Genshin/Hunter Chapter 113 (Patreon)

Eula swiftly came out of our shared master bedroom with her eyes lighting up at seeing me and then she saw Shenhe and Ei and raised an eyebrow as she asked primly. "Ah, so we have guests I see?" 

To which Paimon hurriedly flew behind Eula and shouted. "It's the Electro Archon! Jake, why is she here in Liyue? Are we invading and taking over Liyue now?!"

My face twitched at Paimon's insane questions and even Eula realized how stupid Paimon was being so she swiftly turned on her heel, grabbed the flying war crime as Shenhe spoke with some actual amusement. 

"No, no she is not." 

And Ei who was in direct control over her puppet body continued Shenhe's words as she smiled ruefully. "Indeed, I may enjoy fights and battles... But conquest is not my cup of tea as it were." 

I coughed and shook my head as I clapped my hands together and spoke out. "Alrighty! Lumine the darling that she is, has made us dinner already so give me a minute to get washed up from our trip so we can eat properly."

Ei and Shenhe nodded in agreement as we had indeed been flying over the ocean and even with the Anemo Hypostasis sealing off the platform we flew in on. That didn't change the fact that we were sitting in a flying platform for the last few hours. And hell still hadn't cleaned up after my little dance with Yae Miko.

So I quickly showed Shenhe and Ei where the spare bathroom was so they could get their hair in order while I went and changed before meeting back in the living room where Lumine had already brought the large pot of stew to the main table and was currently making everyone big bowls of the stew along with some bread to dip it in.

"It looks lovely Lumine. Thanks for setting this up." I said as I came up and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

My lovey-dovey action made Lumine snort but she just leaned up against me as I gave her waist a quick squeeze before I looked over at Eula who was already seated and making sure Paimon didn't just dive face-first into the pot of stew to drink it all up.

And I saw that the heiress of the Lawrence clan was pouting at how I was pampering Lumine so I gave her a quick wink with a head nod to Paimon to show that I would favor her when she wasn't busy playing babysitter for the flying Baconator.

I then sat down at the table as we waited for Ei and Shenhe to finish taking care of themselves and with just the three of us here for a minute I asked the obvious questions. "So how did it go for you girls? Go on any great adventures or anything?" 

Eula snorted and gave Lumine a dirty look who smiled unrepantantly as Eula spoke with annoyance. "Indeed we did! We solved the great mystery of the Dragonspine Mountains and got rid of its eternal horrid ice storm, but Lumine was quite frustrating as neither of us were properly prepared for the true depths of chill that was within the mountains." 

I raised an eyebrow and asked curiously. "How bad was it actually?"

Eula's face twitched as she said bluntly. "Lumine kept on sticking her frigid cold hands under my clothes to steal what little warmth I had!"

'Are you sure Lumine wasn't just trying to play grab ass?' I thought with amusement but then my mind went blank as Lumine whined petulantly.

"It was all in good fun Eula... Why did you have to go and escalate to literally dragging me into one of those damned icy lakes! I thought I was literally going to die!"

To which Eula merely smiled and said calmly. "I swore you would face my vengeance for making me even colder... And I am not a lowly oathbreaker."

But before the argument could escalate, Ei and Shenhe came back into the living room with the two of them swiftly taking up seats as Paimon called out excitedly. "We are all together now, so lets dig in hehe."

I nodded along with Lumine and we began swiftly eating with Ei even eating. Though it was clear she wished this was actually desserts. But as we were eating Paimon turned towards me and asked. 

"Sooo Paimon is curious, and I know Lumine and Eula are also curious as well. But how come the Raiden Shogun is here?" 

It was Ei who answered as she laid down her soup spoon and answered plainly. "Jake, ensnared a shard of my departed sister's soul and I am making sure that she will be able to heal to the point that I can make her a puppet body like my own."

Lumine's face twitched as Shenhe helpfully added on. "Oh and when we killed the corrupted goddess Beisht, he also reaped her soul as well."

There was a moment of silence as Lumine brushed a hand over her face and I couldn't help a nervous giggle as she said tiredly. "I knew you were going to seduce Shenhe... Honestly, it was expected, but I didn't expect you to now have what three goddesses in your soul now? Not to mention how you clearly seduced the Electro Archon!" 

But Lumine's dramatic end was cut off as Ei said calmly. "Oh no, my disciple has not seduced me. I am merely making sure my sister stays safe and my disciple is not cut short of his full potential... Though I do believe he and Guuji Yae have become quite close as she taught Jake the fine details about Electro control."

I couldn't help but deadpan at the way Ei just threw my ass under the bus as Eula and Lumine looked at me curiously to see my answer to which I simply shrugged and said with a wry smile. "I don't even know myself... That woman is literally part fox, she has her own thoughts and plans." 

But regardless I looked over at Paimon and asked. "So besides dealing with the Dragonspine Mountain, did you guys do anything on Mondstadt?" 

Eula nodded with a small smile with her looking out in memory as she spoke. "Yes, I checked in with the Knights of Favonuis and although things were a bit tense. No conflict broke out or anything, though I didn't stick around Acting Grand Master Jean as she was acting quite odd, and then there was the issue of Lisa blowing up part of the gardens when she heard Lumine sold you to one of the Adepti." 

The crypt-wielding woman's words made Lumine's amused smile turn brittle as she absently brushed a hand over her chest and muttered. "I didn't sell him... I just like rented him out for a bit." 

And I had the best response to that as I raised an eyebrow and asked with a giggle in my voice. "Hoh? So you are just renting me out now? Does that make you my pimp?" 

I deserved the slap to the arm Lumine gave me as I laughed at how she choked on a bit of the stew she was trying to swallow at the time I said that.