Topaz, I see.
Lord Takagi nodded happily.
Since he drew the template of Topaz & Numby, Lord Takagi naturally also wanted to meet Topaz and exchange tips on raising Trotters.
Therefore, Lord Takagi was naturally very happy to see that his appearance had not affected the IPC sending Topaz to Belobog to collect debts.
"Speaking of which, you've actually been following the IPC going to Belobog to collect debts."
"Could it be that you've already told the IPC that Belobog now has enough funds to pay off the debt?"
Lord Takagi asked Asta.
"No."
Asta shook her head, then leaned closer to Lord Takagi and said with a light chuckle:
"I think it's better for the Belobog people to tell the IPC that they are capable of paying off the debt."
"Of course, if Lord Takagi could personally go and tell them this, it would be best."
"Oh, right, Lord Takagi! Topaz, the debt collector, also has a Trotter, and it's very similar to yours."
Because of her past experiences, Asta has a lot of feelings about the IPC. If someone could make the IPC suffer a bit, she would be very happy to see it. This is also why she has been paying attention to the IPC's debt collection in Belobog, but has not told the IPC that Belobog already has the ability to pay off the debt.
Especially when she saw that the person sent by the IPC was Topaz, Asta was even more unwilling to tell the IPC about Belobog. Once upon a time, when Topaz represented the IPC and came to Herta Space Station to collect debts from Herta, she took away a lot of her pocket money. Although she doesn't care about this pocket money, Asta is still very happy if she can see Topaz looking defeated.
"Should I say, as expected of you, Asta."
Looking at Asta, who looked like a child complaining to a parent, Lord Takagi shook his head and said with a light chuckle.
As someone who fully understands the game character Asta, when Lord Takagi saw Asta looking like this, how could he not know that she is a 'pink on the outside, black on the inside' character. Saying that Topaz also has a Trotter was definitely to guide Lord Takagi to Belobog.
"Lord Takagi, you should go to Belobog, right?"
Asta moved closer to Lord Takagi again, looking at Lord Takagi's face with expectant eyes.
"Don't worry, I will naturally go to Belobog."
"Do you need me to take you with me, Asta?"
Lord Takagi asked.
"Well... although I really want to go to Belobog, Herta Space Station still needs me to preside over the work."
"So, it will probably be difficult for me to go to Belobog."
Asta said with a hint of regret.
"Then can you tell me the possible time when the IPC's debt collector Topaz will arrive at Jarilo-VI?"
Lord Takagi asked.
"Of course!"
Asta nodded heavily and told Lord Takagi the possible arrival time of Topaz at Jarilo-VI without hesitation.
"I see, it's exactly the last day of this Teyvat to Herta Space Station tourist route."
"Speaking of which, you are really well-prepared, Asta."
"However, if you want to use me to make the IPC suffer, or make Topaz suffer, shouldn't you pay something?"
Lord Takagi put his hand on Asta's shoulder and smiled.
"As expected, nothing can be hidden from you, Lord Takagi."
"Otherwise, should I give you some more credit points?"
Asta said with a smile.
"Let's forget about credit points."
"For now, I don't need that many credit points."
Lord Takagi said with a smile.
"But, besides credit points, I really don't have anything else presentable."
Asta pursed her lips and said.
"Don't underestimate your value, Asta."
"Putting aside other things, when you wear this white silk OL outfit, you show considerable value."
Lord Takagi said.
Asta: "I understand, Lord Takagi wants me to wear different styles of stockings and different styles of clothes in front of you?"
Lord Takagi: "As expected of Asta, you catch on quickly! Oh, right, if you could take some selfies or something, that would be even better."
Asta: "Selfies? That's not impossible."
Asta nodded.
Selfies are at least photos taken by herself. She has relatively free ways of taking photos. At least selfies are much, much better than Lord Takagi taking some embarrassing photos of her.
"Then, Lord Takagi, can you help record the scene of the IPC's debt collector being defeated in Belobog and send it to me?"
Asta asked.
"You also want to get photos and videos of the IPC's debt collector being defeated?"
Lord Takagi asked with some surprise.
"After all, I can't go to Belobog and see the scene of the IPC's debt collector being defeated by you with my own eyes."
"I was thinking, it would be good if I could see photos and videos."
Asta said with a smile.
Lord Takagi: "Are you sure you won't use these photos and videos to do something, like plot against the victim?"
Asta: "How could that be, Lord Takagi, do you think I'm that kind of person?"
Lord Takagi: "You never know."
"In my opinion, if you, who are pink, are cut open, you'll likely be black."
