Nahida: King of Trees, You'll Help Me, Right? ...Wait? Whose Side Are You On?

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"What a coincidence, Miss Yae Miko. I never expected to run into you here."

"I've missed you greatly since our last parting. I really liked the gifts you gave me before, so I brought along some souvenirs this time as well."

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The amused smile on her face gradually faded. Her fox ears stood upright, and her entire body stiffened in place.

The voice she least wanted to hear came from behind her. Yae Miko still felt as though the phantom pain in her tail had not fully faded.

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"My, Sumeru and Inazuma are cooperative partners. As Guuji, it is only proper for me to offer gifts. There is no need for any return gifts."

"The festival is currently underway, and I just remembered that there is urgent government business at the Tenshukaku that needs handling. We can catch up another time—"

She turned around somewhat unnaturally, only to see three gods who had come together standing before her.

She had absolutely no desire to compete with these people in reading minds. Thinking of the abnormal situation onstage and the ominous feeling in her heart, Yae Miko only wanted to slip away as quickly as possible.

"—Yae Guuji, please stay."

He instantly guessed what she was thinking.

Lin Feng waved a hand and stepped forward with a smile, silently cutting off the retreat of the Pink-Haired Fox before him.

He took an exquisite gift box from his Storage Space and held it in his hands.

Certain that it still retained all the power it had possessed fresh from the pan, he stuffed the "fried tofu" Ei had personally made right in front of Yae Miko.

"Since you are already out here, why not stay a little longer? There is no need to rush over government affairs."

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