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Capítulo 62: Want a job? [2]

"Traveler, let's try that stall next!" Paimon, the floating fairy, suggested with great enthusiasm.

"Chop Suey? Hmm... Alright." Lumine, who was holding a wallet full of Mora, nodded.

These two people were none other than the heroes of Mondstadt who recently solved the Stormterror incident. Currently, in search of the traveler's sibling, they are traveling from nation to nation in hopes of finding clues about the sibling.

After obtaining advice from the Anemo Archon— Barbatos himself— they decided to head to Liyue. It was because Morax, the Geo Archon, would soon be making his annual descent.

If the traveler were to have a chance to talk to him, then perhaps she could learn something about her brother.

After ordering two chop sueys, the two of them sat down on a table and picked up their chopsticks.

"Ugh... Umm..." Realizing that the chopsticks were too big for her small hands, Paimon showed a troubled look. However, a second later, she mastered it. "Oh! That was easy!"

Using her chopsticks, Paimon picked up the meat from her howl and ate it. "Oh! Delicious!"

"I'm surprised you immediately got the hang of it, Paimon." Lumine, who was properly holding her chopsticks, commented. "When it comes to food, nothing really stops you, huh?"

"Hehe, you should know this by now, traveler." Turning her head to Lumine, Paimon snickered. "When it comes to the great Paimon, nothing can stand in her way!"

"Alright, alright..." Amused, Lumine heaved a soft sigh with a faint smile on her lips.

Taking a piece of chicken meat and wrapping it with a piece of lettuce, Lumine precisely maneuvered her chopsticks. She then placed it in her mouth and chewed. 'It does taste good...'

The two continued to chat and enjoyed their dinner as they watched the bustling harbor slowly fade deep into the night. Despite that, there were still a lot of people present in the streets.

"Ah, that was such a good meal..." Satisfied, Paimon smiled happily. "Liyue's cuisine is really different from Mondstadt's..."

"I'm glad you enjoyed your meal Paimon..." Also finishing her meal, Lumine heaved a soft sigh as she let out a bit of gas from her mouth. "But... Now we have a problem..."

"Huh? What is it?" Paimon asked, sensing Lumine's mood turning dampened.

"See for yourself..." Lumine said as she held her wallet of Mora. Paimon peeked in and her eyes widened.

"This... No, this can't be!" Paimon said with a panicked voice. "We had so much! How did it all disappear in a blink of an eye?!"

"We only have seven thousand Mora left..." Lumine said with a frown. "Guess we'll have to go back to adventuring for the time being again, Paimon."

"Ugh, Paimon's sorry... If Paimon were a little more frugal, we wouldn't be in this situation in the first place..." Paimon tapped her head as she apologized.

"It's alright, we can just save our way back again to stability..." As Lumine spoke, she suddenly remembered Paimon's appetite. "...right?"

As if realizing Lumine's gaze, Paimon bemoaned. "Oh... If only there was a way to get back all those Mora as quickly as possible... We really need a miracle right now. Something that would save us from this predicament..."

"Pardon me."

Just then, while Paimon was lamenting, a tall slender man wearing a black turtleneck with a white coat embellished with green and golden accents, with a long, green scarf tied around his left forearm, paired with white pants and black boots with gold buttons and black soles, approached them.

It was an understatement to say that the man was conspicuous— no, he was too eye-catching! Especially since he was holding onto a white coffin behind him.

The blond man, who approached them, then looked at Lumine. "Forgive me for intruding upon your conversation... But are you perhaps the Traveler? You know, the renowned Honorary Knight of Mondstadt?"

"That's me," Lumine nodded her head as she observed the man. "Who's asking?"

"Ah, forgive me. I forgot to introduce myself." Realizing his mistake, the man shook his head. "I'm Luocha. I'm a traveling merchant."

"Luocha, huh?" Scrutinizing Luocha from top to bottom, Paimon observed him suspiciously. "So why did you come looking for the traveler?"

"Yes, I actually have a request for the traveler... A commission, if you will." Luocha spoke politely and calmly, not showing any hint of any other emotions.

"Huh? A commission? At this hour of the night?" Paimon tilted her head as she grasped her chin. "You aren't... Planning to give us any weird commission, are you?"

"No, no, don't misunderstand..." He shook his head as he tried to clear the misunderstanding. "It's a commission for tomorrow morning, actually."

