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(̵̦̃S̶͎̕/̷̙͘c̵̹͗)̵͖͑ ̸̧̑f̴̘̒i̸̅͜n̷̪̿ǵ̸ͅe̶͎͋ř̵̝s̶̡͋ ̸͍͗ḑ̴̈r̶͜͠ĭ̴̙f̴͚͝ţ̷͝e̴͎̊d̴͈̄ ̴̣͠a̷̻̓c̸̖͗r̶̮͘o̵̯̿s̵͔̆ş̷͗ ̸͇͗a̶̡̕ ̷̾ͅs̸̫̎m̷̗̀ȁ̷͈ḻ̷̊l̴̩̋ ̵̘̾b̴̘͆l̷̛͉a̵̲̽c̸̯̈k̷̘͐ ̷̹̌c̷̠̎ǎ̴̯t̶͎̏'̷̠́s̵͖̀ ̵̯͠h̸̬̒è̴͈ā̶ͅd̷͉̈́,̸̨̀ ̸̣̉a̷̦͘n̷̺̊ḍ̸̀ ̷̼͝d̶̦̕ő̴̠w̶̰̎ṇ̸͐ ̶͎͂i̶͜͝t̶̬̕s̸̳̔ ̷̤̉ş̵̊p̷̺͛i̸̢͂n̷̨͊e̴͕̓ ̴̕͜r̴̬͐e̴̖͝c̶͈̊e̷̻̕i̷̢̽v̸̖͝i̷̬̊ń̷͉g̸̤͆ ̵͇̿a̷͖͠ ̸̠͝p̶̧͆ù̷̪r̶̗̕r̷̥̐ ̷̞̋o̵̬̐f̶̩͛ ̸̞̆s̷͓̒a̵̡̿t̵̫͝i̵̝͒s̷̮̉f̷̭̔ä̷̜c̵̦͆t̸͖̍ḭ̶̛o̴̹͒n̵͚͝ ̴̜͋a̴̲̍s̴̡̓ ̵̺͋t̴̘̀ḧ̴̬́e̸͕͌ ̸͑ͅc̶͖͝á̵̯t̴͔̔'̴̛̜s̸̜̅ ̴͔͌ṙ̴͕e̷̟͐ś̶̯p̴̧̈́ő̵͇ǹ̵̪s̸̻̚e̸̠̅.̸̟͌
̴̦̌(̷̲̈́E̸̺͂/̶̮͛c̷̞͒)̶͖͝ ̷̝͆h̸̤̑u̸͍̚e̸̗͂s̷̬͂ ̷̖̌d̸̖͒r̷̟̔i̷̻̚f̷̱͘t̴͖̅e̵̹͛d̵̻́ ̷̠̈́u̵̞͘p̸̘̈́w̷̨̑a̸͉̅r̵̙̒d̸͍̿ ̷̻͘ả̶̮s̷̫͐ ̵̙̐ṡ̸͍ŏ̸̲m̷̩͐ẹ̸̒o̵̤̒n̵̝̕ḛ̸͂ ̶̜͌c̷̤̕l̵̹̓e̴̘͝a̸̢̓ṛ̵̚ï̵̖n̶̤̉g̸̦̽ ̵͍̐ţ̵͆ḧ̷̞ḛ̵̀i̵̮̽r̷̞̃ ̵͚͐t̸̮͂h̸͔̅r̷̻̾ò̸̗a̷̙̐t̷͎̏ ̵͉̆c̸̤̏a̸͙̚p̷͍̔t̷̟̊u̵̖̔ŗ̶̓ȩ̶͛d̴͓̐ ̷̬̓t̸̬͊h̷̛͈ê̶͕ ̶̘͝c̴̱̋a̵̮͂t̶̨̓ ̴̰̿a̴̰͂n̷̩̔d̸̝͆ ̵̳͛(̵̰̈E̵̘͗/̶̗̑c̵̞̈)̶̳̇-̶̢̾ę̸͝y̷̳̾e̶̯͊d̸̼́ ̵͉̈́f̶̺̚i̴͎͆g̷̦͗u̴̮͂ṛ̷͛e̴̗͝'̸̞͊s̸̭̒ ̴̞̋a̶̹̿t̷͎̋t̷̬̓e̶͇̓n̷̹͠t̴̬́i̶͉̽ŏ̴̱n̶͝ͅ.̷̜͆
̴̫̄N̶̩̋a̷̫͗r̷̟͛r̷̨̀ǒ̶͖w̶̫̍i̸̘͌n̵̼͗g̶̘͠ ̶̼̌ẗ̷̯h̴͇́e̶̗̓i̷̥͝ŕ̶͖ ̴̰͝ę̸̊y̴̟̾è̵͎s̸̝̀,̶͕̈́ ̶̺̽t̵̩̂h̴̯̋é̶͉ ̸̮͂c̵̗̎a̵̬͝t̵͇̍ ̸̤̄ŕ̴̲ê̸̱ľ̷̙è̸̱a̵̦̚s̴͚̈́e̷̡͝ḓ̴͐ ̸̝̑ä̴̹ ̷͈̋g̶͕̏ḛ̶̾n̸̨̂t̵̟͛l̴͍͌ẽ̵̮ ̶͉̋h̸͎͆i̷̼̒s̸͈̓ś̵͎ ̵͉̂f̵͙͂ŕ̵̭ȯ̴̢m̶̲̉ ̷͉̀t̵̤̊h̶̲͑e̸̺͝ḭ̶̅r̸̥͝ ̵̳́m̸̪̈́ū̶̖z̸̨͑z̵̥̿l̸̲͆è̷͙ ̵͇̏b̷̬͊e̴̼͌f̶̹̈́o̴̘̒ȑ̸͍e̴͚͑ ̵̹̀c̶̬͝u̸͎̓ŗ̷̈́l̷̰̓í̵̧ṋ̷̍g̶̦̈ ̴̢͊u̷̙̿ṗ̸̨ ̵͇̈́ö̸̰́n̵̯̓t̶͍̿ọ̷̉ ̷͓̔t̵̺̉h̸̝͂ě̸͉i̵̦̕r̸̥̊ ̴͕̇o̸̪̒ẉ̴̈́n̶͕̈́é̴̱r̶̰͐'̸̖͂ś̷̺ ̴̟͛l̸̗̽a̸̙͋p̵̬͝.̸̠̒
̸͓̆A̶̦͋ ̸̫̊g̷̪͝r̵̺̾ḙ̵̌ę̷͋n̸͙͝-̶͈̀ȩ̷̐y̷͚̒e̷͈͠d̸̤͒ ̷͔͂f̸̯̿e̸̠͌m̶̡͐a̷̘͋ĺ̷͍é̷̗ ̶̛̦s̷̨͋o̸̼͘f̵͈̓t̶͚̄l̴̼͑y̶̬̑ ̷̦̃s̷̻̉m̶̯͝í̸̺l̴͍͒e̶̯͊d̵̺̆ ̷̖̆ā̴̬t̷̥̆ ̵͖̿t̶͖̀h̸͓́è̵̗ ̶͐͜m̴̦̀ạ̴́l̶̢͝è̵̘ ̴̝̾b̴̺͠ḛ̸̽f̸̳͆ȯ̴͓r̴͉̎ẽ̵̻ ̵̰̍h̶̼̓e̴͉͝r̷̠̈́,̷͔̉ ̶͒ͅa̵̛̦m̵̢̾u̷̪͝s̴͚̑ê̶͔d̸͖͌ ̴̥̈ạ̵̛t̶̃ͅ ̵̬̌t̴͎̓h̵̫̃ȇ̸̯ ̷̢̌a̴̳͆n̶̛̪n̵̳̊ó̸͎y̷͙͐e̶̼͒d̴͇̾ ̴̈͜l̸̦͠ó̴̫o̷̱͒k̷͉̐ ̴̲̎t̷̝͘ḥ̸̔ǎ̵͍t̵̥̕ ̶͚͘t̴͉̔h̸͖͌e̷̻̿ ̵̥̏G̶͎̉ȩ̸̿ō̶̤ ̷̫̍Ä̸͎́r̷̞̉c̵̮̑h̸̟͋o̶̗͛ņ̶̈́ ̵̨̈́ḧ̷̟a̶̩͒d̵̡̽ ̸̨́r̸̘͆e̷̩̔c̶̘̑e̵̺̋i̷͇̊v̵̟̀ẻ̷͇ḏ̵̓.̸̻̒
̴̙̇"̷͍̎Ẅ̴͙h̷͚̕y̷͎̔ ̷͉̍ḿ̸̩ȗ̵̙ṡ̴̖ẗ̴̨́ ̴̉ͅẙ̶̨ơ̶̮u̶̗͊ ̷͎́d̵̠̉i̸͔̓s̸̜̀t̴̗͂u̵̗͗r̵̩͒b̸̢̽ ̸͓̔m̷͓̾e̴̓͜ ̸̠͆a̷͚̎t̸̗̔ ̶̡̏â̸̘ ̶̨͗ť̴͙i̷͍̎ṃ̶̇e̶̙̔ ̴͍̂l̴̞̉î̵̬k̸̺̍e̴̯͂ ̵̻͌t̴̬̃h̴̯͗i̸̮̇s̸̭͊?̶̺̓"̷̜͋ ̵̩̿T̶̳́h̶̝́e̸͚͘ ̷̢̈́y̷̭̋ő̷̧u̶͓͌n̴͍͝g̷̠͑ ̶͈͊m̷̩̈́ȁ̵͔l̸̼̉e̸̦̔ ̴͔͝ȧ̴͎s̵̯̃k̴̨͐e̷͍͐ḑ̸̑ ̸̦͗ẘ̴̤ì̶̪ẗ̶̝h̸̛̼ ̸̘̃a̸̰̎n̴͈̔ ̸̛̞a̸͈͑n̴̥̿n̸̻̑o̵̟͘y̶̳̑e̴͛͜d̸̻͝ ̶͖̈́l̵̰͗ò̵̦ō̶͓k̷͍̊.̸̻̈
