On the way back to Barbara's room, Stelle also took the opportunity to ask about the commission.
Sister Victoria was in charge of the confessional, and many people came to her every day to confess their sins to the Anemo God and seek divine forgiveness.
But many people seemed to only say it superficially, just seeking psychological comfort. They would piously confess on the surface, but after leaving the confessional, they would soon return to their old ways.
This greatly displeased Sister Victoria, so she issued this commission, wanting to ask someone to investigate whether those who frequently came to the confessional truly repented.
Barbara was also a bit embarrassed when she mentioned the content of this commission. Her own sister had said a lot in the confessional that day, but after leaving, she still didn't seem to have the courage to apologize to Stelle.
From this perspective, it seemed her own sister was no different from those people Sister Victoria spoke of.
Of course, she trusted her sister very much, and after all, it was this kind of matter, which could even be called a crime. It was understandable that her sister felt pressure and didn't dare to speak up for the time being.
"Well, I'll head back first." Stelle stood at the door of Barbara's room and whispered goodbye to Barbara.
It was as if the two of them had done something bad that couldn't be seen by others.
Although something unknown to others had indeed happened between them, at least on the surface, it wasn't obvious. Their current tension seemed a bit strange.
Fortunately, no one passed by. At this time, most of the nuns in the church were working, and Barbara lived in a separate small suite.
"Mm." Barbara looked up at Stelle's face and nodded.
But her face also seemed to carry a hint of hesitation, as if she didn't want Stelle to leave just like that.
"I'll come see you tomorrow." Stelle saw Barbara's reluctance and gave her a smile. Then, taking advantage of no one being around, she leaned down.
She lightly pecked Barbara's lips.
"See you tomorrow."
"Mm… To-tomorrow." Barbara, blushing, slowly closed the door.
It wasn't until the footsteps outside the door gradually faded that she finally calmed down and walked towards her bed.
Slowly lying down, Barbara stared at the ceiling, the blush on her small face not yet having faded.
Recalling the scenes that happened today, it felt like a dream.
She had never thought that she would have something like this happen with Stelle.
And she was the one who initiated it…
Everything happened so naturally. Although it was for her sister, later on, it seemed to be purely for her own desires.
Sigh…
What about her sister? She and Stelle had already done this. Would their future relationship become lovers?
But if they became lovers, could her sister accept it?
Barbara thought about it with some distress.
She felt that her sister would probably not accept her and Stelle.
It wasn't for any other reason; Barbara knew what her sister had done to Stelle. In other words, her sister also liked Stelle, right?
In that case, wouldn't she be…
Barbara turned over and curled up on the bed, her face full of conflicted emotions.
Although Stelle and her sister hadn't established a relationship, she always felt like she was the third party between two people.
"Mm, what should I do, sister…"
She didn't want any unpleasantness with either her sister or Stelle in the future.
If only there was a way for all three of them to be together happily.
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Stelle was walking towards the tavern. It seemed she hadn't visited Diona for a while.
Of course, besides visiting her, there was also the matter of the commission to attend to.
Mr. Ninglu, she needed to confirm if he was really still at the tavern at this time.
If so, she would have to take a picture of Ninglu and give it to Sister Victoria.
As for the photography equipment…
Stelle looked down at the Kamera in her hand.
It seemed to be a relatively vintage camera, even older than the one March 7th had.
Actually, she could use her phone to take pictures, but after all, phones were not common in this world, and the photos on her phone couldn't be printed out.
So, it was better to use this Kamera, since Barbara provided it anyway.
Hanging the Kamera around her neck, Stelle headed towards the Cat's Tail Tavern.
Ninglu mostly spent his time at Angel's Share, but recently he seemed to have suddenly become infatuated with the drinks at Cat's Tail Tavern.
Stelle arrived at the tavern entrance and pushed the door open.
The tavern was lively, much livelier than when she had come before.
It seemed the Dragon Disaster indeed had a significant impact on the tavern. Now that the Dragon Disaster had just been declared over, the tavern was immediately packed with people.
Stelle walked towards the counter. As expected, Diona was there, impatiently shaking a cocktail shaker.
Hearing someone approach the counter, her little cat ears twitched, and she turned her head.
"Ah, it's you!" Diona visibly brightened.
Her movements in her hand unconsciously sped up a bit.
"Mm, long time no see, Diona." Stelle nodded at Diona and gave her a smile.
"Sorry, I've been busy these past few days, with all sorts of things… So, could I get a non-alcoholic drink?" Stelle leaned on the counter, watching Diona mix drinks without blinking.
"Okay, wait a moment!" Diona nodded.
She quickly finished the drink in her hand, then slammed the glass onto the counter with a "bang."
"Hey! You, come get your drink!" Diona shouted towards a spot inside the tavern.
Towards other customers, Diona was clearly not as friendly.
However, people who came to Cat's Tail Tavern for drinks already knew this, and many even considered it a unique selling point of Cat's Tail Tavern, choosing to come here instead of Angel's Share just to be looked at with Diona's disgusted expression.
It must be said that there are many perverts in any world.
"Thank you, little Diona!" The customer, clearly already quite drunk, stumbled away with his drink.
Hmm? Wait?
"Diona, is that person named Ninglu?" Stelle curiously leaned close to Diona's cat ear and whispered.
"Mrow?!" Diona seemed very sensitive to the warm breath by her ear and immediately recoiled.
"Yes, it's Mr. Ninglu… Don't get so close!" Diona pushed Stelle away, blushing.
"It really is him… This task is surprisingly simple." Stelle rubbed her head, smiling sheepishly.
Soon, she just needed to take a picture of that guy, completely drunk, and send it to Sister Victoria. It wouldn't be difficult.
For now, she would enjoy Diona's special concoction.
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