Chapter 151

Under the clear blue sky, a giant floating fortress slowly made its way towards Liyue Harbor.

Below, endless sea water continued to flow, filling in the gaps left by the turbulent Guyun Stone Forest.

With a pale face, Ningguang solemnly bowed to the gathered group around Hiroshi and said, "Thank you all for extending a helping hand and saving Liyue from this crisis."

"I would like to invite everyone back to Liyue Harbor with us. I will prepare a reward for all of you as a token of our appreciation."

"Huh?" Aqua, who was squatting next to Hiroshi, drooling over the dragon meat, perked up at Ningguang's words. She turned excitedly and asked, "Will you be offering gold coins to the great Goddess of Water, Aqua?!"

Hearing Aqua, Kazuma Satou, who was debating whether to eat the remaining dragon meat or take some home, looked up. Beside him, Megumin couldn't resist peeking out from behind Kazuma as well.

Seeing this scene, Ningguang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and a faint smile appeared on her face.

"Rest assured, everyone. You have saved Liyue, and we will certainly prepare a reward that will satisfy all of you."

"Hahaha," Kazuma grinned, putting a hand over Aqua's mouth before she could say anything more. He scratched his head and said, "We only came to help Keqing, so there's really no need to reward us."

He looked at Ningguang, his fingers rubbing together as he awkwardly smiled. "It's just that the equipment I bought with half a year's savings to deal with the Vortex God got damaged. Could you perhaps reimburse me for that?"

"That's no problem at all," Ningguang said with a confident nod. "You have given so much for Liyue, and as Tianquan of the Liyue Qixing, I will certainly compensate you doubly for your losses."

"Oh ho ho!" Kazuma couldn't help but cheer in delight. He quickly pressed Aqua, who was struggling fiercely, back down. "Thank you, thank you! The people of Liyue are truly good people, just like Keqing!"

"Finally, we won't have to go without meat anymore?!" Kazuma said, holding Megumin's hand with genuine joy. "This is great, Megumin."

"Yes!" Megumin squeezed Kazuma's hand with both of hers, happiness almost overflowing from her. "This is wonderful, Kazuma. After this, you can come home with me, bring money to my parents, and we can officially be together!"

"Huh?!" The smile on Kazuma's face froze, and he swallowed nervously, looking at Megumin, whose eyes were glowing red as she stared at him. "But haven't we been together for a long time already? Why would you say we're not official yet?"

"Kazuma?" Megumin narrowed her eyes and smiled at Kazuma, who was now sweating bullets. "Are you saying you don't want to make it official with me?!"

"Of course not!" Kazuma shook his head quickly, almost ready to kneel down and propose. Megumin was emitting a fearsome aura, her golden-red light flickering around her.

"So are we going to meet my parents? And bring gifts to show our respect and ask for their blessing? And aren't you going to bring a present for my little sister, Komekko?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Kazuma immediately nodded and straightened up. "I, Kazuma Satou, swear to do everything to be with Megumin forever!"

"Oh~~" Megumin's face turned red, and she spun around shyly. "Actually, you just need to meet my parents. I just want everyone in the village to know I've found someone worthy of spending my life with."

"Hehe." Seeing Megumin's shy demeanor, Kazuma smiled and hugged her tightly. "Even if you hadn't asked, I would have done it. After all, I like—no, I love you!"

"Ahhhh~~" Megumin's voice trembled like a deer bleating, and her face flushed bright red. Slowly turning, she hugged Kazuma back, burying herself in his embrace and whispered, "Thank you, Kazuma. I love you too."

"And when we go to my house, remember, you don't have to bring anything too expensive for my parents. We've always been poor, so my parents are easy to satisfy. Komekko has a big appetite, and we haven't had much good food, so just bring her something tasty, and that'll do."

"When we get back to the village, let's release our power for everyone to see. I want the Crimson Demons to know who the greatest mage of the clan is!"

"Oh, and because my family is poor, you don't need to prepare too much for the betrothal gift. My parents are easy to deal with. We don't have much money either, so remember that."

Kazuma stared blankly at Megumin, who held him earnestly, and couldn't help but ask from his soul, "How poor is your family?!"

"You'll find out when you get there. Just remember what I said, okay?"

"Oh~"

"Hey, hey, hey." Aqua reached out and poked the couple, her face filled with disdain. "Hurry up, stop standing here. Move aside, move aside."

She waved her hand dismissively at them and then got up, walking over to Ningguang. Standing proudly, Aqua put her hands on her hips and said, "Hurry and take me to Liyue Harbor. I'm starving!"

"You're just here to freeload, aren't you?" Hiroshi said, holding Kuroneko, who had reverted to her white dress. He gave Aqua a long look and added, "How about you help heal those injured Qianyan soldiers? The reward might be bigger later."

"Really?!" Aqua's eyes instantly turned to golden coins. She looked at Ningguang, who was smiling politely, then dashed off towards the injured Qianyan soldiers.

"Sorry about those three fools. I hope they weren't too much trouble," Hiroshi apologized, smiling. Ningguang shook her head lightly, her gaze turning to Aqua, who was now enthusiastically helping the injured soldiers. Her eyes showed a hint of confusion.

After all, these powerful strangers' behavior was entirely unexpected, and each of their actions was full of mysteries.

All she wanted now was to keep smiling. After all, a merchant must never reveal their emotions.

"We've arrived at Liyue Harbor," Ningguang announced. "Welcome, everyone, to Liyue. Please come with me to Yujing Terrace. We need to take care of some matters, and I will make all the necessary arrangements."

"I'll skip that for now," Hiroshi said, waving at the group. Smiling, he held Kuroneko's hand and Klee's as they both ran back to him. With a flash of light, they headed towards Wanmin Restaurant.

In the warm sunlight, two small girls waited in front of the restaurant's entrance. Seeing Hiroshi appear, their faces lit up with joyful smiles.

"Welcome back, Master Hiroshi."

"Hiroshi... brother."

"Yes, we're back."