"Oh my, I haven't interrupted your date, have I?"
As if suddenly remembering something, Miko put on a look of great surprise.
Of course, this was just an act she was putting on. She didn't know if Kaito and Lumine were on a date or anything; she only knew she had to ask Kaito a question. Even if the two were really on a date, she had to finish asking her question first—at worst, she could apologize later.
There was no helping it; right now, she really wanted to know why Kiana would make the Geo Archon hesitate and stop speaking. Even though He had clearly prepared to say something back then, He suddenly pushed the task onto her instead. This really made her feel baffled.
"No... it's not a date."
Not expecting Miko to misunderstand like this, Lumine, who was stunned for a moment, immediately explained. "We just finished eating and were preparing to go back."
"Oh? Is that so?"
Smiling, Miko looked as if she had understood something, making Lumine feel that her explanation was completely ineffective.
It feels like she didn't listen to a word I said...
Forget it...
Let her think whatever she wants...
Looking at the smiling Miko, Lumine silently thought this to herself. However, she was too lazy to explain any further. Let Miko believe whatever she wanted.
Hmm?
Wait...
Could she be jealous?
Suddenly, Lumine thought of this possibility. After all, girls seemed to follow Kaito wherever he went, so Lumine felt this possibility was very high.
And just as Lumine was thinking this, Miko began to communicate with Kaito in her mind.
[Kaito, Kiana... who is she?]
[Why do you ask?]
Actually, Kaito had a rough guess as to why Miko would ask this, but he was in no rush to say it. Regardless, let Mei's part play out first.
[You definitely know why I'm asking, right?]
Miko felt Kaito was playing dumb. But there was no helping it; if Kaito didn't want to talk, she really couldn't get any useful information out of him. Of course, she could investigate it herself. For example, she could go ask Kiana directly.
Right...
Where did Kiana go?
And that little girl, and... that little fellow...
Only then did Miko start to wonder why Kiana and the others weren't here, even looking around. Although she had noticed their absence from the start, she hadn't thought much of it. But now, she was curious.
Oh, right...
They went shopping...
Why is my memory so bad...
Suddenly remembering that she had just asked this question, Miko patted her head, lamenting her poor memory. But even so, she still found it strange. However, soon, as her gaze fell upon Lumine again, Miko felt she understood.
It seems they really are on a date...
[I'm not a roundworm in your stomach; how would I know why you're asking like this?]
Regarding Miko's suspicion, Kaito continued to profess ignorance, making Miko want to hit someone.
This guy...
Playing dumb at a time like this...
But forget it...
I'll just tell him directly that Ei noticed Kiana too...
Thinking this helplessly, Miko spoke again.
[Just now in Liyue, the Geo Archon asked me and Ei if we had met Kiana. He looked like He was preparing to say something. Then I answered that I had met her, while Ei didn't answer anything. After that, the Geo Archon directly told me to explain matters regarding Kiana to Ei. That's obviously strange, right?]
[Mmh, indeed.]
Miko: "???"
Although she already knew Kaito definitely wouldn't say much, hearing words like this still made Miko want to punch him.
[You guy, do you have to be so perfunctory?]
[I got it, rest assured, Miko. Mei's business isn't finished yet, don't be anxious.]
Seeing that Miko was obviously angry, Kaito indicated that he understood everything and told her not to worry. As for the Raiden Shogun, he felt She would definitely be more focused on Acheron's side right now.
Of course, if Morax told Her about Kiana, that was fine too. Anyway, he had already thought of how to handle it. It was just that Acheron was currently still dealing with Raiden Makoto's consciousness, so nothing had been determined yet.
[Fine, since you put it that way, I can only trust you. Don't let me down.]
Her tone sounding very helpless, Miko said this. Actually, right now she just wanted to know why Kiana would provoke such a reaction from the Geo Archon. As for whether she trusted Kaito, she definitely did. Over this period of time, she had been shocked by Kaito many times, so she certainly wouldn't question Kaito's abilities.
[Rest assured, rest assured.]
These two are definitely communicating about something in their minds again...
Silently watching from the side as the two stared motionless at each other, Lumine knew they were definitely communicating telepathically again. honestly, she was quite curious about what they were discussing.
But there was no helping it; since they were communicating like that, she obviously couldn't ask. After all, such communication surely involved some important matter, so she had better not interfere.
But...
Why not ask me to join?
I'm not weak...
Thinking about how Kaito was cooperating on various things with people he hadn't known for long, Lumine couldn't help but feel a complex mix of emotions. Regardless, she wasn't an ordinary person; there were many things she could participate in.
Hmm?!
It's done!
Just as Kaito noticed Lumine looking at him and Miko with eager eyes from the side, good news arrived from Acheron.
Soon, Kaito had an idea, and he spoke up. "Lumine."
"Ah? What is it?" Not expecting Kaito to suddenly call her, Lumine subconsciously asked what was wrong.
"Go call Acheron for me? She is currently at the Ritou Inn where we were before."
"Ritou Inn? Ah... okay."
Although she was a bit puzzled why she needed to go call Acheron and why Acheron had gone back to the previous Ritou Inn, Lumine nodded quickly. Anyway, such a task was easy, so she naturally had no problem with it.
It was just that, thinking that after she went to call Acheron, Kaito and Miko would probably go do something again, Lumine felt a bit helpless.
"Why did Mei go back again?" Not expecting Mei to have returned to the previous Ritou Inn, Miko also asked subconsciously.
"If you want to know so much, why don't you follow along and see?" Kaito didn't answer Miko directly, but simply told her to go over and look as well.
Eh?
Miko is coming too?
Hearing that Miko might also follow her back to the previous Ritou Inn, Lumine immediately felt this was not bad. In that case, the things she had just been thinking about wouldn't happen.
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