"Everyone, your bubble tea is ready."
Noelle came upstairs carrying a large tray. A sweet fragrance wafted from the delicate porcelain cups.
"Noelle, sit down and take a break with us. We’re officially on private break time now."
Whoosh!
Kamisato Satoru’s figure vanished instantly, then returned to his seat less than two breaths later.
"Manager, what if more customers come into the shop downstairs?"
"Don’t worry. I put up the ’Temporarily Closed’ sign while I was at it. We’ll open whenever we feel like opening."
Kamisato Ayaka and the others exchanged looks.
Can you really make money running a business like this?
Kamisato Satoru didn’t care in the slightest. He firmly believed that as long as the drinks tasted good, repeat customers would eventually come looking for them on their own.
"Besides, with a super customer like Paimon around, our daily revenue is practically guaranteed."
Kamisato Satoru grinned mischievously as he teased her.
"Haha! You summed it up perfectly!"
Lumine was the first to burst out laughing, making Paimon spin furiously in midair.
"Lumine, don’t forget. Every Mora Paimon spends comes straight out of your pocket."
Kamisato Ayaka gently reminded her from the side.
The room suddenly fell deathly silent.
The smile on Lumine’s face instantly froze.
She seemed to turn into a stone statue, as though several crows had genuinely flown over her head.
"Paimon... I think you should probably eat fewer snacks from now on."
Thinking about how all the Mora she’d worked so hard to earn from commissions ended up turning into food in Paimon’s stomach made Lumine’s heart ache.
"Got it..."
Paimon lowered her head pitifully and muttered under her breath.
She felt as though life’s greatest pleasure was slowly slipping away from her.
"By the way, Kamisato Satoru, Acting Grand Master Jean sent someone with a message earlier. She wants us to meet at the Knights of Favonius Headquarters later to discuss what to do about Dvalin."
"All right. I’ll be there on time."
Kamisato Satoru thought for a moment, then nodded.
It seemed the Fatui had been putting considerable pressure on Mondstadt.
Since he’d already promised Barbatos that he would help with this matter, he might as well go along with it.
"Noelle, I’ll leave the shop in your hands this afternoon. If you get tired, just close up and go home to rest."
"No problem, Manager."
Warmth filled Noelle’s heart.
She felt as though she’d found the best boss in the entire world.
After everyone left the shop, they discovered that quite a few residents were still gathered outside, waiting to buy drinks.
"How is this place already this popular?"
Eula could hardly believe they were drawing this much traffic outside regular mealtimes.
"This is only the beginning. Tomorrow will be even busier."
Kamisato Satoru remained perfectly calm about it.
After all, he hadn’t even started using any real marketing strategies yet. For now, the shop’s business was being driven entirely by word of mouth.
...
Knock, knock, knock.
"Come in."
They pushed open the office door and entered one after another.
"Acting Grand Master Jean, Lisa, we brought you some refreshments from the shop on our way here."
Kamisato Satoru handed Jean a refreshing Lemon Mint drink, then passed Lisa a fragrant latte.
"Thank you. I was just getting thirsty."
"My, this aroma really is irresistible."
Lisa took a small sip and gave a satisfied smile.
"Things have simply been too busy lately. Once the Stormterror situation settles down, I’ll definitely visit your shop in person."
A hint of apology appeared on Jean’s exhausted face.
"Then we’ll look forward to your visit."
"Acting Grand Master Jean, we found this where Dvalin landed before. Do you recognize it?"
Lumine retrieved a crystal radiating an eerie crimson glow from her storage space.
"Ouch!"
Lisa reached out, intending to sense it, only to abruptly pull her hand back before her fingertip even touched it.
"This object is filled with extremely ominous impurities. They seem to strongly repel the elemental power within an allogene’s body."
Lisa frowned slightly, resting her chin on one hand as her tone became serious.
"Do you have any other clues besides this?"
"Not for now. I’m afraid I’ll have to search through some ancient texts in the restricted section of the library before I can give you an answer."
Lisa shook her head helplessly.
"All right. Sorry to trouble you. Since this thing doesn’t seem to affect the Traveler, I’ll leave it in your care for now."
Lumine nodded and put the crimson teardrop-shaped crystal away again.
"Lumine, on behalf of the Knights of Favonius, I would like to formally invite you to serve as an Honorary Knight, and to express my gratitude for everything you’ve done."
"Wow! Honorary Knight? That sounds amazing!"
Paimon excitedly flew around in two circles.
"In the days ahead, we’ll still need your help uncovering more of these mysteries."
"No problem. Leave it to me!"
Lumine accepted with a serious nod.
Kamisato Satoru nearly burst out laughing from the side.
As expected of Teyvat’s number-one errand runner.
She’s officially on the payroll now.
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