Yes, Lady Funina!

Ying looked at Richard, as if asking herself if she was really the sixth one.

"Ahem, we're all family, there's no need to be in any particular order." Richard was immediately drenched in sweat.

"I see." General Thunder nodded thoughtfully. Everyone has a title and there is no distinction of rank, but the problem is that in this way, wouldn't everyone be without a title?

How cunning this tea is!

However, General Raiden doesn't care. Compared to Shadow and Yae no Miko, who like Richard, General Raiden hasn't reached that level yet; she simply has a good impression of Richard.

"Whatever the reason, General, rest assured, I will take responsibility," Richard assured him.

"Can you give me a blessing?" General Thunder asked. Since Richard said he would take responsibility, shouldn't she have one too, since Shadow has one?

Treat everyone equally.

Besides, didn't Ying give Richard the same things herself? She was even willing to give him things while working. Could Ying do that?

“Yes, that’s fine.” Richard had no objection; it was the proper thing to do.

"Wait." General Thunder stopped Richard's movements, then said expectantly:

"Can you apply it to me tonight?"

Shadow, who was standing nearby, was immediately angered upon hearing General Thunder's words.

"Why are you still thinking about doing experiments!"

Richard was kicked out of the Pure Land of the Heart, while Shadow, with a dark face, led General Raiden directly back to the Castle Keep. Judging from the current situation, it seems that Shadow will not let General Raiden act on his own as before in the short term.

Outside the wooden teahouse, Kozue stood guard diligently, holding Taro-maru in her arms. Her eyes were wide open, like copper bells, scaring passersby into giving way.

Even the scouts sent to the winter solstice dared not approach the scene, fearing they might be caught in the crossfire.

Rabies is curable, but I wonder if rabies is curable... *whoosh*

(Sound of a wooden door being pushed open)

Turning around and seeing Richard emerge, he couldn't help but ask, "Lord Richard, have you finished talking with the General?"

"I suppose so." Richard nodded, looking like he didn't want to say more.

Meanwhile, Taromaru, who was in Sho's arms, suddenly started barking wildly.

No, if you turn around, turn around too! I can't see you!

Feeling the puppy struggling in his arms, Kozue quickly put Taromaru on the ground. Taromaru then ran to Richard's feet, sat down in front of him, and looked up, its tail sticking out from under its bottom, leaving a blurry afterimage.

Richard patted the dog's head, then took out a bag of Mora and placed it in front of Taro-maru as payment for today's tea and hush money, before leaving the wooden leak tea room.

After Richard left, Taromaru was a little disappointed. He prepared to take the Mora bag back to continue being the shopkeeper, but he couldn't pick it up even though he tried.

How many Mora would that take?

Although Taro is not a money-grubbing dog, his life has become much more difficult since the treasure chest he hid in the back storage room was stolen by some blond thief. He has to make do with what he has.

Now that it has such a large sum of money, can it go back to the days of gnawing on bones with meat?

Lord Richard, you are such a genuine man!

Taro Maru's gratitude +999

Richard had no idea that the Mora he casually removed would elevate Taro Maru's quality of life by several notches.

He has now returned to the embassy in Fontainebleau. Since he returned a little early, both Furnessa and Cleo are still asleep.

Aside from the receptionist at the embassy entrance, only Yae no Miko, an outsider, was sitting calmly on the sofa in the lobby, reading Fontaine's mystery novel.

"Huh? You're back so early?" Yae no Miko's beautiful eyes showed a hint of surprise when she saw Richard enter.

Why is Richard back at this hour?

Logically speaking, even if Richard had woken up, it should have been the time when he and the general removed their battle robes, and the emperor would no longer hold morning court. Why is he back at this hour... Could it be that Shadow is no longer capable?

The pink-furred fox's thoughts raced, but her face remained impassive. She smiled and asked:

"have you eaten?"

"I haven't eaten." With someone already dead, Richard had no time to think about breakfast.

