I'm not feeling right when I transform into Keqing

Such disrespectful words were spoken in front of her, and in church.

If it were an ordinary person, Barbara would have scolded her, but facing Keqing, she looked helpless at this time.

Of course she knew about Keqing's blasphemous thoughts. She was almost infected by them when she was little. Besides, she herself had no confidence.

"Are you here to teach me a lesson, sister?" Barbara said softly, lowering her head.

"You have confessed your sins, haven't you?"

"Eh... so, sister forgives me?"

Five minutes later, Keqing and Noelle followed Barbara into the church lounge.

When Noelle saw Barbara's eyes shining when Keqing opened the gift box, she suddenly felt that there seemed to be something wrong with her worldview.

This shining star of Mond actually likes to eat dried fish?

And Lady Keqing is surprisingly familiar with Miss Barbara?

Noel couldn't quite understand the former, but after Noel remembered the relationship between Barbara and Captain Jean, she suddenly understood the latter.

Keqing had indeed known Barbara for a long time. When she was old enough to wield a sword, when she was competing with Jean, Barbara was always by their side cheering them on.

However, as Jean's sister, Barbara seems to have a closer relationship with Keqing than Jean.

Maybe this is what they call "distance creates beauty".

"You mean, the people in the Knights Templar told you that this matter concerns the future of Mondstadt? That's why you went there?" Keqing asked puzzledly.

"Yes, Sister Kaia and Lisa told me, so I went." Barbara looked regretful.

"Is that so?" Keqing nodded. It turned out that she was deceived. She wondered why such a good girl like Barbara would do such a thing.

"Do you know about the marriage certificate?" Keqing asked.

"Marriage certificate, huh? What marriage certificate? I don't know what a marriage certificate is."

Barbara bit the dried fish quickly and looked away.

"Wooooooooo, woooooo, spicy! Wow! Wow! Water!"

Noelle: “…”

Even Noelle could see that there was something wrong with Barbara, and Keqing knew that she had probably been deceived again. Barbara had only confessed halfway.

She just didn't understand whether it was worth it for these people to go to so much trouble to steal a marriage certificate.

After giving the gift to Barbara and warning her not to hang out with strange people, otherwise she would tell Jean or even her father, Barbara promised not to do such a thing again.

This time, Keqing could see that she was serious about her promise, and nodded with satisfaction.

Following Noelle, Keqing bid farewell to Barbara.

"Thank you for the gift, sister."

Barbara walked them to the door when they left.

"Don't eat too much at once, or you'll be doomed if the church is burned down by fire," Keqing warned.

"That's not so exaggerated!" Barbara retorted, then nodded and said softly, "Sister, you should also take care of yourself and don't work too late."

"Well, nothing else, I'll leave first."

Then when Keqing was about to turn around, Barbara suddenly spoke again.

"Um, Sister Keqing."

"how?"

Barbara suddenly puffed out her chest.

"I, I'm not little anymore!"

"Uh ah... yeah, okay, I get it."

……

……

I don’t know what Barbara was thinking, but Keqing felt very embarrassed at the time.

"Alas, that's obviously not what I meant." Keqing rubbed her head. It was all that witch's fault for instigating her. Now, even if she explained, Barbara wouldn't believe her.

But it’s not a big deal. She will probably forget about it as time goes by.

It was noon, and Keqing was about to go back to her room to prepare lunch.

She walked down the stairs with Noelle and headed towards the residence, but before they reached the statue, they found that the sky around them suddenly became gloomy.

Noelle looked up at the sky.

"It seems...it's going to rain heavily."

Keqing looked up at the sky. The sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds and it looked like it was going to rain heavily.

But then she frowned slightly, and she seemed to see a flash of lightning in the dark clouds.

Could this be another thunderstorm?

Chapter 18. In the Rain

As soon as I returned to my residence, the rainstorm came as expected.

Suddenly, the only sound left on the bustling streets of Mond was the sound of heavy rain.

Noelle closed the window and looked outside with a worried look on her face: "I wonder if everyone has put away their clothes."

Unable to go out due to heavy rain, Keqing had to ask the Deer Hunter to deliver lunch.

In such heavy rain, other restaurants’ delivery services were closed, but fortunately, this residence was only a dozen steps away from the deer hunter, so the other party reluctantly agreed.

"Knock, knock! Hello, Deer Hunter delivery."

After opening the door and taking the food, Keqing said to the worried maid, "Noelle, come and eat with us."

"Ah, I'm not hungry. Lady Keqing, you eat."

"Goo~"

The maid blushed.

Man is made of iron and food is made of steel. Even if a maid is made of iron, she still has to eat.

