In the morning, the first ray of sunlight of dawn shone into the tent, making the interior of the not-very-light-blocking tent completely visible.
Stelle slowly opened her eyes, but her vision was only filled with a patch of white.
She was stunned for a moment, but quickly she reacted.
Reaching out to remove the small, soft piece of clothing covering her eyes, Stelle looked at her chest.
Lumine was sleeping soundly there, her small hand even restlessly placed in a strange position.
Stelle sighed helplessly, carefully removed Lumine's hand, and then slowly sat up.
She turned her head to look to the other side. Paimon was still lying there, sleeping soundly. It seemed that they had controlled their volume well last night and had not woken Paimon up.
Of course, it was also possible that Paimon was simply sleeping too deeply. If someone with lighter sleep had been there while they were doing that, something would have probably happened.
"Lumine, Lumine..." Stelle reached out and gently shook Lumine's shoulder, softly calling her.
"Mm... what is it...?" Lumine groggily opened her eyes.
"Hurry up and get dressed, otherwise if Paimon wakes up, we won't be able to explain." Stelle leaned down and whispered into Lumine's ear.
"Mmm—" Lumine, instead, directly wrapped her arms around Stelle's waist, pushing Stelle back down.
Then she buried her head in Stelle's chest, took a deep breath, and stuck out her small tongue to lick.
"Mmm?!" Stelle's body trembled instantly.
"Just sleep a little longer, just a little." Lumine whispered, her voice muffled.
She was extremely tired last night. Although very satisfied, she truly had no energy to get up now. It was better to sleep a little longer. Anyway, there was nothing urgent to do for the time being, and there was no rush to return to Mondstadt.
"But, but Paimon..."
"Don't worry, she never wakes up early. What time is it now?" Lumine was completely unconcerned, especially since yesterday she had intentionally or unintentionally emphasized to Paimon that there was no rush to leave and return today, and she could sleep in.
Paimon was always very receptive to advice. She probably wouldn't wake up until noon today.
"I know what I'm doing, just relax." Lumine opened her small mouth, encompassing and sucking.
"Hmm?!" Stelle's eyes widened instantly.
Lumine was playing so boldly this early in the morning. What if she couldn't hold back later?
"Truly... I... can't... help... it..." Stelle said disjointedly, her hand slowly moving down Lumine's slender waist.
...
The early morning passed just like that.
By the time Paimon woke up and groggily opened her eyes, the two of them had already gotten up and were preparing breakfast.
"Stelle, Lumine, good morning!" Paimon floated out of the tent, slowly letting out a yawn.
"Good morning, Paimon. Did you sleep well yesterday?" Stelle asked with a smile.
"Mm! Very well, although I had a strange dream." Paimon nodded first, then said with some confusion.
"S-strange dream?"
"Mm, in the dream, I seemed to hear some sounds and smelled something like nectar..."
"Ha, haha, it was just a dream, no need to pay attention to it." Lumine said, feeling a little guilty, quickly speaking up.
"Mm, yes, come and eat." Stelle also nodded in agreement.
"Why do you two seem so strange...? Never mind, time to eat!" Paimon had no resistance whatsoever in front of breakfast, and soon all those strange things were forgotten.
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"Phew~ We're finally back. I feel like this trip to Dragonspine was really not easy." Paimon looked at the Mondstadt city gates, which were close at hand, and couldn't help but sigh.
Sucrose's commission was not easy to complete. Lumine ran around, doing all sorts of experiments, battles, simple physical tests, cooking, and deciphering.
Even though it was Lumine doing these things, Paimon was already exhausted just watching from the sidelines.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have slept so deeply yesterday and woken up so late this morning.
"Speaking of which, do you have any plans next?" Stelle glanced at Lumine.
Although Lumine planned to meet Acting Grand Master Jean, it wasn't now, at least.
After all, it was only a little past ten in the morning, and Jean should still be working.
If they were to talk, it would require a lot of time, so it would be best to wait until Jean was off work.
"As for me, I plan to go investigate the previous matter later." Lumine thought for a moment, then said to Stelle.
"Previous matter? Do you still have a commission that hasn't been resolved?" Stelle asked, somewhat surprised.
"It's not really a commission. It's just that a long time ago, we heard a rumor that a 'Darknight Hero' would appear in Mondstadt at night, acting as a vigilante, punishing evil and promoting good." Lumine rubbed her head.
"Darknight Hero..." Stelle recalled carefully. She seemed to have heard this name from passersby before, and at the time, she thought they were discussing some novel.
"Although everyone says it's an urban legend, there are also many eyewitness reports, so we investigated for a while, but we haven't had any results." Paimon said, somewhat helplessly.
"Before coming to Dragonspine, the Knights of Favonius also approached me, hoping we could help investigate the true identity of the Darknight Hero."
"I see." Stelle nodded.
"But I think if such a person truly exists, they should be easy to find."
"Eh? Why do you say that?" Paimon asked, puzzled.
"Think about it, most of the high-end combatants in Mondstadt City, we should know, right?" Stelle analyzed for the two of them. "This Darknight Hero doesn't belong to the Knights of Favonius. Just this alone can rule out a large number of candidates."
"Someone with a sense of justice, yet unwilling to join official operations, and you say that person might also be very wealthy..."
"Ah!" Lumine clapped her hands. Hearing Stelle say this, a possible candidate immediately came to her mind.
"Diluc?!" Paimon also reacted.
"Thank you, Stelle. I'll go find him and ask right away." Lumine was always a person of action. Having just returned to Mondstadt City, she was already planning to go to Dawn Winery to find Diluc.
If it could be confirmed, the Knights of Favonius's request would also be fulfilled.
Of course, whether or not to tell the Knights of Favonius the true identity of the Darknight Hero would depend on the circumstances. If Diluc had any difficulties, she would help keep it a secret.
"Mm, be careful on your way." Stelle nodded. She still had to go to the Knights of Favonius to report her return to Jean and did not plan to go with Lumine.
"However, in that case, I might not have time to meet Acting Grand Master Jean tonight... Let's wait until this matter is over. Then I'll go find Stelle." Lumine thought again, then said to Stelle.
"I see... That's fine too." Stelle nodded, even feeling herself slightly relieved.
Even knowing that the final outcome should be good, Stelle would still feel a little nervous.
Hopefully, she wouldn't have such feelings again in the future.
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