"Ying, why are you here too!"
Just as Qin felt his face stiffen and doubt his life.
The two women squatting behind the reef exchanged wide-eyed glances.
"Yoimiya, why are you here?!"
Keqing bit her lip, her blushing purple eyes blinking.
This was the time for encrypted communication.
"Ahaha... I, I was just passing by."
Yoimiya huddled beside Qin Yu's leg, tilting her head, trying to charm her way out of it.
But her bright eyes were filled with curiosity as she looked at the fluffy cat tail.
How was it so firmly attached?
"So you know everything now."
Keqing's beautiful purple eyes gradually lost their sparkle.
"You, don't come over here."
Seeing Keqing tilting her head and approaching as if blackening, Yoimiya's fur stood on end.
"Heh... heh heh..."
Keqing smiled kindly.
If the matter of the cat tail got out, her days as the Jade Chamber would be over.
Since she had been discovered, she would deal with the person who discovered it first!
"What cat tail, I really don't know!"
"You still say you don't know!"
Keqing, completely humiliated and broken, almost drew her sword to slash through the chaos.
"Qin Yu, save me—"
The two women began a game of cat and mouse, chasing each other around Qin Yu's legs.
Qin Yu: ...
Qin Yu twitched the corner of his mouth.
What was all this!
Please stop fighting!
Before he could mediate, a girl as clear as the morning sun walked over.
"Qin Yu, have you seen Keqing and Yoimiya?"
Seeing Qin Yu standing alone, Ying snorted proudly.
Judging by his appearance, he had been abandoned by other girls.
"Ah... I probably... saw them."
Qin Yu replied stiffly, barely managing to respond.
He also reached out and held down Keqing and Yoimiya.
If they continued to make a scene and were exposed, everyone would be humiliated together!
"Is that so? Then I'm relieved."
Ying breathed a sigh of relief, then crossed her arms and glanced at Qin Yu casually.
Qin Yu smiled.
"Hmph, I'm leaving then."
"That's great."
"What?" Ying was slightly stunned.
"Cough, cough, no... I mean, what a pity."
Qin Yu's hands were on the two women, sweat beading on his forehead.
He was teetering on the verge of disaster.
"I'm really leaving now."
Qin Yu continued to smile.
"Wait, aren't you going to try and keep me?"
Ying's beautiful eyes widened, and she said indignantly.
How could he be so indifferent!
"This..."
Qin Yu twitched the corner of his mouth, momentarily speechless.
Please, just leave already!
"Hmph, I've changed my mind, I'm not leaving."
Ying tidied the hair on her shoulder and plonked herself down on the reef.
"Hiss...!"
The simple action almost made Qin Yu cry out.
It turned out that the two women thought they were about to be discovered and were simultaneously pulling Qin Yu's leg hair.
Fortunately, Ying was leaning to the side and didn't notice the two women hiding behind.
"..."
And so, Ying and Qin Yu remained silent.
The atmosphere grew increasingly awkward.
Finally.
"Ying."
"Qin Yu."
They both called out each other's names at the same time and then froze.
Ying turned her face away somewhat unnaturally.
The gentle breeze lifted the girl's hair, adding a touch of ethereal beauty.
"...You speak first."
Qin Yu admired Ying's stunning profile and said softly.
"I have nothing important."
Ying shook her head, fiddling with the wild sweet flowers in her hand.
She dangled her slender legs, gazing absentmindedly at the distant coastline.
"?"
Keqing and Yoimiya, who were hiding below and eavesdropping, perked up their ears.
They wanted to see what Ying and Qin Yu would talk about in private.
"If you have nothing to do, then... let's go treasure hunting?"
Qin Yu glanced at the two women, a sudden idea striking him.
If he could get Ying to leave, then everything would be fine!
"Go on an adventure together?"
Ying's beautiful eyes lit up at the suggestion, and she instinctively turned her head to look at Qin Yu.
Her expectant gaze made it impossible to refuse.
"If you are willing, then I can."
Qin Yu nodded and said earnestly.
A journey with someone would be more meaningful.
She would eventually have to leave Inazuma and explore the wider world.
That day would not be too far off.
"..."
Keqing and Yoimiya exchanged glances.
Planning a secret elopement?