"Hmm... And the pay?" Paimon immediately went straight to the point before even asking what the commission was.

"100,000 Mora."

"I see, a hundred thousand... Eh?" Paimon was just about to ponder about the pay when she suddenly stopped and looked at Luocha with wide eyes. "What... Did you say?"

She was in a clear state of shock. As for Lumine, she too was a bit baffled. This was the first time they were commissioned with the price of a hundred thousand thousand Mora, after all. 'That's... A lot.'

"You heard me. 100,000 Mora." Luocha continued to speak calmly without any hesitation, keeping a poker face the whole time. "If you were to accept my commission, I'd be willing to divulge more information."

"Uhh... Can you give us a moment?" Paimon asked as she looked at Lumine.

"No problem." Luocha lightly nodded his head. He then walked to an empty table and sat down. "Go ahead."

Afterward, Lumine and Paimon stood up and walked a bit away from Luocha and started discussing.

"Traveler... Should we do it? This guy must be some crazy rich nouveau riche!" Paimon whispered to her partner with excitement.

"I have to admit, I'm also tempted..." Lumine crossed her arms as she pondered. "But we still don't know what kind of commission it is. For all we know, it might be something dangerous..."

"Oh, you're right!" Understanding Lumine's words, Paimon nodded her head. "Usually, the higher the pay means the higher the danger."

"High risk, high reward," Lumine commented.

"Yeah, that!" Paimon agreed with her. "With that said... Why don't we ask what kind of job it is first, then we'll decide."

"Seems good to me." Lumine hummed and agreed with Paimon.

"Alright!"

Finishing their talk, the two of them returned and sat at the same table as the enigmatic man.

"Before we accept... Can you tell us a bit more about the commission?" Lumine was the first to speak.

"That's right! After all, we still don't know what we're getting ourselves into." Paimon added on the side.

"Ha, there's no need to worry. It isn't anything sketchy." Sensing their suspicion, the man scoffed lightly. "But very well, I understand where you're coming from. Well then, allow me to share some info."

"My colleague, who sent me, is actually the owner of a very popular café, and he's been needing new assistants— especially since his schedule has been packed recently," Luocha explained in a calm and tranquil manner. "And so he asked me, who has a lot of connections as a traveling merchant, to go find an adventurer to hire."

"It was then that I realized that the renowned hero of Mondstadt was here in Liyue, and a thought suddenly occurred to me." Luocha grasped his chin. "My friend would surely love the idea of a hero working with him. And so, I approached you two."

"What? So it's actually just a bartending job?" In the revelation of what the commission truly was, Paimon was even more baffled. "And here Paimon thought it would be something like escorting an important figure..."

"Well, that's basically it." Saying this, Luocha then turned to Lumine. "Well then, miss? What do you think of this commission?"

"Hmm..." Since Lumine was the one ultimately making the decision, she fell into deep contemplation. 'It seems like a rather easy task... And the pay is great too...'

'And...'

She then looked up to Luocha and his call face. She observed him for a bit longer before thinking to herself,

'Well, he doesn't look like someone who has ulterior motives, at least...'

After pondering it a bit more, she finally made a decision. "We'll take this commission."

"That's wonderful to hear." Hearing their answer, Luocha let out a soft heave of relief. He then stood up. "Then, let us meet again in front of Third-round knockout tomorrow morning."

"I'll be picking you two there at around eight in the morning, so do be sure to wake up early, alright?"

"Alright, no problem!" Paimon nodded as she and Lumine also got up from the table.

"..." Smiling enigmatically, Luocha nodded and turned around without saying any other word. Carrying his white coffin, he walked away and slowly blended in the crowd, eventually disappearing from the two's sights.

---

And just like that, night had passed and the sun's rays blanketed the land once more.

As agreed upon, Lumine and Paimon woke up early and went to the restaurant called Third-round Knockout and waited for Luocha.

It didn't take them long before his figure appeared.

"Good morning, Luocha!" Seeing him, Paimon greeted him as per her usual character.

"Good morning to you two too." Luocha nodded his head and softly smiled at them. "Are you two ready?"

Lumine and Paimon looked at each other and nodded. The latter then spoke, "Yeah!"

"Very good. Well then." Verifying that they were reading, Luocha spoke. "If the two of you would be so kind, could you close your eyes and hold my hand?"

