Chapter 281: Kamisato Ayaka: The... the Master's task!

The two-person tool duo, unaware of the inside story, were still talking to each other.

"Hey, Lumine, what kind of treasure do you think we'll get this time?"

Paimon looked expectant, her face full of excitement for the reward.

For such a heavy and complex task, it wouldn't be excessive to give a six-figure Mora reward, right?

And other treasures and good food.

Lumine glanced at her and advised, "It's best not to have too much hope. The people we've met along the way have been quite stingy. I imagine the Grand Narukami Shrine managed by that cheeky fox won't be any better."

Speaking of Yae Miko, Lumine always felt she saw someone else's shadow in her.

Just as that person's image appeared in her mind, Lumine suddenly shivered.

She was suspicious; could it be that she was cursed just by thinking about him?

Then reality told her that was not the case.

"Wait, please stay. I thought you two were messengers sent to purify, but I did not expect you to be sinners who betrayed my Lord."

Accompanying the cold words was a spatial barrier that sealed off the mountain.

Lumine and Paimon were stunned for a moment and quickly turned around, only to find that the nine-tailed Moon Fox, which had been friendly just a moment ago, was now staring at them with cold eyes.

"Wait, what did it just say?"

Paimon didn't react for a moment, floating in mid-air, dazed.

Lumine's brain worked fast, and she immediately said, "Oh no."

The sudden change in this fox's attitude was undoubtedly because it had received an order from Luo Li; otherwise, why would it suddenly turn hostile when it had been fine just a moment ago?

It was even possible that Luo Li was watching the two from somewhere right now.

Knowing how omnipotent he was, Lumine didn't doubt for a second that they were being spied on.

And the reason for this was perhaps because of what they had said to Raiden Ei.

At that time, to help Kamisato Ayaka's family out of trouble, they had revealed quite a bit of information.

Now, it seemed they were being held accountable.

Swallowing hard, Lumine saw the massive mountain begin to expand infinitely; she didn't know if it was a visual trick or if it was truly folding space a second time.

The nine-tailed Moon Fox never expected that it would receive an edict from its master to judge these two people who had betrayed him.

However, what was strange was that the master's order did not require it to kill them, but rather to keep it within a certain degree.

For example, making people feel pain without actually getting hurt.

It didn't quite understand the meaning of the master's order, but since it was issued this way, the master must have his own considerations.

Casting aside the doubts swirling in its mind, the nine-tailed Moon Fox's gaze cooled, its expression unkind.

"To dare to betray the Master, your deaths are not enough to atone for your sins."

Lumine: "..."

That's not necessary, that's not necessary. We just said a little too much information; there's no need to atone with death.

Before the words fell, a huge tail whipped over like a long lash.

Without even a chance to explain, Lumine and Paimon were forced to begin a journey of fleeing for their lives.

Fighting was impossible. With this level of power, plus the possibility of Luo Li peeking from the shadows,

Lumine had no desire to fight at all.

Besides, they couldn't win anyway.

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Tenshukaku!

Kamisato Ayaka, whose mood had been rising and falling, felt very uncomfortable.

In the three-tailed White Fox state, seeing Lumine win easily, she felt relieved.

But immediately after, it transformed into the six-tailed state, and the young lady worried for her again.

After a series of bitter battles, she won again, and the young lady relaxed quite a bit.

But then came the third transformation—well, it was a nine-tailed demon fox.

Fortunately, the opponent was reasonable and didn't seem to intend to make things difficult for the two.

But the next moment, it turned hostile again. Kamisato Ayaka's heart was in her throat; she couldn't be more depressed.

Based on the changes in the nine-tailed Moon Fox, Ayaka guessed that it should be the means of the god before her.

Since he could easily project the scene from a hundred miles away, notifying the other party of some things was clearly a piece of cake.

She had also seen the abnormality of the nine-tailed Heavenly Fox just now; it was likely that scene that caused the Traveler and her companion to be trapped in the mountain.

Watching Lumine, who had been trading blows and holding the upper hand against the six-tailed White Fox, now being chased by the nine-tailed Moon Fox, looking utterly disheveled.

From time to time, she was left covered in dirt by exploding light orbs, bouncing back after hitting the barrier, over and over again.

Kamisato Ayaka couldn't sit still. Letting her watch her friends suffer while remaining indifferent was not her nature. She immediately came before Luo Li and knelt down.

"His Excellency Luo, please forgive them."

The young lady lowered her head, her expression pleading. "I know that their crime of offending the god is unforgivable, but for the sake of the Traveler's significant contributions to Inazuma, please show them mercy."

Luo Li didn't expect her to suddenly kneel and plead, and for a moment, he couldn't help but be stunned.

Good grief, what is this for?

He simply wanted to teach the tool duo a lesson, to let them understand the price of betraying people casually, not to take their lives.

But then he realized, how could Ayaka know his thoughts?

From her perspective, the Traveler had offended the god for some unknown reason, perhaps originally working for him, but due to some reason, a betrayal occurred.

Finally, they were caught in the act by Luo Li and were suffering punishment.

After a moment of silence, Luo Li was still thinking about how to explain this to her when he heard Ayaka continue, "Ayaka is willing to do anything to seek forgiveness, only asking you to spare the Traveler."

Willing to do anything?

Luo Li was taken aback. How did it get to the point of selling herself without him saying a word?

The speed at which you delivered yourself to my door is truly eye-opening.

Since it had reached this point, Luo Li had no intention of explaining. He went with the flow, remained silent for a long time, and then coughed lightly.

"Willing to do anything? Obey every command?"

The meaningful words caused Ayaka's face to be stained with a rose-colored hue.

She seemed to have heard of His Excellency Luo's romantic past, and his unclear relationships with many women.

Now, hearing his words, which vaguely carried subtext, she couldn't help but think in the wrong direction.

Even so, she gritted her teeth and admitted it.

"Yes, Ayaka will obey any of your commands."

Interesting. Luo Li's gaze moved away from the screen for the first time and landed on the young lady below.

"Look up."

Ayaka raised her flushed face, her eyes flickering, secretly persuading herself in her heart.

Compared to a possible future political marriage to stabilize the Kamisato Clan's status, serving by the side of a god would be of greater help to the Kamisato Clan.

It was just unclear what kind of commands Luo Li would issue.

Thinking of certain rather lewd things, the young lady became even more shy...