Promises made to others must be kept, especially for children like Klee.
Their group arrived at the Knights of Favonius silently. With Venti there, these things were not difficult.
This was all Ruola's request; she didn't want to cause a commotion because of herself.
If Kaeya hadn't happened to run into them, he probably wouldn't have known.
Ruola actually really wanted to walk around Mondstadt in a grand manner, but she was already dead, and what had returned now was nothing more than an incomplete soul, unable to stay for much longer.
She shouldn't cause any more trouble for Mondstadt.
She only had this last bit of time, and it was enough for only the friends she wanted to say goodbye to know... The previous five, plus the newly joined Kaeya and Klee, a group of seven people came to Starsnatch Cliff.
Except for Ruola and Klee, the others followed far behind.
"Klee, where's your Jumpy Dumpty? Quick, there's a big one over there!"
"Wow, what a big one!"
Klee took out a Jumpy Dumpty bomb from her backpack and threw it at the largest fish visibly near the lake.
Boom—
The explosion of the Jumpy Dumpty bomb caused a huge splash, and that big fish, along with several smaller ones, were all blown onto the shore.
Klee excitedly ran over and hugged the big fish:
"Big sister Ruola, look, this fish is so big, it must be delicious!"
"Klee, quick, there's another one here, this one is also very big!"
Klee threw out another Jumpy Dumpty bomb.
Boom—
Several more fish appeared on the shore.
"Klee…"
Ruola was busy looking for big fish, and Klee was busy throwing bombs. Both were very skilled; it was clear they were repeat offenders before!
For some reason, the big fish in Starsnatch Cliff today loved to swim to the edge.
Behind the two busy people, Kaeya was in a very low mood.
On the way, Diluc had already explained to Kaeya why Ruola was here. After listening, Kaeya fell into a long silence.
Diluc: "On this last day, I only hope Ruola is happy. Whatever she wants to do, I will stay with her until…"
Diluc didn't finish, but everyone understood.
Kaeya looked at Ruola, who was happily bombing fish with Klee, feeling a pang of sadness.
He had thought a miracle had happened, that Ruola had returned, but he didn't expect... she had indeed returned, but she would soon leave again.
"I will be like you, accompanying her through her last moments."
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By Starsnatch Cliff.
Ruola and Klee had already bombed many fish, and now they were looking for firewood.
Of course, after bombing fish, you have to roast and eat them on the spot; that way, the hard work of bombing fish isn't in vain.
This time, Ruola and Klee bombed a lot of fish. If they couldn't finish it, they could take it back. In short, nothing was wasted.
Ruola built a pile of firewood, instinctively wanting to rub her hands together to create a small flame, but then she suddenly froze.
She looked at her waist; there was nothing there.
Ruola's expression suddenly darkened, but in an instant, it was covered by her smile:
"Brother, come quickly, we're roasting fish!"
Ruola called Diluc and the others, who had followed but hadn't shown themselves. Everyone worked together, and soon many fish were on the grill.
Little Klee stared at the fish expectantly, almost drooling.
Ruola gave the first two roasted fish to Klee and Paimon. Watching them eat the fish, she smiled happily.
She remembered seeing a picture like this when she used to play Genshin Impact, and the scene was almost identical to now.
Watching the two little cuties happily eating roasted fish, Ruola felt very content, even happier than eating it herself.
Diluc handed Ruola a perfectly roasted fish, seasoned and crispy on the outside, tender on the inside.
Ruola took it and took a big bite.
A slight unnaturalness suddenly appeared on her face, but no one present noticed it except Venti.
"Delicious! Brother's roasted fish is the best!"
Venti saw through it but didn't say anything. The old man's rock-made body had no sense of taste; Ruola couldn't taste anything now.
Lumine and Kaeya also finished roasting, and they had roasted for Ruola. To not disappoint their good intentions, Ruola ate three fish with a look of enjoyment.
When Ruola was eating the second one, Venti opened his mouth, about to say something, but Ruola looked at him, and he immediately retracted his words.
The roasted fish feast ended, and the happiest was undoubtedly little Klee.
Not only did Big sister Ruola return, but she also took her fishing with bombs, bombed so many fish, and ate super delicious roasted fish!
Little Klee felt that now was her happiest time!
When Klee was sent back to solitary confinement, the little one still wanted to pinky swear with Ruola, saying they would go bomb fish together next time!
Ruola's little finger and Klee's tiny hand hooked together, and they sealed it with a thumbprint.
Promises made to children must be kept, Klee. If all goes well, big sister will definitely come back for you, and then we'll go bomb fish again...
After saying goodbye to Klee, Ruola looked at Kaeya with a complicated expression:
"Brother Kaeya, Klee is still young, and she is very close to you. After I leave, I'll entrust you with comforting Klee."
"Rest assured, Ruola, I will definitely do it!"
"Mm, I never doubt Brother Kaeya!"
Diluc looked at the sky; it was already evening, and he estimated it wouldn't be long before it was completely dark.
"Ruola, is there anything else you want to do?"
Ruola propped her chin and thought for a moment:
"I want to see Noelle, I want to see Sister Adelinde, and I want to see Amber, Barbara, Master Jean, Big sister Lisa, Sister Rosaria, Fischl, Bennett, Sucrose…"
Ruola listed all her closest friends and elders, then continued:
"I want to watch the sunrise with everyone, at the place where Lord Barbatos first summoned Dvalin."
After saying all this, Ruola blinked her innocent big eyes at Venti...
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In Chen Xiyao's live stream.
The heartwarming scenes of bombing and roasting fish just now made the audience unsure whether to laugh or cry.
It was clearly a very heartwarming scene, but when they knew that Ruola would soon leave in this scene, no matter how heartwarming it was, only sadness remained.
As the task progressed to this point, when Ruola made her final request, the comments were almost all [Grant her wish!]
: "It's over, Ruola seems to know she's cute, this expression is killing me!"
: "Venti spoils Ruola so much, he's granted so many of her requests along the way, one more won't hurt."
: "This is Ruola's last wish, even if Venti doesn't help, we won't ignore it. Traveler, go!"
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Mondstadt.
Venti nodded continuously.
"Then I'll trouble Diluc, Kaeya, and also Traveler and Paimon. The task of notifying Jean and the others will be up to you."
Paimon: "Venti, what about you?"
Venti turned and smiled at Paimon:
"Me? Of course, I have more important things to do. After you've notified everyone, just gather in front of the Anemo God statue, and I'll take you there then."
Diluc said to Lumine and Paimon: "The people within Mondstadt will be handled by Kaeya and me. Traveler, you can teleport, so Diona and Adelinde are entrusted to you and Paimon."
Venti immediately added: "Don't worry, once you've notified them, I'll bring them over."
Lumine: "Then, without further ado, Paimon, let's go!"
Paimon: "Ruola, Lumine and I are leaving, we'll be back soon~"
Ruola took the opportunity to pat Paimon's little head again:
"Thank you all!"
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