"Speaking of which… shouldn't you be telling me about my travels now, Venti? I'm leaving soon,"
"Travel? Ah, I already told you about that~"
"Huh? Told me? When did you say it?" Ying asked in confusion.
"The day you fell from the sky and we brought you back to Mondstadt with the Traveler~"
"Ah, okay, okay…" (Black history… darn system!)
"Ahaha~ Since you say so, then… may the Anemo Archon protect you, Traveler (^_^)"
"Mm, I feel much more at ease with your words,"
"Oh? Really?!"
"False (ᗜ˰ᗜ)"
"Wow! That's so mean~"
"Hehe~ Alright, no more jokes. I'll definitely make time to come back and see you all (^～^)"
"Mm, and when you come back, could you bring me some wine from other places?"
"I knew you'd say that… sigh… alright, alright, but you'll have to give me some travel expenses, okay?"
"Don't worry~"
After a calm half-day…
"Then I'm off!" Ying stood at the gates of Mondstadt, bidding farewell to the two.
Paimon: "Are you really going alone? I just woke up and heard such bad news… it's made me lose my appetite…"
Ying patted Paimon's little head and smiled, "Oh? Paimon, you miss me that much?"
"Mm, just thinking that I can't wake you up anymore makes me so sad (╥﹏╥`)"
"Uh… I'm just leaving a few days before you. Why are you acting like it's a farewell to life and death…"
"Hehe~"
"And that way you have of waking people up, you'd best forget it →_→"
"Hehe~ This method was specially prepared for you. I wouldn't bother for anyone else (*˘︶˘*)"
"Emm… I really thank you for your special concern! (t^t)"
Lumine: "Be safe on your journey. I'll come find you as soon as I finish my quest."
"Mm-hmm, don't worry~"
"Bon voyage…"
"Mm-hmm… Huh?! When did you get here, Master Diluc?!" Ying was startled by Diluc suddenly appearing beside her.
"Just now. Not going to say goodbye before leaving?"
"Ah, this… I'm very sorry…"
"It's fine. Just don't forget the promise between us."
"Ah~ Don't worry, I definitely won't forget~"
"Mm, goodbye."
"Goodbye, Master Diluc~ Phew… we've talked long enough, we should get going~"
Lumine: "We?"
"Huh? Ah?! Ptooey, ptooey! No 'we', no 'we' Σ(//∇//)"
"You… seeing you act so silly, how could I possibly be at ease…"
"Ahem… mistake, mistake~ Let me try again… Alright! I'm leaving now!" Ying said, trying to sound imposing. However, from Lumine's perspective, she looked like a little loli puffing out her chest, hands on her hips, speaking in her tender voice.
Lumine couldn't help but reach out and pinch her rosy, soft cheek, saying, "Do you know how tempting you look right now? If I were a boy, I'd probably want to devour you on the spot~"
"Huh?! Σ(|||▽|||)"
"Hahaha~ Go on, don't let anyone take advantage of you. Ah~ of course, I don't count."
"Got it, got it, I don't want anyone to take advantage of me." Ying waved and headed towards Liyue.
The two watched Ying for a long time until her figure was no longer visible before they set off.
"We need to hurry and complete our quests too, Paimon."
"Mm, we need to catch up to Ying quickly!"
"Okay, let's go!" The two headed towards the Adventurers' Guild with renewed spirits.
A while later…
"Hmph hmph… hmph hmph hmph… Liyue, Liyue~ (⌒▽⌒)"
"Are you that happy, Host?"
"Of course! I'll get to see Hu Tao and Qiqi soon~"
"I didn't expect the Host to abandon Lumine so quickly."
"Hey! Who said I abandoned Lumine?! Don't just say things, or I'll sue you for defamation!"
"I'm sorry, I was wrong~"
"Hmph… Speaking of which, didn't you have something you forgot to tell me earlier?"
"Oh! There was something like that~"
"Emm… don't tell me you forgot."
"Hehe, although this system really wanted to do that… let's just not."
"That kind of talk about trying to trick me, keep it to yourself, hey!"
"Oh, oh~ The system understands, but next time is not guaranteed~"
"You rascal… sigh… Just tell me, tell me."
"Alrighty~ It's nothing too important, I just wanted to tell you about the memories you lost~"
"Oh? You know?"
"Of course, this system has been observing the whole time."
"Uh… then why didn't you let me recover my memories sooner…"
"Mm… because I wanted to see what interesting things would happen after the Host lost her memory?"
"Interesting my foot! I was almost assaulted by that beast, hey!"
"Ahem… you can't blame me, who told the Host to use her own body to shield him."
"That was a subconscious action! But I really didn't expect him to be so beastly…"
"That's why the Host can't be a pushover."
"Hmph… as if I wanted to be like this. You're the one who changed my personality…"
"It seems the system did mention before that it didn't change the Host's personality, but rather amplified it. The Host's naturally kind personality, after being amplified, naturally became like this~" (Okay, I admit I added a bit to the cuteness and behavior too~)
"Hearing you say that, I do have some recollection… By the way… are you… complimenting me?"
"Yes."
"Is that so… Th-thank you… (//∇//)"
"Mhm~ Why is the Host's tone suddenly so gentle~"
"Hmph… don't you know why I'm like this? (ᗜ˰ᗜ)"
"Hehe, this way isn't bad at all."
"Mm… I don't dislike my current appearance and personality… After all, I always really liked tsundere, cute, or pure girls in the past."
"Host, you forgot 'silly'."
"You're the silly one!"
"Hehe~"
"Sigh… we've strayed from the topic. Did that guy finally escape?"
"No, he was eaten by a Hilichurl."
"Wow… so Hilichurls are that terrifying…"
"He was just too weak. If it were the Host, you could easily… mm… escape~"
"Uh… shouldn't it be 'easily defeat them'?"
"There were too many. If it were just one or two, the system would say so~"
"Alright, alright. I really can't deal with too many Hilichurls by myself… But I heard from Lumine that that pervert somehow got a drug to control me. I didn't expect to escape from his grasp in such a seemingly hopeless situation… I guess I'm quite amazing then~ (*˘︶˘*)"
"You're overthinking it, Host. If someone hadn't saved you, you would have been completely at his mercy."
"Ah, this… Who saved me?"
"Hmph hmph… Don't be surprised when I tell you~"
"Mhm? Who is this mysterious person?"
"That person is… the Host's sister's brother!"
"Huh? Sister? When did I have a sister?"
"The Host just said goodbye to someone~"
"Are you saying… Lumine? Lumine's brother… Aether?!"