After a journey through mountains and waters, everyone finally arrived near the snowy mountain.
Paimon: "We're here, we're here! Let's set up camp right here~"
Ying: "Paimon, why are you so excited?"
Paimon: "Hehe~ Because there are so many people! Besides, you've been very excited yourself along the way, Ying."
Ying: "Ah, well... it's because I'm happy to see snow for the first time since arriving here... Okay, fine, I admit your reason applies too."
Kaeya: "Hahaha, as long as you're happy. I'll set up the tents. You kids can go play for a while."
Paimon: "Wow, Kaeya, why are you suddenly so nice~"
Kaeya: "It's nothing, and I'm always this nice, okay~"
A while later...
"Ahem... excuse me... Master Diluc, could you lend a hand? It feels like it's going to take a long time if I do it alone."
Diluc: "Weren't you quite confident just now? Why are you already seeking help?"
Ying: "Alright, I was wrong. I shouldn't have boasted..."
Diluc: "Good that you know. Hand it over."
Jean: "Since they're responsible for the tents, I'll handle the fire and food."
Barbara: "Noelle and I will help you, sister."
Noelle: "Yes, please leave it to me."
Venti: "Oh dear~ I didn't expect to be left all alone all of a sudden~"
Lumine: "I'm still here, you know."
Venti: "Ahaha, look at my eyes. I thought the little one being pulled away by Klee and Diona just now was you."
Lumine: "You can't be entirely blamed for that... but I really didn't expect Ying to be able to call you over."
Venti: "Heh~ After all, the offer she made was too tempting. Opportunities to get a free bottle of wine are rare~"
Lumine: "You... you're still as unserious as ever."
Venti: "Hehe~ Let's go help too. It wouldn't be good to do nothing."
Lumine: "Mhm, you're right."
Meanwhile, on the other side...
"Klee, Diona, run a bit slower! Phew... I'm exhausted..."
Ying: "Sister Lumine, we're going in first. You have to keep up!"
System: "Host is getting weaker. Others become stronger after穿越, but you start declining after a brief period of strength."
Lumine: "(Ugh... I want to get stronger, but this world is targeting me. I don't know why, but every time I go out alone, I encounter danger...)"
System: "Perhaps the author thinks the host's combat power is still relatively weak."
Lumine: "(That makes no sense... If they know I'm weak, why do they send a swarm of Hilichurls, Abyss Mages, and the like to chase me every time I go out alone...?)"
System: "Perhaps sending so many monsters is precisely to help the host get stronger faster~"
Lumine: "(The prerequisite for getting stronger is to defeat them, right? With so many monsters attacking me at once, I can't even fight them, so what's the point of getting stronger?!)"
System: "Maybe some readers enjoy seeing the host get bullied~"
Lumine: "(Er... if that's true, then I might understand why Lumine likes to tease me so much...)"
System: "Host gets to experience intimacy, and readers get to witness the host's intimacy. It's a win-win~"
Lumine: "(Ugh... they can't understand my suffering (t^t))"
System: "There are gains and losses~ They can't understand your joy either. However, even though they can't feel your pain and joy, they get satisfaction from seeing you interact intimately and being tormented."
Lumine: "(Er... hearing you say that makes me want to fight back...)"
System: "It's okay. Anyway, after the discussion, the host will forget all about these things before the next discussion."
Lumine: "(Damn it! Sigh... oh well, let fate decide. I'll meet up with Klee and Diona first (￣д￣))"
System: "Looking at the host's appearance, it seems like you're giving up the struggle."
Lumine: "(Not entirely. I'll still resist, but I don't know if I'll succeed.)"
System: "Don't worry, host, you definitely won't succeed~"
Lumine: "(You're really asking for a beating, aren't you...)"
System: "Hehe~"
Lumine: "By the way, I can't even see a trace of them... Sigh, the energy of youth is truly amazing."
System: "Host, you're only 16, don't make excuses for your poor physique~"
Lumine: "(Shut up!)"
Lumine: "Help! Is anyone there?"
Lumine: "Hmm? I think I faintly heard someone calling for help over there... I should go check it out..."
Lumine: "Help me! Someone help!"
Lumine: "Coming, coming!" (This voice sounds a bit familiar...) Ying quickly crept towards the direction of the sound.
Lumine: "Ah! That's great, I can finally be rescued."
Ying: "You're... Bennett?!"
Bennett: "Huh? You're... Lumine?! You changed clothes? And your hairstyle too, wait... why do I feel like you've become a bit younger..."
Ying: "Uh... I'm probably not the Lumine you're talking about... By the way, how did you get trapped in a cage?"
Bennett: "Oh, it's like this... I was walking along fine, when suddenly a bunch of people claiming to be Fatui surrounded and captured me. But as they were trying to leave, they ran into a lot of Hilichurls. They got chased into the snowy mountain and scattered. While they were escaping, they threw me in here..."
Ying: "Uh... only you could possibly get into a situation like this..."
System: "Host, I don't like what you said. The host also has a high probability of encountering this!"
Lumine: "(Ah, this... I surprisingly don't find anything wrong with what you said...)"
Ying: "Ahem, I'm going to chop down this wooden cage now. You should stand back."
Bennett: "Mhm, mhm!"
Ying drew her Black Sword and began to hack away wildly. After dozens of cuts, she finally managed to create a hole in the cage.
Ying: "There, you can come out. Phew~ This thing is really hard... it even took so long for the Black Sword."
Bennett: "Thank you so much! You are... um... the Honorary Knight's sister?"
Ying: "That's not entirely wrong... you can think of me as Lumine's sister. Although my name is also Lumine, my Ying is the Ying of 'jing ying' (crystal clear) Oh~"
Bennett: "Mhm, mhm. By the way, why are you on the snowy mountain?"
Ying: "Well~ originally I called everyone here to rest and relax, but then we happened to hear you calling for help."
Bennett: "Hahaha, so I'm really lucky~"
Ying: "Uh... in a way, you are indeed... In any case, let's head back first."
Bennett: "Mhm, let's go!"
Lumine: "(Strange... why do I suddenly have a bad feeling...)"
System: "It's normal for the host to have this thought. After all, you are now teaming up with the two unluckiest people in this world."
Lumine: "(Ah, this... what you said seems to make a lot of sense...)"
"Hmph... Eat my hammer!"
"Who's there... Watch out?!"
Seeing an Electro Cicin Mage suddenly appear behind Bennett and about to strike him, Ying quickly yanked him back, dodging the heavy blow. However, the shockwave from the impact still sent them flying and rolling down the mountainside...