to take a step back and ask, "What about you, Lumine? Where were you and Paimon before coming here?"
"We..." Before Lumine could answer.
Paimon slipped from her grasp and babbled while flying. "We just completed a mission in Dragonspine! Lumine defeated many Fatui members to stop their suspicious activities!"
"Sounds great. Unfortunately, I wasn't there to see it."
Eiji praised Lumine and made a disappointed expression.
Lumine felt sweet in her heart. But on the surface, she was trying to keep her face expressionless.
As they were talking in the hallway, a giant crane flew towards them and before it passed through the Jade Chamber's fence, it turned into a woman.
It was Xianyun.
She walked into the hallway from the direction of the balcony. When she saw Eiji, she immediately said her purpose.
"Eiji, I came to do my duty as your guide... Sorry, am I at the wrong time?"
The beautiful Adeptus had just realized that the woman standing next to Eiji was not a servant, she was a Traveler who had met her before.
Precisely when Morax decided to pretend to die in the Rite of Descension, Lumine had come to her residence to tell her the news. In the original work, it was part of the main quest.
Anyone who has played Genshin Impact is probably familiar with the quest I'm referring to.
"No, you came just in time, Xianyun." Eiji said.
[Honestly, I didn't expect an Adeptus to be so eager to be my guide.]
[Xianyun... Are you starting to like me after our talk last night?]
"!" Hearing Eiji's inner voice, Xianyun wanted to argue and say that she wasn't that excited. She just wanted to do her job as soon as possible.
However, she suddenly couldn't say what she was thinking as if there was an unknown force forbidding her.
Whoever did that to her, Eiji didn't seem to know.
Xianyun then realized that she probably shouldn't let Eiji know she could hear his inner voice.
Lumine and Paimon were dumbfounded. Not because of what Eiji said, but...
"A-Adeptus... Cloud Retainer just turned into a woman!?" Paimon exclaimed.
After all, this was the first time she and Lumine had seen Xianyun's human form.
Xianyun folded her arms and snorted. "Hmph! Traveler and child, we meet again."
"Paimon is not a child!"
Paimon puffed up her cheeks, she did not accept being called a child.
Although she really was like a child who could fly.
Eiji chuckled and Lumine smiled awkwardly.
The latter could not resist asking, "Um... Cloud Retainer, may I ask?"
"In this form, just call me Xianyun. And yes, what do you want to ask, Traveler?"
Xianyun was a little curious about Lumine and Eiji's relationship.
Lumine felt the same way about Eiji and Xianyun.
"You said you served as Eiji's guide... What does that mean?"
"It means what you said."
Xianyun didn't bother to explain the details.
Lumine was not satisfied.
"Ahem! Let me explain."
Eiji pretended to cough and told Lumine about the compensation Xianyun wanted to give him.
He also told her about his fight with Zhongli yesterday. Lumine also knew Zhongli's true identity as Morax, she was amazed that Eiji could defeat him.
"Since Xianyun agreed to be a guide on my vacation in Teyvat, here she is now."
"I see." Lumine nodded.
Paimon flew near Xianyun's face and folded her arms with a smug expression before saying, "When it comes to being a guide, Paimon is the expert! Paimon has guided Traveler to many places she wanted to visit in Teyvat. Paimon knows where the best places to eat are, where to hide from the storm, and who the important people are to talk to."
"And what are you telling me that for, child?" Xianyun asked with a flat expression.
Paimon puffed up her cheeks again. "As a guide, Paimon is better than you, Aunt Bird!"
Lumine covered her forehead with one hand. Had Paimon gone crazy? Xianyun was an Adeptus!
What if she got angry because of what she said?
Xianyun widened her eyes. "Child, you dare to call this Adeptus such a thing? Aunt Bird?"
Before Paimon could open her little mouth again, a hand pinched her cheek.
Xianyun pinched the child.
A few seconds later, Paimon hid behind Lumine while holding her slightly swollen cheek.
She sobbed and asked Lumine to teach Xianyun a lesson. Lumine refused of course.
Paimon, blame yourself for provoking an Adeptus in such a childish manner.
Eiji shook his head, he seized the opportunity to grab Lumina and Xianyun's shoulders. In the eyes of Paimon and the other people, he seemed to be embracing the two women.
"You guys..."
His actions were bold and shameless.
However, none of the women in question were bothered by his actions.
They were just a little surprised.
Especially Lumine, she even blushed.
"Instead of continuing to talk here, how about we have breakfast together? I'll show you my cooking skills."
"Cooking!? Eiji, you said you were going to cook!? Sure, let's do it! Paimon will taste how good the dishes you make are!"
Paimon stopped crying, her eyes lit up and saliva almost dripped from her mouth.
She once tasted a sandwich that Eiji brought from his house. But he said, he could make more delicious dishes, she was certainly excited to find out how delicious it was.
"...." Lumine and Xianyun were silent.
Paimon made the decision for them.
However, they didn't refuse because they were also curious about Eiji's cooking skills.
What they didn't know was that Eiji wanted to use this opportunity to conquer their stomachs!
[How cunning.]
Ignore what Miss System says.
In love, there is no such thing as cunning!
Those who dare not seize every opportunity to win the heart of the woman they like are losers.
...
A few moments later, Eiji had asked permission to use the kitchen in the Jade Chamber to one of Ningguang's secretaries, Baiwen.
Baiwen certainly didn't dare to refuse his request because she knew he was her boss's lover.
