Outside Keqing's room, a blonde beautiful girl was knocking on the door.
"A Qing, hurry up and open the door."
Yingmei called out to the quiet room again before withdrawing her hand.
Strange, why wasn't anyone responding?
"Did I just hallucinate?"
She blinked her clear, large eyes, pondering in her heart.
Impossible, she had already smelled the scent of the beautiful girl.
But it seemed... some other... unclean things were mixed in.
"Traveler, Miss Keqing might be asleep. Going to my place would be the same."
Beside Yingmei, a beautiful girl in a dark blue miko outfit with pink hair smiled and waved her hand, her voice gentle.
Of course, the most eye-catching were the girl's white-stocking-clad beautiful legs.
The setting sun outside the corridor shone in, blinding them.
"Miss Kokomi, A Qing doesn't sleep in."
Yingmei shook her head, directly negating this possibility.
"If she were to sleep at this time, then I'll punish myself by getting spanked again!"
Yingmei put her hands on her hips, full of confidence.
Such a cruel punishment showed how confident she was.
"Again...?"
The meticulous Miss Kokomi tilted her head in confusion, catching the anomaly.
Getting spanked... with whom, and would it restore her mood energy?
Seeing how relaxed the Traveler looked...
Could it be a unique relaxation technique?
In an instant, Miss Kokomi thought of many things.
Kokomi, Energy +1
"No, I mean...!"
Yingmei realized and opened her small mouth, wanting to explain.
They were supposed to be looking for A Qing, but why did she think of that pervert Qin Yu again.
The newly appointed maid nervously shifted her gaze elsewhere.
It was impossible to explain.
After all, Miss Kokomi was a love expert hired by Yae Publishing House, with astonishing insight.
Even the great lady of the Yashiro Commission, Ayaka Kamisato, had sought her advice on love matters after a meeting.
The two women chatted and interacted, the atmosphere exceptionally harmonious and loving.
One dared to ask, the other dared to answer.
Thinking of this, Yingmei became secretly vigilant.
If so, Kokomi must also have a lot of experience with getting spanked... basement interrogations... and cat-eared maids.
She had to forget Qin Yu quickly and not expose anything.
"Traveler?"
Just as Kokomi was feeling strange, the tightly shut door opened.
A cat... no, it was Keqing who appeared before the two women.
"Ying, and... Miss Kokomi?"
Keqing blocked the doorway, her cheeks slightly red, breathing a little heavily.
She seemed to have just finished exercising.
"A Qing, you're finally out. I have something to ask of you."
"Okay... anything."
Keqing suppressed her racing heart and showed a beautiful smile.
But beneath the calm exterior, she was secretly anxious.
She subconsciously glanced behind her.
It just had to be at this moment that someone came looking for her.
That idiot Qin Yu was still inside the room, not having run out!
If it were Sandrone or Ayaka and the others, she might have deliberately let them see Qin Yu in her room.
But now, the neutral parties, Ying and Kokomi, who had no designs on Qin Yu, had appeared.
The tsundere Keqing, of course, had to hide it desperately.
"That's great, then we're coming in."
After getting permission, Yingmei picked up the broom leaning against the door, putting one hand on her hip.
The newly appointed maid needed to pick a room to clean.
Naturally, she chose Keqing's room.
"Hooray, it's time for a big cleanup!"
Beside Yingmei, Paimon stomped her feet and cheered.
Mora and Primogems were calling!
"Excuse us."
Kokomi smiled slightly and bowed gracefully.
She was originally going back to her own room, but coming here was on the way, so Yingmei pulled her along, wanting to make friends.
Just as the atmosphere was harmonious.
"You, you are not allowed to come in!"
Keqing blocked the doorway, her voice involuntarily rising.
Furious, she looked like a little cat guarding its food.
"?"
Yingmei and Kokomi froze in place, greatly surprised.
"..."
The most dreaded silence suddenly fell.
As the three women looked at each other, an awkwardness filled the air.
Keqing guiltily turned her face away, her face flushed unnaturally.
There is an old saying in Liyue, "300 taels of silver are hidden here," which means trying to hide something makes it more obvious.
