After walking an unknown distance and confirming that Yuuko had indeed left, Lumine's expression immediately turned serious.
Beside her, a spatial rift slowly appeared.
From within, a figure clad in crimson emerged—an Abyssal Bard from the Abyss.
It was Enjou, who had just fought with Lumine.
After Enjou emerged from the spatial rift, he knelt on one knee before Lumine, respectfully saying:
"Your Royal Highness, you've worked hard."
Lumine nodded slightly, then asked, "How was it? How much information about Yellow Fox did you gather from that battle just now?"
Enjou paused, then let out a helpless sigh:
"My apologies, Your Royal Highness, we weren't able to gather much useful information. Moreover, we lost two comrades."
"Is that so?" Lumine sighed softly. "Then there's no need to probe Yellow Fox like this anymore. The cost is too great, and the gains are too small."
"Yes! Your Royal Highness!" Enjou bowed his head seriously.
After a long moment, he tentatively raised his head and asked,
"Your Royal Highness, please forgive my presumption, but you've been in contact with Yellow Fox for almost a day. Have you confirmed if Yellow Fox is 'that person'...?"
Faced with Enjou's question, Lumine pondered for a long time before finally shaking her head:
"I don't know. We still have too little information about him, but he is undoubtedly a very special individual."
"Is that so?" Enjou lowered his head in deep thought.
At this moment, Lumine turned around and looked at the dim sky above Enkanomiya:
"All in all, after the trial ends tomorrow, perhaps we will know the truth."
Just as Lumine was about to leave, Enjou spoke again, asking:
"If Yellow Fox really is 'that person', what do you plan to do, Your Royal Highness?"
Faced with this question, Lumine closed her eyes and pondered for a long time again.
After a long while, she reopened her eyes. At this moment, her eyes were filled with determination:
"If it truly is, then it's time to go to war with Celestia!"
Hearing this, Enjou showed a look of surprise, and immediately, his face was filled with a complex expression of excitement and unease.
It seemed Enjou had also been waiting for that day for a long time.
But at the same time, he was still afraid of failure.
"Oh, right, what about the Golden King Beast?"
Enjou hesitated for a moment before answering, "There's no news yet, but it's been gone for so long without returning, I'm afraid it might have..."
Hearing this, Lumine sighed helplessly:
"What a foolish fellow. We spent so much effort to rescue it from the mists of Crane Pass, yet it insisted on going to the human world for revenge."
Enjou hurriedly bowed his head. "It is this subordinate's incompetence for not being able to stop it!"
Lumine shook her head slightly. "Never mind it. Now, all our energy should be focused on tomorrow's trial. Tomorrow is when the answers will be revealed."
...On the other side, after bidding farewell to Lumine, Yuuko was heading towards the exit of Enkanomiya.
At the same time, he was constantly pondering.
After spending a day together, he had noticed many peculiar things about the Damselette, Lumine.
Undoubtedly, a Damselette appearing in the sealed Enkanomiya was very unnatural.
Not to mention, this Damselette even had knowledge of Enkanomiya's history and even the Abyss.
Because of this, Yuuko had some guesses about Lumine's identity in his heart.
However, whether it was true or not remained to be seen for now.
After thinking for a long time, Yuuko shook his head. "Forget it. The truth will probably be known after tomorrow's trial ends."
He traveled all the way and soon left Enkanomiya through the key of moon-bathed abyss.
After removing his disguise, he walked towards his residence.
However, before returning to his room, Yuuko froze.
Because he could clearly feel many presences inside the room... Hmm, there was also one hiding on the roof... Yuuko didn't even need to look to know that the one on the roof was Sayu... He found it strange why Sayu would appear here on Watatsumi Island... But now was not the time to think about these things.
With so many people in his room, there must have been some small problem.
So Yuuko quickly opened the door to his room and walked in.
As soon as he entered, Yuuko saw three women pacing back and forth in the room, each with a worried and unsettled expression on their faces.
They were Yae Miko, Kamisato Ayaka, and... Sangonomiya Kokomi.
"Um... why are you all in my room...?"
At Yuuko's appearance, the three women were stunned, then rushed over anxiously, looking at Yuuko with concern.
"Mr. Yuuko! Are you alright!"
"Emma, you're not hurt, are you!"
"Ah..." Yuuko scratched his head. "I'm fine..."
As soon as he finished speaking, he was hugged by Yae Miko and pressed into her 'pudding', forced to enjoy a soft and fluffy 'facial cleanser' baptism.
It was quite comfortable, so Yuuko didn't resist.
"Guuji Yae... what you're doing is too vulgar!" Kamisato Ayaka cast an anxious and envious glance... Yae Miko chuckled, "I'm just letting Emma rest a bit, is there a problem?"
With that, she continued to press Yuuko's head onto her 'pudding'... Yuuko, tired from the day, no longer refused, frantically inhaling the sweet air from the 'pudding'.
Kamisato Ayaka puffed out her cheeks beside them, seemingly very anxious but also at a loss... Fortunately, Yuuko had excellent self-control and quickly emerged from the sweet 'pudding'.
He looked at the three women, feeling somewhat embarrassed:
"Um... it seems I made you all worry..."
Although he still didn't know the exact situation, judging by the expressions of the three women, he must have made them worry.
After all, he had been busy in Enkanomiya all day today, so it was normal for them to worry.
Especially with the threat of a monster like the Golden King Beast appearing last night, they would naturally be even more concerned.
"So, Emma, where did you go...? You disappeared for a day, and we only found a note you left saying you went to look for ingredients."
Hearing this question, Yuuko pulled out a few sea hada he had conveniently picked in Enkanomiya from his pocket and said,
"Mainly, it's rare to come to a different place, so I wanted to find some different ingredients to try different dishes."
These sea hada also grew on Watatsumi Island, so Yuuko wasn't worried about being exposed.
Yae Miko eyed Yuuko suspiciously, then sighed helplessly:
"Emma, although I know you're very dedicated to culinary research, Watatsumi Island isn't safe lately. Next time you go out, can you please tell me first? At the very least, let me come with you..."
"I'm sorry, I made you all worry." Yuuko bowed his head apologetically to everyone.
Yae Miko sighed softly, "Never mind, as long as you're alright, Emma."
Kamisato Ayaka also couldn't help but say, "Yes, Mr. Yuuko, please cherish your life more next time!"
Yuuko gave an awkward smile, then looked at Sangonomiya Kokomi.
However, strangely, Sangonomiya Kokomi was wearing a dubious expression, resting her chin in her hand, lost in thought.
"Miss Kokomi?"
"Ah." Sangonomiya Kokomi snapped back to reality and replied, "I'm fine."
Afterward, she also gently admonished Yuuko:
"Mr. Yuuko, please do not wander around Watatsumi Island recently. There are dangerous monsters here; it's very unsafe."
After a pause, Sangonomiya Kokomi spoke with deep affection:
"If anything were to happen to you, I would be very sad."
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