VI.

"So, Paimon, did you enjoy being with Amber?" asked the Traveler, as they were on their way towards the Adventurer's Guild to get their rewards after doing another set of Commissions.

Paimon was smiling proudly. "Paimon helped Amber fend off some Hilichurls near Springvale, and also saved some researchers that came into contact with a Ruin Guard!" she claimed, and Lumine giggled.

She gave Paimon a pat on the head. "Good Paimon~!" she simply said, and Paimon brushed her hand away. "Hey! Paimon isn't a pet to give headpats to!" she exclaimed, annoyed. Lumine laughed. "Well, I'm glad you enjoyed your day with her. I do apologize for leaving you again." She said, and Paimon sighed and shook her head.

"Paimon understands, don't worry about it." She spoke, as she then went a bit close to Lumine, inspecting her closely. The Traveler blushed. "U-Um, Paimon…?" she asked.

"No strange marks or a suspiciously fragrant smell…I guess you and Jean didn't do some wild stuff…" Paimon spoke, and Lumine turned red. "P-Paimon!"

"Ah, greetings Traveler! Thank you once again for clearing the daily Commissions! Here's your reward!" then greeted Katheryne of the Adventurer's Guild, and Paimon immediately took the pouch.

Lumine softly slapped her own cheeks, calming down, and smiled at Katheryne. "No worries, Katheryne." She spoke.

"Oh, I forgot! There's one more Commission we have here that specifically asks for you." Then added Katheryne, as she handed a piece of paper to the Traveler.

Paimon floated over to read its contents as well. "Eh? Lisa wants to see you?" spoke Paimon, and Lumine merely shrugged.

"I guess she's starting to be more responsible with her librarian duties. Let's go help her." Declared Lumine, and Paimon agreed. "Thanks for this Katheryne!" she then spoke, as the two of them ran towards the headquarters of the Knights of Favonius.

Katheryne merely smiled and waved.

"Oh my, so the cutie did come~" spoke Lisa the moment Paimon and the Traveler entered the library.

The two were merely surprised at how all the shelves are empty, and all the books are neatly stacked on the tables and the floor.

Lisa sighed. "Some lovely readers just don't know where to properly return the books they've finished reading." She spoke in bewilderment, but it was clear she was annoyed too.

"I could ask them to return it properly, but as you know, cutie, a lady's time is fairly precious." She added, and the two merely agreed that Lisa just wanted to have more free time away from her responsibilities.

She giggled. "But now that you're here, we can start work right away!" Lumine and Paimon merely shrugged. "As long as there's a juicy reward at the end, then Paimon's gonna go all out!" declared Paimon, as she hurriedly floated away towards the stacks of books.

Lumine walked towards Lisa to get instructions. Her smile turned more…seductive as she raised the Traveler's face by her chin.

"I don't know about Paimon, but I assure you cutie: your reward will be juicy~" she softly spoke, and Lumine was nervous as she was flustered.

But as she looked at Lisa closely, she noticed her eyebags. This merely replaced her nervousness and embarrassment with concern. "Are you still getting enough sleep, Lisa?" she asked.

This caught Lisa off guard, enough to make her clear her throat. "W-Why of course I do! A lady should always get proper sleep, after all." She spoke, but Lumine merely cupped her cheeks. "I don't believe you." She spoke, still concerned for her well-being.

Lisa sighed and smiled. "And here I thought you wouldn't notice. You have great eyes, cutie~" she merely remarked, placing her hands on the Traveler's waist.

Lumine simply smiled. "Then let's get this over with so you could rest properly." She spoke as she went away from Lisa's touch and grasp and joined Paimon in organizing the books.

Lisa giggled and joined them. She hasn't given them instructions after all.

"Paimon's tired…" spoke Paimon as she slumped on the Traveler's head. Lumine merely smiled as she looked at the librarian that was resting on the chair. She herself was seated at her table.

"Quite the tedious four hours, isn't it cutie?" Lisa asked, cracking a smile amidst her exhausted form. Paimon fell asleep on top of Lumine's head, and she carefully took her off there and let her sleep like a baby as she carried her.

