Chapter 267: A Hangover

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Yomite regarded the flowers in his hands before returning his attention to Lumine.

His smile grew wider as he reached for her face.

Her cheeks went bright red as his finger traced down her jawline and her chin, before finally landing on her lips.

When his thumb gently grazed her lower lip, she trembled.

The gesture was so gentle and romantic, she felt like melting.

She stood on her tiptoes and gazed up at him with wide eyes and a quivering lower lip, hoping he would bend down and kiss her right there.

Before she realized it, he had already lowered his head and pressed his lips to hers, granting her wish.

Her first instinct was to close her eyes, next, she lifted her hands to his shoulders.

As the kiss intensified, one of his hands was on her waist and the other was stroking her hair.

She was very inexperienced...but also very eager to learn everything about Yomite she could possibly know.

She had never kissed anyone romantically before, and she definitely did not know what to do.

Yomite took advantage of this by intensifying the kiss, intensifying it until he had complete control over her, until he had her completely wrapped around his finger.

Their tongues intertwined, exploring each other's mouths thoroughly.

When the kiss eventually ended, Yomite moved back slightly and rested his forehead against hers.

Yomite could not help but burst into laughter after a brief period of silence.

"Are you really sure? As Paimon and Monika have said, I turned out to be a Casanova. I thought you wanted to find your brother and leave this world, to go exploring other worlds as you used to. Wouldn't getting tied down by me be such a waste? What would your brother think?"

"I don't have interest in any of that..." Her voice shook as her eyes met his, "Once I find my brother...we can settle down in this world... The only thing I fear...is that my lifespan is much longer than...yours. So please..let me do whatever makes you happy...and I'll happily follow you wherever you lead me, as long as I'm able to spend the rest of your life with you."

She closed her eyes, waiting for his answer.

What exactly did she say...?

A longer lifespan?

'Yeah...come to think of it...she is much older than I am...like...by a lot...well...The earrings that I bought for Fischl could raise my lifespan by a lot, if we figure out how to activate them...but that's her gift so that's out of the question...I am pretty sure I would be able to find similar artifacts or some elixirs to extend my life and the lives of my companions, if it ever comes down to it. Not to mention, as my body was created by a God, I should technically have a high lifespan as well, right?'

As though fearing his hesitation, Lumine looked up at him, tears threatening to spill out of her eyes.

"...If you are willing to give me the chance to prove myself worthy of you, I swear that I will do my best to be the perfect wife for you. I-I-I am already learning how to cook! I used to be bad...but now it's not the worst anymore."

"Don't cry..." He chuckled, wiping away her tears with his thumb, "You don't need to know how to cook, I will cook for you... Of course I will accept it, you ridiculous girl... To think that you are so willing to commit to me when I already have two lovers...this world is just too weird."

Lumine blushed deeply, burying her face in his chest and hiding it from view.

"Uhh, well, y...you just...you are...just, so...popular...you gave me no choice but to finally confess..." She whimpered.

Oh yes, he had noticed that.

Many people seemed more interested in his company lately...

Unlike back at Earth...

Not only women were looking his way, but also men looked at him weirdly...

A popular phase...?

It was obvious to him that some of these people were jealous he was traveling with such beauties all the time, but some of the gazes he received weren't hostile nor curious, rather...as if the men were checking him out?

As bizarre and frightening as that sounded...

He didn't notice this in Liyue so far, but here, in Mondstadt...Mondstadt was full of them...

Some of them didn't look as scary, but they certainly were not normal either...

Yomite hugged Lumine closer, resting his chin on top of her head, while she was still hiding in embarrassment.

He sighed, "Let's see...First things first, what happened yesterday? Where is everyone? Hu Tao and Fischl came to my room early into the morning and fell asleep...where is everyone else?"

"Well..." She started, "We had the party downstairs in the living room...and so everyone is sleeping in the living room..."

"In the living room...?"

"Yes..."

"...Why didn't they go into their rooms?"

"Everyone...drank a little too much of Mondstadt's Dandelion Wine from Diluc, and they passed out on the living room floor..." She explained.

"…Okay..." He nodded, "I don't think any of the other girls besides you ever drank alcohol before... I should probably make some soup to help with their hangover...do you have any chicken or dove meat? I'm going to need something to cook it with."

"Sorry, only a boar meat, but I have vegetables we can use," She answered apologetically.

"Nah, boars won't do," He shook his head, "But the veggies are good. I'll visit someone real quick and bring some doves or something, I'll be back later..."

He gave her one last kiss before he hurried out of the house.

The streets were pretty quiet...

It was almost like it was still night time...

But the sun was rising now, and he was sure that the man who could sell him dove meat was already up and kicking, even if it was currently around 6 in the morning.