Once the two picked their champions, they entered the game.
After buying their starter items, they each took control—Garen for the Lady, Ziggs for Klee—and walked toward mid lane.
"Hmph. Just a little girl… Watch how I teach you a lesson."
The Lady snorted coldly.
With a flick of her mouse, she last-hit a minion, pressed Q, and charged straight in.
"Klee won't be like those silly robots!"
Seeing Garen run at her, Klee wasn't nervous at all. She maneuvered Ziggs into the middle of the minion wave and lobbed a bomb back at him.
Garen's HP dropped slightly.
"Fine, enjoy it for now… Once I hit level six, you're dead!"
Not only had she failed to punish Klee, she had lost HP instead.
This irritated the Lady, but she wasn't worried—yet.
After all, she had just watched the boss demonstrate the "level-6 instant kill combo":
Flash → full combo → enemy explodes in half a second.
So she calmly went back to farming.
But while her theory was perfect… reality tended to be cruel.
Klee might be new to League, but she was a professional bomb thrower in real life.
Controlling distance?
Timing explosions?
Last-hitting minions?
She was born for this.
And while CS'ing smoothly, Klee also kept throwing bombs to poke Garen.
By the time Garen reached level six, half of his HP bar was already gone.
"Wow… Klee is actually cracked."
Watching from behind, Han Feng couldn't help being impressed.
First time touching the game and she already understood spacing like a veteran?
Some people were just gifted.
"Hehe! Bombs are so fun!"
Every time Ziggs shaved another chunk off Garen's health, Klee would cheer.
Meanwhile, the Lady's mood had plummeted to rock bottom.
"Damn it… How is this little brat so strong?!"
She couldn't go in.
She couldn't trade.
If she misstepped, she'd just get chased and blown up.
So she could only grit her teeth and endure.
Eventually—finally—Garen hit level 6.
"NOW! My moment!"
Her eyes lit up. She instantly leveled her ultimate.
Flash + Q! Full engage!
She crashed straight onto Ziggs—only for her own screen to turn gray.
The Lady: "????"
"W–what?? How… HOW did I die?!"
She was stunned.
In her imagination, she was supposed to silence Ziggs, combo him, drop the ult—
and Klee was supposed to explode.
But instead…
She Flashed straight into her own grave.
Han Feng kindly explained:
"You had almost no HP left. Klee used Ignite and a full combo before you landed. You… kind of died mid-Flash."
The Lady trembled.
"Ah… WHY?!"
She was devastated.
An executive of the Fatui beaten by a child…
And in such an embarrassing, painful way!
Even worse, Klee's tiny Ziggs was now standing on Garen's corpse, last-hitting minions cheerfully.
It was pure humiliation.
"Sister, do you want to play again?"
Klee tilted her head innocently.
She couldn't bomb fish in real life, so bombing people in-game was fun too!
Why did big sister look so upset though?
"…Come."
The Lady clenched her teeth.
And so, the torture began.
No matter which champion she chose, Klee's Ziggs destroyed her.
"Could it be… that Ziggs is just overpowered?!"
After losing repeatedly, the Lady entered self-doubt.
Otherwise why would she keep losing?!
Determined to test her theory, she picked Ziggs herself…
…and was crushed even faster.
It wasn't the champion.
It was simply that the Lady was painfully, unbelievably bad.
"Sister, one more?"
Klee waved happily.
"…Come!!!"
The Lady gritted her teeth, eyes bloodshot.
Her spirit was breaking, but her stubbornness was not.
Meanwhile…Liyue Harbor
A blonde girl was looking around with curiosity.
Beside her floated a little creature circling in excitement.
"So this is Liyue? It really feels totally different from Mondstadt."
Lumine took in the bustling harbor.
"Mhm! Completely different vibe! I heard Boss Rou's place also looks something like this!"
Paimon nodded knowingly.
"Oh right, Paimon—do you know when and where the Rite of Descension is happening?"
"That's… uh… maybe today? Or maybe tomorrow…?"
Paimon scratched her head.
She wasn't actually sure.
"Let's just ask the locals!"
Soon they approached a passerby.
"The Qixing's Rite of Descension? Ah, you reminded me—yes, it is today. Every year, the Geo Archon delivers his oracle to guide Liyue's direction for the year."
"So it is today!"
Lumine and Paimon exchanged a look.
Perfect timing.
"Where is it held?"
"Yujing Terrace. Better hurry—Lady Ningguang and Lady Keqing already headed there."
"Thank you!"
They rushed toward Yujing Terrace.
Along the way…
"Hey Paimon, why did you take out the camera?"
"Isn't it obvious? This is a once-in-a-lifetime event! We have to record it! Otherwise the whole trip would be wasted!"
"…Good point!"
Lumine happily pulled out her phone.
Jean had told her it could take photos and record videos.
Perfect for documenting the moment.
"Oh! I should message Boss Han and tell him we've arrived!"
She quickly sent a text.
Back in Mondstadt, in the shop…
Han Feng was still watching the Lady get solo-killed by Klee.
When he felt his phone vibrate, he casually checked it.
[Lumine]: Boss Han, Paimon and I have arrived in Liyue! We're going to watch the Rite of Descension! We'll record it and send it to you later!
Han Feng's expression froze.
Slowly…
A strange look crept across his face.
"So…"
"Does that mean…"
I'm about to receive a precious video of the Geo Archon's death… recorded live??
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