"Eh? Close our eyes and hold you?" Paimon asked curiously. "Why?"

"It's a surprise." Luocha smiled mysteriously like a charlatan. "Would you two trust me?"

Paimon and Lumine found it odd, but since it was just a harmless action, they both decided to do it. "Well... Alright then..."

Both of them closed their hands and extended their hands to him. Luocha then lifted his hand and held both their hands.

He then started speaking softly. "Alright... Five, four, three..."

In the darkness of her closed eyes, all Lumine could hear was Luocha slowly counting down from five. 'What's happening...?'

"...Two, and... One." Finally, Luocha finished his countdown. "Alright, the two of you could open your eyes now."

"Huh? Weird... Telling us to close our hands only to open them seconds later?" Paimon mildly complained. She then opened her eyes. "Why even—"

"Huh?" Just as she was about to complain, she noticed that something happened. "This... This is...?!"

"Where... Are we?" Lumine said as she also opened her eyes and looked around. "Weren't we In front of the Third-round Knockout? Why are we suddenly here?"

It was a completely different environment. Something that resembles a cafe rather than a restaurant.

"Hm? Are you two the ones Luocha sent?" Suddenly, a voice came from behind them.

The two of them turned around and saw a person. He was a tall figure with brown hair and deep amber eyes. He wore a regular Barista's uniform.

"Hmm... Looking at your cards... It seems like I was right." The man said as he softly smiled at them.

"Cards?" Lumine and Paimon said at the same time. They both then looked at their hands and saw cards which they didn't have before.

Paimon had a tarot card called "The Moon", while Lumine had a card called "The Star."

"Huh? What's this?" Paimon looked at the cards given to them and asked curiously. "We didn't have these before..."

Clap*

Suddenly they heard a clap. Both of them turned their heads and looked at the man In front of them. "Well then, since the two of you are here..."

"Want a job?"


Capítulo 63: The Devil

Isaac always plans ahead, no matter the circumstance. Although he always did this in the past in fear of unexpected situations, after going through an unexpectedly severe event with Furina, he decided to change his methods.

Originally, he wanted to entice Lumine to work for his cafe with a piece of information regarding her brother. But when he thought it over, he decided to take a step back and change it. He thought that it was too early for her to know such a thing— moreover, he wanted her to follow the original story and learn things in her own way.

And so, he came up with another method— the common language of all adventurers!

Money!

No one can resist such lustrous pieces of materials— especially if given in high amounts!

As such, Isaac decided to take a minor percentage of his money and give it to Lumine as his first commission for her.

But you might wonder— where did Isaac get such an amount of money? Much less give them away when he oh-so-dearly loves them?

Well, that's another story for another time.

Some things are better off hiding in the dark until discovered, after all.

---

"Welcome, you two." Seeing the baffled expressions of the traveler and her companion, Isaac almost couldn't contain his laughter. But he kept his professionalism and upheld his courteous smile. "Seeing as you two have the cards, that means Mr. Chariot has acknowledged you— how delightful."

"Hold on a sec!" Hearing the bizarre words uttered by the man In front of them, Paimon was the first to interject. "What do you mean by cards?! Who's Mister Chariot? And where even are we?!"

"And isn't this technically human trafficking?!" She added as she pointed at Isaac.

'I mean— it totally is, but we'll just have to pretend that it isn't.' Isaac lampooned honestly. "Just some minor details."

"What do you mean by 'minor details'?!" Paimon asked profusely.

However, Isaac decided to ignore the white fairy for now. He then turned his head to the blonde traveler. "Miss, I believe you're the renowned Honorary Knight of Mondstadt?"

"I am..." Cautiously looking at the smiling man, Lumine nodded her head. "You must be... The friend Luocha mentioned?"

"Indeed," Isaac uttered with a nonchalant tone. "And, as he has most likely stated, I'm hiring some helpers."

"I believe the amount he gave is quite proper?" He emphasized with a cheeky smile.

Hearing his confirmation, Lumine pondered deeply for a moment before speaking. "Very well. But... I want to know."

"Where are we?"

"Good question," Isaac smirked as he pointed at her. "Well, to not beat around the bush, you're currently inside my café in the beautiful City of Fontaine."

"Fontaine?!" Hearing the word, Paimon quickly interjected. "The Nation of Hydro?!"

