"Dvalin."
Before even revealing himself, Venti anxiously called out Dvalin's name.
Just moments ago in Mondstadt, he suddenly sensed an extremely powerful force emanating from Stormterror's Lair, and immediately left the tavern he had just entered, heading straight for the ruins.
Although he knew the source of that power was Wendy, he was still worried something might happen to Dvalin.
Fortunately, Dvalin hadn't suffered any harm.
"Barbatos?"
It must be said, Dvalin was shocked to hear the voice.
There are actually two Barbatos?
Why is this...?
"I thought you two were about to fight."
At this moment, Venti finally arrived.
He is Barbatos!
As soon as Barbatos appeared before it, Dvalin knew it had mistaken the other person earlier.
The Barbatos who just appeared was the true Barbatos.
This incredibly familiar aura, this expression, this voice—all undeniably proved that he was Barbatos.
"You lied to me."
Although it knew that even it and Barbatos combined couldn't defeat the opponent, Dvalin still spoke these words.
What's more important, it didn't understand why the other party would do this.
Possessing such immense power, yet choosing to falsely claim to be the Anemo Archon—it truly couldn't comprehend this.
"Because it's fun, it's so boring here."
Wendy, who hadn't received a system reply, said this with an utterly bored expression.
Since she had been recognized, she no longer needed to keep up the pretense.
And speaking of which, she hadn't expected to actually fool Dvalin.
I feel the Gnosis must have played a big part...
Luckily, I didn't refuse Venti's Gnosis back then...
This thing still has some use...
At this moment, Wendy was somewhat glad she had accepted Venti's Gnosis.
Otherwise, it would have been quite difficult for her to fool Dvalin today.
"Fun..."
In response to the fake Barbatos's reply, Dvalin fell into thought.
A being with such terrifying power deceiving it merely for "fun"—this was the first time it had ever encountered such a thing.
"Haha, Miss Wendy often likes to do fun things."
Seeing Dvalin's confusion, Venti, standing nearby, explained.
"You... know each other?"
If what the girl named Wendy had just done astonished it, then the fact that Barbatos knew her now utterly shocked it.
Undoubtedly, the power flowing through this girl was extremely malevolent; even the power of the Abyss couldn't compare.
Yet, Barbatos was friends with such a person—it truly couldn't imagine.
"Yes, Miss Wendy and I know each other. Furthermore, she's also my other friend's girlfriend, so you don't need to worry, Dvalin."
Nodding, Venti briefly explained Wendy's identity.
He knew what Dvalin was worried about, but there truly was no need to worry.
"This girl... her power is more terrifying than the Abyss."
Even though Barbatos said there was no need to worry, Dvalin, having experienced the events five hundred years ago, remained extremely wary of such terrifying power.
And what's more, this girl had another companion.
With two people possessing such terrifying power appearing simultaneously, Mondstadt, and even Teyvat, would likely face something far more dreadful than five hundred years ago.
Although it was still very displeased with Mondstadt's betrayal, in the face of a more important matter, it chose to set that aside for now.
"Truly, there's no need to worry, Dvalin. I trust Miss Wendy, and I trust Kaito."
Shaking his head, Venti reiterated that there was nothing to worry about.
He thought, could he have misjudged people?
Neither Kaito nor Miss Wendy were that kind of person.
It seems Dvalin is still worried about Mondstadt...
Thinking this, Venti walked towards Dvalin.
"Dvalin, no matter what you think now, can you let me heal you first?"
Stopping very close to Dvalin, Venti hoped Dvalin would let him treat the erosion from the poisoned blood.
"Do you still want me to protect Mondstadt?"
Observing Barbatos's actions, Dvalin guessed he still wanted it to continue protecting Mondstadt.
"Not that. I just want to heal you, and..." He paused, extending a hand to stroke Dvalin, and Venti continued: "I hope you can soar freely in the sky in the future, without having to obey me, or the Abyss—just freely."
"Why?"
Dvalin didn't understand how Barbatos could have such thoughts.
"Didn't I just say it? To be free."
By this time, Venti was already treating Dvalin.
"Alright, you two chat. I'm going back to cook for Kaito."
Hearing the two continuously chatting nearby, Wendy decided to return to her residence to properly hear what the next mission was.
"Thank you, Miss Wendy."
Seeing Wendy about to leave, Venti also turned back to express his gratitude to her.
Although Miss Wendy suddenly decided to trick Dvalin for fun for some reason, it was also because of this that he once again had the chance to interact closely with Dvalin.
"No problem, no problem."
As soon as she finished speaking, Wendy vanished from the spot.
"Is there truly no need to worry about this girl and that... person named Kaito?"
At this moment, Dvalin was still concerned about Wendy and Kaito.
It couldn't help it; the disaster five hundred years ago had left too deep an impression on it.
"Yes, no need to worry. And they will protect Mondstadt."
"What? Protect Mondstadt?"
Now Dvalin was shocked again.
"How should I put this? Actually... Miss Wendy, or that boy Kaito, they are the current Anemo Archons."
After a moment of thought, Venti said this.
He knew this would certainly shock Dvalin again.
It could be said to shock Dvalin for a hundred years!
"What? Barbatos... you..."
Just as Venti thought, Dvalin was shocked again, and again, and again.
"I... I've always been like this..."
Saying this, Venti himself laughed.
Kaito's residence.
[Help him earn hundreds of thousands of Mora]
This mission... is to help him earn Mora?
Looking at the new mission issued by the system, Kaito, lying on the sofa with Wendy's leg (who was reading a book) as a pillow, couldn't help but think.
And there's a question: how much Mora does he need to earn? Is it one hundred thousand? Or hundreds of thousands? It wouldn't be nine hundred thousand, would it?
He felt like he might have to borrow some Mora from Childe again, just like last time...
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