107 107. The Knights of Favonius HQ

'This little girl is a knight? Is that even allowed? It was Alice who taught her to craft the explosive thingy, and now the Knights of Favonius made her a knight at a fairly young age. Bruh, that's illegal!' Ryūhei could only scold inwardly. But, he might be wrong. Perhaps, it might be the custom of Mondstadt, so he didn't say it out loud.

Or perhaps, Klee was already 100 years old but still retained her childish persona. She's an elf after all.

Take a look at Sayu as an example. Although she looks like a little girl, she is actually a little older than Ryūhei.

So he thought it would be better if he just shut his mouth.

After they introduced themselves properly, they walked toward the gate.

Entering the city of Mondstadt through the gate, his view was greeted with European architectural-style buildings. Other than that, Ryūhei instantly felt the atmosphere was a little bit off. Anxiety, fright, terror, and agitation could be felt by him. It was certainly nice negative emotions he could absorb. But, that wasn't the thing he wanted right now. He wanted to know what happened, so he asked Albedo, who replied afterward.

"That's because of a dragon called Stormterror. A long ago—" Then, Albedo summarized that the dragon was used to protect the City of Mondstadt in the past. But, it suddenly attacked the city. And it always happened when he was away from the City of Mondstadt as if the dragon tried to avoid him.

When Ryūhei heard this, his head calculated something.

'Is this a golden chance for me to get another free building?'

Ryūhei thought he might use some method to get a free building, but he didn't think someone had done it already. He just needed to take care of the dragon, and…done deal, the free building fell in front of him afterward.

"However, a traveler from afar recently helped us. He fended off the dragon the first time he came here."

Ryūhei wanted to cuss after hearing the so-called traveler. It couldn't be helped. He didn't have eyes in this nation after all. So, perhaps it was too late for him to help. Therefore, he asked something else.

"Then, why did it attack Mondstadt?" Ryūhei could guess since this sounded similar.

'It was probably Erosion.' Ryūhei thought.

However, the real reason wasn't because of that, rather it was because the Abyssal poison inflicted its veins after a battle against an artificial dragon in the past, causing its mind to be corrupted and tormented.

No one in Mondstadt knew this fact, thus Albedo shook his head. Ryūhei opened his mouth after that.

"I see. A person without a body and a nose, eh?"

"What do you mean?" Albedo turned to him.

"Nobody nose."

"..." While Ayaka was speechless.

"..." While Albedo put on a thoughtful expression.

"Big brother Albedo, Klee is confused." Klee tilted her head cutely. Her expression was as sweet as she could give Ryūhei diabetes.

"That's kinda cringe, don't you think? Said Rimuru." Meanwhile, Veldora opened his mouth after Rimuru heard his joke and told him telepathically that the joke was cringe and lame.

"Why do you think my joke is cringe? Apologize to everyone who cracked dad jokes!" Ryūhei pointed at Veldora. And surprisingly, Albedo also agreed with him.

"I think that kind of jokes are interesting. Well, a joke's ability to induce laughter is a separate matter. But I certainly find them fun."

"Oh, finally. I found my kindred spirit."

Ryūhei didn't think that someone would really appreciate his joke. Anyhow, Albedo was still considered a stranger even though they had introduced each other earlier.

They chatted while walking toward the Knights of Favonius HQ.

Not long after, they arrived in front of a gothic-style building with several flags as decorations. There were two knights guarding the entrance. When the two of them saw Albedo and Klee, the two gave a salute before asking about Ryūhei and his group.

After explaining a little, Albedo led them inside.

There were 4 doors inside and a stairway and Albedo led them to the door at the left side while Klee went off somewhere as she waved her hand.

"Later, big brother, big sister!"

Ryūhei and Ayaka just waved their hands in return.

After that, they entered the room behind the door. There are several pieces of furniture and antiques that decorate the room. At the back, there were some shelves almost full of books. There was a long table at the center with a pile of papers and a few books on top of it. Meanwhile, a beautiful woman sat on the chair behind the long table.

That woman seemed to be exhausted as Ryūhei could see dark circles under her eyes. Based on her appearance, Ryūhei deduced that she was a woman in her early 20s. Her fair skin, blue eyes, blonde hair tied in a ponytail, and a pair of cross earrings she wore gave her a certain charm. Her attire consisted of a white vest with a long tailcoat attached to it and a sleeveless black shirt underneath, a pair of separate black sleeves, white thighs, a pair of white high-heeled knee-high boots, and a pair of white gauntlets.

