The Electro Archon's familiar...
I see...
Hearing Miko describe herself this way, Jean realized she was far from simple. She might even be in Mondstadt on some sort of mission.
Of course, just the Anemo Archon calling her the Raiden Shogun's pet earlier was already enough to command her attention, but it simply wasn't as significant as the title of "Electro Archon's familiar."
It couldn't be helped; the word "familiar" naturally sounded like something that demanded respect. As for the "pet" title the Anemo Archon had just mentioned, it lacked that same impact.
"Then, does Miss Miko have some business in Mondstadt?"
After thinking for a moment, Jean decided to ask. After all, regardless of anything else, her identity was far from simple. She had to take this seriously, even if the Anemo Archon was right there beside them.
"Not at all. I'm just here in Mondstadt for a casual stroll. I'm with her."
Saying this, Miko pointed a finger at Wendy beside her. Although she really wanted to call Wendy a "little girl" or a "brat," Jean was clearly being very polite to her right now, so it was best she refrained from calling Wendy that for the time being.
"And Lumine too."
Suddenly realizing she had forgotten to mention Lumine, Miko quickly added her in.
"I see. Then I won't disturb you any further. However, if anything comes up, you can come find me at the Knights of Favonius Headquarters immediately."
Nodding, Jean understood what the Anemo Archon and the others were up to.
Afterward, Jean walked toward the Knights' office.
Even though she had just planned to go out for a walk, the situation was different now. She needed to be on standby in her office at all times.
"To think you've actually heard of Master Jean, Miko, even from as far away as Inazuma."
After watching Jean leave, Wendy turned her head to look at Miko and said this. Because Inazuma and Mondstadt were quite far apart, Wendy was curious as to how Miko knew of Jean's existence.
"It's not that surprising. Master Jean is quite famous. However, this is also my first time seeing her in person; I had only heard of her before."
Looking at Wendy, Miko expressed that Master Jean was well-known enough that it wasn't strange for her to have heard of her.
But even with her fame, she had only just seen her for the first time now.
It couldn't be helped; the two nations were quite far apart, and she hadn't been to Mondstadt many times.
"Is that so," Wendy nodded.
"Let's go, let's go. Time to get a drink."
After staring at Wendy for a long moment, Miko finally just said this.
In truth, she really wanted to settle the score with Wendy over calling her a pet just now, but after thinking it over, she decided against it.
After all, it would mostly just end up as a bickering match anyway. She might as well save her energy for drinking.
As the saying goes, a good drink solves a thousand sorrows. Furthermore, Mondstadt's wine was famous throughout all of Teyvat, so since she was in Mondstadt this time, she absolutely had to try some.
"Drinking?"
Not expecting Miko to want to drink the moment she arrived in Mondstadt, Lumine was also a bit surprised.
"Yes, drinking. Wouldn't it be a waste of a trip not to drink such good Mondstadt wine?"
Seeing Lumine's surprised expression, Miko smiled.
A little girl is really just a little girl. Looking so surprised at the mere mention of wine—isn't this stuff just a kind of beverage? What was there to be so surprised about?
But this little girl has already...
Forget it, forget it...
Time to drink!
No longer dwelling on it, Miko relied on her past memories and walked down the path. She remembered that the tavern seemed to be located near the city gates.
"Let's go too."
Turning her head to glance at Lumine, Wendy said this and then hurriedly followed.
It was obvious that Miko wanted to drink because of certain things weighing on her mind.
Since that was the case, then they should just enjoy a good drink.
"Come and take a look, come and see!"
Wendy hadn't walked far when she suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from behind.
Venti?
Where did he pop out from?
Turning her head to look at Venti, who had appeared at the foot of the statue at some unknown time, Wendy was curious as to where he had come from.
"Lumine, you go on ahead to the tavern with Miko. I'll be there in a bit."
After saying this to Lumine, Wendy walked straight toward Venti, who was getting ready to start working.
"Okay."
Seeing Wendy walking towards Venti, Lumine nodded.
"You're truly the same as always, Venti."
Stopping in front of Venti, Wendy said this.
She was very curious; just how long had Venti been acting like this? Could it have been hundreds of years already?
"Ah, it's Wendy. Sigh, if I don't do this, I won't have any money to buy wine."
In response to Wendy's words, Venti, who was just about to start performing, patted his pockets, only to pull out absolutely nothing.
"Perfect timing. Miko is treating us, and she's already at Angel's Share."
Thinking about it, Wendy mentioned that Miko was paying.
"Oh? Treating us to drinks?"
Venti immediately perked up upon hearing that someone was treating, especially since it involved wine.
Of course, he wasn't entirely certain about the details yet, so he needed to be a bit cautious.
Otherwise, if he drank a ton of wine and they were only treating for non-alcoholic beverages, he'd end up owing Diluc for the tab.
