New Group Member Claudia

Besides, wasn't it only natural for Ran Yakumo, as her shikigami, to help her master shoulder the workload?

Otherwise, what did she even keep a shikigami for?

Yukari Yakumo thought resentfully.

Yet on the surface, she still maintained that smiling expression.

"Since Princess Kaguya has everything under control, I can rest easy. I still need to continue inspecting Gensokyo's condition, so I won't disturb you any longer, Princess Kaguya."

With that, Yukari Yakumo immediately slipped into a gap.

Kaguya Houraisan curled her lips.

That old hag Yukari only knew how to say pretty things.

What did she mean by continuing her inspection? Wasn't she just going off to spy again?

And when she said she would not disturb her, it was really because she had sensed that Eirin Yagokoro had returned to Eientei.

If she stayed any longer, she would only run into a wall, and she might even get beaten up by Kaguya Houraisan and Eirin Yagokoro joining forces against her. That was why she had hurried off.

Meanwhile, Eirin Yagokoro, who had just returned, sensed Yukari Yakumo's presence in Kaguya Houraisan's room and hurriedly barged inside.

After sweeping her gaze around and confirming that Yukari Yakumo had left, Eirin Yagokoro looked toward Kaguya Houraisan.

"Princess, what was that Boundary Youkai doing here?" Eirin Yagokoro asked.

"Nothing much. My man came by, and he nearly scared that old hag Purple to death," Kaguya Houraisan explained indifferently while playing her game.

"Mm, I see..." Eirin Yagokoro nodded slightly, then suddenly realized something. She sharply turned to look at Kaguya Houraisan, her pretty face filling with astonishment.

"Your man?! Princess, you're dating someone?!"

"When did that happen?! How did I not know?"

Kaguya Houraisan practically never left her room. She spent every day holed up inside playing games, only stepping out occasionally when Fujiwara no Mokou came to challenge her to a fight.

When had such a shut-in woman met a man?

And when had there even been a man in Gensokyo? What kind of man could make Kaguya Houraisan fall for him?!

"Just these past few days."

Only then did Eirin Yagokoro suddenly notice that Kaguya Houraisan's room had actually been cleaned up.

And judging by her appearance, she was no longer as disheveled as usual.

She had deliberately washed up and dressed herself carefully.

She was clearly preparing to meet someone important.

Everything about her behavior showed that Kaguya Houraisan really was in love!

Damn it! Which pig had silently snatched away the cabbage she had painstakingly raised for so many years?!

Upon learning that Kaguya Houraisan was dating someone, Eirin Yagokoro's feelings became incredibly complicated.

Teyvat.

Su Luo, who was in Mondstadt, suddenly sneezed.

"Ah-choo!"

"Hm? Did you catch a cold?"

"You should take better care of yourself normally. It's clearly winter over there, yet you're still wearing nothing but a thin long-sleeved shirt. Wouldn't it be awful if you really caught a cold?" Paimon hurriedly asked with concern.

"It's fine. Someone is probably thinking about me, that's all." A thoughtful glint flashed through Su Luo's eyes.

At his level of strength, he did not believe he would suffer from hallucinations or actually catch a cold.

Someone had to be talking about him.

He just did not know who it was, or whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.

"Things on your side don't seem to be going too well. Stormterror still hasn't been dealt with." Su Luo looked at Lumine in surprise.

He used Clairvoyance to observe Mondstadt's surroundings for a while.

The Anemo Element was chaotic and violent, and fierce winds howled everywhere.

The entirety of Mondstadt City was shrouded by hurricanes.

Clearly, it was because of Dvalin.

But Lumine had joined the Chat Group at least two or three months ago, hadn't she?

How had she still not resolved the Dvalin incident after so long?

"Don't even mention it. Back then, in order to avoid Venti and Dvalin, I deliberately took a huge detour before arriving in Mondstadt City, just so I wouldn't interfere with Venti calming Dvalin down."

"More than two months passed in the blink of an eye, and Mondstadt City remained peaceful the whole time. I thought Venti had successfully helped Dvalin escape the corruption of Abyss Power. Who would have thought that Dvalin would still turn into Stormterror and attack Mondstadt City a few days ago?"

At the mention of this, Lumine immediately wore a bitter expression.

"Look on the bright side. This gives you a chance to issue a mission and earn points from the Chat Group," Su Luo comforted her.

"Then are you interested in taking part?" Lumine looked at him expectantly.

Leaving everything else aside, as long as Su Luo came here, he basically covered all their food and drink expenses.

