"La la la… da da da… la la la… da da da…"
On the path down Dragonspine, Klee's adorable and cheerful humming filled the air, and her cute demeanor brought a faint smile to Yuto and Shenhe, who were following behind her.
Who wouldn't love such a cute little angel?
Yuto kept glancing at Shenhe's belly, wondering if she could bear him such an adorable daughter. Shenhe noticed Yuto's invasive gaze and shyly tucked her head in, trying to hide the blush on her face.
During the descent, they inevitably encountered a few reckless Hilichurl monsters. Seeing this, Shenhe was about to step forward to help Klee clear them out.
But Klee's first reaction upon seeing the Hilichurls wasn't fear; instead, she ran over even more excitedly, skillfully pulling out her self-made Jumpy Dumpty from her backpack as she ran.
She kept muttering cute yet terrifying words: "Heave-ho… Jumpy Dumpty… bounce up… boom-boom fireworks… full power!"
After a series of loud bangs and roars, the reckless monsters that had blocked their path had completely vanished, not even a fragment remaining, leaving only a stunned Yuto and Shenhe.
This… this wasn't a little angel at all; she was clearly a little devil, wasn't she?
It must be said that Klee's Pyro Vision played a huge role on Dragonspine. The powerful Jumpy Dumpty was incredibly effective against the Cryo monsters of the snowy mountains; not only could it quickly break shields, but the Melt elemental reaction DMG was also considerable.
After showing off her skills, Klee made a cute gesture of wiping sweat, then ran up to Shenhe and Yuto with her hands on her hips to show off.
Klee: "Heave-ho! Sister Shenhe, Brother Yuto, look, look, Klee chased all the bad guys away."
Yuto secretly thought to himself, you didn't just chase the Hilichurls away, you blew them to pieces, didn't you? Truly worthy of Mondstadt's biggest arms dealer.
However, Yuto couldn't bear to hurt Klee's feelings, so he dotingly patted her little head and said, "Klee is so amazing! You're such a dependable little grown-up!"
Klee, whose head was patted, heard Brother Yuto's praise and couldn't help but beam with a smug smile, hands on her hips, saying, "Hmph hmph hmph! Of course! Klee is the Spark Knight of the Knights of Favonius, so of course I'm very powerful! When I grow up, I want to be like my mom and make a super-duper big bomb."
Klee's words made Yuto and Shenhe feel a bit embarrassed. A person like Ms. Alice is troublesome enough; is her daughter now trying to follow in her footsteps? How terrifying.
At the same time, he secretly resolved that if he ever had children in the future, he absolutely couldn't let them become like Klee. Innocence and cuteness would be enough; dangerous things like bombs were out of the question.
Led by Klee, Yuto and Shenhe arrived at another mountainside on Dragonspine. In a crevice between two mountains, they saw a glimmer of light from a human creation—it was a camp hidden in the mountain.
Little Klee craned her neck to look ahead but didn't see the signboard that was usually hanging there. This meant that her Brother Albedo wasn't busy at the moment.
Seeing this, Klee immediately took off with her short legs, spreading her arms out to form a 'T' shape with her body, and shouted from a distance, "Brother Albedo! Brother Albedo!"
The white-haired young man, who was tinkering with experimental reagents in the camp, heard the familiar voice and a smile appeared on his usually calm face. He put down the alchemy reagents in his hand and then walked out of the camp.
He had only taken a few steps when a red figure came flying towards him. The young man extended his arms and gently and accurately caught Klee's small body, then, holding Klee, he spun her in the air once before carefully setting her down.
Albedo crouched down, gently stroked Klee's little head, and kindly said, "Hehe, Klee, why are you on Dragonspine alone again? I heard familiar explosions from the snowy mountains and knew you had come."
Klee fidgeted a bit, embarrassed, and pouted, "Hehe, I missed Brother Albedo. Acting Grand Master Jean and Brother Kaeya both said they were busy with official duties these days, preparing to welcome very, very important guests, so they couldn't play with Klee. So Klee had no choice but to come find Brother Albedo."
Hearing these words, Yuto and Shenhe suddenly felt a bit awkward. So, they were partly responsible for this?
It turned out that because the Inazuma Delegation was coming to visit Mondstadt, the entire city of Mondstadt became tense. The Knights of Favonius were all dispatched to prepare for the arrival of the Inazuma Delegation, which also led to a surge in the duties of Acting Grand Master Jean and Captain Kaeya, leaving them no time to look after Klee.
The Inazuma Delegation sent to Mondstadt this time was of a very high standard, with the Regent of the nation personally leading the team. This was half a level higher than Acting Grand Master Jean, who was the Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius. The reception standards naturally could not be low, and at the same time, Mondstadt's own style had to be displayed, absolutely not allowing the Inazuma Delegation to look down on Mondstadt.
Albedo: "So that's how it is…"
To be honest, Albedo was unaware of this and didn't care. Although he was the Chief Alchemist of the Knights of Favonius and could be considered one of Mondstadt's high-ranking officials, he didn't participate in Mondstadt's political affairs, dedicating himself wholeheartedly to his beloved research topics.
For this reason, unless there were special arrangements, Albedo would go to this camp on Dragonspine to conduct his research and creations, only for a quiet, undisturbed environment.
At this moment, Albedo also noticed Yuto and Shenhe, who were following Klee. The smile on his face immediately faded, replaced by a vigilant and serious expression.
They were two unfamiliar faces, and both were wearing clothes different from Mondstadt's. Were they foreigners? Moreover, Albedo could sense that these two were very powerful, especially the male, who gave him a feeling of unfathomable depth.
Albedo: "Who are you?"
Hearing his brother's question, Klee quickly broke free from Albedo's embrace and enthusiastically said, "Brother Albedo, let Klee introduce you. This is Sister Shenhe, and this is Brother Yuto. Klee ran to the mountain top to bury my treasure just now, and I accidentally slipped and almost fell. Brother Yuto saved me."
After hearing Klee's explanation, the suspicion and vigilance on Albedo's face lessened a bit. He made a gesture of thanks to Yuto and Shenhe, "Thank you, two friends, for saving my sister. My name is Albedo, the Chief Alchemist of the Knights of Favonius. Please guide me."
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