Yes, Lady Funina!

After leaving the Pure Land of One Heart, Ying summoned the Okuzaki clan and asked them to prepare a banquet. In the spare time, he chatted with Richard and Yae no Miko.

To be precise, it was chatting with Richard, because when chatting with Yae no Kamiko, he would always unconsciously steer the conversation back to what happened that night.

It seems that for Yae no Miko, the truth is not important; what matters is the process of teasing the shadow.

But you can't go too far; if you push him too far, even Richard won't be able to save himself.

Chapter 264 Let's just leave it at that.

As dusk fell, the majestic and solemn castle tower's top floor remained brightly lit. Following Shadow's instructions, the Okuzawa clan brought a sumptuous dinner, featuring dishes from various regions, with desserts being the most abundant.

Clearly, ever since Kage left Isshin no Sou, the kitchen staff of Tenshukaku had figured out their shogun's preferences.

After all the meal preparations were completed, Okuzawa and his men left the castle tower.

"It seems like it's been a long time since we've dined here in the castle tower like this." Seeing the scene before him, Kage couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion.

Back when Richard was in Inazuma, family gatherings like this happened almost every day.

It was either at the General's Mansion, at Narukami Shrine, or at Richard's residence.

At the time, I thought such a scene was commonplace and nothing special, but after Richard left, this scene was what I remembered most.

Every time it's time to eat, I always feel like Richard is still beside me, until I speak and no one responds, then I suddenly realize that he's no longer there.

These symptoms were particularly frequent in the month following Richard's departure, and both Yae no Kamiko and Kage contracted the disease.

A month later, they gradually developed the habit of not eating.

I only eat a little something occasionally when I have a craving, just to satisfy my appetite.

"Yes, it has indeed been a long time since we dined together at the castle tower." Yae no Miko's expression also showed some melancholy.

"There were two people at first, but later it was just me left."

Ying pursed her lips, then whispered:

"I'm sorry, Divine Child"

She didn't consider the Divine Child's thoughts at the time; she only wanted to create an eternal guardian and then lock herself away, forgetting that the Divine Child was actually more afraid of loneliness than she was.

"It's all in the past, there's nothing to apologize for. Instead of saying that, why don't you have a couple of drinks with me?" Yae no Miko filled the wine cup in front of the shadow with wine.

He then refilled Richard's cup, and only served himself last.

After doing all this, the goddess returned to her seat, raised her wine cup to her best friend and the man, and said:

"cheers."

Richard also raised his glass and drank the wine in one gulp. As soon as the wine went down his throat, he realized something was wrong.

This sake is not the traditional sake of Inazuma, but a white sake from Liyue, the kind with a very high alcohol content.

"This wine..." Richard hesitated, he didn't care, after all, he could hold his liquor, but Ying was a different story.

Kage is a true Inatsume person. Although she is the main deity of Narukami and has the body of a demon god, her resistance to alcohol is relatively low.

If it's just regular sake, that's fine, but for aged Liyue white wine like this, without using elemental power to break down the alcohol in his body, I doubt Kage could last more than a few cups.

What are you up to, you fox?

As if completely unaware, Yae no Miko poured wine for Ying, while also mentioning that it was a fine wine she had treasured for many years and was a gift from the Liyue Immortal.

I've wanted to share this with them for a long time, but there hasn't been a suitable opportunity.

In short, it's something that's completely irresistible.

Although Ying knew that Yae no Miko might be up to something, he felt a little guilty about what he had said to Yae no Miko before dinner, and given the atmosphere and the fact that everyone at the dinner was his own family, he didn't say anything.

After all, even if she's drunk, what can either the Divine Child or Richard do to her?

To Ying's surprise, she wasn't drunk by Yae no Miko; on the contrary, Yae no Miko herself seemed to be quite dizzy.

A captivating blush rose to her fair and alluring cheeks, and her bright eyes were veiled with a layer of mist, making them difficult to see clearly. All one could know was that these eyes were extremely beautiful, just like their owner, and in the flow of her gaze, it seemed as if some indescribable emotion was overflowing.

Unbeknownst to anyone, the fox spirit's tails had quietly emerged from under her skirt, five huge and fluffy fox tails supporting her delicate body like cushions.

