Noelle, Ying, Famas and Wendy arrived at the only alchemy shop in Mondstadt.
"Hey, Mr. Timaeus seems not to be here today..."
Paimon called loudly outside the counter of the alchemy shop, but what came out was a girl he had never seen before.
The girl has light green hair, drooping hidden animal ears, and wears half-rimmed glasses. The Eye of God is made into a bow tie, which is tied around her neck along with her clothes. She has a dark blue skirt, thin stockings, and white gloves.
It is inlaid with the emblem representing the Knights of the West Wind.
The girl's left and right hands each held a bottle of liquid of different colors, as if they were mixing something.
"Is...a guest?"
Looking at the people around the alchemy platform, the girl suddenly blushed shyly and looked a little nervous, as if she had never seen so many people before.
"Um! Well...Excuse me, do you have anything to do with Timaeus?"
A light yet passionate voice came from the mouth of the girl with animal ears.
"Well, we are here to collect homework from Mr. Timaeus. He always stands here, which is a little strange."
Paimon looked at the girl in front of him and waved his hand.
"Oh, that's it. He was just called away by Mr. Abedo, and I was called to take care of the alchemy shop."
The cat-eared girl nodded, stretched out her hand to push the glasses on the bridge of her nose: "My name is Sugar, and I am Mr. Albedo's assistant. If you have any questions about alchemy, you can ask me, and I... will try my best to help."<
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The girl's tone of voice is fast, and she has a sense of urgency as if she has not communicated with others for a long time.
"Don't be nervous."
Ying looked at the blushing Sugar encouragingly.
"Eh? I...do I look nervous?"
When Ying said this, Sutang's face turned even redder, and her eyes under her half-rimmed glasses became misty.
"No, I'm sorry. I usually stay in the laboratory. I don't go out much, and I don't talk to others very often."
Feeling the attention of everyone, Sugar lowered her head: "If you need my help, just call my name. If you don't need my help, I... I'll just read there, um."
"Hey, thank you for your kindness, but don't worry, Ying is already familiar with the use of the alchemy table, right."
Paimon put his hands on his hips and said to Sugar proudly, as if his alchemy level was quite high.
"Hmm."
Ying rarely nodded, and Noelle, who seemed to have obsessive-compulsive disorder, took out a rag and began to sort out the messy potions on the counter of the alchemy shop, arranging them neatly according to the order of elements.
"Ah, Miss Noelle...thank you."
Seeing the way Noelle was tidying up, Sugar said a little at a loss.
As the maid knight of Mondstadt, Noelle is well known for her helpfulness. Even though Sugar is a "home girl", she has met Noelle several times.
"Ying... are you the legendary traveler who defeated the Wind Demon Dragon?"
Sugar folded her hands in front of her chest and looked at Ying who was playing with Paimon with admiration.
"Of course!"
Sensing Sugar's gaze, the proud Paimon circled around her and reached out to touch Sugar's animal ears.
"The legend is too exaggerated."
Ying grabbed Paimon, who was offended by his movements, and explained to Sugar sheepishly: "Although he contributed, Tvarin was not defeated by me..."
"I've heard a lot of stories about you, and I've always wanted to have the opportunity to study you up close!"
Sugar didn't pay any attention to Paimon's movements or what Ying said. He leaned forward and spoke to Ying enthusiastically.
"Research...research?"
Paimon took a step back and waved his hands.
"Ah, I'm sorry, my choice of words was careless..."
Sugar apologized repeatedly. While several people were talking, Famas walked to the alchemy table skillfully, picked up a small book placed on the alchemy table, and opened the first page. The title was "Research Report on Animal Ears"
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Researcher: Abedo. Research object: Sugar. Research purpose: Preliminary research on the hearing, touch and other characteristics of Sugar’s animal ears that are different from human ears.
"Only from superficial observation, Sugar's auricle is longer than that of ordinary people, the tip of the ear is slightly pointed, and it shows a longitudinal growth trend. The surface of the ear is covered with a layer of soft fluff, and the color blends with the color of the hair. It looks like an animal ear. Does it have
The bloodline of the orcs has yet to be studied."
While flipping through the book, Famas raised his head and glanced at Sugar, who was still talking to Ying. Her ears were twitching and she was in a state of extreme excitement.
