Genshin Impact: Funina's Official Pastry Chef

After leaving Kressi's house, Ying and Paimon went to look for the second person, the little-known painter - Limoni.

Unlike Chrissie's father, Limoni's address is not an apartment, but a gallery on the street.

Looking at the gallery that was clearly closing time but still had soft lights on, Ying blinked slightly, then pushed open the door and walked in.

Jingle Bell--

Along with the crisp sounds of the wind chimes hanging at the door of the store, a somewhat tired voice came from the depths of the gallery.

"Hmm? Are there any customers at this time...? Do you have any favorite paintings?"

"The paintings here are all the posthumous works of the murdered genius painter Limoni. I hope they will satisfy the customers~"

Along with some noisy footsteps, a slightly hunched figure walked over.

The pair of grey eyes looked at the two people in front of him as if he were examining a commodity, and then he said in a rather mercenary manner:

"Oh wow, it turns out that you are the two travelers who solved the "serial disappearance of girls" case~ Hello, I am Limoni's father, my name is Chalkley~"

"You two are here today... Are you planning to buy some paintings as souvenirs for our friends from the other six countries?"

After hearing what Cress said, Paimon was about to say something but was stopped by Ying beside him.

She looked at Ying with some confusion, but didn't say much. Instead, she watched Ying's performance quietly.

"Yes, I have a few friends in Inazuma and Sumi who really like paintings, so I stopped by to take a look while I was passing by."

Ying answered quite naturally.

She knew very well that the man in front of her was completely different from Kressi's father.

If Chrissie's father is the kind of person who cares a lot about family affection... then Limoni's father is completely money-oriented.

The two words they said after they came in were still echoing in her ears.

A father...if he really loves his daughter, how could he possibly sell these paintings publicly?

Ying raised her head slightly and looked at the paintings signed "Limoni", and was stunned for a moment.

"Are these paintings... all works by Limoni herself?"

"Of course! I'm her father, and I'm the only one who knows the exact location of these paintings and what they express."

"As each painting is sold, there is one less. If you don't believe me, look, the frames over there are all empty. In fact, customers have bought them!"

As he spoke, Checkley pointed to the empty picture frames at the end and spoke confidently.

Ying nodded slightly, and after roughly examining the contents of these paintings, Ying asked again:

"I remember that Miss Limoni's wish was to hang her paintings in the Momang Hall? Then why...are they here?"

Hearing this, Chekley put on an otherworldly look and explained:

"Hey, this is what you don't understand. Every great artist's paintings are only valuable after death."

"My daughter has passed away now, so these paintings are naturally of the highest value."

"Once her reputation has been built up through these paintings, I will send the painting that she is most satisfied with to the Momang Hall."

"This is my plan to help her realize her wish."

Hearing this, Ying was slightly stunned, and began to have some doubts about her previous judgment, but... she always felt that something was not right.

"If your daughter could return to this world... would you be willing to let her see all this?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expression on Checkley's face suddenly froze, and was replaced by a somewhat forced smile.

"Hahaha, what are you talking about? Of course I am willing. As her father, I am doing my best to help my daughter pursue her dreams~"

Ying nodded slightly upon hearing this, and calmly moved her eyes away from the little bit of paint on Checkley's clothes, and said calmly:

"I want these two paintings. Please wrap them up for me."

......

"Ying! What are you doing? These two paintings cost us two hundred thousand Mora! That's my monthly food allowance!"

After leaving Checkley's gallery, Paimon looked at Ying, who didn't seem to care about the money, with some anger and protested.

Ying glanced at Paimon and sighed slightly, as if she had nothing to say about her guide who lacked observation skills.

"Paimon, think carefully about the two sentences he said after we entered the store, and then look at the paint on his body and hands..."

"Do you think he is really working hard for his daughter?"

Hearing this, Paimon was slightly stunned, then scratched his head gently, making an expression as if "my head is itchy, I feel like a brain is going to grow."

Seeing her silly and cute look, Ying sighed helplessly and gave up the idea of ​​continuing to explain.

After all, no one can jump to conclusions at this time, but...

Ying lowered her head slightly and looked at the two paintings in her hands. She already had the answer in her mind.

"If neither of these two paintings was created by Limoni, then my guess is correct."

......

While Paimon was thinking and Ying was silent, the two quickly came to the residence of the third person, Aizena, who was called the "Animal Girl".

Rather than calling it a residence, it would be more appropriate to call it a shelter for stray animals.

Under the street lights, a black-haired man was squatting on the lawn in front of the shelter, carefully feeding the cute cats and dogs.

His face was very calm, but there was always a look of sadness in his misty blue eyes.

Maybe for him...the only purpose of raising these little guys is to allow himself to temporarily escape from this sad world.

No matter what, his lover will never come back.

bang bang bang-

The sound of wooden boards knocking on each other awakened his consciousness. The man subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound and saw two people he had always wanted to see but had never seen before.

"Are you... the traveler who helped Miss Navia solve the serial disappearance of girls? Why are you here? Are you here to adopt an animal?"

The man stood up with some joy, and picked up a white cat beside him to show it to the two of them.

Ying smiled and shook her head, then said softly:

"We came here this time to ask you on behalf of Mo Mang Palace."

"Are you willing to see your lover Aizena again, even if it's only for half an hour?"