̶̞̓T̷̖́h̷͙͗e̵͇̍ ̴̣́G̷̰̎e̶̗̅o̴͉͝ ̶͖̒Ą̴̚r̴͈͑c̷̼͐h̷̠́ō̴̰ń̷͎ ̷̲̾s̵͔͝h̴̩̋o̶͔͆o̷̜͘ǩ̴͎ ̴̯͛h̷̼̀ǐ̶̻s̴̼̀ ̸͇̒h̶̢͂è̴̹a̷̦̓d̵͉̑.̸̰̓ ̴͚̋"̷̱́C̵͚͂r̶̲͊ē̸̘a̴̫̚t̴̥̊ị̴̓o̸͚̔n̷̤̉ ̷̮̈́o̵̢̓r̸͕͘ ̷͈̈ǹ̶̗o̴̻̅t̵̜̊ ̶͈̉ǒ̸͚f̴̤̐ ̵̱͐t̸̮̓h̵͖͊e̸̙̒ ̶̪̄D̵͖́è̷̠ṇ̶̽d̸̊ͅr̴̘̋o̵͚̓ ̸̦̚Ą̷̀r̵̘̀c̸̝̈h̵̪̀ö̵͉n̷̜̍,̸̦̈́ ̴̩̆ẏ̸͚ō̷͔u̸̫͝ ̷͇̈́s̸̮̊t̵̞͗ī̶̱l̸̖̅l̸͉̕ ̵͆͜h̶͈̿o̴̹͑l̵͚̂d̸͍͗ ̶͉͌t̵̳͝w̵̺̄ŏ̸͉ ̷͓͆v̷̭̽i̴̮̓s̷̫͝ĩ̵̺ö̷̺n̸͈͌s̷̯̈́.̶̤̏ ̴̥̑D̸̻̈́o̸̲̿n̵͛͜'̴̰̉ẗ̵͍́ ̶̲́ý̵͙ȏ̷͉u̶̦͐ ̶̡͑f̴̲̎i̸͉̔n̸̟̈́d̴̝͑ ̵̮̓ť̵͖h̴̹̋a̵͙͋t̸̡̑ ̷̳̏s̸͇̈́ṫ̷̞r̷̕͜a̸̹͝n̸̻͝g̸̛̣e̴̦͘?̴͎̔"̶̲̎ ̵̛̱H̵̦͛e̵̱͌ ̵͈͂a̸͓͠s̵̻͗k̵̟̑ḙ̴̚d̶͍̏,̵̖̐ ̶͓̎ŕ̶͕a̸̼̿i̸̋͜s̵͉̏i̶̹̕ń̷͜ġ̶̩ ̴͈̀à̶̗ ̶̬̊b̵̗̚r̷̪͋o̴̺͝w̵̠̑.̷̦̍
̸͎͝T̸̰͌h̶̩͗ě̴͔ ̸̝͝(̸͓̔E̵̱̾/̴͈̄c̴̩͗)̵̬̿-̸̨̔e̸̚͜ý̸̭e̵̻͠d̸̰̍ ̵͔͐m̷̺͒a̸̯̋l̷̩̍e̴̖͌ ̵̮͂ŕ̷̢e̶͖̐l̴͕̅e̸̥̎a̶̫̿s̴̾ͅè̷̹ḑ̸̂ ̶͔̍ä̶͉́ ̵̣͝s̵̗͝m̷͎̌a̸̲͆l̶̲͆l̴̨̚ ̶̤͊ś̶͓c̷̬̉o̶͕̎f̵̹̋f̸͔̓ ̵̺̃f̷̫̅r̷̹̒o̶̗̒m̶͕͒ ̷͇̃h̷̨̄i̶̙̋ŝ̴̡ ̶̩̚l̴̬̓ȋ̷̙p̷̼͊s̷̗͛.̴̫͛ ̶̘̚"̷͚͆Ŝ̶̟t̷͓́r̷̬̽a̶̫͆n̴͚̈́g̴̮͊e̷̩͗?̸͈̾ ̵̮̋M̷͕͌o̷̧̿r̴̖̐è̵̯ ̷͓͋l̵̢̃i̸͎̅k̸̮̆e̷̼͛ ̷͚̅å̷̘ ̴̘͗c̴̹͑u̵̻̿r̶̨̄s̸̛͍e̸̹͗,̵̜͌"̶̢̇ ̴͔̀h̸̰͊e̴̯̍ ̶̞͐a̷͝ͅn̵͍̍s̸͓̅w̶̰͂e̵͚͠r̷̯͂e̶̫̊d̸̺͛.̸̨́
̸̘̈́Ť̷͖h̸̘̃ẹ̵̊ ̴̫̆D̸͖͐e̶͉̿ṅ̸͍d̷̤̍ṙ̷̫o̸̦͛ ̴̢͠A̴̞͑ŗ̴́c̶̺̍h̴̻̍o̵̖͆n̸͙͗ ̴̢̎g̴̡͒i̴̩͛ǧ̸͓g̴̱̾l̴͓̀ë̴̡́d̸̜̄ ̴͇̋q̷̥͝u̵̺̚i̴͈̚ḛ̵̌t̵̯̄l̶͓͗y̵̰̿,̴͎̂ ̴̘̓h̵͎̿ẽ̴͍r̴̭̈ ̷̭̅e̶͕͐ỵ̴̐e̶̺̐s̵̻͌ ̷̯̈́s̶̲͛p̵͇̏ȁ̷̠r̸͚͘k̷̪̈́l̶̻̕i̸͔͒n̷͍̓ģ̷̾ ̸̗͝ĭ̸̝n̵̟͗ ̶͇͆ȃ̵̫m̸̺͂ṳ̸̀s̴̝̒ë̷̞́m̴̧̒ė̴̬ñ̴͎t̷͍̅.̸̯̋