"You didn't eat?" Yae no Miko was somewhat surprised. That shouldn't be the case.

Is Ying really that cowardly?

"You've eaten?" Richard asked back, feeling a bit tempted after Yae no Miko's comment.

"Oh, it's breakfast." Yae no Miko thought Richard hadn't eaten the shadow.

Richard slowly typed a question mark. What do you mean? When you said you ate, what did you mean by eating?

If it were a shadow, he not only ate it, but also got a free gift: a general.

"I have some tricolor dumplings here that I got from the General's Mansion. Would you like some?" With a flick of his sleeve, Yae no Miko suddenly produced several plates of tricolor dumplings on the table in front of him.

Although eating dessert in the morning is not very healthy, given Richard's lifespan, it doesn't really matter whether it's healthy or not.

After casually picking up a string of tricolor dumplings, Richard sat down on the sofa, and the Divine Child next to him moved closer.

"What are you doing?" Richard asked, somewhat annoyed, looking at Yae no Miko, whose face clearly showed 'curiosity'.

"How was last night?" Yae no Miko's gossip instincts were practically overflowing.

The reason I get up so early is not only because I can't sleep after sleeping too much, but also because I want to get first-hand information about the film.

"..." Richard shut his mouth and focused on eating the dumplings.

Seeing this, Yae no Miko was not annoyed. Instead, she took the tricolor dumpling from Richard's hand, held it in her other hand, and personally fed it to Richard, while also handing him a cup of hot tea.

Yes, that cup of hot tea is the one she just drank.

But Richard probably doesn't care about drooling at all; just based on his service attitude, oZB probably wouldn't trade him for a general's position.

"Tell me about it~" Yae no Miko's voice suddenly became soft and gentle, making one feel as if their bones were melting after hearing it.

“Last night…” Richard swallowed the tricolor dumpling.

"How is it?" Yae no Miko handed over a cup of hot tea.

“Last night was wonderful, the moon was very round.” Richard opened his mouth to drink some tea to moisten his throat, but his mouth missed.

Seeing that Richard was pretending to be stupid and hadn't heard what she wanted to hear, Yae no Miko took back the hot tea.

If Richard hadn't already swallowed the tricolor dumpling in his mouth, she would have made him spit it out no matter what.

The fox is angry!

Yae no Miko shifted her body to the side, still close to Richard, but only slightly, a stark contrast to before when they seemed to be pressed together.

She's expressing her dissatisfaction with Richard's perfunctory attitude through her actions!

However, Richard seemed to have long been used to Yae no Miko's attitude. Instead of trying to coax her, he even took another tricolor dumpling from the tea table in front of him.

Yae no Miko secretly glanced at Richard out of the corner of her eye. After realizing that he had no intention of coaxing her, a pink fox tail quietly appeared behind her and kept poking Richard's waist.

It seemed to be a reminder to Richard to stop eating. Look at her, she's angry, and he doesn't even know how to coax her. What a jerk!

However, Richard seemed to have swallowed a heavy weight, determined to ignore Yae no Miko beside him, and turned a blind eye to the pink tail's poking.

The goddess understood that Richard had done it on purpose, so she rolled her eyes and came up with another plan. She then handed back the tricolor dumpling that she had just taken from Richard.

"Brother Richard~" Yae no Miko's voice was even more cloying than before, almost too sweet.

Richard looked helpless and said:

"Normal"

"Tell me!" Yae no Miko slightly withdrew some of her supernatural powers, but her voice still made people tremble.

"Go ask Ying yourself."

"Wouldn't you get beaten up?"

Yae no Miko was clearly self-aware; she was clinging to Richard, and Richard couldn't do anything to her. At most, he would suffer a little at night, but she would enjoy the first half of the time.

But if you go to Yingwen and ask her too much, she might really hit the fox with a slipper.

