Genshin Impact: Kurumi is shocked, the God of Light is right beside her.

Chapter 249 The Truth Comes Out, Xingqiu Apologizes

"In short, please don't take him away yet. Can you let me explain first?"

“Mr. Zhenyu, don’t worry! I’ve already explained it to Lord Kujo, and Kuroda has vouched for me.”

After saying that, Onodera smiled and waved his hand.

"Yes, actually we are preparing to leave now."

Kujo Sara, who was standing nearby, nodded in agreement with Onodera's statement.

"Phew, that's good... Wait, no—there are so many of you here, you don't all know, do you?"

As Xingqiu finished speaking, his face was full of worry, but one of the soldiers from the Heavenly Territory couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Ahem! To be precise, there was actually more than one team here to prevent the suspect from escaping; two other teams also heard it."

After saying that, Kujo Sara shrugged.

Upon hearing this, Xingqiu weakly raised his hand to support his head, and then let out a long sigh.

"Xingqiu seems quite devastated. What exactly happened?"

Seeing his frustrated expression, Paimon leaned towards Ying, puzzled, and asked.

Knowing he couldn't hide it any longer, Xingqiu could only give an awkward smile and then explain.

"Sigh... It's a bit embarrassing to say, but since so many people already know, it doesn't matter anymore—actually, this whole thing is my responsibility."

Upon hearing this, Onodera quickly stepped forward and took the blame upon himself.

"Everyone, let me clarify. Actually, it was because I wanted to use the Rongcai Festival to increase the novel's popularity that I proposed the idea of ​​releasing a [newly signed book by the author]. This was not only the first time I had been in charge of a large-scale project since joining Yaedo, but it also received strong support from Yaedo-sama."

"However, I did not discuss the content of the project with the authors beforehand, which caused a lot of trouble for Professor Zhenyu."

After saying that, Onodera was about to continue speaking when Yukiaki took over the conversation.

"To be honest, I'm not good at calligraphy, so signing events aren't really my thing. But to satisfy Onodera's idea, I came to Inatsuma a few days early to come up with a plan before the final stage of the Celebration Festival. I've been practicing my calligraphy these past few days, but signing a book takes a long time, and the time I had reserved for signing was not enough."

"So... Mr. Onodera came up with a plan to secretly move the new issue out of the warehouse so that he could sign all the books at home in advance. But unexpectedly... the seemingly flawless plan was discovered immediately after the books disappeared."

"These past few days, Mr. Onodera and I have been at his house signing autographs, so we didn't notice the problem immediately, which led to this huge mess. I'm so sorry to have made everyone worry for nothing."

After speaking, Xingqiu bent down and bowed at a 70-80 degree angle towards the direction of the crowd.

"Ultimately, it's because I really wanted to prove my excellence through my handwriting."

"Alright, alright, stop looking so serious~ The theft was just a misunderstanding after all, and everyone has a side they don't want others to see."

Barbatos said this while crossing his arms.

"Yes, yes, as long as I know that Xingqiu and Shu are both alright, that's enough for me."

Paimon, standing to the side, also smiled and echoed.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Xun Feng and his group suddenly appeared in their field of vision.