That's right. She is a 22-year-old woman. Around 7 months ago, the Grand Master, Varka, led the elite knights of Favonius on an expedition away from Mondstadt. She was given the role of the Acting Grand Master at the age of 21. Her work ethic makes her well-liked by both Mondstadt's citizens, and her fellow members, and is noted by other organizations. Although she prefers using peaceful methods to solve problems, she will not hesitate to use force if necessary.

Ryūhei didn't know much about her because he was still new to Mondstadt and this was his first time meeting the Acting Grand Master. At least, he knew that Jean was her name after Albedo told him previously.

Apart from Jean, there was also another charming woman who wore a purple witch outfit complete with a witch hat, black stockings, and high heels. Her fair skin, green eyes, and wavy light brown hair gave her an alluring aura. Moreover, her real set of badonkers was even bigger than Miko's, giving her a definition of an ideal milf.

Really, it was quite apparent just how shapely those legs were, even sheathed in tight stockings. It might take impeccable style to pull off the stockings. Pulling off stockings to show the bare legs that accompany a skirt can compensate for a lot when it comes to fulfilling the erotic component, intentionally giving impressions of sophistication and elegance.

Of course, nothing exciting was going to happen. Neither would there be any other convenient accidental groping. Stuff like that is all total fabrication.

Ayaka who saw those, glanced at her own and Lisa's back and forth, and then frowned. And the moment she saw Ryūhei's gaze fixed on the bigger ones, she immediately stomped his foot in jealousy.

Jean raised her gaze from the pile of documents on the table when she noticed some people already in front of her. She saw Albedo, then some strangers behind him.

"Albedo, who are they?" Jean asked.

Meanwhile, Lisa glanced at Ryūhei, Ayaka, and Veldora, before throwing out an iconic elder women's catchphrase with a mild and seductive voice.

"Ara ara. Kinda rare guests we got here."

And instantaneously, Ryūhei turned around and asked Veldora and Rimuru.

"Did you hear that, boys!"

Then, Veldora gave a thumbs up.

"Naisu!"

While Rimuru just wiggled his body to nod.

Then, Ryūhei added, "Dammit, reality doesn't disappoint me at all!"

Ayaka twitched after hearing them as she said to herself. 'Does just saying that word makes men exhilarated? Perhaps I should try to whisper it to Ryūhei.'

Meanwhile, Lisa just chuckled at their reactions.

"Ufufufu. You sweeties are so cute."

At that moment, Albedo wanted to introduce them to Jean and Lisa. However, Ryūhei opened his mouth first.

"Ah, excuse me. I came from Liyue to deliver an order to the Knights of Favonius. My name is Ryūhei. And the girl beside me is Ayaka. As for the young man behind me, he is Veldora. As for the slime, he is called Rimuru. Don't worry, this slime is docile."

"Mondstadt welcomes you. I am Jean, The Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius. This is Lisa, our resident Librarian." Jean introduced herself and the witch woman beside her called Lisa.

"Ah."

Just then, Lisa exclaimed. Jean looked at her confusedly before Lisa added, "I remembered your name in the newspaper. Are you the owner of that manga shop? No, it's the Shueisha Publishing Company, right?"

"Eh, have I become so famous already? Should I practice making a unique autograph?" Ryūhei pointed at himself. Then, Ayaka elbowed him.

"Cut it off. It's so rude to act like that." But she was a little bit stunned since her elbow somehow couldn't hit him.

"It's alright. We don't require you to be polite if you're not used to it." Jean said while smiling.

Shortly after, Ryūhei took out the ordered manga. But, there were still a lot of things in his backpack. Lisa couldn't help but ask.

"Are you planning to stay here for a while? I not only saw manga, but also games."

"Yup."

Lisa shook her head.

"I don't recommend that, you know."

"Is it about that dragon?"

"Oh, you heard that from Albedo? Indeed! That's the reason. It's a dangerous time for this city because of that. *Sigh*"

"Heh heh heh, ho ho ho, hya ha ha ha!" Veldora suddenly let out his iconic laughter.

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AN: Sorry guys. I'm just too busy irl. I will start writing normally on Wednesday next week.