"Hello, is Miss Ayaka at home?"
Feng Yi and Sayu arrived at the Kamisato Estate together, and Feng Yi asked the guard at the gate.
"What a coincidence, sir. Miss Kamisato has gone out on business..."
The guard had met this gentleman not long ago and was particularly impressed. He remembered that on that day, the head of the Kamisato household and the butler, Thoma, had personally come out to greet him.
Therefore, the guard treated Feng Yi with great respect and truthfully informed him that Miss Kamisato was out.
"Gone out? Then I won't disturb you. Sayu, let's go!"
Feng Yi frowned, pondered for a moment, and decided to try his luck at the Komore Teahouse first. If he couldn't find Ayaka, he would come back to find Kamisato Ayato.
Feng Yi, with the sleepy Sayu, arrived at the Komore Teahouse. Upon opening the door, he saw Thoma cleaning.
"Mr. Feng Yi, and Sayu, what brings you here?"
Thoma put down his cleaning tools and looked at the two of them with some surprise.
"I need to see Miss Ayaka about something. I wonder if Miss Ayaka is here?"
"My lady has gone out to visit the citizens of Inazuma. Why don't you have some tea and wait here, Mr. Feng Yi? My lady should be back soon."
Thoma patted Taromaru's head and then smiled, offering a feasible suggestion.
"Then I'll be imposing on you!"
Feng Yi nodded. Instead of venturing out to try his luck, he might as well sit down here, have some tea, and wait.
While Feng Yi was waiting and drinking tea at the Komore Teahouse, Kamisato Ayaka, after visiting the citizens of Inazuma, passed by Feng Yi's Puffy Puff Milk Tea shop on her way back and couldn't help but stop.
She glanced from afar at the bustling milk tea shop, and Feng Yi's figure, along with the scene of their parting that day, surfaced in her mind.
As she was thinking, Kamisato Ayaka inexplicably walked towards the milk tea shop.
"Hi, Ayaka! Over here, over here, are you here to buy milk tea?"
A familiar laugh suddenly came from beside Kamisato Ayaka. She looked up and saw Yoimiya.
Yoimiya had put on the Puffy Puff Milk Tea shop's apron and was helping to serve customers, her cheerful and enthusiastic smile ensuring that every customer left satisfied.
"Yoimiya, why are you working here?"
Kamisato Ayaka walked over, smiling gently as she asked.
She remembered that Yoimiya's family ran a fireworks shop. Why wasn't she making fireworks and instead selling milk tea?
"Feng Yi has been kind to me, and since I had nothing to do, I came to help! Ayaka, do you want to buy milk tea? I can secretly add double the Slime jelly for you~"
Yoimiya lowered her voice as she spoke, leaning closer to Kamisato Ayaka's ear, worried about being overheard by other customers.
"Yes, please give me one, with little sugar. By the way, isn't Feng Yi in the shop?"
Faced with Yoimiya's enthusiastic hospitality, Kamisato Ayaka found it difficult to refuse, so she politely ordered a cup. Then, seizing the opportunity, she casually asked about Feng Yi's whereabouts.
"Feng Yi? Well, after a bet with someone, he suddenly ran off, and even abandoned his own shop. What do you think of that? Hmm... Ayaka, do you need to see Feng Yi about something? If it's not urgent, you can sit here and wait for a while. I think Feng Yi should be back soon..."
"Yes, it's not urgent, I'll wait then. Yoimiya, is this Feng Yi's chair?"
Kamisato Ayaka looked at the lounge chair in front of the shop.
"Most likely. I saw him lying here before!"
Yoimiya, who was busy serving customers, nodded and replied when she heard Kamisato Ayaka's question.
Kamisato Ayaka gracefully walked to the lounge chair and sat down gently. She could still vaguely smell Feng Yi's scent.
Beside the lounge chair was a small tea table.
A pot of tea on the tea table had gone cold. However, a novel placed next to the teapot caught Kamisato Ayaka's attention.
Kamisato Ayaka sat in the lounge chair, flipping through the novel, occasionally taking a sip of the cold tea. As for the milk tea she had ordered, she decided to take it back for her brother.
Feng Yi was waiting for Kamisato Ayaka at the Komore Teahouse.
Kamisato Ayaka was waiting for Feng Yi at Feng Yi's Puffy Puff Milk Tea shop.
They had perfectly missed each other!
She waited for several hours. Kamisato Ayaka finished drinking Feng Yi's leftover cold tea and read the novel on the tea table. Seeing that Feng Yi still hadn't arrived, she got up to leave and returned.
Feng Yi was also getting anxious waiting at the Komore Teahouse. He played several games of Shogi with Thoma.
Two terrible players, like chickens pecking at each other, but at least it helped pass the boring waiting time.
As for Sayu, she was extremely happy. With no one to bother her, she slept soundly on the floor cushion.
"Thoma, it's getting late. After this game, I should be going back. When Miss Ayaka returns, please tell her I'll visit again tomorrow."
Feng Yi sighed helplessly. He had drunk several pots of tea but still hadn't seen Kamisato Ayaka.
"Mr. Feng Yi, I am truly sorry. At this time of day, my lady should have been back. Perhaps something unexpected has happened this time..."
Thoma smiled apologetically. He didn't know why his lady's visit was taking so long this time.
"Checkmate! The outcome is decided. Thoma, thank you for your hospitality. I'll be taking my leave now!"
The game ended, and Feng Yi stood up.
As for Sayu, he left her here. After all, she was part of the Yashiro Commission, so it was reasonable for her to stay overnight.
"Mr. Feng Yi, safe travels and be careful on your way!"
Thoma stood up to see him off.
Unexpectedly, a dramatic scene unfolded. As he was seeing Feng Yi out, he happened to meet Kamisato Ayaka, who was returning.
"Feng Yi?!"
Kamisato Ayaka, who had returned feeling a bit disappointed after waiting for Feng Yi for a long time, was pleasantly surprised to find Feng Yi at her Komore Teahouse.
"My lady, you're finally back. Mr. Feng Yi has been waiting for you here for several hours!"
Thoma smiled and told the young lady about Feng Yi waiting.
"Feng Yi, you waited here for me specifically? Ha... fate is truly wondrous. May I ask what you needed me for?"
Kamisato Ayaka heard Thoma's explanation and couldn't help but sigh at the capriciousness of fate. She had waited for Feng Yi at the milk tea shop, and Feng Yi had waited for her here.
Ayaka smiled gently, not mentioning her own long wait for Feng Yi, and led Feng Yi back into the Komore Teahouse, asking.
"Because of something, I made a bet with Kujou Sara..."
Feng Yi glanced at Sayu, who was still sleeping soundly, and explained the situation to Kamisato Ayaka.
"I understand the situation. So, you need to find evidence of treason within the Tenryou Commission, right? Don't worry, let me think..."
Kamisato Ayaka sat on the floor opposite Feng Yi, fanned herself gently, and pondered with her head down.