Chapter 214: This is Slander, Pure Slander!!

Xing's words left everyone speechless.

"Please, don't!"

"Xing, you're so embarrassing!!"

"Stop always thinking about rummaging through trash cans!!"

March 7th was exasperated.

Why couldn't she break this bad habit?

Always thinking about digging through trash cans—it was just too embarrassing.

Hearing March 7th, Xing pouted and said nothing more.

"Digging… rummaging through trash cans or whatever,"

"Forget it!!"

Paimon refused outright.

There was no way Paimon would do something like that.

How could she possibly rummage through a trash can?

So that was that!

The group soon arrived at the banquet hall Ningguang had prepared.

Everyone took their seats.

Before long, the staff brought in the dishes.

"Everyone, please~!"

"Don't be shy, make yourselves at home."

Ningguang greeted everyone, then took the lead in picking up her chopsticks.

At the table, nobody discussed anything serious.

They simply chatted about daily life.

After all, Hu Tao was here.

Some things were just not appropriate to talk about.

Keqing had already explained to her that Zhongli didn't want to reveal his identity in front of Hu Tao.

To Hu Tao, Zhongli was just some immortal—she didn't know the details.

Because of that, Ningguang kept the conversation light.

Just some casual small talk was enough.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Ningguang led everyone on a tour of the Jade Chamber.

There were plenty of interesting things to see,

Especially Ningguang's collection.

It was the epitome of luxury.

Even Zhongli had to admit defeat at the sight of some of the treasures there.

Some of these things truly were piled up with mountains of mora.

Heaven knows how much money had been poured into it all.

Once the tour was done, Hu Tao and the others were the first to leave.

Takumi and Zhongli remained at the Jade Chamber.

Once everyone else had left,

Keqing, Ningguang, and Ganyu hurriedly bowed to Zhongli.

"Lord Rex Lapis!"

Hearing them, Zhongli replied,

"I am just Zhongli now."

"No need to call me Rex Lapis."

"Tomorrow at the Rite of Parting, I'll announce my journey to seek the land of ascension."

"From then on, all of Liyue's operations will be left in your hands."

"You need to handle all the immigration matters during this time."

Zhongli began instructing Ningguang and the others on what they'd need to do tomorrow.

Everyone listened intently, committing Zhongli's arrangements to memory.

Takumi watched quietly from the side.

Once Zhongli finished giving instructions, he looked at Takumi.

"A group of pioneers will head to your side first."

"I'll be counting on you to look after them."

Hearing this, Takumi smiled.

"Of course."

"Just lend Ningguang and the others to me for a while."

"I'll have them help manage the other cities."

"Whether it's Liyue, Hope City, or Gourmet City, I hope Ningguang can help oversee them all."

"Especially Gourmet City."

"It connects two worlds, and I'll need to set up a complete system there."

"So I'll be needing your help, Ningguang."

"When it comes to business, no one does it better than you."

Takumi made sure to bring up the matter.

Zhongli, hearing this, felt a little helpless.

This guy had his eyes on the Liyue Qixing from the very beginning.

When he first started building his own civilization, he was already scheming.

"You'll have to discuss that with Ningguang."

With that, Zhongli said no more,

Leaving the conversation to Takumi and Ningguang.

Ningguang was surprised to hear Takumi and Zhongli's conversation.

She hadn't expected Takumi to think so highly of her.

"Mr. Takumi, could you tell me more about your situation?"

Ningguang wasn't very familiar with Takumi's world, so she wanted him to elaborate.

Faced with Ningguang's inquiry, Takumi nodded.

He began describing his world in detail,

And also had Prometheus transfer information from his terminal to Ningguang.

Takumi had seen her playing with the terminal,

So he just had Prometheus send everything over.

After receiving the data, Ningguang browsed through it all.

Once she got the gist, her eyes lit up.

"This is really challenging."

"You've already merged several worlds?"

Ningguang was genuinely excited after understanding Takumi's situation.

This really was a challenge!

She was already thinking about how Liyue might profit once they moved in.

"You can look through it carefully."

"When you get to my side, I'll let you be my chief administrator."

Ningguang couldn't help but smile at that.

"It would be my greatest honor!"

She couldn't possibly refuse,

Especially since Rex Lapis didn't mind at all.

Teyvat would be moving, and Liyue would have a huge advantage.

Other nations would have to fall in line.

So she had no choice but to take on the job Takumi offered.

Zhongli shook his head.

Looked like the Liyue Qixing would be disbanded in the future.

Takumi sat with Ningguang for a while.

When night fell, he and Zhongli finally left.

Ningguang thoughtfully arranged a guest house for Takumi and company.

She wanted to make sure they had a place to stay.

Takumi didn't refuse.

Ningguang really was flawless with these little details.

That night, Zhongli naturally returned to the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor,

So Takumi parted ways with him.

As for March 7th and the others, Takumi had no idea where they went.

Maybe they slept on the street with Lumine, or just stayed at a hotel?

Either way, it wasn't something Takumi had to worry about.

And with Hu Tao around as a local, there was really nothing for Takumi to stress over.

Takumi settled into the guest house Ningguang had arranged,

And spent some time chatting in the group chat.

Takumi:

[Popping up!]

The chat group members were instantly curious to see Takumi's message.

Fujiwara Chika:

[Finished chatting with Ningguang and the others?]

[You didn't shamelessly move into the Jade Chamber, did you?]

Fujiwara Chika immediately suspected this otaku would do something like that.

Seeing his waifu in real life would surely get him overexcited.

Takumi:

[(?へ?╬) Nonsense!!]

[That's slander, pure slander!!]

[I'm staying at a house Ningguang arranged, alright?]

[Stop slandering me!!]

Takumi hurried to defend himself.

Though, of course, he kind of wished he had done just that.

But a man needs some restraint!

Especially a gentleman!

Fujiwara Chika:

[Tsk~!]

Miori Shiba:

[When are you coming back?]

[IGO's people came over today.]

Shima Miiro got to the point.

IGO had visited Takumi's world, but since Takumi wasn't there, they just wandered around on their own.