Dehya said, "Remember? Our job is to confirm the status of the Fatui Harbinger—Dottore—eliminate any risks, and make sure he doesn't interfere with our rescue of the Lesser Lord Kusanali."
"Dealing with the Akademiya, which controls all of Sumeru, is already difficult enough. If Dottore also shows up to cause trouble... completing the plan would be nearly impossible."
Paimon spread her hands. "That's quite a challenge they've given us. The name 'Dottore' alone sounds like trouble..."
Dehya agreed, "Yeah. Just hearing that name brings to mind those arrogant, pompous old scholars in the Akademiya. I really don't want to deal with people like that."
Lumine asked, "What should we do?"
Dehya said, "According to the plan, we're going to Pardis Dhyai to find the Forest Ranger, Tighnari."
"Thanks to Alhaitham's information network, we can confirm that Tighnari is still trusted by the Akademiya."
"So you need to find Tighnari and convince him to get us the latest information on Dottore. Then we can adjust our next steps based on what we learn."
[Dottore: Not bad. Quite a meticulous plan.]
[Lumine: After all, we're not dealing with a useless fool.]
[Paimon: Still, it's thanks to Alhaitham that our plan is going so smoothly.]
[Cyno: Though Alhaitham is infuriating, he is indeed meticulous.]
[Alhaitham: I just consider possible scenarios and come up with countermeasures in advance. That's all.]
In the video:
"Right now, there are spies everywhere within the wall. I'll accompany you as a bodyguard."
Lumine said, "I didn't expect Dehya to become my bodyguard."
Dehya laughed heartily, "Haha, feel honored—I'm not just any bodyguard you can hire."
Paimon spread her hands. "Didn't you say mercenaries only care about money?"
Dehya said, "That's what I said, but I also get to choose my jobs. For you all... I'll give you a discount."
Paimon asked nervously, "How... how much would that cost? Can we afford it..."
Dehya thought for a moment, then said, "The payment... how about you give me a smile? That'll be your payment."
[Paimon: I could pay that kind of fee ten times a day!]
[Dehya: And I'd give you ten smiles back every day too.]
[Lumine: That's actually really nice. Dehya's smiles are full of healing energy.]
Lumine: "Huh?"
Dehya said, "I haven't seen you smile much lately. I think someone like you would look really cute when you smile."
"Give me a smile—it'll put my mind at ease."
Lumine smiled. "...Dehya, thank you."
Dehya said, "Good. I hope that smile becomes our good luck charm."
"There are many kinds of smiles, but only those born from joy and happiness can bring good fortune. Consider this smile a prepayment for our future victory."
Lumine smiled earnestly.
"Let's go. Let's head to Pardis Dhyai."
[Cyno: I didn't expect Dehya to be so thoughtful. She noticed that the Traveler hasn't been happy all week.]
[Lumine: Watching myself in the video, I do look really tired.]
[Paimon: Yeah, the Traveler looks exhausted. She's been going non-stop lately.]
[Ningguang: After all, she's dealing with the entire Akademiya's pursuit while trying to rescue Nahida. Anyone would feel weighed down.]
[Lumine: I didn't expect the stern-faced Cyno to be so gentle on the inside, or the seemingly carefree Dehya to be such an attentive person.]
In the scene:
The three arrived at Pardis Dhyai and successfully found Tighnari, who was lost in thought by the roadside.
Paimon: "Tighnari!"
Tighnari snapped out of it. "Lumine, Paimon? And this is..."
Paimon introduced her, "This is our friend Dehya—she's a mercenary!"