However, she and the other two secretaries—Baishi and Baixiao—could not resist their curiosity to take a peek at how Eiji cooked in the kitchen.
And the result? They were shocked.
Eiji was not only very handsome, he also seemed to be very skilled at cooking!
"Amazing... How does Lord Eiji make the ingredients come to him all by themselves?"
"What element did he use? Wait, does he even have a Vision?"
"The way he cuts those ingredients is also too fast and precise!"
Ignoring the comments of Ningguang's three secretaries and even some of the chefs in the place.
With very delicate hand movements, Eiji summoned the fresh ingredients in the kitchen with his telekinesis ability. Although he was not too familiar with the taste of each ingredient in Teyvat, he overcame that problem with one of his abilities, 'Voice of Ingredients'. Then, he chopped each ingredient at a very high speed, and also performed other steps in cooking the dish he wanted to make.
His skill with a knife alone was enough to make the chefs in the Jade Chamber shy and admire him.
Not long after.
The savory aroma mixed with the fragrance of spices began to fill the air, making Paimon fly in circles around the dining room out of impatience.
"Thank you for waiting. I call this dish Celestia Dimsum–it's a recipe from my hometown that I've adapted to the ingredients in Teyvat."
On the table, everyone widened their eyes when they saw the dish Eiji had made. Not only was the aroma undoubtedly delicious, but the dish that was basically dumplings seemed to glow with a golden light!
Lumine, Paimon and even Xianyun gulped. They unhesitatingly tasted the dish and in just the first bite—
"Hnnnmm~!!!"
A beautiful moan escaped from their mouths.
They were experiencing a foodgasm.
"WAAAAA! What is this?! As soon as it entered the mouth, the dish seemed to explode into thousands of flavor fireworks! Paimon felt like she was flying above the clouds and walking around on a beautiful island! So delicious!"
A beautiful island?
Paimon, you're not talking about Celestia-an island floating above the sky of Teyvat, right?
Eiji was sometimes curious about Paimon's true identity which was still mysterious until now. In communication in his previous life, many people have theories and one of them is: Paimon may be a weak form, memory loss, and one of the Four Shades—Asmoday who is the Ruler of Space. She was an Unknown Goddess that Lumine and Aether fought against when she first came to Teyvat.
Eiji refrained from using Rasiel to get spoilers because it would spoil the fun.
Lumine nodded as if she agreed with what Paimon said. With a flushed face, she also commented. "This is the most delicious dish I've ever eaten."
"Right? My cooking skills are pretty good. I'm not lying."
Casually, Eiji used his chopsticks to put one Celestia into his mouth.
Hmm, it was just delicious enough for a person who had the tongue of a god like him.
Lumine's lips twitched. Your cooking skills are pretty good? Please, it was very good!
She doubted there were even other chefs in Teyvat who could make the dishes they cooked glow and give them a hallucinatory effect.
Xianyun coughed a little, she tried to maintain her dignity even as she chewed very quickly and put more dishes on the table in her mouth. "Amazing... This is a masterpiece of flavor! Eiji, there's no need to be humble. With your cooking skills, you are the best chef in Teyvat right now! May I ask you to cook another dish for me next time?"
When she said that, there was a hint of pleading in her voice.
Her usually indifferent face also looked embarrassed.
Eiji grinned in his heart.
"Sure, we'll be together often for a while. In the process, I'll probably be cooking again."
Hearing what he said, Xianyun was happy and unconsciously smiled.
Lumine drank a glass of water before saying, "E-Eiji! Me too... Can I join you on your trip to Mondstadt?"
Ever since finding out Eiji was going to travel to Mondstadt, she thought of wanting to follow him.
How could Eiji refuse?
After all, this was what he wanted!
"I don't mind, you and Paimon can come with me."
He could hit two birds in that place with one stone.
Wait, there were also Jean and Lisa who were waiting for him to go to Mondstadt together.
Imagining them all serving him together in the future, Eiji felt his throat go a little dry.
There are many beautiful women in Teyvat!
He still had a long way to go!
But, he didn't mind taking it little by little.
[Our king, Leme is proud of you.]
That's as it should be, Leme.
After all, I have become the Harem King that protagonists like Issei have always wanted. If only he were still alive, he would be crying from envy of me.
Miss System: "....."
Suddenly the protagonist of Highschool DxD was mentioned. Sometimes, she felt that her host actually missed that boy and wanted to continue bullying him.
Meanwhile.
Because of the time difference between universes.
The time for Eiji's meeting with the oldest Campione had just arrived. In that world, only a few hours had passed since Liliana delivered the invitation from her king, Marquis Voban.
It was night.
In front of the gates of a gloomy-looking castle located on the outskirts of the city, Liliana was waiting with an anxious look on her face.
"Eiji... My king is waiting inside. You know what he's planning. So, be careful and follow me."
Eiji made a strange expression.
Before going to Mondstadt, he took the time to return to the world of Campione first.
By the way, he didn't come alone. There were also Erica and Yuri standing on either side of him.
"Ara. Liliana, is it okay for you to worry about my king instead of worrying about your own king?"
Erica couldn't resist teasing the silver-haired woman.
Liliana snorted, she ignored the blonde woman and led everyone into the castle.
"I hope it's going to be alright..." Yuri sighed, she was anxious.
That was because she knew the battle of the two God Slayers present in that place was unlikely to be avoided.
The only consolation for her was that the place they came to was quite far away from the residential area.
...
A/N: In a few more chapters, Eiji will go to Danmachi. That is the next new world.