Amber took the paper bag containing two meals, holding one in each hand along with the paper bag containing bread. After whispering goodbye to Sara, she dashed away swiftly like a little rabbit returning to its burrow.
Sara watched Amber's retreating back and chuckled, "Amber, why rush off? I wasn't going to eat them."
However, when she glanced at the pile of Mora on the table, she immediately understood, shook her head helplessly, and put away the Mora Amber had left behind.
After saying goodbye to Sara and her own Mora, Amber hurried back to the Knights of Favonius Headquarters.
She had lost some time on the road due to the rain today. She hoped Acting Grand Master Jean and Klee wouldn't be hungry. Well, Acting Grand Master Jean would drink coffee if she got hungry, but little Klee wasn't old enough for coffee yet.
Thinking this, Amber sped up her pace considerably.
At the intersection where the road to the Knights led and the residential areas of Mondstadt City met, there was a square with a fountain. Around the square were benches set up by the Knights, where the blind Glory often appeared.
"Garbage sorting is everyone's responsibility," Amber glanced at the trash can by the square and murmured the words written on it.
She couldn't help but recall an experience from a few days ago.
Back then, Acting Grand Master Jean and I placed a grilled Mushroom pizza inside the trash can. That poor person who found the gift must have been very happy.
And yesterday, I actually managed to catch that detestable Treasure Hoarders member, Allison, pulling him out of the trash can. Truly, Lord Barbatos bless Mondstadt.
Just as Amber was about to leave the square, a female voice suddenly came from beside her:
"Senior Amber!"
She instinctively looked over and saw Noelle, dressed in the exclusive uniform of a Maid Knight, carrying a bag of trash, completely filthy. Her face was covered in sweat and a smile, unconcerned about the stains on her clothes.
"Noelle! What are you..." Amber looked at her in surprise.
Noelle smiled and said:
"To facilitate the staff's garbage disposal, Acting Grand Master Jean issued an order to promote garbage sorting and disposal work in Mondstadt."
"I am currently sorting the trash everyone has thrown into the bins."
Garbage sorting—Amber had heard of it. Reportedly, this order was also related to the capture of 'Allison' earlier. Acting Grand Master Jean's order also considered preventing anyone from hiding in a trash can again.
Shrinking the trash cans to a size where a normal human couldn't fit, and then increasing the number of trash cans, would also help with Mondstadt City's sanitation issues, facilitate garbage recycling and reuse—it was truly a plan with multiple benefits.
Truly worthy of Acting Grand Master Jean, to think of such a wonderful solution.
Wait, now wasn't the time to dwell on these things.
Amber looked at Noelle, whose face was covered in sweat and a smile, and asked, "This work—uh, I mean, did you take the initiative to do this, Noelle? Was no one requiring you to do it?"
Noelle paused. After carefully thinking and realizing that what Amber said was meant literally, she immediately laughed:
"Senior Amber, of course, I volunteered."
"I feel very happy being able to make Mondstadt City more beautiful with my own hands."
Happy! Digging through trash cans, letting her own beautiful and clean clothes get covered in sweat, stains, and the smell of garbage—Amber found it somewhat difficult to comprehend.
Although I usually like helping others, well... never mind, as long as Noelle is happy, that's what matters.
Thinking this, Amber raised the paper bag containing the food and whispered, "Um, Noelle, Acting Grand Master Jean is still waiting for me to deliver her dinner, but I forgot that Sister Lisa has already eaten, so... Please, Noelle, help me deal with some of the food."
"Noelle, you wouldn't want such delicious food to go to waste, would you?"
"Or do you want to watch Acting Grand Master Jean and me get sick from eating too much?"
Noelle looked at Amber in shock, which made Amber feel a bit flustered.
No way, did Noelle see through it?
"No! The future where Senior Amber and Acting Grand Master Jean eat too much, get sick, and lead to the destruction of Mondstadt—Noelle absolutely cannot allow such a thing to happen!!!"
Hearing Noelle's earth-shattering declaration, Amber's jaw almost dropped in shock.
Amber quickly grabbed Noelle's hand and asked, "How would Acting Grand Master Jean and I getting sick from overeating lead to the destruction of Mondstadt?"
Noelle, whose hand was being held by Amber, finally calmed down. Looking at the stains on her body and her respected senior in front of her, Noelle originally wanted to try hard to evade her to prevent the stains on her clothes from getting on Amber, but Amber pressed forward relentlessly, giving Noelle no chance to escape.
With Noelle's flustered retreat and Amber's close advance, Noelle's back was already against the wall, unavoidable.
Amber immediately seized the opportunity, leaned in for a wall-slam, and continued to press Noelle for an answer.
"Noelle, hurry up and tell me!"
Noelle blushed and mumbled:
"It's just that after Acting Grand Master Jean gets a stomachache, she'll have to take leave to rest. Without Acting Grand Master Jean's leadership, Mondstadt City is sure to fall into chaos. Coupled with the meddling of the Treasure Hoarders and the Fatui, Mondstadt could easily..."
Slap—!
Amber slapped her forehead, feeling drained. "Alright, you don't need to say any more. I get it."
Is this how a child's thought process jumps around at this age? Also, why did I only make a brief appearance in Noelle's fantasy of Mondstadt's doom? Am I just filler material?
"Senior Amber.", Noelle pointed a finger toward the direction of the Knights of Favonius Headquarters, her voice growing deeper, "Dinner, Acting Grand Master Jean is still waiting."
"Oh no!!!"
Amber was startled, immediately grabbed Noelle's hand, and sprinted toward the Knights of Favonius Headquarters without looking back.
Noelle, being dragged by Amber and suspended in the air like a kite, shouted softly, "Senior Amber, the trash can..."
Amber shouted back without turning her head, "Acting Grand Master Jean is about to faint from hunger, we'll worry about the trash can later!"
At that moment, Acting Grand Master Jean in her office touched her rumbling stomach and gulped down a mouthful of cold coffee.
Amber, my stomach is about to shrivel up, hurry back~~~
...
Amber dragged Noelle as they rushed into the Knights of Favonius Headquarters, leaving a trail of sooty footprints on the clean and tidy hallway.
If it weren't for seeing that the arrivals were Amber and Noelle, the two popular darlings of the Knights of Favonius, the Knight responsible for cleaning would have burst out cursing long ago.
Noelle, being dragged by Amber and floating mid-air, called out shyly yet earnestly, "I'm sorry, I will take responsibility for cleaning them up."
Bang—!
Amber didn't bother knocking and rushed straight into Jean's office.
Noelle cautiously tiptoed behind Amber, not wanting to dirty the Knights of Favonius's floor.
When Amber saw Acting Grand Master Jean slumped over her desk, her heart sank, and she collapsed onto the floor.
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