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However, the moment those words left her mouth, Lumine immediately regretted them.

Feeling everyone's startled gazes, Lumine quickly lowered her head.

Oh no, oh no, oh no.

She had firmly decided to act like a proper lady in this completely unfamiliar place, so why did she suddenly blurt out something that ruined her image?

Even if it was her honest thought, she shouldn't have said it out loud.

"Um, are you alright?" 

Jiang Ning coughed and asked.

Lumine immediately replied: "I'm completely fine, don't worry."

"That's good then..."

Jiang Ning said.

"Your friends were very worried about you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Paimon flew straight into Lumine's arms with a panicked expression:

"Waaah, Lumine, I thought something terrible was going to happen to you!"

Lumine quickly said: "It's okay, see? I'm perfectly fine. Don't cry."

"B-but I was so scared earlier, I need ten Sweet Madames to comfort my soul..."

Lumine fell silent. She had been quite touched that her friend was worried about her.

But after Paimon's words... Give me back my feelings of being moved!

Lumine darkly pinched both of Paimon's cheeks and pulled them outward.

"Are you really worried about me, or do you just want food! Don't call yourself Paimon anymore, just call yourself Pig-mon!"

All the Mora she had earned from fighting monsters and opening chests, eighty percent had gone into Paimon's stomach. Lumine felt like such a sucker.

"I'm thorry, I'm thorry..."

Paimon yelped in pain, quickly begging for mercy.

Lumine snorted and released Paimon, who immediately flew to hide behind Amber.

"Amber, you haven't introduced us yet, these two are..."

Since Kaeya had been called away to find Acting Grand Master Jean, there was no chuunibyou-style "Are you a friend of Mondstadt or a new storm?" line from the original plot.

But Jiang Ning still asked.

"Oh right, these two are travelers from another world, Lumine and Paimon. They're currently searching for Lumine's relative."

Amber said.

"Lumine, Paimon, these two are envoys from Liyue, Jiang Ning and Shenhe."

"Hello."

Jiang Ning greeted them, while Shenhe gave a slight nod as acknowledgment.

Paimon and Lumine returned the greeting enthusiastically, especially Lumine, whose eyes sparkled while looking at Jiang Ning.

Shenhe frowned, what was with this woman?

Jiang Ning looked at Lumine's behavior and thought that this Lumine probably wasn't like the official character yet, but rather closer to the mischievous Lumine from fan creations?

"You're from another world?"

Jiang Ning asked.

Lumine said: "Yes, my brother and I were traveling through the cosmic sea when we got separated."

Shenhe said: "A traveler from another world... Little junior brother, aren't you also from another world?"

Lumine was startled, then looked at Jiang Ning with newfound closeness.

However, there was still something she needed to do first, so Lumine quickly asked:

"Have you seen my brother?"

Jiang Ning shook his head: "No..."

Although Jiang Ning knew what the twins looked like, from the female protagonist's storyline, he truly hadn't met Aether yet.

He had only completed the tutorial mission, then watched the protagonist and seen Venti go steal from Jean.

Anything else he only vaguely knew from what his classmates had mentioned.

"I see..." Lumine deflated.

Paimon quickly encouraged: "It's okay, Lumine, we'll definitely find your brother eventually, so we still need to travel through every nation in Teyvat."

Lumine perked up: "Yeah, I believe we'll definitely reunite."

After chatting for a while longer, Knights of Favonius personnel came to invite Jiang Ning and the others to the Acting Grand Master's office.

They said there were matters to discuss.

When everyone left, they all looked neat and proper - only the scattered fragments of the Anemo God statue in the plaza showed any signs of damage.

Everyone arrived at the Knights' office. After resting, Jean was feeling much better, and Lisa and Kaeya were there too.

However, for some reason, all three of them seemed to be in low spirits.

"Where's Eula?"

Amber asked, not seeing her friend.

"Eula's still busy outside, she can't come for now."

Jean said.

"Dvalin's been driven away temporarily, why do you all look so worried?"

Amber asked.

Anger flashed across Jean's face:

"Do you know what the Fatui just came here to do? They actually said that if the Knights of Favonius couldn't protect Mondstadt properly, they would let the Fatui share some of the city's defense duties. They even brought thank-you letters from some Mondstadt residents to the Fatui and complaint letters about the Knights!"

"Your Mondstadt really is full of talented people."

Jiang Ning was impressed.

Weren't these people perfect examples of collaborators? They should be shot... no, in Mondstadt, they should be hanged, right?

"This absolutely can't be allowed, Acting Grand Master Jean!" Amber was shocked.

