{You all remember I took yesterday off, right? I actually woke up in the morning and planned to go out for a meal in the afternoon to reward my poor, overworked self. But then I suddenly got really sleepy that afternoon and slept until nearly evening...}
{And then I spectacularly failed to fall asleep that night... Plus, I had work in the afternoon, and I really would drop dead if I didn't catch up on sleep, so I could only skip a day to get some rest. I'm back to updating today! And thank you all for your donations and support. I plan to repay everyone with double updates like this!}
"Uh, Lumine, can I ask what you collect Fatui buttons for? And why did you rush straight at them the moment you saw them?"
Stellaron Essence did not quite understand Lumine's behavior. She felt that Lumine seemed rather unfriendly toward those Fatui.
"Hmph! Isn't it obvious? Those Fatui have interfered with my adventures with the Traveler more than once!"
"Sometimes, we'd be walking along and somehow wander into some secluded place, and then some Fatui would start chasing us for no reason."
"Naturally, the Traveler fought back to protect herself and beat them all down."
"From then on, whenever those Fatui saw me and the Traveler, they'd charge at us without a word. As our journey went on, our conflict with the Fatui kept getting worse. There were even high-ranking officers who wanted to kill us!"
"So, to intimidate those annoying Fatui, the Traveler started collecting the buttons and medals from their uniforms after beating them down."
"And it's not like those things are useless! They're really popular at the Adventurers' Guild, and there are always people willing to buy them. Naturally, we went along with it and