Chapter 151

Lumine was questioning everything at this moment.

Her brother was enjoying life as a prince, while she had to endure hardships, eating whatever she could find and sleeping outdoors. Everything she had acquired along the way was simply what he had left behind.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Her expression grew darker.

At that moment, Lumine had completely made up her mind.

She no longer considered Sora her brother.

She had been desperately searching for him, while he was living in comfort elsewhere? 

What a joke!

Thinking of this, Lumine's mentality completely changed.

Brother? Who was that? 

She had no idea.

For now, she just wanted to focus on eating and drinking. She had other things to do. That useless brother? Whoever wanted him could take him.

Paimon noticed Lumine's darkened expression and became worried. She could tell that Lumine was not in a good mood.

"Let's go!" Lumine said.

"Go back to sleep."

After saying that, she immediately got up and walked toward the room. Seeing this, Paimon quickly followed her.

That night, Lumine hugged the blanket in silence. Clearly, she had not yet recovered from the revelation Takumi had given her.

As for whether Takumi had lied to her? 

She thought back to all her experiences. Everything matched up perfectly.

So it was true!!

This realization made her even more upset.

She silently made up her mind—when she saw her brother, she would cut him down. Let him know what true pain was!

The night passed in silence.

Lumine barely got any sleep.

When she woke up, she was in a daze for a moment before shaking Paimon awake.

"Paimon, get up."

They had things to do today.

They had to return the Holy Lyre.

Paimon, still half-asleep, groaned in protest.

"Lumine, I haven't slept enough yet!!"

Hearing this, Lumine rolled her eyes.

"Then go back to sleep. I'm going to get breakfast."

With that, Lumine ignored Paimon.

Go back to sleep if you want. If she had to wake Paimon up every morning, that would make her a fool.

However, as soon as Paimon heard the word "breakfast," she immediately became alert.

"Wait for me! You can't leave me behind!!"

She quickly got up in a panic.

How could she miss out on breakfast?

Lumine glanced at her floating companion with disdain.

She was too lazy to say anything.

Maybe she should sell Paimon off someday. See if anyone wanted her in exchange for some money.

The two stepped out of the room.

At that moment, Takumi was already awake and having breakfast.

"Oh, you're up?" Takumi greeted them.

"Go brush your teeth and then come eat."

Paimon's eyes lit up when she saw that Takumi had prepared breakfast.

"You're the best!!"

"Wait for me, I'll go brush my teeth!"

With that, she flew straight to the bathroom.

Lumine, meanwhile, felt a little awkward but still expressed her gratitude.

"Thank you, Mr. Takumi."

After saying that, she also went to freshen up.

Once they had finished washing up, Paimon wasted no time rushing out and immediately started eating, completely ignoring table manners.

Lumine felt a bit embarrassed. Paimon was truly shameless. But seeing that Takumi didn't seem to mind, she relaxed.

Apparently, he was fine with it.

"Takumi, can you tell me about the current state of Liyue?"

"I'm planning to go to Liyue and find a job."

Hearing this, Takumi nearly choked on his food.

He looked at Lumine in shock.

Find a job?

Wasn't she supposed to be traveling?

"Weren't you searching for your brother?"

Did she really give up that easily?

Lumine nodded without hesitation.

"I'm done looking. If he wants to be lost, then let him be lost."

"I don't have a brother like that."

She was truly furious.

She decided it was better to find a stable job and support herself.

Paimon, chewing on her food, was speechless.

However, she didn't stop eating.

"Well, if you're heading to Liyue, I'll take you with me," Takumi said. "There's plenty of work available in Guili Plains."

Whether it was moving bricks, delivering bottled water, or assembling parts, there was always something to do.

Of course, he wouldn't have Lumine do those kinds of tasks. He'd find her something more fitting.

Hearing this, Lumine nodded without much concern.

She had no rush now.

Whatever.

The three of them finished their breakfast and then left the hotel.

"Takumi, let's split up for now," Lumine said. "I need to find that Wendy guy and return the Holy Lyre. Then I'll meet you at the Knights' headquarters."

Takumi nodded.

"Alright. See you later."

They said their goodbyes outside the hotel and went their separate ways.

As Lumine left, Takumi glanced around.

He noticed someone watching him from the corner and smirked.

The Fatui, huh?

He hoped they would keep watching closely.

Without paying them further attention, Takumi got into his car and headed toward the Knights of Favonius headquarters.

Meanwhile, the Fatui agent observing Takumi quickly disappeared and headed toward another hotel.

Inside a luxurious room, he knelt on one knee before a masked woman with golden hair.

"Lady, the man has left."

The woman, known as La Signora, narrowed her eyes.

"Did he go to the Knights?"

The agent nodded. "Yes."

Confirming this, Signora gave a slight nod.

"Good. Let's proceed."

"You've identified the target, correct? Get it done quickly and leave."

Though she didn't fully understand why the Tsaritsa had given this order, she had to follow it.

The instructions were clear—avoid conflict with Takumi.

In her opinion, Takumi was a nobody. What was so special about him?

Despite her doubts, she obeyed the Tsaritsa's command.

She had noticed Takumi the moment he arrived in Mondstadt.

She even saw him dining with Venti, paying for the bard's drinks. That alone was enough to make her cautious.

She had to ensure that when she made her move, Takumi wouldn't interfere.

Now that he had gone to the Knights, it was the perfect time to act.

She stood up.

"Move out. Head to the tavern."

She knew exactly where her target was.

She had delayed acting because Takumi had been nearby. If anything had happened, he would have reacted immediately.

But now that he was occupied elsewhere, it was time to make her move.

Meanwhile, Takumi remained unaware of these developments.

If he knew, he would have been stunned.

After all, Venti was just playing around—why was he getting dragged into this?