บท 21: Picking Up Lumine!

Chapter 21

Inside Good Hunter restaurant,

"I'm full!"

"Thank you Jason!"

Mona didn't leave a single leaf on her plate. She ate the whole Satisfying Salad happily.

Then, she was about to get up and ready to run away. She didn't want to bother Jason anymore.

But Jason glared at her and said, "Don't run away, sit down! The soup will be ready soon!"

Mona couldn't help but do as he said. She felt that Jason was in a dominant position in their relationship.

She couldn't disobey him unless he went against her principles. She felt that she owed him a lot.

That's why there is nothing more expensive than something free.

Even if Jason made some perverted request to her, she didn't know if she could refuse. That's how dependent she was on him.

"Oh..." Mona sat down with a guilty conscience.

Then, sniffed the scent coming from the stove.

A rich meaty smell mixed with the umami of mushrooms drifted into her nostrils.

She felt hungry again even after eating a salad before.

It smelled delicious!

Grrrr...

Mona felt the instinctive desire in her stomach. She gulped and eagerly waited for her next meal.

...

Ding! Dong! Ding! Dong!

Outside Good Hunter restaurant, a Favonius Knight knocked on the restaurant's door and shouted towards the open window on the second floor, "Boss Jason, are you there? Can you hear me?"

"Oh, it's Miles!"

Jason quickly recognized the voice.

Mona skillfully got up and was prepared to open the door for him.

But Jason gave her a quick stare, making her immediately stop in her steps and return to her seat. She didn't dare to move away from this place.

He wouldn't let this favonius knight give her an excuse to leave.

Also, he didn't want to let Miles come up and see his new dish.

Otherwise, many people in Mondstadt will come to block the door tomorrow. Especially, women would overcrowd the restaurant if they knew about the effect of his new dish.

He didn't want to see the whole fountain plaza outside his restaurant overcrowded.

So, he needs to be more careful because such an incident has happened before.

Surely he would earn more money, but the city order will be chaotic as a result. He didn't want to see such a result in exchange for more money.

There are various threats hidden in the city, especially the Fatuis.

In the name of a diplomatic corps, the Fatuis openly occupied one of Mondstadt's most prominent hotels, the Goth Grand Hotel.

Even Jean has a headache dealing with them without sufficient evidence.

It would be terrible if the Fatui made some trouble while the city order was chaotic.

And in addition to the Fatuis, some small-time villains lurk inside the city, such as treasure hoarders.

"You wait here, I'll go down."

Jason lowered the flames, jumped directly from the guardrail on the second floor to the lobby on the first floor, and opened the door.

"Miles, what's the matter?" Jason impatiently asked Miles.

"Well... it's like this, when I was patrolling the market street, I found the traveler who fought against Stormterror as well her mascot."

Miles said with some embarrassment, "They were a bit sneaky, but I didn't want to go up and interrogate them. Also, I heard from some knights that they are related to you, Boss Jason. Therefore, I came here to ask about their situation."

Lumine was the one who helped the city fend off Stormterror during the day. Therefore, everyone in Mondstadt owes her a favor.

Although he felt that the other party's actions were suspicious, he could not directly go forward and ask her some questions.

"Why didn't they stay in the hotel? And, why did they hang outside again?" Jason wondered.

There are many hotels on the market street.

After eating a fulfilling meal at Good Hunter, there should be no need for them to go out and eat a late-night snack.

"Hotel?"

Miles was stunned after hearing this and said, "Boss Jason, no hotels are open tonight due to the incident during the day."

He was in charge of patrolling the market street. Therefore, he knew about the situation.

"Oh... So the traveler was actually looking for a hotel?" Miles recalled the situation and immediately cleared out her 'suspicious' behavior.

Then, he laughed awkwardly.

It turned out to be an oolong.

"Sigh..."

Jason tiredly rubbed his forehead, "So, Lumine didn't book a hotel?"

After thanking Miles, who was about to head back to his duty, he asked, "Where are the two of them now?"

"They should still be on the market street, just sitting on the bench." Miles replied.

"Wait for me here."

After saying this, he returned to the second floor and asked Mona, "Mona, watch the soup. Boil it showly for a while. I need to go out!"

"No problem!" Mona simply nodded.

Although she often eats salads, she basically mastered some basic cooking skills as a poor person struggling with food and clothing.

...

"Lumine, what should we do now?"

Paimon asked weakly, leaning her back against the bench.

After she had eaten and digested her food, now she just wanted to find a warm and cozy place to relax.

It's OK to be in Lumine's arms, but she can't get in now, or else she will fall asleep suddenly.

Lumine thought for a while and said, "Let's go outside and sleep under a tree for the night?"

"Oh well, we have no other choice..." Paimon also nodded,

In the absence of a cave, sleeping under a tree is the only option.

As a traveler, one must get used to a variety of situations.

They got up and were about to head out.

But two people suddenly walked in front of them.

Due to the lack of proper lighting, it wasn't easy to see the face of the visitors.

"In such a big city, you thought of going out to sleep under a tree. I don't even know what to say to you girls."

"By the way, let me tell you some common sense of Mondstadt. If you don't have a place to stay for the night, you can go to Mondstadt's cathedral."

"There's a pet house for stray kittens like you, they will also give you a rough breakfast."

"Of course, if you don't lie next time, you should not encounter this situation."

One of the visitors said with some reprimand.

"Jason!" Lumine quickly determined the owner of the voice.

Just as she was about to run over, she suddenly remembered her current predicament and conversation with Paimon.

Then, her face reddened in embarrassment.

She just awkwardly stood there, not knowing what to do.

She had a feeling of being caught doing something shameful.

She was very embarrassed and even wanted to run away.

"Boss Jason, then I'll go back to my duty." Miles, who was accompanying him, said.

Now that he knew about the cause of the misunderstanding, he stopped paying attention and wanted to return to his duty of patrolling the city. He still has something else to do.

"Well you can go, thank you for the information, Miles." Jason thanked Miles as he left the place.