People in Xumi: I am really not the Dragon King

Chapter 559 Nasita: I'm clearly not a child, don't bother bullying me...

"Then I'll be leaving now. The Divine Child must have left me with a lot of work in the Castle Keep."

"I will try my best to persuade the general, although it may be difficult given her personality, but fighting against someone who helped me and my true benefactor is truly something."

For some inexplicable reason, after the god in front of him offered to accept the challenge, the general's agitation subsided considerably, leaving Ying feeling somewhat helpless about the situation.

Although she was a martial artist who pursued martial arts, she was also very curious about the shop owner's strength level, as he hadn't personally made a move throughout the entire incident.
But what the general clearly wants now is not a mere friendly spar.

Because of that desire to "witness the difference in strength," the general in battle will most likely go all out, which would essentially be causing trouble for the enemy.
"It's alright, it's not much trouble for me, it just takes a little more time."

"I've been relaxing for too long. A proper review of the battles might prevent me from really thinking of myself as a dessert shop owner."

He waved his hand, showing little resistance to the after-dinner pastime of repairing dolls.
Lin Feng recalled the general's experience of watching others get beaten up using her account, and he completely understood her feelings. Simply put, it was like saying, "You're too bad, let me take over."
"Then I'll be leaving now. Thank you so much for your help. Please contact me if there's anything I can do for you in the future."

He nodded, intending to push the door open and leave.

But just as Ying reached the door, hearing the commotion outside, she seemed to suddenly remember something, turned around, and asked with some confusion:
"Speaking of which, shop owner, you just said some customers were coming? Outside?"

"do not mind."

Lin Feng waved his hand:

“You are familiar with the guests’ words; they are those two travelers from a foreign land.”

"But the slight noise outside the door has nothing to do with them; it's just that one of the Fools' spies was knocked unconscious by the ingredients and vegetables in the backyard."

???

He blinked, his eyes full of question marks, slightly doubting whether he had misheard.

After realizing that the shop owner in front of him seemed to be genuinely serious,

Deeply shocked, Ying froze, suddenly finding it hard to imagine what the outside world had become during the five hundred years he had been in seclusion.
"These are the Fools' spies who were caught? Some of them actually tried to climb straight in from the backyard."

After seeing the actress off, she entered the lobby.

After listening to Calibel's report, Lin Feng looked at the group of "ordinary passersby" in front of him, whose hair looked like it had been chewed by a dog and whose faces were bruised and swollen, and felt deep sympathy for their plight.

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The spies of the Fools are all elites, and normally, with their professional skills, infiltrating a dessert shop would be no problem.

Unfortunately, not only is the shadow here today, but once inside, one may face the might of thunder.

To prepare for the arrival of my two little foodies, the plants in the backyard have just been replaced, and it's the perfect time to prune them without much care.
"Hmm, these Fools' spies seem to be planning to infiltrate and knock out our men, then disguise themselves as shop assistants."

"But before they could even put their plan into action, they were knocked unconscious in the ground by those strange, cough... vegetables you planted in your backyard."

It's hard to evaluate these guys' indescribable plans.

When every aspect of a plan is flawed, it becomes difficult to find fault with it.

Calibel had seen them scouting the area a couple of days earlier, but in order to maintain the image of ordinary people that the store employees always maintained, he and the store staff did not arrest them at that time.

They realized that these guys had carefully observed and confirmed that Miss "Mystic Winter Ringo" often came to sit here in the mornings.
So, after replacing the staff, they planned to secretly eliminate the person through poisoning or other means before leaving.

"But they didn't realize that the store's employees wouldn't be so easily replaced, nor did they realize that they couldn't just touch those ordinary vegetables in the backyard."

Shaking his head, Lin Feng added what Calibel wanted to say, wondering how these guys managed to choose the least likely option from among so many possibilities.

"Alright, our guests are almost here. Just hand these people over to them."

"There's no need to deal with the memories. As for the reason, just say that the Divine Child cast a hallucinogenic spell around those plants."

Looking towards the end of the street, the blond-haired boy and a white-fuzzy ball of fur were approaching.
Lin Feng waved his hand to conceal any visible injuries from the group of fools, believing that preserving their memories was a rather effective form of punishment.

