Smack—
A foot came down directly on Li Yue's face, grinding it into the floor.
"Li Yue-kun, I swear, if you say that word, I'll definitely kill you!"
Kasumigaoka Utaha's icy voice came from above. As Li Yue felt the cold yet soft sole against his face, he hastily cowered and explained.
"I'm terribly sorry. I didn't see anything. I mean, the edge of your bath towel doesn't even have any loose threads. This towel is such great quality. Where did you buy it? I want to buy one and take it back with me too..."
"Shut up!"
Li Yue obediently chose to shut up. When someone's under a delicate foot, they have no choice but to bow their head. Besides, she had once been his wife. As her ex-husband, he had to give her some face, right? Beautiful lady, your foot is soft, so you call the shots!
Kasumigaoka Utaha lowered her head and stared at Li Yue beneath her foot, black aura constantly seeping from her body. After glaring at him and taking several deep breaths to calm herself down, she slowly moved her foot away.
"Tsk~"
Li Yue clicked his tongue regretfully. It was over so soon? Then he prepared to stand up.
"Did I allow you to get up?"
Kasumigaoka's cold voice came again. Li Yue simply lay back down, stretching himself across the apartment floor.
"Forget it, get up after all!"
Kasumigaoka didn't want to step over Li Yue and let this guy see something he shouldn't, so she could only tell him to get up.
Li Yue immediately scrambled to his feet, then sat cross-legged on the carpet. As for the dogeza apology pose that Japanese male leads always did, Li Yue had absolutely no intention of doing that.
Kasumigaoka walked past Li Yue. Her round, full thighs trembled slightly with every step under his gaze. She wasn't wearing black stockings, but that visibly fair, tender skin was still fantastic!
Kasumigaoka quickly walked to the sofa and sat down, crossing her legs to block Li Yue's view. Both hands held up the impressive chest muscles beneath her bath towel.
"Now then, tell me why you broke into a beautiful girl's bedroom so early in the morning."
"I just wanted to take Nahida and Venti back."
Li Yue spread his hands and explained helplessly.
"So you opened a Portal directly into my room without even notifying me in the Chat Group?"
"I simply opened a door from Teyvat. I didn't expect it to lead straight into your room. Last time, it opened in an alley."
"But this time, you opened it in my room!"
"Uh... honestly, when I first came in, I didn't know whose room this was. And I was just about to leave through the window from the balcony. If you'd come out a few seconds later, everything would've been fine."
"So you're saying it was my fault?"
Black aura began leaking from Kasumigaoka again.
"Of course not. It was my fault. I should've asked you in the Chat Group first. I'm very sorry."
Seeing Kasumigaoka about to go dark again, Li Yue immediately backed down.
Seeing Li Yue surrender, Kasumigaoka took another deep breath and calmed herself down. Fortunately, she didn't have a habit of running around naked in her room. She had come out wrapped in a bath towel, so this guy hadn't seen anything. Once she calmed down, she glared at him.
"What? Haven't you seen enough yet?"
"Hmph, how could I ever see enough? I could play with these legs for ten years!"
"You really are a pervert!"
Li Yue answered with a longing expression, leaving Kasumigaoka speechless. Ever since sitting up, Li Yue had never tried to hide it. His eyes had been fixed on her legs and feet the entire time. Just how much did this guy like her legs?
While feeling speechless, Kasumigaoka was unexpectedly a little pleased as well. Heh~ Her charm, constantly spilling out at every moment, really did make people fall for her so easily!
Seeing Li Yue's infatuated expression, Kasumigaoka became interested too. She raised her right leg toward him, placing her toes against his chest.
"Li Yue-kun, it's not impossible for me to forgive you. Don't you like my legs? If you're willing to lick my feet, I might be happy enough to let you touch my legs."
The moment she finished speaking, Li Yue was already holding Kasumigaoka's fair right foot in both hands, his face utterly serious.
"Should I start with the toes?"
Looking at Li Yue's serious expression, Kasumigaoka had only one thought in her heart.
I underestimated you! You're even more perverted than I imagined!
Little Dendro Archon and Peppa Pig
"Tsk, what a shame. I was just a little short. I should've gone straight in with my mouth."
Li Yue rubbed his face and walked out of the apartment with a regretful expression.
"Super Pervert-kun, please don't think about indulging your terrifying beastly desires everywhere in broad daylight. It only makes me want to call the police."
"So I can do it at night?"
The voice from behind made Li Yue's face light up, but the answer he received was an icy rejection.
"What do you think?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha, now dressed in her school uniform and her classic Kasumigaoka-style black stockings, came out of the apartment. She looked up at Li Yue from below with a glare, while Li Yue paid no heed at all and answered brightly.
"I think it's possible!"