She nodded at what Lisa said. "But at least we got the library back in its typical order." She remarked, and Lisa took off her hat and placed it on the table. She yawned.

"I think I'll take this opportunity and take a nap. I'm thankful for this momentary respite we have now, Traveler…" she softly spoke. Lumine then carefully set the sleeping Paimon on Lisa's hat and approached her.

Lisa looked at her. "Hmm?" she spoke. "Before that, how about…" Lumine softly spoke, smiling as she leaned closer.

Lisa smiled back. "My, has the cutie always been this forward?" she asked, as she accepted Lumine's kiss.

Lumine broke away and caressed her cheek. "I think you're the one who needs to be rewarded instead of me, Lisa." She spoke, and a faint blush appeared on the librarian's face.

"H-How bold…" she merely replied. Lumine leaned closer again, kissing her more intensely than the last.

"L-Lumine…stop with the kisses…you're making me fall hard, how cruel of you~" she softly pleaded, although she couldn't help but smile, still.

Lumine gave a laugh. She instead gave her a kiss on the forehead. "Rest now, Lisa. Good work today~" she spoke.

The librarian yawned again and took her nap. Lumine merely stayed at her side, ensuring she and Paimon rest well.

"Huh? You think Lisa is overworking?" Paimon asked as they were inside Angel's Share.

"Wait why is Paimon in here?!" she then exclaimed, as Diluc gave them their non-alcoholic drinks.

"We at least deserve a drink for the hard work we did earlier, right?" answered Lumine, and Diluc wiped the glasses. "A good thing you didn't come when it's closing time." He spoke. "Anyways, back to the Traveler's concern. Why do you think the librarian's overworking?" he asked.

Paimon happily drank her non-alcoholic drink while Lumine sighed. "Well, I saw her eyebags. And even though she doesn't show it, while we were helping her she appeared a bit sluggish." She explained.

Paimon looked at her. "Paimon noticed that too!"

Diluc pondered over it. "While it isn't odd to see Jean overworking, I don't think this is normal for the librarian." He simply spoke.

Lumine drank her drink and was conflicted about whether she should check up on her at this hour of the night.

"Paimon's worried too, now that you've told us. How about we go check up on her now?" Paimon then suggested, and Lumine looked at her, smiling. She was grateful she suggested such.

"I'll hold onto your drinks for a while. Best be on your way." Diluc spoke, and Lumine nodded. The two of them rushed out of Angel's Share.

Lumine and Paimon saw Lisa on her desk, with yet another stack of books. The two swiftly went inside.

"Lisa, what are you doing at this hour? Shouldn't you be resting?" Lumine asked, overly concerned. Paimon floated about and checked the books.

"Oh, I didn't notice the two of you were here." Lisa simply spoke. She smiled as she added another book to the stack.

"These are old books. The reason I reorganized everything is that I wanted to add newer books to the shelves. I'm still thinking where to send these books that people rarely read, however." She explained, and Paimon nodded. "People sure get bored easily…" she commented.

Lumine merely approached Lisa. "That's no reason to stay up!" she asserted, surprising both Lisa and Paimon.

"H-Hey, Lumine, calm down…" Paimon spoke, and as Lumine realized she lost composure, she blushed and covered her face.

Lisa giggled, hugging the Traveler. Paimon was surprised. "L-Lisa?!" she exclaimed.

"I'm flattered to have a cutie like you worry about me~" she softly spoke. "Then shall we continue this tomorrow?" she offered. Lumine returned the embrace, tightly even, and looked up at Lisa. She smiled.

"Of course. A lady should get a good night's rest, yes?" she asked, and Lisa giggled. She then took Lisa's hat and tossed it over to Paimon, which the floating girl caught.

"Cover yourself, Paimon." She spoke, and Paimon was confused at first but realized what was happening.

"G-Geez, Paimon will just wait outside!" she said, going out of the library, taking Lisa's hat with her.

As she closed the door behind her, Lumine immediately tiptoed and aggressively kissed Lisa, pushing her even to the point that the librarian ended up sitting on the desk, with the Traveler on her lap.

"M-My, Lumine, we shouldn't do this thing here…mmph!" spoke Lisa, but was cut off by another kiss from the Traveler.