"Hmm, that sounds not bad."
Ying murmured, gently tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.
She gazed at Qin Yu, her slightly curved eyes filled with a relaxed and joyful light.
"Of course, it's because you're my... cough, we have a contract with Komore Teahouse."
Qin Yu almost blurted out "maid cat," but quickly stopped himself.
However, he soon couldn't smile anymore.
"I knew it, you're planning to make me wear cat ears again."
Ying's pretty face flushed slightly, and her tone was fierce.
This simple sentence changed the atmosphere.
Yoimiya: ?
Keqing: ?
Qin Yu has another little cat out there?!
"Cat? Where did a cat come from?"
Qin Yu felt the murderous glares from the two women beside him and sweat beaded on his forehead.
It's bad, I can't let Ying expose herself again!
Qin Yu wanted to stop her, but it was too late.
"Hmph, you like cat-eared maids the most, don't pretend to be serious."
Ying glanced at Qin Yu with a deep gaze.
There's no one else here, what are you panicking about?
With that thought, she took out a pair of cat ears and put them on.
"They're quite cute, not embarrassing at all."
"...Are you sure?"
Qin Yu silently put his forehead in his hands.
Oh girl, you're going to be humiliated, you know?
"Hmph, of course, even if someone comes now..."
Ying tilted her chin slightly, full of confidence.
Before she could finish speaking.
"Ying—"
Rustling sounds came from the small woods, and a voice called out again.
The next moment, several slender figures squeezed out.
"S-someone's coming!"
Ying the cat trembled and instinctively rolled over and hid behind the reef.
Then...
"Hello, cat-eared maid."
Keqing and Yoimiya greeted her.
What a coincidence, you're hiding here too.
"Eh?"
Suddenly humiliated, Ying the cat gave up thinking.
"Are we done yet?!"
Qin Yu was going crazy.
"Mr. Qin Yu?"
A gentle voice, tinged with surprise, was Kokomi's.
She walked up to Qin Yu and paused slightly.
Why was he standing in this cluster of reefs?
"Heh... heh heh... what a coincidence."
Qin Yu was pushed around by the three women and had given up struggling.
However, Kokomi couldn't possibly say anything embarrassing now!
After a period of awkward small talk.
A sudden turn of events occurred.
"Mr. Qin Yu, there's no one else here right now, I still want to say..."
Kokomi hesitated for a moment, then finally spoke her mind.
"Please stop your habit of collecting women's shoes!"
Qin Yu: ???
"Wait a minute, when did I!"
"My shoes, Mr. Qin Yu can keep them forever, but you can't do this anymore..."
Kokomi's words came to an abrupt halt.
She looked at the several women who had emerged from behind the reef, her eyes widening.
W-was it overheard by others?!
Energy -1000
"Explain, what is collecting shoes, what are cat tails, cat ears, and maids!"
The women smiled kindly.
Qin Yu, Qin Yu, you're quite the player.
"Everyone, listen to my explanation."
Seeing his past dark secrets being exposed one by one, Qin Yu's old face flushed red.
He was a decent person!
"Pervert—!!!"
The commotion attracted more people.
Ayaka, Nilou.
And further away, the women from the beach who heard the noise.
Nahida, Eula, Yelan, Shiori.
Even...
"?"
Santorini and Columbia, who had come to welcome the Empress, fell into thought as they saw Qin Yu submerged in a sea of women.
Beside them, Barbara had never seen such a scene.
Is this Mr. Qin Yu's daily life?
"What's going on."
Raiden Ei and Makoto exchanged glances.
"As a general, I am not good with words."
Kujou Sara said.
"Oh dear... I'm afraid it's another love debt caused by someone."
Yae Miko and Kitsune Saiguu linked arms with Ei and Makoto, enjoying the spectacle.
"Bad women, don't bully my daddy!"
Kapachiri joined the fray.
"What are you doing?"
The Empress and Fufuu, who had just finished sparring, were also stunned by the chaotic scene.
Archon War 3.0?
"Qin Yu, you must give us an explanation today!"
The women pointed at Qin Yu.
"I... I...!"
Qin Yu, caught by the women, was on the verge of tears.
He had flipped over again, and this time, it was thoroughly.
"Everyone, let's get along well and keep sticking together!"