Sigh...
I don't even know the name of the target for this mission...
But...
If it's only one character...
Could it be Lumine?
Lying in bed and staring at the ceiling, Kaito was pondering who the target of this mission could be. Since the target in the mission description was clearly a single character, he immediately guessed that the box represented the character for Lumine.
And besides the single-character name possibly being related to Lumine, this mission also had something to do with Kiana. As for Kiana, she looks a lot like the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles, which in turn is related to Lumine. Therefore, Kaito felt this mission was related to Lumine.
I'll just assume it's Lumine for now...
After thinking it over, Kaito decided not to dwell on the mission target for too long. He still needed to figure out what the rest of the content meant, as that was also very important.
[Using the Kiana character in front of Lumine, say something in Japanese that will surprise him.]
Using the Kiana character in front of Lumine to say... something?
Wait a minute...
It's 'him,' not 'her'?
Then it's not Lumine...
Looking at the mission description again, Kaito suddenly noticed that the pronoun used was the male 'him'. Although '他' can sometimes be used to refer to females, the system probably wouldn't do that.
Could it be Aether?
It feels...
likely...
After a moment of thought, Kaito figured the target of this mission must be Lumine's brother—Aether.
But if that's the case, where is he supposed to find this Aether? Even though he had played Genshin Impact, he had no idea where the player-chosen character's sibling was located. Besides, it's not just that he didn't know; maybe even miHoYo hadn't decided yet.
This system...
Can't you just let me skip this mission...
At this moment, Kaito really wanted to skip this mission. But he also knew that his unreliable system most likely didn't have a skip function.
Trash...
After silently cursing his system in his mind, Kaito started to think about how to find Aether.
That's right...
The Abyss Mages might know Aether's location...
With this in mind, Kaito looked over at Kiana, who was sleeping beside him. He planned to have Kiana search for Abyss Mages around Mondstadt and interrogate them for Aether's location.
Of course, before that, he had to figure out the complete mission procedure.
But even though there were many boxes this time, it wasn't actually that hard to guess.
The remaining part should be about saying something shocking to him, right?
That must be it...
Now Kaito had a basic grasp of the mission procedure. He then sat up and nudged the sleeping Kiana next to him.
'I really don't want to go out in the middle of the night, but there should be a lot of those Abyss Mages around at this hour.'
As soon as she woke up, Kiana said this.
Initially, she had planned to look for the Abyss Mages tomorrow, but on second thought, there were likely more of them out in the dead of night, so she decided to go look for them now.
Afterward, Kaito lay back down, while Kiana got up, changed her clothes, and quickly vanished from the room.
Stormterror's Lair.
I wonder if Aether is still here...
Standing at the top of the tower in Stormterror's Lair, Kiana looked down at her surroundings and couldn't help but wonder. Since Kaito had seen Aether here last time, she came to try her luck, hoping he was still around.
Hm...
An Abyss Herald?
Just then, Kiana suddenly sensed an Abyss Herald nearby, which put her in a good mood. After all, an Abyss Herald was more likely to know Aether's whereabouts than an Abyss Mage.
With that, Kiana vanished from the top of the tower.
It seems the Dragon of the East can no longer be used by the Abyss...
After investigating the area around Stormterror's Lair, the monster known as the Abyss Herald came to this conclusion.
Although His Highness the Prince had already told it to give up on the Dragon of the East, it was still unwilling to give up and wanted to come check on the situation.
But it was clearly disappointed; there was no longer any way to control the Dragon of the East as before.
'Who's there?'
Suddenly, the Abyss Herald sensed an unusual presence nearby, putting it immediately on guard.
'I thought you only knew how to say a few lines.'
Just then, a slightly lazy voice slowly sounded from behind it.
Behind me!
The instant it heard the voice, the Abyss Herald spun around and created distance.
But when it got a clear look at the source of the voice, it was stunned.
The Sustainer of Heavenly Principles?!
This...
How is this possible?!
The Abyss Herald never would have imagined that it would encounter the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles here.
Why...
Why would She appear here???
Could it be that something has happened to His Highness the Prince???
A series of questions flooded its mind; the Abyss Herald truly couldn't comprehend what was happening.
But shock was shock; it still noticed something was a little off. The Sustainer of Heavenly Principles before it seemed slightly different.
Even so, it didn't dare to make a rash move.
After all, no matter what, the being before it could still crush it with ease.
It must have mistaken me for the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles...
Silently watching the Abyss Herald that had put distance between them, Kiana guessed as much.
However, seeing the silent Abyss Herald was something Kiana wasn't quite used to.
But even so, some lines automatically popped into Kiana's head.
'Serve the Abyss.'
'The Abyssal Tide's Call.'
'The Tremor of the End.'
'The Echo of Extinction.'
'The Final Judgment.'
...
...
I can't keep thinking about this...
I should say something...
But it has to be domineering...
Pushing aside those ear-piercing lines, Kiana decided to say something.
No matter what, she had to make this Abyss Herald believe that she was the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles.
'A filthy insect.'
After a moment's thought, Kiana said this with extreme coldness.
She felt that in the eyes of the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles, these abyssal monsters were probably no different from filthy insects.
'You lot are as high and mighty as ever. Aren't you afraid of a nasty fall one day?'
In response to being called a filthy insect, the Abyss Herald retorted.
Sooner or later, they will submerge the lofty throne of the heavens.
Even if it dies here, that will still come to pass.
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