Setaria's arrival was indeed an unexpected gain for Yucheng and Kokomi.
As Great Sage Azar's assistant, she naturally knew a great deal about the Akademiya, but because she was only an assistant, she had no access to its leadership's core secrets.
Kokomi was not picky, though. What she did best was unravel the threads in minor details and deduce the full picture of an affair.
Since Kokomi needed an insider like her, Yucheng would oblige.
Of course, Setaria's greatest value lay in returning to Azar's side as a hidden pawn in Yucheng's operations. Thus, after Kokomi obtained the information she wanted, she had Yucheng release the Genjutsu he had cast on Setaria and let her return to Sumeru City, looking utterly puzzled.
Taking the breakfast Ayaka brought him, Yucheng slowly savored it. Before he had eaten more than a few bites, he heard Paimon's signature "mm, mm" sounds from outside the door.
Sure enough, a moment later, Paimon flew over to Yucheng with an aggrieved look and complained, "Yucheng, tell me who's right here. We came to Vimara Village this time because we promised Lanrana we'd root out the bad guy in the village.
"I ate a little too much at last night's feast and wore myself out playing, so I fell asleep pretty quickly. When I remembered it early this morning and wanted to remind the Traveler, Lumine actually told me she'd already found the bad guy, everything had been resolved, and no more children would go missing.
"It's one thing for Lumine to leave me behind and handle this on her own, but when I asked her who the bad guy was, she wouldn't even tell me. It's so infuriating!"
Watching Paimon stomp furiously in midair with a look of helpless rage, Yucheng could not help wanting to