Maintaining his courteous smile, Isaac nodded. "Indeed— but let's skip over those minor details, eh? Let's get down to business."

Snap—*

With a flick of his fingers, a thick green vine suddenly started crawling from the ground and quickly grew to his height. Afterward, a flower bloomed, and inside, a paper with letters inscribed on them appeared.

Everything looked natural. Of course, if it wasn't for Isaac wearing a velvet red overcoat with a dark suit underneath, then this scene would have probably ended up less tense.

Everything about Isaac's current appearance yelled "Shrewed businessman."

If he had a pair of red spectacles, then it might have just been the perfect scene.

Soon, more vines appeared and condensed to one thick vine before dragging a chair nearby and placing it behind Isaac.

Lumine and Paimon watched in silence— not knowing what the man in front of them would do.

Isaac, on the other hand, was having fun toying with them. Sitting down with his leg on top of another, he smiled. 'This is some good reaction... Maybe I should make this a new persona of mine? I'll write that down in my journal.'

"Well then..." Controlling the dendro vines he conjured, Isaac stared at Lumine with an amused smirk. "Care to read the fine print?"

Seeing the darkish green vines extending towards them, both Paimon and Lumine hesitated.

They were terrified!

"T-Traveler... Paimon thinks we just met Teyvat's devil..." Paimon said with a low voice as she hid behind Lumine.

"I assure you, I won't do anything that would otherwise harm both of you," Isaac chuckled lightly seeing their reactions. "Again, I am only someone looking for temporary employees."

"Yeah, but saying that with that look is scary!" Paimon blurted out. "You're like... like a..."

"A devil in velvet!" She added.

'Not a bad nickname,' Hearing the first nickname Paimon gave him, Isaac didn't find it half bad. "I'll take that as a compliment."

Commanding a Dendro vine, Isaac brought forth a teacup. "Take as long as you need. I'll wait."

With that, he started sipping his cup of tea, waiting for Lumine and Paimon.

Seeing the man not do anything anymore, Paimon and Lumine looked at each other before looking back at the man sipping tea.

"Traveler... Should we back out now? Paimon's senses are telling her that he's bad news..." The floating fairy said while pointing at Isaac who was happily drinking.

"Maybe you're right..." Lumine nodded her head as she thought more about this. "I've got a bad feeling— let's just stick to our gut and refuse his offer. I'm sure he'll understand..."

'But still...' Though she said that, Lumine's eyes couldn't help but dart back to Isaac's figure. 'To meet someone capable of teleporting others across nations...'

'One could only imagine how powerful such a person is...'

Lumine wasn't a fool. She knows how to read a situation and properly react to it. And right now, she was torn between two decisions.

Either trust this mysterious man or leave— potentially never meeting him again.

She had to admit— she was very weak right now. With her powers sealed and her utter lack of knowledge of this world— she was as vulnerable as she could get.

Right now, other than her blade work, she only has two elements at her disposal. And she knows pretty well that those won't last her long.

As such... Perhaps there's a chance for them to team up in the future and help her.

'Then again...' Recalling the man named Luocha's words, she couldn't help but ponder. 'This person is undoubtedly suspicious... But...'

'He's showing goodwill right now...'

'Turning away such a person...' Biting her lip, she closed her eyes for a few moments. Moments later, she opened them— revealing her glistening golden pupils that seemed to radiate the soft and tender glow of the sun itself.

Taking a look at the contract given to her, Lumine read them in her mind.

What was inside followed a proper contract— it included three parties, namely Isaac, Lumine, and Paimon.

The contract only lasted a day, but during this time, Lumine and Paimon would act as Isaac's bartenders in his absence, and, at the end of the day, the latter would pay them a hundred thousand Mora in full.

What followed was a series of clauses— but none of them were very demanding.

As Lumine continued to read the contract, she couldn't help but notice one clause in it.

'Never set foot off the café in Isaac's absence?' Reading this clause, Lumine first contemplated the reason for it. But in the end, she just concluded it might have something to do with the teleportation. 'Perhaps this is the restriction for such a thing?'

No matter what it was, Lumine didn't find any problems with it and subconsciously agreed.

This was a reasonable development.

Lowering the paper from her face, Lumine looked at Isaac for a moment before reopening her mouth.

"I agree."

"Traveler?!" Hearing Lumine's decision, Paimon's eyes widened as she floated beside her. She then leaned forward and asked the traveler. "What do you mean?! Don't tell me you actually accept it?"

