"Also, the flower you made is quite realistic."
Yae Miko said, touching the gardenia on the girl's head. The realistic texture made her think it was real, even though it was.
However, in her perception, no one would be foolish enough to use a real flower as a hair accessory, as the petals would show signs of wilting within half a day after being separated from their stem.
In other words, any flower hair accessory of this type was fake, man-made, and even Raiden Ei's balloon flower was the same.
"Yes, yes…"
Shiki echoed twice with a blank expression. She didn't know how to explain. Was she supposed to say that an amazing being had Frozen the gardenia's time? Who would believe that?
"Oh, right, here's your one-prohibition-hundred-taboos amulet back. I don't need it anymore."
"Also, thank you for explaining immortal arts to me. Regardless, I've finally managed to cultivate it."
Yae Miko's expression changed completely upon hearing this. Can we please not talk about immortal arts anymore? I just explained the composition to you, and then you cultivated it. What an absurd Talent.
If this were in Liyue, it would be considered abundant immortal affinity, and she would probably learn all the immortal spells within a few years.
"If you really want to thank me, then update the new chapter of 'faded'. I'm still waiting to read it."
"Let's talk about it when I have time. I originally started writing to earn some Mora. Now you see, Mora is the one thing I don't lack." Shiki spread her hands, indicating helplessness.
Just think, Inazuma has so many things waiting for her to plan, and she still has immortal arts and other things to deal with. Where would she find the time to write a book?
…Alright, actually, Shiki was just plain lazy. A fountain pen was ultimately no match for a keyboard. Writing novels was too troublesome and tiring.
The next time she would pick up her pen would have to wait until she had nothing to do and was extremely bored.
As for when that time would come?
Hmm… the next time she started writing.
"Sigh… fine, but don't make people wait too long. I don't care, but don't forget about the general public. Don't let them go to their graves still curious about the plot."
"How is that possible? What are you thinking?" Shiki felt a bit speechless. She wasn't Togashi Yoshihiro.
"That's good. Speaking of which, I plan to open a new Q&A column at Yae Publishing House, specifically to answer people's worries. Do you want to participate?" Yae Miko said.
"If you want to open it, then open it. Why ask me? Are you perhaps looking for me to invest?"
"Oh, no, opening a new periodical doesn't cost much Mora. I'm just here to ask you to do an advertisement."
"Just like your collaboration with Ogura Mio, with your reputation to drive traffic, are you afraid no one will come?"
"Imagine, even the Side Attendant of the Raiden Shogun would come to Yae Publishing House to solve their worries. Isn't that the best promotional method?!"
Shiki thought carefully after hearing this. It seemed fine; it shouldn't be for causing trouble.
"Sounds good. What do you need me to do?"
"It's simple. You just need to appear at the entrance of Yae Publishing House at a specific time, drop off a letter, say a few lines, and then you can leave. We'll handle the rest."
"And you don't need to write anything in the letter; it's just an advertisement anyway."
"I see. Then there's no problem." Shiki nodded.
"Good. You can just wait for my message then. I'll notify you of the specific time and lines two to three days in advance."
Yae Miko wore a slight smile, which gave Shiki the feeling that someone was about to have a terrible misfortune. However, she could never have imagined that the first virtual idol on the continent of Teyvat was born in this way.
After bidding farewell to Yae Miko, Shiki returned to Kamisato Estate and sent Ioroi back to Chinju Forest.
This Tanuki had fallen into self-doubt. He even wondered if it was because of that seal that his language system had issues, causing him to no longer understand what they were saying?
In the courtyard, Ayaka was sitting there waiting for her. Looking at the elegant white-haired girl, Shiki hesitated at the gate for a moment, then finally made up her mind to walk over and sit beside the girl.
"Shiki, how was your stroll?"
Ayaka knew who had returned as soon as she heard the pleasant sound of the bells.
"Quite good. At least I've calmed down." Shiki said.
"Mm… me too…"
While Shiki went out for a stroll to calm her heated mind, wasn't Ayaka doing the same at home?
Although she had always been proactive, she still felt shy when it truly came to that moment.
At the time, she didn't think much of it, but afterwards, it was truly embarrassing.
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Araumi
The gate of the Domain named Ketsuroku Onmyo Bureau suddenly flashed with a bright light, and then the Traveler and her party of four (if Paimon and Shikigami could be called people) were "spit" out by the Domain.
"Ouch!"
Paimon, who usually flew in mid-air, uncharacteristically fell to the ground, letting out a wail. There was nothing she could do; it was just too shaky, and she couldn't maintain flight at all.
The Traveler and Xinyan were much better off. Their rich adventuring experience allowed them to land perfectly. As for Shiki Taishou, being made of paper, he adjusted his posture before even landing.
Indeed, a world where only Paimon falls has been achieved!
"Boo… What's going on with this Domain?! Why did it just clear the monsters on the first floor and then unceremoniously spit us out?!"
"The key is that it kept shaking up, down, left, and right, like being put in a box and shaken around! It's so infuriating!"
Paimon stomped her feet in anger, though this time she actually stomped on the ground.
"I apologize. The Ketsuroku Onmyo Bureau rearranges its rooms and generates new monsters periodically. Currently, I cannot control the Onmyo Bureau's room rearrangement behavior." Shiki Taishou said helplessly.
"Hey, it's fine, it's fine! We can just go back in after it's done rearranging!" Xinyan cheered.
And the Traveler also nodded in agreement: "Exactly! And didn't you also recover some memories through the rubbings? I also found many Onmyōdō talismans, so it was a fruitful harvest!"
"No, no, I don't mean to be unhappy. I'm just deeply moved to see you all helping me."
"I don't have much to give you, so I can only try my best to help you find Onmyōdō talismans. I hope you can exchange them for some good things with Miss Ryougi."
Shiki Taishou said, conjuring some Onmyōdō talismans from who-knows-where and handing them to the Traveler.
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