No, no... could it be that I was seeing things?
After the shock, Lumine, still standing by the door, wondered if her eyes were playing tricks on her.
After all, that was the Anemo Archon who only appeared once every thousand years; how could she suddenly be Kaito's girlfriend?
Of course, it wasn't that she thought Kaito was anything less, but wasn't it too rare for a deity and a human to be in a relationship?
And those conversations she had just heard, were they really from that powerful Anemo Archon?
What's more important, Kaito hadn't said anything about knowing the Anemo Archon from beginning to end, nor had he implied the Anemo Archon was his girlfriend.
It must be that I wanted to see the Anemo Archon too much, so I'm hallucinating...
Yes... it must be it...
After some thought, Lumine came to this conclusion.
There was nothing she could do; she truly yearned to see the Anemo Archon again and ask about her brother.
But... that figure really does resemble the Anemo Archon...
Just as Lumine turned and took a step, preparing to leave, she felt again that the figure really, truly looked like the Anemo Archon, which left her conflicted.
How about... I take another look?
Unable to resist, Lumine turned her head to peek through the door crack, feeling she couldn't just leave.
Both her eagerness to see the Anemo Archon again and her extreme curiosity about whether that figure was truly the Anemo Archon made Lumine want to take another look.
Alright... just one more look then...
Turning around again, Lumine decided to take another look.
Thinking this, she tiptoed to the door and peered through the crack again.
"Kaito, so you mean I wasn't pretty yesterday?"
"Both are pretty, both are pretty, but today's you is even prettier."
...
That hair...
That braid...
She seems... to really be the Anemo Archon...
After taking a very close look again, Lumine was almost certain that the girl currently speaking with Kaito was indeed the Anemo Archon she had seen before, which left her completely stunned.
That Anemo Archon was truly Kaito's girlfriend, and she was even acting spoiled with Kaito right now.
Kaito...
Recalling her first meeting with Kaito and then their parting, Lumine racked her brain but couldn't have imagined that the powerful Anemo Archon was Kaito's girlfriend.
But... wasn't Kaito just an ordinary person?
It seems Kaito is indeed a very good person...
At this moment, Lumine thought about Kaito having just paid her rent and taken her around asking people if they had seen the Anemo Archon.
He was indeed a very kind person, and perhaps that was how he attracted the Anemo Archon's affection.
Wait a minute...
Could it be that... Kaito doesn't know his girlfriend is actually the Anemo Archon?
Suddenly thinking of this possibility, Lumine realized that all her previous questions could now be explained.
Just then, however, the Anemo Archon inside the room suddenly turned her head and met Lumine's peeking gaze.
Oh no... caught...
Even though she quickly dodged away, Lumine knew she had been seen.
Run, run...
Although she really wanted to see the Anemo Archon, in this situation of being caught peeking, Lumine's mind only had the thought of running away quickly.
"What's wrong, Wendy?"
"I have to go out for a moment."
...
As she turned to leave, Lumine heard two more sentences from inside the room, and she also seemed to hear a "chu" sound, though she wasn't sure if it was her imagination.
I'm doomed... She's going to chase me out...
Although she had already quickened her pace, almost running, Lumine felt she couldn't escape.
After all, the other person was a god.
"Little girl, it's rude to peek at others, you know."
Just as Lumine was about to turn into an alley, Wendy emerged from that very alley, blocking her path.
I'm doomed...
Lumine abruptly stopped and looked at the Anemo Archon in front of her, feeling like her end was near.
No, no... I can't just be doomed like this...
The Anemo Archon probably won't do anything to me... but all those things I just saw...
I've got it...
"Uh... um... oh... my head hurts so much, I don't remember anything, where am I?"
Suddenly, Lumine held her head with both hands, appearing somewhat pained and confused, and maintaining that posture, she slowly turned around and walked away with her back to Wendy.
Wendy: "..."
Honestly, Wendy had never expected Lumine to pull such a trick; it left her utterly dumbfounded.
But it didn't really matter; the current mission was complete.
The only thing was why Kaito didn't know Wendy was the Anemo Archon; a reasonable explanation was needed for that.
Was Wendy actually impersonating the Anemo Archon? Or did Kaito simply not know Wendy's true identity?
Still standing there watching Lumine's performance, Wendy fell into deep thought.
However, after this mission was completed, the System indicated a break period, so the next mission hadn't appeared yet.
Therefore, Wendy had to consider whether the next mission would still be related to the Anemo Archon's identity.
She doesn't seem to be chasing me...
While trying her best to feign amnesia and silently quickening her pace, Lumine noticed that the Anemo Archon didn't seem to be chasing her, which made her temporarily breathe a sigh of relief.
But the thought that she still needed to get information about her brother from the other party made Lumine want to turn back.
Of course, she also knew that asking questions under these circumstances would definitely not end well.
Never mind... I'll find another opportunity to ask next time...
Since she really is Kaito's girlfriend... that means there will be many opportunities to ask...
If she had just peeked and then immediately asked questions... that would simply be asking for trouble...
With that thought, Lumine no longer looked back, heading straight for her rental room.
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Gotel Hotel.
Barbatos, the Anemo Archon...
But why... does something feel a little off? Is it just a misconception?
Looking up at the figure in the sky, La Signora couldn't help but frown.
Although seeing the Anemo Archon appear with her own eyes completely confirmed the Archon's reappearance, for some reason, she always felt that something wasn't quite right.
However, the way the rampant gales were quelled in an instant strongly indicated it was indeed the Anemo Archon, and she hadn't attacked Stormterror. These two points combined essentially confirmed it.
Still... it just doesn't feel right...
Is it because He hasn't appeared for too long?
Standing at the entrance of the Gotel Hotel, La Signora, unable to figure it out, could only speculate.
Never mind... since He has already appeared...
"Hmph!"
After a hmph, La Signora turned and walked into the Gotel Hotel without looking back.
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