Rosaria closed her eyes, trying her best not to listen to a single word the Grey-haired girl in front of her said.
No matter what question the other party posed, she would only respond with "Hmm" or "Oh."
This was the only way she could calm down a bit, to avoid doing something embarrassing.
Honestly, she wanted to just run away.
But, there were still people watching, and besides, her drink had already been ordered.
Running away now would be a bit embarrassing.
Especially in front of Ann, she didn't want to show him a pathetic appearance.
"Uh, Rosaria." Ann rested his hand on his head, looking at Rosaria across the table, a little helpless. "At least give me a response."
He had asked questions for a long time, but Rosaria had coldly refused to answer.
"I have nothing to say to you," Rosaria frowned, saying subconsciously.
But the moment he finished speaking, he regretted it a little. Those words were a bit harsh. They didn't have much interaction to begin with, and such cold words would probably hurt Ann.
Rosaria opened his eyes. Ann, sitting opposite him, indeed had wide eyes and a somewhat hurt expression.
Seeing Ann like this made Rosaria's heart tremble, as if he had done something very wrong, like abandoning a small dog that had followed him for many years.
"No, I mean, uh... I can't answer those things you're asking. Let's talk about something else." Although it wasn't easy to discern, Rosaria's tone had indeed become a little flustered.
Even his intonation was a bit off.
"Is that so? I'm sorry, then I'll think..." Ann began to ponder seriously.
"Phew..." Rosaria saw that Ann didn't seem particularly bothered and also breathed a slight sigh of relief.
But it was true, the Damselette kept asking strange questions, like about his clothing, his appearance... This wasn't a blind date.
Thinking of this, Rosaria quickly closed his eyes again, taking deep breaths silently.
Calm down, be calm.
"Alright, then Rosaria, what do you sisters usually do?" Ann was very curious about the profession of a sister.
Especially since Rosaria was clearly different from other sisters.
But why did Rosaria close his eyes again? Was it because he hadn't rested well? Looking closely at the faint dark circles under his eyes, it was indeed possible.
Is the sister profession that tough?
"Pray, participate in the choir, write theological essays, and so on," Rosaria said indifferently. He had no interest in these activities, but he was forced to participate every time, which gave him a headache.
"Mondstadt's god, Barbatos, hasn't appeared for a long time. What's the point of sisters doing all this?"
Rosaria spoke lazily and coldly, looking uninterested, showing no reverence for the gods.
"Miss Rosaria, it's Barbatos..." Diona, who had been listening to their conversation, finally couldn't help but speak.
Diona and Rosaria didn't have much of a friendship. Occasionally, she would come to Cat's Tail Tavern for a drink, but most of the time, she went to Angel's Share.
Diona truly hadn't expected Rosaria, a sister, to even get the name of the Anemo Archon wrong.
"Oh, Basbatos," Rosaria nodded.
...Diona hesitated to speak, but in the end, said nothing. She snorted lightly and sat aside, fuming.
"Does Rosaria not believe in God?" Ann walked back to the counter and rubbed Diona's little head as a gesture of comfort, then looked at Rosaria curiously.
A sister who doesn't believe in God, such a sister is truly unique.
"God might be able to protect everyone, but he won't do that. Otherwise, those who suffer would become a joke. So, people live not for God or others, but only for themselves." Rosaria drained the wine in his glass, then placed the Mora on the table.
After Ann left his seat, Rosaria finally felt much more relaxed. Although he still had to suppress the urge to take care of the Damselette right then and there, at least it wasn't as strenuous, and he could put some attention on drinking.
"May we meet again."
Rosaria finished speaking and walked outside.
Normally, he wouldn't drink so hastily, drinking wine like water.
Instead, he would savor it slowly, especially the wine Diona mixed, which was even more worth doing so.
But now, he couldn't, he could only gulp it down.
"Rosaria is really a strange person," Ann said softly to Diona, looking at Rosaria's retreating back.
"Hmph, adults who love to drink are not good people!" Diona still believed it was the fault of the wine. "Don't you turn into that kind of adult, okay?"
"Don't worry, I won't. Even for little Diona, I won't drink."
"You, you, you, what are you saying!" Diona's cheeks instantly turned red.
"Hmph, even if you become a drunkard in the future, I will definitely completely destroy Mondstadt's wine industry and make you change back."
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"Ugh~ So tired. It's finally cleaned up. With this, the element flow and ley line circulation in Mondstadt should return to normal, right?" Paimon stretched in the air.
"That was hard work. Let's have a big meal to Reward ourselves when we get back!"
"Paimon didn't do anything, though..." Lumine complained speechlessly.
The group was walking back to Mondstadt City. After clearing the temple, looking at Mondstadt City from afar, they could clearly see that the storm above Mondstadt City had disappeared.
This should be very good news for the people living in Mondstadt City.
However, as long as Stormterror was not eliminated, the Dragon Disaster could not yet be considered over.
"No way, flying alongside you guys is tiring too!" Paimon said, a little displeased.
"Haha... When we get back, let's call Ann and go to Hunter's Deer for a good meal. My treat!" Amber said to the two with a smile.
"Yay!" Paimon naturally wouldn't object.
"But speaking of Ann, I wonder if his mission today went smoothly." Lumine hadn't been in contact with Ann for a while and missed him a bit.
"It should be fine. Ann is capable after all, and during the Dragon Disaster, many simple commissions have generous Rewards." Although Amber said this, he gradually began to worry in his heart.
"Let's hurry back."
"Huh?" Lumine and Paimon hadn't reacted yet when they saw Amber had already started running.
"There's no need to rush so much... Is Amber hungry too?" Paimon scratched his head in confusion.
"Not everyone is like you," Lumine couldn't help but retort.
He probably guessed why Amber was rushing.
"Let's catch up quickly too."
"Mmm, let's go back early for a big meal!"