In Genshin Impact, I'm really not Muzan.

Being betrayed by the person you trust most is a fact that no one, no matter who it happens to, would find it hard to accept.

Ayaka Kamisato is unaware that Toma has been turned into a demon by Yui Suzumiya. If she knew that once she became a demon, she would never be able to turn back into a human, she would surely be filled with despair.

However, that's all for the future. Before he can make Ayaka Kamisato fall in love with him, Yuu Suzumiya will not let her be exposed to the outside world.

Chapter Thirty-Two: Custom-Made Clothing and Exotic Cuisine

That evening, Thomas brought Ayaka Kamisato's mother's diary.

"Is Miss... alright?"

Although Suzumiya Yu had already agreed, Thomas was still a little afraid that he might do something to hurt Kamisato Ayaka.

However, judging from the current situation, it seems that Ayaka Kamisato is not having a hard time here, otherwise, Yui Suzumiya would not have asked him to send her the diary.

"If you want to know how she is now, why don't you go and see her for yourself?"

Suzumiya Yu took the diary, her tone somewhat nonchalant.

"No, I trust that you won't go back on your word, Lord Muzan."

After saying that, Thomas turned and left. He couldn't disappear for too long, or he would be in trouble if Ayato Kamisato found out.

It's worth mentioning that Thomas now addresses Suzumiya Yu as "Muzan-sama," not intentionally, but rather as a setting Suzumiya Yu has given to each demon.

He didn't want his props to dare call him by his real name, even if it was just an alias.

After obtaining the diary, Suzumiya Yu found Kamisato Ayaka in the room. Kamisato Ayaka opened it to confirm and found that she had not made a mistake.

"If...we are to accomplish that task, we will need two more things."

Ayaka Kamisato extends her index and middle fingers.

"One is clothing of a specific style."

Ayaka Kamisato took out a drawing from a folded page in her diary. It was a clothing design sketch with an Inazuma-style aesthetic.

"And another one is international cuisine."

"Exotic cuisine" probably refers to food from other countries, such as Mondstadt's Sweet Flower Chicken and Liyue's Ace Jumps Over the Wall.

"However, to obtain these two things, one must..."

"We have to go to the city, right?"

Whether it's custom-made clothing or exotic cuisine, you can't get them here unless you go to Inazuma Castle.

"What a hassle..."

Even setting aside the fact that I have to go to Inazuma City, just finding a shop to order the clothes will take a lot of time. All things considered, it will take at least a few days to get it done.

"Alright, it's something I promised you, so I have to do it no matter how troublesome it is." Ryou turned her head to look at Ayaka Kamisato. "I'll go to the city and get you a recipe for an exotic dish. Customizing clothes will take a while, so it'll be a few days."

"Is...really? Thank you so much."

Suzumiya Yu left, taking the costume design drawings with her from her hiding place, and headed towards Inazuma Castle.

It's only just getting dark. If he goes at full speed, he should be able to arrive before the shops close.

The hiding place is not far from Inazuma Castle. It would only take a little over an hour by water, provided the boat is fast enough.

......

After getting ashore, it was much earlier than Suzumiya Yu had expected, so he wasn't in a hurry.

If Suzumiya Yu remembers correctly, there should be a clothing store called "Oguraya" in Inatsuma Castle. They also had their clothes custom-made at Oguraya during Ayaka Kamisato's legendary quest.

As for exotic cuisine... let alone the recipes, just buying a single serving would take a lot of effort.

Inazuma is currently in a state of isolation, and the surrounding seas are filled with thunderstorms formed by the will of the Thunder General, making it difficult for fleets to successfully cross the sea and reach the coast of Inazuma.

Therefore, things related to foreign lands are not common in Inazuma.

Speaking of which... isn't there an organization established by foreign businessmen on the outlying islands? I think it's called the International Chamber of Commerce. If it is, they must be making exotic cuisine.

However, it's too far. Although the island is part of Narukami Island, it's far from Inazuma Castle. Even if Suzumiya Yu travels at full speed, it would take half a day to get there, let alone a round trip.

At this moment, Suzumiya Yu suddenly remembered that in Inazuma's world quests, there was a series of quests called "All-Round Gourmet Team", and several of the NPCs in it seemed to be gourmets from other countries.

If we find them, we can probably get some exotic cuisine.

However... if they are already elusive in the game, they must be even harder to find in real life.

Never mind, let's deal with the custom-made clothing first.

With a sigh, Suzumiya stepped into the streets of Inazuma Castle in the night.

As he walked, his gaze suddenly fell upon a shop on the side of the street. Next to the shop was a wooden shelf with all sorts of books on it.

"Could this be...?"

He looked up at the sign above the shop, which clearly read "Yajodo".

