Konda Village.
Li Qiuzhi, Lumine, and Paimon walked out of the restaurant feeling slightly full. Behind them, a girl wearing an orange-red happi coat over one shoulder came jogging out.
Her clothing covered only a small part of the right side of her upper body, leaving her shoulders, arms, and a little of her snow-white, soft, bandage-wrapped chest exposed.
Her hips beneath the short hem were also wrapped in white bandages. Asymmetrical black stockings of different lengths hugged her fair, shapely legs, and she wore wooden sandals, giving her an unconventional, exuberant air.
"Wait!"
Her snow-white chest, bound by the bandages, and her golden hair swayed slightly. Yoimiya called Li Qiuzhi to a stop, braced her hands on her knees, and paused to catch her breath before saying:
"Thank you for helping me just now!"
"It was nothing. Please don't mention it." Li Qiuzhi smiled.
Lumine, who had also stopped, planted her hands on her hips and stared at Li Qiuzhi expressionlessly. When had this guy struck up a conversation with this girl without any of them noticing?
"Helped you?" Paimon looked at the unfamiliar girl before her and touched her hair in confusion. "What did this guy help you with?"
"Ahem..." Yoimiya glanced around. Finding no Shogunate Army soldiers nearby and few people paying attention to them, she lowered her voice. "He helped me hide my Vision just now."
Lumine's and Paimon's brows relaxed in understanding. So that was it. They had also seen the two Shogunate Army soldiers come into the restaurant to eat.
No wonder this girl had come to thank him.
"Right, my name's Yoimiya. I'm the owner of Naganohara Fireworks in Inazuma City. I came to Konda Village to buy materials from the villagers for developing new fireworks. And you are?"
Yoimiya introduced herself, then