Under a crooked Otogi tree, Bai Luo and the ronin sat opposite each other. But on the stone table before them was not wine, but tea.
Neither Bai Luo nor Scaramouche enjoyed drinking. Moreover, now was not a good time for it.
"A pretty nice place. Suitable for many things."
Even at this time, Scaramouche did not take off the conical hat on his head. He just looked around, seeming to praise the place.
"Indeed. I quite like this fish pond. I can raise fish and walk the dog here in my free time. Life is extremely comfortable."
Bai Luo himself was a Harbinger. After sitting in this position, he knew better than anyone that when his colleagues began to praise a certain place, it meant that he wanted to cause trouble there.
But how could Bai Luo casually hand over a place he had taken a liking to?
"Since you're back, why not go to Inazuma City? I've been covering for you for quite a while."
Not many people knew about Bai Luo's return.
Childe was one of the insiders, but his thirty-nine-page letter was still drifting on the high seas. It was unknown when it would reach Inazuma.
And even he thought Bai Luo had gone to Ritou, not Watatsumi Island. So even if the letter arrived, it was still a question whether Bai Luo would see it.
Honestly, if it weren't for that guy Igor asking for money from the Inazuma embassy in The Regrator's name, Scaramouche wouldn't have known that Bai Luo had returned to Inazuma, let alone that the legendary Battousai was the Instructor.
Hmm? You ask why he knew it was Bai Luo asking for money when Igor was asking in The Regrator's name?
As one of the Harbingers, Scaramouche knew very well that The Regrator would only give money to his subordinates, not let his subordinates ask for money, let alone three hundred million Mora.
Although three hundred million was not a large number, it was enough for The Regrator to notice the situation here.
With Igor's courage, he would never dare to do such a thing. Someone must be instigating him from behind.
So the question is, what kind of person could make Igor ignore The Regrator's deterrence and dare to go to Inazuma to ask for money so openly?
This method of asking for money in someone else's name immediately reminded him of Bai Luo.
The story of Bai Luo and Childe's love-hate relationship in Liyue had already reached him.
Not just him. On La Signora's desk, there was already a joint bill from Bai Luo and Childe, but she didn't care much about it.
It was just the cost of a meal. As long as he didn't do anything strange in her name, she naturally wouldn't pursue it.
"I originally thought the fleet was going to Ritou, but I didn't expect them to come to Watatsumi Island halfway. After I arrived... I sensed that the situation here was a bit off. I want to settle things here before I go. Otherwise, our plans in Inazuma City might be greatly affected."
"In other words, I still have to cover for you?"
"Thanks for your hard work. I'll treat you to a Sunsettia when I get back."
The nest is already built, the bait is on the hook. You're telling me to leave just as I'm about to cast the line?
In your dreams!
Never mind you, Scaramouche. Even if your own mother came, I'm not leaving today!
This is the persistence of a fisherman!
"I've already had Igor send the money. Remember not to play too hard. I have a lot of things to do, and I don't have time to cover for you every day."
Bai Luo had originally thought he would have to spend more time persuading Scaramouche, but he didn't expect this guy to be so easy to talk to.
Or perhaps... he himself wanted to stay in Inazuma for some reason. The way he pressed down his conical hat when he spoke seemed to be hiding something.
"Don't worry. You know how I do things."
Bai Luo casually waved his hand and said.
Confidence is one thing, but Bai Luo was never overconfident.
Even if the success rate was ninety-nine point nine percent, he would still put in one hundred percent effort for that zero point one percent.
Because perhaps it was that zero point one percent variable that could change the entire course of events.
The twilight fell on the treetops, a sign that the stars were about to appear.
Scaramouche looked at the sunset that had even dyed the water red, slowly stood up, and seemed to be about to leave.
"How is the Delusion factory?"
Bai Luo picked up his teacup. The pale purple leaves floating in the tea were already indistinguishable from the fallen leaves from the treetop.
His seemingly casual question made Scaramouche stop in his tracks.
"I don't know. Just like in Inazuma City, I'm just covering for you at the Delusion factory. I go there to keep things in order when something happens, and I don't have to worry about it when there's nothing. I don't even go there seven days a week."
Scaramouche was telling the truth. Logically, this matter should have been handed over to Bai Luo.
But he was a new Harbinger and was not familiar with many of the duties, so Scaramouche had been sent to take charge of the Delusion factory in his place.
But he had never expected that in covering for him, he had not only taken over the factory's affairs, but also his work in Inazuma City.
If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have come.
Troublesome.
"This fish pond is very beautiful. I like it very much, so I don't want it to be stained with any ugly colors. Do you know what I mean?"
Shaking the teacup in his hand, Bai Luo always liked to shake these non-alcoholic drinks to create this special feeling.
Perhaps in his opinion, this action was very cool and intimidating. But in the eyes of those who were familiar with him, this guy had taken away the "cool" and was left with only the "intimidating."
A warning? Not really a warning.
He was of the same rank as Scaramouche, and Scaramouche was his senior. How could he warn him?
He was just conveying a message to Scaramouche. He had his eyes on this Watatsumi Island. If it wasn't necessary, don't come and cause trouble.
"I said, I'm just covering for you. I'll try to convey your words to that person, but whether that guy will destroy your beloved little toy, I don't know."
Scaramouche had no interest in getting involved in their games. He had other things to do.
For example, causing trouble for his own mother.
Scaramouche left Watatsumi Island in the afterglow of the sunset. The blood-red color was evenly splashed on his body, giving people a chilling feeling.
No one knew he had been to Watatsumi Island, just as no one knew that under an ordinary Otogi tree, two Harbingers had once had a conversation.
Apart from a few of the Watatsumi resistance members guarding the bridge being killed by spies from the Shogunate's army, there were no major waves on Watatsumi Island.
It was just that Mirai's shadow was no longer at the stone bridge.
It wasn't that Scaramouche had done something to her. It was just that Ririko was afraid that the Shogunate's spies would go deeper into Bourou Village, so she had grounded her.
Also affected were the Crux Fleet and the merchants from Liyue.
Sangonomiya Kokomi was very clear that this matter had nothing to do with the people from Liyue, and absolutely could not have anything to do with them.
But in order to stabilize the morale of the army, after consulting with Beidou, she had grounded everyone, including the merchants from Liyue.
It was called being grounded... but in reality, there was no difference from usual. After all, these merchants usually just strolled around in Bourou Village and rarely went out.
As for Bai Luo, no one believed that Bai Luo had done this.
Many people even thought that these were spies sent by the Shogunate to investigate whether the Battousai was on Watatsumi Island.
Hmm... in a sense, it seemed to be true.
It was just that this spy was a little high-level.
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