"Good morning, Kaito."
"Good morning."
As she opened the door, Lumine waved to Kaito and then continued to speak:
"Are we going to see that... Rite of Descension now?"
If Kaito hadn't come to get her, she would have completely forgotten about the Rite of Descension. In the past, however, she definitely wouldn't have forgotten.
But things were different now. She had already seen her brother and knew what he was doing. Because of that, she no longer had such a strong desire to meet the gods.
"Yeah, if we go late, it might be too crowded." Kaito nodded.
"Then let's go." Naturally, Lumine would accept Kaito's invitation.
But just then, she noticed something strange: only Kaito was here. Kiana and Wendy were nowhere to be seen.
Why couldn't she see them... Could they be waiting outside the door?
Looking at the empty space behind Kaito, Lumine couldn't help but think this.
She felt that if Kaito went out, Kiana and Wendy would surely follow. They must be waiting outside...
With that thought, Lumine walked out of the room.
Wait...
There's still Paimon!
Suddenly realizing she'd forgotten Paimon, Lumine turned back and shouted into the room, "Paimon, aren't you going?"
"I'm not going if there's nothing to eat."
Paimon's muffled voice came from inside the room; she was clearly enjoying her food immensely.
This little rascal...
Always thinking about the next meal while she's still eating the current one...
Hearing Paimon, Lumine was speechless.
Although Paimon had been with her for a while now, every time she saw how desperate Paimon was for food, she still couldn't get used to it.
"With Mora, do you still need to worry about not having anything to eat?"
In response to Paimon, Kaito just smiled and said this.
After what just happened with Kiana, he knew what Paimon meant. Clearly, Paimon thought there wouldn't be any food vendors at the Rite of Descension, so she didn't want to go.
But as long as you have Mora, that's not a problem at all. There might not be any at the Rite of Descension, but there are other places that have food.
"Really?"
The moment she heard Kaito's words, Paimon immediately flew outside, leaving Lumine completely stunned.
Sigh...
Was this little glutton born from a greedy worm?
Watching Paimon, who had now flown right in front of Kaito with a look of pure anticipation, Lumine silently thought to herself.
"Of course it's true. When we go out, we'll have to eat eventually."
Kaito was long used to Paimon acting like this. Whether it was before he transmigrated or now, Paimon had always been this way.
"Then let's set off now!"
After confirming that there would indeed be food, Paimon couldn't wait any longer. She had originally planned to finish the breakfast she had just bought with Kiana and then go back to bed for a nap. But when Kaito said they'd buy food outside, her sleepiness vanished in an instant.
"Let's go, let's go." Nodding, Kaito started walking outside.
At that moment, Paimon also noticed that Kiana and Wendy weren't there, which made her curious as well. She asked, "Where's Kiana? And... Wendy too, are they not coming?"
"Yeah, they're not interested in the ceremony, so they're not going." At this, Kaito nodded again.
He had actually planned to take Wendy out with them at first, but then he thought that since Kiana wasn't going, he might as well leave them both behind.
Of course, Kiana had things to do later.
As for Wendy, he'd have to see if the situation required her to make an appearance. In any case, she was the Anemo Archon now. It was possible someone might ask her to step in.
However, in everyone else's eyes, Wendy was Kiana's sister, so they might not dare to approach her. Anyway, he'd see how things played out.
Huh???
Kiana and Wendy aren't going out???
Listening to the conversation between Kaito and Paimon from behind, Lumine was shocked.
When she hadn't seen Kiana and Wendy earlier, she had wondered if the two were waiting outside. But it turned out they weren't going out at all, which made Lumine feel that something was strange.
After all, given their relationship with Kaito, it was strange that neither of them was going, especially when she, an outsider, was going out with him. If she were a boy, it would be normal, but she was a girl. In that case, they...
Wait!
Could it be...
They...
Are doing this on purpose???
Struck by this possibility, Lumine was shocked again.
After some previous discussions with Kiana, she realized that Kiana didn't seem to care much what Kaito did with other girls, and even hoped that she would be more proactive.
Hmm...
That must be it...
She saw that I still haven't said anything about that matter, so today she... deliberately did this... and even dragged Wendy into it...
As she thought about it, Lumine glanced back at Kiana and Kaito's room.
She wondered if Kiana was inside the room right now, watching her.
"Lumine, hurry up! You're so slow."
While Lumine was still looking back, Paimon's voice called out to her from ahead.
"Coming, coming."
Averting her gaze, Lumine quickly hurried to catch up.
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