"Guuji Yae, have you been lying to me all this time?"
Yun Xu, his heart filled with suspicion, couldn't help but ask as he looked at Yae Miko's somewhat strange smile.
"How could I? Perhaps it's just that I'm too enthusiastic, giving you the wrong impression."
Hearing Yun Xu's sudden suspicion, Yae Miko finally dropped her mischievous smile and explained.
"Actually, Guuji Yae doesn't have a missing younger brother, does she?"
Yun Xu didn't believe Yae Miko's words and continued speaking.
'So I've been found out… It seems I was too hasty…'
Yae Miko felt a bit regretful in her heart.
"That little Youko of the Hakushin Bloodline, she's actually your younger sister, isn't she?"
"Otherwise, why are you so insistent on making me wear women's clothing?"
Yun Xu made his guess with sound reasoning.
"…"
"I didn't expect to be found out by a little guy like you in the end…"
"Yes, that little Youko adopted by Kitsune Saiguu, she should be my younger sister, which is why I was suddenly a bit disappointed when I heard you speak yesterday."
Yae Miko paused, then raised her hand to wipe away non-existent tears from the corner of her eye, explaining to Yun Xu, following his words.
"As expected."
Upon receiving Yae Miko's confirmation, Yun Xu nodded knowingly.
"Then, little guy, can you fulfill this one wish of mine?"
After wiping away her non-existent tears, Yae Miko looked at Yun Xu with a hopeful expression.
"This… if Guuji Yae can also fulfill a wish for me, then I'll help you."
Yun Xu hesitated for a moment, then finally proposed this.
"Hehe, haggling with me now, are we? Alright, no matter what your wish is, I'll try my best to fulfill it for you~"
Hearing Yun Xu's words, Yae Miko tilted her head and whispered into his ear.
Her breath caused Yun Xu's ears to twitch a few times, then they drooped down, covering his head.
"Th-then, can I have a few strands of hair from Guuji Yae's tail?"
The sudden closeness made Yun Xu a bit uncomfortable. He quickly stepped back two paces, covering his ears, and then stated what he wanted.
He himself had often used hair from his own tail to refine elixirs, but this Yae Miko was an authentic Inazuman Youko, and the hair from her tail might be quite different from his own.
"Hmph, you little rascal, setting your sights on me. But unfortunately, I don't have a tail."
Hearing Yun Xu's request, Yae Miko chuckled, crossing her arms.
Yun Xu paused, subconsciously glancing behind Yae Miko… there really wasn't one?
"Then… hair from your ears would also work."
Yun Xu knew how to adapt. Although he didn't know why Yae Miko hid her tail when she transformed, he didn't ask, instead directly shifting his target to her visible Youko ears.
"Alright, alright, there's no getting around you. You get your makeup done properly, and I'll give you a few strands of hair later."
Although she didn't know why Yun Xu wanted her hair, she was willing to give him a few strands.
And so, Yun Xu followed Yae Miko to Yae Publishing House.
To boost the sales of the light novels it was currently promoting, Yae Publishing House often invited attractive actors to portray popular characters from the books. Therefore, Yae Publishing House was equipped with professional dressing rooms and makeup artists.
Yun Xu was thus pushed into the dressing room by Yae Miko.
Among the light novels currently promoted by Yae Publishing House, a highly popular character was "Yae Masako," a main character in "Please, My Kitsune Guuji."
The prototype for this character was undoubtedly the real-life Yae Miko, and the author only dared to write it with the authorization of Yae Publishing House.
However, just as her name wasn't directly used, her image was also slightly altered.
According to the original description, "wearing a red and white Miko outfit, humbly kneeling before them, her fluffy Youko ears trembling slightly, and beneath her ears, the face revered by thousands of people." This indicates that her image was different from Yae Miko's droopy-eared appearance.
After all, the stereotypical image of a Youko for Inazumans was fluffy Youko ears standing upright on the head.
As the dressing room door was pushed open, urged by the female makeup artist who covered her face and giggled sneer, the Damselette, wearing a red and white Miko outfit, walked out somewhat awkwardly.
His original body had short white hair, so he was given a pink wig. However, for the sake of the Youko ears' liveliness, he didn't wear fake Youko ear hair accessories like other cosplayers. Instead, using a certain demonic art provided by Yae Miko, his white Youko ears were temporarily disguised as pink.
Similarly, the white tail that emerged from beneath his Miko outfit was also disguised as pink.
However, compared to other cosplayers and the character's prototype, Yae Miko, the shorter Yun Xu made the character appear somewhat petite, and combined with his awkward demeanor, he looked very cute.
"Oh my, little Yun Xu's looks are really good. You look much more pleasing to the eye than the previous cosplayers~"
Yae Miko's eyes lit up, praising him without reservation and casually calling him by his name.
"Guuji Yae, you flatter me. Please instruct me on what to do next…"
Yun Xu's face flushed as he replied, feeling a bit embarrassed.
However, for him, he just needed to adapt a little.
Because this wasn't the first time he had "become" female. Long before Shenhe was taken to Mt. Aocang by Cloud Retainer when she was a child, he would always take the medicine himself since there was no one else to test it on.
In his current Grand Pill Compendium, one could easily find the recipe for the Yin-Yang Reversal Elixir if they flipped through it.
"That's simple. There will be a release event later, and all you need to do is stand in front of the display counter. If fans greet you, just wave back; you don't need to speak or interact."
Yae Miko arranged Yun Xu's work for the day.
Yun Xu nodded knowingly.
Anyway, in his current appearance, even Cloud Retainer wouldn't recognize him, so appearing in public didn't matter.
"Come, before the release event starts, I'll teach you a few of the character's signature poses."
Yae Miko led Yun Xu to an adjacent room and began teaching him how to pose.
Meanwhile, as Yun Xu arrived at Yae Publishing House to start his work, The Crux Fleet's Alcor docked at Ritou.
Although The Crux Fleet set sail a few days later than Yun Xu, Yun Xu was only traveling on a small bamboo raft, and Paimon would sometimes slack off while paddling the dialogue device, so their speed in reaching Inazuma wasn't much slower than Yun Xu's.
After Lumine and Paimon disembarked, Beidou introduced them to a young man named Thoma, a business partner she had recently become acquainted with.
After some busy work, Lumine and Paimon proceeded to the inspection station for registration and completed the procedures for staying in Ritou at the Overseas Affairs Office, as required.
However, they later learned that this only allowed them to stay in Ritou. To step out of Ritou and set foot on Narukami Island, they would need a travel permit issued by the Kanjou Commissioner…