Chapter 496

Aether, do you know? Your younger sister has gradually become lazier.

The way Takumi looked at Lumine became more subtle.

Noticing Takumi's gaze, Lumine suddenly became upset.

"What kind of look is that?"

"Feels so rude!"

Lumine was a little frustrated.

Takumi laughed when he heard this.

"Nothing, nothing at all."

"I'm heading upstairs."

"Paimon, come with me, I want to order food."

After saying this, Takumi went directly upstairs.

Lumine pouted, then suddenly thought of something and hurriedly said:

"I'll come find you tonight to discuss something."

Takumi waved his hand, indicating that he understood.

He went upstairs with Tighnari and Nilou, with Paimon following behind, holding her phone.

After entering the private dining room, Paimon asked:

"My good sir, what would you like to eat?"

"How about a serving of 'Buddha Jumps Over the Wall'?"

"It's so delicious, I really want to eat it."

"Xiangling prepared a lot today, and there's still some left in the back kitchen."

"Do you want some? If you do, I'll add 15 servings for you."

As she spoke, Paimon was already drooling.

To be honest, she couldn't resist the smell.

It would be great if Takumi could treat her to a meal.

Hearing Paimon's words, Takumi immediately rolled his eyes.

"It's not my treat today."

"Go ask Tighnari."

Takumi shrugged.

He decisively redirected Paimon to Tighnari.

After all, this meal was on him.

Hearing this, Paimon turned her gaze toward Tighnari.

Seeing her expectant expression, Tighnari smiled.

"Alright, get us a serving of 'Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.'"

"Do you have any other recommendations?"

"As long as it's delicious, let me know."

He had been observing Paimon just now.

Seeing how she was practically drooling, Tighnari figured that anything she recommended must be good.

Paimon's eyes sparkled when she heard Tighnari's words.

She immediately began enthusiastically recommending numerous dishes.

Well, mostly her favorites.

After ordering a variety of dishes, Tighnari signaled for the ordering to stop.

"That should be enough."

Paimon nodded excitedly.

"No problem!"

After saying this, she flew out in a hurry to tell the kitchen to start preparing the food.

She was acting as if all the dishes were for her.

"I think I've seen this little one in Sumeru before," Nilou said uncertainly.

Tighnari nodded immediately.

"I've seen her too, with the blonde-haired girl."

"Have they been to Sumeru?"

Tighnari looked at Takumi curiously.

Takumi nodded and replied with a smile:

"The teleport passes I gave you were registered by them, so it makes sense that you saw them."

"Yes, they've been to Sumeru."

Everyone suddenly understood.

No wonder—they must have crossed paths in Sumeru.

They all sat together, chatting while waiting for the food.

After a while, the dishes were brought up.

Seeing Paimon, Tighnari immediately invited her:

"Paimon, right?"

"Come sit down and eat with us."

This little one was quite amusing.

Hearing Tighnari's invitation, Paimon's eyes lit up.

"Really?"

Although she asked, she had already taken a seat next to Takumi without hesitation.

Everyone saw this and was speechless.

Takumi couldn't help but complain inwardly.

You really have no shame.

But he didn't say anything.

They all sat together and enjoyed their meal.

Paimon was quickly lost in the joy of eating, savoring every bite with delight.

Once everyone had finished their meal, they left the restaurant together.

Paimon, on the other hand, happily returned to work with a full stomach.

Seeing her waddle away, Lumine couldn't help but sigh in exasperation.

"Seriously, did you just go up there to eat?"

No wonder those dishes were all Paimon's favorites.

After Tighnari settled the bill, he bid farewell to Takumi and the others.

Next, they would rest at Wangshu Inn.

Tomorrow, they would continue their visit to Guili Plains.

They still hadn't explored many areas there.

As for Takumi and the others, they returned to their manor.

That evening, Lumine brought Paimon to find Takumi.

In the afternoon, she had mentioned wanting to discuss something with him.

Seeing Lumine arrive, Takumi was quite curious.

What did she want to talk about?

"Lumine? What do you want to discuss with me?"

At this moment, Takumi was drinking tea, chatting, and watching the news with Keqing and the others.

Seeing Lumine and Paimon arrive, everyone was curious.

Lumine didn't hesitate and got straight to the point after sitting down.

"I want to start a business!"

"A gaming company!"

As soon as she said this, Takumi raised an eyebrow.

"Has your memory returned?"

Looking at Lumine, Takumi was puzzled.

Did she remember something important?

Lumine nodded.

"A little."

"So now I have a lot of ideas in my head."

"I think they could work well here."

"We should be able to make a lot of money."

As she spoke, her eyes gleamed with excitement.

Lumine loved making money now.

Besides, the internet in this world was still developing.

Gaming was a massive market.

She felt she had a real opportunity!

Takumi looked at Lumine's serious expression.

After thinking for a moment, he spoke:

"If that's the case, why don't you join my tech company?"

"I'll put you in charge of the gaming division."

"And I'll give you shares."

"There are already programmers there—you can lead them in making games. Wouldn't that be better?"

Hearing this, Lumine blinked.

That sounded pretty good too.

After thinking for a moment, she asked:

"That works."

"How many shares will you give me?"

She looked at Takumi with eager eyes.

Did she expect to get shares for free?

Noticing her expression, Takumi was speechless.

"You don't think I'm just giving them to you for free, do you?"

"If you want shares, you'll have to buy them."

"Otherwise, you won't get much."

Lumine's expression fell.

"I only have 20 million Mora."

"How many shares can I get?"

This was all her savings.

Well, thanks to Paimon hoarding money, she had managed to save a lot.

After all, Takumi had given Paimon money, but she had handed it all over to Lumine.

Paimon had gone from a millionaire to a pauper with only five Mora a day.

All thanks to Lumine!