"During the observation process, the pinna was hot and there was obvious white mist in the air. It was inferred that this may be a symptom of shyness. However, the actual situation cannot be confirmed in a short time. The observation time needs to be extended or follow-up research needs to be conducted."
Like reading a novel, Famas flipped through Albedo's research records on sugar's animal ears with great interest.
Under each record, there are some delicate handwriting of comments.
"Teacher Abedo, don't, don't stare at me for so long! Although I like research very much, but... I don't really want you to see my ears... Teacher... don't keep staring at my ears..." p>
The handwriting was obviously Granu's. The teacher and student seemed to be having a conversation on the research record. Under Granu's message, there was a line of strong and slender fonts: "Everyone has his or her own uniqueness, and your ears are one of them."
One, there’s no need to cover up, Diona, the bartender at Cat Tail Tavern, is the same, and so is Dulav from Qingquan Town.”
It should be Abedo's message to comfort Sugar. After coming to Mondstadt for so long, apart from knowing that the door of the renovated confinement room was built by Abedo using the roots of the frozen tree, Famas has no relationship with the chief of the West Wind Knights at all.
The alchemist has a deeper understanding, and I have never seen him during the Wind Flower Festival, a festival for all Mondstadt people.
"When you touch it directly with your hands, the tip of the ear will shake slightly unconsciously, and the surface temperature will obviously become higher. The part hidden by the hair is not much different from ordinary people. The texture of the hair is very good, and there is cartilage in the width of the ear."
"Remarks: Research subjects occasionally break free and move, resulting in inaccurate observation and research results."
Seeing this, Famas was suddenly curious about how Granu would respond. With a strange smile, he turned to the next page: "Teacher Abedo is so gentle, and his fingers are so soft, but... the ears will be itchy when touched, and... also...
You're so close, you can feel your breath...Please, Teacher Abedo...don't, don't take a big breath..."
"Well, I'm easily shy and ticklish."
In Satang's notes, Abedo's reply is more like some kind of record.
"In terms of further testing, it will be divided into multiple sections for recording."
"This report is private and confidential and will be sealed."
This report is not complete. Famas only has these few pages, and there should be some records at the back.
A sense of voyeuristic guilt emerged in his heart. Famas cautiously and slowly closed the notebook quietly, but it seemed that it still attracted Granu's attention.
"Ah! That!"
Sugar, who was having a good chat with Ying, saw Famas put down the record, and his face turned red. After shouting, the wind elemental power surged, and he snatched the report from the hand of the boy in red.<
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"You, you...what did you see!"
Although he had never met Famas, he saw that there was also an Eye of God hanging on the young man's waist. Granu tightly guarded the report to his chest and hesitated.
"No, I didn't see anything. I just picked it up and you snatched it away."
Without any hesitation, Famas patted his chest and assured Sugar that he had not seen anything.
"Yes...really?"
Seeing the young man's serious look, she thought that the people around the honorary knight would not lie. Although her face was still red, she reluctantly breathed a sigh of relief.
I just studied the topic at hand too seriously and actually put such an important thing on the alchemy table. If I were seen...
"Huh? Miss Sugar, I wonder what is written in this report?"
Wendy witnessed the whole process from Famas reading the report to closing the book and lying. He didn't think it was a big deal and asked Granu about it with a smile.
"No! Nothing!"
The tips of her ears trembled slightly, and Sugar was like a frightened little rabbit, loudly stopping Wendy from continuing to ask.
"Then, um... If you want to find Mr. Timaeus, Mr. Albedo should be doing research in the snowy mountains with him now. I would like to take you there, but the alchemy shop cannot be left unattended."
The report on Sugar's hand disappeared quickly, and she didn't know where she hid it.
"It doesn't matter, let's go to the entrance of the snow mountain and see for ourselves."
Paimon excitedly said to Sugar: "Neither Ying nor I have been to the snowy mountains!"
"Ah, then we should pay attention to the severe cold there..."
"Mr. Abedo is a gentle and elegant young gentleman with a scholarly temperament. And, um... I'm sorry, I don't know how to explain it more clearly, and I have to trouble you to identify it."
Sartang's eyes turned back to Ying, but in her mind, the cold-hearted look of Abbey and the way he spoke softly into her ear appeared in her mind, and her whole head began to turn red.
"Well, okay, don't worry."
Looking at the strange sugar, Paimon was puzzled, but he still nodded heavily.