Although it wasn't as if he hadn't owed Diluc tab money before, if he owed him again this time, Diluc definitely wouldn't give him any good looks.
"Yeah, she wants to drink her sorrows away."
Faced with Venti's inquiry, Wendy nodded emphatically.
"Then let's go, let's go."
After confirming it, Venti was no longer in the mood to perform. Drinking was more important.
Afterward, the two of them walked towards Angel's Share together.
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Angel's Share.
"Bartender, bring up all the good wine your tavern has."
After sitting down on the second floor, Miko looked at the bartender who came to ask what she wanted to drink and declared this boldly.
Since it was rare for her to visit, she naturally had to drink to her heart's content.
"Right away, valued customer. Please wait a moment."
Hearing Miko say this, the bartender hastily went down to the first floor.
Because her words sounded a bit like boasting, coupled with the fact that he had never seen her before, the bartender thought to go ask Master Diluc for instructions.
As it happened, he was in the tavern today.
"Master Diluc, the customer upstairs requested that we bring up all the good wine in our tavern for her. What do you think?"
In front of the bar, looking at Diluc who was carefully wiping a wine glass, the bartender asked for his opinion.
"Then bring them up for her."
After thinking for a moment, Diluc nodded, indicating to just serve them directly.
When those two customers walked in earlier, he had observed them and noticed that one of them was someone he had seen before.
As for the other girl, it was his first time seeing her, but he could clearly sense that she was far from simple.
Therefore, he would naturally entertain the guests as usual.
"Understood, Master Diluc."
After receiving Diluc's approval, the bartender went straight to prepare the drinks.
And right at this moment, two more people walked in.
"Where are they? Did we take a wrong turn? How come I don't see them?"
Upon entering, Venti looked around the interior of the tavern and said this with some confusion.
"They're on the second floor."
Too lazy to bother figuring out whether Venti truly didn't know or was just pretending, Wendy directly pointed to the second floor.
So they were together...
Continuing to wipe the wine glass in his hand, Diluc understood now.
However, he was still a bit curious—curious about where Kaito had gone.
"Good evening, Master Diluc."
At this moment, Venti walked right up to the bar and greeted Diluc.
"Good evening. Those two girls from earlier should be with you. They're on the second floor now."
Putting down the wine glass in his hand, Diluc mentioned the whereabouts of the two girls.
If it were in the past, he probably wouldn't have bothered with this drunkard, but the situation was different now, so he still had to acknowledge him.
"Got it, got it. Then we'll head up first."
Nodding, Venti headed straight for the second floor.
I wonder why they came back again?
Could it be that something is about to happen?
Watching the Anemo Archon's retreating back, Diluc couldn't help but think this.
But soon enough, he picked up the wine glass again and resumed wiping it.
After all, if anything happened, there were others to deal with it; he didn't need to do anything.
Tap, tap, tap—
Hmm?
Why are there the footsteps of two people?
Oh, right...
Those two Anemo Archons...
Wondering why there were two sets of footsteps, Miko immediately recalled what Lumine had just told her.
"Miko, you have such great taste! Mondstadt's wine is absolutely top-notch."
The moment he came up to the second floor, Venti immediately said this to Miko.
"Indeed. After tasting Inazuman brews for so long, it's about time to try Mondstadt's."
Thinking that Venti had simply been invited by Wendy, Miko didn't overthink it, merely going along with his words to express her agreement.
She had to admit, Mondstadt's wine was simply excellent; this point was undeniable.
"Then you definitely have to get a good taste today."
Saying this, Venti directly found an empty table for himself and sat down.
Because he planned to drink with complete abandon later on, it was definitely better to have a table all to himself.
Doesn't that mean she'll get dead drunk...
Thinking this silently, Lumine could already picture what Miko would look like later on.
But that was fine; with Wendy around, there'd be no problem just carrying her back when the time came.
As for herself, she would just have some non-alcoholic beverages and snacks; she didn't drink alcohol.
Right...
Does Wendy drink?
I think she doesn't?
Suddenly thinking of this question, Lumine tried hard to recall the past.
However, she couldn't recall ever seeing Wendy drink, so she wasn't entirely certain.
But regardless, she felt she shouldn't have to worry about anything.
I shouldn't have to worry, right?
Thinking about how everyone besides herself might get drunk later, Lumine suddenly became a bit unsure.
"Valued customer, your wine is here."
At this moment, the bartender had already come upstairs carrying a large amount of wine.
"Um... please bring me some non-alcoholic beverages—any kind is fine—and get me some snacks as well."
Remembering that she hadn't ordered any drinks or snacks yet, Lumine quickly said this to the bartender.
"Alright, I'll go prepare them right now."
After setting down the wine, the bartender went back downstairs.
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