̶͎̂Ä̴̞́ ̶̡́(̵̅͜S̵̘̍/̷̧̑c̷̬̈́)̴̩͆ ȟ̶̢͕̖͕͇̮͙̓̌̏̆͂a̷̤͕̥̭̤͗̈́͌͛ņ̷͚͊̐̿d̴̪̞̩̘̖̱̘̎͌̃̈́̓̓̓̀ ̸͙̉p̷̘̐l̶̩̀ā̴͜c̴̪͒e̶̟͗d̶̲͝ ̷̿͜d̴̥̋ȏ̸̰w̶̓ͅn̵͙͗ ̷͔̈́a̴̼͝ ̷̱̋s̷̖̀i̷͇̐ṇ̸́g̸̠͆ḷ̷̐e̷̼͗ ̴̘̕D̶̎ͅe̶͚͆n̴̻̍d̷̖͆r̴̜͝o̸̢͝ ̶̭̚v̸̦̀ḭ̷͑s̸͇̀î̷̘ȍ̸̺ṉ̷̚,̵̧̈́ ̵̞̀a̷̦͑n̷̲̓d̵̗̈ ̶̣͝a̸̟̾ ̸̺̓ș̸̉i̴̝͒ǹ̷͖ǧ̴̱l̶͇͠ȩ̵̏ ̵͔̽A̸̱͊n̸̝̽ė̵̦m̵̮̓ộ̶ ̵̥̾v̷̬́i̸̗͝s̴̛̩į̵͌o̸̩͘ṇ̵͋ ̶̤̌õ̷͜n̵̉͜t̵̟͝o̷̼͝ ̶̨͆t̴̫͋h̴̀͜e̴̼͝ ̷̨̉ț̶̐å̶̢b̶͔͂l̷̯̋e̵̯͠.̸̱͠
̶̘̄"̴̣͑W̵͕̋h̶̪̅ȇ̷̞t̵͓͋h̴̛̜ḙ̴͂r̶͓͋ ̵̧͒I̴͙̅'̶̘̄m̵̹̉ ̶͇̎n̵̗͂a̸̭͑m̵̬̌e̸̺̔d̸͂͜ ̸͖͒ã̸̬f̸̪̉t̶̞̚e̶͕͐ŗ̷̃ ̵̬̌á̵̧ ̸͕̈́s̶̞͌i̵̤̍ǹ̶̠ ̸̰͌õ̶̘r̴̬̍ ̶̩̂n̸̲͛o̶̰̓t̷̨̃.̸͑ͅ.̸̺̍.̷̤͒"̷̟̑ ̸͎́T̷̳͠h̴̬͆ė̶ͅ ̶̖͛b̶̬̎o̸̜͝y̶͙̏ ̷͙͝ļ̶͒e̴̻̽ḁ̵̽n̵̦̈ḛ̶͂d̶͉͝ ̷̯͠f̶̨̏ó̶̭r̶̳̈w̸͔̓a̶̡͘ṙ̷̖d̸̦͊ ̵̩͋w̶̩̍í̴̲t̷̹̔h̷̹̍ ̸̦͝a̸̯̿ ̷̻͝ḟ̶̺ȅ̶͎r̴̢͗ǎ̷͔l̴͙̃ ̷̲̈ś̸̠m̴͎̀i̷̝͑r̷͙̕k̶̩̑ ̵͔̃o̶̰̚n̵̝̓ ̸̝͊h̴͕̔i̵̜͆s̵̖̏ ̸̱̔l̶̠̐i̴͎̕p̴̝͋s̴̻̀,̷̮̇ ̷̝͂ḻ̶̀e̸̡̚a̸̰̍n̴̗̈́i̴͇͘n̷̳̔g̵̹͌ ̷͈̉a̶͉͠g̷̩̽a̵͚̓i̸̭͝n̷̝̍s̷͈̚ṫ̶͎ ̴̡̀t̶̛ͅh̶̦͝e̷̡͝ ̶̺̉ó̴̺p̶̠̈e̵̼͊n̸̦̋ ̶̻̾p̴̣͊a̷͓̐l̸̖͊m̶̱̕ ̷̨͛o̴̬͑f̶̜̊ ̸̡̈h̸̦͐i̵͍̒s̵̥̅ ̵̞̑l̸͙̏e̴̢̐f̵̜͑t̸͍͛ ̶͚͘ȟ̷̢a̷͈͑n̴͍̉d̷̪͘,̶̡̔ ̷͘ͅ"̵̛̯Ȉ̵ͅ'̵͖̓m̶̗̕ ̴̟̎a̷̩̓ ̸̞̊c̵̮̈́u̵̪͑r̸͖̓s̴̱͂e̷͙͘ ̸̻̈́m̷̭͝ỳ̵̭s̷͈͆è̷̼l̶̬̈́f̶̎͜,̵̧͝ ̸̧̄a̵̗͝r̴̘͆e̴̯̅n̶̈́ͅ'̷̭̍t̶̡͠ ̴̨̾Į̵͗?̶̮̉ ̸̪̍B̴͓͌l̸͎̍ạ̴͝ḿ̵̯ḙ̸͂ ̸̟̄ÿ̵̩́ȍ̶̯ǘ̴̥r̸͚̕ ̸͓͊"̸͉͘O̴͓͠h̴͈́,̶͎̌ ̴͓͗s̷̯͛o̴̳͒,̶͎̕ ̷̢͌p̷̹̃ȓ̶͈e̵̤͂c̶̲͑ȋ̸̝õ̵̠ų̷̑s̴̳̄ ̸̗̉Ć̵̥ë̴͚ḷ̶͂ẻ̷̺s̷̨̊t̴̹͗i̵̯̾á̴̟"̸͇͆ ̵̗͊f̶̨̽o̸͚͂r̷͚͛ ̶͔͠c̶̪̓r̵̤͘ȇ̶̱a̶͋͜t̴̫͑i̴͉̓ñ̷̗g̵͕̑ ̶̲̊t̵̖̏ḧ̵͍́í̷̗s̶̢̈́ ̵̙́m̵̯͝ę̴̏s̴̫͠s̷̯͌.̸̯̒"̴̲́
