After Yucheng finished making his preparations in the city and returned to the residence where the Inazuma delegation was staying, he heard several familiar voices before he even stepped through the door, seemingly mixed with a little sobbing.
Lumine said, "Nilou, Dunyarzad, don't panic yet. We're on pretty good terms with Yucheng. As long as we explain things to him, there could still be a way to turn this around."
Nilou's eyes were filled with hurt. After hearing Lumine's reassurance, she nodded and said, "Thank you, Lumine."
Paimon said, "Yeah, there must be some misunderstanding. I don't believe that guy would do something this pointless.
"Ugh, honestly, Yucheng! We're in such a hurry to find him, and where has he run off to enjoy himself? We can't find him anywhere."
Paimon had barely finished speaking when Yucheng's teasing voice came from the doorway outside. "Paimon, talking behind my back again while I'm away? I could hear that signature voice of yours from miles away.
"Oh? Quite a crowd here. What are you all talking about?"
Yucheng appeared before them, and everyone gathered there hurriedly stood up to greet him.
Paimon quickly flew over to Yucheng, tugging at his clothes to usher him inside as she called, "Yucheng, you're finally here! This is all your doing. You've put Nilou out of a job! Hurry up and explain yourself!"
A whole barrage of confused question marks flashed through Yucheng's mind. "What are you talking about? Who lost their job?"
Yucheng was brought over to the others by Paimon's token tugging, and she introduced him to them. "Nilou, Dehya, Dunyarzad, this is the Inazuma Regent himself. I've brought him to you, so you can ask him now."
Seeing that the Inazuma Regent was actually so young, the three women couldn't help giving him