The next afternoon, when Ying and Paimon finally arrived at Dawn Winery, they spotted Master Diluc, Mr. Venti, and Acting Grand Master Jean already sitting at a table beneath the grape trellis outside the winery's main entrance. They seemed to be talking about something and were having a good time.
"Hey!"
"Ying!"
"Paimon!"
"Over here! Hurry up!"
When Jean saw Ying and Paimon, she stood up and waved them over, signaling for them to come quickly.
"Thank goodness!"
"You're finally here."
"Have a seat."
"What would you like to drink?"
"Diluc has some excellent wine and grape juice. You definitely don't want to miss them."
Once they had sat down, Jean warmly introduced the drinks to Ying and Paimon.
"Paimon wants a glass of grape juice!"
"A big one, freshly squeezed!"
"I'll have a glass of the best wine Dawn Winery has to offer."
"Thank you."
When one of Diluc's maids came over and smilingly asked what they wanted, Paimon and Ying made their choices without hesitation, each ordering the drink they liked based on Jean's introduction.
"Hm?"
After the maid left, Diluc frowned slightly and looked behind Ying and Paimon.
"Ying..."
"That little one still hasn't agreed to come, has she?"
After a while, when he realized it really was just Ying and Paimon, and that the troublesome little girl they'd been counting on hadn't shown up, he couldn't help feeling a little uneasy and irritated. Then he asked, looking puzzled and displeased,
"Ah!"
"She still won't come help?"
"That's a problem!"
Jean sighed too.
She'd guessed as much earlier, so before Ying could answer, she followed up on Diluc's words with a sigh of her own. Then, pensive, she picked up the glass of deep red wine on the table and took a slow sip.
"No!"
"That's not