At Keqing's request, Noelle sat at the same table with her.

"It's a pity that there is no stove in this room." Keqing said with a hint of regret.

Hearing this, Noelle was surprised: "Can Lady Keqing cook?"

"Isn't this normal?"

Noel thought that people like Lady Keqing, who were born into a prominent family, were usually young ladies who had never had to do any housework.

(Sure enough, Lady Keqing is perfect in every way.)

"Then what kind of dishes does Lady Keqing like to cook? Stir-fried dishes, stewed dishes, or steamed dishes? I personally like stewing. Although it takes a long time and requires constant observation, it can achieve the best nutrition and taste." When it comes to his areas of expertise, Noelle talked a lot more.

But Keqing frowned slightly. She just said that she can "cook", not that she is a chef. How could she have so many tricks?

Noelle seemed to have made a mistake.

"It's just so-so. I usually like grilled ones."

"Roasting? Yes, roasting is indeed a cooking method. If the heat and method are appropriate, it can not only preserve the original flavor of the ingredients, but also stimulate appetite by sprinkling the right spices." Noel nodded and talked to himself.

"Dong dong!"

At this time, there was a knock on the door.

Noelle immediately stood up and went to the door.

Someone came at this time, Keqing guessed that maybe something was missing from the restaurant delivery?

After opening the door, the person who came was not from the restaurant, nor from the Knights, but a lady Keqing had never seen before.

The lady had elegant makeup and a casual and relaxed temperament. When she saw Noel opening the door, she immediately smiled.

"Great, Noelle is here after all. I asked a few knights and found this place in the heavy rain. If you weren't here, I would have suffered a great loss."

"Ms. Margaret?" Noelle was surprised. "Why are you here?"

Margaret put down the wet umbrella in her hand and leaned it against the corner of the wall next to the door.

Then he pulled out an item from his bag, an item that shocked Noelle.

A small white-glazed porcelain vase.

"Ah! Isn't this! Isn't this the one I lost?!" Noel was extremely surprised.

Keqing happened to walk over to them at this time and was surprised when she saw the bottle: "Did you pick this up, Miss?"

"Oh, this is Lady Keqing, right?" Margaret looked Keqing up and down with envy in her eyes. "She is really beautiful. If she could come to work in my tavern, she would definitely be able to partner with my little cutie and surpass the Angel's Gift in one fell swoop."

"Unfortunately, this is the acting leader's star. I can only make a wish to it."

"..."

"Ms. Margaret, how did you find it?" Noel asked curiously after taking the bottle and confirming it.

Margaret then told the reason.

It turned out that she didn't know about this matter. Her cat was very angry for some reason in the morning.

After asking, she found out that someone actually wanted her to find something. Although a cat's nose is sensitive, isn't this treating her like a dog?

But around noon, Margaret took the bottle from her cat.

The cat said that it was hidden in a corner of the city wall, and there was the scent of another cat nearby, so it must have been taken away by a cat.

So, after asking people, Margaret found Noel and returned the item to its original owner as soon as possible.

After listening to this, Noelle nodded and said, "So it was a stray cat that stole it. No wonder I didn't find any footprints or anything. And I haven't been to the city wall before."

Then she expressed her gratitude to Margaret: "Thank you for coming here in the heavy rain."

"It's okay, I'm bored every day anyway." Margaret smiled nonchalantly, "But you do need to thank my cat, otherwise I'm afraid she won't be able to sleep."

Noelle nodded: "Well, I'll come to thank you after I finish my work."

"But... I'm worried she might bite me..."

Margaret smiled and said, "Don't worry, Maomao is just a fierce person and won't really talk back. She won't even bother to pay attention to people she doesn't like."

This also means that the matter has come to a successful conclusion.

But at this moment, a dissenting voice came from Keqing beside her.

"Wait a moment."

"What's wrong, Lady Keqing?"

(Nothing serious, it was normal, but there seems to be something wrong?)

Keqing frowned and looked at Margaret: "Can your cat talk?"

Margaret was surprised: "Your family doesn't know?"

Keqing looked at Noelle, and Noelle nodded: "I will tell you."

Hmm? Is it me or you who are wrong?

……

……

It's always a good thing to get Xiao Qingdan back after losing her, although in the end Keqing still didn't quite understand why other people's cats could talk.

But there were so many strange things in Mond, and this one was not a big deal, so she didn't pay too much attention to it.

Noelle was also very happy to get her treasure back. This time she directly put the bottle of Xiaoqingdan in her bag and zipped the bag tightly, as if she would never lose it again.

Even though Keqing said that this thing was really not that valuable, Noelle replied that it was a gift from Lady Keqing.

At night, Keqing looked out the window.