Originally, Yae Miko had a mocking look on her face when she heard about Raiden Ei going out shopping.
Now, the smile on her face completely froze... "Um... Guuji-sama?" Kano Nana waved her hand in front of Yae Miko.
It was then that Yae Miko snapped back to reality.
She quickly adjusted her expression and cleared her throat, "I'm fine. If there's nothing else, you can go back to your work."
Kano Nana looked at her with a puzzled expression for a moment, but didn't dare to linger. She bowed and then left.
Until Kano Nana departed.
Silence returned to the area.
Silence... still silent... very silent!
Until a certain moment, Yae Miko's composure finally broke!
Slap! Slap! Slap!
"Ahhh!!! Didn't I deliberately shift Ei's attention to Yellow Fox?!"
"Why did Yuuko still get in touch with her?!"
The mischievous fox was experiencing one of the few times she had ever been flustered in her foxy life.
However, there would be more... Inazuma City, still that familiar, warm little home.
Yuuko was currently leisurely preparing dinner in the kitchen.
Meanwhile, Raiden Ei and Sayu were obediently staying in the living room.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the living room was very strange. The two girls sat opposite each other, not saying a word, in mutual silence.
Raiden Ei maintained a proper cross-legged posture, waiting quietly, neither making a fuss nor looking around the house.
Sayu, on the other hand, was bowing her head with a pale face, trembling.
It was normal for Sayu to react this way; after all, the god of this country was sitting opposite her. It would be strange not to be nervous.
Suddenly, Raiden Ei opened her eyes and asked, "Are you and Yuuko friends?"
This sudden question made the animal ears on Sayu's hat stand up abruptly, and she nervously said:
"Uh... y-yes!"
It was clear that Sayu was very uncomfortable with Raiden Ei sitting opposite her.
Seeing Sayu's frightened expression, Raiden Ei shook her head and said:
"No need to be nervous. I am merely a guest in his home today. Since we are both guests, our status is equal."
Sayu nodded weakly, then continued to be silent.
At this moment, Raiden Ei looked towards the kitchen again: "Is he... always so ordinary?"
Sayu's face showed a puzzled expression, clearly not knowing Raiden Ei's intention in asking this.
"It seems she doesn't know his identity yet..." Raiden Ei shook her head: "No, it's nothing."
After that, the atmosphere between the two returned to its initial state.
Silence... silence... profound silence!
In this atmosphere, Raiden Ei was fine, after all, she was used to being cooped up in the Plane of Euthymia.
She had long grown accustomed to such a quiet, undisturbed environment.
But for Sayu, the pressure was immense... Just then, a fragrant aroma wafted from the kitchen.
Raiden Ei sniffed, and said with some surprise:
"Is this cooking? Just smelling the aroma already makes me eager to eat."
"That's natural... Yuuko-daren... his cooking... is very delicious!"
Hearing Raiden Ei praise Yuuko's cooking, Sayu finally couldn't help but speak.
Hearing Sayu's evaluation, Raiden Ei also smiled:
"It seems you really like his cooking."
"And, I think I understand why the chief priestess is so close to him."
"Before, I thought it was just because he was a best-selling author, and the chief priestess got close to him because of Yae Publishing House's business."
"Now it seems that's not the case."
Listening to Raiden Ei's words, Sayu was about to say something.
Yuuko had already brought several dishes to the living room and placed them on the table:
"You two have waited long enough, the food is ready."
The dishes Yuuko made today were not complicated: sweet and sour pork slices, sweetened tamagoyaki, and a plate of fruit salad for dessert.
All sweet dishes... Raiden Ei looked at the dishes on the table and sighed, "Cooking is surprisingly appealing."
"Is that so?" Yuuko smiled: "Then have a good taste."
After speaking, he looked at Sayu again: "Sayu, there's no need to be nervous or scared. Just be your usual self. Let's all eat together."
And so, the three of them happily began to eat dinner... Meanwhile, in a plain outside Inazuma City.
Yae Miko, her brows furrowed as much as they could be, was slowly walking towards Inazuma City.
As she walked home, she rested her chin on her hand, her brows tightly furrowed:
"It seems Ei has started to get in touch with Yuuko. Is it really because I'm too close to Yuuko that she became interested...?"
"It looks like I'll have to find a way to divert Ei's attention in the future."
After thinking for a moment, a strange surge of confidence filled Yae Miko's heart, and a smile reappeared on her face:
"But then again, Yuuko probably wouldn't be interested in a rigid, rustic girl like Ei."
"He probably just happened to be caught by Ei when he was out on the street, and was then forced to be her guide."
"That rustic girl, Ei, should stop bothering Yuuko after she's done shopping."
Thinking this, Yae Miko let out a helpless sigh:
"Sigh~ Why did it take me so long to understand such a simple truth? I've been troubled by these thoughts for so long."
She shook her head and continued walking towards home.
"I won't think about these things anymore, I should just hurry home."
"Yuuko probably misses me a lot, having not seen me for so long."
Thinking this, Yae Miko's face broke into a cunning smile, and she quickened her pace.
"Hehe, it's also been a while since I enjoyed Yuuko's massage. Tonight, no matter what, I'll make him give me a good one."
Smiling, Yae Miko finally returned to Inazuma City.
And arrived before that familiar house.
At this moment, she had already smelled the fragrant aroma wafting from the house.
"Hmm... this smell, could it be that Yuuko made sweet and sour pork slices tonight? What a nostalgic taste."
"Although not as delicious as fried tofu, it's still quite good."
"Let's go in quickly, that way I can eat a few more pieces."
In any case, Yae Miko hadn't tasted Yuuko's cooking in a long time.
Now, she was a little bit greedy.
Suddenly, with a 'bang'.
Yae Miko transformed back into her small fox form.
With an expectant mood, she hopped a few steps and skillfully leaped into the house through the window.
Then she quickly walked towards the living room.
"At this time, Yuuko should be waiting for me to come home for dinner, hehe~"
Thinking this, a faint smile appeared on Yae Miko's fox face.
She walked expectantly towards the living room.
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