"Hula hula hula hula"
"Oooh, ah ha ha ... itchy ah traveller."
In the middle of the journey, Lumine suddenly got excited and scratched on Paimon's chin like a jerking cat.
"Ah, right ..."
At this moment, Lumine suddenly remembered, not far ahead in the Whispering Forest, Venti and his little friend should be communicating there.
(Well ... although Venti that kid didn't come to my team either (obviously he doesn't draw the UP pool himself), but after all, he's a male character and I don't need to (Venti: meow meow meow?)) (... just skip it here)
Amber's shorts and white legs don't smell good to her!
After happily making this decision, Lumine then changed her route.
She tapped on the map.
'Hmmm ... should we take a detour from the Thousand Wind Shrine here, or should we just swim there?'
"Hey? Traveller, did you know the way originally? And what are you looking at?"
Paimon in Lumine's arms said with some confusion.
"What are you looking at ... little Paimon can't you see this?"
"Hey? What? No, it won't say ghost or something, right? Don't scare me!
The frightened Paimon hid her whole body in Lumine's arms ... It's so cute.
(But ... I didn't realise that Paimon couldn't see this.)
Lumine thought secretly as she looked at the map unfolding in front of her.
Although the map was the same as her own account, opening up all the areas, only that all the teleportation anchors had disappeared, and the seven archons statue and the secret realms couldn't be teleported either.
(Well, it should be the world's auto-correction)
After all, it would be great if you could teleport like in the game.
"I didn't say there were ghosts or anything like that ... although they do exist. But right now, we're mainly thinking about going to Mondstadt from there."
What do you mean, 'It does exist'? Don't blur it out here, I'm scared!"
Paimon said with a little tremor.
"It's okay, I'll protect you."
Lumine gently stroked Paimon's pure white hair.
"Traveller ..."
She seemed touched by this.
"But before that, you have to promise that you won't let me go hungry ... otherwise I can't guarantee your safety either."
"I'm sure you're the one who's in the most danger! Give me back my touch!"
...............
"Back to the topic ... So how should we go?"
After forcibly grabbing Paimon, who wanted to fly away, back into her arms, Lumine once again thought about this question.
If we go around the Thousand Winds Temple, it's a bit far, and if we go by water, we might not be able to run into Amber.... It's really hard to decide, isn't it?
"That ... why do we have to make a detour? Wouldn't it be better to go straight to the Whispering Forest?"
Paimon in her arms said weakly.
"There are very scary things there you know... the kind that can swallow you in one bite, little Paimon!"
'? ??!!'
What a trick.
"But, but, I've never heard of that kind of monster in the Whispering Woods ...."
No, for a monster of your size, not to mention Dvalin, a mere Chuchu Mob(*Hilichurls*) could swallow you in one bite... ...
"Then, do you want to go and take a look?"
"I'd rather not!"
Paimon was startled by Lumine's bad smile and immediately refused.
"Well, I don't think it'll eat you in one bite like I did."
"Please stop thinking about eating me all the time!"
Paimon protested.
"I'd really rather take a detour ... Amber's Great White ... ahem, I really can't let go of it."
Lumine accidentally almost said what was on her mind.
"That ... traveller what are you whispering?"
"Nothing, nothing."
As if trying to muddle through, she messed up Paimon's hair with his hand.
"Oooh ... sure enough I'm being treated like a toy."
Paimon had given up struggling.
"Well, anyway, let's take a detour to the Thousand Winds Shrine."
Saying that, Lumione turned around and left.
...............
'Dvalin ... It's me.'
"That guy is talking to the dragon?"
「...」
(So why am I here again?!)
Obviously, I did take a detour according to the map, but somehow I ended up in the Whispering Forest and ran into Barbatos, who only does his job once in a while.
(Forced plot advancement? ...)
Lumine was a bit tearful, Venti give me the claw bar ah! You liar who cheated on me in the first place!
When Venti first came out she thought he was her, but it turned out to be him ... How can one accept this?
(I think Count Bunny ...)
{*I didn't understand a single thing here*}
However, Lumine will not give in so easily.
'I don't believe ... that the plot won't change.'
From the beginning, Lumine paid special attention to the tree branches under her feet.
(If you don't make any noise, let's see how you're going to develop)
If she was a little bit lucky, maybe this would have just been persuaded to finish.
Ka...
Just as Lumine finished thinking that, the tree that she was holding with her right hand suddenly collapsed, directly making a louder noise than stepping on the branch.
(What the hell is this ah ah ah ah?!)
"What the hell!"
"Ow!!!"
As a result, Venti disappeared and Dvalin flew away ... or went away like the plot.
"Look, traveller, something seems to have fallen there, let's go check it out"
'Honestly I don't want to go ...'
But it's something necessary for the plot after that, not going is not an option ...
With no choice but to follow the plot, Lumine went to Dvalin's Tears, purified it, and received it.
After completing the process, Lumine pulled on Paimon and hurriedly headed towards Mondstadt.
"Traveller, traveller, slow down, why are you in such a hurry?"
"You don't know how long I've waited for this moment, little Paimon."
For Amber's sake, I took on that extremely long mission, so what's the point of rushing!
"Wait a minute, man!"
Oh, oh, oh, oh! Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!
This is what she was waiting for!