Just like this afternoon tea, which Su Luo was treating them to.

And he was filthy rich.

If they could make him happy, even a little treasure slipping through his fingers would be enough for Paimon and her to spend freely for a year.

"I'm not interested in fighting Stormterror, but I can come over and have some fun for a while."

While having fun, he could also bind some special figures from Teyvat.

That was the truly important matter to him.

But first, he needed to have his Collection Space record Teyvat's world coordinates.

With that thought, Su Luo sensed the situation within his space.

Inside, he saw Wolf's Gravestone, Amos' Bow, and even Ruin Guards appearing there.

"Things are getting interesting." A fascinated smile appeared on Su Luo's face.

After all, his Collection Space could automatically replenish items that had been consumed.

In other words, he could completely use Ruin Guards, Ruin Graders, and other combat machines as an undead-swarm-style army!

Endless combat machines—ones that flew through the sky, walked across the ground, crawled underground, and swam through the sea.

It had to be said that Teyvat possessed an impressively complete variety of combat machines.

After recording Teyvat's world coordinates, Su Luo repeated the process and successively traveled to the worlds where Wang Xiaomei, Frieren, and Saeko Busujima lived.

Although the worlds Wang Xiaomei and Saeko Busujima lived in did not contain powerful divine artifacts or spiritual medicines,

once he had recorded their world coordinates, he would be able to travel there independently through those coordinates after obtaining the ability or a divine artifact to cross worlds.

Rather than relying on the Chat Group's power.

After finishing everything, Su Luo returned to the Type-Moon world.

Just then, someone knocked on Su Luo's door.

"Come in."

Su Luo sat up.

He knew that his grand feast had arrived.

As soon as he spoke,

Irisviel pushed open the door and entered.

"Um... I want to join your family. What should I do?" Irisviel's cheeks were flushed, and she looked shy and bashful.

In truth, she had secretly watched the process when Su Luo formed a Family Contract with Justicia earlier.

She knew how to form the contract.

But that was not her true purpose.

As a girl, it was naturally difficult for her to say such things directly.

That was why she wanted to use another method to convey her intentions to Su Luo.

As for forming a Family Contract, it was merely a means to achieve her goal.

Seeing Irisviel's bashful appearance, Su Luo smiled knowingly.

"Where do you want the contract to be placed?"

"Mm... Wherever you like."

"Alright, then I'll do as I please."

Time passed in the blink of an eye.

Midnight.

A new day began.

After tucking the blanket around the sleeping Irisviel beside him, Su Luo opened the Chat Group and began today's Check-in.

Ding! Congratulations to group member Su Luo for checking in and receiving 69 points.

"Today's luck was much worse, but it doesn't matter. My main method of becoming stronger doesn't rely on the Chat Group anyway."

At present, he had bound a total of forty-two special figures. Even if his luck worsened later, he could still obtain forty-two Traits every week.

And that number would only continue rising.

Once he had bound more special figures, even if his luck got worse,

it would not affect the growth of his strength.

New Group Member Claudia

With that thought, Su Luo opened the group chat panel to see how Wang Xiaomei and the others had fared today.

Ding! Claudia joined the Chat Group.

Su Luo: Oh? A new group member actually joined at this hour.

Wang Xiaomei: This time is actually pretty good. Kaguya Houraisan joined at an even more cursed time back then. It was three or four in the morning, and she started spamming the group the moment she joined, waking me from my sleep. It still makes me furious whenever I think about it!

Kaguya Houraisan: What's wrong with not sleeping at three or four in the morning? Are you even young? You went to bed that early.

Saeko Busujima: So that means the member who joined at this hour is probably still awake.

Lumine: She hasn't said anything for so long. Could she be observing the situation?

Kaguya Houraisan: Isn't that normal? A Chat Group panel suddenly appears in front of you and tells you it connects countless worlds. Any normal person would doubt it and observe things secretly for a while. The people who immediately believe it are the ones with problems.

Wang Xiaomei: ...

Su Luo: ...Sorry, I guess I have problems.

Kaguya Houraisan: Sumimasen! (Prostrating.jpg)

Just as Kaguya Houraisan had said,

in the world of Academy City,

inside the student dormitory of Seidoukan Academy,

a blonde, violet-eyed woman brimming with mature charm sat on her bed, continuously observing the panel that had suddenly appeared before her.

"What is this? Has someone hacked my communication device?"

"Or have I still not awakened from the dream of death?" Countless questions swirled through Claudia's mind.