"Buy clothes?"
Lumine was momentarily stunned. She didn't know why Kaito would ask such a thing, and she even wondered if she had heard him wrong.
There was no helping it; such a question was truly too abrupt and lacked any context.
"Yes, buy clothes." Kaito paused for a moment before continuing, "Since we are going to stay in Liyue for a few days, you certainly can't keep wearing this same outfit all the time."
Kaito explained his reasoning upon noticing Lumine's confusion, sensing that she hadn't quite understood his meaning.
"Oh, is that so? Then, are you going to buy some too?"
Now Lumine understood, and she asked if Kaito intended to buy clothes as well.
After all, Kaito certainly wouldn't keep wearing his current outfit forever, so she asked.
"Me? I can make them myself."
With Lumine, Kaito decided not to hide that he also possessed this ability.
Make them himself?
Stunned once again, Lumine obviously didn't grasp the meaning behind Kaito's words, thinking he meant he would sew clothes to wear by hand.
However, after thinking for a moment, she realized that was impossible.
Leaving aside whether Kaito knew how to sew, even if he did, he certainly wouldn't sew clothes for himself to wear.
Even if this was just her own speculation, she still firmly believed it.
So then...
Could it be an ability like Wendy's?
Considering this possibility, Lumine asked, "You mean an ability like the one Wendy has?"
Since she had witnessed Wendy's miraculous ability not long ago, Lumine immediately thought of this possibility.
Of course, she still wanted to hear what Kaito had to say.
"That's right. You didn't actually think I was going to sew clothes to wear myself, did you?" Kaito nodded, asking in a teasing manner.
He felt that Lumine might actually think that way, so he made a little joke.
"Yes, I really did think you were going to do that."
Seeing that Kaito had guessed her thoughts, Lumine didn't deny it. Instead, she put her hands on her hips and nodded.
That was what she thought anyway, so there was no need to deny anything.
On the contrary, she would boldly admit it directly.
"So you were actually preparing to do that? Just sew clothes to wear yourself?"
Not expecting Lumine to actually think that, Kaito asked again.
Although he felt the probability was almost zero, seeing Lumine admit it so confidently made him unsure, so he asked to clarify.
"Well, of course, I'd want you to help me sew them," Lumine said quite righteously in response to Kaito's question.
After all, she didn't know how to sew, so naturally, she would need Kaito's help. This was reasonable—very reasonable.
"I don't know your measurements, and isn't it usually the woman who helps the man sew clothes?"
Facing Lumine's self-righteousness, Kaito leisurely dropped this sentence.
But very quickly, Kaito felt that the first half of his sentence seemed a bit off. However, he pretended not to notice.
There was no helping it; since the words were already spoken, he could only act as if he didn't know anything.
My measurements?
Her eyes widening slightly, Lumine hadn't expected this guy, Kaito, to say such a thing so directly.
But soon, Lumine returned to her usual appearance, as if she hadn't realized anything.
Because she didn't know if Kaito had implied that meaning, she could only treat it as a normal remark.
After all, she was a girl; how could she misunderstand someone's meaning like that?
And even if he really meant it that way, it would be up to Kaito to clarify it. As a girl, she couldn't be the first to say it.
Right!
That's it!
"Just measure them and you'll know. It's that simple." After her brief contemplation, Lumine spoke as if she hadn't thought of anything strange.
Afterwards, she nonchalantly sat back in her previous seat.
Since Kaito was fine now, she would continue eating to fill her stomach.
"Seems so." As if suddenly realizing this, Kaito nodded.
He didn't know if Lumine had sensed anything strange just now, but since she didn't say anything, he would also pretend nothing had happened.
Anyway, he hadn't thought that much about it originally, so there was no need to offer an explanation that would only look like a cover-up.
"I didn't expect you to have this ability too. So, just make the clothes for me directly. I'm too lazy to buy them." After sitting down, Lumine said this very naturally.
Since the two were so familiar now, asking for help with clothes was quite normal.
However, if there were others present, she certainly wouldn't have been so direct.
"Me?" Kaito hesitated slightly at Lumine's request.
After all, he really didn't know Lumine's body measurements. He could only do what he did when helping Miko with her clothes—constantly trying and adjusting.
It was just that Miko had no problem with that, and was even bolder about it. But when it came to Lumine, he didn't know how it would go.
"Can't you?"
Seeing Kaito's hesitation, Lumine decided to ask about the situation.
If it really wasn't possible, then she would go buy some clothes to use as replacements for the next few days.
Regardless, she definitely wouldn't wear this same outfit for several days in a row; that would be too unhygienic.
"It's not that, but I might have to try a few times to make clothes that fit your figure." This time, Kaito didn't use the previous description to avoid further awkwardness.
"That's fine, just try a few more times." Lumine didn't feel this was an issue regarding Kaito's concern.
Since he had to try a few times, then let him try a few times. He would eventually create suitable clothes.
And even if it really didn't work perfectly, Kaito would still produce clothes, and making do with them for a bit wasn't impossible.
"That works then."
Since Lumine said it was fine, Kaito naturally agreed.
Anyway, he considered himself experienced now, so it should be better this time.
"So, what clothes do you want to wear? Describe them a bit so I can create them later. If they're not right, I'll slowly modify them." After confirming that Lumine really wanted him to make the clothes, Kaito asked.
No matter what, he had to know what clothes Lumine wanted to wear.
What clothes do I want to wear?
Hmm...
Regarding the question Kaito asked, Lumine hadn't made up her mind for a moment, so she looked down at the clothes she was currently wearing.
Just the clothes she was wearing now?
Or...
Get something else?
Thinking about this question, Lumine fell into deep thought.
If it were before, she definitely would have given her answer very quickly. But now the situation was a bit different, so she really hadn't decided what would be good to wear.
"I'll tell you when we get back to Mr. Zhongli's small courtyard."
After thinking it over, Lumine finally said this.
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