Inazuma City.
Tenshukaku.
I wonder what Ei will ask me...
As she walked toward where Ei was located, Miko silently pondered this.
Although she had some conjectures, Miko couldn't guarantee that her guesses were correct.
And more importantly, how she answered would be crucial.
Sigh... Ei shouldn't be that smart, right?
Please don't ask any tricky questions...
Involuntarily recalling the times she had spent with Ei before, Miko felt that Ei didn't seem very bright.
It was just that Ei had been inside that space for hundreds of years; it was actually possible She had become smarter. If so, Miko would have a hard time passing this test.
But there was no helping it. Whether Ei had become smarter or not, she could only brace herself and go meet Her.
"Miko."
Just as Miko was still thinking about these things, Ei's voice suddenly rang out, nearly scaring the wits out of her.
Of course, she didn't show it; the expression on her face remained very calm.
"Oh my, Ei, you really gave me a fright, appearing and disappearing like a ghost."
Walking toward Ei who had appeared in front of her, Miko put on an act of being startled.
Because she had proactively expressed being startled, Miko wasn't worried that Ei would suspect anything because of it.
"As his girlfriend, yet unaware of his other girlfriend's existence—how do you explain this?"
Ignoring Miko's words, Ei got straight to the point.
Because Kaito had been right beside them earlier, She couldn't say it like this. But now, She spoke it directly; She wanted to hear how Miko would explain this point.
She actually asked this question...
But it's still easy to answer...
Thinking this, Miko replied, "Oh my, Ei, I thought that guy only had the Anemo Archon as a girlfriend. I didn't expect him to have another girlfriend I've never even seen before. I want to beat someone up over this too. Two people were already enough, and now there's another one."
Saying this, Miko looked very helpless.
She felt that Ei would definitely find out later that this statement was a lie, but for now, making Her think it was true was enough.
"So you had never seen her before this?"
At this moment, it was impossible to tell if Ei believed Miko's explanation; She simply asked another question.
"No."
Meeting Ei's gaze, Miko quickly shook her head, without a single shred of hesitation.
Regardless of whether Ei would know she was lying later, at least right now she had to act as if she were telling the truth.
As for what would happen later, that could be dealt with later.
"Then do you understand that young man's origins? You wouldn't happen to lack that information too, would you?"
Frowning, Ei asked this question.
Since She couldn't see that person right now, She would ask other questions first.
However, regarding this question, She felt Miko might not necessarily know either. Or even if she did, she might only know a little, or what she knew might be false.
"He said he's someone who wanders the nations, enjoying seeing the local customs and practices of each country. He looks like a Liyue native at first glance; I shouldn't need to tell you that."
Miko knew her answer wouldn't satisfy Ei, but there was no helping it; her current position was that she only knew this much.
Actually, if truth be told, she was also very curious about Kaito's true origins.
No matter what, that guy didn't look like an ordinary human at all. Or rather, aside from looking human, nothing else about him was something a human could achieve.
That guy...
Could he be some other god?
Is he one of The Seven... or from Celestia, beyond The Seven?
Thinking up to this point, Miko still couldn't determine anything. There was no helping it; Kaito never spoke about it, so what could she do?
"Someone who wanders the nations?"
For some reason, Ei felt there was a problem here. But as for what the problem was, She didn't know yet.
"Then where did he come from before this?"
Deciding to ask about this 'wandering the nations' aspect, Ei wanted to know which nation Kaito had come from to arrive in Inazuma.
"Liyue. Before that, he also went to Mondstadt."
Miko answered without even thinking.
She felt there was no need to hide anything regarding this question.
If she had to hide something, it should definitely be the important matters. For this unimportant question, she could just say it directly; not saying it would actually make people feel something was abnormal.
Liyue... Mondstadt...
Is there some unspeakable secret in this?
Recalling the affairs of these two nations in Her mind, Ei pondered whether there was a secret here.
However, She also knew that just thinking about it here was useless; perhaps She should take action.
Ei isn't planning to go to Liyue to ask that Rex Lapis, is She?
Seeing Ei in a contemplative state, Miko guessed as much.
She knew that someone like Kaito couldn't remain obscure in Liyue. However, this also served as a reminder to her that Liyue was indeed a good place to understand Kaito.
She just didn't know what Kaito had done in Liyue, or if he had let people know of his existence.
Having spent time with him recently, she discovered that if Kaito didn't make a move, he was quite low-key.
But regardless, those girlfriends of his couldn't be low-key even if they wanted to, so Liyue should know of his existence.
Sigh... I wonder if this will have any impact on the plan...
That guy Kaito should have anticipated this, right?
At this moment, Miko could only hope that Kaito knew Ei would go to Liyue to investigate him.
Although she still had confidence in Kaito, since he had never mentioned anything in this regard, Miko couldn't help but feel a little panicked.
"By the way, Ei."
"What is it?"
Suddenly hearing Miko speak, Ei snapped back to reality and looked at her.
"It's just that Kaito has already arrived in the city, and that girlfriend of his should be here soon too."
Because Kaito and she had entered the city openly, Miko told Ei about this directly.
Although Ei would definitely find out about this later, if she didn't say it, it would be concealment, which would cause Ei to harbor unnecessary suspicions.
"When did this happen?"
Not expecting the other party to have come here, Ei was somewhat surprised.
However, thinking that Miko had also just arrived, She seemed to understand something. "Did you come over here with him?"
"Yes."
Miko naturally admitted it.
"Then what is he doing right now?" Ei asked again.
"He's with those girlfriends of his, of course."
Miko answered quickly again, only this time her tone was obviously a bit different.
"Then what about you? Why aren't you with him? Could it be that you are no longer..."
"Oh my, didn't I come over to tell you? You surely have many questions to ask me."
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