[Age 0: You were born in Mondstadt, into a very poor family.]
Same old formula.
[Age 1: Even though your family was already so poor you could barely afford food, your parents still lazed around and refused to find proper work.]
[Age 2: By chance, your parents joined the Treasure Hoarders. From then on, they lived with you on the outskirts of Mondstadt among other members of the group.
Your mother became a scout, mainly in charge of reconnaissance and tailing.
Your father, thanks to his large build, served as a laborer, handling the heavy lifting.
Both of them held low positions within the Treasure Hoarders. They didn't earn much, but compared to before, life was still a little better—at least the three of you could now eat your fill.]
[Age 3: Your mother discovered your astonishing musical Talent (Talent "Beethoven" activated). She realized that when you sang nursery rhymes, your voice was like something from heaven itself.
She and your father came up with a new way to make money—have you sing along routes frequented by merchant caravans to draw them in.
While the merchants were mesmerized by your angelic voice, the others would jump out to rob or extort them.
Using this method, the Treasure Hoarders managed to ambush several caravans.
You became the little mascot of the group, and your parents' standing within the Treasure Hoarders rose as well.]
[Age 4: Thanks to your singing, the Treasure Hoarders pulled off more and more jobs, eventually drawing the attention of the Knights of Favonius.
The Knights sent troops to root out Treasure Hoarder activity in the area.
During one such operation, your parents tried to protect you and accidentally fell off a cliff, both dying on the spot.]
System, do you just love making me an orphan? (Sad bro)
Why do you always saddle me with this role?
[You stared at your parents' lifeless faces, and a seed of hatred toward the Knights of Favonius took root in your heart.]
[Age 5: The Treasure Hoarder boss brought you back into the group. They wanted to keep using your singing, but by now your reputation had spread.
Every caravan passing through Mondstadt already knew the Treasure Hoarders used a child with an angelic voice as bait.
The trick stopped working—and worse, it drew in the Knights of Favonius multiple times, causing heavy losses.
The boss decided you were useless, ready to throw you away... until they discovered that aside from your singing voice, you also had an extraordinary lockpicking Talent (Talent "Thief" activated).
To you, opening locks was as easy as drinking water. No matter how complex, you could fiddle with it for a few seconds and pop it open.
They began taking you on raids to open chamber doors, and even treasure chests.
With this Talent, your position in the Treasure Hoarders was secured once more.]
[Age 6: Thanks to your lockpicking skill, your branch of the Treasure Hoarders grew notorious throughout Mondstadt.
The name "Lockpicking Prodigy" spread through the Adventurers' Guild.
Some adventurers even began commissioning you directly, hoping you'd accompany them to open locked chambers and chests.]
Lockpicking Prodigy... what a blunt, straightforward title.
[Age 7: You continued living with the Treasure Hoarders, occasionally earning side income by taking jobs from Adventurers' Guild members.]
[Age 8: Your reputation grew louder, and more commissions came in.
Most Treasure Hoarders, like your parents, were lazy and gluttonous.
Seeing how much money you were making, they stopped bothering with robberies and lived off your earnings instead.]
[Age 9: Squeezed dry by the Treasure Hoarders, you came to see them as nothing but leeches feeding on your blood.
You decided you were grown enough to go solo.]
[One night, you crept into the forest, determined to start a life on your own. But you'd underestimated how dangerous that would be. Young as you were, you hadn't considered how many threats lurked in the woods...]
[While wandering through the trees, you encountered two Hilichurls. The moment they saw you, they raised their clubs and charged.]
[Terrified, you ran for your life.]
[But you were small, your legs short, and no matter how fast you ran, your speed had limits.]
[The Hilichurls were about to catch you.]
You've got to be kidding me—am I dying already?
Kael was speechless.
He'd been curious to see just how strong the "Thief" Talent was, even wanted to test out this so-called Lockpicking Prodigy skill.
But now? Already in mortal danger.
In this entire Life Simulation he hadn't even run into a single Genshin character, much less bonded with one.
If he died here, his score would tank.
Was he about to lose this Talent for nothing?
[Suddenly, a beam of light flashed before your eyes.
It shot past your cheek and struck the Hilichurls behind you dead-on.]
Saved! Finally!
[The sudden light startled you, and you tripped over a rock, crashing to the ground.]
["Are you okay?"]
[A girl's voice rang in your ears. You looked up.]
[A delicate little girl with twin pigtails was gazing at you with worried eyes.
Her hair shone like strands of gold under the sun, her flawless white face carrying a sacred glow.]
["Are you... an angel? Am I dead?"]
[You blurted the words in a daze as you stared at her.]
[At your question, the girl's cheeks flushed scarlet. She grew bashful, her voice shy.]
["I... I'm not an angel. My name is Barbara."]
A/N- 2 chapters per day from now on guys :)