Puff!
On the streets of Mondstadt (not Liyue, they were visiting), Lumine and Paimon were enjoying delicious food at the Good Hunter Restaurant. While waiting for their meal, they took out their Pokédexes and watched interesting things in the group chat with Paimon.
They happened to see Venti's cute pet video.
Paimon couldn't help but laugh out loud.
On the open Cider Lake, not far away from the magnificent city of Mondstadt...
In the video, the pure and beautiful young Lapras sank into Cider Lake again and again. Every time it emerged, it had grabbed several special and precious fish species.
Venti was drenched by Lapras's naughty and intentional splashing.
There were also voices of interest in the group chat reacting to the clip.
Xiangling: Hey, these fish are... Bitter Pufferfish?
Tartaglia: Damn it. Yes, this dragon turtle can catch fish! I need to teach my Pokémon to do that.
Eula: This is Cider Lake. I didn't expect to catch Pufferfish in this area... This is a rare species of fish, and one fish can be sold for several thousand Mora!
Seeing this message from Eula, Paimon, who was obsessed with wealth, could no longer calm down.
"Well! Lots of fish! So many Mora!"
The other person who was shocked was Venti, who was all wet in the video.
"Are these fish so valuable?"
"There are thousands of Mora in each one? So I can go to the Angel's Share and drink it up!"
Putting down the Pokédex in the video, Venti lost his temper to blame Lapras. His eyes were shining brightly as he looked at the few Pufferfish caught ashore by Lapras.
These precious and rare fish species gradually began to flop around, losing activity.
"Oops, if the dead fish is not fresh, the value will drop a lot, right?"
Venti jumped up anxiously.
At this moment, Lapras, who was floating on the lake, tilted its head. Understanding what its master meant, it opened its mouth.
Whoosh!
It sprayed out a sheet of ice mist, freezing several Bitter Pufferfish into ice blocks instantly to preserve freshness.
"Hehe, good job, Lapras~"
Venti was stunned for a moment, then clapped his hands and chanted softly:
"The life spirit of water and ice~"
"Bring me the gift of the lake~"
He got excited and gave free play to his bardic nature. An ancient lyre appeared out of thin air in his hands.
Venti sat on the rock by the lake, and the Pokédex was lifted in the air by a wisp of wind, capturing him and Lapras dancing to the song on the lake.
The video of this man dancing with the Pokémon was uploaded to the group chat, causing a heated discussion.
Good Hunter Restaurant.
"This Pokémon is so cute!"
Paimon felt that the restaurant's signature Sticky Honey Roast was no longer tasty, so she kept staring at the video screen.
Lumine rolled her eyes slightly.
Speaking of cuteness, you are not bad at this, Paimon. But you are definitely louder.
However, Paimon is not a Pokémon after all.
The Mythical Beasts of Manager Hiroshi can communicate directly with humans through telepathy, which Paimon found incredibly convenient.
Paimon landed on top of Lumine's head and grabbed the Traveler's blonde hair.
"Woo woo woo——"
"Traveler! Let's ask Manager Hiroshi for help!"
"I really want to hatch that Pokémon Egg as soon as possible..."
"If we get a Pokémon as smart as Lapras, we can let it fish for precious fish species in the future. From now on, we will never lack Mora in our travels!"
"Stay in the best hotel and enjoy a meal of meat and fish!"
Good guy, this little guy Paimon actually understands the essence of capitalist exploitation.
No, you don't really like Pokémon because they are cute. You think they can be workers and earn you a lot of Mora!
Lumine was speechless. She stood up after paying and headed towards the Knights headquarters.
"Before going to Manager Hiroshi to hatch the egg..."
"We have to completely resolve the incident with the Dragon Dvalin first!"
The Next Day.
Lumine experienced the incident of going to the Favonius Cathedral to steal the Holy Lyre der Himmel. At night, just like the original plot, she got on the line with Diluc at the tavern.
Jean also appeared at night and decided to act as a private person. The Travelers retrieved the Holy Lyre from the Fatui's stronghold.
After many twists and turns, the Holy Lyre der Himmel was successfully repaired with Dvalin's tears. Everyone summoned Dvalin on Starsnatch Cliff, trying to awaken the "Dragon of the East Wind"...
When Hiroshi received Cresselia's spiritual transmission about the events unfolding...
It was already the next evening, and he had been immersed in the world of code.
"Unknowingly, did I have a coding marathon all day and night?"
"Tsk. After strengthening my Psychic powers and the Power of Aura, I am becoming less and less human, a bit closer to the 'Superhuman Ash Ketchum' concept..."
"Surprisingly, I don't feel any fatigue!"
Hiroshi pushed the chair away, looked at the progress of the code work, and stretched out with satisfaction.
Suddenly, his mental energy was released far away, linked with Cresselia observing the direction of Starsnatch Cliff from afar. She reported in a clear voice:
"The Anemo Archon played the Holy Lyre der Himmel."
"Is that so?"
Hiroshi thought for a while, then casually took a bag of toast to chew on. He asked the serious Meloetta to look after the house and take care of Jirachi.
"Let's go, Cresselia. Let's take this opportunity to go get in touch with the Abyss Order!"
Whoosh!
One person and one Pokémon used Teleport almost at the same time.
Starsnatch Cliff.
Venti played the pure song of the sky on the Holy Lyre.
Behind him, Lumine, Paimon, Jean, and Diluc were listening, intoxicated by the melody.
Suddenly, a huge dragon rushed up from the bottom of the cliff, carrying a terrible hurricane.
Dvalin!
"At this point, there is nothing left to talk about."
The voice made by the Stormterror was low and indifferent, full of pain.
Venti looked sad. "Really? Your eyes are clearly recalling this song."
Dvalin was silent...
Suddenly, a Cryo Abyss Mage appeared, floating near the dragon's corrupted blood clot.
"Don't let him fool you, poor dragon."
"Barbatos abandoned you a long time ago."
"Look, now he's cheating on you again..."
The Abyss Mage laughed evilly.
Dvalin became increasingly angry, his eyes glowing red.
"Barbatos!!"
The Abyss Mage's laughter became even harsher.
"Be hateful! Be angry!"
"You have become an enemy of Mondstadt and cannot return!"
The laughter stopped suddenly.
"Ah——?!"
The next second, the Abyss Mage screamed in fear.
It actually couldn't control its power and couldn't float in the air anymore. Its shield shattered instantly.
"Who is it?!"
Splat!
There was a dull crashing sound from the cliff face.
Listening to this sound... the Abyss Mage was probably smashed into a meat pie by invisible gravity.
Venti and Dvalin looked at somewhere in the sky at the same time.
The bodies of Hiroshi and Cresselia gradually revealed themselves from thin air.
"It's really annoying to see the small fry chirping like this," Hiroshi looked helpless and said to the stunned Lumine, Jean, and Diluc.
"When you have enough power..."
"It's hard to have the patience to watch a stray fish jump in your face."
Seriously speaking, when Hiroshi played through the scene in Genshin Impact, he thought it was outrageous that a mere Abyss Mage could control Dvalin, a Dragon of the Four Winds.
Not even the Abyss Heralds or Abyss Lectors were present.
But now, Hiroshi finally knew the reason.
Who is channeling the power of the Abyss, eroding Dvalin's sanity and controlling it from the shadows?
"Right?"
Hiroshi looked past the dragon, into the deeper shadows of the cliff.
"You who imbued Dvalin with the corrosive power of the Abyss..."
"The Leader of the Abyss Order... maybe I should call you Your Highness?"