[Genshin Impact] A world where only travelers are alone

Hanamizaka remains the same as always. As the most prosperous street in the entire Inazuma Castle, it is filled with the shouts of vendors and a constant stream of customers even in the morning when there are fewer people.

He Que hadn't been out for a long time. She clutched the hem of her skirt somewhat uncomfortably and carefully avoided passers-by.

Naturally, this little action did not escape the eyes of Kamisato Ayato who had been paying attention to her.

He slowed down his pace and casually walked to a position next to her, standing between her and passers-by, creating a safe area for himself and Que.

The girl breathed a sigh of relief, but her heart was lifted again the next second, but this time it was not because of the crowded crowd, but because her left hand was suddenly held.

He Que looked up at him blankly.

Kamisato Ayato didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with his behavior. He smiled at her and said, "Although it's a bit presumptuous, there are too many people here and you don't have anyone with you. For safety reasons, it's better to hold my hand."

After a short time together, he has figured out how to treat He Que now. For example, in this situation it is best not to ask for her opinion, but to convince her with legitimate reasons. Otherwise, even if He Que feels uncomfortable, she will stubbornly reject his kindness.

As expected, He Que hesitated for a moment before deciding to listen to him and thanked him quietly, "Thank you, Mr. Shefengxing."

Kamisato Ayato could feel the soft hand in her palm move slightly, and it held his fingers in response to his request for holding hands.

Her overly reserved behavior made Kamisato Ayato want to tease her: "Miss Kujo, can you hold it tighter? I think it's not safe enough now. If someone bumps into me by accident, I might let go."

There is too much deception in these words.

After all, although the two men had changed into casual clothes in order to keep a low profile and did not have any guards with them, their aura made it clear at a glance that they were not ordinary people. Few people on the entire street dared to approach them without paying attention, for fear of offending the important people.

Unfortunately, He Que has been stubborn since childhood and believed in his words without a doubt, not even considering the possibility that he was teasing her.

She immediately obeyed and clenched her fist tightly. Worried that she was not doing it seriously enough, she asked for his opinion: "Is this okay?"

She didn't even blush.

Kamisato Ayato failed to appreciate the pleasure of teasing, but she saw some shadows of her childhood in her behavior.

It seems that what Linghua said was not correct. At least He Que has never changed and is still as cutely slow-witted as before.

He smiled and said, "That's all."

He Que also relaxed and continued walking with him.

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Kamisato Ayato accompanied Kazuque all the way back to the door of Kujo's house, but Kazuque stopped before entering.

"Master Shebuxing, please send her here. It's getting late. You should go back."

She didn't know that Kamisato Ayato had already met Kujo Takayuki this morning. She was only concerned about the latter's prejudice against the former and was afraid that the two would run into each other and have an argument.

Kamisato Ayato didn't want to make things difficult for her, so he nodded as she wished. But when Heque was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly said, "Ms. Kujo—"

He Que looked back in confusion.

The next moment, Kamisato Ayato gave her a hug.

Heque was a little confused for a moment, and before she reacted and tried to resist, Kamisato Ayato had already let go.

"See you next time." He smiled and waved goodbye to her. Heque didn't think much about what he meant by this sentence, just thinking that Kamisato Ayato ended with this sentence out of politeness. Who would have thought that she would receive another invitation within two days, and even for several weeks in a row.

She declined several times, but after so many times, it became difficult to find reasons to refuse. In the end, she had no choice but to go to the appointment, and in a short time she had visited the entire Narukami Island.

Heque was very suspicious. If it weren't for the fact that going to other islands and back took too much time and the society magistrate couldn't spare such a large block of free time, Kamisato Ayato might have wanted to take her to other places.

With Kamisato Ayato watching over her, she naturally had to eat. He Que didn't want him to worry about her health, so she obediently ate everything he handed to her.

For this reason, Kujo Kamajima, who had been worried about her health, was very relieved, but also a little jealous that she only listened to Kamisato Ayato, and couldn't help complaining: "Alas, as expected, my sister is grown up and I can't keep her. No matter how I persuade her, it's useless, but the shrine magistrate can solve it with just a flick of his finger."

Jiujo and Que felt a little guilty and muttered, "Isn't it because he kept handing me food? I had no way of refusing..."

Fortunately, Kujo Kamajima was just talking. Hearing what he said, he was deeply moved: "As expected of the club magistrate, he didn't give you any chance to refuse. It turned out to be the right thing to ask him for help."

"Help? What exactly do you need the help of the community magistrate?"

He Que had only mentioned it casually, thinking that Kujo Kamajima had encountered some difficulties in government affairs and had gone to Kamisato Ayato for advice.

However, when she asked this question, Kujo Kamajit's reaction was really strange. He first suddenly mentioned Kujo Masahiro and then Kujo Sara. His method of changing the subject was extremely clumsy. It was obvious at a glance that he was guilty.

I couldn't help but associate the sparrow with myself.

"Kujo Kamajima!" She stopped calling him second brother. Her expression was as serious as her voice. "Tell me the truth. What exactly do you want him to do for you? Is it related to me?"

Kujo Kamajima hesitated, but finally told her under her questioning that he had sent a letter to Kamisato Ayato: "You haven't eaten much during this period. I thought you would be willing to listen to the words of the magistrate, so I came up with this idea..."

He was responded to by Kazuque's silence.

Kujo Kamajima quickly tried to make amends: "At least you guys had fun hanging out together these past few days, didn't you? Don't be angry. If you don't like me telling him about your affairs, I won't do it next time!"

He Que finally came back to his senses.

Thinking of these repeated invitations from Ayato in the Gods, she actually felt relieved, as if to say, "As expected—"

Kamisato Ayato strictly abides by etiquette. If it was at the request of his fiancée's brother, and considering the friendship they have had over the years, it was perfectly normal for him to invite him out again and again and to take great pains to feed him.

Perhaps my refusal, which was worried about dragging him down at the beginning, actually caused him a lot of trouble and wasted more time.

Heque suddenly felt a little suffocated, but Kujo Kamajima was still here looking at her. All he did was just out of the relationship between a brother and his sister. As the person who was cared for, she didn't even have any right to blame him.

Finally, He Que could only say in a hoarse voice: "Thank you, second brother, but the community official has a lot of work to do, so it's better not to disturb him. I will go to eat with everyone later, don't worry."

Kujo Kamajima didn't know what to say for a moment, and just responded with a mumbled "OK".

At this time, at the Kamisato family, Kamisato Ayato had just finished today's official business when the door was knocked as if it was predicted.

Kamisato Ayaka stood outside the door, smiling: "I hope I didn't disturb my brother?"

(End of this chapter)