"It’s... it’s nothing serious. I just scraped myself a little."
Eula suddenly realized that several pairs of eyes were staring intently at her. Her entire body seemed to burn with embarrassment as an intoxicating blush instantly spread across her fair cheeks, her voice becoming barely louder than a mosquito’s buzz.
Kamisato Satoru naturally picked up the conversation.
"I think it’s better to play it safe. I’ll take her to the Favonius Cathedral and have Barbara treat her properly. We’ll be heading off first."
Before he’d even finished speaking, Kamisato Satoru had already taken off with Eula in his arms, streaking toward the cathedral’s towering spire like a meteor.
Kamisato Ayaka remained where she was, gazing up at her brother’s receding figure.
A peculiar light shimmered within her beautiful silver-gray eyes.
She couldn’t shake the feeling that there was something rather unusual going on between her brother and the captain of the Reconnaissance Company.
"Ugh... (?_?)"
"How brutal. He has absolutely no respect for a god."
After crashing back down to the ground, Venti rubbed his dizzy temples with a helpless expression.
"But now that I think about it, why does his aura feel different? It’s actually quite similar to those legendary ancient yokai over in Inazuma."
The wind carried away secrets from every corner of the world.
Naturally, it also allowed him to distinguish the deepest hidden auras of all kinds of living beings.
...
Clang... Clang... Clang...
As they entered the quiet Favonius Cathedral, deep and melodious bells echoed throughout the hall.
For a moment, the air seemed filled with a sacred, soothing rhythm that naturally calmed the heart.
"Put me down already! There are so many people watching!"
Eula buried her face against Kamisato Satoru’s shoulder and anxiously whispered into his ear.
Yet to the worshippers and clergy around them, the scene looked exactly like a young couple deeply in love openly acting affectionate in front of everyone.
"Just hang in there a little longer. We’re almost there."
Feeling Eula’s warm breath brushing against the tip of his ear, Kamisato Satoru felt an odd ticklish sensation in his heart.
He was even a little reluctant to let her go.
Soon, Kamisato Satoru once again saw Mondstadt’s immensely popular idol deaconess.
Barbara wore a small white cap and a pristine white deaconess outfit. Her light chestnut hair was tied into playful twin tails, while her sapphire-blue eyes were crystal clear and utterly pure.
"Eula? What happened to you?"
Although Barbara was quite surprised to see Eula being carried like this, she quickly noticed the wounds remaining on her body and hurried forward with concern.
Kamisato Satoru carefully set Eula down on a nearby bench before removing the old bandages wrapped around her arm.
The wounds beneath were still raw and showed no sign of healing whatsoever.
Clearly, the Golden Wolflord’s vicious Corrosion was responsible.
"This energy... It really is troublesome. But I should be able to handle it."
Soft Hydro light gathered around Barbara’s hands.
The gentle energy gradually dissolved the violent, malicious traces of Corrosion, while fresh tissue slowly began growing over Eula’s wounds.
"Mmnh..."
The instant the wound began healing, Eula couldn’t stop a soft moan from escaping her throat.
Startled by the sound she’d made, she hurriedly covered her mouth with her uninjured hand.
Her beautiful face turned completely red with embarrassment, and she felt as though steam might start rising from the top of her head.
The instant the pure Hydro energy touched the injured area, the mixture of numbness, unbearable itching, and faint stinging pain was simply too difficult to endure.
There was no way she could maintain her usual cool facade.
Kamisato Satoru immediately fixed his eyes straight ahead and put on the appearance of a perfect gentleman.
That unexpectedly alluring sound had nearly stirred up thoughts he was desperately trying to keep buried.
...
"Phew... Finally, all done."
Barbara let out a long sigh of relief and wiped the fine beads of sweat from her forehead.
Kamisato Satoru could clearly see the exhaustion in her expression.
Apparently, treating such high-level Corrosion injuries was no easy task even for the young deaconess.
"Thank you so much for this. When you’ve got some free time, come by my shop. I’ll personally make you an entire table of your favorite fiery dishes."
Kamisato Satoru sincerely extended the invitation.
As far as he knew, Barbara was undoubtedly the undisputed champion of spicy food in all of Mondstadt.
Even if she were placed among the spice-loving people of Liyue, she’d still rank near the top.
"Really?"
"Then... do you have Jueyun Chilis at your shop?"
The moment she heard there would be spicy food, Barbara’s previously exhausted eyes instantly lit up.
Her eager expression alone was enough to show just how obsessed she was with intensely spicy flavors.
Kamisato Satoru nodded with an amused smile.
He simply couldn’t understand how a sweet, gentle girl with a Hydro Vision could possibly be so obsessed with food that practically breathed fire.
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