Chapter 480: Encounter at the Festival
Naganohara Yorimiya, the current owner of the Naganohara Fireworks Shop, is also one of Kamisato Ayaka's partners in resisting the Eye Hunting Order.
For example, the fake Eye of God that Hanshiro gave to Liu Bai before was given to him by Xiao Gong.
The person who made the fake Eye of God was a skilled craftsman named Masakatsu.
Since the Shogunate army discovered the existence of the fake God's Eye, they have been tracking down the person who made the fake God's Eye in the past few days, and Masakatsu was also captured by Tenryo Bugyo in the past two days.
Kamisato Ayaka asked Ying and the others to come to Naganohara Fireworks Shop in order to ask for their help in rescuing Masakatsu.
"This is the fake Eye of God. It's exactly the same as the one Brother Liu Bai gave me..."
Since Klevi possessed the Eye of God, she took a fake Wind-type Eye of God from Xiao Palace. After looking at the fake Eye of God in her hand, she couldn't help but mutter this.
"It's a pity that I didn't install the bomb. When I have time, I'll go back to Mondstadt and ask Klee to help me modify it..."
Krevy said with some regret.
Compared to the fake Eyes of God that Liu Bai gave her last time, these fake Eyes of God can only serve as an impersonation.
If it was the fake Eye of God from last time, one eye would be enough to wipe out an entire Eye Hunting Order team.
Just like that, Ying and the others, together with Xiao Gong, began to prepare to rescue Zheng Sheng.
But too many people would easily expose them during the infiltration, so after some consideration, Ying and Xiaogong decided to leave Paimon and Klevi outside.
Although they were a little depressed, they had no choice but to nod.
So, Ying and Xiao Gong sneaked into the prison of the town magistrate's office together.
The infiltration process was quite smooth, but when they found the imprisoned Zhengsheng, Ying and Xiaogong were obviously stunned for a moment.
Inside Zhengsheng's cell, there was a large table with sumptuous dishes and even a pot of wine.
He was sitting at the table enjoying the dishes. He did not look like a criminal being caught by Tianling Fengxing at all. Instead, he looked like a distinguished guest being treated to delicious food and wine by Tianling Fengxing.
"...?"
Ying and Xiao Gong looked at each other, and their first reaction was...
"trap?"
"I think it is……"
Thinking of this, the two became alert and began to observe the surroundings and the cell.
In the cell, Masakatsu, who had eaten his fill, rubbed his stomach, stood up and returned to the bed, sat on the bed and picked up a light novel, which was the latest version released by Yaedo.
Ying and Xiaogong watched outside vigilantly for a long time, but they found nothing wrong and didn't see any ambush.
After reading the light novel for a while, Masakatsu simply lay down on the bed to rest because he was bored.
After observing for so long, Ying, Xiaogong and the others could no longer sit still and carefully pried open the lock of the prison door.
"Xiao Gong? Are you here to save me?"
After the two men opened the door and walked into the cell, Zhengsheng woke up in shock.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, he saw Xiao Gong and Ying put a finger to their mouths, so he had to keep quiet.
"Come with us, let's go out and talk..."
Xiao Gong reminded Zheng Sheng quietly.
Masakatsu nodded, then followed behind Yoshimiya and Ying and secretly escaped from the town magistrate's prison.
After escaping from the town magistrate's office, the two learned about the situation in prison from Masakatsu.
When he was first arrested he was indeed treated roughly, but suddenly someone from above gave an order for the jailers to treat him well.
So, without knowing it, Zhengsheng felt more comfortable in prison than at home, except that he could not leave.
"Hmm... Could it be that Linghua ordered it?"
After listening to Zhengsheng's explanation, Xiaogong scratched her head in confusion. After all, among those in the same camp as them, the highest-ranking person Xiaogong knew was the eldest daughter of Shebuxing.
However, the town magistrate's office usually only obeys the tenryo magistrate, otherwise they would not have to rush to rescue Masakatsu.
In the end, the two of them couldn't figure it out, so they just let it go and took Masakatsu back to the Naganohara Fireworks Shop.
However, Zhengsheng has already been arrested, and he will definitely be wanted after escaping from prison, so he will probably have to hide for some time to come.
After rescuing Masakatsu, Ying and the others returned to the Mokuroku Tea House and reported the situation to Kamisato Ayaka.
Kamisato Ayaka was relieved to hear that Masakatsu was rescued, but she denied that she had asked the people from the Town Magistrate's Office to entertain Masakatsu. After all, the Town Magistrate's Office was indeed not called the Town Magistrate's Office.
