MC World.
It was also dusk.
The women of Jack's family were busy preparing dinner.
Keqing was the head chef, responsible for stir-frying, and her beef offal dishes were exquisite.
Jean and Eula were assistant chefs, one responsible for vegetable processing, the other for meat processing. The finesse of single-handed and two-handed swordsmanship was fully displayed by the two, even Keqing couldn't help but praise, "Good swordsmanship!"
Besides them, Amber was helping to control the heat, and Mona was washing kitchen utensils.
The large kitchen was bustling and well-managed by the five women.
"Keqing, is it not ready yet?"
Paimon floated lightly from the living room.
She held a pickled chicken claw in her left hand and a bag of spicy strips in her right.
Keqing didn't have time to turn around, but she judged from the voice that the person was the famous big eater of this large family.
So she soothed: "The dishes will be ready soon, but Jack hasn't returned yet. If he's not back in another ten minutes, you can ask Lumine to call him."
"Sigh, alright, munch munch munch~"
Paimon boredly took a bite of the chicken claw, then left the kitchen.
She arrived in the living room.
Seeing Lumine hanging upside down on the back of the sofa without any grace, holding a comic book, she casually said,
"Lumine, Keqing and the others will take another ten minutes to finish… Huh? What's that in your hand?"
Lumine was immersed in the comic and didn't hear Paimon's question.
Paimon puffed out her cheeks, then curiously perched on Lumine's head, looking at the comic book through the gap.
She wanted to see what content could make Lumine so engrossed.
"Emmm…"
After watching for a long time, Paimon only cared about the strange meat in the comic book and barely understood the content.
"Who is this child with a tail, holding a strange bead?"
Lumine looked up at her, then explained.
"This child is called Son Goku, and what he's holding is a Four-Star Dragon Ball. Legend has it that if you collect all seven Dragon Balls, you can summon the Divine Dragon, and then it will grant you three wishes!"
"Three wishes?!"
In her excitement, Paimon grabbed two tufts of golden hair with both hands.
Lumine's eyes widened, and she turned her head with a robotic click-clack.
"Pai——mon——"
"Eh!"
Paimon's ahoge stood on end, sensing the crisis of death.
So she flew towards the door without looking back.
"Heh heh! Be swept away by the wind!"
Boom!
A green tornado, like an enraged beast, swept towards the direction Paimon was fleeing.
Paimon couldn't dodge in time, and she turned back in terror, her eyes filled directly with a mass of indigo Anemo energy.
My life is over!
Whoosh~
The oncoming storm was dissipated by some unknown force the moment it approached Paimon, and a gentle breeze lightly blew her ahoge.
"Eh?"
Paimon looked at this bizarre scene, somewhat incredulous: "Could it be that I've finally awakened some incredible power?"
"The power you awakened wouldn't happen to be called 'Great Summoning Art,' where you summon your boss in a moment of crisis, would it?"
"Jack!!"
Jack walked into the house and ruffled Paimon, who had burrowed into his embrace.
Lumine pouted, still clutching the hair Paimon had pulled out, and whined: "Husband! Look at her, she not only interrupted me from reading Dragon Ball, but she also pulled my hair!"
Lumine seemed not to notice Ningguang behind her, and slandered: "I suggest her next month's world coin be compensated to me. You know, this hair took a long time to grow this long."
"Ah! This, this… Paimon apologizes! I'm sorry, Lumine, I shouldn't have pulled your hair. Please, please don't take away Paimon's world coin! Boohoo~"
Small, pitiful, and a big eater.
Paimon couldn't imagine how miserable life would be without world coin to buy Blue Star snacks.
Jack raised his hand and flicked each of their foreheads.
"Lumine, stop teasing her. It's just a little bit of hair, I'll heal it for you. And Paimon, you believe everything she says. You've been tricked more than once or twice, so remember for next time, okay?"
Seeing the two of them subdued by Jack.
Ningguang found it quite amusing.
"What is world coin? Is it your world's currency?"
"Huh, Ningguang? You came to Mondstadt?"
"Your acting is too fake. Next time you express surprise, please widen your eyes a bit more."
"Hehe, was I found out?"
Lumine blinked, then leaned closer to Ningguang and sniffed, finally focusing her gaze on a certain area below.
"Hoo hoo, did you already conquer this? Hubby, you're getting faster and faster with your moves~"
"Ahem, what are you saying? I don't understand. Ningguang, let's go inside, leave this one alone."
Seeing Jack leave.
Lumine leaned close to Ningguang and whispered, "Miss Ningguang, how long was your first time? Was it over an hour?"
"..."
Ningguang, whose expression wouldn't change even if a mountain collapsed before her, found herself a bit flustered.
Could such private matters be brought up in conversation?
So she hurried forward, following closely behind Jack into the small villa that looked barely habitable.
"Sigh~ It wouldn't hurt to tell me, stingy."
Lumine, having failed to tease her, felt a bit disappointed and returned to the sofa to continue reading the manga Dragon Ball.
...
Jack's dining table was a self-made wooden round table.
The marble square table originally provided in the villa was no longer big enough, so this large table was made by Jack himself.
The round table had a movable turntable, allowing everyone to easily reach and taste all the dishes.
Jack sat at the head of the table. To his left was Keqing, dressed in loungewear, and behind her were the several girls currently staying in MC World.
To his right was Ningguang, who had bought her seat from Lumine for 10 million mora.
"Miss Keqing, long time no see. I didn't expect you to already be a married woman. It truly fills me with emotion."
Ningguang politely conversed with Keqing, who was one seat away.
"You're still using honorifics with me, Ningguang? Did you take the wrong medicine?"
"Hehe, this humble woman is merely Traveler's concubine, while Miss Keqing is the main wife. It is only proper for a younger sister to show respect to her elder sister."
Ningguang's demure appearance didn't seem feigned.
Thinking that even someone as noble as the Tianquan adhered to such etiquette.
Amber, who was currently picking up food, slightly lowered her head, her movements becoming lighter, careful not to bump into Keqing beside her.
She immediately created a rift between me and the other sisters. As expected of Ningguang, she's truly troublesome.
Keqing narrowed her eyes slightly and replied, "Jack has never said I'm the main wife, nor have I ever been complacent about being the first due to good luck. Once you enter this home, we are all as close as sisters. Please don't bring your official hierarchy from the bureaucracy here, thank you!"
"Hehe, what a truly righteous statement, Sister Keqing."
"Ningguang!!"
Keqing gritted her teeth, looking at the feigning Ningguang. That composed demeanor reminded her of their past interactions at work.
They were mostly unpleasant memories.
"Alright, Guangguang, stop causing trouble."
Jack put down his chopsticks and stroked Ningguang's soft white hair.
Hearing that embarrassing nickname, Ningguang froze, not even noticing that her hairstyle had been messed up.
"Pfft! Guangguang… Haha!"
Lumine was the most unreserved one; everyone else was holding it in, but she alone burst out laughing.
Ningguang looked over with a resentful gaze: You said you wouldn't mention that mortifying nickname in front of others?
Jack innocently waved his hand: You only said not to say it in front of subordinates. Keqing and the others are your sisters, not outsiders, so what's there not to say?
A crisis of the main wife's position.
Was thus temporarily ended by Jack's two words, "Guangguang."
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