"Knew it."

Yaedo is a novel shop located on Narukami Island. It mainly sells light novels, and the style is no different from the light novels that Suzumiya Yui read before her transmigration.

For example, "I was reborn as a Hilichurl and I can become stronger just by eating Sunset Fruit".

Suzumiya Yu is quite the bookworm, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to accept her transmigration setting so quickly.

So he walked over and casually picked up a light novel from the wooden shelf.

"Transmigrating Back to the War of Demons, I Became the God of War, Morax..."

Upon seeing the book title, Suzumiya Yu couldn't help but chuckle.

"Welcome to Yaedo, sir!"

At that moment, a young man wearing glasses walked out from behind the counter. He was Kuroda, the editor of Yaedo, who was also in charge of book sales.

"The customer has excellent taste. This is a light novel that we at Yaedo just acquired not long ago, and its sales have already far surpassed many of our older works."

Upon seeing the book in Suzumiya Yu's hand, Kuroda showered her with compliments.

Suzumiya Yu didn't say anything, but simply opened the book and stood there quietly for a while.

After reading the first part, he looked up at Kuroda.

"Are there any other volumes? I want to buy a copy. And while I'm at it... I'll also buy a copy of the best-selling ones, the whole series."

Suzumiya Yu didn't care about the funding issue at all, because he was not short of money at all. When he had nothing to do, he could just read some light novels to pass the time.

"Alright! Please wait a moment, sir."

Kuroda rubbed his hands together, his face beaming with joy.

This is a big client; you might not find one like this in a hundred people. He dared not neglect him.

"Xiaotian, how's business at the restaurant lately?"

Just as Kuroda went inside to start packing the novels, a slightly seductive voice rang out.

He looked up and discovered that the person was actually Yae no Kamiko.

"Eighth-level elder? It's so late, what brings you here?"

Kuroda quickly stood up, because he couldn't afford to offend the person in front of him.

Besides being the current High Priestess of Narukami Shrine, Yae no Miko has another unexpected identity.

That's the owner of Yaedo. Almost all the novels sold at Yaedo are reviewed by her before being put on the shelves.

Chapter Thirty-Three: Being Followed

"It's been a while since I've been here, so I came to check in today. What? Is that not allowed?"

Yae no Miko walked with her long legs to Kuroda's side, then leaned close to his ear and gently blew on it.

A tingling, electric-like sensation instantly spread throughout Kuroda's body, causing him to tremble involuntarily. His face flushed, and he distanced himself from Yae no Miko.

"Of course, Mr. Yachō, you've come at the perfect time. I have a big client here, you can talk to him."

Kuroda pointed towards the front desk.

"Is that so?" Yae no Miko looked at the front desk, her expression subtly changing. "Where are the big clients...?"

"Uh?"

Kuroda didn't understand what Yae no Miko meant. When he looked at the front desk, he found that Suzumiya Yu, who had been standing there, had already disappeared.

There was an open light novel on the ground, its pages turning in the evening breeze. It was the book called "Transmigrating Back to the War of Demons, I Became the God of War Morax".

"It was just there a moment ago."

Kuroda was dumbfounded. Why had Suzumiya Yui suddenly disappeared? Could it be that everything just now was his imagination?

That's impossible. After all, the novel that Suzumiya Yu had read before was still on the ground. It couldn't be an illusion, could it?

"I see..."

Yae no Miko lifted her snow-white chin with her hand, as if she understood something.

"Many people died in the place we found before, but we couldn't find any trace of him. I never expected that he would be in Inazuma Castle?"

Some time ago, the shogunate discovered a place deep in the mountains where the trees and ground were almost completely destroyed, clearly indicating that a battle had taken place.

Moreover, many corpses of shogunate soldiers lay there, having died shortly before they were discovered.

Upon hearing the news, Yae no Miko also went there. She had been investigating Muzan Kibutsuji's whereabouts recently, but since divination was ineffective against him, she had not found any useful clues.

However, judging from the extent of the damage to that place, it was definitely the work of Muzan Kibutsuji. He was fighting someone at the time, and because the battle was too intense, he accidentally killed the shogunate soldiers who came to investigate.

Foxes have a keen sense of smell. Yae no Miko remembered the scent left by Muzan Kibutsuji back then, and now that scent has reappeared, but it has already gone far away. It's probably too late to chase after it now.

Furthermore, Yae no Miko was unsure of Muzan Kibutsuji's strength, so even if she could catch up, she wouldn't recklessly pursue him.

Perhaps only by enlisting the help of her old friend can she subdue the other party.

......

Suzumiya Yu arrived in the city, his expression slightly flustered, a look he rarely showed.

The moment Yae no Miko appeared, realizing something was terribly wrong, he immediately chose to flee.