The town magistrate's office is equivalent to the public security bureau, while the shrine magistrate's office is responsible for protecting traditional culture.
……
“Remember the festival you experienced in Inazuma a year ago?”
That evening, Nashida suddenly asked Liu Bai.
"What festival?"
Liu Bai looked back at Nashida in confusion.
"What about this?"
Seeing that Liu Bai couldn't remember, Nashida had to change her clothes into an Inazuma outfit.
She was wearing a light green kimono with an emerald green bow tied at the back.
Exactly the same as a year ago.
"Oh, I have some impression of this..."
Looking at Nashida changing into Inazuma's clothes, Liu Bai nodded in sudden realization.
When Nashida and I attended the festival last year, a kind-hearted man named Xiaogong helped us catch a goldfish each. Now the two goldfish are still being kept in the little white house.
I don’t know if they really want to leave the little white house. They have already laid a fish tank full of cubs in the little white house. Fortunately, the fish tank prepared by Nashida is big enough, otherwise they would not be able to keep all the cubs.
"Let's go, let's go to the festival~ Funina must not know there's a festival today~"
Then Nashida took Liu Bai's hand and spoke to him.
Liu Bai did not refuse and was led to the door by Nashida's hand.
But just as Nashida opened the door, a girl with blue and white gradient hair stood at the door.
She was wearing a dark blue kimono with white lily of the valley patterns on it.
"Hmm, what a coincidence, Xiaobai~Buyer~"
"Oh no, my two distinguished guests, I wonder if I, Fukalos, would have the honor to invite you to participate in the festival of the Thunder Country."
Furninna asked Liu Bai and Nashida with a smile on her face.
She heard everything Nashida said just now.
"Well……"
Seeing Fernina blocking the door, Nashida puffed up her cheeks in dissatisfaction.
Does she have some misunderstanding about intimacy? Does it mean that it is not an intimate act if she invites me to join in?
But since Fernina said so, Nashida couldn't refuse. After all, it was not her who organized the festival, and she couldn't ask Fernina not to go.
However, Nashida was not polite. On the way to Ganjin Island, she kept her arm around Liu Bai's arm and stuck to him as if showing off.
"Oh, there are so many fireflies in the wild tonight!"
However, Finina did not notice Nashida's little action. After leaving Inazuma City and arriving at the White Fox Wilderness, she exclaimed in surprise at the bright green light in the sky.
"firefly……!"
Liu Bai's pupils suddenly shrank, and he remembered the fireflies he saw last year.
Although this thing looks like a green light at night, its true form is actually a terrifying insect...
"Run, girl! These fireflies are bugs!"
Then Liu Bai screamed, grabbed a person with one hand, carried him on his shoulder and ran away.
"...?"
On Liu Bai's shoulder, Finina blinked, turned her head in confusion and looked at Nashida on the other side.
"Maybe he...hates bugs."
Nashida spread her hands and spoke to Furninda.
After they ran to a safe place and could no longer see the fireflies, Liu Bai let Nashida and Furninna go with a sense of relief.
Compared to Nashida who had long been accustomed to it, Funina, who could only occasionally come into contact with Liu Bai, couldn't help blushing. She had to lower her head and adjust her clothes to cover up her shyness.
"But I miss it so much. When I was being chased by that big crab, he carried me like this after pulling me away..."
Furninna muttered to herself.
"Ahem, it seems like fireflies are really hard to get along with, but we're almost there for the festival, so let's hurry over there."
After calming down, Funina coughed lightly and pointed to Ganjin Island as a reminder.
Liu Bai and Nashida nodded, and then continued to move towards Ganjin Island.
Because the fireflies prompted Liu Bai to quicken her pace, they arrived at the festival a little earlier than expected.
"Why did this couple bring a child with them when they went out on a date..."
As the three of them were walking around the festival, Nashida's ears suddenly twitched and she heard someone whispering in the distance.
"Well……"
This made Nashida's face puff up.
The next moment, Nashida's body began to grow rapidly and her clothes changed accordingly.
Not long after, Nashida appeared on Liu Bai's body in the form of a girl, and the kimono on her body changed from light green to white with a hint of light green.
"Eh?"
"what?"
Just as Nashida completed her transformation, the three of them suddenly ran into the other four.
"Little yellow hair, what a coincidence~"
Liu Bai raised his hand and greeted Ying, one of the four people opposite.
