"Since Kiana prepared it especially for you, just accept it! Lumine, don't waste her thoughtfulness!"
As Lumine hesitated, Paimon, lying on a chair, opened her eyes and spoke lazily. Such a beautifully packaged colored diamond... refusing it would be wasting someone's kindness.
"..."
Lumine was still somewhat reluctant. Ordinary things would have been one thing, but this was not only extremely valuable—more importantly... it was a diamond.
How could she casually accept a gift like a diamond? Yet it truly was hard to refuse.
"Accept it! Don't overthink it. It isn't much use to me, but you definitely need it."
Taking the intact Brilliant Diamond from the gift box, Herrscher Kiana placed it in Lumine's hand, caught her fingers... and closed them around it. Besides... Lumine's fingers were soft and fair, quite pleasant to touch.
"Mhm..."
Since things had already come to this, Lumine could no longer refuse. She could only accept it with a blush!
Maybe she had been overthinking things. Kiana probably did not mean anything by it. After all, they were both girls... She simply thought the Brilliant Diamond would be useful to Lumine.
But no matter what, Lumine remembered the sentiment.
"That's more like it! There's still time. Let's rest for a while, then head to Starsnatch Cliff!"
Though she had always regarded Lumine as her own cash crop, even cash crops needed fertilizer. There could be no return without investment. Wasn't she using something of little use to herself to earn a huge amount of favor from Lumine?
And how many Primogems did that favor represent?
It was a guaranteed profit with no loss, so of course she had to do it.
The sun was blazing overhead. Since they had eaten their fill, no one wanted to move... They only wanted to sleep here properly.