Asta: "..."
Knowing that she had been seen through by Lord Takagi, Asta immediately showed a wronged expression. Lord Takagi smiled and patted Asta's shoulder, then, holding Bubble, turned and lay back on the sofa. Seeing that Lord Takagi didn't say anything more, Asta also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"We can talk about taking photos, videos, and so on later."
"Compared to that, Lord Takagi, can I play with Bubble for a while?"
Asta sat down next to Lord Takagi, looking expectantly at Bubble sitting on Lord Takagi's lap.
"That depends on Bubble itself."
Lord Takagi stroked Bubble's head and said.
"Is this Trotter called Bubble?"
"Bubble, do you want to eat gold coins?"
Asta took out a few gold coins from her skirt pocket and showed them to Bubble.
"Squeak, squeak!"
Seeing this, Bubble excitedly jumped towards Asta.
"Hehe, as expected, you like gold coins just like Numby."
"I really need to take a few good pictures."
"Next time I see Topaz, I'll show her too."
Asta held Bubble in her arms, feeding it gold coins one by one. Then she took out her phone and snapped a few photos of herself and Bubble.
"Takagi, can we take a few pictures together?"
Asta turned to Takagi and asked.
"Of course."
Takagi nodded.
Hearing this, Asta placed Bubble on her lap, smiled, and wrapped her arm around Takagi's arm. With her other hand, she held up her phone, aiming the camera at herself, Takagi, and Bubble.
"Hmm, perfect!"
"Let's try some different poses for more pictures."
Asta said.
Takagi didn't mind. Seeing that his Bubble also seemed to enjoy spending time with Asta, he let Asta design the poses for the photos. However, after a long time of accompanying Asta to take photos and videos, Takagi grew a little tired and closed his eyes.
"Takagi, let's try another pose... Oh, is Takagi already tired?"
Asta saw Takagi leaning back on the sofa with his eyes closed and tilted her head adorably.
"Hehe, this is a rare sight."
Asta murmured softly, smiling as she took a picture of Takagi's current appearance.
After admiring the photos she had taken and carefully observing Takagi's sleeping face, Asta couldn't help but murmur softly:
"Even Takagi, when he's asleep, is no different from an ordinary person."
"Don't you agree, Bubble?"
Bubble: "Squeak, squeak!"
Asta smiled slightly at Bubble, then unconsciously reached out and supported Takagi's shoulder, letting his head gently rest on her lap.
"Hmm, this pose seems quite suitable for photos too."
Asta whispered, her cheeks slightly flushed, and once again raised her phone, capturing herself, Takagi, and Bubble, who was standing on her shoulder, in the frame. As Asta made a peace sign, the phone instantly recorded the scene.
[Barbara: I'm so envious of Asta, being able to take pictures with such a cute thing.]
[Yae Miko: Are you really only envious of that? Aren't you envious that Asta can be so close to Takagi?]
[Lumine: This...]
[Navia: According to Takagi and Asta, that little cutie is a magical creature called a Trotter.]
[Xingqiu: It's not just magical; I didn't even see how the Trotter appeared on Asta's shoulder earlier. Perhaps Takagi's pet also possesses very powerful strength.]
[Beidou: That's not surprising. Takagi is so amazing, it's normal for him to have an amazing pet. However, for this pet to be both powerful and so cute at the same time is quite unique.]
[Barbara: What a cute Trotter, I wonder if I can play with it like Asta.]
[Rosaria: If it's you, Barbara, Takagi probably wouldn't stop you from playing with the Trotter. In fact, you might even be able to use the Trotter to get closer to Takagi, just like Asta is doing now.]
[Barbara: Getting closer and all that...]
[Arlecchino: Approaching Takagi under the guise of a pet, that is indeed a good method.]
[Yae Miko: Since Takagi likes pets, I wonder if he likes foxes.]
[Raiden Shogun: What do you intend to do?]
[Yae Miko: I'm just wondering if I would be able to get closer to Takagi if I transformed into my younger self, hehe.]
[Raiden Shogun:...]
Not far from the Astral Express reception room, Lisa looked at Takagi sleeping on Asta's lap, and an unconscious feeling of envy arose in her heart. This instantly made her feel that the Forgotten Hall in front of her had lost much of its appeal.
If I approach Takagi later, using that little cutie as an excuse, like Asta did, will I get such an opportunity to interact with Takagi?
Lisa thought to herself.
