Barbara walked on her way back, her mind still replaying what had just happened.
She was a bit concerned about what her sister had said.
Her sister knew many people, but there weren't many whom she could truly call friends.
And she actually knew most of them. She really couldn't imagine who would do such a thing.
It was too much, taking advantage of someone while they were asleep, doing that to them...
Recalling it, Barbara's cheeks flushed. It was truly shameless.
But, who could it be?
Since her sister knew about this, then the person should have a good relationship with her sister, otherwise, they wouldn't have told her.
And this matter should have only happened recently.
Considering all of the above, several possible figures appeared in Barbara's mind, but she eliminated them one by one.
"Wait?!" Barbara suddenly stopped, her brows furrowing slightly.
Only two suspects remained in her mind.
Star and Lumine.
As for Star, there was no need to say more; he would definitely not do such a thing. In fact, it was more likely that such a thing would be done to him.
And as for Lumine...
Frankly, she wasn't very familiar with Lumine. She only knew that she was a great contributor to Mondstadt and an Honorary Knight of the Knights of Favonius.
But ability was one thing; Barbara hadn't spent enough time with her to determine her character.
Looking at her blonde hair, Barbara inexplicably felt that she seemed like the kind of person who could do such a thing.
"Could it be that Miss Lumine did that to Miss Star...?" Barbara's breath hitched as she considered this possibility.
"No, it's too early to jump to conclusions."
Barbara shook her head. She resumed her steps and walked towards the Westwind Church.
In any case, since the person who did such a thing felt guilty and asked her sister about the confessional, they would definitely come to confess at night.
At that time, she just needed to hide in the confessional, and she would easily find out who that person was.
She felt there was an eighty percent chance it was Lumine.
After all, she was very familiar with her sister's friends and knew very well that those people couldn't do such a thing.
So, the only suspect left was Lumine, the Honorary Knight who had only recently met her sister, right?
And the victim... Barbara inexplicably felt it was Star.
Thinking of this, her heart ached, and she wished she could run to Star's side right now to comfort him.
As for whether the so-called "friend" could be her own sister.
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
How could her sister do such a thing? It wasn't her boasting, but it would be difficult to find a second person in all of Mondstadt as upright, serious, and responsible as her sister.
Not to mention she wouldn't do such a thing, even if she did, she would definitely take responsibility instead of evading it.
"Hmph, if it really is you, I'll make sure you apologize to Miss Star!" Barbara thought indignantly, while on the other side, Lumine in the Knights of Favonius dormitory sneezed several times.
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Perhaps because she knew that Star was moving out, Amber became unexpectedly clingy.
The already lively Damselette showed no restraint at all, even blushing as she directly suggested sleeping together tonight to deepen their bond.
And Star naturally—agreed.
There was nothing he could do. Faced with Amber's pitiful expression, he really couldn't say no.
The influence of his body seemed not only to affect others; he now also found himself utterly defenseless against beautiful Damselettes.
The most concentrated manifestation was that he simply couldn't refuse a beautiful Damselette asking him with such a look.
He couldn't bear to see Amber's disappointed and sad expression.
If Lumine had acted so coquettishly with that expression before, maybe he really would have gone with her... But it would probably be difficult for Lumine to make such an expression, right?
Of course, he also knew that playing around with his constitution like this would most likely lead to trouble, but there was no absolute in life.
Most likely didn't mean certainly, and besides, as a pure Damselette, what kind of trouble could Amber get into?
At worst, he would coax Amber to sleep and then leave directly to go back to the guest room...
"Star, you smell so good." Amber's voice pulled Star back to reality. She was hugging his arm, her small head constantly rubbing against him.
"Amber, don't you have a mission tomorrow? Go to bed early." Star advised helplessly.
He knew he smelled good.
He had discovered this before; at the time, he thought it was an illusion, but later found it wasn't.
He really had a strange, indescribable scent on him, probably a result of his constitution changing. He just didn't know if this scent would have any special effects.
"I can't sleep, and besides, the Knights of Favonius mission leaves in the afternoon, so I don't have to get up early in the morning." Amber tightly hugged Star's arm, like a kitten constantly rubbing against him.
After all, Amber was only wearing a thin nightgown now, and Star could even feel Amber's burgeoning chest.
It certainly couldn't compare to Acting Grand Master Jean, let alone Rosaria, but it still had a unique feeling that made Star feel as if he had been electrocuted.
It made Star himself feel an inexplicable itch, a kind of unidentifiable heat in his heart.
He restlessly shifted, and after much thought, he finally turned onto his side.
This naturally prevented Amber from continuing to hug his arm, but it immediately brought a new problem.
Their eyes only held each other, their foreheads almost touching.
Amber's eyes widened slightly, but she didn't speak. They just looked into each other's eyes, and the surroundings seemed to become completely silent.
...
The two stared at each other in silence for a long time before Star finally couldn't help but speak:
"Amber..."
His voice was a bit hoarse, and he felt a strange dryness in his mouth, his mind a mess.
Amber opposite him was even more overwhelmed, her small face flushed as if she had a fever, and her body temperature was higher than ever before.
"Star, I, I feel so strange." Amber's voice trembled, as if she was crying, or perhaps enduring something.
Star looked at Amber like this and felt the abnormality in his own body become even more apparent.
In that instant, Star seemed to understand something.
Thinking about it carefully, this was the first time since he came to this world that he had shared a bed with a woman while conscious.
He thought his body's problems would only affect others, but he hadn't considered himself.
Right, even looking at himself in the mirror would make his heart feel a surge of heat. How could his constitution only affect others and not himself?
"Amber, I..." Star tried hard to suppress his instinctive urge, placing his hands on Amber's shoulders, wanting to push her away.
However, with his lack of strength, this action had the opposite effect.
Or perhaps Amber was the one who initiated it; in any case, Amber didn't pull away. Instead, he directly darted into her embrace.
"Star... so lovely," Amber's pupils seemed to turn into pink heart shapes.
And they were constantly throbbing.
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