The moment Jean saw him, she looked like a teacher who had finally found the parent of a troublesome student, her face filled with helplessness.
"She’s only blasting a few fish. Isn’t locking a kid up every other day a little excessive?"
"If it were only fish, that would be one thing. The problem is that new explosive Klee recently developed. Its power is simply too ridiculous. A guard just reported that even the Anemo Archon statue in the middle of Cider Lake was knocked crooked by the blast."
In the past, Klee’s bombs had at most blown a crater into the ground.
But for some reason, the power of her latest creation had increased severalfold. The blast had cracked the rock beneath the statue’s foundation, leaving the entire statue leaning toward the lake at an extremely awkward angle.
Kamisato Satoru quietly averted his gaze.
Well... I really can’t claim I had nothing to do with that.
Still, wasn’t the quality of that stone statue a little too poor?
One explosion and it was already crooked?
Besides, someone was going to steal the statue eventually anyway. Having it tilted over now would only make things easier.
"I don’t have time to talk about this right now. I need to find a construction crew and get it repaired as soon as possible. As for Klee, this time she’s staying in solitary confinement until she’s properly reflected on what she did and learned her lesson."
Jean rubbed her aching temples and hurried past him.
She didn’t even notice Mona standing beside Kamisato Satoru.
"Isn’t locking such a little kid in a dark room every day a bit cruel?"
Only after Jean had walked away did Mona quietly mutter her concern.
"Hehe. Didn’t you personally witness the power of that ’Enhanced Version’ Jumpy Dumpty earlier?"
Mona recalled the massive crater that had practically peeled away several feet of earth.
All right.
For the sake of Mondstadt’s natural environment, perhaps locking that little walking disaster up was the safer option.
Creak...
Kamisato Satoru pushed open the library’s heavy wooden door.
Just as expected, Lisa was sitting quietly behind the large desk, reading a thick tome.
Her entire presence radiated the mature, intellectual charm of a wise and knowledgeable woman.
"My, if it isn’t Kamisato Satoru. Coming to see me this late at night? Is there something urgent you need?"
Lisa lazily closed her book, an alluring smile curling at the corners of her lips. Every movement she made carried the seductive charm of a mature woman.
"Or did you come to have a nice, deep discussion with me?"
Hearing such blatantly suggestive words, Mona, who stood nearby, immediately flushed red.
Kamisato Satoru, however, remained perfectly calm.
He had long since grown accustomed to Lisa’s habit of speaking in that teasing tone.
Not only did he refuse to retreat, but a wicked smile appeared on his face as he decided to turn the tables and seize the initiative.
"If Ms. Lisa is genuinely interested, I certainly wouldn’t mind cooperating."
"We could always find a quiet time in private and get together to thoroughly research the profound subject of exactly how life is created."
"You really are shameless!"
Lisa gave a bashful little huff.
Even a faint blush appeared on her mature and beautiful face.
As a knowledgeable witch, she had naturally understood the suggestive meaning hidden in his words immediately.
If it had been one of those ordinary, inexperienced young men, a few casual teases from her would’ve already left him flustered and tongue-tied.
But Kamisato Satoru was a complete anomaly whose skin was thicker than Mondstadt’s city walls.
Lisa silently grumbled to herself that even if she teamed up with Ying’er, the perfume seller from Liyue, and that sly little fox from Inazuma, the three greatest masters of innuendo in all of Teyvat would probably only manage to fight this guy to a draw.
"Now then, what should I call this elegantly dressed young mage?"
Lisa calmly shifted her gaze toward Mona, forcibly changing the subject.
She genuinely feared that if they kept going, the outrageously bold Kamisato Satoru might start discussing certain intimate activities that couldn’t exactly be described in public.
"My name is Astrologist Mona Megistus. Everyone can just call me Mona."
Mona wasn’t particularly surprised that Lisa had recognized her profession at a glance.
After all, her elaborate outfit was unmistakably that of an astrologer, and such clothing was hardly common on the streets of Mondstadt.
As for Mona’s ridiculously long full name, Kamisato Satoru couldn’t remember it no matter how hard he tried.
Not only was it a mouthful, it was absurdly complicated.
In his opinion, very few carbon-based life-forms could accurately memorize that many syllables using nothing but their brains.
"So you’re Mona. I’ve heard your name before. You really are an exceptionally talented young astrologer."
A fleeting hint of surprise flashed through Lisa’s eyes before her signature elegant and courteous smile returned.
"I’ve also heard plenty about Ms. Lisa, the Witch of Purple Rose. You’re the once-in-two-centuries genius witch of the Sumeru Akademiya."
Mona responded with equal politeness.
And just like that, the two smoothly entered a round of professional mutual flattery.
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