Never mind, whether you're the Anemo Archon or not has nothing to do with me. Deciding she couldn't be bothered to say more on the topic of the Anemo Archon, Wendy just wanted to know how Venti planned to respond to Grand Master Jean's request. "Anyway, Grand Master Jean wants a way to contact you at any time, so you..."
"Lord Anemo Archon, Grand Master Jean is asking you, not me."
Interrupting Wendy once again, Venti also put on an air of indifference.
He had even started calling Wendy "Lord Anemo Archon."
Wendy: "..."
Looking at Venti, who had a couldn't-care-less attitude, Wendy really wanted to show her what the Herrscher of Wind was truly capable of.
Of course, not the Herrscher of Wind from Honkai Impact 3rd. That one was too embarrassing.
"Then this Lord Anemo Archon will not be giving her a response. It's not so easy for a mortal to see a god."
Seeing Venti slacking off like this, Wendy decided to slack off too.
"Hey, don't do that, Miss Wendy." Unexpectedly, Wendy remained unmoved, so Venti came up with an idea. "How about this? I'll give Grand Master Jean something, and I'll give you something too. That way, she'll have a way to contact you. After all... Miss Wendy, you're the Anemo Archon now. Maybe she'll want to ask you about some things. How does that sound?"
After speaking, Venti looked at Wendy with a smile.
"Fine. Give that thing to me when you get to Liyue, then."
After some thought, Wendy agreed to Venti's proposal.
In any case, Grand Master Jean was probably just worried the Anemo Archon would suddenly disappear, which is why she wanted a contact method; she wouldn't use it often. Wendy would just consider it a way to give Grand Master Jean some peace of mind.
But if Grand Master Jean knew what Venti was like, one could only wonder what she would think.
"Sure, sure. Once it's ready, I'll come find you all in Liyue. I'll have a drink with Kaito and the old man while I'm at it."
Seeing Wendy agree, Venti nodded eagerly, looking to be in a good mood. He even said he would look for Kaito and Morax to have a drink.
I... don't... drink...
Hearing Venti's plan to find her for a drink, Wendy silently thought to herself, then spoke up: "You can drink if you want, but don't look for Kaito. He doesn't drink."
Since she herself didn't drink, Wendy decided to tell Venti in advance.
Although, to Venti, it just sounded like Kaito's girlfriend Wendy wasn't letting Kaito drink. But as long as the point got across, it was fine.
"Haha, don't worry, Miss Wendy. I won't force that kid Kaito to drink. We'll just have a chat. If you're really worried, you can watch from the side."
Venti chuckled, hoping to put Wendy at ease.
He knew Miss Wendy was worried he would be a bad influence on Kaito.
I'll be watching myself, huh...
Thinking this silently to herself again, Wendy said, "I'll be going then. Try to take care of that matter with Grand Master Jean as soon as possible."
After saying this, Wendy vanished from before Venti's eyes in an instant.
"A way to contact her at any time?"
After Wendy left, Venti looked up at the sky and muttered to himself.
He was thinking about the best way to fulfill Grand Master Jean's request.
"Got it."
It didn't take him long. Venti clapped his hands, having thought of a solution.
Then, his figure quickly disappeared from the spot.
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Liyue.
Kaito's residence.
Oh no...
I forgot to buy food...
Just then, Kaito, who was standing in the courtyard with Lumine, suddenly realized he hadn't bought anything to eat.
"Um... Kaito, are the Tianquan and the Yuheng your friends too?"
After confirming that the two important figures were no longer nearby, Paimon finally asked Kaito this question.
She figured that since Kaito knew people who seemed far from simple, like Childe and Zhongli, it would be perfectly reasonable for him to also know the Tianquan and the Yuheng.
"Not exactly. They came looking for Wendy." Kaito shook his head.
"Oh, I see."
Hearing Kaito's answer, Paimon couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
She was originally thinking of using Kaito's connection to get to know them. After all, they were two very important people.
But if Wendy knew them...
That seemed like it could work too...
Tap, tap, tap—
Just as Paimon was scheming about how to use Wendy to get close to those two important figures, the sound of footsteps approached from a distance.
"I was wondering if you all have had dinner yet..."
"No, not yet."
Almost instinctively, before Ningguang, who was walking down, could even finish her question, Paimon had already answered. She hadn't even looked in her direction yet.
Lumine & Kaito: "..."
It had to be said, Paimon's antics left both Kaito and Lumine speechless.
This Paimon...
I'm definitely going to beat her up later...
Lumine, her fists clenched, had already decided on the evening's arrangements.
"In that case, I was wondering if you would be free to join me for dinner?"
Ningguang, who had now walked over, looked at everyone with a smile.
Whether it was out of curiosity about Kaito's identity or out of respect for the Anemo Archon, she had to extend this invitation.
"Thank you for your kind offer, Ningguang, but not today. We already have plans."
Looking at Ningguang, Kaito declined her invitation.
Mainly, he didn't want to spend too much time on something like a meal. Right now, he just wanted to fill his stomach quickly.
He felt that having dinner with Ningguang would take a very long time.
"I see. Then perhaps another time."
Ningguang nodded slightly, still wearing a perfectly composed smile.
For a moment, however, she was actually a little surprised inside.
After all, it wasn't that no one had ever refused her invitation, but such people were few and far between.
One must know, countless people in all of Liyue longed for an invitation from her.
But when she thought about his girlfriend, she was able to let it go.
"No problem. But where did Wendy go? Why isn't she back?"
Kaito looked around as if searching for Wendy.
Although he definitely knew where Wendy was, he could only pretend not to know, and he had to be the one to ask Ningguang where Wendy went.
"Well... Miss Wendy said a moment ago that she was stepping out for a bit and told me to come back first, so I don't know where she went either." Pausing for a moment, Ningguang felt she should add something more. "I will wait here with you for Miss Wendy. Otherwise, if anything were to happen to Miss Wendy, I'm afraid I would be unable to shirk responsibility."
Because the situation was rather special, Ningguang could only answer this way.
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