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n“Yo, thanks for diverting the Knights’ attention from us. Really helped us a lot.” Yomite said.

n“Knights of Favonius… Inefficient right from the beginning to the end…If they had at least a little brain left, they would search this place despite me, saying there were only drunkards here…” Diluc shook his head in disappointment.

n“As for the lyre…It was almost stolen by some other group though…Lumine mentioned she saw a someone called Fatui Cicin Mage in the catacombs of the Cathedral.” Yomite stated, happy about the fact their plan was proceeding smoothly.

n“She moved fast…But she was undoubtedly from Fatui.” Lumine chimed in.

n“The Fatui…” Diluc scowled at the sound of the familiar name on his tongue. “I figured they had some sort of ulterior motive with Stormterror, and I doubt it’s anything good.”

nThey nodded in agreement, Venti fighting back a frown at the misuse of Dvalin’s name.

n“Actually…his name is Dvalin, not Stormterror…” Venti spoke but was promptly ignored by Diluc.

n“Very well.” Diluc unfolded his arms, looking at the group, “I’ll get into contact with some people who might know about the Fatui’s ulterior motives. Luckily for you three, the only description they have is ‘blonde’ and an ‘Anemo wielder.’ I doubt you will all be immediate suspects.”

nYomite nodded, still finding it funny, but Lumine looked a bit more skeptical.

nSince she arrived here, there wasn’t any other blonde haired stranger in Mondstadt other than her.

nShe even asked around about her brother but no one knew anything.

nFrom the blond haired people she met,

nJean was an Acting Grand Master that supported the whole city on her own.

nDeaconess Barbara was working for the Church.

nAnd Fischl, was apparently the top of the Adventurers Guild, a private investigator.

nThe only other blond haired person in the whole of Mondstadt was Lumine.

nShe felt like if they really tried, they could just close down the city and find her in a matter of minutes..

nStill, she didn’t voice her concerns and let Diluc continue.

n“We will meet here tonight. I’ll get in contact with some people. Also, Venti, you will have to pay for the bottle you just hid behind your back.”

nThe bard let out a sputtered noise, clearly surprised and embarrassed at being caught, pouting as he placed the bottle back on the bar.

nHe sheepishly looked back at Diluc, giggling to himself. “Whoops, my bad! My hands slipped~! You see, I get a little bored and my hands wander around from time to time! Don’t mind me!”

n“Yeah…This reminds me…didn’t you say that you would never steal not too long ago?” Yomite wryly smiled.

nVenti remembered what he said back at the Church and giggled, “I promise, I will be a good boy from now on~!”

n“Yeah…right…” Yomite rolled his eyes and glanced at Lumine who was still in deep thought.

nShe never stole something before, so she was still pretty anxious that people would recognize her.

nHe tapped her shoulder and gave her a few reassuring words.

n“If you’re nervous, try thinking of alibi up-front, or some other plan. For example, if they wanted to interrogate you, say you do not match the description because you don’t have a Vision, also, since Jean gave us this Hero title or whatever, use this to your advantage and say something like: ‘How dare you question such an important person like me!? Death sentence!’ or something like that to frighten them.”

nLumine’s eyes brightened at his words, as she held in a chuckle, “Party leader…that’s too evil…”

nDiluc scoffed a little but eyed both Venti and Yomite.

nHe had no reason to trust them, yet here he was.

nPerhaps Kaeya was the reason he was agreeing and listening to what they had to say.

nHe did say that his new “Adopted Li’l Bro”, as he liked to call him, was pretty special and that he should trust him.

nAlthough it’s not like Diluc would ever admit to it if someone asked him about it.

nOh well, such trivial matters could be confronted at a later date.

n“Well, that settles that. Now, get out of my tavern, and don’t steal anything…”

n***

nAfter they were kicked out of the bar by Diluc, Venti left and said he would return tonight.

nYomite, Lumine and Paimon went back to the Resin Moon Inn, and upon entering their room, they saw that Fischl was soundly sleeping on Yomite’s bed and Hu Tao was playing Chess by herself.

nNo one knew how that was possible and he will not question how the chess pieces on the other side of the table moved by themselves either.

nUpon their intrusion however, Fischl woke up and they decided to do their daily commission, although it was still only around 3 am in the morning.

nThe tasks were done under thirty minutes, thanks to Lumine’s teleportation.

nHu Tao was surprisingly okay after the warp, rather than being okay, she was excited. This quick transport thingy could get her to Liyue in seconds, but Fischl had to find a nearby bush to hide behind as she wasn’t feeling too well…

nUpon finishing the dailies, Yomite remembered they forgot to do them yesterday because they’ve been playing games the whole day.

n‘I gotta write it on my forehead and look into the mirror the moment I wake up…how could I not remember about such an easy opportunity to earn money!’

nHe despaired, much to the confusion of his party members.

n“Let’s just pick some quests and gain more money and then we can return to inn to relax as both I and Lumine have an appointment this evening.”

nThe group followed his orders and picked a few Hilichurl camp extermination quests and another quest called Treasure Horders extermination.

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