"Is that so?" Preparing to turn back, Miko hadn't expected Mei's answer to be like this, so she stopped in her tracks for a moment.
Actually, she had wanted to ask why, but after thinking it over, she felt this might be related to some aspects of Kiana's personality, so she didn't voice the question.
Since Mei had said so, she would just do as told; there was no need to overthink it.
However, regarding the matter just now...
After speaking, Miko couldn't help but recall her own "self-explosion" earlier.
Although Mei currently looked as if nothing had happened, Miko knew it was impossible for nothing to have happened.
"Let's go."
"Okay."
Just like that, the two quickly disappeared from where they stood.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Kiana and Lumine had mostly finished eating.
"Ah, so full, so satisfied." Hovering in mid-air, Paimon patted her round belly with a look of pure satisfaction. It was obvious she hadn't eaten a small amount.
"Eating so much now, you won't need to eat lunch, right?"
Looking at Paimon, Lumine said this with a look of disdain.
There was no helping it; Paimon truly had an immense capacity for eating.
"Huh? No, no! I'll be hungry if I don't eat lunch."
Hearing Lumine say she didn't need to eat at noon, Paimon hurriedly protested.
Although she was very full now, she would definitely be hungry again by lunchtime, so she couldn't skip it.
"Are you all done eating?" At this moment, Kiana asked if they had finished.
"Done, done! But I still have to eat lunch." Nodding her head like a rattle-drum, Paimon indicated she was finished, but insisted she would continue eating at noon.
It couldn't be helped; since Lumine had just said she didn't need to eat lunch, she definitely had to emphasize that she would still eat.
"Mn, I'm done." Turning her gaze away from Paimon, Lumine nodded to Kiana.
"Then let's go back and pack up."
Saying this, Kiana stood up.
Pack up?
Stunned for a moment, Lumine didn't immediately react to why they were doing this, while Paimon asked directly, "Huh? Big Sister Kiana, are we going somewhere?"
Since they were packing things, they were definitely going somewhere.
"Inazuma City. It's much livelier there than here." Looking at Paimon, Kiana answered her question.
Because next, neither Kiana nor Acheron would be staying here in Ritou, they had to bring Lumine and Paimon along.
Otherwise, leaving them here all the time wouldn't be very good.
"Inazuma City? Wow, are we finally going there? That's great!"
Hearing that packing meant going to Inazuma City, Paimon kicked her little legs in the air with joy.
There was no helping it; such a thing was truly wonderful for Paimon.
Although living in Ritou for a while had been fine, it was ultimately too small.
And more importantly, Inazuma City definitely had a lot of delicious food.
Inazuma City...
So we are going there...
Is Kaito there right now too?
I wonder what that guy is actually doing...
Compared to Paimon's excitement, Lumine appeared much more indifferent.
However, going to a new place was still nice regardless.
"Let's go back and pack first. We'll set off tomorrow morning."
"Yay! Let's hurry, Lumine, let's go back and pack." Following behind Kiana, Paimon turned her head to urge Lumine.
I really want to leave this guy here...
Walking slowly behind, watching the jubilant Paimon, Lumine silently thought this.
She knew Paimon was this happy definitely because of food.
Right...
Maybe I should ask Kiana first...
She must know what Kaito is doing right now?
Although she felt she would know what Kaito was doing once she got to Inazuma City, Lumine still wanted to know sooner, so she planned to ask Kiana.
Thinking this, Lumine quickened her pace.
"Um... Kiana."
"What is it?" Suddenly hearing Lumine call her from behind, Kiana stopped and turned around to look at her.
"Do you know what Kaito is doing right now?"
"About that, you'll have to ask Big Sister Acheron. I don't know either." Saying this, Kiana shook her head.
It couldn't be helped; she had just indicated not long ago that she didn't know what Kaito was doing, so facing Lumine's question now, she could only say she didn't know.
"Is that so? Then I understand." At this moment, Lumine suddenly remembered Kiana had just said she didn't know what Kaito was doing either and was going to look for him.
"Has he been away from here for a while? To actually leave you here like this, he really deserves a beating." Feeling she should say something, Kiana spoke up.
"Ah? No, no. Actually, it's only been a few days."
Not expecting Kiana to speak up for her injustice, Lumine hurriedly waved her hands, indicating Kaito had actually only been gone for a few days.
"Forget it. Let's go back and pack now, then set off immediately." Thinking that Lumine cared so much about what Kaito was doing over there, Kiana decided to leave early.
Anyway, the upcoming matters didn't require Lumine to do anything; going early or late was the same.
"Yay! The sooner we go, the sooner we eat!"
Lumine: "..."
Lumine, who was preparing to say something, didn't know what to say after hearing Paimon's words.
However, going earlier was still quite nice; it was indeed a bit boring here. Just like that, the group went back together to pack their things.
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Shrine.
"By the way, Mei, do you want me to find a bigger place for you and Kaito? The current one might be a bit small. It's fine for one person, but for two..."
"No need. As long as we can live in it, it's fine. No need to be so troublesome."
While walking with Miko towards the room of her other self, Acheron shook her head.
For her, the room Miko provided was already sufficient; there was no need to change it.
"You haven't even seen that room yet. Don't be in such a hurry to refuse, Mei." Smiling, Miko said this.
She felt that Mei should at least see the room before coming to a conclusion; otherwise, it would be awkward later.
"Alright then." Nodding, Acheron didn't say anything more.
She had actually seen that room yesterday, but obviously, she couldn't tell Miko that.
Of course, she could say she had actually come here last night, only Miko didn't know.
But that would be a bit strange. After all, coming in the middle of the night and leaving in the middle of the night—that would look very strange no matter how you looked at it.
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