"Um, Mr. Fuchigami, you mean these guys piled together are spies from the Fatui? They all fainted after climbing over the wall because of the illusion prepared by the Divine Child?"

"I didn't expect the Divine Child to be so reliable; he really did make preparations beforehand."

I just don't know what kind of illusion she cast; these guys' sleep talking seems a bit strange."

After entering the dessert shop and explaining my purpose, I was led by a staff member to the back corridor.
As Ying and Paimon looked at the group of spies who, even in their sleep, occasionally twitched, their faces filled with terror, muttering things like "Vegetables bite!" in their sleep, they inexplicably found the illusion cast by the Divine Child rather bizarre.
"Heh, who knows what kind of illusion Yaeguchi has arranged for them? Maybe they think they've stumbled into some terrifying vegetable garden?"

"It's not very convenient to have these guys piled up here. Since you've come all this way, would you please take them to the prison run by the Heavenly Territory Enforcer and find someone to treat them?"

He smiled and waved his hand, feigning that he wasn't entirely sure himself.

Lin Feng couldn't very well say that the plants in the backyard of their dessert shop could actually jump up and attack people, or that the plants themselves could create hallucinations.
Although I had fooled Paimon like that before near Hanamizaka, it didn't matter much in the countryside, but it was a bit strange to grow hallucinogenic ingredients in a dessert shop, so the biggest credit can only be given to Miko.
"Okay, then I'll have Ying pack them up."

As it spoke, it flew toward the pile of people.
But perhaps one of the spies had a stronger recovery ability, because when Paimon flew over, the ice fire mage piled on top opened his eyes in horror:
!!!

"No! Don't come any closer! Stay away from me!"

"—Monsters! Those vegetables are monsters! They can attack and bite!"

They tried their best to struggle while bound, even to the point of being unable to care about their current situation.

After bypassing the Great Firewall, I experienced a nightmare-like ordeal, personally understanding what it means for the whole world to be against me.
The grass underfoot, the vines by the wall, the fallen leaves, the fruits and vegetables on the ground.
Upon entering, they were immediately bound to the spot by the weeds and vines at their feet, watching helplessly as their teammates were uprooted and quickly engulfed by the vegetables in the garden.
Recalling the screams from that time, Tae only wanted to escape from this place.
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"Oh, so pitiful."

"They're saying vegetables can bite? Their hallucinations seem really severe. Let's have Ying take them to the shogunate's prison and get them treated."

Looking at the idiot agent in front of him, whose face was full of terror and who was screaming as if in a state of stress,
Paimon and Ying were silent for a moment, then cast sympathetic glances at her before completely believing their boss's story:
—It really is a dangerous illusion. No wonder I warned them not to touch it carelessly when I visited Hanamizaka before.

The effects of the Miko's illusion were so terrifying that they could even turn the spies of the Fatui into this state. Even if the hallucinogenic effects of the plants in Hanamizaka were not as strong, they would still likely create the illusion of being beaten up by vegetables, causing immense physical and mental trauma.
"Goodbye, boss! Thank you for the complimentary desserts, hehe, they're as delicious as ever. Ying and I will definitely be coming here often!"

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"Ah! Right! I almost forgot!"

"—Ying and I just received a notification that a scholar friend we knew before will be coming to Inazuma soon."

"He has helped me and Ying a lot before. He is a very talented scholar. Once we arrive, Paimon will introduce him to you, Mr. Yuanshang."

I had originally planned to leave, but after floating to the doorway, I suddenly remembered something.
Looking at the boss who had seen him and Ying off, Paimon scratched his head and told him about the notification he had just received.

"Oh? A very accomplished scholar? I'll look forward to it then."

"However, I heard that after the lockdown is lifted, I actually have a 'friend' coming over, who is probably quite capable as well."

"Oh? So Mr. Yuan Shang also has a friend coming over. What a coincidence."

The thunderstorm in the open sea subsided, and the two of them were finally able to receive communications from other people as they left the island.

The fact that Scholar Lin Feng was coming was the result of something they had specifically inquired about beforehand.

But coincidentally, Mr. Yuan Shang, who was standing in front of me, also had friends among the first batch of scholars.
"Yeah, what a coincidence."

Lin Feng nodded, expressing his deep agreement with Paimon's conclusion.

