I'm in Genshin Impact, and I started by teaming up with Luna.

At that moment, Paimon rested his chin on his hand, looking at Wu Qiu in deep thought, "Hmm—, hmm—."

She had already lost three rounds and strongly suspected Wu Qiu of cheating, but she had no evidence. After all, they were gambling.

The items are the fruits we found during the day. There are quite a few fruits around here, including apples and sunset fruits.

Paimon is practically a beggar after losing three games. If he loses this one too, he won't even have breakfast tomorrow.

"this."

Paimon hesitated, pointing to Wu Qiu's left hand.

"Are you sure—?" Wu Qiu smiled, deliberately drawing out the syllable. Paimon hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "Yes, Paimon will choose this one."

Wu Qiu pretended to open her arms and said, "Once you've made your choice, you can't change it."

"Wait!" Finally, just as Wu Qiu was about to open his hand, Paimon stopped him. Then, pointing to his right hand, he said, "I've changed my mind. Paimon wants to choose this one."

"Hey, how could you do this? I already said that once you've chosen, you can't change it. Aren't you cheating?"

Wu Qiu expressed his dissatisfaction. Paimon, however, seemed reassured, saying, "I don't care, Paimon will choose this one, open it now."

He then went up and pried Wu Qiu's hand off. Wu Qiu struggled, "Hey, you're cheating..."

Then suddenly he stretched out his hand and said, "Hey! No, you lost."

Paimon's smile froze on his face. Realizing what had happened, he stomped his foot in the air, "Ugh—! You cheated! You definitely hid the pebble."

Wu Qiu curled his lip and said, "How can you talk like that? Do you think I'm that kind of person? Look, isn't this right here?"

As he spoke, Wu Qiu opened his left hand, and sure enough, there was a small pebble lying inside.

So, did Wu Qiu cheat? Of course not. Moreover, guiding Paimon to choose the wrong answer like this wouldn't normally work.

Paimon isn't stupid, after all. But why did she fall for it this time? It's because she had lost three times already, and she was starting to panic.

As for why she lost the previous three times, it was simply because she was incredibly unlucky. There was a fifty percent chance she managed to avoid it three times.

As for Wu Qiu, he had a good attitude. After all, a 50% chance was much higher than winning the lottery, and it wouldn't go wrong.

However, Paimon was clearly unhappy. He flew up to grab Wu Qiu. Wu Qiu was quick and dodged with a sidestep.

"Hey, you can't take a game, so you resort to violence, huh?"

Wu Qiu remained relaxed, but he soon regretted it.

Paimon, perhaps fueled by rage, somehow managed to spin and land behind Wu Qiu's head the instant he missed his target.

She grabbed Wu Qiu's head from behind, then pulled her mouth back with both hands, yelling, "I don't care, you're bullying Paimon!"

"Hey! Hey hey hey! Let go, let go! Who's bullying whom here?!"

The game is all a lie. Paimon is not cute at all, and he's always attacking people, especially bullying honest people like me.

Despite their commotion, they didn't dare to be too loud. Ying was still sleeping, so they stopped after a while.

Of course, Paimon threw a tantrum. Clutching his last apple, he sat down and sulked.

"Hey~ If you can't handle it, don't play it. Look at how you've ripped my face off."

Wu Qiu muttered something under her breath; she didn't really mean to bully her. She went to Paimon's side and gently patted her head.

"Hey, just petting its fur won't scare you."

"Hmph!" Paimon turned his head to the side, looking angry and the kind that couldn't be coaxed.

"Hey, let me tell you, I'm not good at comforting people, and I'm not exactly a warm guy. If you're not feeling well, just eat something and calm down."

This Paimon is different from the Paimon in the game, at least in terms of personality.

The one in the game is a cute and adorable little girl, irresistible. And this one in front of you is also a cute and adorable little girl, but she bites—she's super fierce.

While its effects on others are unknown, it is extremely aggressive towards Wu Qiu and is considered an extremely dangerous creature. Therefore, we would like to remind our fellow countrymen with the surname Wu and the given name Qiu to be cautious if they encounter this creature and to treat it as an emergency food source.

Although Paimon was not very warm towards Wu Qiu, whether it was Paimon or Ying, this was the best thing for Wu Qiu to feel.

At least, Wu Qiu no longer subconsciously treated them as virtual characters in a game, but as real companions. "Holy crap!"

While lost in thought, Wu Qiu suddenly felt a pain in his arm and realized that Paimon had pinched him.

"I forgive you." She glanced at Wu Qiu and went to eat her food in small bites.

"Hehe, this little Paimon is quite cute..."

"Huh? Why should I ask her to forgive me? What... what did I do wrong?"

……

Even though there were two of them, time still passed very slowly. Before long, both Wu Qiu and Paimon were already feeling sleepy.

"Xiao Qiuzi~"

Just as Wu Qiu was about to collapse, Paimon's voice rang out beside her. Wu Qiu turned her head and saw Paimon clutching his stomach and looking at her.

"What's wrong?" Wu Qiu asked. Paimon scratched his head sheepishly. "Um, I need to use the restroom."

"Go to the toilet? Then go ahead. I'm not stopping you from going."

Wu Qiu felt something was off. "Why are you telling me you're going to the bathroom?"