"Don't worry, no matter how short-staffed the Knights are, we won't go so far as to hand over city defense. If we did that, wouldn't we just be fish on a chopping board?"

Lisa said.

"Kaeya, I'll have to trouble you to pay extra attention to city defense during this period. As for the Fatui matter, Amber, I'll need to continue troubling you. Lisa..."

Lisa said: "I know, I know, no need to repeat it, really... But compared to the Fatui matter, I'm more interested in this little cutie~ Would you like to have afternoon tea with me?"

Lisa's beautiful eyes sparkled as she looked at Jiang Ning.

Although the battle had ended abruptly, Lisa had clearly seen that the Abyssal power seemed to have no effect on Jiang Ning?

This discovery amazed Lisa, who used to be a scholar, and sparked intense curiosity.

She's switched from calling Lumine cutie to calling me that...

Jiang Ning thought to himself.

Shenhe looked at Lisa making eyes at Jiang Ning, then looked at her junior brother.

For some inexplicable reason, Shenhe felt a sense of crisis regarding Lisa.

Although she didn't understand why this crisis feeling existed... she could ask Ying'er... no, Ying'er wasn't here, so she'd ask Huixin when they got back.

Shenhe made her decision.

Jiang Ning said: "Um, hello Lisa... but I'll pass on the afternoon tea, everyone's busy right now."

Lisa didn't push it: "What a shame, maybe next time when you're free."

"Alright, Lisa..." Jean stopped Lisa's words and continued speaking to Jiang Ning, "Jiang Ning, we'll have to trouble you during this period, we need to resolve the Dvalin situation..."

Jiang Ning said: "It's fine, the sooner we resolve this, the sooner trade between us can resume. We came to Mondstadt for trade in the first place."

"Right now, Dvalin has gone berserk because of the Abyss, and to resolve the dragon plague, we can only resolve the Abyss problem... this is a dead end."

Kaeya had a headache.

The Abyss was something that couldn't be resolved - otherwise, various nations wouldn't have been helpless against it for so many years.

"Regarding this, I have a solution... Acting Grand Master Jean, you have Stormterror's tears, right?"

Jiang Ning said.

Jean said: "Yes... Kaeya, go get it."

Kaeya said: "Yes, yes, I know."

Well, he was the only male present after all.

Although Jiang Ning was also... but Kaeya felt that if he said that, not only would Shenhe discipline him, but Lisa would probably electrocute him too.

What followed wasn't much different from the original plot.

Jiang Ning naturally brought up that Lumine also had Dvalin's cursed tears, and they naturally discovered that the curse had been lifted, revealing that Lumine also had the power of purification.

So everyone made plans, though this time there were more people available to resolve the problem, with many Knights of Favonius being sent out.

This was because Jiang Ning could temporarily guard Mondstadt city.

During this time, Lumine also discovered the drunk bard Venti and quickly found an excuse to chase after him.

While the Knights of Favonius were busy as dogs, Jiang Ning and Shenhe leisurely returned to their hotel to rest.

"How's the situation?"

"Nothing much, we just need to rest in Mondstadt from now on."

Jiang Ning said.

Huixin nodded: "That's fine."

Shenhe asked: "Why won't Mondstadt let us help collect tears or help strengthen city defenses?"

Huixin explained: "Because we're from Liyue. These matters are considered another nation's internal affairs. Letting us help defend against Dvalin is already the limit, and besides, Dvalin's dragon plague is closely related to trade routes, so Liyue can step in for that."

"Then what about Snezhnaya..."

Jiang Ning said: "Senior Sister, it's different. Snezhnaya wants to help with city defense, while we're helping drive away Dvalin - the nature is different."

Shenhe seemed half-understanding, but decided not to think about it further since her junior brother was here.

"Sister Huixin, please don't go out these few days. I'm worried the Fatui might do something unsavory."

Jiang Ning said.

Huixin smiled: "Don't worry, I'll be careful."

"Hmm, that's about it. Oh right, I need to go to Angel's Share to find a friend. Senior Sister, would you like to come with me?"

The friend Jiang Ning mentioned was Venti, but Shenhe shook her head: "I'm a bit tired..."

"Alright then, I'll go ahead. I'll be back for dinner."

Saying this, Jiang Ning waved and left the hotel.

After Jiang Ning left, Shenhe finally grabbed Huixin and quickly asked about her earlier confusion.

Huixin, being more experienced, heard Shenhe's confusion and giggled:

"That? It's simple - you're feeling jealous."

"But when Senior Sister Ganyu, Barbara, Keqing and others approached Junior Brother, I didn't have this feeling."

Huixin said: "That's simple..."

"Because you share something in common with them, but also have differences."

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