As soon as he finished speaking, a slightly excited voice sounded in his mind from behind him. "Of course we're going to Mondstadt. That's the headquarters of our Hexenzirkel, after all."
Mo Wang paused and looked back.
The mysterious woman who called herself Nicole had somehow caught up with him. With her hands behind her back and her head tilted slightly, she looked at him with a teasing expression that seemed to say, "So you finally remembered to ask me."
"You have to travel all the way from Nordkalle to Mondstadt just to hold a meeting?" Mo Wang could not help grumbling. "Your organization... sure has a lot of free time."
Halfway through speaking, he seemed to remember something crucial. His gaze traveled over Nicole from head to toe, his eyes filled with undisguised unfamiliarity and curiosity.
"Come to think of it." He stopped walking, turned around fully, and faced Nicole. "Who are you, beautiful lady? I don't think I know you yet."
Rather than getting angry, Nicole let out an "Oh my," and the smile on her face deepened with mild reproach and teasing. "Oh my, so you only just remembered me? I thought you two were chatting so eagerly earlier that you were about to forget me altogether."
Seeing how naturally she spoke, as though addressing an old friend, Mo Wang could not help smiling as well.
He had always liked people with open, unpretentious personalities. Besides, she was indeed beautiful, so he followed up smoothly. "How could I forget a beauty like you standing beside me? I was just thinking about other things earlier and neglected you."
Nicole covered the corner of her mouth with her sleeve and let out a crisp, silver-bell-like laugh. Only after laughing enough did she lift her eyes to look at him,