'Wait... Where's Xiao?' (F/n) wondered, looking around for the said Yaksha that was their friend's boyfriend.
Trying to think hard enough, the feline turned toward the (H/c)ette with a questioning look.
(Y/n) took notice, and looked over to the side, his lips perched in a straight line. "Sometimes, adults need someone to relieve them from hard duties," he said blankly.
(F/n) deadpanned, instantly understanding what the other meant. "Could've just said you fucked him hard enough that he's going to be having trouble moving around for a whole week," they sighed.
(Y/n) shrugged his shoulders, ignoring the blank look he received from the younger.
"Anyways..." (F/n) turned toward a very disturbed Paimon, and a flustered Aether.
"Let's go find Yoimiya, I wanna see some boom booms light up the sky," they huffed out before heading off.
"Wah, hey! Wait for us!" Paimon exclaimed, floating off after the feline.
Aether side glanced at the (H/c)ette, feeling butterflies fly in his stomach. 'He went that hard on Xiao? Should I... feel jealous?' He wondered.
"Let's get going," (Y/n) piped up, snapping Aether from whatever he was thinking about.
"Um, yeah," Aether quickly agreed.
The duo followed after the complaining Paimon and a teasing feline that was the cause of all the complaints.
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"Yoimiya, we need an extra-large firework! The super, duper big kind!" Paimon exclaimed as she took notice of Yoimiya's figure.
Yoimiya's eyes widened. "Extra-large firework"?" She repeated in confusion before releasing a giggle, "Hee-hee, you sure came to the right person. As it happens, I made this really souped-up one just a couple of days ago. But it's so powerful that I haven't found anywhere I can test it out yet... may as well give it to you. Let me know how it turns out. Don't forget, move well away from it after you light the fuse, and try to avoid burning your clothes. Also, it's best that you cover your ears..." She explained.
Paimon clung to (Y/n)'s shoulder with a worried look on her face. "Eh, why does Paimon feel so nervous all of a sudden..." She trailed off.
Yoimiya smiled. "Hahaha, don't worry, it's just a firework, come on. What's the worst that could happen!" She retorted.
'Lost of hearing... Injuries... The fact that your clothes can get burnt off. May I continue?' (Y/n) wondered, mentally deadpanning.