The red figure passed over Lumine and Paimon's heads like the wind, and landed in front of them after a flip.
"Hello, I'm Knight of Detection Am...."
"I missed you so much."
"Oh?"
Caught off guard, Lumine suddenly hugged Amber.
(Come to the only female character in my team ... Although there are only four people in total, but for those who died and didn't come, you are simply an angel)
And, it was sweet and fragrant.
"Hey, hey, hey, hey!"
Not only did her whole body stick to her, Lumine even started rubbing her face against her face up.
"Wait, wait!"
Seeing that 'Orange' was not good, Amber hurriedly pushed Lumine away before she put her hands where they shouldn't be.
She said with a red face, protecting her body.
"Who the hell are you? I don't remember meeting you."
'... (sobbing)'
⸀How come you're crying all of a sudden?!⸥
Although I already knew it, I still didn't expect it to hurt so much, and my tears fell as soon as I couldn't hold them back.
Amber immediately came forward to help wipe away the tears that were falling from Lumine's eyes.
"Did I say something wrong? I'm sorry."
"No, it's okay (sob)... I, I don't matter (sob)."'
"It doesn't look like it's okay at all!"
After becoming Lumine, her emotions seemed to have become a bit richer, and the more she tried to stop crying, the more she wanted to cry.
"That, that, is Traveller ... alright?"
Even Paimon was starting to get a little worried.
"That, that ... Hey shoo!"
'Oooooh?'
After Amber didn't know what to do, she took Lumine into her arms.
The soft touch instantly wrapped Lumine'scheeks.
"Yeah, I'm sorry ah ... I forgot about you, I'm really sorry!"
'...s-ha~'
"What are you doing?!"
As soon as she was treated gently Lumine immediately got the better of her, Amber once again pushed her away while her cheeks became like ripe apples, clutching her chest and staring at her in death.
And Lumine ...
'Resurrected.'
She breathed a long sigh of relief, the look of crying before had completely disappeared.
"You this person ah ...
Even Paimon held her head helplessly.
Only Amber's wounded world was complete.
"So who the hell are you!"
Even the good-natured one shouted out.
...............
"I see, you are a traveller from a foreign land who has lost his memory, while this trip is to look for separated relatives"
After that, Lumine properly explained her persona to Amber.
"Uh-huh."
Lumine nodded her head repeatedly.
"I said ... it's basic manners to look at the other person when having a conversation, right?"
"I can't even look away."
"You're looking there!"
Amber covered the area where her thighs were exposed.
What a shame.
"If you're looking, don't be so open about it! I'm not the kind of person who sneaks around."
"I'm not the kind of guy who would do something like that on the sly!"
"It's not something you should be so proud to shout out, is it?"
Oh...
Amber sighed.
"It's rude, but you're weird."
"I'm not weird! Don't you think so, little Paimon?"
"Huh? Me?"
Paimon, who had suddenly become the centre of conversation, was at a loss for words.
"Well, if you ask me, traveler is a bit weird."
"Huh?"
"... It's not weird at all! It's not weird at all! Traveler is very normal!"
"Why does it feel like you're being forced to do business?"
"Haha."
That's just it ...
Paimon said in her mind.
But she couldn't say it out loud with the traveler around.
"Well, it's none of my business."
Amber changed her attitude to a serious look and gave Lumine a knight's salute.
"So, to reintroduce myself, I'm Amber, the Knight of Scouting, and welcome to Mondstadt, traveler of a foreign land."
"Nice to meet you, Amber."
Lumine smiled at her and continued.
"By the way, Amber what are you doing? Do you need our help?"
"Ah ... in fact, recently the activities of the hilichurls around Mondstadt have become more frequent, I am just going to wipe out a few newly appeared Hilichurls strongholds this time ... traveller you'd better go directly to Mondstadt city, for those who don't have God's Eyes, this matter is very dangerous! You don't have to worry about that.
"You don't have to worry about that, Traveller, she's very strong!"
Paimon stepped forward to speak for Amber.
'Hmph...'
'Is that so? ...'
Amber seemed to be shocked by Lumine's cheeky ... ahem, confidence, she thought for a moment and then said immediately after.
「Then, it's just as well to see what you're capable of, traveller... but it's best not to be too far away from me, so that you can at least take care of each other」"
'Understood!'
'Also, you have to walk in front of me!'
'Huh?'
Lumine showed an expression of 'The Qing Dynasty is dead'.
'I'm an archer, I wouldn't have rushed in front in the first place, okay? ...'
Amber felt a bit exaggerated at Lumine's reaction.
'And ...'
Being in front of you will definitely be stared at to death, right?
Amber was actually very sensitive to sight, and it was particularly obvious to the traveller.
Wherever the traveller's eyes went, Amber's place moved as if it were being itched.
It was kind of itchy and gross, but it didn't really feel uncomfortable or anything ... But after being stared at for a long time, it felt like her body would get weird, so she decided she'd rather not.
That was not a door she wanted to open.
She didn't want to enter some new world either.
'And?'
Seemingly because Amber paused a little too long, Lum asked back.
"No, it's nothing! Anyway, you just have to go ahead!"
'Hey!'
Ignoring Lumine's complaints, Amber pushed her and left towards the Hilichurls stronghold.