Just then, the reception room's Astral Express door opened automatically. Lisa turned to look and saw Himeko walking in with elegant steps. Behind her, Stelle, March 7th, Dan Heng, Welt Yang, and other Nameless also walked in... As Nameless of the Astral Express, when they had nothing to do, they naturally wanted to spend more time with Takagi.
"Greetings, Teyvat passengers."
"Is Takagi here?"
Himeko immediately saw Lisa, Cloud Retainer, and others standing in the Forgotten Hall, and curiously asked them.
"Over there."
Cloud Retainer raised her hand and pointed in the direction of Asta and Takagi.
Himeko, March 7th, Dan Heng, Welt Yang, and the others turned to look, and when they saw Takagi lying on Asta's lap, resting with his eyes closed, they couldn't help but feel a surge of surprise.
Asta, with a smile, waved at them. Stelle, however, tilted her head and walked towards Takagi and Asta with some curiosity.
"It seems Takagi still needs to rest. In that case, we'll come back later, Himeko."
Welt Yang pushed up his glasses and said to Himeko.
"You all go back first. I think I can wait here for Takagi to wake up."
Himeko smiled.
"Alright."
Welt Yang didn't object. After greeting Lisa and the others, he turned and left Takagi's Astral Express.
"Then I'll go back and organize the data archives as well."
Dan Heng said to Himeko, then followed in Welt Yang's footsteps.
"Aren't you going back, March 7th?"
Himeko smiled as she looked at March 7th.
"Hmm, since I'm already here, I won't leave for now."
"Perfect, I can take some pictures here."
March 7th raised her camera and turned to look in the direction of the Abundance bonsai. For such a rare item, she naturally wanted to record it in her camera.
"That bonsai is too special."
"Ask Takagi before taking pictures."
Himeko smiled and turned to look in Takagi's direction, just in time to see Stelle stop in front of Asta and Takagi.
"Is something wrong, Stelle?"
Asta looked up, curiously at Stelle.
"Asta, can Takagi lie on my lap?"
Stelle asked.
Lisa: "?!"
Asta: "Huh?"
"I mean, I can take your place, Asta."
Stelle said.
"This... it's not very convenient to move Takagi casually right now."
"It will disturb his rest."
Asta tilted her head and said.
"Then I'll wait until it's convenient."
Saying this, Stelle actually sat down directly next to Asta.
"You're really close to Lord Takagi, Stelle."
"If you hadn't just been born, I would have thought you'd fallen for Lord Takagi."
Asta shook her head and said.
Stelle: "I like Takagi."
Asta: "I think the 'like' I'm talking about is probably different from the 'like' you're talking about."
Stelle: "?"
"So, Asta, do you like Lord Takagi?"
Just then, Himeko walked up to Asta and asked with interest. Beside them, March 7th picked up her camera and aimed the lens at Asta, Takagi, and Bubble.
Facing the camera, Asta immediately said nervously:
"No, not at all. I just feel that Lord Takagi helped me a lot."
"So I just wanted to lend Lord Takagi my leg to rest for a while. March 7th, please don't take pictures!"
Although Asta herself had taken pictures of her and Takagi's current situation. But that was taken on her own phone, and she could choose not to share it with others. However, if March 7th took the picture, it was uncertain whether her and Takagi's current situation would spread. At this moment, Asta didn't know that her and Takagi's current situation had already been exposed to the Teyvat Continent because of Cloud Retainer's occasional glances.
"I'm just taking a picture of this Trotter, I'm not taking a picture of you, Asta."
March 7th stuck out her tongue playfully and said.
"But your lens is clearly including me, Takagi, and Bubble together."
Asta said.
"You're so worried, why don't I replace you, Asta?"
Himeko smiled.
Asta: "Huh?! Himeko, you want to replace me?"
March 7th: "Himeko, you want to provide a lap pillow for Takagi?"
Stelle: "Want?"
Not far away, Lisa covered her forehead with a weary heart and let out a long sigh.
"You don't have to look at me like that."
"I just feel that as a Navigator of the Astral Express, I have an obligation to provide Lord Takagi with some assistance."
Himeko said calmly, with a faint smile on her face.
"This..."
Asta looked at Himeko, then at Stelle, then at Takagi, who was still lying on her lap with his eyes closed, tangled. Finally, she inexplicably shook her head:
"N-no, let's not."
"Moving Lord Takagi while he's sleeping now would wake him up, wouldn't it?"
Hearing this, the smile on Himeko's face deepened:
"Indeed, Asta, you have feelings for Lord Takagi."
Hearing Himeko's words and seeing Himeko's meaningful expression, the faint blush on Asta's face began to gradually deepen.