Chapter 391 - 390: Seeing the pillow flying towards her

Seeing the pillow flying towards her, Lumine calmly grabbed Paimon next to her and made him stand in front of her.

Poor Paimon thus became Lumine’s human shield, getting smacked in the face by the pillow. Fortunately, Durandal didn’t use much force, and since the pillow was soft, Paimon wasn’t hurt at all.

But being used as a human shield by Lumine without hesitation, Paimon was very angry and wanted to argue with Lumine, accusing her of her wickedness.

Seeing the angry Paimon, Lumine skillfully took out a skewer of grilled Tiger Fish from her personal space and handed it to Paimon. As soon as he saw delicious food, Paimon’s attention shifted. He no longer complained about Lumine’s wickedness and happily ate the skewer.

"Alright, alright, don’t be angry. I’m just happy. Durandal is still as kind as before. Even after experiencing so many things, she hasn’t changed."

Why did she invite Durandal to join her team in the first place? Besides seeing Durandal’s loneliness, it was also because of her kindness. That dishonest kindness was too adorable, making her unable to extricate herself.

During their travels together, Durandal experienced many things, and her personality became a bit more cheerful, no longer as reclusive as before.

Her kindness, however, had never changed. This was what made Lumine happiest and most relieved.

"Kindness? Hmph! You’re saying such strange things again. I have no idea what you’re talking about."

"Here he goes again, here he goes again. This dishonest demeanor is so cute. Every time I see you being tsundere, I just want to hug you close."

"...Don’t say such things only when you’re already hugging me!"

How long had it been since she had messed around with Lumine like this? It seemed like when they first started traveling together, they had a lot of such interactions.

But when Venti and Shenhe expressed their feelings for her, such interactions became much less frequent. Looking at Lumine, who was having her face pinched and constantly begging for mercy, Durandal felt a little emotional... This guy really hasn’t changed at all.

"Wuwu~ It hurts. You can’t pinch a Damselette’s face so hard. What if it swells up? Then I won’t be pretty!"

"If that really happens, I’ll heal you. Don’t try to use that excuse against me. Besides, when you play with others, don’t you also like to pinch their faces?"

"! You... what are you talking about? I don’t understand what you mean."

"Don’t understand? Are you trying to lie to me, Lumine?"

Durandal took out a few photos and placed them in front of Lumine, tapping them and saying, "Don’t tell me the person in these photos isn’t you? And that your brother pretended to be you and was photographed when he never approached them."

The Kamera is really a good thing. Even if Lumine wanted to argue, there was no way she could hide the content of the photos.

When she usually went out, besides completing commissions for the Adventurers Guild, she would also meet with others, such as Qiqi, Hu Tao, and Xiangling. Especially when she saw Qiqi, Lumine loved to pinch his cheeks.

Occasionally, she could also be seen shopping with the busy Keqing. When they bought and ate ice cream cones together, they would also taste each other’s flavors.

The latter parts don’t count, but pinching other Damselettes’ faces—Lumine couldn’t use this as a reason to attack Durandal, because she also liked to do such things.

"This... how is this possible? Where did these photos come from? Did you take them?"

"Me? I don’t have that kind of time. I have to deal with Guizhong’s body every day, and besides that, I have other things to do. I don’t have time to specifically follow you."

"Then where did these photos come from?"

Judging from the angle, she was being secretly photographed, but she also observed her surroundings and didn’t see anyone targeting her. So where did these photos come from?

Bai Ying, who had just returned to the living room, happened to hear Lumine’s question. She silently adjusted her glasses and stood behind Durandal without saying a word.

Those photos were taken by members of the "Oriole" at her request, not paparazzi. Durandal had simply entrusted her, hoping to capture moments of her intimate contact with other Damselettes.

This was nothing. There were many skilled and bold individuals in the "Oriole." These photos were nothing to them, and Lumine’s frequent activities made it easy to capture these shots.

Back to Lumine, her face was already covered in sweat as she looked at these photos. What was this? Caught red-handed? Although it was just interaction between good friends, she felt very guilty.

Looking at Paimon beside her, he had an expression of "Oh dear, you’re in trouble," followed by a look of "You can rest in peace, I’ll visit you every year," which made Lumine grit her teeth in anger.

Fortunately, Durandal didn’t seem angry, though she felt a little sad. Lumine... Lumine was the first person to evoke certain emotions in her.

She was the first person, besides Klee, to enter her heart. Venti and Shenhe later stabilized their relationship through aggressive advances.

Raiden Ei’s case was simply a matter of time and accumulation. That one was completely cheating; don’t bother with her.

(Raiden Ei: Hmm? [chews something])

"You really... when will you finally... forget it."

Durandal shook her head, looking at Lumine with complicated eyes. She got up and left the living room, preparing to focus her energy on Guizhong’s body, not wanting to deal with Lumine’s affairs.

Shenhe quickly followed, and Bai Ying also didn’t plan to stay there. The living room suddenly became empty, leaving only the puzzled Lumine and the worried Paimon.

"Paimon, Durandal, she..."

"Stupid Lumine, figure it out yourself. You’re so dense and still complain about Durandal."

Hmm? Lumine was a bit confused. What was this feeling of only her being out of it?

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