On this point, Yae no Miko understood it better than anyone else. 'This time is different,' Richard said.

"Different?" Yae no Miko's eyes lit up, meaning she could ask Kage?

“They might hit harder than usual,” Richard said, pointing out the difference.

Yae no Miko's expression froze. She felt that Richard was making fun of her and was being insincere. All her efforts to create opportunities for the two of them, her in-laws, had been in vain.

Last night, she risked her life to help Klee fall asleep, and also kept Frynn and Claudia occupied, giving Richard an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

Even if they didn't achieve anything, they should at least have put in some effort, right?

What's wrong with listening to gossip!

We'll listen, even if it means getting beaten up!

But then again, why did they fight harder than usual this time?

Yae no Miko is always good at finding blind spots. After noticing the loophole in Richard's words, Miko began to let her imagination run wild.

"It seems that although the result was good, there may have been some unexpected events along the way," Yae no Miko said meaningfully.

"Guess." Richard simply replied with two words to Yae no Miko's rambling.

This was the experience he had accumulated from years of fighting against Yae no Miko. This fox was too cunning; he was afraid that if he revealed even the slightest flaw, it would seize the opportunity.

To deal with her, either don't say anything in the first place, or shut her up completely.

Since they were in the main hall, gagging was not an option, so Richard simply kept quiet and let Yae no Miko guess.

"Hmph, I know without you even saying it, it must be General Thunder, right?" Yae no Miko said confidently.

"Guess what you want." Richard showed no surprise, after all, he and Shadow were the only ones there last night. If there was any surprise, it would naturally fall on General Thunder.

It's not surprising that Yae no Miko could guess the Thunder General's identity.

Seeing that Richard was unmoved by reason, Yae no Miko was so angry that she gritted her teeth. But the more Richard acted this way, the more her curiosity, like a cat's claws, kept scratching at her heart.

If I don't figure this out, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight.

Since she hadn't gotten anything from Richard, she went to find Shadow. Sure enough, Shadow was much easier to extract information from than the cunning Richard—[Stop Dagger]

-.

Having made up her mind, Yae no Miko withdrew the tricolor dumpling that was offered to Richard's mouth, swallowed it herself, patted her bottom, and prepared to go find Ying.

"Are you really going?" Li noticed that Shenzi was quite brave.

Richard's only response was a cool "Hmph!" from Yae no Miko.

Chapter 259 Not a demon fox, but a raccoon dog

"Yawn~ Good morning." Funina walked out of the house, the tuft of white hair on her head hanging listlessly, just like Funina was still half asleep.

Last night, after sending Klee back to her room to sleep, Furnessa was dragged along by Clarin and the others to watch a movie until the early hours of the morning before finally going to sleep.

"Good morning." Richard raised an eyebrow and asked, seeing Funina's sleepy appearance:

"What time did you go to bed last night?"

"Hmm~ I don't quite remember, but when I closed my eyes, it seemed like it wasn't so dark anymore," Funina mumbled sleepily. Then she scratched her head and added:

"Anyway, I watched three or four more movies after you left."

Three or four movies were showing... so I did go to bed a bit late.

If you do the math, Funina only slept for less than three or four hours.

No, both Clarinde and Yae no Miko only woke up in the afternoon. Isn't it a bit of an overestimation of yourself to compare yourself to them in staying up all night?

Funina wanted to say something more, but was suddenly carried back to her room by three members of the Lone Hearts Salon who appeared from behind.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't push me, I'll go wash up by myself..." Funina's voice gradually faded away, and then the sound of a faucet being turned on came from deep inside the room.

Richard withdrew his gaze and then sensed the others in the embassy. Because of the shadows, Claire had gone to bed quite late last night, so she hadn't woken up yet.

Clorinde was also in the bedroom, but unlike Claire who was still fast asleep, she was already awake.

Knowing that Richard was outside, she was a little hesitant to come out.

Claurind: How about we go back to sleep for a while?