"We'll give it a try... Thanks, Yoimiya!" Paimon beamed.
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"Mmm... pretty much how I thought... There are loads and loads of people... if one of them spots me, I'll get caught... We need to get rid of them, or I won't be able to sneak inside..." Sayu explained.
"And that's why we have these colorful boom booms," (F/n) retorted, giving a toothy grin to the shorter.
"We'll just have to trust Yoimiya," Aether reassured, although he was hoping that this plan would work as well.
"After I get the document, let's meet back at Komore Teahouse, okay? Also, if I do get caught... please come rescue me," Sayu replied.
"Is this really a good idea...?" Paimon asked.
"No, but it's going to be fun! Lighten up, Paimon! We get to be little troublemakers for a bit," (F/n) beamed.
(Y/n) sweatdropped at the feline. 'They're overly excited for some fireworks... wait...' He trailed off in realization.
"Uh, a–anyway, let's make our way to the statue! Careful does it, watch out for guards, and don't get caught!" Paimon scolded.
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(F/n)'s tail swayed back and forth as they crouched with a lit-up match in their right hand.
"Are you guys ready to dart off the second this goes off?" They asked, keeping their eyes on the firework that was ready to be lit.
"U-uhm, yeah!" Paimon nervously answered.
(Y/n) watched as (F/n)'s eyes sparkled with mischief.
"Then let's get this show on the road! Boom boom, do your job!" (F/n) declared, setting a short piece of rope on fire.
It didn't take long for the flame to reach the firework, as it was set off immediately.
"What kind of firework is this!? By the look of it, Paimon's ears are gonna get blown off!" Paimon exclaimed.
"Run!" (F/n) laughed, before darting off.
"Uwah!" Paimon cried out, following after the feline.
(Y/n) snatched Aether's hand, and quickly darted in the direction of the Komore Teahouse that Sayu wanted the group to meet back up at.
Aether became flustered once more, taking notice of the warmth that had engulfed his hand.
'Beidou told me that there are two sides to every story. So... once everything has calmed down, then I'll ask him why he joined my sister.' Aether mused, mutely nodding at what he had told himself.
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"Well, Traveler, (F/n), and (Y/n)? How did it go?" Ayaka asked, glancing at the three in front of her.
"We lit the firework and ran away," Aether answered.
Ayaka gave a relieved smile. "Well done. Let's wait for news from Sayu," she replied.
After some time...
Sayu entered the room that the group was waiting for her in.
The said female was seen panting heavily. "I know exercise helps you grow, but this was a little too much exercise... I feel so dizzy... everyone is spinning... No, I can't sleep yet. There was something important I was supposed to do first... Oh, right, yeah. I got it!" She complained lightly.
Sayu held out multiple files and envelopes that she was able to snatch.
"I didn't know how to find the document you guys were talking about, so I just swiped a whole bunch of stuff that looked suspicious. Here you go... I'm going to sleep now..." Sayu states, before heading off.
Ayaka glanced at one of the envelopes. "This sealed envelope must be an official report that the Tenryou Commission is preparing to present to the Shogun. In addition, we have... correspondence with the Fatui," she states as she flipped through the stolen papers.
"It seems that Guuji Yae was right. They have been fomenting unrest behind the scenes. You three, this should be ample evidence. Please take them to Guuji Yae. I trust she will have a plan for the next step. I will also gather some people to try and root out the rest of the Fatui in Inazuma," Ayaka states as she handed the evidence over to the group.
(F/n) stood on their tippy toes, looking over Aether's shoulder, staring at the evidence with furrowed brows.
"Still, mind yourself when you face the Shogun. I still get goosebumps just thinking about her drawing that blade..." Thoma reminded as a shiver went up his spine.
Ayaka crossed her arms over her chest. "Again, we'll just have to trust Guuji Yae. She is close to the Shogun, so maybe she will have a way..." She trailed off in thought.
Paimon turned her attention to her companions. "If Paimon remembers correctly, it should be time for our meeting with Yae Miko soon. Let's pack up our things and get ready to head to the Grand Narukami Shrine," she states.
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