Hearing that, a trace of surprise flashed through Levi's eyes. He hadn't expected little Lumine to be so bold.
She actually dared to use the Dull Blade on Cloud Retainer at a time like this.
If he and Kiana slipped away now, what would become of her?
Levi suddenly found himself a little interested.
Just as he was about to call Kiana and make a run back to the Luofu, he noticed Kiana staring above his head, blinking.
The sound of a blade cutting through the air came from overhead.
Levi frowned, thought for a moment, then understood.
So Lumine wasn't using the Dull Blade on Cloud Retainer.
She was using it on him.
Under the astonished gazes of Cloud Retainer and the others, Lumine sprang out from behind a rock, riding the wind beneath her feet as she swung the "sharp" Dull Blade down toward the top of Levi's head.
Compared to using the Dull Blade on Cloud Retainer, she wanted even more to use it on Levi, the bastard who had set her up.
If it weren't for him, she should still be enjoying herself in Liyue Harbor right now!
Why would she be out here getting blasted by the cold wind, unable to enjoy anything at all?
Looking at the head right in front of her, a crazed smile spread across Lumine's face.
"Fall already!"
'This time I win!'
'Didn't expect this, did you, Levi? I still had this feint up my sleeve!'
Amid Lumine's shout, Levi merely raised his head, gave her a calm glance, and lifted an arm.
The Dull Blade in Lumine's hand suddenly vanished.
Having expected him to have a trick like this, Lumine kept diving forward with her fist raised.
"..."
Kiana puffed out her cheeks, covered her mouth with one hand, and tried hard to hold back her laughter.
But a few chuckles still slipped out.
Holding Lumine back by pressing a finger against her forehead, Levi looked at the fist that was still a few centimeters away from him and yawned.
Seeing how dismissive he looked, veins bulged on Lumine's forehead as she pushed with both her hands and feet at the same time.
She hoped to land a hit on Levi that way.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as she wished.
Watching Lumine keep trying despite swinging her fist so hard it was practically smoking without hitting Levi even once, Kiana finally couldn't hold it in anymore and burst out laughing.
"Ahhh! I'm so mad!"
With everyone watching, combined with Kiana's laughter and Levi's calm expression...
Lumine's face turned red with rage.
"You got me hunted by two major organizations! Can't you at least let me punch you once?!"
"What do you mean, got you?"
Levi glared at her.
She was still pinning this on him?
If she meant the Liyue authorities, he wouldn't argue. After all, Lumine being wanted really did have something to do with him.
But... The Wangsheng Funeral Parlor had absolutely nothing to do with him!
Wasn't that because of Paimon?
How did that end up on his head too?
"Who made me run away?"
"...?"
A question mark slowly appeared over Levi's head.
"So you're saying the reason you got hunted was because I helped you escape?"
Lumine nodded.
If it weren't for him, she wouldn't have been hunted by the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor!
Levi immediately sucked in a breath, stared at her in silence for a long while, then turned to Kiana, opened his mouth, and closed it again.
"What did you want to say?"
Kiana, still grinning, hadn't expected Levi to suddenly look at her with such a complicated expression.
"I wanted to ask if she's your biological sister."
Before Kiana could react, Lumine exploded first.
Her face flushed red as she shouted, "You can insult my character, but you absolutely cannot insult my intelligence!"
Kiana stared at her in disbelief.
'I haven't even said anything yet, and you're already barking?'
Cloud Retainer watched the three of them and felt that things were developing quite differently from what she had imagined.
"Fine! I won't insult your intelligence anymore!"
"Levi!"
Kiana called his name in dissatisfaction.
But Levi's attention was entirely on Lumine, so he didn't respond.
Instead, he asked, "Let me ask you this. If I hadn't saved you, what would you have become?"
"A corpse!"
"And now?"
"Someone being hunted!"
Levi clapped his hands once and spread them toward Kiana.
Was there even a question here?
Of course there wasn't.
Lumine put her hands on her hips and said confidently, "Isn't it because of you that I'm being hunted?"
If Levi hadn't rescued her, she'd have become a corpse at worst. How would she have ended up being hunted by the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor?
Hearing that, Kiana walked over to Levi's side, and the two of them stared at Lumine in stunned silence.
Even Cloud Retainer, who had settled into spectator mode, was thoroughly shocked by that line of reasoning.
There was actually someone with logic this absurd...
'Just where did this girl come from?'
Noticing everyone's gaze, Lumine frowned.
"Was there something wrong with what I said?"
Without Levi, would she have been hunted?
She would've been dead already.
"No problem, no problem..."
Levi answered first, nodding like a pecking chicken.
What problem could there be?
At this point, just go along with her.
"I told you so!"
With Levi himself admitting it, Lumine became even more confident.
Cracking her knuckles, she walked toward Levi.
"Since I'm right, then letting me punch you once shouldn't be a problem either, right?"
"Of course not."
Hearing that, Lumine happily raised her fist at Levi.
But just as it was about to come down...
Levi spoke again, "But before that, please allow me to make up for my earlier mistake."
A faint light flashed in his eyes.
"I will personally let you once again..."
"Become a corpse?"
Kiana asked in confusion.
Levi gently shook his head.
"I, Le 'Gentleman' vi, never kill."
That earned him a look of complete disdain from Kiana.
He even had the nerve to say he never killed.
'Shameless.'
"If you think what I said is wrong, then give an example to refute me instead of gossiping behind my back."
"Fine!"
Kiana thought for a moment, then came up with a line he couldn't refute.
"A Honkai death is still a life."
"...You win."
"Then... where's my reward?"
The moment she heard the words "you win," Kiana immediately blinked at Levi and asked for the winner's prize.
"You get to escort Lumine to the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor."
"Huh?"
Coming back to her senses, Lumine stopped hesitating and immediately threw a punch.
But Levi sidestepped it with a single movement.
Her fist landed squarely on Kiana's chest.
The moment Levi saw that, his face filled with horror.
"Oh no! Kiana! Lumine punched your chest flat!"
"Huh?"
Since Lumine had pulled her punch, Kiana hadn't felt much pain.
Hearing Levi's words, she froze and instinctively looked down.
Lumine glared at him.
"So you're saying Kiana's chest is fake?"
A natural chest wouldn't get flattened by a punch.
Only a fake one would deform because of that punch.
Listening to the two of them throw accusations at each other left Kiana completely confused.
Fake, real, big, small...
She didn't see any change at all.
"Sigh! The change from one punch is too slight. If you want it to be visible to the naked eye, you'll need a few more punches."
The moment Kiana heard that, she shivered and immediately refused.
"I knew you'd refuse. That's why I have a second method."
Levi had expected that and offered another solution.
"Leave it to a professional to verify whether the size has changed."
Putting his hands behind his back, Levi said,
"As it happens, I am that professional."
Big or small, A, B, C, or D, just a little feel was enough to tell.
Then he could compare it with Kiana's original data.
One comparison would immediately reveal whether it had gotten smaller or not.
"..."