"So, you were cultivating in Jueyun Karst right when Osial invaded, and you did not participate in that battle?"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. I happened to be getting familiar with my new power at the time. Miko, Hanachirusato, look, I even have four tails now."
To increase his credibility, Su Bai deliberately manifested all four of his tails. Hanachirusato gave his tails a squeeze. After confirming the texture, she nodded slightly. It seemed these were not fake tails forged by Su Bai.
"It is good that you did not encounter any danger, Su Bai. When I heard that Osial was attacking Liyue Harbor, I was worried to death."
Hanachirusato patted her chest, her tone full of relief. Su Bai chuckled foolishly and silently cast a Bennett buff on himself in his mind. However, before he could be happy for a few seconds, the pain coming from both of his ears instantly sobered him up.
"Ow, ow, ow! Miko, Hanachirusato, what are you doing?"
"Hehe, what am I doing? You probably do not know this, Su Bai, but the Yae Publishing House has an agent in Liyue. During that great battle, my agent accidentally captured your 'heroic figure' with a Kamera."
"As luck would have it, she thought this photo could be used as a light novel cover and sent it to me."
Purple light flickered in Yae Miko's eyes, and traces of Electro energy rippled outward from her body. Meanwhile, on the other side, Hanachirusato had already twisted Su Bai's ears a full hundred and eighty degrees.
"Su Bai, you are getting bolder and bolder now. What, do you think that just because you are an adult, I cannot control you anymore?"
"Or do you want to test the limits of my patience?"
Perhaps afraid of hurting Su Bai, Hanachirusato silently let go while speaking. However, Yae Miko standing beside her was obviously not going to let him off so easily. Feeling the angle his ears were being twisted at, Su Bai could not figure out how such delicate hands could have so much strength.
It seems I have to take out the phone early, otherwise my ears are really going to suffer today.
Su Bai calculated in his mind. Right now, the only thing that could get him out of this predicament was probably the phone.
"Miko, be gentle, be gentle. I even prepared a gift for you."
"A gift?"
Hearing that there was a gift, Yae Miko subconsciously let go, and Su Bai's ears were finally freed. Rubbing his slightly reddened fox ears, Su Bai took out two phones he had assembled by hand and handed them to Yae Miko and Hanachirusato. Under their amazed gazes, Su Bai demonstrated how to use the phones and their functions.
"Has the world outside Inazuma already produced something like this? It is truly magical."
Hanachirusato tentatively sent a message to Yae Miko, and to her surprise, Yae Miko received it immediately. Such a magical gadget made Hanachirusato feel quite novel, and even Yae Miko was very interested in playing with the phone in her hand.
Yae Miko: 'Hello everyone~'
Hu Tao: 'Oh my, a new person actually joined. Welcome, welcome! Finally, a new member. I wonder what is going on, we actually cannot receive messages from Liyue and Mondstadt here in Inazuma.'
Su Bai: 'This is probably affected by the thunderstorm on the outskirts of Inazuma. Hu Tao, where are you guys?'
Hu Tao: 'We are heading to Tsurumi Island. On the way, an older sister who writes novels commissioned us to go to Tsurumi Island to fetch something. The reward is quite good. When I get back, I will treat you to a big meal.'
Paimon: 'And me, and me! I want a big meal too.'
Lumine: 'Paimon, stop spamming the chat and hurry up and help me find where that samurai is.'
Paimon: 'Lumine, is there a possibility that we took the wrong path?'
Lumine: '!!! It seems we really did take the wrong path... It is our first time in Inazuma, so we are not very familiar with it... I will not chat with you guys anymore, I am going to continue Ayaka's commission.'
Ayaka's commission? Seeing the message Lumine sent, Su Bai could not help but feel a bit strange. Was there any commission Ayaka had that the Shuumatsuban of the Kamisato Clan could not complete?
Just as Su Bai was thinking, Yae Miko and Hanachirusato were already chatting enthusiastically with Hu Tao. Perhaps due to their similar personalities, Hu Tao seemed to get along better with Hanachirusato than with Yae Miko.
"Well, Miko, tonight I..."
"Go, go, go, do not bother me. You do not need to come back for dinner tonight, just eat at the Kamisato Estate."
Yae Miko looked down at the various messages on her phone, her inner curiosity completely piqued. She had never seen such an interesting thing in her entire life. This thing called a phone was truly addictive for a fox, and that little fellow named Paimon was truly interesting.
Hanachirusato was no better off. Naturally lively by nature, she had absolutely no resistance to such an interesting gadget. Ever since Su Bai took out the phone and explained how to use it, Hanachirusato's eyes had not left the screen. Judging by her expression, she seemed to be chatting enthusiastically with her friends in the group.
"Remember to close the door when you leave, Su Bai~ Hanachirusato and I will not get up to close it."
"Wait, I have not finished speaking yet. Hey, hey, hey, the dango! The dango! I have not finished eating that dango yet!"
Looking at the door sealed by youkai energy, Su Bai, who had been pushed out by the energy, twitched the corners of his mouth.
Now that you have phones, you do not care about your younger brother anymore, huh?
He did not know if giving the phones to Yae Miko and Hanachirusato so early was a good or bad thing, but with the phones, his two older sisters probably would not feel bored anymore.
...
In the courtyard, sensing that Su Bai had already gone down the mountain, Yae Miko finally moved her gaze away from the phone. Looking at the few empty sake jars at her feet, she muttered to herself with some worry.
"Su Bai, it is not that I am forcing you to drink. If you do not build up your alcohol tolerance, you will definitely get drunk by that detestable woman if you ever run into her."
"Ever since I got that detestable woman, Alice, drunk, and she accidentally learned of your existence, that woman has always wanted to settle the score with you."
...
The Kamisato Estate, the ancestral home of the Kamisato Clan. Originally, there should not be any noisy sounds here, but today, for some unknown reason, roars and dog barks were faintly heard coming from the usually quiet estate. This made many Inazumans passing by look curiously inside the Kamisato Estate. Some even speculated that this might be a new ninja hound training method.
"Taroumaru! So you were the one who led that pack of dogs to the Kamisato Estate! Fine, I, Thoma, thought I treated you well on ordinary days, and this is how you scam me? Do not run, stand right there! If I do not teach you a good lesson today, I might as well turn into a dog myself!"
"Woof, woof, woof, woof, woof, woof, woof!"
"You are still trying to talk your way out of it! Let me tell you, I can already understand what your barks mean!"
"Kageroumaru, stop trying to cover for Taroumaru! Let me tell you, Su Bai has already returned to Inazuma. I believe you have already sniffed his scent on me. If you do not want me to snitch to Su Bai, hurry up and hold Taroumaru down for me!"