"Um, could you come with me? I'm too scared~" Paimon's tone suddenly became weak, with a shy expression.

Hmm! Why do I feel like the atmosphere around me has become a little strange? This feeling is so much like my girlfriend taking the initiative to ask me to... cough cough.

What's going on? First, there was a female protagonist in another book who went to a hotel, and now there's a Paimon book that's asking me to take a dump?

Stop! Stop, stop, stop! Let's cleanse ourselves and get rid of these thoughts! Please read this book with a positive mindset, thank you (although the unhealthy ideas came from me).

……

"You don't dare! If you don't even dare, how are you wandering around Teyvat all by yourself?"

Wu Qiu revealed a somewhat disdainful expression. Yes, disdain; he didn't think anything of it.

"Oh dear, I'm just scared! Are you going to help me or not?"

"Holy crap!" Why does it feel so weird that Paimon is suddenly speaking to me in such a gentle voice?

Has it suddenly changed its nature? Um, fellow countrymen with the surname Wu and given name Qiu, there's no need to rush to treat it as emergency food. It seems like there might be a solution (`).

Wu Qiu thought a lot and wrote a lot of words. But he was quite decisive in his actions.

He stood up, patted his bottom, and said, "You're such a coward. Come on, I'll go with you."

As they spoke, Wu Qiu and Paimon arrived at a bush not far away. Wu Qiu stopped outside and said, "You go in, I'll stay here."

Paimon nodded and flew inside, but quickly turned back and looked at Wu Qiu with a questioning expression, "You weren't peeking, were you?"

"Hey, what's with that expression? Do I look like a hooligan?" Wu Qiu was very dissatisfied with Paimon's look at him like he was a hooligan.

"Let me tell you, if I were to peek, it would definitely be at a beauty like Sister Ying. What would I be looking at, you little loli with no butt and no breasts?"

"Hmph, pervert." Paimon cursed and turned to go inside.

"Hey!" Wu Qiu suspected that Paimon might have a split personality, since his personality kept changing.

"I was originally thinking of making Paimon my harem steward. But his personality won't do, so I'll just treat him as emergency food."

Wu Qiu began to indulge in self-admiration again. That's just how he is; give him a little space to imagine, and he can live in his own imaginary world for hours.

As for peeping, Wu Qiu never even considered it. Although Wu Qiu didn't consider himself a gentleman, he still couldn't bring himself to do something as despicable as spying.

About twenty minutes passed, or so it should be; in any case, Wu Qiu was living in his own imaginary world.

It's like playing a video game with levels. In just twenty minutes, Wu Qiu's harem had already taken shape.

And now he is working with Ke Qing from the second wife and Gan Yu from the sixth wife to conquer Ning Guang and make her his seventh wife in the harem.

Ningguang was a difficult businesswoman to deal with, but with the three of us working tirelessly, we gradually got closer to success.

Just as the BOSS was about to succumb, and he was about to win the heart of the mature woman, our harem manager, Paimon, suddenly appeared in front of Wu Qiu, smiled slightly, and then slapped Wu Qiu across the face.

That was a loud "whoosh!" Wu Qiu was instantly transported back to the real world.

"Why did you hit me?!" Wu Qiu covered her face. Paimon clapped his hands, "Your smile is so smug."

"No, it's too hard for me..."

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On the way back, Wu Qiu still felt a stinging pain in her face. Paimon was really ruthless; she definitely shouldn't have been made the head of the harem.

"Ouch! Ouch, ouch!" Wu Qiu, who had almost entered his own imaginary world once again, tripped over something.

She stood up, turned around angrily, and yelled, "Damn it, who thinks they can bully me now! Who! What are they?!"

Paimon flew to Wu Qiu's feet. By the moonlight, both Wu Qiu and Paimon could see that it looked like a stone.

It looked like a square stone placed at an angle. Wu Qiu didn't know if it was square or not, because its lower half was buried in the soil.

"This thing... seems very ancient."

Paimon spoke, stroking the patterns on the stone. Wu Qiu, however, wondered why the more he looked at it, the more familiar it seemed.

"Wait, this...Paimon! No..."

Wu Qiu suddenly remembered something. Seeing Paimon reach out to knock on the stone, Wu Qiu quickly stopped him.

But this backfired. Paimon had only intended to tap lightly, but Wu Qiu's words startled him.

An instinctive effort turned the gentle tap into a forceful push. Paimon's strength wasn't great, but it wasn't insignificant either; after all, he almost ripped my scalp off in the last chapter.

*Click!* A crisp sound. It sounded like some kind of mechanism being activated.

Then, the stone suddenly glowed faintly, and the patterns on it also lit up.

Wu Qiu guessed correctly. He didn't know the exact name of this thing, but in dungeons, especially ruin-type dungeons, it was usually the switch for a certain gate.

The ground suddenly began to shake. Paimon was startled. "W-what's going on?"

Before we could react, Wu Qiu suddenly felt the ground slip beneath his feet, and then his body plummeted.

"Oh! NO!!!!!!"

In his haste, Wu Qiu grabbed Paimon's leg. Paimon could fly, but he couldn't lift Wu Qiu, and without stopping, he fell down with Wu Qiu.

The entrance that had appeared closed again after Wu Qiu and the others went inside. The light from the switch also dimmed, as if nothing had happened.

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Ruins