"I think it's possible in your dreams!"
After giving Li Yue a disgusted glare, Kasumigaoka turned and headed for the elevator. She was helpless against Li Yue's shamelessness and could only rely on her feet to kick him. She couldn't really call the police. This was an Otherworld superhuman—what good would calling the police do? Fortunately, her feet still intimidated Li Yue. One kick would make him behave for a while.
Kasumigaoka swayed into the elevator, while Li Yue helped close the apartment door before following close behind.
In the end, Li Yue still failed to lick Kasumigaoka's feet, and naturally failed to touch her thighs as well. Kasumigaoka had only wanted to tease him. Seeing how Li Yue had instantly backed down after being kicked twice earlier, Kasumigaoka had developed the mistaken impression that this prankster was, at heart, still one of those Japanese light-novel virgin male leads who had the nerve but not the guts.
But who was Li Yue? He was a fine teacher in Gehenna who could flirt with everyone from the head of the disciplinary committee to ordinary students without batting an eye!
Trying to show off something as trivial as foot-licking in front of him? Just look at Iori from the disciplinary committee—she didn't even dare take off her shoes outside the dormitory anymore!
Li Yue's sincere gaze made Kasumigaoka lose her nerve. Her offensive power when it came to teasing people was indeed high, but unfortunately, she herself was the type with high offense and low defense. Before Li Yue could put his mouth down, Kasumigaoka hurriedly raised her left foot and kicked him away again, retrieving her right foot—but Li Yue once more got a precise glimpse beneath the bath towel.
After confirming it again, he was certain he hadn't been mistaken before. There really wasn't any!
When the elevator reached the first floor, Li Yue followed Kasumigaoka out of it and through the apartment building entrance. As she walked, Kasumigaoka took out her wallet.
"Alright, I'm going to discuss the next volume with my editor today. I don't have time to fool around with you. Here's ten thousand yen. If you want to find Venti and Nahida, go find them yourself. As long as you don't take a taxi, this will be more than enough for the three of you to eat and drink for a day."
For all her disdain toward Li Yue, Kasumigaoka was still considerate of him. She gave him a day's expenses, since this pervert from another world had no money in this world.
She took out a ten-thousand-yen bill and handed it to Li Yue. The pose made her look like a rich high school girl supporting Li Yue, her pretty boy, with pocket money, causing several pedestrians passing along the street outside the apartment to widen their eyes.
That pretty boy was way too lucky. He was actually being kept by such a beautiful high school girl! Damn it, so jealous!
"Thanks, senpai!"
Li Yue reached out and accepted the ten-thousand-yen bill, waved it at Kasumigaoka, then stuffed it into his pocket and turned away.
Kasumigaoka chuckled, flicked her hair, and turned toward the station as well.
After parting ways with Kasumigaoka, Li Yue found an empty spot and jumped straight up. With a Flash Step, he went directly from the ground to the top of an apartment building. He then closed his eyes and released his Reiatsu to begin searching for Venti and Nahida.
Tokyo's twenty-three wards were far too large. Who knew where Venti had taken Nahida? In any case, the two of them definitely wouldn't suffer. One commanded the wind, while the other possessed authority over dreams. They were first-rate at escaping and controlling others.
Li Yue's Reiatsu spread out without affecting any nearby pedestrians. Before long, he detected Venti and Nahida's Reiatsu. This was an entirely ordinary modern world, and everyone's Reiatsu was incredibly weak. Thus, Venti and Nahida's Reiatsu stood out especially brightly and were easy to find.
Using Greater Lord Rukkhadevata's dream authority to give himself an illusion effect and prevent himself from being discovered, Li Yue directly used Spirit Path Creation in the sky and headed in a straight line toward Venti and Nahida's location.
But when Li Yue arrived where Venti and Nahida were, a string of question marks appeared over his head.
The building before him made Li Yue wonder whether he had gone to the wrong place. But Venti and Nahida's Reiatsu were both clearly inside.
According to Li Yue's expectations, Venti, that drunkard, would definitely go looking for a bar. He would either sweet-talk people there into buying him drinks, or start performing on the spot to earn alcohol money. That was absolutely the kind of thing he could do. Another world wouldn't stump him at all!
But instead, Venti hadn't gone to a bar. He had appeared in a standalone three-story building.
"Kuroda Construction Co., Ltd.?"
Li Yue's expression turned subtle as he looked at the horizontal signboard.
Kabushiki Kaisha meant a joint-stock company, so this was a construction company?
And in Japan, this kind of independent construction company was often depicted in anime as having some yakuza background. Or rather, many gangs chose to open construction companies as businesses.
So, had Venti been kidnapped by the yakuza? Probably not, right?
