My Next Life in Teyvat: I Just Wanted Friends, Not Every Girl's Love!-Chapter 222 - 221 Durandal!
In his opinion, simply telling someone a bit of information for Mora was worth it, and besides, no one would know about it.
He didn’t know the girl’s name, but could only generally describe her appearance and the clothes she was wearing.
Before the guard had even finished speaking, Thoma knew who the person who came to see Hiiragi Shinsuke was.
Durandal!
The person who came to meet Hiiragi Shinsuke was actually Durandal!
Of course, besides Durandal, the foreigner, The Lady also came to see him that night.
Kamisato Ayato had already mentioned this; he was present last night.
The Shuumatsuban and the Fatui did not have a good relationship, so Hiiragi Shinsuke had Kamisato Ayato hide in the inner room first while he entertained the other party.
It was precisely because of Hiiragi Shinsuke’s action that Kamisato Ayato was willing to believe that Hiiragi Shinsuke had changed.
Although further observation was needed to confirm, the fact that he didn’t reveal his information to The Lady was enough to earn his trust.
Getting back to the main topic, Thoma never expected that the person he spent so much time looking for was actually the person he had arranged to meet at Komore Teahouse!
Terrible, truly terrible!
Not only had he already failed to keep his promise, but he had also offended such an important person.
Thoma felt that his darkest days had arrived.
When Thoma rushed to Komore Teahouse, the attendant courteously bowed to him.
Before the attendant could say anything, Thoma hastily asked, "Did someone come here today with an invitation looking for me?"
"Yes, four guests in total.
They arrived here this morning and have been waiting ever since.
You must have something very important to discuss, right?"
The attendant had no ill will; she was merely stating a fact.
In her eyes, it was nothing for someone to wait for Thoma.
The Shuumatsuban was, after all, one of the three great commissions.
Although Thoma’s position was only that of a servant of the Shuumatsuban, he was deeply trusted by Kamisato Ayaka and Kamisato Ayato, and ordinary people would not dare to look down on him.
She assumed that Durandal and her group must have been recognized for their abilities, and this wait was merely a test from the Shuumatsuban to see if they could join.
The attendant had many thoughts, but almost all of them were wrong.
It wasn’t that they wanted to join the Shuumatsuban, but rather that the Shuumatsuban needed Durandal and her group’s help.
"Ah... ah haha~ You’re right, there are indeed important matters to discuss.
I won’t bother you; I’ll go in first." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢
After quickly asking for Durandal and her group’s room, Thoma hurried inside, practically racing to the room where Durandal and the others were.
As soon as he reached the door, Thoma was met by many pairs of "kind" eyes.
Some of the gazes were adorable, somewhat endearingly fierce, but some were truly terrifying, with Durandal’s gaze being the most frightening.
"You’re here, Thoma. How is it? Are you almost done with your business?"
"Uh, well... I’m sorry, the Family Head suddenly had something for me to do, which delayed you all. Otherwise... Otherwise, I’ll treat you to a meal as compensation, how about that?"
"What are you saying? You didn’t do anything wrong, Thoma."
Lumine said gently, "You were just busy with your own matters; there’s no need to worry about us outsiders. We need your help, otherwise how can we meet the Raiden Shogun."
"So, even if you left us here for a day and met us tomorrow, it would be fine. We can all understand."
Please don’t use such a gentle tone to say such things at a time like this; it has no persuasive power at all.
Thoma is not a fool; if he didn’t have some wits about him, he wouldn’t have been able to build good relationships with the people of Ritou in a month and become a fixer-like presence.
He clearly saw that Durandal and her group were angry. Lumine’s words were just passive-aggressive. If he didn’t offer some compensation now, he wouldn’t be able to get their help.
Besides Lumine’s ability, there was also Durandal’s support.
After less than half a day of contact, Durandal had convinced that greedy and wicked Hiiragi Shinsuke to cooperate with the Shuumatsuban. There was clearly some unknown inside story.
Durandal’s priority was above Durandal’s, but Durandal hadn’t seriously acknowledged him since yesterday, and with this happening today, anything he said would be useless. He could only hope Miss Kamisato could change the situation.
"Uh... it’s already a bit late. Let’s just eat here. Don’t worry, it’s my treat. Not just today, but any other time you come to the Komore Teahouse for a meal, it will be on me. Just have them put the bill under my name."
Thoma clapped his hands and spoke a few words to the inquiring waiter, asking them to bring out their best dishes, trying to appease their anger with food first.
This method was quite effective; at least Paimon’s eyes lit up when she saw the lavish food being served.
The others didn’t speak, but from their expressions, they had more or less forgiven Thoma’s actions.
Only Durandal still had the same expression, which left Thoma a bit at a loss, not quite understanding how to make her un-angry.
Fortunately, she didn’t flare up, which slightly reduced Thoma’s pressure, but the situation was not yet resolved.
"After dinner, where are you planning to take us?" Lumine asked while eating.
Thoma must have come this time to discuss meeting the Raiden Shogun with them, but he certainly hadn’t given up on persuading her to resist the Electro Element together. Even though Lumine had already refused, Thoma had said she was someone who could bring about change.
What Inazuma currently lacked most were people of this type. Her current inclination to get involved was not high; what they needed to do was change her current thinking and make her willing to join in.
Lumine wanted to see where Thoma planned to take them next. Was it the Shuumatsuban he served? To meet the Miss Kamisato he always spoke of?
"I’m going to take you to the Shuumatsuban to meet Miss Kamisato, but before that, I want to take you to a place. It’s impossible to ignore if you live on Narukami Island, that colossal structure currently under construction — the statue of the thousand armed, hundred-eyed god."
"The statue of the thousand armed, hundred-eyed god?"
Paimon scratched her head. That name sounded quite impressive. It must be related to the Raiden Shogun, right?
What was the connection between Thoma taking them to see that and their visit to the Shuumatsuban?
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