"Ahem, it's Liu Bai and... Nashida? And who is this one?"
Ying, who was wearing a mask on one side of her head, greeted Liu Bai, but was a little confused when she saw the two girls wearing Inazuma costumes beside Liu Bai.
This was the first time Ying saw the grown-up Narcida and Funina from Fontaine.
"Mr. Liu Bai, Lady Nashida, Lady Funina..."
Sitting next to Ying, Kamisato Ayaka felt a little embarrassed as she didn't expect to meet an acquaintance, but she still stepped forward to greet Liu Bai and the others.
"Brother Liu Bai~Sister Nashida~Lady Funina~"
Squeezing next to Ying and Kamisato Ayaka, Klevi also stretched out her hand to greet them.
Krev grew up in Fontaine since she was a child. Although she never left the Hearth House, she still knew Funina.
"What a coincidence that you are also here to visit the festival. This is the traveler, right? I have heard of you. You can call me... Never mind. It's vacation time now. You should just call me Funina."
Funina also responded to Kamisato Ayaka and the others.
"Ahem, we seem to have too many people. It's not convenient for us to go shopping together, so let's go shopping separately. But remember to have fun."
After looking at the number of people on both sides, Nashida coughed lightly and made a suggestion.
"That's a good idea!"
Finina on the side immediately agreed. Although it was lively with so many people together, the atmosphere was completely different from what she wanted when she first invited Liu Bai and Nashida.
"Of course it's no problem, you guys should have fun too."
Ying and the others also agreed, and then both sides gave way to each other and started to visit the festival.
For Liu Bai, visiting the festival is equivalent to visiting a night market. He has to buy and try any food he sees, and he has to join in the fun if there is anything fun.
So the three of them strolled slowly, licking the apple candies they had just bought as they walked.
Originally, Nashida wanted to buy two, one for Funina and one for herself and Liu Bai to eat together, but Liu Bai felt that half an apple was not enough, so he bought another one, making it one apple candy for each of them.
Although it was not her favorite pastry, it was sweet food after all, so Funina licked it happily.
"Well……?"
"Yaou!"
While licking, Liu Bai's apple candy got stuck in his mouth, so he had to turn back and ask Nashida for help.
"No one eats like you."
Nashida felt a little angry and amused, and finally she rolled her eyes and reached out to support Liu Bai's chin.
click -
With a little force, the apple stuck in the mouth broke into foam.
When Nashida withdrew her hand, she also grabbed the stick on the apple candy that Liu Bai was holding in his mouth and pulled it out.
"Beep, beep, beep..."
Liu Bai had no choice but to chew and swallow the apple candy that he could have licked for a long time.
But before he could feel sad for long, his eyes suddenly locked on the giant squid on the grill not far away.
"Wow, grilled squid, boss, give me three skewers of grilled squid!"
Liu Bai immediately moved closer and spoke to the stall owner.
“I don’t eat squid.”
Nashida pulled Liu Bai's clothes to remind him.
She wouldn't eat seafood unless Liu Bai fed her with his own hands or mouth.
"It's okay girl, I'll eat two skewers."
Liu Bai answered without hesitation.
"..."
Nashida was a little depressed, while Furninna next to her focused her attention on the stall nearby.
Three-color dumplings, senbei, taiyaki, bird egg grilled...
She only comes to Inazuma once every five hundred years. If she doesn't eat these things, she might never be able to eat them again!
Compared to these Inazuma snacks, grilled squid can be eaten everywhere.
So, after seeking Liu Bai's advice, Funina packed three servings of each snack.
One for himself, one for Liu Bai, and one for Narcida. If Narcida didn't eat it, she would take it home for Clorinde.
"Oh, this is delicious, Fufu!"
"Yeah, yeah, I think this is delicious too. It's worthy of being the famous Taiyaki!"
"Beep, beep, beep..."
The two of them happily enjoyed the snacks.
"Um...Buyer, try this?"
At this time, Furninna found that Nashida was not so happy. After hesitating for a while, she took out a piece of senbei and moved closer to Nashida.
"..."
Looking at the senbei that Fernina handed to her mouth, Nashida snorted lightly, then opened her mouth and took a bite.
The senbei tasted pretty good, but Nashida always felt like something was missing.
Looking at the bird egg cake in Liu Bai's hand, Nashida reached out and pulled his sleeve.
"I want to eat this in your hand."
Nashida hinted to Liu Bai.
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ps: This chapter is 2k+2k. In addition, due to certain circumstances, it may not be updated this year.