"Ah… oh… Right, there was a battle around here recently, wasn't there? If your house or anything else was affected, you can come to us at the Knights of Favonius."
As if just snapping back to reality, Jean answered Kaito's question at an extremely rapid pace. However, she clearly seemed a bit absent-minded right now, which made Kaito very confused.
Did I just say something wrong?
Whatever… I'll just tell her that everything's fine on my end…
Despite his confusion, Kaito shook his head and said, "No, that's not the case, Acting Grand Master Jean. Nothing of mine was affected by yesterday's battle."
"That's good. If you find that anything was affected later on, you can still come to the Knights of Favonius." Nodding, Jean continued, "Then I'll be on my way. Goodbye."
With that, Jean hurried away, leaving a bewildered Kaito standing at his door.
"Goodbye."
Acting Grand Master Jean… what on earth is she up to…
Watching Jean's retreating figure, Kaito couldn't help but recall the situation when Wendy had met with Jean earlier. He realized that Jean had seemed a bit strange even back then.
But if he had to say exactly what was strange, he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
I should probably focus on how to complete the System's task for now…
Standing there in thought for a moment, Kaito decided not to worry about it too much. He needed to first figure out how to complete his current task from the System.
No matter what, this current task could be considered extremely important.
As long as he completed it, Kaito could perform his next gacha draw. And more importantly, he and Wendy would have more options from now on.
Although he had already used many of Wendy's parts by now, there was one most important place he had yet to use.
But… how do I help Lumine earn Mora?
After closing the door, Kaito returned to the living room sofa and sat down, lost in thought. The future was bright, but how to achieve it—that was the question.
Lumine is really short on Mora right now… I wonder if just giving it to her would count…
I feel like it probably wouldn't…
Lumine should be at…
That's it… commissions!
Suddenly, Kaito thought of a great idea. Since it's about earning Mora, commissions would definitely count.
More importantly, Lumine is currently relying on commissions to earn Mora, so it's a perfect fit. As long as he sets the reward for the commission extremely high, he might be able to complete the task in one go.
There was just one more problem: how to ensure that Lumine would be the one to accept that commission. If someone else took it, all his effort would be for nothing.
I wonder if I can specify that only Lumine can accept my commission…
I should go ask Katheryne first…
Feeling that just sitting here thinking wasn't going to solve anything, Kaito got up and headed out the door. He wanted to ask Katheryne about the situation.
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Knights of Favonius Headquarters.
Sigh—
"How did it go, Jean? Has the matter with Dvalin been resolved by Lord Anemo Archon?"
Suddenly hearing the door open, Lisa, who was reading a book in her office, looked up. She knew it had to be Jean returning.
"Yes, Lord Anemo Archon has successfully resolved the Dvalin issue."
Walking in and looking at Lisa, Jean nodded, then sat back down in her previous seat. She was still thinking about what had happened earlier.
She couldn't help it. She respected Lord Anemo Archon so much that facing such a thing inevitably left her shocked.
"What's wrong, Jean? Why do you look so troubled?"
Putting down her book, Lisa came over to Jean. For some reason, Jean looked as if she had something heavy on her mind, as though she'd encountered some difficult-to-solve problem.
This made Lisa very curious about what had happened. Could it be that something happened while Lord Anemo Archon was dealing with Dvalin?
With this thought, Lisa awaited Jean's reply.
"Lisa." Suddenly looking up at Lisa, Jean appeared ready to ask a question.
"It seems you have a question for me. Go on, ask away."
Smiling, Lisa knew Jean had something to ask her.
"Let's say…" Jean started, but then seemed unsure how to phrase it. After a moment's thought, she continued, "Um… it's about two lovers… if they both shower at the same time, then…
…why would that be?"
Jean wasn't sure if Lisa would understand what she meant, but this was the only way she could put it.
"Two lovers showering at the same time?"
After hearing Jean's question, a hint of puzzlement and contemplation appeared on Lisa's delicate face. Honestly, she had no idea why Jean would ask such a question.
But she could tell Jean was eager for an answer, so she decided to reply first and ask why later.
"Yes, two people showering at the same time." Jean nodded.
"Is it because there's only one bathroom?"
After a moment of thought, Lisa offered this as a tentative answer.
"That's possible, but they were showering in the morning."
In truth, even if it hadn't been in the morning, Jean would have suspected there was more to it. Of course, it was also possible she was just overthinking things.
"Showering in the morning? That is indeed uncommon." After muttering to herself for a moment, Lisa continued, "Then perhaps those two were… busy all night… because of something… right?"
As she spoke, Lisa seemed to have a realization.
So that's what Jean was talking about…
"Jean, do you have a crush on someone?"
"What? No, no."
Jean immediately denied Lisa's guess. However, regarding what Lisa had just said, she actually had the same suspicion.
It was just that she couldn't believe Lord Anemo Archon would do such a thing, which was why she wanted to see what Lisa thought.
"Then why would you ask such a question? I thought you had walked in on your sweetheart doing something of the sort."
At this point, Lisa finally asked her why.
"Actually… it's related to Lord Anemo Archon."
Seeing Lisa ask about it, Jean gave her an answer.
"Lord Anemo Archon?"
Hearing that Jean was asking about something related to Lord Anemo Archon, Lisa was taken aback for a moment.
So gods do that kind of thing too…
Now Lisa finally understood why Jean had been acting that way.
But since Lord Anemo Archon already had a boyfriend, it was bound to happen sooner or later. After all, whether for desire or for her boyfriend, she would always end up taking that step.
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