After a while, Raiden Ei shook her head and sighed softly:
"Forget it, I was the one who owed you in the first place. This is just a small compensation. Besides... your little fox... might follow you to Watatsumi Island."
Yuuko scratched his head and said:
"That's unlikely. Although the little fox is a bit wild normally, it doesn't like to show its face in front of others. It probably wouldn't want to go with me to crowded places."
After hearing Yuuko's reply, Raiden Ei shook her head again, a very serious expression on her face:
"No, I have a feeling it will go..."
"How do I feel like you know the little fox better than I do...?" Yuuko complained helplessly.
"Uh..." Realizing her slip, Raiden Ei cleared her throat a few times to cover her embarrassment.
"By the way, there's a question I've always been curious about. I want to know... what are your true feelings towards Yae Miko?"
Suddenly, Raiden Ei asked such a question.
Hearing this question, Yuuko was also slightly stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting such a question to come from Raiden Ei's mouth.
"Why did you suddenly bring up Yae Miko...?" Yuuko showed a helpless expression.
"Just a bit curious, after all, to outsiders, you and Yae Miko... are quite close..." For some reason, Raiden Ei's expression seemed a little complex.
"Actually, it's nothing. Being close to her isn't unusual, after all, I'm an author under her." Yuuko waved his hand in response.
"Is that so." Raiden Ei nodded, then stood up:
"Then, I won't disturb you. I will properly arrange everything concerning the little fox later. You just need to focus on your own matters."
"Okay." Yuuko nodded: "Take care."
Raiden Ei smiled, and before leaving, she said: "Finally, please enjoy the Irodori Festival as well."
Just like that, Raiden Ei walked out of the house... Time flew by, and soon it was the day of the Irodori Festival.
The Irodori Festival is an annual grand festival for Inazuma, and it's not an exaggeration to call it Inazuma's most solemn holiday.
Whenever the Irodori Festival arrives, Inazuma even invites many foreign friends to visit.
For example, Mondstadt, Liyue, Snezhnaya, Fontaine... almost all of the other six nations have invited many friends.
But who comes is none of Yuuko's business, as that's the work of the Three Commissions.
Yuuko is currently with the embodiment of beauty, wisdom, and scum.
That is, with Yae Miko, walking together on the festive streets of Inazuma.
At this moment, Yae Miko also maintained a cheerful smile on her face; it was clear that she was in a very good mood.
"Hmm hmm hmm~ Hmm hmm hmm~"
Yae Miko was continuously humming a tune.
"Yae Miko, you're in a very good mood today." Noticing Yae Miko's cheerful demeanor, Yuuko smiled.
"Of course! After all, it's the first time I've been alone with you, Yuuko, at a festival." Yae Miko chuckled.
After a pause, Yae Miko spoke again:
"By the way, regarding Yuuko's new book, it's actually already on sale. Do you want to go see how the sales are? Many foreign friends have also arrived today, so it might sell quite a lot."
Facing this question, Yuuko shook his head:
"No, after all, I promised to accompany you today, Yae Miko. It wouldn't be good to consider my private matters now."
These words made Yae Miko pause slightly, then she revealed a mischievous smile:
"Oh my, Yuuko, you're always so endearing. Why don't you just become mine!"
"Hahaha... Yae Miko, please stop making such strange jokes." Yuuko laughed awkwardly.
"Hehe, I'm not joking~ Lately, I've really been wanting to 'eat' Yuuko more and more~" Yae Miko's face showed a mischievous smile.
"Uh..." Yuuko was slightly stunned, then complained:
"You're teasing me again. But, if Yae Miko is teasing me, it means Yae Miko is indeed in a very good mood."
Yuuko smiled: "If Yae Miko can be happy, then I'll be relieved, after all, you've taken care of me a lot usually."
"Hmm..." Surprisingly, Yae Miko's body inexplicably trembled slightly, and she turned her head away.
But her profile could still be seen, tinged with a slight blush.
"Yae Miko, what's wrong?"
After a while, Yae Miko finally turned her head back and sighed softly:
"Nothing, it's just you, Yuuko, lately you've been saying such impactful things that catch me off guard..."
After speaking, Yae Miko's face returned to a smile, and she chuckled: "All in all, it's still early, so let's enjoy the festival."
"All in all, it's still early, so let's enjoy the festival."
"Okay." Yuuko nodded.
Anyway, it was an important festival, and he had promised to accompany Yae Miko shopping, so he naturally had no complaints.
And considering that he would be busy on Watatsumi Island for a while after the festival.
It wouldn't hurt to enjoy himself now.
Just like that, Yuuko spent almost the entire day wandering around Inazuma City with Yae Miko.
They also visited various novel shops that only appeared during the festival.
What surprised Yuuko was that Yae Miko insisted on paying every time.
"Yae Miko, is this really okay? I promised to accompany you out, but you're the one paying..."
"Hehehe, it's fine. After all, Yuuko's book is on sale today, and I also get a lot of benefits from it, so Yuuko doesn't need to worry about money. A large part of it is Yuuko's future royalties anyway~"
Yuuko: "..."
Alright, the essence of this scum woman hasn't changed; she's still as scummy as ever.
However, Yuuko didn't complain about this.
After all, his light novel became popular because Yae Miko invested a lot of resources into it.
Without Yae Miko's help, Yuuko's light novel career might still be unknown.
It's not excessive for Yae Miko to take some Reward from it.
"But don't worry, Yuuko, I'm not just taking benefits for nothing. How about this: I'll pay for all of Yuuko's future expenses, how's that?"
After saying that, Yae Miko added in her heart: "Including all expenses after marriage."
Actually, Yae Miko had already planned for the future!
She had even thought of a name for little Yae Miko!
"That doesn't sound very good... it feels like I'm being kept by you..." Yuuko laughed awkwardly.
Yae Miko smiled: "What's not good about it? Do we still need to be so concerned about our relationship? And if I can keep Yuuko, I wouldn't mind at all~"
Yuuko thought for a moment, then shook his head, truly not knowing how to respond.
After a while, Yuuko belatedly said: "By the way, isn't it a bit strange to use my money to keep me?"
Yae Miko: "Ehe~"
PS: I've been writing too much daily life recently, it's time to speed up. After finishing the important Enkanomiya arc.
I'll write some more daily life, and then it'll probably be finished.
Because there's really nothing more to write about later.
I don't plan to write about The Chasm for now, because there's not much to write about there. The opening of The Chasm in the game barely revealed any new information. If I were to write about it, it would just be moving the daily life to a different map.
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