Lumine seemed to have something to say, and Paimon by her side looked at her as well.
"Since we came here to Mondstadt, Kaito has helped us quite a lot."
Lumine uttered this sentence, unsure if she was replying to Paimon or speaking to herself.
"Yeah, yeah! Without him, we might still be sleeping outdoors. And about your brother, he played a very important role too."
Although Paimon didn't know why Lumine suddenly brought this up, she felt Lumine was absolutely right.
If it weren't for Kaito, they wouldn't have settled down in Mondstadt so quickly, nor would they have gotten the chance to see Lumine's brother so soon.
"Then how... how should we repay him? It feels like... we don't have anything we can repay him with."
Lumine, who had been thinking for a long time but couldn't come up with a good solution, decided to brainstorm with Paimon.
She had no money now, and what little strength she possessed might not even compare to him, let alone to his Anemo Archon girlfriend. To him, she might be worthless.
Am I... really that worthless?
As she thought, Lumine couldn't help but feel indignant in her heart.
"Treat him to a big meal, and we can also have a good meal while we're at it."
Paimon quickly offered her solution with almost no hesitation.
Lumine: "..."
"I think you're the one who wants a big meal, aren't you?"
Lumine looked at Paimon, speechless, feeling like she had asked the wrong person.
She might as well ask a Hilichurl than expect Paimon to come up with a good idea.
"Then... I've got it! This idea is definitely good."
Just as Lumine was speechless, Paimon thought of her great idea again.
"Oh? Really? It's not about food again, is it?" This time, Lumine wanted to see what other tricks Paimon could pull.
"It's not about food." After denying Lumine's guess, Paimon continued, "Lumine, why don't you become Kaito's girlfriend, just like Venti? That way, both you and Venti's boyfriend would be Kaito, which means we'd also have Venti as a powerful backer, and you could also repay Kai—ouch!"
Just as she was getting excited, Paimon suddenly felt a smack on her head and had to cut short what she was about to say.
"Why'd you hit me?" Covering her head, Paimon looked very wronged.
"Is that really the kind of idea you come up with?" Lumine was even more speechless now; she never thought Paimon would suggest such a thing.
Isn't that just offering herself?
Am I supposed to go up to Kaito and say, 'I'm your girlfriend now... can I try that thing of yours like Wendy did?'
He'd definitely think I'm crazy...
At this moment, Lumine still couldn't forget the shock of learning what Venti ate, and she even imagined what it would be like if she actually followed Paimon's suggestion.
Wait... Paimon didn't even say I should eat that thing...
What... what am I even thinking?
"Lumine, why is your face red again?"
Paimon, still covering her head, noticed Lumine's face was flushed again, just like before in the office, which left her very confused, not knowing what had happened.
"It's too hot today. Let's go buy some ingredients first. I plan to cook some food at my place to treat Kaito. For now, this is the only way I can thank him."
Lumine quickly found an excuse and, mortified, turned and walked towards the market in Mondstadt.
Since there was really no good way to repay him for now, inviting him for a meal would have to suffice.
Although eating out would be more convenient, Lumine felt that cooking for him at her place would show more sincerity.
Why is she suddenly okay with treating him to food again...?
Watching Lumine's retreating figure, Paimon was utterly bewildered, having no idea what had just transpired.
Kaito's residence.
New tasks will appear tomorrow...
As for today... first, let Wendy go outside the city to check on Stormterror, Lumine's brother, and the Abyss Order's situation.
Sitting on the living room sofa with Wendy, Kaito, after waking up, briefly thought about his upcoming plans.
Since new tasks were arriving soon, he needed to prepare in advance and complete them quickly.
Of course, this was only if the new tasks were related to Lumine's brother or Stormterror.
If they were other tasks, then there was nothing he could do.
Alright... I'm off...
Thinking this, Wendy, who was sitting on the sofa, stood up.
However, just as she was about to reach the door, there was a knock.
"Kaito, are you awake?"
It's Lumine again... Did something else happen?
Guessing Lumine's purpose this time, Wendy quickened her pace, while Kaito on the sofa also stood up and headed towards the door.
"Do you need something from Lumine?"
Opening the door, Wendy directly asked Lumine, who was standing outside, and then Kaito behind her also spoke, "Looking for me?"
"Yes."
After speaking, Wendy stepped aside for Kaito.
"Good afternoon, Kaito, and... good afternoon, Wendy." Lumine, first greeting both Kaito and Wendy, continued while carrying various bags: "Are you free later? I'd like to invite you and Wendy to my place to sit down and have a meal."
"No problem, but why the sudden invitation to dinner? Did you find your brother?"
Kaito naturally agreed to Lumine's invitation, but he still had to put on a bit of a show.
"Not yet." Shaking her head, Lumine, after glancing at Wendy behind Kaito, continued, "I just feel like you've helped me a lot, so I wanted to treat you to a meal."
"I see. But it was nothing, just a small favor."
Kaito smiled, stating it was merely a small favor.
"Can you two move aside a bit? I need to go out."
At this point, Wendy, who was behind Kaito, spoke up.
"Almost forgot."
Saying this, Kaito also moved aside, then looked at Wendy and said, "Then come back early, you still have to go eat at Lumine's place."
"Got it." Wendy nodded.
"Wait, Wendy, is there anything you don't like to eat, or anything you particularly like? I can prepare in advance."
Seeing Wendy about to leave, Lumine suddenly said this.
"Don't worry, Wendy eats everything; she's not picky." At this, Kaito answered for Wendy.
Eats... everything...?
"Got it." Wendy nodded.
"Wait, Wendy, is there anything you don't like to eat, or anything you particularly like? I can prepare in advance."
Seeing Wendy about to leave, Lumine suddenly said this.
"Don't worry, Wendy eats everything; she's not picky." At this, Kaito answered for Wendy.
Eats... everything...?
At this remark, Lumine, nonchalantly glancing quickly at a certain part of Kaito, couldn't help but think of that indescribable thing again.
"Alright, I understand. And be careful on your way, Wendy."
Quickly trying to stop thinking about those things, Lumine waved goodbye to Wendy, who was about to leave.
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