The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

But considering that his two companions were both the type to go out without money.

So Kiana had no choice but to grit her teeth and exchange for it.

As a result, the quantity was not controlled properly.

There was a loud "bang!"

A money bag, as full as a large pumpkin, was slammed onto the table.

This smash startled not only Captain Hokuto, but also Manyo and Kage.

Wow, are these all Mora?

When Beidou untied the rope, he was immediately blinded by the golden light.

Without much hesitation, the captain tied the rope without saying a word, then slapped his hand on the money bag and said smugly:

"That's not bad. When do you plan to leave?"

"Is it okay now?"

"Now? Probably not. I've taken on a few jobs these past few days, and I can't leave until they're finished."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Kiana and the other two were all filled with disbelief.

We had already bought the tickets, but the captain said he still had some things to take care of and couldn't go for the time being.

This is just too ridiculous.

However, it's not unacceptable.

after all...

"What kind of request is it? Is it a request related to the local people of Inatsuma?"

"Oh? You—uh-uh-uh!"

Just as Beidou was about to expose Ying's identity, Kiana quickly covered the captain's mouth.

This is truly unexpected; the carefree Captain Beidou possesses such a keen single eye.

They could easily identify Ying's identity.

The most critical issue is that she doesn't seem to realize how much trouble it will cause once Shadow's identity is exposed.

In short, just a heads-up...

"Shh!"

Kiana gestured with her hand to shush, then looked at Hokuto with her eyes, indicating that he should look at the shadow.

Beidou hesitated for a moment after her mouth was covered, but then she realized what was happening.

Seeing that she understood, Kiana slowly nodded and released her.

"Phew...this is troublesome. Excuse me...Miss, what's your name?"

"film."

Ying sat upright in place, as composed as when he was guarding the castle tower.

"Hmm, you're interested in these commissions?"

"Of course, since it's a request from a local, taking this opportunity... is nothing."

Ying slowly responded, without revealing her true intentions.

She simply wanted to see if any unusual phenomena had occurred near Narukami Island recently.

While we're at it, let's also observe the local conditions.

After all... that's what they used to do.

"Alright, you're all interested, right? Okay, once the commission is completed, I'll only take 30% of the reward, and the rest will be yours."

Beidou smiled nonchalantly, then picked up the wine jug and began to drink.

After a good drinking session, the dizzy captain began to explain the specifics of the commission.

And this was accompanied by her intermittent narration.

An unexpected system task notification suddenly sounded for Kiana.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully triggered the encounter quest: The Tide of the Abyss.]

[Mission Completion Method: Search for traces of the Abyss Order in the Inazuma region and defeat the mastermind behind it.]

[Mission failure condition: The Divine Cherry Tree withers and dies.]

[Mission completion reward: 3000 Herrscher Points.]

"The sound of the tide from the abyss?"

Upon hearing the system notification, Kiana couldn't help but fall into deep thought...

...

The Forest of Guardians is located below the Kamisato Residence and is the only way to climb Mount Kagemura from here.

Because of the dense trees, sunlight cannot reach the forest, so even though it is a clear and sunny day outside the forest at this moment.

The forest remained quiet and still in the dead of night.

At that moment, two pretty young women stepped hand in hand into the silent night...

"Shadow, slow down."

"Don't worry about me too much, Kiana."

As Ying walked, she pulled on the straw hat on her head.

Although she wasn't quite sure why Kiana had asked her not to take the item away so easily, she accepted it as Kiana's request.

So she had no choice but to mercifully agree.

However, she felt somewhat at a loss regarding Kiana's care.

"Ahem, don't we have a client yet?"

"Oh, no. We've already found it."

"What?"

Upon hearing Kiana's reminder, Ying was immediately confused.

She looked around, and apart from the pitch-black forest, the only thing worth mentioning was...

Perhaps only that oddly shaped roly-poly doll with a fallen leaf stuck to its head...

More than anything else, at this moment he was concerned about the little girl dressed as a raccoon doll.

"this..."

Looking at the strange roly-poly doll, Ying suddenly recalled her heart-to-heart talk with Yae no Miko.

Rumors I heard about ninjas.

If nothing unexpected happens, that little ninja that guy always talks about...

Is this it?

"Come out."

Before Kiana could explain, Shadow spoke slowly.

His tone was filled with an irresistible air of authority.

Under her oppressive aura, the overwhelmed little ninja finally had no choice but to obediently jump up.

"Ugh... I've been caught..."

Zaoyou covered her eyes and then hurriedly hid behind Kiana.

He seemed afraid to look directly at the dignified woman before him.

The Battle Between Flame and Lightning and the Abyss (Genshin Impact): Chapter Seven - Why are these strange monsters gathering together?

The little girl, Hayato, belongs to the End Series and can be considered a servant of the Kamisato family, directly obeying the orders of the current Kamisato family member.

The head of the family.

He could be considered an exceptionally loyal ninja.

During their initial meeting, Ayaka Kamisato mentioned her several times and praised her intelligence and diligence.

Kage then became somewhat curious about this little ninja.

Why is she here?

"Oh right, why... I'm not quite sure either, after all, Beidou only told us to go up and talk to a little raccoon wearing a hood."

"I'm not a raccoon dog, I'm a raccoon! Ugh..."

"Oh, so it's a raccoon dog... Sorry, sorry, you look so much like one, so I've gotten used to calling it that."

As Kiana spoke, she stared at Zaoyou with a smile on her face, her delicate hand, clad in special tactical gloves, gently patting Zaoyou's little head.

There was no sign of embarrassment whatsoever.

Besides, the gesture of patting someone's head...

"Waaah..."

Zaoyou really dislikes people touching or patting her head, because she believes it will stunt her growth.

But staring at Kiana's seemingly frail body, which actually possessed immense explosive power, she felt that if a fight broke out...

She doesn't even have the right to run away, even if she wanted to.

So, helpless Zaoyou could only lower her head and let Kiana pat her little head.

On the surface, he had a calm and indifferent expression, but in reality, he was extremely annoyed.

I pray that Kiana will calm down soon so that I can be free.