"I got it!"
Jean proudly lifted her head, staring at the goldfish swimming in the small tank, her face splattered with water.
Another half an hour had passed, and Jean's great goldfish scooping endeavor was finally successful.
Kai, resting his face on one hand, sat beside her, and seeing his wife in such a cute, girlish moment, he couldn't help but smile.
"Looking at her from this angle, she's truly cuter than ever," Kai murmured to himself.
He had known Jean for so long, and because she was the Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius, he usually saw her with a serious expression.
Although she often got shy in front of him, such uninhibited displays of her true nature were truly rare.
"Then I should praise her," Kai quickly composed his expression, noticing the expectant look in Jean's blue eyes.
He lightly coughed twice and praised her with a serious face.
"As expected of Jean, to actually succeed in catching a little goldfish."
"I told you I would definitely catch one..."
Praised by her husband, Jean, who was already quite happy, became even more triumphant.
At this moment, there was no trace of the usual composure of an Acting Grand Master.
Then, as if she thought of something, she suddenly said, "Oh right, Kai, do you want to play too? It seems there's one more chance."
Considering Jean's skill level, Kai always paid 100 Mora as a starting point, so as not to constantly pay and interrupt his enjoyment of his wife's cute side.
So, to this day, there was indeed one chance that hadn't been used yet.
"One more..." Kai's expression was a bit hesitant.
"It's very simple; if you don't know how, I'll teach Kai."
Jean, thinking Kai was worried about failing, quickly added, clearly confident after successfully scooping a goldfish.
"Yes, young man~ This is very easy, you know."
The stall owner was a middle-aged man, who, judging by his clothes, was probably not a local.
He was smiling like a blooming chrysanthemum, clearly having made a good amount of money from the young couple.
If this young man also played with his wife, well... then even if he packed up and went home tonight, it would be enough.
"It's not that I'm worried it's too difficult," Kai said with a smile, facing his wife's expectant gaze.
He eventually sighed helplessly, then picked up the small fish net.
"Alright, I'll play once too."
"Go for it!" Jean cheered from the side.
Scooping goldfish, in fact, was not a difficult task if one played enough and mastered the technique.
Staring at the large fish pond before him, under the expectant gazes of the stall owner and Jean, Kai directly lowered the net and gave a gentle flick.
The next second... two goldfish completely filled the palm-sized net, squeezing it to its brim.
Then, as if following a predetermined trajectory, they flawlessly leaped into the small fish tank beside Jean.
"This..." The stall owner was dumbfounded on the spot.
"Boss, you've made enough money from me; trying to trick me into another trap is a bit dishonest," Kai said with a relaxed expression, lifting the small fish net.
Back in the day, he was a master at this. If you want to trick me, this level of skill isn't enough.
"Ah, this..." Hearing this, the uncle's eyes looked a bit awkward.
"I didn't expect the young man to be a master..."
"Then this small fish tank is for you, and this bag of fish food too."
"Thanks for coming."
Kai couldn't help but smile as he watched Jean hold the small fish tank, her sky-blue eyes intently fixed on the little goldfish swimming inside.
He waved casually, "Alright, that's it, I'm leaving."
Three small goldfish plus a fish tank, of course, didn't cost much.
At most, it was worth a hundred Mora.
From any angle, it was a losing business.
However, if it could make his wife happy, this small amount of money was, of course, nothing.
Looking at the innocent smile that rarely appeared on Jean's face, Kai couldn't help but think.
If it weren't for the burden of the Acting Grand Master on her shoulders, plus the various pressures like the so-called family honor, the current Jean would probably just be an ordinary girl.
In the world where he hadn't embarked on his journey between planes, perhaps… she would even be a straightforward and energetic girl?
"Kai, are we going to keep these goldfish at home?"
Under the strict adherence to the Knights of Favonius family creed, Jean's past life, besides day-in and day-out arduous training, only consisted of various lessons in knightly etiquette.
Small goldfish, common among ordinary people, were, for Jean, a novelty she had never encountered before.
"No, it's better if you keep it in your office."
Hearing Jean's question, Kai immediately snapped back to reality.
After a moment of thought, he offered this suggestion.
"After all, your office is a bit too dull; keeping a few small goldfish can make it seem more vibrant."
"You're right… Then I'll bring it to work tomorrow."
Jean nodded in agreement, holding the small fish tank, somewhat reluctant to put it down.
"I can even show off to Lisa then."
She thought, if Lisa were to try catching these, it would definitely be even harder for her than for herself.
She might not even catch one all day.
Eventually, she would get so angry that she would rent the entire stall and electrocute all the fish in the pond.
"Let's go, let's see if there's anything else fun to do."
Kai said with a smile, putting his arm around Jean's waist.
Because she was holding the fish tank, she couldn't free her hand for Kai to hold.
Facing Kai's intimate gesture in public, although Jean was still a bit unaccustomed to it, after careful consideration, she ultimately didn't struggle.
"This was a good deal."
Feeling the soft touch from his wife's slender waist, Kai chuckled softly, feeling that the five hundred Mora were well spent.
Meanwhile… in the cathedral's basement, Paimon's mouth hung open, her face full of disbelief as she watched the lyre of the heavens suddenly disappear before her eyes, along with an unknown purple mysterious person.
"It's gone! It's gone!!"
"The lyre of the heavens has been taken!!!"
"I saw it, but don't make a sound, Paimon."
Lumine rubbed her forehead, a headache coming on.
She sighed helplessly, looking at the Knights of Favonius behind her, who had noticed the anomaly and were closing in due to Paimon's exclamations.
"Hey, hey, hey, we've been spotted too!"
Paimon spun around, still not understanding the situation.
"I saw them, so…"
Scanning the Knights of Favonius who hadn't fully formed a circle around them, Lumine covered her face with her hand and suddenly turned around.
She dashed out in one swift movement.
"Run!"