My Next Life in Teyvat: I Just Wanted Friends, Not Every Girl's Love!-Chapter 218 - 217 Hiiragi Shinsuke smiled brightly
"Mr. Hiiragi looks very energetic; he doesn’t seem old at all."
"Paimon, that’s rude."
Lumine glared at Paimon reproachfully. How could she bring up someone’s age at a time like this? They were here to ask for a travel permit. What if he refused because of that remark?
"It’s fine, it’s fine. She’s right; I am indeed an old man. But I’m not inferior to those young people, so naturally, I have to act a bit younger." 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺
Hiiragi Shinsuke smiled brightly, not a formal smile, but a genuine one from the heart.
Since yesterday, many people had commented on this, and even his daughter, Hiiragi Chisato, had said, "Father looks much younger" during dinner, which kept the smile on his face almost constant.
They weren’t wrong; although it wasn’t visible externally, he was indeed much younger.
To secure Hiiragi Shinsuke’s complete loyalty, Durandal not only cured his illness but also experimented on him with something she had been researching.
Oh, she couldn’t yet grant life to cells, but she could make cells slightly younger.
Durandal didn’t intend to give Hiiragi Shinsuke too great a reward all at once; only by giving it to him little by little would he wholeheartedly complete the tasks she assigned.
Just making him a little younger had already made him willing to cooperate with the Shuumatsuban to manage Inazuma’s financial situation. If she were to tempt him further with youth, he would probably be willing to be Durandal’s "dog."
"By the way, what brings you all to me this time?"
As he spoke, Hiiragi Shinsuke looked at Durandal. Noticing her head shake, he knew she didn’t want what happened yesterday to be known by her other companions, so he didn’t mention it.
"We want to go to Narukami Island, but the guards at the passage said we need a travel permit to leave Ritou. So we thought we’d come to you to see if we could get one."
"A travel permit? Foreigners do need this to leave Ritou. I won’t ask about your purpose for going to Narukami Island. I can give you this, but you’ll also have to do a few small favors for me."
At this point, Hiiragi Shinsuke secretly glanced at Durandal. Only after seeing no displeasure on her face did he dare to finish his sentence.
He wanted Lumine to do only small things, and he didn’t dare to give her any difficult tasks. He said this merely as an excuse to give them the item.
It was just a few tasks, which meant nothing to them. Lumine was already skilled at handling commissions, and she could complete any commission as long as it wasn’t particularly exaggerated.
Lumine had the same thought, but just as she was about to agree, she saw a girl in a kimono, hiding behind a pillar in a nearby house, shaking her head at them, signaling her not to accept the request.
Her actions made Lumine swallow the words she was about to say, which made Hiiragi Shinsuke, who was about to state the commission, pause.
"Please... please give us some more time to consider."
"Eh? That... that’s fine. As long as I’m still in Ritou, you can come to me anytime."
Hiiragi Shinsuke didn’t understand why Lumine suddenly changed her attitude, while Durandal looked at the girl who had winked at Lumine. Judging by her attire, she should be Hiiragi Shinsuke’s daughter.
Why would she prevent Lumine from agreeing to Hiiragi Shinsuke? Was there something she didn’t know about?
Not long after they left the Tenryou Commission, a guard handed them a letter. The letter was from the Tenryou Commission’s Demoiselle, who must have been the girl from earlier.
The letter asked them to secretly come to her at night, with the address being right there at the Tenryou Commission. Was there something she wanted to tell them?
"Could it be... is there something wrong with Hiiragi Shinsuke? Or is there something wrong with the commission he was preparing for us?"
Lumine fell into thought, while Durandal’s expression turned grim. "How dare you, Hiiragi Shinsuke, try to make things difficult for Lumine even after seeing me accompany her."
"You’re doing great, you’re doing really great!"
After a period of waiting, they finally waited until dark, and under the cover of night, quietly arrived at the Tenryou Commission, where they met Hiiragi Chisato, who had been waiting for a long time.
The two sides were a bit reserved at first, and because Hiiragi Chisato’s expression was too subtle, Lumine even misunderstood a little. When the misunderstanding was later cleared up, Lumine’s expression was a bit awkward; it turned out she had overthought things.
"Let’s not talk about that for now. You told us to refuse Mr. Hiiragi’s commission during the day. Is there something wrong with him?"
Hiiragi Chisato nodded and said, "Yes, last night I overheard my father talking to an arrogant woman. Their conversation mainly revolved around confining foreign Travelers to Ritou, and my father agreed. So I suspect the commission he prepared for you must be excessive, and he probably didn’t intend for you to complete it, and even if you did, he would certainly have other demands for you to fulfill."
"Ah, just hearing it makes me angry. I didn’t expect him to be such a person; it’s truly outrageous."
Lumine nodded in agreement. She had thought he was a very kind person, but she didn’t expect him to hide such a side.
The subsequent conversation was about Hiiragi Chisato hoping Lumine would help her deliver a letter when she went to Narukami Island, and she would do everything in her power to help Durandal and her group leave Ritou.
Durandal did not participate in the subsequent conversation. She said a few words to Shenhe and left the group to go to Hiiragi Shinsuke’s resting place.
Hiiragi Shinsuke, seeing Durandal’s arrival, stood up to welcome her, only to see Durandal’s fierce expression, a look of "I’m very disappointed in you," which made Hiiragi Shinsuke panic and retreat repeatedly.
"I didn’t expect you to dare to scheme against my people. You’re doing great, Hiiragi Shinsuke."
"Eh? Wait a minute, please wait! There must be some misunderstanding! Lady Durandal!"
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