The little person in Yae Miko's heart complained fiercely, but she had no choice. Now was the time she needed Durandal's help, so she could only suppress her discomfort and force a very subtle smile.
"That kind of smile... I feel like you're about to cry. Your actions don't match what you're saying."
"Is... is that so? Perhaps it's because the noodles are too delicious, so delicious that I'm crying from it."
This person is so wicked! But Yae Miko didn't see any expression of a successful scheme on her face. She didn't seem to intend to punish her, but merely wanted to share the taste of Liyue with her?
If that were truly the case, why give her such a threat? Forcing someone to eat the taste of Liyue, isn't that just punishing oneself?
Yae Miko ate the udon noodles in front of her with tears in her eyes. Just as she felt increasingly uncomfortable, she suddenly felt that sensation disappear from her body like a deflating balloon.
Yae Miko blinked, tentatively took a few bites, and confirmed that the tongue-numbing spicy taste indeed existed, but it disappeared shortly after.
At this moment, she felt something touch her waist—the sensation of someone placing a hand on her waist.
She turned her head and saw Durandal's hand on her waist.
"You... what are you doing?"
"Look to the other side."
The other side? Yae Miko obediently looked to the side as requested and found a fox-shaped sphere appearing beside her body. This sphere was fiery red, just like the bowl of udon noodles in front of her.
Hmm? The same color as the udon noodles? Could it be... "Savor it well. We'll talk about other things after you finish eating."
"Okay."
With Durandal's help, Yae Miko finished the [Hellishly Spicy] udon noodles without much trouble. She was now holding dango and Milk bought from a street vendor to relieve the spiciness in her mouth.
"Phew~ I really thought I was going to die just now. This level of spiciness is too exaggerated. I was completely disoriented."
"jueyun chili, a unique specialty from Liyue. Its spiciness is several, even dozens, of times that of chilies from other places. I thought you'd like it."
"How could I like it? My palate is on the lighter side. Besides, if girls eat too much chili, they'll get pimples. I certainly don't want those things appearing on my face."
"...You get pimples too?"
"It's about being prepared, isn't it? For girls, this much precaution is necessary."
A bowl of udon noodles with a hint of punishment slightly improved the atmosphere between them. Even so, Yae Miko didn't dare to tempt fate, otherwise, with her personality, she would definitely tease.
"That bowl of noodles was eaten by you, and then I ate it. Does that mean we indirectly kissed?"
She was truly capable of saying such a thing, and Durandal was truly capable of taking action to deal with her. To prevent her beautiful face from suffering, Yae Miko decided it was better to be a bit more well-behaved.
"Let's stop chatting now. Specially sending Lumine as an intercessor to appease my anger shows no sincerity at all. You wouldn't think that just by having her talk to me about this, I would forgive you, would you?"
Lumine also knew that doing so was useless, but to complete the client's task, Lumine still came to find her.
But Yae Miko only asked her to tell Durandal about this matter and did not ask her to necessarily soothe Durandal's emotions.
This meant that even if Durandal wasn't appeased, her commission was completed. Since that was the case, after Lumine said a few words and completed the commission, she relayed Yae Miko's instructions, telling Durandal the whole story.
"I was also worried that going to find you at that time might have a negative effect. I believe Makoto hasn't discussed this with you either, has she? After all, if she pleads for Ei, it would look like she's siding with Ei."
Yae Miko, in a sense, was also Raiden Ei's person, so sending her as an intercessor was clearly inappropriate. She could only find Lumine to complete this task.
"Hmph, even so, you gave up without even trying. Is that your sincerity?"
"...You're right, I do lack sincerity on my part. But... please forgive me, I just didn't want any accidents to happen. After all, your departure last night made both Ei and me very afraid."
Afraid that Durandal would just leave Inazuma like that, afraid that Durandal would take Raiden Makoto away from here.
To prevent such a thing from happening, Yae Miko did not want any accidents to occur, even if the probability was very low, she had to be absolutely careful.
"...Hmph, don't mention that fellow to me. That fellow who only has her older sister on her mind, who doesn't think about anything else, who doesn't understand how much trouble the things she does cause others. She only thinks about herself, just like an immature Child."
"Hmm~ Although it might not be appropriate for me to say this, I must admit your assessment of her is very accurate. She really is good at causing trouble for others."
Who would have thought that Inazuma's supreme ruler would receive such an evaluation? But it was true. As Raiden Ei's friend, and as Durandal, who had just been angered, they had the right to comment like this.
"Then what will it take for you to forgive her? According to her, as long as you can forgive her, she'll do anything."
"She'll do anything?"
Durandal frowned. She wasn't good at this kind of thing. The punishments she could think of were all superficial.
As she thought, Durandal thought of Lumine. Compared to herself, Lumine had many mischievous ideas. If Lumine were to do it, she would surely come up with a good way to punish Raiden Ei.
Turning her head to look at Lumine, who was still hiding in the corner and hadn't left, Durandal waved, signaling her to come over.
Lumine had to complete a commission from her every day to obtain Primogems, so this matter could be given to her as a commission. Moreover... punishing a God, such an interesting thing, she surely wouldn't refuse.
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