"It's fine, Paimon." Looking back at her worried flying companion, Lumine curled up a soft smile and reassured her. "This is my decision. If anything happens..."

"Article I clause 4, if the Employees, Paimon and Lumine were harmed by the Employer Isaac during their time in his café, then the Employer Isaac would pay them twofold of their original salary promised to them and treat them with utmost medical aid." Lumine quoted content in the contract given to her.

"H-Huh? Did Paimon hear that correctly?! Twofold?!" Piamon's baffled voice continued to reach a higher pitch as she spoke. "Th-that's... Way too generous!"

"I know..." Lightly nodding her head in agreement with Paimon, Lumine once more looked back at Isaac who was sitting down on his chair. "To go that far... I'm sure Mister Isaac truly values his employees."

What started as wanting to earn money turned into curiosity. Now that she had read the contract, Lumine found that it mostly benefited them more than Isaac.

In essence, it seems like all Isaac truly wanted were bartenders.

Regardless, this meeting brought forth an opportunity for Lumine— a chance to be close to this enigmatic being.

'If he can teleport others... Then, perhaps...' As she thought of this, scenes of her attempted departure resurfaced in her mind. 'Perhaps he knows a thing or two...'

While Lumine and Paimon were talking to each other, Isaac, on the other hand, was still calmly sitting down. However, his hand was now covering his mouth.

For the two of them should never see such a frighteningly voracious smile from the man in velvet.

'Ha... I got her.' Isaac tried his best to conceal his smirk that seemed to reach both ends of his ears. But all he could do was twitch it. 'This is even better than I imagined...'

'I thought I would have to coax her with more things but to think that she accepted it from the get-go...' Biting his lips, he forcefully stopped his mouth from smiling. 'But this is even better.'

'Worry not, my dear Lumine.' As Isaac thought of this, his deep amber eyes— which always seemed to be devoid of anything— for the first time, showed a faint brilliance as if radiating the surface of a setting sun.

Those dead lifeless eyes, which even Isaac gave up on showing emotions from, finally showed a reaction.

And the target of this brilliant reaction was none other than the incarnation of the stars themselves.

Unaware of his eyes, Isaac continued to look at Lumine. 'Yes... I'll make sure...'

'To be your sponsor from the shadows...' Isaac smiled faintly. 'I'll be your Supporter in the Shadows!'

'Just thinking of being a mysterious entity secretly aiding the Traveler from the shadows... Ah, it makes my skin crawl.' Isaac shivered at this thought. Not from disgust, but from excitement.

'Seriously...' Internally sighing, Isaac scoffed before standing up. 'The things I do to make things a bit more interesting— What a pernicious habit.'

"Well then," Standing up from his chair, Isaac flared up his velvet red overcoat and approached Lumine.

"I'm looking forward to your cooperation." He showed a faint genuine smile as he spoke. Perhaps because of his excitement earlier, but his face still had a bit of a red hue.

"I welcome you, Ms. Star and Ms. Moon." He added with a sincere smile. "These would be your code names in the Café from now on."

After saying this, he then reached out his two hands to Lumine and Paimon for a shake. "Isaac Alder."

"Lumine." Extending her hand, Lumine took his hand and shook it. "A pleasure working with you."

"Well... The name's Paimon!" Although she was still a bit skeptical of Isaac, Paimon still shook his hand. "Pleasure to work with you too, devil!"

'Ah, that nickname's gonna stick, won't it?' Isaac internally sighed. 'Well, there's no stopping her now. Oh well.'

Shaking both of their hands, Isaac chuckled softly. He then took the contract. "Oh, let's not forget about the signatures! Don't worry, this is just for legal reasons."

He then gave two pens to them from his pockets and also gave the paper back to them. "If you would."

"Alright," Taking the pen offered to her, Lumine held it and found a table to write at. She placed the contract down on the table before signing her name. "Done. Your turn, Paimon."

"Oh, okay!" Holding her pen, Paimon floated over to the table and also wrote her name. "Pai-mon... Done!"

Seeing this, Lumine lightly nodded her head. She then looked back at Isaac with her determined golden eyes. "From now on, we're in your care."

Isaac caught her stare and looked back with his deep amber eyes that had already stopped their reaction from earlier. "Likewise."

"May we have a great time... All of us."

Grin—


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