"Hehehe~ Sister Durandal is indeed a good person. What should I play with her next time?"
Klee skipped along the streets of Mondstadt, walking with an arrogant swagger to the Knights of Favonius Headquarters.
As soon as she walked in, Klee was stopped by Acting Grand Master Jean.
She stood with her arms crossed, looking at Klee with a serious expression, just like the one she used to show when Klee made mistakes. This scared Klee into quickly raising her hands.
"Klee didn't do anything bad today! Klee is very good, so I don't have to go to solitary confinement today, can I go back to my room to rest?"
"...No problem, you can go back to your room. But before that, I have a few questions for you, and you must answer truthfully."
As soon as Klee heard she didn't have to go to solitary confinement, her worry vanished without a trace. It was just answering questions, she could answer anything they asked.
"Amber came back and told me she saw you with a girl near Starfell Lake. That girl... is she Durandal?"
When Amber told her this in the afternoon, Acting Grand Master Jean was startled, thinking how bold this Children was to go find her after only one day.
Recalling her question from last night, Acting Grand Master Jean understood that Klee must have gone to give Durandal her answer. It was such a serious question, she should have thought about it for a few days before answering, why did she go to find her so quickly?
Perhaps because she was a Children, she didn't think too much and just told Durandal what she thought was a feasible answer.
Fortunately, Durandal seemed very satisfied with her answer, otherwise she wouldn't have let Klee sleep on her. This was a good sign.
"Yes! Klee went to play with Sister Durandal today! Klee originally planned to take Sister Durandal to many places to play, but I slept too late last night, and after eating grilled fish, I couldn't help but fall asleep."
"...grilled fish? Klee, did you go fishing with bombs again?"
"Uh (⊙o⊙)... I, I did bomb it once, but Klee only threw bombs when I was fishing, not at other times. Klee did this to make grilled fish for Sister Durandal, I didn't do anything bad, really! You have to believe Klee, Acting Grand Master Jean."
Acting Grand Master Jean sighed wearily. This Children... when would he ever listen to her honestly?
However, this time he didn't cause any major fire, and he got along well with that adult who was suspected to be a God, so she wouldn't criticize him.
Acting Grand Master Jean took Klee to her room and specially made her a cup of milk tea. This was prepared just for her. When she and Lisa drank black tea, milk tea was more suitable for Klee.
Klee happily drank the sweet milk tea, occasionally letting out cute giggles, which made Acting Grand Master Jean involuntarily smile along.
She only seemed cute at this time. When he was causing trouble, Acting Grand Master Jean wished she could lock him in solitary confinement all day and not allow him out.
"Did you have fun playing outside today? How did you get Durandal to come out and play with you?"
"I had a lot of fun! Although Sister Durandal never smiled, she always took good care of Klee. As for how she agreed to come out and play with Klee, Klee asked her."
"Oh? Asked her? What did you say?" Acting Grand Master Jean asked curiously.
Klee giggled and told Acting Grand Master Jean what she had said to Durandal. Although there were many omissions, Acting Grand Master Jean could sense Durandal's helplessness at the time.
However, putting herself in Durandal's shoes, Acting Grand Master Jean felt that Durandal's mood should have been more happy than helpless. She probably hadn't received such unconditional trust from Klee before, and such trust was a wonderful thing.
This was also why Durandal was willing to play with Klee all day.
"Um, Acting Grand Master Jean. You won't forbid me from playing with Sister Durandal again, will you?" Klee asked nervously.
She liked Acting Grand Master Jean very much. Ever since her mother left her in Mondstadt, Acting Grand Master Jean had been taking care of her, and she had deep feelings for Acting Grand Master Jean.
If Acting Grand Master Jean forbade her from seeing Durandal again, should she agree? She had promised Durandal that she would visit her whenever she had time, and she didn't want to lie.
"As long as you don't cause trouble for her, that's fine. The only requirement is not to cause the previous fires. Also, don't use bombs that are too powerful, understand?"
When bombs were mentioned, Acting Grand Master Jean thought of Klee's mother—Alice.
That one was the most troublesome existence. If he were still in Mondstadt, with his abilities, the terrain of Mondstadt would probably change.
Fortunately, the bombs Klee currently used, although they caused fires, were well controlled in terms of power, otherwise she wouldn't have allowed Klee to use them.
"Hehe~ Klee understands, Klee won't cause trouble for Acting Grand Master Jean."
Knowing is one thing, but whether he will obediently listen is another matter entirely.
As someone who had been in solitary confinement countless times but never learned his lesson, her words did not inspire any confidence.
During her conversation with Klee, Acting Grand Master Jean understood that Durandal's attitude towards Klee was friendly, but according to Amber's reaction, Durandal had no goodwill towards her; on the contrary, there was only indifference and distance.
