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Chapter 5 - “Three Steps Ahead”

Lisa was waiting downstairs at the Goth Hotel early in the morning. Perhaps for some reason, she changed into an elegant long dress that she rarely wore.

"Ms. Lisa, sorry to have kept you waiting."

It was around eight o'clock in the morning when Lynette walked out of the Goth Hotel and came to Lisa, greeting her politely.

"Please lead the way. Today I will follow your steps and travel around Mondstadt."

""Hmm... Hmm?"

Lisa was stunned when she saw the girl standing alone in front of her.

She had dressed up carefully today and was thinking whether she could get some information from the Sage with her beauty. But she didn't expect that the Sage would not even show up.

When she thought that her makeup in the morning was wasted, Lisa took a deep breath, tried to control her emotions, and smiled at Lynette.

"Oh, but... Mr. Stellius, that's not what he said yesterday. Does he have something important to do today?"

Lynette nodded expressionlessly.

"[Sage] The master asked me to tell you that he had something urgent to do today and could not come to your appointment. I hope you can forgive him. He also said that if possible, he hopes to play with you next time."

Being stood up.

Although this situation was expected by Lisa, she still felt a little uncomfortable.

You are an Harbinger of the Fatui, and you stood someone up like this, and asked the accompanying guards to pass on the message. Aren't you a bit too much?!

Lisa pouted dissatisfied 

"...It's okay. Since this sister has already asked for leave today, I naturally can't waste this day's vacation."

She waved casually, looked at Lynette, narrowed her eyes, and showed a smile.

"Since Mr. Sage is not here, you little girl..."

"My name is Lynette"

"Miss Lynette, would you like to go shopping with me in Mondstadt and let me show my hospitality?"

Since we are here, it is a rare paid vacation. Even if Kennath is not here, we should go shopping darling.

Lynette glanced at the smiling and seductive woman.

"Of course, please lead the way, Ms. Lisa"

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At this moment, in the suburbs of Mondstadt, no more than two kilometers away from Mondstadt.

Kennath changed into his casual clothes and walked through suburbs of Mondstadt, feeling the winds of Mondstadt blowing against his body, which was quite comfortable. Not far from him, there was a camp of Hilichurls , with five Hilichurls , two holding crossbows, one holding a torch, and two holding wooden clubs.

He stood there, naturally attracting the hatred of the Hilichurls. Several Hilichurls looked at him warily, seeing that he did not seem to be carrying any weapons and did not pose any threat. The Hilichurls holding the torch began his Sun Breathing technique and attacked Kennath.

"Da da da——"

Urgent footsteps sounded, and the golden-haired girl quickly came to Kennath's side, kicked away the torch Hilichurl who was using the Sun Breathing, turned around and did another roundhouse kick, and a tornado was kicked out along with her movements, sweeping away the entire Hilichurl camp.

(I might be bad at writing fights , i think i need to practice and did yall like my demon slayer reference)

After doing all this, she turned around, looked at Kennath and frowned.

"The wild is dangerous, why do you come here alone?"

"Um..."

After looking into her golden eyes, Kennath pretended to be thoughtful, and then smiled.

"Because I knew someone will come to rescue me"

"If I hadn't happened to pass by, you would have been attacked by the Hilichurls."

Lumine spoke to Kennath in a preaching manner. In her opinion, Kennath was just an ordinary person with no fighting ability . If he met the Hilichurls, he would be doomed.

"Well, thank you for your concern. What's your name?"

Kennath nodded, and then stretched out his hand to Lumine.

"My name is Kennath, I come from Snezhnaya, and I am currently traveling in Mondstadt."

Lumine glanced at him, pursed her lips, stretched out her hand, and shook it together.

"Lumine, i am a traveler, currently aiming to travel through the seven nations"

"Lumine! Run slower!"

At this moment, a little Paimon flew over from a distance, panting and looking at the girl who had left her behind.

"Ha, ha... I'm so tired, Lumine, why are you so anxious!"

Paimon looked at the two of them, then at their hands, her brain crashed for a moment, and then she started thinking quickly.

Suddenly, she came up with the answer.

"...Do you know each other?"

"It's not like we know each other." Lumine loosened her hand, "I saw that this man was about to be attacked by Hilichurls, so I came to rescue him. That's it for now."

"Well, I am very grateful to this traveler for her help. If you two don't mind, let's go to Mondstadt."

Kennath smiled and said

"I am not very wealthy or talented, but I still have some savings. If possible, I would like to treat you two to a big meal to repay this lady for saving my life."

"Feast..."

This word was like a trigger button. After hearing that there was a feast to be had, Lumine and Paimon looked at each other and nodded at the same time.

"Traveler, he said he would treat us to a big meal! "They had been camping in the wild for almost a month, and every day they either ate fruit or wild veggies. If they were lucky, they would see a wild boar or get lucky fishing.

The two of them, who hadn't had a proper meal for a long time, were excited.

"...Thank you for your help.

Although Lumine felt that the man in front of her was a little strange, after all, who would be so calm when attacked by a Hilichurl? However, she had not eaten good food for a long time, and the last time she took a bath was three days ago.

Now she had a opportunity to eat and really wanted to have a big meal, then find a hotel, take a good shower, and have a good sleep.

At this point, she no longer cared about Kennath's strange behavior. Instead, she felt grateful that Kennath had offered to treat her and paimon to a good meal.

"That's wrong, traveler, and also what should I call your companion?"

Suddenly, Lumine and Paimon noticed that the two of them had just focused their attention on the feast and had completely forgotten to introduce Paimon!

"My name is Paimon, I am Lumine's companion and her guide. After being rescued by her a week ago, I have been traveling with her."

Paimon smiled.

In her opinion, anyone who is willing to share delicious food with others is not a bad person!

"Lumine, Paimon... I'll remember. Then you two, let's go to Mondstadt Okay..."

Kennath turned around and looked at Lumine, who tried hard to keep clean but looked a little pitiful and dirty because of being exposed to the wind and rain for a long time.

He smiled with relief.

"However, I personally think that before we have a big meal, how about I help you two find a hotel to stay in first?"

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