Liyue.
"I didn't expect that in such a short time, young friend Kaito would make such progress. It is truly incredible." At the dinner table, Zhongli was surprised by Kaito's progress, going so far as to use the word 'incredible'.
There was no helping it; regarding Kaito, He truly felt a sense of disbelief.
From their first meeting until now, not much time had actually passed, yet He had witnessed a completely different Kaito.
It could be said that the Kaito he met at the beginning and the Kaito currently before Him could be described as two different people.
He even felt that Kaito was gradually revealing his true strength, rather than his strength constantly changing.
Compared to the idea of Kaito's strength constantly fluctuating, Zhongli was more willing to believe that he was merely gradually displaying the power he originally possessed.
After all, He really couldn't understand why a person's strength could undergo such drastic changes; it was too contrary to common sense.
However, those girlfriends of Kaito's also indeed did not conform to His understanding.
Forget it, forget it...
After thinking it over, Zhongli decided not to think about it too much.
Since Kaito didn't have any ulterior motives, He shouldn't overthink it.
Whatever it was, let it be. It was best to maintain a normal state of mind.
"It's alright, it's alright. People always need to make progress." Regarding Zhongli's description of him, Kaito spoke very humbly.
No matter what, one always had to be a little humble.
Of course, one couldn't be too humble.
After all, aside from that little bit of help from the System, he had put in a lot of hard work and sweat to achieve this.
Hmm...
I feel like Mobius can act like a cheeky brat over there...
Because Mobius was currently acting out a scene with Miko over in Inazuma, Kaito suddenly had this thought.
However, regarding the crowd-pleasing segment where the cheeky brat gets taken down a peg, that definitely had to be handled by him. As for the others, she would certainly have the advantage.
At this moment, Lumine, who was to the side, also looked at Kaito with some confusion.
Because from Mr. Zhongli's perspective, it seemed Kaito had improved significantly, but she hadn't sensed any of this, let alone felt the surprise Mr. Zhongli did.
Could it be because we are always together?
Withdrawing her gaze, Lumine couldn't help but think this.
Otherwise, she really couldn't understand why Mr. Zhongli would praise Kaito like this.
However, there was one thing she indeed felt, and that was that Kaito was very strong.
It was just that she hadn't really seen him take action; usually, it was Acheron and the others who made the moves.
Of course, they actually hadn't encountered many situations requiring them to take action.
Many people, even including gods, basically lost any thought of fighting after seeing Acheron and the others, let alone wanting to fight Kaito.
"Let's eat then, the dishes are all served." At this moment, Zhongli spoke up, inviting the two to eat.
"Okay, thank you."
Coming back to her senses, Lumine nodded and expressed her gratitude to Zhongli, who was treating them.
No matter what, since someone else was treating, she still had to express her thanks.
In fact, she even wanted to thank Zhongli on Kaito's behalf, but after thinking it over, she only said thank you.
There was no helping it; she felt she wasn't quite suitable to do such things for Kaito yet.
"By the way, Mr. Zhongli, has Childe left?" Picking up his chopsticks, Kaito asked this question.
Originally, he thought he would see Childe coming to Liyue this time, but he didn't, which led him to guess that Childe must have left Liyue.
Otherwise, he felt he definitely would have seen Childe here.
Of course, it was also possible that Childe went to collect debts and hadn't returned yet.
"Yes, he left Liyue not long ago." Zhongli nodded, then continued, "I heard he went back to Snezhnaya."
He actually went back...
Hmm?
Could it be because of Scaramouche's death?
Just as Kaito was feeling puzzled, he suddenly remembered that Scaramouche had recently been cut down by Acheron's side.
So, Childe's return this time should be because of that matter.
Of course, this was just his guess; whether it was true or not couldn't be determined yet. It could only be said that there was a high probability of it being so.
"Seems like he went back to report on his duties. No wonder I didn't see him."
Smiling, Kaito spoke with this conjecture in mind.
Although he had other guesses in his heart, after thinking about it, he decided not to say them out loud.
"Perhaps so." Regarding Kaito's guess, Zhongli remained noncommittal.
Report duties?
Why does it feel like there's a hidden meaning in their words...
Listening silently from the side, Lumine couldn't help but speculate like this.
She didn't know why, but she felt things didn't seem that simple.
Of course, she wouldn't ask about it.
Anyway, no matter what happened, Kaito was there to solve the problems, so she shouldn't think too much about it.
And most importantly, that Childe guy had nothing to do with her.
"By the way, Mr. Zhongli, those things are called remains of the Demon Gods, right?" As if suddenly remembering something, Kaito asked this question.
Because it had been a while since he played the Liyue storyline in the game, Kaito didn't know if he had remembered anything incorrectly.
"Correct. That kind of thing is called remains of the Demon Gods, left behind by deceased Demon Gods."
Raising His head to glance at Kaito, Zhongli nodded, confirming his statement.
Actually, He wanted to add that such things could not be completely eradicated, but thinking of what Kaito had just done, He didn't say it.
Moreover, He was very curious about one thing: exactly how much of this stuff could Kaito clear away?
If he could completely clear away those remains of the Demon Gods within Liyue's borders, then He would have a corresponding expression of gratitude. He just didn't know if Kaito would look favorably upon His thanks.
However, keeping that thing in hand was useless anyway. Perhaps he didn't even need to do this for Him to hand it over.
"I heard that kind of thing is very hard to clear." Nodding slightly, Kaito tentatively asked this.
Because he really couldn't remember clearly how it was stated in the plot, Kaito decided to ask for clarification.
If others might be unclear or not even know of its existence, Zhongli definitely knew about this thing, and certainly no one understood it better than Him.
"Young friend Kaito is correct. However, there is one point I must mention: this kind of thing is almost impossible to clear."
After saying this, Zhongli looked at Kaito.
If it were in the past, He definitely wouldn't have used a word like 'almost'; He would have straightforwardly stated it was impossible to clear.
"Then I think I can still clear it a bit." Regarding Zhongli's statement of it being impossible to clear, Kaito spoke leisurely.
Because he didn't have a precise feel for his current strength, Kaito didn't speak too absolutely.
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