Paimon: "Master Diluc, are you there?!"
Lumie: "Sorry for barging in without knocking."
Diluc: "Hmm? What brings you here?"
"Hah... Huff... I'm exhausted... My arms are so sore, I need someone to massage them, my Angel!"
"...Alright, I'll help you..." Ying instinctively walked over to help when he said that, but for some reason, she felt very resistant to the action in her heart, which made her feel confused.
(Why do I feel so uncomfortable... Shouldn't I be very willing to do this...)
"...Hah~ This feels so good..."
"Did you not get enough earlier?! Get lost and massage yourself!"
"Tch~ Angel doesn't mind, why are you, as an older sister, in such a hurry? What, are you planning to hit me in front of Angel? Don't cry if Ying stops you then~
"You?!"
"Lumie! Calm down, let's first ask Master Diluc if there's any solution."
"Hmm, and who is this..."
"Is he Angel's friend? Hello, I am the person Angel likes the most~"
"...Traveler, where did this guy come from? Did Ying find a boyfriend so quickly?"
"No..."
"Hmm? Judging by your tone... did something unexpected happen?"
"Mmm... Ying has lost her memory..."
"Amnesia... Could you please tell me what's happened these past two days?"
"Okay, here's what happened..."
Lumie explained the events of the past two days to Diluc...
"To save Ying, he fell down with her... With his condition, how could he save Ying? He'd be more of a burden. And fighting ferocious beasts, I don't recall any ferocious beasts living there?"
"Hey! Who are you calling a burden?!"
"Oh? Are you unconvinced? If you want to prove yourself, I can spar with you."
"Damn it! I'm not arguing with you..." (Damn it... another difficult one... I've gotten myself into trouble... but there's no turning back now...)
"Heh... If you ask me, with such a flimsy story, you could have just thrown him out."
"Hmm... I originally planned to reveal everything today, but for some reason, Ying suddenly trusts him immensely after waking up..."
"Trust? Was she drugged?"
"?!" (Holy cow, that's sharp?! Have they found a Buddha here...)
"I think so too... but I've never heard of a drug that can control someone. And although Ying has become less talkative, her basic thinking abilities are still intact."
(Hmph... I'll see just how capable you are...)
"Can control others... If I recall correctly, my intelligence network has similar information... I'll notify someone to compile it and bring it over. Keep a close eye on him during this time and don't let him escape."
Paimon: "Yay~ Master Diluc is so reliable~ Did you hear that, you pervert? You can still beg for mercy now!"
"Heh heh, you can search all you want~"
"I suggest you search him right now, you might find something."
"That makes sense?!"
"?! Hey hey hey! It's rude to just search someone's body, isn't it!"
"Ah... that does make sense..."
Lumie: "Paimon, why are you being so polite with him..."
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"Damn it..."
"Don't rush. You two take Ying out for a walk and see if she can remember anything. I'll notify you once the information arrives."
"Got it... Let's go, Ying." (I hope we run into Venti on the way... I wonder how Ying found Venti before...)
"Don't be in a hurry! My shoulder still hurts and I want Angel to massage it again~ Right, Angel?"
"...Mm."
"?! Are you trying to die?!"
"What's wrong? If you want to leave, then go. Angel wants to be with me, can you stop her?" (Although I've left myself an escape route... I can't be too accommodating... If she really remembers something, it'll be troublesome...)
"You?!"
"Ugh... I'm so angry! When Ying recovers her memory, I'm definitely going to teach you a good lesson!"
"Tch... I don't understand what you're saying~"
"Follow them properly and get out of my shop. I don't want to repeat myself." Diluc appeared behind him at some point, staring at him with a gloomy expression.
"?! You want to kick out a customer? What can you do if I don't leave... You wouldn't dare lay a hand on me in front of your friend, would you?"
"The Traveler cherishes her, but that doesn't mean I do. If you don't believe me, you can try..."
"You?! Fine, you win... Let's go, let's go, I'm leaving!" (Damn it... it looks like the plan needs to be moved up...)
"Hmm... Speaking such lies, it really does feel uncomfortable..." After the group left, Diluc murmured to himself softly...
Some time later...
Paimon: "Ying, do you feel a sense of familiarity walking down this street?"
"No... I only feel the strong festive atmosphere here..."
"Ah... it's Windblume Festival today after all... Look, that's the Good Hunter, we used to eat there every day."
"Here?"
"That's right, that shop behind is the Second Life, and further down is the Adventurers' Guild. We go there every day to accept commissions and earn Mora."
"Every day... you do?"
"Mhm, mhm, have you remembered anything yet?"
"...No... but I feel a sense of closeness when I walk with you... It's as if I've experienced this before..."
"Really?! It seems to be working a little... Let's continue sightseeing then!"
"Mmm... those two, what are they doing?" Ying looked at the two people who were almost a street away from her and asked Paimon with some confusion.
"Don't worry, don't worry, they're just walking a bit slower. Lumie promised you she wouldn't make things difficult for him, right? Let's go, let's go~"
"This is a bit too slow, isn't it..."
"I say... do we have to keep holding this sword... You're not planning to actually kill me, are you..." Krismas Lozman stared with a cold sweat at the sword behind him, fearing that if he made one wrong move, he would be decapitated.
"If you don't want to die, then stay obediently behind me."
"Y-yes..." (Damn it... her murderous glare makes me not dare to gamble... I feel like she's fully capable of making me disappear from here before Angel turns around...)