"Perhaps it's because I ate too much and lay on the ground for so long...￣﹏￣"
"Uh-huh... I think I can come up with a nickname for you too. Hmm... how about 'Little Lazy Pig'?"
"Pfft! What kind of nonsense is 'Little Lazy Pig'? It sounds even worse than Emergency Food!" Paimon's spirit immediately perked up as she retorted.
"Hehe~ It's a shame I didn't get anything good from Venti this time... Sigh~ Come to think of it, back when I used to play games, the protagonist only got help when the plot required it... Depriving me of my lifeline, that hateful plot requirement!"
"Games? Plot requirement? What are those things?"
"Ah, well... Cough cough! Don't mind the details~ Let's go!"
With that, Ying grabbed Paimon and teleported to Liyue Harbor...
Teleporting...
"Haa~ I feel like I want to sleep... I've teleported quite a bit today￣﹏￣" Ying shook her head vigorously, trying to wake herself up.
"Huh? Your face is so red, are you okay?" Paimon quickly flew to Ying's side, asking with concern.
"It's fine. Compared to before when I couldn't even walk after two teleports, this is much better... Haa~ Next time I go out, I'll definitely bring some coffee in my backpack￣﹏￣"
"Phew... As long as you're okay. Speaking of which, your backpack is quite a magical thing. It's as big as my stomach, and yet you can't put living things in it~ (^～^)"
"Ah, this... This is the first time I've ever seen someone joke about themselves like that..."
"Hehe~ You flatter me, you flatter me~"
"Uh... actually, that wasn't a compliment... But you're wrong about one thing. I *can* put living things in my backpack~"
As she spoke, Ying released a Geo Slime that was caught in her backpack. Paimon, startled, immediately flew behind Ying and exclaimed in surprise, "Waaah?! A monster!"
"Hmph hmph~ Don't worry~ It won't hurt you, right?"
Ying petted the Anemo Slime's head and said. The Anemo Slime cooperatively wobbled in response.
"Eek?! It actually listens to you! How did you do that?!" Seeing how obedient the Anemo Slime was, Paimon's tension eased considerably, and she asked curiously.
"Simple, because if it doesn't obey, it'll have to face the consequences~ (^～^)"
"Uh... So it was a threat..."
"Hehe~ How can you say that? Look, I even give it good things to eat~" As she spoke, Ying took a piece of candy from her backpack and tossed it into its mouth.
"Hmm... Now it's kidnapping, and even worse... And I want some too!"
"Emm... As expected of you..." Ying shook her head helplessly and took out some more candy from her backpack for Paimon.
"Hehe~ Candy, candy~"
"You, eat slowly. I have plenty more of this candy in my backpack. But let's put this guy away for now, it wouldn't be good if it scared someone..."
Saying that, Ying took out the Four-Point Web to retrieve the Anemo Slime.
"Hmmph... I'll just put it next to the Anemo Sword~ Wait... Anemo Sword... Oh, right! I completely forgot that I gave the Anemo Sword to Ying!" Ying patted her forgetful head.
"Anemo Sword? Speaking of which, the sword you gave Ying before just broke."
"Huh? It broke? That shouldn't be. While that sword was a bit lacking, it shouldn't have been broken by some small fry, right?" Ying asked, puzzled.
"Uh... that person probably shouldn't be considered a small fry. If I remember correctly, her name is Scaramouche. She even harmed you before," Paimon said after recalling for a moment.
"Scaramouche?! So it was him! No wonder Ying's sword broke... Hmph! It's one thing to scheme against me, but to dare break the weapon I gave to Ying?! Don't let me meet him, or I'll make him kneel and sing 'Conqueror'!"
"Emm... What is 'sing Conqueror'?"
"Just a song, don't worry about those details~"
"There's such a song... But even if you met her, you probably couldn't win, right? Even Ying isn't confident she can win against her," Paimon said.
"Ah, this... You can't sleep if you don't take a dig at me!"
"Hehe~ I'm just telling the truth~" Paimon smiled sheepishly.
"Hmph... Let's go, let's go, quickly go meet up with Ying."
"Mm-hmm~ Wait..."
"What are you going to say now..." Hearing Paimon's words, Ying looked at her with a sorrowful expression.
"Cough cough~ It's just that, isn't the meeting place we agreed on with Ying Wangshu Inn? Why are we here?"
"Huh? Huh?!" (Right! I was so focused on Ying needing to buy stones and find balm... Ahhhh! ≥﹏≤)
"Uh... You didn't forget, did you..."
"Of course... of course not! I just thought they might not be back yet, and I wanted to see if I could run into them at Liyue Harbor... Yes! That's it!"
"Emm... There are too many points of contention, I don't know where to start complaining..."
"Aiya~ Just follow me~" With that, Ying quickened her pace towards Chunxiang Tea House...
(Phew... Fortunately, Hu Tao took me there before... But this leg injury is really delaying things... Sigh... I can only pray that Ying and Paimon are currently asking that Liyue king of chariots for balm...)
(Venti... oh no, Lord Barbatos! I've never begged you in my life... Uh... I haven't begged you much! Please, open your eyes and let me have some luck for once!)
As Ying's words fell, she felt a gust of wind blow past her from behind...
"It came true?! (✪▽✪)"
"Huh? What came true?" Paimon asked, looking at Ying, who had suddenly uttered something inexplicable.
"Hehe~ Nothing, nothing... Haa~ This wind is so refreshing... So refreshing that it's... uh... making me... dizzy..."
"Hmm?! Ying, are you okay?!"
"I... I'm fine...￣﹏￣"
"How can you be fine? You're swaying as you walk! Is it because you teleported too many times today?" Paimon quickly flew to Ying's side and supported her.
"No... No, this feeling... it's different from teleporting..."
"Different? Ah! Could you have gotten drunk?!" Paimon said in surprise, recalling the day's events.
"No... impossible... I didn't even have... half a cup... how could I get drunk!"
"You look drunk to me!"
"Hmph... Don't talk nonsense... I'm just a little dizzy... not *cloudy*! Ah... I think I see Ying~"
Ying happily ran towards Ying, even forgetting the pain from the wound on her leg.
"Ying? Ah, it really is... Hey! Wait for me!" Paimon quickly followed.
Meanwhile, on Ying's side...
Hehe~ I didn't use any balm, you know. Could it be... you've fallen in love with my natural scent? That would be quite troubling~
"Uh... so can you help me make the balm..." Ying looked at Ying'er helplessly.
(Tsk tsk tsk~ Poor host has no idea her sister is being verbally taken advantage of ๑乛v乛๑) Paimon chuckled gloatingly from the side.
"Eek? Beside Ying... there's someone else... She looks like a... seductive little pixie... very dangerous!"
Ying, who had just arrived, sensed something was wrong and immediately quickened her pace.
"Hehehe~ Alright, I'll help you make it. Come, be my assistant. While I'm brewing the balm, you'll have to focus all your attention on me~"
"Okay..."
Ying, who had just arrived, overheard their conversation and immediately hugged Ying tightly from behind, shouting indignantly.
"No! Ying is mine!"