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nA few weird sounds later…

nDiona came out of her room, holding a drink that for some reason, didn’t look as horrible as the one she served him at the Cat’s Tail pub…

n“Here. Have a sip.”

nOn the contrary, it looked like lychee juice.

nIt may have been because he asked for a non-alcoholic drink instead, so she might have decided to be nicer to him, but he would never know if that was truly the case.

nIt seemed more pink and bubbly than anything else, so he supposed it was safe to assume that the drink she was serving would be something completely different from anything he ever had.

n(Maybe it’s going to be even better than the last one?)

nYomite took the glass from her hand and raised it to his lips. But contrary to his expectations, the drink didn’t particularly have any sort of taste.

n“This is a gift from me. Be sure to use it well.”

nYomite didn’t know what she meant by that but decided to check out her status instead, as he was quite curious about the peculiar kitten.

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nName: Diona

nAge: 13

nTitle: Kätzlein Cocktail

nOccupation: Bartender of Cat’s Tail tavern

nHobby: Hunting prey

nLikes: Her father, fishes

nDislikes: If people pull on her tail, Vegetables, Alcohol, Diluc

nDream: To tear down the wine industry in Mondstadt

nCurrent mood: Calm

nRelationship Level: 5

/10 – Acquaintance

nState of Relationship: Recently Met

nAfflicted Status – Blessing of the Spring Fairy (Lochfolk

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n– User is unable to make a bad drink.

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n(Blessing of the Spring Fairy…So that’s the reason…)

n“Say…Have you ever met a fairy?” He asked her casually.

n“A fairy? I didn’t take you for someone who believed in stuff like that…”

nShe obviously denied it and didn’t seem like she remembered ever meeting anything even remotely close to a fairy.

n“If such fairy did exist…she should have been here when people were suffering from the disease…”

nShe eventually said, almost like she was thinking out loud. Whichever part of her believed in such fairy was long gone after such vicious disease spread.

nHe took a moment to wait for her to finish and changed the subject, “So…why was this drink so much different from the previous one? I couldn’t taste anything.”

n“I guess because you’re not used to it.” She answered with a grin.

nYomite raised an eyebrow at her.

nDiona smiled as she looked up at him, noticing how his brows furrowed in confusion.

n“It’s actually because it was special. It will make you more relaxed in the upcoming days and you will be full of energy. That’s my ‘thanks’ for saving not only my daddy, but this village as well.”

nThe drink she served him was apparently called a ‘Bruice’, and she further elaborated the process on concoction.

nA drink that boosted stamina…

nHis suspicions were confirmed.

nSo far, Yomite deduced that Diona’s blessing was capable of two things.

nOne: the consumption of the Non-Alcoholic drinks she made could increase his stamina.

nTwo: the consumption of the Alcoholic drinks she made were good no matter what ingredients she used, or how disgusting it looked and smelled.

nThis blessing was great.

n“Hero, come down here, I have prepared the fowls!”

nA sudden voice interrupted his train of thoughts. It was Draff who shouted from the Kitchen.

nBoth of them went down, and Draff handed him the prepared fowls.

n“I hope you like them!”

nDraff shouted out loud, to which Diona jumped up and hit him in the head, “Stop shouting you drunkard! My ears are sensitive! We are right here!”

nYomite smiled and pet Diona’s head out of nowhere, this action stunned both Draff and Diona, but it didn’t upset her.

nHe very much loved animals and cat girls were technically just bigger and cuter animals.

nThey talked for a bit, but seeing as it was getting dark, Yomite decided to say goodbye and went back to his mansion, where he distributed the fowls for dinner.

nFor the first time in a while, Fischl agreed to eat meat instead of light salad because the food simply smelled way too good.

nPaimon and Lumine gulped it down immediately, and Hu Tao ate at her own pace.

nYomite ate his share slowly, thinking about Iris.

nHe didn’t know when she planned on waking up, but he had to say it felt a bit lonely, not having that gluttonous freak around…

n***

nThe following day.

n8 am.

nYomite’s mansion.

nToday he promised he would go on a date with Hu Tao. And he planned to deliver.

n(So far, so good.)

nThe day was proceeding smoothly.

nHe got up early from bed and got dressed before making breakfast for his teammates who lived in his home. Everything was ready by seven.

nWaking up early wasn’t fun and he disliked it very much. Yet for Fischl, he forced himself to overcome his laziness two days ago and he planned to do the same thing today.

nYet somehow, today was different. He did not mind waking up early, since it gave him more time to think about how to approach the situation at hand.

nNot to mention he couldn’t fall asleep during the night no matter what he did. It seemed like Diona’s drink was way too powerful, his body was full of unused energy that needed to be released.

nMost of his companions were currently still asleep, but two certain individuals would be up soon enough.

nYomite was sitting at a table, brooding over a cup of surprisingly good tea. He received these tea leaves from Lisa, apparently as a thanks for keeping Jean’s secret.

nAfter a calm five or so minutes of him sipping on his tea, Fischl and Hu Tao both showed up, greeting him.

nOf course, Fischl woke up very early in the morning to jog and probably just took a shower and stayed in her own room till now, so it was no surprise to see her, and Hu Tao also didn’t have a problem with waking up at this hour.

nIt seemed like he was the one who was acting a little bit spoiled by wanting more sleep in his schedule…

n(Then again…both Lumine and Paimon usually sleep till afternoon if I don’t wake them up…)

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