My Next Life in Teyvat: I Just Wanted Friends, Not Every Girl's Love!-Chapter 220: Thoma, Who Didn’t Keep His Promise
Inside a room at Komore Teahouse, Durandal and her group were gathered solemnly around a table.
Paimon wore an unprecedentedly serious expression, cold sweat trickling down her forehead.
Her heart was pounding violently, but she dared not breathe, fearing it would affect her next move.
Under everyone’s gaze, she tremblingly extended a finger, pinching one of the forty-eight wooden sticks piled into a tower on the table, and slowly pulled it out.
Although her movements were very careful, because many sticks had already been removed from the tower, coupled with her uncontrollable trembling hands, the balance of the wooden stick tower was affected the moment the stick was pulled out.
Finally, under Paimon’s desperate gaze, the wooden stick tower collapsed onto the table, unable to bear the weight.
"No~ Why?!
Why is it Paimon again?!
This is the eighth time!
Losing eight times in a row, you must be cheating!"
"Joking aside, what kind of game needs cheating?
Besides, everyone was supervising each other the whole time, so where would there be an opportunity to cheat?"
Lumine took out the pre-prepared sticky note with words written on it and said with a grin, "Could it be, Paimon, that you’re a sore loser?
Are you trying to avoid punishment this way?"
"N-no, I’m not!
It’s just sticking paper to my face!
What’s the big deal!"
"Hmm, I like that spirit.
Then... this sticky note goes on Paimon’s cute little face."
She stuck the note that read "I am emergency food" on Paimon’s left cheek.
At this point, Paimon’s little face was almost out of space for sticking, and any more would have to go near her eyes.
The more Paimon thought about it, the angrier she got.
She threw herself onto the table, wiggling her body in frustration, and shouted, "I’m not playing anymore!
I’m not playing anymore!
Ah!!
We’ve been waiting since morning, when is that guy Thoma going to show up?!"
They had arrived at Komore Teahouse in the morning, enjoyed lunch courtesy of the attendant, and had been waiting for Thoma ever since.
After a long wait with no sign of Thoma, the somewhat impatient group started playing games in the room to alleviate their boredom, leading to the scene that just unfolded.
Paimon’s patience was almost completely worn out.
She condemned Thoma’s behavior and planned to give him an unpleasant nickname as punishment.
"He must have something urgent to deal with.
Honestly, not only did he not keep his promise, but he also made us wait for so long.
We definitely need to let him know what we’re capable of."
Hmph!
He clearly put on a "I need your help" expression when they first met, and this is how he treats them?
Not an ounce of sincerity.
Lumine also agreed with Paimon.
Even with the best temper, being stood up for such a long time would make one angry.
Lumine decided that when Thoma arrived, she would let him know their strength.
Meanwhile, Thoma was rushing towards Komore Teahouse.
He knew he was already too late, but... he couldn’t help it.
He couldn’t fail to complete the Head of the Clan’s orders.
To find out who Hiiragi Shinsuke met yesterday, he had put in a lot of effort and finally got information from a guard.
There was no other way; that person was simply too conspicuous to forget.
Hiiragi Shinsuke had given orders to the guards at the time that, besides allowing the person direct entry, they were not to reveal any information about them to anyone else.
But given the Tenryou Commission’s situation, a little Mora was enough for someone to take a risk.
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