Filled with doubts, Li Yue landed and walked toward the construction company.
The construction company's front door was wide open. Li Yue walked directly inside and saw several blond-haired young men sitting on sofas and reading magazines. They were probably gang thugs keeping watch. Due to the dream authority's influence, none of them could see Li Yue. He didn't linger, instead heading deeper into the first floor, finding the stairs, and going up to the second floor.
The second floor had several private offices as well as a larger meeting room. Venti's Reiatsu was in one of the private offices. Laughter kept coming from that office, along with people calling each other "brother" and "good brother." Venti's voice was among them, making Li Yue squint one eye and widen the other in utter confusion.
Li Yue ignored Venti and went straight up to the third floor. Venti's Reiatsu was on the second floor, while Nahida's was on the third. The third floor was much simpler than the first two. It was clearly a living area, with bedrooms, a dining table, and even a bathroom.
"I'm Peppa Pig, and this is my little brother George."
An incredibly familiar line came from one of the bedrooms, making Li Yue's already subtle expression twist even further.
He pushed open the bedroom door and saw a man in a black suit sitting cross-legged in the corner. Before him, a little girl in a school uniform was kneeling properly and looking up intently at the television playing Peppa Pig. Beside the little girl was Nahida, also kneeling properly and watching Peppa Pig with equal focus.
Li Yue's expression finally became a black guy question mark.
So, the Anemo Archon from Teyvat continent was calling an unknown gangster his brother, while the Dendro Archon from Teyvat continent was watching Peppa Pig with a young gangster and an elementary school student in uniform?
Were you two adapting a little too quickly?
Venti Sells Out Dvalin
Outside the front entrance of Kuroda Construction Co., Ltd., a youth dressed in green stage-play clothing was warmly saying goodbye to a man in a black suit, wearing a thick gold chain and bearing a scar on his forehead.
"Brother, make sure you come hang out here whenever you have time."
"No problem, big bro. As long as I come to Tokyo, I'll definitely come here to hang out!"
"And Nahida too. Come play with Kazuma Toge whenever you have time!"
"Mm, I'll come if I have time. Peppa Pig is very interesting."
Nahida smiled and nodded at the elementary school student standing across from her, making the child cry out excitedly.
"Then it's a promise! We'll be best friends for life and watch Peppa Pig for life!"
Damn, did this kid have to make it so heavy? Going straight to a lifetime!
Li Yue, standing behind Nahida, couldn't help sucking in a breath of cold air as he looked at the elementary school student whose eyes were shining.
This girl is terrifying!
"Alright, my dear friends. Parting is for the sake of a better reunion. Until we meet again."
Venti had finished talking with his big brother and formally announced his farewell, taking Nahida with him as he turned to leave.
Only after the two had walked some distance and disappeared from the others' view did Li Yue remove the dream authority's disguise and appear before them.
"Huh? Li Yue! Why are you here?"
The instant Venti saw Li Yue suddenly appear, he gave him a friendly greeting.
"Li Yue, what was that just now?"
Nahida was also curious as she looked at Li Yue, who had appeared out of nowhere. In particular, faint emerald light had flickered around him as he appeared, giving her a familiar feeling.
"How was it? This ability's pretty good, right? It's the power of the Dendro element!"
Li Yue put his hands on his hips and lifted his chin proudly.
"The power of the Dendro element?"
Venti pinched his chin and walked over to Li Yue, circling around him once.
"Li Yue, did you awaken a Dendro Vision?"
"Not exactly. I merely received someone's gift by chance and gained a little power from her."
"Elemental Power gained from someone else? Can it be used like this? And as I recall, the Dendro element isn't supposed to be used this way."
Venti curiously examined Li Yue. As the Anemo Archon and an old geezer who had lived for thousands of years, he might not have been as knowledgeable as Zhongli, but he still knew quite a lot. He could tell at a glance that it was indeed the Dendro element, but he wanted to know who had given Li Yue that power. The way that power had manifested just now looked remarkably similar to the methods used by Nahida, the Dendro Archon.
Venti narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Nahida.
"Well, there's no rush. I'll tell you later."
Li Yue shook his head without explaining. Instead, he narrowed his eyes at Venti.
"But you—can you tell me why you brought my daughter to a gang's company? Letting my daughter watch Peppa Pig is one thing, but you even started calling a gang boss your brother?"
After discovering Venti calling a gangster his brother and Nahida watching Peppa Pig with an elementary school student, Li Yue hadn't immediately revealed himself. Instead, he had sat down to watch Peppa Pig with them. Only after Peppa Pig ended and Venti finished talking with the gang boss and left did Li Yue reveal himself, just now. He was extremely curious about what Venti had done last night.
"Mm... well, it's a little complicated. The general situation went like this."
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