Genshin Impact, I'm Slime

"It's obvious that no one wants those Moras!"

"And the treasure chest wasn't locked at all..."

The sudden debt made Paimon furious before the Traveler.

Little Paimon, who insisted on coming to the Northland Bank to exchange coins, suddenly leaned out from behind the traveler's shoulder and defended himself angrily, his fingertips almost poking Ekaterina's nose through the wooden fence.

At this moment, the traveler, feeling somewhat guilty, reached out his hand to stop the restless Paimon and turned him back. After a moment of silence, he finally spoke in a slightly embarrassed tone:

"I want to ask, if I repay the loan, how much will I have to pay?"

This statement was tantamount to an implicit acknowledgment of the ownership of the debt, causing Paimon to turn around in disbelief and stare at the traveler with wide eyes.

She didn't understand why the girl acknowledged the debt that didn't belong to her, but the traveler knew very well that the 200,000 Mora were indeed taken by her and Paimon from the Northland Bank without asking.

Although the position of the Northern Bank at the time was questionable and its actions were excessively extreme, according to Liyue laws, this was undoubtedly an act of theft.

The Northland Bank did not pursue their theft but instead counted the Mora as a debt, which was a very humane move.

A gleam flashed in Ekaterina's eyes. Her red-dyed fingers quickly pulled out an account book from the enamel ink bottle and flipped through it, while her other hand kept moving the fingers on the gold-plated abacus next to her.

"One million, seven hundred and eighty-nine thousand and twenty Mora." She tucked the feather pen behind her ear, and her formal smile was like a white mask embedded on her face. "The payment period is still three days. If you are late, other fees will be charged. Please arrange your time in time."

"What?! How much did you just say!?"

After hearing the amount of the debt to be repaid, the Traveler and Paimon exclaimed at the same time, and the little mascot turned around, with the starlight reflected in his pupils shattered in shock.

According to Liyue's regular loan interest rate, they originally thought that they would only have to repay 250,000 Mora at most, but the number reported by Miss Ekaterina was obviously far beyond their expectations. Even the travelers who had originally had some luck were shocked and opened their mouths wide.

“Perhaps you would like to speak with the bank’s credit manager?”

Ekaterina pressed the bronze bell on the counter, and the sound of the bell awakened the sleeping rock crystal butterfly in the dome mural.

She had worked at Northland Bank for many years and had heard countless exclamations and lamentations like the traveler's. Just from the expression on the girl's face, she could tell that the other party obviously lacked the ability to repay the loan.

As the bell rang, the portly bank manager Andre also walked in from another area of ​​the hall. He turned the Liyue-style Night Stone ring on his finger, and the emerald ring reflected the traveler's taut jawline.

“Oh my, isn’t this the honorable knight who saved Liyue Harbor?”

Andre has always been known for his ability to get along with everyone. In order to ensure that the monthly performance of the Liyue branch meets the target, he has already honed his ability to speak to people. At this moment, he came forward with a smile on his face, and even the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes showed his attentiveness:

"I heard that you are collecting amber on Tianheng Mountain recently? We just happen to have a venture capital."

Ying was forced to take a step back due to the overwhelming heat, and her fingertips were pinching the edge of the bill, which was turning slightly white.

She was not very good at dealing with such people, and spoke a little embarrassedly:

"Um... about this bill, it says I borrowed 200,000 Mora here? Was it registered wrong?"

When Andre took the contract, the gold lines on his cuffs gleamed slightly. He quickly ran his thumb over the seal to confirm its authenticity, and then patiently explained:

"You see, the treasure chest in the warehouse on the second floor is registered in the asset list of the Northland Bank and is classified as a Category II asset of the bank."

"According to Article 47 of the Teyvat Transnational Asset Protection Convention and Chapter 3, Section 2 of the Northland Bank Personal Loan Interest Rate Guidelines, this contract is written in black and white and is fair to all."

"But there was neither a chain nor a notice on the box!" The traveler hurriedly defended himself, "When I took Mora from the treasure chest, no one told me that this was a loan?" Andre hesitated, swallowed a sigh with his Adam's apple rolling, and gently put away the loan contract, with a smile on his face.

"I understand. If you're short on money lately, I can help you find a way to make it work."

"Special customers can apply for debt restructuring, but of course the interest on the installments..."

Before Andre could finish his words, the traveler immediately shook his head and refused.

"That's not the question! There's something wrong with this bill. I won't pay you!"

Are you kidding? To use Liyue's words, the other party is just trying to get something for nothing. How can they find a pretext to accuse someone of a crime?

Do I look like a victim?

"This is clearly blackmail!"

"We need to seek justice from the Seven Stars of Liyue!"

Paimon finally found some room to act. She was so angry that she somersaulted in the air and quickly said that they would report it to Qixing.

Hearing Paimon's words, Andre's round knuckles suddenly tensed up, and the gilded pocket watch chain on his cuffs vibrated with a tiny buzzing sound.

When he bowed his head, the halo of the crystal chandelier just passed through the lens, casting the shadow of stroking the ice crystal cufflinks on his nasolabial lines: "You are joking. Northland Bank has always attached great importance to the spirit of contract..."

Before the last word fell, the hairs on the back of Ying's neck suddenly stood up. She caught a glimpse of three debt collectors wearing crow feather masks huddled silently in the shadows behind the carved railings on the second floor. The scarlet double blades in their hands glowed bloody in the candlelight, as if some invisible pressure had aroused elemental resonance.

"Clang!"

The bronze incense burner at the front desk suddenly fell over, and the curling green smoke twisted into strange shapes.

The traveler then discovered that the entire bank had fallen into silence at some point, and even the crackling sound of abacus beads had disappeared.

In the cold light reflected from the floor, several figures wrapped in Fatui uniforms were slowly emerging from behind the beams and beside the screens. Their shadows cast on the ground surrounded the two men like a spider web.

Andre took out a handkerchief to wipe the lenses, and his round face was filled with a honey-like smile again, but this time even every wrinkle was soaked with ice chips: "You see, we always treat our VIPs equally..."

As he deliberately drew out the last syllable, the blade of a debt collector suddenly struck the gilded railing.

This feeling of being watched by a wild beast reminded the traveler that the Northland Bank was not a kind lending institution.

The vibration of the railing had not yet dissipated, and Ying's knuckles had already clasped the hilt of the edgeless sword.

But at the moment when the scabbard hummed, a clear and elegant voice broke through the fragrance in the room, and the crisp sound of the visitor's heels hitting the floor shattered the solidified air.

"It seems that this lady has questions about the business she handled before?"

As the words fell, the whole hall was filled with the sound of metal clashing. The debt collector who had been targeting the traveler sheathed his scarlet blade and retreated into the shadows, as if the oppressive feeling just now was just an illusion of the girl.

"I wonder if I, the president of the Northland Bank, am qualified to answer your questions?" (End of this chapter)