"It's fine, there's no one else here anyway."
"Uh... but... but Paimon and the others are still outside, what if they suddenly barge in..."
"They aren't that foolish. Why do you think they went out just now?"
"I... Ah! Aren't you curious about how I got such a marvelous thing?!"
"Not curious. I only care about your safety. No changing the subject now~"
"Nn?! Σ(|||▽|||)"
(She's so good at teasing me! ≥﹏≤)
"B-but..."
"There's no 'but.' I'm injured, don't you want to lie by my side and keep me company? (￣へ￣)" Lumine said, tugging on Ying's arm, wanting to pull her onto the bed.
"Hey! Wait! At least let me take off my shoes first!" Ying quickly stopped her, and after reluctantly taking off her shoes, she snuggled into Lumine's embrace.
"Hmph~ Isn't it better to do this earlier?" Lumine adjusted Ying's position so she could sit in front of her, allowing her to hold her more comfortably.
"Mmm... I say that, but... Sigh... Oh right, Zhongli said he wants us to treat him tomorrow afternoon at the 'Three Bowls of Not-Passing-By' tavern. Will you be able to get out of bed by then?"
"Oh? Zhongli is actually treating us? Is that true?"
"It should be. Speaking of which, I also met the Eleventh Harbinger today."
"The Eleventh Harbinger? What were you doing with someone from the Fatui? Be careful not to get captured again."
"Ahem... That won't happen. The thing is..."
Ying told Lumine everything that had happened that day...
"Uh-huh... I think this guy is asking for a beating. Only I am allowed to bully you!"
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Lumine happily lay down on her side, embraced Ying, and soon fell asleep...
"Sigh... She's using her injury to bargain with me. But compared to when she was uninjured and just came at me directly, this is much better..." Ying shrugged helplessly and reached out to adjust Lumine's sleeping posture.
"Oh my, Host, are you guys done?" Paimon poked her head out from the crack in the door with a mischievous grin.
"I think you're not thinking straight..."
"Hehe~ Actually, I didn't mean to disturb you, but we have nowhere to sleep. Wangshu Inn is too far, and we don't have a teleporter," Paimon said, flying in with Paimon. Soon, they arrived beside Ying.
"Hmmph... I recall I went to a hotel before. Take your Mora and rent another room."
"Ah, this... Ahem, it's still a bit far. I'm afraid Paimon might get kidnapped."
"Erm... Spit it out. What do you guys actually want?"
"Hehe~ It's nothing much. It's just that I'm afraid of being retaliated against by that Wanderer if I go out, since I can't transform yet. So I want to sleep with you guys today."
Paimon said, sticking out her small tongue, and directly nestled into Ying's embrace. Paimon beside her followed suit and snuggled up next to Lumine.
"Mhm, I scolded him yesterday too, and I'm quite scared~" she said, then peacefully fell asleep.
"Uh... It's okay, it's okay... but don't you think it's a bit crowded for four people to sleep in one bed... When there's clearly another bed right beside us..."