Anber's, guest room.
Eula lay on the bed, Stelle's figure occupying her entire field of vision.
Meeting Stelle's golden eyes, Eula felt herself falling into an inescapable vortex.
"Stelle..." Eula slowly reached out, wanting to caress Stelle's cheek.
"Eula, you, have you really thought this through...?" Stelle felt incredibly parched at that moment, as if a flame was constantly burning away her reason.
If Eula gave an affirmative answer, then everything would be irreversible.
So, what was Eula's answer?
It was very simple, she didn't even need to speak.
She propped herself up and pressed her soft lips against Stelle's.
...
Why did it turn out this way...?
Stelle, currently savoring Eula, still had a little bit of her mind left to recall the events of this evening.
Although her hands didn't stop moving.
She remembered agreeing to go to the Cat's Tail Tavern with Eula for a drink.
Of course, she couldn't drink alcohol, so she ended up ordering Diona's special fruit juice.
But Eula kept drinking cup after cup, unable to stop, and then...
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"Ugh, really, those patrons are all avoiding me. I'll remember this grudge, *hiccup*," Eula placed her glass on the table, and because she used a bit too much force, the glass hit the table with a "bang."
This made everyone secretly observing her withdraw their gazes.
Eula's face was flushed, and her speaking tone was somewhat different from usual, with a hint of... allure in her languidness?
Stelle wasn't sure if something was wrong with her to feel this way.
"After all, what happened today has already spread..." Stelle took a sip of fruit juice, then said somewhat helplessly.
The matter of the Lawrence Family colluding with the Fatui couldn't be kept secret at all, because the Snezhnaya embassy had issued a statement first, stating that all of Sergei's plans were his personal ideas and did not represent the stance of Snezhnaya or the Fatui.
Anyway, the general meaning was that even though he used Snezhnaya's official resources to collude with the Lawrence Family, intending to attack Mondstadt... all of this had nothing to do with Snezhnaya.
Soon after, Sergei in the Knights of Favonius's prison was shot seven times in the back with a musket and committed suicide.
Of course, none of this was important. For the Mondstadter people, upon seeing the message released by the Snezhnaya embassy, their main concern was clearly Schubert.
Why was the Lawrence Family's reputation in Mondstadt so bad, to the point that every descendant faced discrimination?
The evil deeds their family committed a thousand years ago were certainly a very important reason, but after all, a thousand years had passed, so why did people still have no change in their perception of Lawrence to this day?
It was precisely because the Lawrence Family refused to repent and constantly committed acts that harmed Mondstadt.
For the past thousand years, they seemed to have been constantly thinking of restoring the rule of the aristocrats. The Mondstadter people, who had long been accustomed to freedom, naturally wouldn't give Lawrence a good look.
It could be said that if it weren't for the Lawrence Family's contributions during the tribal era, at the very beginning of Mondstadt's founding, this family would probably have been completely erased by the angry Mondstadter people long ago.
"Things should get better once the Knights of Favonius's official announcement comes out tomorrow," Stelle couldn't help but say.
Currently, people only knew that the Lawrence Family had colluded with the Fatui, but they didn't know that Eula was the one who stopped it.
Once the Knights of Favonius publicly announced the detailed events tomorrow, everyone's attitude towards Eula should change significantly.
So for now, they could only endure it.
She also really wanted to comfort Eula, but Eula, in her drunken state, seemed to not be listening to anything she said.
"Sigh... really, even if I seek revenge, it wouldn't be on them. I have so many enemies..." Eula swayed her wine glass, looking at Stelle opposite her, the blush on her face deepening.
"Haha..." Stelle chuckled dryly, rubbing her head.
"Eula, shouldn't you, drink a little less? This is already..."
"What's wrong? Anyway, I have nothing to do tomorrow, so I can't even have a few more drinks?" Eula's voice sounded like she was pouting, making Stelle feel her heart skip a beat.
"But, if you get drunk, I..."
"Hah? Me, drunk? I can hold my liquor really well, okay?!" Eula immediately became displeased when she heard Stelle's words.
She then downed another glass of wine.
It seemed she was provoked by Stelle's words and drank even more.
No matter how Stelle tried to persuade her, it was useless, and before long, Eula was already slurring her words.
Stelle could only helplessly wave her hand and call Diona over.
"What do you want?" Diona came to Stelle's side, clearly unhappy.
She was naturally happy that Stelle came today, but seeing the person accompanying Stelle, her happiness was somewhat diminished.
And now, with this person so drunk, Diona was completely unhappy.
"Diona, do you have anything like a hangover cure…?" Stelle leaned close to Diona's cat ear and whispered.
"Meow?! This is a tavern, and you want a hangover cure??" Diona's ears twitched, then she looked at Stelle with some displeasure.
"Uh, I thought Diona you could mix one up…"
"How is that possible? How can a hangover cure be mixed?!" Diona rolled her eyes at Stelle, a little speechless.
She could mix delicious drinks, but that didn't mean she could mix functional things.
"Sigh, I think you'd better take her back quickly. It'll be troublesome if she throws up in the tavern later," Diona sighed helplessly, then said to Stelle.
"Yes, you're right. Please wait, I'll pay you now." Stelle took out her Mora. Eula was clearly in no condition to pay.
Eula was supposed to treat, but now, it seemed Stelle was treating instead.
"Then I'll be going, Diona." Stelle supported Eula by the shoulder and said to Diona.
"Go on, quickly. Don't come with bad adults like this next time." Diona pouted with some dissatisfaction.
"S-Sorry, I'll bring gifts to see you alone next time…"
The two walked out of the tavern. The sky outside was already very dark, with only the streetlights emitting light.
"Eula, Eula?" Stelle softly called Eula's name a few times near her ear.
"Mm… W-What?" Eula groggily opened her eyes, turned her head, and asked Stelle confusedly.
"Where's your home?"
Stelle remembered Amber saying that Eula originally lived in the Knights of Favonius dormitory, but due to the knights' prejudice and ostracism towards her, Eula later used her salary to rent a house and moved out.
But she didn't know where Eula's house was.
"Home? *Hiccup*~ I'm not going back there. Those damned old geezers…" Eula seemed to have misunderstood and said angrily.
"I'm not talking about Lawrences. I'm talking about where you live now… Eh? Don't fall asleep!" Stelle saw Eula showing signs of wanting to close her eyes and quickly shook her shoulder.
Unfortunately, Eula still closed her eyes.
This wouldn't do. The two of them couldn't just stand there on the street.
"Forget it, let's go to Anber's guest room for the night." Stelle sighed helplessly.
She wondered if Amber had returned yet…
As stated, thanks to @[Matou Sakura] for the Panty reward.
This should be the largest reward received for this book. According to the extra chapter rules, I now owe four new chapters.
However, four is an unlucky number, so the author will round it up; currently, I owe five new chapters.
It's just that the author has some personal matters to attend to tonight, so the extra chapters might have to start tomorrow. My apologies.
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