Chapter 282: Goodbye to the tool duo! Lumine's guilty conscience!

Staring at Kamisato Ayaka for a long while, Luo Li pondered for a moment.

Naturally, he wasn't as hungry as the young lady imagined; he wasn't the type to want to pocket every young lady he saw.

Letting the nine-tailed Moon Fox toy with Lumine and Paimon was just a punishment, not to the point of being fatal.

Therefore, he finally spoke: "Since you are willing to plead for them, I can spare them their sins early, but you must be mentally prepared for the price paid for this."

Kamisato Ayaka nodded gently: "His Excellency Luo, just give the order; Ayaka will obey without exception."

"Then, stay by my side for the time being and serve as my attendant."

Ever since parting ways with Noelle in Liyue, Luo Li hadn't been used to lacking a maid for daily care.

Mainly because Noelle, known as the "useless person generator," was truly irreplaceable—a little maid who was obedient, well-behaved, gentle, and kind.

In all of Inazuma, one could hardly find anyone with the same qualities.

The only one who was relatively similar was Kamisato Ayaka, but as a young lady, her status was quite different from Noelle's.

Luo Li had originally planned to slowly get used to the days without Noelle, or simply find a time to bring her to Inazuma. He didn't expect such an unexpected surprise.

Kamisato Ayaka had delivered herself to his door; he certainly couldn't give up this opportunity to train a maid.

"Yes, please let them leave, His Excellency Luo."

"Good."

The agreement was reached, and Luo Li looked at the screen again.

At this moment, Lumine and Paimon were being batted around like balls by the nine-tailed Moon Fox, dizzy and almost completely losing the ability to resist.

Lumine rolled her eyes, knowing this was the retaliation Luo Li had imposed, because since the attack began, she hadn't sensed any danger or murderous intent.

She only sensed this fox's anger and suppressed attacks.

Every time, she was in so much pain that tears were about to flow, yet there were no injuries inside or outside her body. She didn't know how this fox managed it.

"Waaah! We were wrong! Don't hit us anymore!"

Compared to Lumine's giving up and lying flat, Paimon was flying around and screaming.

The little one wanted to hide, but couldn't hide at all.

This continued for an unknown amount of time. Just as the two felt sore all over, they suddenly realized the nine-tailed Moon Fox's attack had stopped.

The two looked up in confusion, only to see the opponent still staring at them coldly, but restraining its actions.

"Having received the Master's edict, you may leave."

Lumine took a long time to react. Did this mean Luo Li was letting them off for now?

Although the fox was eager to attack them again, since Luo Li had issued such an instruction, it meant it would no longer attack.

"Lumine, let's get out of here quickly!"

Seeing the barrier around them being lifted, Paimon, who didn't know why the opponent was willing to let them go, immediately flew upward.

Then, just as she flew a little, she hit an invisible wall and cried out in pain.

Didn't it say it would let them go?

Could it be a lie?!

Just as she thought this, she heard the fox continue: "Be quiet. My Master told me to send you over."

Lumine's eyes widened suddenly. Wait, send them over?

Before she could speak, she saw the space around them suddenly distort, and something resembling a passage appeared.

The two didn't even have a chance to resist and were directly sucked into it.

After a dizzying spin.

Perhaps it was a second, or perhaps half an hour. When the scene appeared before their eyes again, they found that the surrounding environment had changed.

The dark mountain interior from a moment ago had turned into a very spacious hall.

Luxurious wooden pillars emitting a faint fragrance and precious Electro crests came into view.

"We seem to have been to this place before."

Paimon, with her back to the main hall, was a bit confused.

In her impression, she should have been here once.

Lumine, who had a better memory, realized instantly: wasn't this the place where they met the Raiden Shogun a few days ago?

Adding in what the nine-tailed Moon Fox had just said, she turned around immediately.

The next moment, she met the gazes of two people.

One of them was mixed with surprise and happiness, while the other was playful and scrutinizing.

"Traveler, are you two hurt anywhere?"

Ignoring Luo Li's gaze, Kamisato Ayaka immediately stood up and came before her two friends, nervously observing them up and down.

Hurt?

"No, we're fine. But Ayaka, why are you here?"

Looking around, she found that except for her, only Luo Li was perched in the position where the Raiden Shogun used to be. Lumine felt slightly relieved and immediately asked her friend.

It was mainly to probe Luo Li's attitude.

After all, she had also figured out the changes in the nine-tailed Moon Fox; she understood there must be something fishy going on.

"¨． This is a long story. It's good that you are safe and sound."

Kamisato Ayaka intended to gloss over it; there was no need to talk about the agreement she had just reached with His Excellency Luo, which would only make the Traveler worry for no reason.

She was willing to face the Shogun for the sake of the Kamisato Clan regardless of the risk, so making a little sacrifice herself was only right.

"What safe and sound? My body still hurts now." Paimon muttered, pouting.

The key was that she could clearly feel the pain, but couldn't find any injuries.

Lumine coughed lightly; she was the same, but didn't dare to say it out loud.

Mainly because the person in front kept staring at her.

However, there was no hiding from it. After finishing the pleasantries with Kamisato Ayaka, she finally braced herself and came under the main hall, looking up at the young man with an inexplicable smile.

"Cough, cough, Mr. Luo Li, long time no see."

"Yeah, long time no see."

Luo Li narrowed his eyes, and the cold light shooting out from them made people tremble with fear.