Normally, a person would definitely bathe before going to sleep.
And by coincidence, the old uncle had specially bathed this time because of the Shura Armor.
Little Eula had also bathed specially because she had dressed up.
Now that little Kokomi was gone, in this remote little place there were truly only the soundly sleeping old uncle and little Eula left.
Now it was… a long-awaited world of just the two of them at night!
Little Eula moved close to the old uncle's side and simply watched her own old uncle's peacefully sleeping expression.
Then she reached out and gently rubbed the old uncle's beard…
Come to think of it, it seemed like she hadn't been this close to the old uncle in a long time either…
The last time they could get this intimate and quiet in such a setting was back on Dragonspine.
Once they reached Liyue, she had been following the old uncle around taking care of children, and then they came to Inazuma…
Usually they stayed in separate rooms to maintain distance. Even during their two-person time in the small wooden cabin, there were always foxes watching her and the old uncle with their round eyes.
Because of the shyness in her heart, she didn't dare interact too much with the old uncle. She felt it was too… in front of those pure foxes.
And when they finally arrived at the Kamisato family, it was even more excessive. Only at night could she properly spend time with the old uncle, and even then they were always busy with official matters together…
Thinking about it again, after this Watatsumi Island vacation trip ended, in a little while she would be leaving Inazuma…
After leaving Inazuma, it would also be time for her to set off back to Mondstadt…
This period on Watatsumi Island might be one of the rare opportunities for her and the old uncle to be alone.
Now the old uncle was also sleeping without any guard up. Eula, in the name of Lawrence, what do you want to do?
In the end, little Eula reached out toward the old uncle's palm, then half-squatted and placed the old uncle's palm on her own head to pat it.
Mm… It felt so much more reassuring…
The act of actively letting the old uncle pat her head was truly bold…
In the Lawrence clan's noble etiquette, when expressing emotions, one emphasized conveying signals through "small details that break convention" within the framework of "complying with etiquette."
Mm… Wait, couldn't this kind of thing also be done while the old uncle was awake?
Little Eula fell into silence.
Anyway, she had already planned to disband all those useless things from the Lawrence clan once she returned. So why not be a little bolder?
Little Eula looked at the soundly sleeping old uncle with a hint of guilt.
If she were a little bolder…
According to light novels from Inazuma's side, if the male protagonist was asleep, then the female protagonist's actions should be…
Lying down beside the male protagonist…?
The moment this thought appeared, it was immediately rejected by the bright-red-faced little Eula.
How shameless! How could she possibly do something like that!
Inazuma's customs on this side really needed to be properly targeted!
Little Eula began taking deep breaths to keep her mood calm.
Don't get excited, don't get excited. It wouldn't be good if she ended up waking the old uncle later.
Although the Lawrence clan's things were indeed very conservative, the old uncle had said to take the essence and discard the dross—some good things were still worth keeping…
Little Eula looked at the old uncle, searching for a balance point between her inner longing for closeness and her shy awareness of distance…
What could she do to satisfy herself?
Little Eula reached out and took the old uncle's palm that had been on her head and brought it in front of herself…
The old uncle always seemed to like using this hand to pat children's heads, and it was also his dominant hand, wasn't it?
Little Eula stared at the old uncle's right hand for a long time…
In the end, she leaned in and gently bit the index finger of that hand.