The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

Yae no Miko turned her face away, even her breath felt hot...

The Song of Flames and Lightning (Genshin Impact Inazuma Main Story): Chapter Twenty-Five: This Matter Should Not Be Mentioned to Outsiders

How rude of you! How much more difficult do you want to make things for me?

Yae no Miko remained silent, resisting with wordless silence...

Her indifference has put the instigator of everything in a difficult position.

Kiana brought her face even closer, trying to look directly into those captivating eyes:

Why aren't you saying anything?

"..." Yae no Miko still faced her with his captivating profile, giving off an air of "I'm not going to answer unless you get up first."

She didn't like this feeling of being suppressed.

Although she could sense that the other person meant her no harm, even through the thick clothing, she could still feel that intoxicating warmth.

"It feels so good, like being bathed in the morning light..."

Of course, she would never say such a truth aloud.

If you show a submissive attitude at this time, wouldn't you be encouraging the other party's arrogance and diminishing your own prestige?

This is absolutely unacceptable!

Thinking of this, Yae no Miko took a deep breath, then tried to use a cold and authoritative tone to demand:

"Please stop your rudeness, sir. Please understand that we have only met twice and are not yet at the stage to be so intimate."

"Hey? Don't be so cold. Why are you suddenly talking to me so coldly? Do you hate me?"

"No, not really. If I had to say... I'm just a little overwhelmed, but I wouldn't say I hate you. Cough cough, if you don't want to be disliked, let me go, and we'll pretend this never happened."

Finally having the opportunity to express her dissatisfaction and make a request, Yae no Miko whispered to Kiana to move aside.

However...

"Well!"

Kiana pouted, showing no intention of doing as she was told.

She wouldn't let go of this perfect opportunity to bully her until she got the answer she wanted.

"How disobedient! Hmm... I've got it!"

Suddenly, Kiana had a flash of inspiration and came up with a brilliant idea.

She slowly reached out and touched Yae no Miko's lower back.

The other person had their face turned to the side with an icy expression.

I had absolutely no idea what would happen to me next...

"Hmm!?" Finally, Yae no Miko felt something was wrong with her waist. Just as she was about to question it, the other party started scratching her hard.

In an instant, an extremely aggressive feeling spread from my waist.

"Ha...ha," Yae no Miko finally couldn't take it anymore and reached out to push away this unreasonable person. "Let go of me, hahaha!"

She shoved Kiana's shoulder while simultaneously trying to escape his clutches.

Unfortunately, it was too late...

"Hey hey hey!"

Kiana diligently began scratching her itch, ignoring Yae no Miko's struggles, which made the other girl laugh out loud, even bringing tears to her eyes.

"I...haha, I surrender, stop!"

Finally, Yae no Miko, unable to withstand the girl's tyranny, surrendered.

Seeing that she had said these words, Kiana stopped, and continued to press her with a mischievous grin:

"Can you tell me now?"

"Promise me you will never tell anyone, and that you will never treat me like this again. This is my final compromise."

Is there any need to haggle over this?

Kiana really couldn't understand why she was so difficult to deal with; all she had to do was obey.

Finally, after some hesitation, she nodded:

"Okay, I promise you. Hmm... I wonder if Ying is better now, please tell me soon."

"Hey, come closer."

Yae no Miko gently wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes with her fair, jade-like fingers, then whispered to Kiana to bring her face closer...

The two whispered amongst themselves, as if discussing some crucial secret.

After a period of playful banter, their attention was clearly focused on each other, and they were completely oblivious to the changes around them.

That's why they didn't notice that two little guys had been spying on them from the ceiling of the room for quite some time.

"What are they... whispering about?" Zaoyou, an expert at eavesdropping, pricked up her ears, trying hard to hear their secret conversation.

However, due to Yae no Miko's spiritual state, she could hardly hear or understand the content of their conversation.

That's not even the worst part.

The worst part is having a chattering little guy next to you.

"Those two are really something, why can't they just say things to each other's faces!"

"Zaoyou, should we go down and ask?"

"I wonder... if Ying is ready yet? Should we go back first?"

"The leaves on your head are so interesting, they don't fall down at all... Can I take a look?"

After chattering on and on, almost putting Zaoyou to sleep, Paimon suddenly reached out to remove the fallen leaf from the little ninja's head.

Will the person involved agree to that?

Zaoyou was wide awake immediately and desperately covered her head.

"Don't touch it!"

"Hey? Shh! Keep it down."

As Paimon spoke, he quickly reached out and covered Zaoyou's mouth.

Unexpectedly, after this little guy encouraged me to sneak here, he would do such a strange thing.

Zaoyou hurriedly backed away:

"Ouch... Ouch!"

Her sudden movement resulted in a series of muffled thuds.

Under the ceiling, Yae no Miko and Kiana both looked up.

Who's making so much noise?

"Could it be a raccoon dog?"

Before the words were finished, a snapping sound was heard.

Suddenly, a loud noise of something heavy falling came from outside the room, followed by Paimon's startled cry:

"Hey! Don't run away! You're rolling too fast!"

This sudden strange phenomenon left the two people in the room at a loss.

Kiana scratched the back of her head, then slowly stood up and extended her hand towards Yae no Miko:

"Why don't you just go ask her?"

"No need to worry, she's probably been waiting for quite a while."

After hesitating for a moment, Yae no Miko finally accepted Kiana's help and stood up.

After shaking hands and making peace, both sides silently returned to their original positions, as if nothing had happened.

Yae no Miko knelt upright on the tatami with her eyes closed, her expression completely calm.

If it weren't for the faint blush on her face giving her away, Kiana might have forgotten who had been scratched so badly by her earlier.

"I am bored..."

Kiana, sitting cross-legged on the ground, scratched her legs, looking utterly bored.

Yae no Miko remained unmoved, or rather... dared not interrupt.

Neither of them said anything more.

Finally, as time passed, the priestess's voice came from outside the door:

"My Lord, the prayers are over, and the girl's condition has stabilized... Would you like to go and see her?"

"Yes, I'll be there shortly. You may leave now."

Yae no Miko said calmly.

Only after the priestess politely bowed and took her leave did she finally open her eyes and look at Kiana.

"Travelers from afar, thank you for everything you have done for Kami-Sakura. Naru-Shrine and I will always welcome you."

"Always welcome? Hehehe." Kiana scratched the back of her head, then covered her stomach a little embarrassedly and asked, "Can I come over often in the future? I'm just here to hang out, not to freeload."

"...Of course you can, but you absolutely, absolutely must not tell anyone what happened today."

Yae no Miko maintained that intoxicatingly sweet smile, yet a barely perceptible killing intent seemed to be hidden in her smiling eyes...

The Song of Flames and Lightning (Genshin Impact Inazuma Main Story): Chapter Twenty-Six: This Moment, If Only It Could Last Forever...

"What happened today? Did anything happen today? Could it be that Ying got injured? What's there to hide, Yae... are you afraid of becoming famous?"

Kiana's eager questioning was both funny and speechless.

Seeing that she didn't take her earlier offense to heart at all, Yae no Miko got up somewhat sullenly and turned her back to the carefree girl.