Whether it was the heat or something else, her tightly bound shrine maiden outfit became somewhat loose, and the right collar slipped down, revealing her smooth, fair shoulder.

"Divine Child, you're drunk," Shadow reminded her. Although her own face was flushed, she was still lucid, fully clothed, and otherwise normal except for a slight fever. Even if she was feverish, it was a normal physiological reaction to drinking.

"It seems... a little." Yae no Miko held her forehead with her hand, her little face flushed, making one want to take a bite.

"How about we stop here?" Richard put down his wine glass; he had drunk more than Yae no Miko and Kage combined.

The reason, of course, is that Yae no Miko did not use the Incarnation technique, but instead directed the main attack at him.

After all, if Richard hadn't left without saying goodbye, none of this would have happened. Although neither Yae no Miko nor Kage blamed Richard, it was still acceptable for them to vent their resentment a little over drinks.

"You naughty thing, you want to run away again?" After hearing Richard's words, Yae no Miko did not agree to end the matter. Instead, she seemed to be intoxicated and came to Richard's side with a wine jug.

Then Ying saw Yae no Miko take a sip of wine directly from the wine pot. Just as Ying was about to dissuade her, she realized that Yae no Miko did not swallow, but instead held the wine in her mouth and shoved it into the pot.

The scene then shifts to Richard and the goddess kissing, with spilled wine dripping from their chins onto the tatami mats, and a bewildered face visible through the gap between them.

A world-famous painting was born.

Narukami's Suggestion of Drinking

After staring blankly for a while, Ying immediately reacted and turned her head to the side, but her eyes couldn't help but glance at the two of them. Her cheeks, which were already flushed from drinking, became even redder.

Imported wine is indeed much more intoxicating than drinking it straight, so much so that even Yae no Miko needs to slow down.

She shifted her body slightly back, her pink tongue licking her lips, as if savoring the taste of the wine she had just been given.

Seeing that Ying was watching from the side, Yae no Miko stretched out the sake bottle in Ying's hand.

Ying pointed to herself, as if to say, 'I want one too?'

Yae nods affirmatively and swirls his wine glass as if urging the other party to hurry up.

Ying wanted to shake her head to refuse, but noticed that Yae no Miko had put another mouthful of wine in her mouth. However, instead of moving closer to Richard, she moved towards her.

影：

Ying immediately took a sip of wine, her face flushed, and came to Richard's side. She awkwardly placed her hand on Richard's shoulder, raised her head, closed her eyes, and then remained still.

But while the shadow remains still, Richard will move.

Their lips met, and Ying seemed a little uncomfortable with kissing. Yae no Miko was watching intently from the side, so she appeared somewhat nervous.

In the end, the entire imported wine ended up in her stomach; Richard only tasted a little.

I even choked a little and coughed a couple of times.

Yae no Miko thought the Shadow was far too weak and decided to show him again...

In the back and forth they went, the wine pot was soon empty.

The seemingly drunken Yae no Miko became increasingly lucid, while Kage began to feel hazy and increasingly hot, naturally dressing more and more scantily. The next morning, the castle tower was in a mess.

Richard felt his right arm being embraced by two soft mounds, and there was someone pressing down on him.

This person sleeps in a very restless position, likes to move around, and disturbs people's peaceful sleep.

Richard opened his eyes and wanted to tell Yae no Miko to go to sleep and not to move around, otherwise it would be inevitable that they would fight again.

However, when Richard opened his eyes and found Yae no Miko sound asleep to his right, he was suddenly a little confused.

The one to my right is the divine child, and what I'm wearing is...

“Shadow? No, General?” Richard noticed a subtle difference. The person on him, with their hands pressed against his chest, wasn’t Shadow, but General Thunder, who had somehow taken over his role.

Moreover, the other party is not moving randomly, but moving in a methodical way, in accordance with objective laws.

So much so that Richard had to use his still-free left hand to support the general's slender waist, lest she stray from the intended path.

No, why is it so noisy so early in the morning?

Because he had just woken up, Richard's mind was still a bit muddled, but his body reacted before his mind did, and then came the familiar, comfortable, and moist sensation.

