"Eh? Didn't sleep all night?" Stelle looked at Oz in surprise.
"Yes, please forgive me. My young lady is still growing, so please let her rest well." Oz bowed his head slightly and explained very sincerely to the two.
"That's strange. Is the Prinzessin suffering from insomnia because she didn't sleep in a palace?" Paimon spread her hands and asked curiously.
"Well, I didn't ask clearly…" Oz's tone was hesitant. He also didn't know what was going on with his young lady.
"Alright, let Fischl rest well. Anyway, we've pretty much cleared the meteorites near Springvale." Stelle first said to Oz, then subtly glanced at Lumine.
Coincidentally, Lumine was also looking at her and gave an embarrassed smile.
"Thank you both for your understanding. I'll head back now." Oz quickly thanked them, then flapped his wings and flew towards Fischl's room.
Once Oz left, Stelle turned to look at Lumine, her eyes carrying a hint of resentment.
"So, sorry about that…" Lumine awkwardly rubbed her head.
Last night, they actually noticed some noise outside the door.
Stelle originally wanted to check the situation, but Lumine, who was in the mood, couldn't possibly let Stelle leave her.
So, the strange sound outside the door was ultimately left unresolved, and later when Stelle went out, she didn't see anything unusual.
Until now, they finally understood what that sound they heard last night was.
To put it bluntly, it was still Lumine's fault for not closing the door properly.
And she deliberately left the light on, so the situation inside the room could be seen clearly from outside.
But from inside the room, they couldn't see what was happening outside.
"What should we do?" Stelle sighed and asked Lumine helplessly.
"Well… it's fine. Anyway, you probably won't give up on her in the end, right?" Lumine smiled awkwardly, then said to Stelle.
"How could that be! I, I, uh, well…" Stelle's voice trailed off as she spoke, losing confidence.
To be honest, the first time she saw Fischl, that impulse in her heart couldn't be denied.
This feeling must have come from within, not from the influence of her succubus physique.
Because she had met many women by now; there was a large group of female Knights of Favonius, and many of them were beautiful. If it were only from her physique's influence, then she should have that feeling for everyone.
But in reality, very few people evoked that feeling. So far, only a few… well, she couldn't say just a few, but no matter what, it still depended on the person.
With Fischl, the moment she saw her, it was as if she had locked onto her prey.
"What are you two talking about? I don't understand a single thing?" Paimon looked at the two speaking in code with a puzzled expression.
"No, it's nothing. Let's hurry to town and check the situation." Stelle shook her head and quickly said to Paimon.
"Yes, let's go quickly!" Lumine immediately agreed and directly quickened her pace.
Seeing this, Stelle also quickly followed, leaving Paimon standing there dumbfounded.
"Hey! Wait for me!"
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Just as they arrived in town, they ran into Mr. Duraf.
"Ah, good morning, Mr. Duraf. How is the situation in town now?" Paimon immediately stepped forward and asked Mr. Duraf.
"Thanks to you, the situation in town is pretty good now." Mr. Duraf seemed to be in a good mood and said to them with a smile.
"Speaking of which, why haven't I seen that little girl in purple?"
"She's feeling a bit unwell today, so we let her rest first," Stelle explained.
They felt a bit guilty saying this, because if they thought about it carefully, they were the culprits who caused Fischl to not sleep all night.
"Is that so… You truly work hard." Mr. Duraf couldn't help but sigh upon hearing this. He seemed to think that Fischl's discomfort was due to being too tired yesterday.
"It's no trouble at all, no trouble at all…" Stelle smiled awkwardly.
"Oh, right, you two, someone sent a message saying that a lady named Adelinde would like to invite you as guests to Dawn Winery." Mr. Duraf suddenly remembered something and said to the two.
"Adelinde? Isn't that the head maid of Dawn Winery?!" Paimon exclaimed in surprise.
"Do you know each other?" Stelle looked at them curiously.
Although she had been to Dawn Winery, she didn't have much of an impression of this Damselette.
It seemed that Master Diluc had personally received them back then, and she hadn't seen many maids at all.
"Hmm, we've received commissions from the maids of Dawn Winery before, so we're quite familiar with Adelinde," Paimon nodded.
"Haha, it seems Adelinde is your friend. Please hurry along, Miss Fischl will be well taken care of by everyone in our town, so don't worry."
"Understood," Lumine said with a nod.
"Hehe… I wonder if Adelinde will prepare some delicious pastries for us," Paimon said with some anticipation.
As the Damselette, Adelinde's culinary skills were naturally excellent.
Every time they received a commission from there, Adelinde would treat them well.
Moreover, the Reward for commissions from Dawn Winery was usually quite generous.
"Then let's set off."
It didn't take long to walk from Springvale to Dawn Winery, and now that Fischl wasn't with them, they could directly use that very convenient thing.
Teleportation.
There were Teleport Waypoints near Dawn Winery and Springvale.
This allowed them to arrive at the earliest possible time, so much so that when they reached Dawn Winery, Adelinde was still preparing for their arrival.
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"I'm truly sorry, I didn't expect you to arrive so quickly," Adelinde placed a cup of black tea in front of Lumine and apologized to them.
"It's alright, we just arrived too early," Lumine rubbed her head.
Although they wouldn't get to enjoy the pastries Adelinde had prepared, it was still a good thing to resolve the matter sooner.
"Hmm, beautiful lady, it's a pleasure to meet you. I am Adelinde, the Damselette of Dawn Winery."
Adelinde first introduced herself to Lumine, whom she hadn't met before.
"Hello," Lumine also politely nodded.
This Damselette's demeanor was completely different from the several maids she had seen before; it was cool yet carried a hint of authority.
However, it didn't give her the same impulse she felt when she first met Fischl.
"I've invited the two of you here because there's an important matter that requires your help." Adelinde's gaze lingered on Lumine's face for a few seconds before she began to speak of the main issue.
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