"I'll go with you too! This is my business, and I also want to know what exactly happened!" Xavier stood up and said.
If anyone should go, it was Xavier. He was suffering from severe headaches, and logically, he should solve it himself, but now that there was help, how could he just sit there and wait?
"...Alright, but you have to stick close to me then, so I can be responsible for your safety, Traveler too."
"Hey, we're really strong, okay? We don't need your protection!" Paimon said, hands on her hips, completely forgetting the fact that she always flew backward whenever there was a fight.
"Perhaps. Anyway, let's go to Yashiori Island first. We'll have to search for a while for that beach Xavier mentioned."
At this moment, Shiki already had a general idea of the Evil Eye Factory's location in her mind.
Firstly, for concealment, the factory's location must be far from the resistance and the Shogunate. And since the main battlefield was previously in the northern and central parts of Yashiori Island, the location of this Evil Eye Factory could start by searching the lower half of Yashiori Island.
The southern part of Yashiori Island only had beaches at its far ends, with no beach in the middle. Coupled with the Traveler's ability to teleport at any time, this could save a lot of time.
Since Shiki's teleportation still required a Waypoint, the Traveler led them directly from Xavier's wooden hut to the Waypoint on the northern mountain of Yashiori Island.
"We've arrived at Yashiori Island."
Shiki stood on the cliff's edge, gazing at the waves crashing against the rocks below. The gentle breeze brushed her hair. Compared to when the curse gods rampaged, Yashiori Island was much better now.
However, because Xavier had fallen into a deep sleep, it was already night, and the sun was nowhere to be seen in the sky.
"Mr. Xavier, by the way, can you recognize roughly which direction it's in?" Paimon asked.
"Uh... I don't think so. It's too dark now, and I can't see anything in the distance. Besides, from such a high place, I might not even recognize that protruding rock during the day."
Xavier chuckled and scratched his head. An ordinary person's vision was very poor at night, not to mention he was also a bit nearsighted.
"It's fine, we just need to find the beach anyway," Shiki said.
"We are currently in the center of the southern peninsula of Yashiori Island. As long as we walk around the southern peninsula, we will naturally know where the beach from Xavier's dream is."
"Why the southern peninsula? Are you so sure it's over here?" Xavier asked curiously.
"Because the northern peninsula was previously occupied by the resistance, the Fatui would definitely not place their stronghold in an easily discoverable location, so the southern peninsula is the most suitable."
"Oh, I see. But speaking of which, how do we get down?"
Shiki turned her head upon hearing this. After carefully observing the height and the width between the mountains, she took off her Wind Glider and handed it to Xavier.
"You use the Wind Glider to go down. This thing can be used without elemental power."
"Huh? What about you?"
"Leap of Faith!"
"Traveler, I'll see you by the sea later. We'll need your Waverider for the island tour."
With that said, Shiki leaned back against the cliff and slowly fell backward.
"Oh my Archon! She really just went down like that!" Paimon's face was filled with shock. Could it be that she could fly just like her?
No, obviously not.
Paimon planned to fly out over the cliff to take a look, but at that moment, a violent Lei light suddenly came from below the cliff, illuminating their faces golden yellow.
Whoosh... Whoosh...
Shiki felt the strong wind whistling past her ears, and her agitated mood eased slightly. Then she twisted her body, and golden Lei light spread from her chest to her entire body, finally landing heavily on the ground.
Bang!
The solid ground was directly stomped into a pit. If this were in a game, would her action count as a plunging attack?
Throwing that strange thought out of her mind, Shiki simply stretched her ankles, then leaped onto the beach.
At this moment, the Traveler and Xavier were still floating in mid-air. Although the Traveler could also perform a rapid descent like Shiki (opening the Wind Glider at the last moment), she dismissed the idea considering there was a beginner next to her.
She had already mastered the Wind Glider to an art form. The Traveler could even use a Wind Slime to take off.
However, this was Xavier's first time using a Wind Glider. If the Traveler hadn't been constantly pulling Xavier with Anemo element, he wouldn't have known where he would have drifted off to.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Can we go a little slower?!"
"No, but I can go faster."
"No! This is fine!"
Xavier experienced an unprecedented thrill. Gliding was simply too outrageous for him!
Under the Traveler's guidance, Xavier slowly floated down to the ground. At the same time, they saw Shiki gazing into the distance on the beach.
"Traveler, it's time to bring out your Waverider. I haven't seen the large rock Xavier mentioned on this beach."
Shiki could easily spot Onikabuto two kilometers away. Whether there was a rock on this wide beach, she would know with a glance.
"It's certainly not here." Xavier also nodded, "In my dream, I was dragged into a cave, and there are no similar cave entrances nearby."
"No problem, but it might be a bit crowded..."
The Traveler said as she took out the Waverider. How to put it, it was more than enough for one person, barely manageable for two, and extremely cramped for three.
"Hmm... Traveler, your Waverider... is very suitable for solo travel..."
Shiki sat on the outermost part of the boat's cabin, with Xavier, Paimon, and the Traveler inside, in that order.
Why was the map magnified dozens or hundreds of times compared to the game, but the Waverider still looked as small as it did in the game?
"Hey, what do you mean by that? This is originally a single-person boat, of course it'll be crowded with three people!" Paimon was a bit unhappy. Wasn't she just implying that their boat was small?
"No meaning, just praising your boat. It's exquisite (really) and convenient (small)."
"Hey, Miss Ryougi, please move your katana outwards, it's poking my kidney!"
Hearing Xavier's remark, Shiki, quite speechless, unfastened the Kujikanesada from her waist and stood it in front of her.
"Are you all ready? I'm about to start the Waverider."
"Okay, just start it." Shiki nodded.
Then she felt an acceleration, clearly the Waverider had begun to speed across the sea.
"We'll stop at the next beach. I'll check if there's a big rock. If there is, we'll get off. If not, we'll keep going forward."
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