"Sorry, I'll go out now."
Shenhe seemed to know she had made a mistake, then silently exited the room, leaving Xavier space to get dressed.
Xavier was afraid the door wasn't closed properly, so he specifically peeked out, only to find that someone had already arrived outside.
After changing his clothes, Xavier walked out of the bedroom.
He saw Hu Tao sitting there with her legs crossed, watching the morning news.
"Hmm? A 20-year-old Damselette forcing an 80-year-old grandpa…?"
Hu Tao almost thought she was seeing things when she saw this news; how could there be such news!
"Hu Tao, what kind of nonsense are you watching?"
Xavier felt a bit speechless after hearing it; he guessed it was probably posted by some unscrupulous marketing account.
But then he saw it was official news.
Good, good, this world really turned into what he wanted it to be.
"Shenhe, have a seat for a bit. I'm going to brush my teeth and then make you breakfast."
Xavier walked into the bathroom, yawning.
Hu Tao was very displeased: "Hey, Xavier, this is too unfair, isn't it? You only told Shenhe and not me."
"You've been here so many times, and you still want me to tell you!"
Xavier gave him the middle finger, then went to wash up.
Soon after, Xavier brought soy milk, fried dough sticks, steamed buns, and steamed dumplings to the dining table.
Shenhe sat there quietly, waiting for the meal to begin.
"It seems I arrived just in time. I didn't expect to run into a fragrant breakfast as soon as I got here." Kazuha suddenly appeared.
Xavier chuckled, "Good morning, Kazuha. Come and try the breakfast I made. Hehe, although most of it is semi-finished."
After all, there were too many people now. If he hadn't prepared those semi-finished products, he wouldn't have been able to make the food in a short time.
Hu Tao was the least polite one, grabbing a bun and stuffing it into her mouth.
"Mmm, delicious! Xavier, your soy milk is too fragrant; it's completely different from the soy milk I drank in Liyue!"
Xavier raised his head and said, "Of course! Because this is pure soy milk, carefully processed."
Shenhe took a light sip, then her eyes filled with a strange look: "It's really… very delicious."
"If it's delicious, drink more! There's plenty more in the kitchen!"
Seeing Shenhe enjoy the soy milk he made, Xavier felt a sense of satisfaction.
Halfway through the meal, several more people arrived: Ei, Furina, and also Fischl and Cyno.
Xavier saw Cyno come alone and was a bit unaccustomed, asking, "Cyno, where are Kaveh and the others?"
Cyno ate a fried dough stick and said, "Alhaitham probably has important things to do, and as for Kaveh, he seems to not be coming over; he wants to research a new design."
"Fischl, why didn't Bennett come with you?" Xavier then casually asked Fischl.
Fischl said somewhat strangely, "Why must I come with that unlucky fellow? Can't this Princess come alone?"
"But Miss, you didn't say that when you came before." Oz flapped his wings.
"Shut up, Oz! I'll say what I need to say myself!"
Fischl was furious; he was her follower, so why was he so talkative!
Xavier heard a different tone and asked, "Do you have something to ask me?"
"Fischl, you're being too polite! Xavier is our good friend; if you have any problems, you must ask him. He won't refuse!"
Before Fischl could even speak, Furina readily agreed on Xavier's behalf.
Xavier rolled his eyes, thinking, 'You want to take all the credit, don't you!'
"This Princess…"
Fischl seemed to want to say something, but couldn't get it out for a long time.
Finally, Oz spoke for her: "The thing is, after returning yesterday, Bennett took a temporary commission and hasn't returned even by morning. Miss thinks he might have encountered trouble."
Ei asked curiously, "Do you live together? Why do you know he didn't just complete the mission and go home?"
This was also what everyone else wanted to ask: How did Fischl know?
"I, I, I…"
Fischl was too flustered to care about her title at this point.
"Hmph! This Princess merely went to the Adventurers' Guild out of concern to inquire about this follower's situation, and Katheryne said he hadn't turned in the mission."
Everyone suddenly understood; so that's what happened.
"So what mission did he take?" Xavier asked the crucial question.
Fischl shook her head: "I didn't ask about that."
"Alright, he's probably stuck in some remote corner again. Looks like I'll have to go."
Xavier clapped the crumbs off his hands, planning to go help Bennett, that unlucky fellow.
Seeing Xavier planning to go to Mondstadt, Fischl quickly called out to him: "Wait a moment, you're not going now, are you?"
Xavier wondered, "Yes, I'll get ready and then go. The sooner it's resolved, the sooner it's over."
"It's not that you can't go, but there's one thing…" Fischl seemed a bit hesitant.
Oz understood perfectly and said, "Miss means, don't let Bennett know that Miss asked you to go."
Xavier and the others exchanged knowing smiles and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, we definitely won't say anything!"
"Your expressions and tone are too strange! This Princess must go with you!"
The more Fischl looked, the more cunning Xavier's smile seemed, and she ultimately decided to go together.
And Hu Tao and Furina insisted on going too. Unable to resist their persistence, Xavier still agreed.
Now only Ei and Cyno were left at home, so when the others arrived, they would know the general situation.
"Xavier, where are you all going!"
Xavier was about to head to Mondstadt, but he was stopped by a voice.
He turned around and saw it was Navia.
Xavier explained, "Oh, it's Navia. We're going to Mondstadt to do something; we should be back very soon."
"Can you take me with you? I've never been to Mondstadt before!" Navia was a little excited.
Xavier readily agreed to Navia: "Of course you can, but it might be a bit dizzy during teleportation, so be careful."
After the system reached Level 7, Xavier found that he could take other characters with him to teleport, but he didn't know the limit on the number of people.
However, taking just a few like this should be no problem.
"System, activate!"
Xavier's loud shout was accompanied by a flash of white light, and everyone appeared within Mondstadt City.
"Why are you all spinning around? Stop spinning, my head is so dizzy…"
After teleporting, Furina kept spinning in place, then thought others were spinning around her.
"I should be the one saying that! Furina, stop spinning…"
Fischl wasn't doing much better. She could have returned on her own, but she insisted on hitching a ride with Xavier.
Navia was better than the two of them, but she was also leaning on her umbrella, shaking her head, trying to clear her mind.
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