Hearing Su Yuan's request, Mona was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
She manipulated her Hydro power, forming a divination disc of water before her, and began observing the stars to carry out an astrological deduction.
After a short while, Mona put away the water disc and spoke:
"Right now, the Albedo in Mondstadt is the real Albedo."
"As for the one you mentioned, Albedo's brother, Albetwo, who is in Dragonspine—I can only confirm that he has not left the mountain yet. As for his exact location within Dragonspine, I can't deduce that…"
Mona sighed lightly, speaking somewhat helplessly:
"Perhaps it's because the one who created Albedo and Albetwo was Gold, Rhinedottir. Someone with such a powerful destiny, transcending Teyvat itself—anyone connected to her is still very difficult to observe…"
"Well, in any case, it's enough that you can confirm the Albedo in Mondstadt is genuine."
Aether nodded and continued:
"As we mentioned earlier, the cause of Lisa's corruption—we're actually here to retrieve the book you borrowed from the library, The Movements of Celestial Bodies and the Applications of Astrology."
"Alright. Although I haven't finished reading it yet, since this involves such a dangerous thing as the Eerie, it's better to be safe and cautious. I'll return the book to you now."
As Mona spoke, she found the book on her desk and handed it over to Su Yuan and Aether, saying:
"See? There shouldn't be any problems. The book is perfectly well-preserved, no stains or damage."
"Good. Looks like there's no problem." Su Yuan and Aether checked it, then retrieved the book, preparing to bid Mona farewell and continue recovering the rest.
"Traveler, Paimon, Su Yuan! If you ever need my astrology to divine something while fighting against the Eerie force, please feel free to come find me!" Mona waved as she bid them farewell.
After that, Su Yuan's group continued working hard in Mondstadt to retrieve the remaining books, and soon there was only one left…
The last borrower turned out to be Kaeya, who had checked out A Complete Appreciation of the World's Famous Wines from the library…
But now the problem was that Kaeya was no longer in Mondstadt.
He had gone with Mika and some of the Knights of Favonius to support Grand Master Varka…
As for A Complete Appreciation of the World's Famous Wines, no one knew where Kaeya had left it…
If it was at his residence, then given the special circumstances, the only option was to break into his room and search for the book.
But if Kaeya had accidentally taken it with him to use as entertainment on the road, then that would be troublesome…
Su Yuan and Aether reported this to Acting Grand Master Jean.
With her permission, they searched Kaeya's residence from top to bottom, practically turning the place upside down, but still found nothing…
It really seemed likely that Kaeya had indeed taken the book with him.
And now came the real issue: to completely resolve the risk of Lisa falling into corruption because of the library's books, they had to face two problems—
First, the book that Timaeus had damaged.
Second, Kaeya's missing book.
Although the borrowing register showed that the due date was still some time away, dragging things out like this wasn't a solution.
At best, it was only a temporary delay.
With such a time bomb left hanging over them, how could anyone feel at ease?
So, Su Yuan and Aether decided to consult Jean once more on how to deal with the matter.
When they arrived at her office, they happened to find Klee there playing.
She was speaking to Jean with a slightly helpless expression:
"Master Jean, I thought that once brother Albedo came back, he would take me out to play everywhere…"
"But ever since he returned to the Knights of Favonius, he's just been locked away in the laboratory studying alchemy…"
"But it's okay, Klee is very understanding! I won't cause trouble or blow things up. I'm just looking forward to tomorrow, when we can go to Dragonspine to explore and search for the big bad Albetwo!"
"Jean, Klee, hello." Aether and Su Yuan greeted the two of them.
"Almost all of the library's borrowed books have been retrieved now, except for two that have run into complications…"
"Timaeus's damaged book, and Kaeya's missing one. We're wondering how to resolve these two unstable factors…"
"Hm?" At that moment, Klee suddenly spoke up.
"Brother Su Yuan, actually, I've been meaning to ask—Lisa… I mean, Sister Lisa's Eerie condition, is it really about the books being damaged, or is it just about breaking the library's borrowing rules?"
"After all, whether it's damaging a book or losing one, both are violations of the library's borrowing rules, right?"
"But breaking the library's rules doesn't mean it's completely hopeless…"
Klee gave an awkward little smile and said, word by word:
"Once, I borrowed a storybook from Sister Lisa at the library, but when I went fish-blasting, I accidentally dropped the book into the water. Then Brother Albedo went with me to buy a brand new copy of the same book, and we went to apologize to Sister Lisa. She didn't get mad at all…"
"After all, the library's rules do say that if a book is damaged or lost, it's fine as long as you compensate for it with another copy!"
Hearing Klee's words, Su Yuan and Aether were both stunned for a moment, then their faces lit up with sudden realization.
What Klee said made so much sense!
Aether, excited, ran forward, scooped Klee up, and lifted her high in the air, exclaiming:
"Klee, you really are a genius!"
"Exactly!" Su Yuan also spoke with great relief and excitement.
"This method might actually work!"
In Su Yuan's mind, this approach was definitely worth trying.
Even if it failed, he still had the ability to rewind from death and change the outcome!
So now their objective had shifted: they needed to find where those two books were being sold, buy replacement copies, and hand them over to Lisa!
"Let's go, we're setting off right now!"
At this point, Paimon was brimming with excitement as she assumed the role of a little commander, declaring:
"Destination: Mondstadt's marketplace!"
"Mission objective: The Alchemy Guide and A Complete Appreciation of the World's Famous Wines!"
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