She... she had revealed herself!
"If it's inconvenient, we can leave."
Yingmei was intimidated by Keqing's fierce aura and said softly.
As she spoke, she worried secretly.
What's wrong with A Qing, why is she suddenly so agitated?
Something is wrong.
Yingmei's golden eyes swept through the room, her mental power highly concentrated, paying attention to every rustle.
No pervert like Qin Yu, everything is normal.
Qin Yu: ?
"Sorry... I just woke up. Come in."
After a moment of silence, Keqing moved aside.
At the same time, she comforted herself.
Having delayed for so long, Qin Yu should have already retrieved the "evidence" and hidden it.
"Woke up?"
Yingmei was startled by the words and looked at the slightly lazy Keqing, her eyes slowly widening.
How was this possible? The workaholic Keqing was actually sleeping in.
Then her previous promise of getting spanked...!
"Miss Keqing, sorry to bother you."
Kokomi's lips curved upwards, clearly trying to suppress a laugh.
She subconsciously imagined the scene of the Traveler getting spanked.
This was a common plot in certain light novels.
Energy +1
...
The three women entered the room.
"Make yourselves at home, just like in..."
Keqing's words gradually stopped as she looked at the two women already sitting on the bed, her face stiffening.
She deeply regretted saying they could sit on the bed just now...
It wasn't entirely the two women's fault for being too casual; the stool by the table had inexplicably disappeared, leaving them no choice.
"Such a soft bed, it must be very comfortable to sleep."
Yingmei patted it, saying with some envy.
Before becoming Qin Yu's maid, she had slept outdoors in Inazuma.
However...
"This room seems a bit damp."
Kokomi touched the bed, feeling... wet.
"Cough... I sweated a lot while sleeping just now...!"
Keqing's expression changed slightly, and she explained with feigned calmness.
As she spoke, she squeezed onto the bed and sat down side-by-side with the two women.
Keqing the cat shifted her bottom, covering the wet spot.
"So that's how it is."
Yingmei and Kokomi nodded repeatedly without thinking much.
The three women sat in a row, their legs swaying slightly, creating a dazzling spectacle.
"..."
Qin Yu, hidden under the bed, thought the same thing.
The small room was simply furnished, and this was the only place to hide.
Don't ask why people could hide under the bed in Inazuma; it's just that in Komore Teahouse, there were rooms of various styles from different countries.
"!"
Suddenly, Qin Yu's gaze sharpened.
He moved his eyes away from the slender legs of the three women, clad in white and black stockings, and looked towards a corner.
There, he saw the high-heeled shoes that he and Keqing had searched for a long time and had gotten dirty.
If these were discovered...
Qin Yu's expression changed, and he quietly reached out his hand, passing between the slender, swaying legs of the three women.
He had to retrieve them quickly!
"..."
Keqing secretly breathed a sigh of relief, a hint of a smile appearing on her pretty face.
She wasn't discovered; she would just hold on until the end!
However, the next moment—
As she unintentionally lowered her head, she almost screamed and quickly covered her mouth.
Why was Qin Yu hiding under the bed!
"Eh? What's this..."
Just then, Yingmei noticed something and instinctively lowered her head.
"!"
She was about to be exposed!
In a flash, Keqing the cat extended her black-stockinged leg and kicked Qin Yu's hand back.
Yingmei lowered her head, her expression changing slightly.
Keqing and Qin Yu's hearts were pounding in their chests.
"A Qing, why is there only one high-heeled shoe left here."
Yingmei discovered the shoe in the corner and blinked her clear, large eyes.
She said the room wasn't damp, yet this shoe looked wet.
"You, you sit there!"
Keqing the cat panicked.
Before Ying could pick up the shoe, Keqing snatched it back first.
Close call... Ying almost got dirty...
Before Keqing could relax.
"Mmm... there's something unclean on this shoe..."
Kokomi leaned over, observing curiously.
Keqing the cat's brain immediately froze.
"What could it be?"
The love consultant from Yae Publishing House seemed to be on the verge of figuring something out.