"Hehe, then Ying and I will take our leave first. We can introduce our friends later."

He waved his hand, not thinking too much about it.

After the Kansei Magistrate was purged, Inazuma was able to begin preparing to welcome the branch construction team of the Kyoryūin.

Watching Inazuma improve step by step, Paimon deeply appreciates the value of their work and looks forward to the day when his friends from other countries come to visit.

A moment later, Mount Sumeru.

The transaction is complete, and there's nothing else that absolutely requires staying in Inazuma to accomplish in the short term.

After the last remnant of the old era, the Kansei-bu, was cleared away by Little Yellow Hair.
Thinking of the two little ones he hadn't seen for a while, Lin Feng brought several desserts he had prepared in advance and returned to the Order Academy after a long absence.

On the top floor of Jingshan Palace, on a terrace furnished with chairs and a round table.

After taking my seat, I glanced at the little guy sitting opposite me.
Lin Feng chose to ignore Narcida's death stare and placed all the prepared desserts in front of him.

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"So, personnel-related issues have been completely resolved, right?"

"Based on the current progress, including some members of the Mystic Faction who are testing the machines, the Order of the Church will likely begin their journey next week."

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Without replying immediately, Nasita, sitting opposite him, looked at the desserts she couldn't reach, puffed out her cheeks, and quietly cast a reproachful glance at Lin Feng.

Every time we met before, I would take the initiative to approach him, and then he would pinch and toss me around by this so-called sage, completely lacking the majesty that a god should have.

After not seeing each other for so long, I finally managed to get some tips from the Tree King on how to maintain my divine dignity.
He tried hard to suppress the urge to approach, hoping his sage would come to him, but the other party seemed completely unmoved by this tactic and actually placed all the desserts in front of him.
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"Heh, alright, stop glaring at me. I was just teasing you. I'm coming over, okay?"

It was obvious without even looking that Nasita's short arms couldn't possibly reach what was in front of her, which was one of the reasons why the three of them used to huddle together.

Although I don't know why the little guy deliberately sat in the farthest spot this time,

But after appreciating the little guy's soft and adorable gaze—a gaze that, though trying to express reprimand, was still soft and endearing—Lin Feng...
He shook his head, deciding to stop teasing her and give Naxida some face.

He moved the stool and plates over, placing them where Nasida could easily reach them.

Looking at the little feet next to him that weren't even touching the ground, Lin Feng didn't know why the little guy had chosen such an obviously unsuitable table in the first place.

After fidgeting around for a while, they ended up leaning against each other again. She habitually reached out and ruffled the white side ponytail that was tied to one side.
Although the little one still stared at her with harmless eyes, Nasita's emotions clearly didn't lie.
"Phew, stop poking me. I told you I'm not a child."

"Also, didn't you, Tree King, tell me to do this? But why are you bullying me with him now?"

The plan to establish authority failed completely. Although I didn't actually go there this time, the result was exactly the same.
Nasita glanced at the little head peeking out from behind her sage's shoulder and vehemently condemned this behavior of vying for her braid.
"Heh, strictly speaking, as a 'senior,' it shouldn't be a problem for me to touch it, right?"

"And it wasn't me, the 'knight,' who condemned you first? I'm a little sad."

Stopped abruptly.

Before the guy who used to be very mature but is now just a little kid could finish speaking, Lin Feng grabbed him and pulled him aside without any discrimination. This big Nasita's head was in the way, resting on his shoulder, and his side ponytail was blocking his view.

Although I'm probably not able to move for a while due to my growth spurt, at least my height is still sufficient compared to these two.

Lin Feng gently rubbed the two little ones who were sitting on the chairs and couldn't touch the ground, treating them equally, and then steered the conversation back to a more normal topic:
"You mean you suddenly received an application a couple of days ago, and Wendy wanted to go with the Order of the Church? He even went to the Hall of Rebirth and kidnapped the old man?"

"Going to Inazuma at this time, could this guy be...?"

I had speculated long ago that Wendy and the old man probably knew about the ongoing time loop on Inazuma's side, after all, Old Mondstadt even has a temple of "Time and Wind".

Theoretically speaking, the more they know about the situation there, the less likely they are to go there. So what is this guy going there for?

(End of this chapter)