"This is...!"
Zhongli's expression shifted slightly when he saw the name on the shop's sign.
"Ahem, ahem..."
"Let's go. There's nothing worth looking at in this shop."
Looking distinctly uncomfortable, Zhongli coughed a few times and took Guizhong's hand to lead her away.
"Huh? Why?"
"This shop is decorated so beautifully. I want to have a look inside."
"Look at the two Geo Slimes drawn on the sign! They're so cute!"
"Clearbell Flower Butterfly Slime Bras?"
"Clearbell Flower Butterfly? Isn't that Ellin? Slime Bras?"
"I get it!"
Guizhong clapped her hands, her expression lighting up with understanding. "These must be cover-shaped magical devices Ellin invented to control Slimes!"
As Cloud Retainer's close friend, Guizhong also loved researching and inventing magical devices and mechanisms.
Inventors were the most curious people of all.
This was Ellin, who had managed to bring even an Archon like her back to life! She absolutely had to see the magical devices Ellin had invented!
At that thought, Guizhong's curiosity surged, and she tugged Zhongli toward the shop.
Yet Zhongli stood rooted to the spot like a stone, his expression grave. No matter what she said, he refused to budge.
"Zhong! Li!"
When she found she couldn't move him at all, Guizhong grew a little unhappy.
She frowned and glared at him. "Zhongli, are you tired of me already?"
"I..."
Zhongli looked troubled.
"All right, I understand. If you don't want to go shopping with me, then leave. I'll shop on my own."
Although her words were polite, Guizhong turned her face away with an expression that said, If you dare leave, I'll never speak to you again.
As the saying went, everyone had their weakness.
Back then, Zhongli had been rigid and blunt, completely oblivious to Guizhong's feelings for him.
Only after Guizhong died had he