"Phew~ Finally subdued them..."
The two of them checked the surroundings again and, seeing no stragglers, finally relaxed.
"Yeah, I didn't expect you to be so strong, Lumine! You took down that big guy in just one move!" Bennett exclaimed.
"No, no, it's just that he had already lost a lot of stamina fighting you for so long, so it wasn't that easy for me," Lumine replied.
"Even so, you were amazing! And you have such a kind heart. If you hadn't been so strong just now, that pervert might have succeeded," Bennett said.
"Mmm... guys like that really shouldn't be forgiven, and I was really angry, but I still couldn't bring myself to kill them... T_T Ah well, it's a shame they weren't Hilichurls."
"That habit of yours might get you in big trouble sometimes."
"Indeed... but I can only hope I don't encounter such situations... Alright, alright, we'll talk about the future later. The most important thing now is to get out of this cursed place~"
"Oh, right, right, right! Then let's hurry!"
"Mhm..." (That guy with the Electro hammer was probably just a slightly stronger minion. If I'm not mistaken, there should be quite a few more of their people in this snowy mountain...)
*Boom—*
"Hmm? That familiar sound... Is that Klee?!"
"I think I heard explosions over there, Lumine."
"Quick, quick, there should be a way down the mountain from that direction!" (But why is Klee using bombs all of a sudden? I just warned her not to use them in the snowy mountains... Could she and Diona be in trouble?!)
Running away...
"If I'm not mistaken, the sound is coming from around here." (But this snowy mountain is different from what I remember. Why are there so many caves... Why do I feel like I haven't been to this place before?)
"Host is so silly. The map expanded, so there are many more small caves."
(Emm... forget I said anything...)
*Boom—*
"It's ringing again. Judging by the sound, it should be inside this cave... Klee! Is that you?"
"This voice... is it Lumine Sister?!"
"Are you in danger? I'll defeat them for you... them...
Hearing Klee's voice, Lumine rushed into the mountain cave. But as soon as she rounded a corner, she saw a scene that astonished her.
Inside the cave lay a large pile of Treasure Hoarders of all sizes, from Fatui Vanguard bigwigs to Fatui soldiers, you name it.
"This... it seems my worries were unnecessary..."
"Isn't that obvious? Did you really think they were weaker than you, Host?"
(It's good to worry sometimes! But these guys are quite smart compared to the Fatui I just encountered. They knew how to conceal their identities, though those two big guys exposed them immediately...)
"Lumine!"
Diona saw Lumine and quickly ran over, throwing herself into Lumine's arms.
"Ahaha, why are you pouncing on me like a little kitten?"
"I... I'm not a cat... Those guys suddenly appeared and tried to grab little Klee. I tried to stop them and almost got caught too. Fortunately, Klee blew them all away with her bombs in the end, otherwise my shield would have been shattered very quickly..."
"Don't worry, don't worry~ You two were both amazing."
"Hehe~ Not really. Um... Lumine Sister... Klee threw bombs because those bad guys wanted to steal Klee's backpack. Klee just reacted instinctively... It definitely wasn't on purpose... Are you angry?"
"Relax~ If you didn't fight back in this situation and just let them capture you, then I would be angry."
"Mhm! Hehe~"
Diona "Mmm... Huh? Lumine, your clothes seem to have gotten bigger compared to when you first arrived."
"Ah, this... Cough! Don't pay attention to such details~" (A cat's observation skills are actually that good...)
"Are you sure it's not just that the host's clothes were torn too obviously?"
(Shut up!)
"Is that so..."
"Lumine... Are you okay... Phew... Whoa?! Why are there so many Treasure Hoarders lying here?!"
"Bennett? Right, why are you so late?"
"Ah... While I was running, I accidentally fell into a pit. It took me a lot of effort to climb out... Phew..."
"Uh... That's really pitiful..."
"Ah! Bennett Brother!"
"That voice? Is that Klee?! Why are you here?"
"Because Lumine Sister said yesterday she'd bring us out to play today. Bennett Brother, why are you here too?"
"Me? I was actually captured by a group of Fatui and brought here... but fortunately, Lumine saved me later~"
"Klee also met bad guys. They wanted to steal Klee's backpack, but I defeated them~"
"Cough cough~ Anyway, let's go down the mountain first. If we don't go down soon, Lumine and the others might get worried." (Actually, they wanted to capture you, Klee...)
"Oh, right, right, right! If we're late, Acting Grand Master Jean will scold me again. Let's go~"
Running away...
"They're coming down~" Paimon said.
"Honestly, they played for so long, I almost thought something had happened to them." Lumine said.
"Acting Grand Master Jean~"
As soon as Klee saw Acting Grand Master Jean, she immediately ran over.
"Klee, what was that explosion I heard just now?"
"Mmm?! K... Klee didn't mean to..."
Lumine: "It's not Klee's fault, it's not Klee's fault. She encountered some Fatui... bad guys!" (Directly mentioning the Fatui might not be good, as I don't have proof...)
Jean: "Bad guys?! What happened?"
Klee: "Those bad guys wanted to steal Klee's backpack, but Klee and Diona Sister defeated them."
"Backpack?"
"Cough cough... Actually, they were probably trying to capture you, Klee."
"Eh?! Is that so?!"