It seemed that Durandal was not the kind of God who was close to humans; she would not express goodwill to humans for no reason.
Of course, it was also possible that Durandal's actions were to reject others from approaching, otherwise she wouldn't have helped herself, nor would there be so many rumors of Adventurers she had helped.
The reason she was willing to let Klee approach her might also be related to Klee's trust.
It wasn't just simple trust, but Klee's pure, unconditional trust that moved Durandal, making her willing to try and accept Klee.
Acting Grand Master Jean couldn't help but ask herself, would she be willing to trust someone unconditionally? It would probably be difficult, especially with her identity as the Acting Grand Master, which made it impossible for her to easily trust anyone.
She had to consider the safety of the residents of Mondstadt. Even when Durandal saved her before, she didn't trust the other party. It was only after spending a few days together that trust gradually built up.
ε=('ο｀*))) Alas~ It seems that the idea of winning over Durandal will be difficult to achieve. Their Mondstadt has nothing that can pique her interest, and casual interaction will only make things more troublesome.
Acting Grand Master Jean didn't know that outside the window, several bird were watching this scene. Although the window was closed, they could clearly hear the conversation between the two.
Eventually, the bird would fly to Durandal's side and tell her about Acting Grand Master Jean and Klee's conversation.
They were just one of many bird; besides them, Durandal had many other ways to obtain information from within Mondstadt.
Don't think she had never been inside; she knew exactly what was happening there, and she also knew that a strange nun was investigating her.
She didn't care about the person investigating her; as long as it didn't affect her life, she basically wouldn't bother.
This level of investigation was nothing to her. Moreover, almost no one in Mondstadt knew her, so how could she investigate?
This was not something she needed to care about. What she cared about most right now was the person beside her.
"What are you doing here? Barbatos."
"Nothing at all, just coming here to rest for a bit, is that not allowed?"
Barbatos lay lazily on the grass. Although it wasn't as soft as a bed, the surrounding floral scent was very nice, and sleeping here was also a good choice.
Durandal frowned, looked around, and got up to an open area.
Barbatos, with her eyes closed, had no idea what Durandal was doing. She only heard movement coming from beside her, which must have been the other party doing something.
Next, Barbatos felt her body being lifted up, and then placed somewhere.
Before she could react to what was happening, she felt something being sprinkled on her legs, and it kept increasing, to the point where she couldn't help but pay attention.
Quickly opening her eyes, Barbatos found herself in a pit, with several deer around the pit constantly kicking dirt into it.
"Hey! Hey! Hey! What do you mean by this? Why are you suddenly trying to bury me!"
"Don't you want to rest? In that case, I'll choose a good spot for you, so you can rest a little longer."
Durandal, gesturing to the other deer that came to help, said: "Anyway, you fall into a deep sleep every now and then. This time, you can also rest well and emerge from underground in a few decades or centuries."
"How could I possibly sleep in this situation! Even if you're going to bury me, at least prepare a coffin for me! You're burying me alive!"
"Coffin? Hmm, I did overlook that. But it's not a big problem. As the Wind God, you should have a unique funeral. I'll prepare a tombstone for you, and every now and then, I'll bring you your favorite Apples and wine. You'll be satisfied."
"If possible, I hope to eat Apples and drink wine when I'm awake, not when I'm buried."
The dirt had already buried half of her body. If she didn't get up soon, there would be no chance. Barbatos immediately used the surrounding wind, making her body float through the power of the wind.
The small animals watching from the sidelines immediately hid behind Durandal, afraid that Barbatos would lash out and harm them.
Seeing this, Durandal extended her right hand, and black mist spread in her hand. A gigantic scythe, completely out of proportion to her size, appeared in her hand. She swung it easily, looking like she was about to fight Barbatos.
This scared Barbatos terribly; she dared not fight Durandal.
Others hadn't seen Durandal in action, but she had witnessed it firsthand. The scene was terrifying; even she, as an observer, didn't dare to look.
Even if she wasn't allowed to drink wine, she would absolutely not provoke Durandal. Never making her angry was her motto, even though she was constantly trying to raise Durandal's blood pressure.
"I surrender! I was wrong! Please spare me!"
"Don't slack off anymore, understand?"
"Yes."
Barbatos was in tears. She never thought that she, the Wind God who dared to offend the other Seven Gods, would be completely subdued by Durandal. She felt that Durandal was becoming less and less respectful of her.
No! As the Wind God, she must regain her dignity!
Just as she made up her mind, Durandal pinched her cheek, pulling it hard.
"I don't hear any sincerity from you. Next, you need to properly deal with Dvalin's problem, understand?"
"Yes!?"
It seems... my dignity is completely unrecoverable. o(╥﹏╥)o