Genjin: I don't want to fall in love with Yae Gongji

Chapter 398 [The Persistence of Guardian]

Paimon was quite happy to hear that Diluc was willing to provide the barrel, and even urged him to go there.

"Okay, okay! When are we going to move?"

"No, I will send someone to the market. You can just pick it up near the [Angel's Gift] stall."

"It's easy and comfortable to deal with Mr. Diluc! Hey, let's just thank you on Lei Ze's behalf."

Regarding this thank you, Diluc felt that there was no need to do so. After all, it was normal for friends to have contacts.

"You're welcome. It's normal for friends to have back and forth."

"Mr. Diluc has a very positive personality and always repays kindness. It's really good."

Diluc felt that it was almost meal time and asked a few people if they wanted to stay and eat together.

"It's almost dinner time. Do you guys want to have a meal together?"

Kaia said she would not stay for the meal.

"In this case, I won't bother you for now..."

Regarding what Kaia said, Diluc just snorted coldly.

"Humph."

Miss Adeline came from a distance and said to Kaia.

"[It is a custom to go home during festivals, no matter which country you are in.] Kaiya... the young master has said so, why not stay and have dinner together."

"Miss Adeline, how can I bother you again?"

"You're welcome. You come back as a cavalry captain every time. Come to think of it, I have only made tea for the [cavalry captain] during these days, but I have not prepared dinner for the [young master]."

Kaia didn't know how to answer what Miss Adeline said.

"What about the momentum just now? Isn't it hard to tell?"

"...Ahaha, Diluc, you..."

"You don't want to spoil Adeline's interest."

Regarding this matter, Ying also persuaded from the side, "It's better to stay, after all, there are so many people."

Seeing that both of them had said this, Kaiya also knew that it would be a bit unkind to refuse at this time, so he might as well agree and stay to dine together.

"Okay, then I'm not polite. Please give Miss Adeline an extra knife and fork."

So in the next time, with Kaia's laughter and Diluc's "hum", everyone had dinner together.

Paimon praised Miss Adeline's cooking skills.

"Ah, so full...Miss Adeline's craftsmanship is so good, your eyes and belly are both satisfied."

"Thank you for the hospitality. I enjoy it too." Ying said her thanks at the side.

"As long as you like it, you can come over anytime you want to eat."

"Oh? Then I want to get the glory of travelers a few more times." Kaia heard the words and said from the side.

"Alas, this guy Kaia is not serious again." Paimon heard this and said to him.

"Okay, I've finished what I need to do and my stomach is full. I'm going back to work."

After saying these words, Kaia stood up and left.

Adeline said something in the direction Kaia left.

"Master, walk slowly and be careful on the road."

Seeing that Kaia had already left, Paimon felt that it was time for them to leave Dawn Winery. After all, there must be many things at the Wine Festival that needed their help.

"It's almost time for us to set off. Just leave Ray to Lisa over there. As expected, the two of us are indispensable for the Wine Festival."

"Master Diluc, see you next time!"

"Goodbye." Diluc replied.

After bidding farewell to Diluc and Miss Adeline, the two left Morningside Winery and returned to Mondstadt City to rest.

……

A few days later, the two set off again for the headquarters of the Zephyr Knights.

"I heard from Miss Lisa before that the Knights will also help Lei Ze prepare brewing materials. Calculating the time, it should be almost done today."

"So let's go and take a look." After traveling for a while and entering the Knights, Paimon was a little worried about whether the situation on Lei Ze's side was going well.

"I don't know if Lei Ze's [make-up lessons] are progressing smoothly..."

Before she could finish her words, she heard two people talking in front of her.

Moreover, these two people are both people they know. One is the maid Noelle of the Knights of the West Wind, and the other is the alchemist Sugar.

"Miss Sugar, please wait a moment!"

Noelle saw that Sugar's speed was too fast, so he asked Ying and Paimon who had just come in for help.

"Senior Traveler, Paimon, please help me stop her!"

Upon hearing Noelle's request, the two immediately stopped Sugar.

Seeing that the road was blocked, Sugar stopped.

"Wow, I was taken aback!"

"Why are you two in such a panic?"

Noelle walked over and explained why he was panicking.

"It's like this. Miss Sugar and I agreed to hand over the brewing materials to you together, but when he heard that Lei Ze was coming, he refused to stay here no matter what."

Sugar defended the reason for his escape.

"I... I'm not good at dealing with strangers, as long as the materials can be delivered safely..."

Noelle said that this matter was completed by two people, and two people would have to come forward at that time, otherwise he would be considered to have taken the credit from Miss Sugar.

"How can this be done! Since the two of us worked together to complete it, we should come forward together. I can't take the credit from Miss Sugar."

"It's not...credit or anything..."

After hearing the conversation between the two, Paimon felt that since sugar was involved, the brewing material might be a product of bioalchemy.

"So it seems that the materials prepared by the Knights are the products of [Biological Alchemy]?"

"Yes, it's [Quadruple Sweet Sunset Fruit]." Noelle answered from the side.

"Four times sweeter? Isn't regular sweetness enough?"

"And...why Sunset Fruit?"

"Well, let's start from the beginning."

Noelle gave his own answer as to why he chose this material.

“I really like the smell of wine, and I have also learned and summed up some experience in making wine.”

"In conclusion, the sweetness of the raw materials is essential!"

"In order to choose the most suitable one, I found all the sweet-tasting plants and fruits around Mondstadt, tried them one by one, and recorded a complete list."

"The same material in different locations was also taken into consideration. For example, the sweet flowers near Qingquan Town will be sweeter than those in Oath Cape."

Hearing Noelle talk about this, Paimon could completely feel that in order to find the most suitable raw materials, it took more time to do it. This workload was indeed huge.

"Wow, that sounds like a lot of work..."

"It doesn't matter, this is what I should do as a [Knights Maid]!"

"Being able to represent the Knights and find [Perseverance to Protect] is a great honor for me!"

Paimon could notice that Noel's eyes were shining when he said this, so he whispered to Ying.

"Noelle's eyes are shining... But I think she was given to her by Miss Lisa..."

Ying shook her head and said, "Paimon, shh."

"Ah, back to the topic, if I were the only one doing the evaluation, I would be worried about being subjective. I happened to meet Ms. Sugar who came out of the laboratory that day, so I asked her..."

Hearing this, Sugar was surprised.

"what!"

"What's the matter, Sugar?"

"I suddenly remembered... I went out to pick up a batch of experimental equipment that was recently imported..."

After hearing this, Noelle also realized that he seemed to have made Sugar forget about this matter, thus wasting a lot of time.

(End of this chapter)