"Please, please! Help Klee!"
"Klee wants to become a duelist!" Klee clasped her tiny hands together, tugging at Luya's arm as she shook it.
At the same time, she looked up at him with eager, sparkling eyes—she truly wanted to become a duelist.
The dueling ranking system wasn't ready yet, so Klee couldn't be registered immediately. Still, she was so adorable that Luya couldn't bring himself to refuse her.
However—
Looking at the energetic, innocent Klee, Luya made a snap decision: he would let Klee become the spokesperson for Duel Monsters in the Mondstadt Region.
Like a mascot… she wouldn't need to do any real work—just be happy and have fun.
"I really can't say no to you…"
"Then you can be Mondstadt's Duel Monsters spokesperson!"
Luya scratched the back of his head, pretending to hesitate, then smiled and patted the hat on Klee's head.
"Friend from Liyue, you'd better think twice!"
"Yeah!"
"Be very careful!!!"
"That child is dangerous!" the crowd hurried to warn him when they saw he intended to make Klee a spokesperson.
Behind Klee's adorable exterior was unimaginable firepower.
She even held the title of "Strongest Combat Power of the Knights of Favonius."
This seemingly harmless little girl carried enough explosives to level a mountain. She was like a moving powder keg—one mistake and boom!
If one asked the people of Mondstadt who the strongest member of the Knights was, many would name Acting Grand Master Jean, Cavalry Captain Kaeya, or Recon Captain Eula.
However—
Some drunken souls had witnessed with their own eyes a red-clad knight flattening the great mountain of Starsnatch Cliff.
That terrifying figure was none other than Klee.
As an official member of the Knights, her strength was undeniable.
That said, as an overly lively child, her destructive power was equally astonishing.
Unlike other children of Mondstadt, Klee's favorite toys were explosives.
Shattered carriages, mysteriously ignited supply sheds, forest fires that Knights struggled to extinguish…
Jean, exhausted from handling endless public-damage reports, could only lock Klee in the confinement room.
Faced with Jean's stern gaze, Klee had no choice except to hand over all the explosives hidden on her person, then head to confinement in tears—escorted by a very amused Kaeya.
This scene repeated once or twice every week.
Of course,
Every time she caused trouble, Klee would try her best to help clean up the mess. Anyway… sometimes it was better if she didn't help.
Calling her counterproductive might be the most accurate description.
Once, she tried grilling a fish to make up for her mistakes—instead, she ended up blasting the stove into the sky. She tried using wind to put out a fire, only to spread the flames across the plains.
Klee wasn't a bad child—her curiosity and playful nature were like an untamed horse, pushing her into reckless actions.
After every mistake, her guilty little heart would desperately try to make amends.
However, the moment she was released from Jean's confinement room, within two days, somewhere in Mondstadt, an explosive "masterpiece" would inevitably occur.
As the Knights' famous Spark Knight, Klee's might always made itself known in strange and unexpected ways.
So!
When people saw Luya wanting to make Klee the Duel Monsters spokesperson of Mondstadt… their reactions were intense!
They all urged him to reconsider.
Luya, of course, knew all these things about Klee's habits.
But he had full confidence in his ability to handle this little troublemaker.
...
Hearing all the murmurs about her, Klee became worried.
She feared Luya might change his mind and refuse to let her become Mondstadt's Duel Monsters spokesperson.
"Klee~"
"I'll give you a deck!" Luya said, pulling out a deck from his system inventory and handing it to her.
Klee looked at the deck with anticipation, accepting it with both hands.
"But in exchange, you must promise not to throw bombs around anymore!" Luya said seriously.
"Klee promises everything!" she nodded rapidly—like a chick pecking rice—so fast she was practically a blur.
"If…"
"You throw bombs again, I'll have to take the deck back…" Luya warned.
Klee nodded while already opening the deck.
Suddenly!
A massive Jumpy Dumpty and a phantom Dodoco appeared above Klee's head!
Klee gasped:
"Wow!"
"Such a huge Jumpy Dumpty!"
...
When the enormous Jumpy Dumpty appeared over Mondstadt Plaza, people panicked instantly.
Cries erupted everywhere:
"Oh my god!! What is that!?"
"Run!"
"Klee is going to destroy us! This is the end of Teyvat!"
"Too scary!!!"
The plaza fell into chaos. People struggled to flee from what looked like a nightmare.
The Jumpy Dumpty was enormous—far bigger than anything Klee normally played with. It looked like a super bomb.
Just looking at it made people tremble.
If it exploded here in the plaza… the consequences would be unimaginable.
Many feared they would die instantly. The plaza would be leveled, and Mondstadt itself might vanish from history.
...
"Klee, stop!"
"Jean is everywhere out there!!!"
Even Kaeya—who usually covered for Klee—panicked at the sight of this giant bomb.
If this thing went off, there would be no fun in it at all…
"Klee! When did you make something that big!?"
"Put it away now!"
Jean and the Knights of Favonius rushed over, urging Klee to stop.
This kind of giant bomb was absolutely forbidden!
If mishandled, Mondstadt would be wiped out.
But Luya didn't panic.
Because… he knew Klee's Jumpy Dumpty was only a projection created by the deck.
It wouldn't actually explode.
Diluc, having used such decks before, also remained calm.
...
Klee finished looking through the deck.
The more she looked, the brighter her eyes grew.
Each beautifully illustrated card filled her with joy—she could barely wait to use this deck!
One by one, she examined them, growing more excited each moment.
[Bomb Projection] (Spell Card)
[Dodoco] (Monster Card)
[Brave Bombadier] (Monster)
[Jumpy Dumpty!] (Trap Card)
[Ignite! Launch!] (Spell Card)
Klee carefully placed all the cards into her backpack, hiding them securely. She was overjoyed.
"Thank you, big brother!"
"Klee will do her best and become Mondstadt's strongest duelist!"
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