Finally, as evening approached, the four of them returned from Xingluo Lake.
"Oh, right, Klee."
Ying and Paimon looked at Klee with some curiosity.
"We caused such a commotion at Xingluo Lake today, is that alright?"
Thinking back to the commotion he caused while frying fish with Klee, Paimon still felt a chill run down his spine.
"Hmm..."
Klee scratched her head, looked at the concerned looks in their eyes, and smiled.
"It's alright. Generally speaking, if Klee goes to fry fish, then Jean will put her in solitary confinement..."
"Solitary confinement?"
Paimon said with some surprise.
"Yes, that's right!"
Keli nodded, but her eyes remained clear as she looked at Jiang Mu and the others.
"Hmm... Although... being in solitary confinement... must be very uncomfortable, but... the fish was delicious, so it was worth it!"
Upon hearing this, the group was taken aback, and then their expressions towards Keli softened considerably.
Jiang Mu gently rubbed Keli's little head and said with a smile.
"Klee, when you go, just tell Jean that I took you there. That way, you shouldn't have to be put in solitary confinement."
"Really?"
Upon hearing this, Keli's eyes lit up, and she nodded heavily at Jiang Mu.
After seeing Klee enter the Knights, Jiang Mu, Ying, and Paimon thought for a moment and then walked together toward the direction of the Angel's Gift.
"Then let's go ask Charles first."
Looking at Jiang Mu, Ying offered her suggestion.
"Okay, no problem."
Jiang Mu smiled, and then the group stepped into the Angel's Gift.
………………
"Long time no see! Would you like grape juice or apple juice?"
Looking at the two of them, Charles asked with a smile.
"haven't seen you for a long time."
Ying looked at Charles, still slightly dissatisfied.
"Why is there still absolutely no alcohol option for me...?"
"hehe……"
Charles simply smiled and said nothing more.
“Um, Charles.”
Paimon seemed to remember the purpose of their visit, looked at Charles, and asked.
Have you seen a blond stranger wearing an eye patch?
Upon hearing this, Charles nodded, clearly remembering the customer.
“He comes here every night, just to drink alcohol and nothing else.”
"and……"
At this point, Charles gave a wry smile and said.
"And sometimes he'll mix his own drinks after ordering them..."
At this point, Charles nodded, crossed his arms, and nodded in approval.
"I don't know about other things, but judging from his choice of liquor and his bartending skills, he is a gentleman with a great taste in liquor."
"So, what does Lord Diluc think of him?"
"This...hehe..."
Charles smiled and said.
"What I just said is the opinion of Lord Diluc—a gentleman with a great taste for wine."
"As expected of Diluc..."
Paimon remarked with some emotion.
"As expected, he will only do so after he has finished his investigation..."
"If you're looking for this gentleman..."
Seemingly understanding the three men's purpose, Charles thought for a moment and said.
"He just ordered a new bottle of wine yesterday, and he should be coming today."
As he spoke, Charles raised his hand slightly.
"There are too many customers on the first floor, and it's too noisy. If you want to wait, please go to the second floor."
"Okay, thank you."
As they spoke, Jiang Mu and the other two exchanged glances and sat down on the second floor near the railing. From here, they could roughly see the entire first floor of the tavern, especially the area around Charles's bar.
"Ugh...so boring..."
After waiting for a while, Paimon started complaining.
"Hmm... there are some, indeed..."
As he spoke, Jiang Mu thought for a moment, then took something out of the system space.
“Come on, Ying, and Paimon, I’ll teach you how to play Dou Dizhu.”
………………
Just as the three people upstairs were engrossed in playing Dou Dizhu (a card game), a commotion suddenly came from the bar where Charles was.
"Ah, welcome, sir. Your ordered wine is ready."
Upon hearing this, the three of them immediately perked up, threw down their playing cards, and carefully climbed onto the edge of the railing like a human pyramid.
Yes, that's roughly what the scene looks like.
Paimon
fluorescent
ginger wood
………………
"Hmm..."
Paimon exclaimed with delight upon seeing the man's appearance.
"That person has really come! Let's go down and take a look!"
"Um!"
Ying and Jiang Mu exchanged a glance, nodded, and then walked downstairs.
"Hello."
When I got downstairs, the person had already picked up the wine they ordered and sat down in a corner seat.
Standing behind that person, Ying thought for a moment and then spoke.
"Hello, I am... an honorary knight of the Knights of Favonius."
"..."
"Hello, I am an adventurer from the Adventurers' Guild."
"..."
Silence remained.
"Hello, I am a traveler."
After thinking about it again, Ying spoke up.
"Traveler?"
Upon hearing this, the man finally reacted, but instead of turning around, he continued to ask.
"Then...why do you travel?"
"..."
This time, Ying fell silent. After a long while, she slowly replied.
"In order to find lost relatives."
"..."
After a moment of silence, the person slowly spoke.
"That's a good reason. Sit down, sit across from me."
After saying that, the man fell silent.
"This... does this mean we've already made contact... what a strange guy..."
Looking at the blond man in front of him, Paimon asked with some confusion.
………………
After the three of them finally sat down, the man in front of them slowly raised his head and looked at the two people and the emergency food. But the moment he saw Jiang Mu, his eyes widened suddenly.
"What's wrong?"
Sensing something was amiss, Jiang Mu asked in confusion.
"nothing……"
Shaking his head slightly, the man turned his gaze to Paimon, who was standing between the two, and asked in confusion.
"The little thing next to you..."
"oh!"
Ying nodded, looked at Paimon, and spoke softly in her expectant gaze.
"It's emergency food."
"Hey, that's totally wrong!"
Paimon stomped his feet wildly in the air, expressing his extreme dissatisfaction.
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