To avoid waking the Yae no Miko beside him, Richard kept his mouth shut.

General Thunder also kept her lips tightly pursed, not uttering a single sound from her throat; the only sound at the scene came from her mouth.

After an unknown amount of time, the general, like a deflated balloon, lay back down on Richard, no longer moving, but like a lazy kitten, just lying there quietly.

He said nothing and didn't let Richard take it out.

At noon, Yae no Miko slowly woke up and found that a thin blanket had been draped over her body at some point. Richard, dressed neatly, was sitting not far away reading a book, while Shadow, or rather, General Thunder, was working at his desk.

A peaceful and tranquil scene unfolded, offering no indication of the intensity of the battle that had taken place the previous night, with the aftershocks of the fighting still lingering into the morning.

The tableware and utensils in the middle have all disappeared; perhaps they were taken outside and cleared away.

The clothes that she remembered being scattered on the ground had vanished without a trace, replaced by neatly folded clothes placed within her reach.

The goddess sat up, holding the thin blanket with one hand to prevent it from slipping off, and with the other hand she took her clothes to her side.

Just when Richard thought the Divine Child was about to give out another round of perks, he found that the other party had turned into a little fox and then disappeared into the pile of clothes.

With a 'thud,' the newly dressed Lord Si appeared before Richard.

"You look disappointed?" Yae no Miko noticed Richard's expression and asked with a half-smile.

“Not really.” Richard withdrew his gaze.

I've seen it before last night, I even watched it over the camera.

I just never imagined that clothes could be worn like this.

Yae no Miko didn't pay attention to Richard's answer and turned to look at Raiden General, who was working at his desk.

"Where is the shadow?" Yae no Miko asked the general.

"He should be sleeping," General Thunder replied, his expression unchanged, as he continued his work without slowing down.

General Raiden mainly deals with tedious paperwork; matters requiring discussion and negotiation are usually left to Yae no Miko.

Yae no Miko is like the prime minister of Inazuma, while Raiden no Shogun is like the emperor of Inazuma.

One person is responsible for coming up with ideas, and the other is responsible for approving them.

A delicate balance has been formed between the two, and Yae no Miko and Raiden no General have developed a tacit understanding through a long period of working together.

"Were you there yesterday?" Yae no Miko was very curious about this.

General Thunder paused, pen in hand, and calmly replied:

"No."

It wasn't there yesterday, but it is today.

Richard's food was delicious, and in the spirit of not wasting food, General Thunder also tried the buffet, as a way to recharge himself after working hard overtime.

"No?" Yae no Miko was a little disappointed. If there were, she could tease Kage again after she woke up.

After seeing that Yae no Miko had no questions, General Raiden continued working at her desk, currently drafting diplomatic documents with Sumeru.

Well, there's only one central issue: extraditing the stragglers back to their home country for trial, and asking the Little Lucky Grass King about the World Tree.

After all, although the Little Lucky Grass King is the embodiment of the World Tree, the World Tree is closely related to Teyvat, and the other six gods are also qualified to intervene if problems arise.

Of course, you can't expect General Thunder to write any fancy diplomatic documents; in the end, it still requires some revisions and polishing by professionals.

The professionals figured that since the work would eventually fall on her anyway, they might as well make the changes now so she wouldn't have to copy it all over again later.

Yae no Miko came to General Raiden's side, quickly glanced at the contents of the paper, and then told the general to make changes. Soon an extradition document was produced.

It is extremely efficient.

Yae no Miko sat beside Raiden General, her nose twitching slightly as if she had caught a whiff of something. To confirm, she moved even closer to Raiden General.

General Leidian carefully put the official document away and ignored Yae no Kamiko's offensive behavior.

If it were the previous Thunder General, she might have scolded the Eighth Divine Child and told her to watch her manners.

However, General Raiden has no such idea now, perhaps because she was even more disrespectful before and has no right to ask Yae no Miko to pay attention?

The problem was that Yae no Miko was going too far, and in the end, even the Thunder General couldn't do what he was supposed to do, so she couldn't help but ask:

"what are you doing?"

"The smell on you..."

"What do I smell like?"