"I seem to have run out of things to say again."
Listening silently to the others' conversation, Lumine felt as though she had returned to her previous state as a bystander.
Although she had just completed a mission, she now had nothing left to do.
"Alright, let's go into the city," Miko spoke up again just as Lumine was thinking this.
Forget it... I'll just tag along for now... Lumine thought. There should be things for me to do later...
Thinking this, Lumine followed the group toward Inazuma City. She knew it was impossible to have something to do every single moment.
And it wasn't just her; it was the same for everyone.
Inazuma City.
"This looks so delicious! Can I try it?"
"Go ahead. It does look quite nice."
"How much have you eaten already, little one? I feel like the amount of food you've consumed is already bigger than your entire body."
Standing in front of a food stall, Paimon stared at the snacks, looking as if she might drool at any moment. Standing behind her were Kiana and Wendy.
As for Kaito, he was standing a bit further away, looking in a different direction.
It had to be said, having multiple bodies was convenient. He could do several things at once, and even make it look like a large group of people were out shopping together, even though it was just one person.
Just like now—Paimon thought three people were shopping with her, but in reality, it was only one.
Sigh...
Does Paimon always eat this much?
No wonder Lumine went broke before...
Withdrawing his gaze from the backs of his "other selves" buying food with Paimon, Kaito couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
Although he had long known Paimon could eat, only now did he truly witness the extent of her gluttony.
At that moment, having finished buying their food, the group started walking toward him.
"Aren't you going to eat, Kaito?" Paimon asked with her mouth full, her words slurred.
For some reason, it seemed to her that Kaito, Big Sister Kiana, and the others didn't interact much.
Moreover, what made her even more curious was that sometimes Kaito would directly take things from Big Sister Kiana or Wendy without any verbal exchange during the entire process.
"I'm eating," Kaito said, taking the freshly bought snack directly from Wendy's hand. Wendy didn't even look at him.
"There it is again!" Paimon suddenly exclaimed.
"What is?"
Paimon's remark confused Kaito. He didn't know what she was talking about and even looked around to see if someone had arrived.
However, after glancing around, Kaito saw no one walking toward them.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Wendy spoke up from her side.
"It's you guys! You seem like you don't need to communicate at all. You just know what to do without saying a word." Swallowing the food in her mouth, Paimon finally voiced the confusion in her heart.
Kaito: "!"
He hadn't expected Paimon to actually observe this.
Since it was just Paimon with them, Kaito hadn't been acting as diligently as usual to make them appear as distinct individuals.
This Paimon... she actually noticed...
Was I too obvious?
Looking at Paimon, who was waiting for an answer, Kaito couldn't help but think this. Then, he replied, "Because we've been together for a long time, so we know what the other person wants without saying much."
It had to be said, this explanation was an excellent excuse. It could be used to explain any similar questions and sounded very reasonable.
But regardless, he should try to avoid such situations today. Since even Paimon could tell, practically anyone else could too.
Therefore, it would be better to act like different people from now on, especially later.
"Oh, that's true. It's just like how Lumine and I have been together for a long time. Sometimes she knows I want to eat without me even opening my mouth."
Hearing Kaito's answer, Paimon thought about her usual interactions with Lumine and felt it made a lot of sense. Since she and Lumine could do it, Kaito and his group certainly could too.
Do you even need to open your mouth for people to know you want to eat?
Hearing Paimon's words, Kaito couldn't help but roast her internally.
Basically anyone could tell from Paimon's face that she wanted to eat. She was just too obvious; it would be stranger if someone couldn't tell.
"You make it so obvious that anyone could tell, right?" At this moment, Wendy voiced Kaito's internal roast.
There were some things Kaito couldn't say himself, but Kiana or Wendy had to say them. After all, if they were to appear as different people, they definitely needed to seem like they each had their own thoughts.
"Wendy is right. Who couldn't tell when it's that obvious?" Kiana also joined in, roasting Paimon's earlier remark.
As for Kaito, he naturally just needed to watch the show from the sidelines; there was no need for him to join in.
"Uh... that... seems true, hehe."
Faced with Kiana and Wendy's words, Paimon couldn't find any reason to refute them for a moment, so she could only scratch her head and giggle foolishly.
More importantly, it seemed she really was very obvious when she wanted to eat.
"Alright, that's about enough. Let's go back."
Thinking that Acheron would be arriving soon, Kaito decided to return to the inn first.
"I'm full. Time to go back and sleep." Hearing Kaito mention going back, Paimon immediately thought of sleeping. After eating so much, she felt she should go lie down and digest.
Kaito: "..."
Is this Paimon a pig?
Looking at Paimon patting her small belly, Kaito was speechless. He had finally witnessed what it meant to truly 'eat then sleep, sleep then eat'. She was exactly like a pig in a farm.
But it didn't matter. It wasn't like he couldn't afford to let her do this.
"Paimon, you're really just like a pig," Kiana roasted Paimon again, as was customary.
Such behavior really invited roasting, so someone had to step up and do it.
"Hehe." This time, Paimon didn't refute it like she did when Lumine said it.
There was no helping it; she had eaten their food, so she had to accept the criticism humbly.
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