"This thing looks quite similar to the Vision," Nolan said thoughtfully while examining the Delusion.

Lisa stood up slightly, her dress skirt sliding down from where it had been pinning it against her knee, gently brushing against her soft, slender legs covered in black thigh-high stockings.

She pursed her lips, her gaze twinkling with amusement as she looked at Nolan:

"It's the Delusion made by the Fatui, something that consumes one's life force when used. You're not thinking of using it, are you, little adventurer?"

"Of course not!"

Nolan was curious about the Delusion, but he had no immediate plans to actually use it.

After all, he had his character panel, so there was no need to risk consuming his life force by using any Delusions.

"Oh my~ Being curious about elemental power isn't a bad thing. If I could research a way to reduce the side effects of the Delusion, it wouldn't be too bad to reluctantly use it," Lisa said as she lightly clasped her hand to collect the Delusion.

Oh? Researching how to reduce the Delusion's side effects? Nolan's eyes lit up slightly.

For the talented witch Miss Lisa, this wasn't an impossible task. If she could really succeed, well, even if she couldn't completely eliminate the side effects, as long as they didn't harm him fundamentally, it would be awesome.

"Alright, let's notify the Knights of Favonius," Lisa's fair face showed a slightly relaxed expression, as if the trouble was about to be resolved.

She then had Nolan bring the apprehended individuals to the first floor, the main hall of the Verdant Wings Adventure Team.

Nolan found some sturdy rope and tied up all the unconscious people.

Meanwhile, Lisa went outside and waited for a Knight of Favonius who was patrolling the city to pass by. She informed him of the situation here.

Not going herself was mainly because she was worried that the unconscious people would wake up and run away, and with so many people, even Nolan couldn't bring them all to the Knights' HQ on his own.

Not long after, a tanned man with a black eyepatch over his right eye arrived, accompanied by seven or eight fully armored Knights of Favonius.

He looked somewhat surprised at the large group of people tied up in the main hall, then smiled and said:

"When I first received the news, I didn't quite believe that there was an adventurers' team in Mondstadt collaborating with the Fatui.

"But when I learned that it was you, Lisa, who sent the information, I knew the situation was real."

Kaeya flattered Lisa a little.

"Well, Kaeya, take them back and interrogate them thoroughly. This adventurers' team seems to have been deceiving some new adventurers into becoming test subjects for the Fatui to experiment with the Delusions!"

Lisa put together all the information she had gathered and quickly guessed an answer close to the truth.

"Oh, the Delusion, huh? It's been a long time since I've heard that name," Kaeya chuckled and nodded. "Don't worry, leave it to me. I'll extract every bit of information they know."

"By the way, who is this young adventurer?" Kaeya asked curiously, looking at Nolan standing nearby.

"Um, my name is Nolan. I forgot to return a book, so Miss Lisa dragged me along to help retrieve it. That's how I ended up here," Nolan answered truthfully.

As a fellow member of the Knights of Favonius, Kaeya would likely understand what he meant.

"I see. I have a general idea of what happened. Ah, you've really had a tough time," Kaeya said with some sympathy, understanding Lisa's temperament.

He remembered accidentally angering her before and getting shocked - just recalling that electric feeling made him shudder slightly.

"Hehe, well then, I'll leave this to you, Kaeya. We still need to return the books to the library. Let's go, little adventurer~"

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Lisa hugged her arms and glanced at the tanned man, letting out a light laugh before calling Nolan to leave with the books.

Knights of Favonius Headquarters, Library.

After going through so much, by the time Nolan arrived at the Knights of Favonius library carrying a stack of books, it was already evening. He had just thought about grabbing dinner to fill his empty stomach.

However, Lisa called him over and instructed him to help organize the books in the library.

"I had originally planned to ask Noelle to help, but recently she's been tasked by Jean to look after little Klee, so she's unavailable. I have no choice but to ask for your help again. You wouldn't want to see your sister get so tired she can't even catch her breath, would you~?"

Lisa leaned slightly over the reception desk piled with books, her fair cheek resting on her snow-white arm. Her deep blue pointed witch's hat was tilted to one side, as if about to slide off.

"But..." Nolan pondered briefly, but couldn't seem to find a good reason to refuse.

Well, it was his fault for borrowing two books and not returning them on time. Helping organize some more books wasn't a big deal, and he could bear being hungry a while longer.

However, before Nolan could agree...

Lisa straightened the black high-heeled feet under the reception desk, crossing one over the other. The matching purple anklets she wore jingled against each other.

She smiled and continued:

"Little adventurer~ As I said before, if I have a commission, I'll consider you first. The reward will be very generous too. How about the improved Delusion, for example? Since it's spoils, you'll get a share."

After speaking, Lisa straightened her back, leaning against the wooden chair. Her legs, clad in over-the-knee black lace stockings, switched to a crossed position.

"Oh? So, Miss Lisa thought my earlier performance was not bad?"

Nolan wasn't overly excited. He remembered that Lisa had said she would prioritize him if he handled the trouble in the Verdant Wings Adventure Team well.

"Of course! Little adventurer, you fought quite evenly against that dangerous individual fellow who used the Delusion with just your simple swordsmanship. That's quite impressive!"

Lisa supported her cheek with her right hand, placing her left on her soft thigh, speaking seriously with a relaxed demeanor.

"If that's the case...hah, Miss Lisa, please feel free to instruct me with whatever you need!"

Nolan took a deep breath and smiled.

Organizing the library involved checking each bookshelf to see if any books were out of place, and then arranging them according to their labels. It was quite a substantial amount of work.

By the time it was all done, Lisa's shift had ended over ten minutes ago.

Nolan was then complained to by her for moving too slowly and delaying her quitting time.

In response, Nolan could only smile helplessly.

He hadn't been to the library many times and wasn't very familiar with which shelves the various books belonged to, so of course it took some time to find them. Going a bit slower was normal.

After clocking out, Lisa left the library with Nolan and they arrived at the Knights' main hall. Across from them, the door to the Acting Grand Master's office was open.

Kaeya, who they had just seen not long ago, was reporting to Grand Master Jean, but judging by his expression, it didn't seem to be going very smoothly.

At just that moment, Jean's line of sight met Lisa's.

Lisa's eyes widened slightly, like an employee who had just clocked out for the day only to run into her boss, who then instructed her to work overtime.

"Ugh," Lisa lowered her head, touching the brim of her pointed witch's hat and letting out a sigh.

(End of Chapter)