" listen close follow my instructions there is no time for introductions ,,
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UPON APPROACHING THE MERCHANT, HE WAS QUICK TO SPEAK TO THE SMALL PARTY OF FOUR. — " welcome to the jade mystery, my good friends! would you like to try your luck betting on jade? this could be your lucky day. "
he grinned as he continued. " it's cheap and it's fun, and who knows, you might just strike it rich! " he finished, paimon sweat dropped, shaking her head. " betting? no no, we're here for um... what was it again? " the pixie queried, turning to look towards zhongli who chortled. " noctolious jade, of radiant grade at the very least. " he answered.
" radiant grade of noctolious jade? i see, you're not a tourist. my apologies i have some here for your perusal. " he trailed, shuffling somewhere to grab three perfectly cut noctolious jadeites, resting them on the table, showing them off to the party.
" what do you think? the jade mystery is an old name in the jade business. just look at that wonderful quality! rex lapis doesn't often bless us with such finery. go on, pick whichever one you like! " he motioned
y/n couldn't help but feel a tang of bitterness on their tongue upon the name mention, chewing on the skin on their lip, their e/c hues trailed to the ground beneath the party.
" these three pieces really do look pretty, not like the ones you usually dig up... " paimon droned, resting a hand on her chin in thought. " but how do we pick? should we just grab one and go? " she queried, turning to the trio that she floated next too.
aether pursed his lips into a thin line, shaking his head as he spoke. " a man who makes his living off betting on stones can't be trusted so lightly. " zhongli couldn't help but take pride into the boy's words. " very good. it seems you have learned some tricks of the trade. " he praised.
" which one do you think we should go with, mister zhongli? " queried aether, turning to the man. " oh, you want me to decide? that is fine aswell. " he tutted lightly. " if it were me, the answer would be simple. "
paimon queried, her head perking up. " oh..? and what would that be? "
" i'll take them all, boss. " zhongli voiced his finale. shitou perked up with such joy as he spoke with such content. " oh, you act with such panache, good sir! i always knew you were not a man of ordinary caliber! " y/n swore if they had a drink they would've spat it out in a panic, their head snapping towards the man they were quick to speak.
" re— " they cut themselves off, re-wording their sentence. " mister zhongli you cannot be serious. we don't have enough mora for that. " they blurted in a panic, though they were quite relieved to have cut themselves off upon nearly saying rex-lapis' name.
