Why hasn't that little guy come back yet...
Subconsciously glancing towards the doorway, Lumine really wanted Paimon to return right now.
However, she also knew that Paimon was probably currently stuffing her face alongside Kiana and Wendy. Since Paimon was her friend, Kiana and the others would definitely let Paimon eat her fill, and Paimon certainly wouldn't be polite about it.
But if Paimon hung out with them too often, Lumine believed that Kiana and the others would surely start thinking the same way she did—that Paimon did nothing but eat and sleep.
Of course, that was indeed the truth; it was only because they interacted infrequently that this trait hadn't become too glaring yet.
[Do you miss Paimon?]
Seeing Lumine looking at the door as if expecting someone to enter, Acheron asked this.
After all, they were together almost twenty-four hours a day and were rarely apart, so she guessed that Lumine missed Paimon.
[Huh? No, I don't.]
Her gaze subconsciously shifting again to Makoto, who was currently borrowing Acheron's body, Lumine quickly denied it.
Actually, it wasn't a big deal that her thoughts were spotted, but the moment Acheron saw through her, Lumine denied it out of reflex without thinking too much about it.
Of course, she just wanted Paimon back to occasionally attract everyone's attention for her, so that people wouldn't be staring at her like they were just now.
Right...
I need to ask what I can do...
Otherwise, just watching like this is practically the same as not being involved at all...
Suddenly thinking of this, Lumine decided to ask Acheron if there was anything she could do. Of course, this was also to divert Acheron's attention from herself.
Regardless, she had obviously been saying one thing while meaning another just now, and she couldn't let Acheron think that was the case.
[Acheron.]
[What is it?]
Clearly sensing that Lumine wanted to ask her a question, Acheron, who was about to continue saying something, simply asked what was wrong.
[It's just... is there anything I can do?]
If it were before, Lumine definitely wouldn't have been this direct. But now things were different; she knew that for some things, it was better to be direct, or else she would miss out.
[Do something?]
Acheron obviously didn't immediately understand the meaning behind Lumine's words.
Lumine...
What is she trying to do?
Doubts involuntarily rose in her heart as Acheron quietly awaited Lumine's answer.
[I mean, aren't you guys doing something really exciting right now? I should be able to do something too, right?]
Seeing that Acheron hadn't understood her meaning, Lumine gave a simple explanation.
She knew that Acheron and Kaito were very powerful, but she wasn't helpless either; she could definitely contribute something to the situation.
It seems Lumine really wants to join in...
But that makes sense...
She must have been very bored staying at the inn all these days...
Thinking this, Acheron replied, [Of course you can, but let me think about it.]
No matter what, she would definitely agree to Lumine's request; she just had to think about what would be good for Lumine to do.
Although there actually weren't too many things left to do right now, she still had to find something for Lumine.
[Okay.]
After receiving Acheron's agreement, Lumine's mood improved.
After experiencing the boredom of these past few days, she could finally find something to do instead of just reading novels or wandering around aimlessly with Paimon.
And just as Lumine was thinking this, Acheron decided to first discuss the upcoming plan with Miko.
[Makoto, let's discuss the upcoming plan.]
[Oh? Then you go ahead.]
Suddenly hearing Acheron say this, Makoto also immediately prepared to return control of the body.
[Mhm.]
After giving a hum of affirmation, Acheron immediately reverted to her previous expressionless appearance, and Miko quickly noticed this issue.
Is it Mei again?
Suddenly realizing that the Mei before her had once again become expressionless just like before, Miko immediately thought this.
Then, before she could ask anything, the person in front of her—whether it was Mei or Makoto—spoke up first.
"Next, let's talk about what we're going to do."
"My, that is certainly no problem," Miko continued, looking quite helpless. "But can you two notify me before switching? Otherwise, I might mistake one for the other."
Although she said that, Miko wouldn't actually mistake them. There was no helping it; these two were truly too easy to distinguish. It would be difficult for her to mistake them even if she wanted to.
Of course, this was based on the premise that the two of them wouldn't team up to deceive her. But even then, she felt she could distinguish who was who. One shouldn't underestimate her discernment.
"Next time, then."
Regarding what Miko said, Acheron gave a faint reply. Actually, she wanted to say 'definitely next time,' but after thinking about it, she decided against it.
"Wait, aren't you guys going to discuss this with Kaito? Or are we going to discuss it here first and then discuss it with Kaito?"
At this moment, Lumine suddenly spoke up, once again drawing everyone's gaze toward her. Only this time, she didn't feel awkward, because the situation was different.
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