[Godfather! Seeing you appear again feels so good.]
[Bold! This is my godfather!]
[This is clearly my husband!]
"It's Jun Bai!" Paimon said in surprise.
"It looks like you came to see us off." Lumine crossed her arms, a smile identical to Paimon's appearing on her face.
Kaedehara Kazuha looked at their expressions and asked, "Is he your friend?"
"Mm. A very good friend."
Jun Mo Li urged from the side, "Hurry up and go down. If you don't hurry, the Alcor is about to set sail."
"You're right. Lumine, Yiya, let's go down and say goodbye to Jun Bai. After all, the next time we meet might be after the journey to Inazuma is over." Paimon suggested.
"Yiya!"
Unable to wait any longer, Yiya leapt off the deck and spread her little flame wings, flying straight into Jun Bai's arms.
"Good girl, good girl. When you're in Inazuma, remember to listen to Sister Lumine, Sister Paimon, and Second Brother, okay?"
Jun Bai smiled while holding Yiya.
[As expected of sworn brothers. The first thing they say when coaxing a child is exactly the same.]
[I told you Yiya is the group favorite. Look at that doting smile on Jun Bai's face. I feel like I'm going to drown in it～]
"Mido!" (Okay!)
In her excitement, Yiya learned a new pronunciation.
"Ah! Lumine, look! Yiya can say other words now!" Paimon said excitedly as she flew over.
Lumine ran over with a delighted expression.
"Before beginning a new journey, you've had new growth?" Jun Bai said while gently patting Yiya's little head.
"Yiya do～" (Yiya can say other words now!)
Yiya buried her little face into Jun Bai's chest.
[It wasn't easy! The big son we've been raising since 1.1 actually learned new voice lines at this moment～]
[Our child has finally grown up～]
[Good news: Huohuo's voice actress recorded new lines for Yiya. Bad news: She still can't speak normally.]
"This shows that the two sisters have been taking very good care of you～"
Jun Bai looked toward Lumine and Paimon and said, "I'll have to trouble you to continue taking care of Yiya in Inazuma as well."
Lumine put her hands on her hips and smiled. "Don't say such obvious things, okay?"
Paimon proudly puffed out her chest. "Whenever there's something delicious, I always let Yiya eat first."
"But aren't you still the one who eats the most?"
"Don't undermine me at a time like this!"
Jun Bai chuckled. "Your relationship is still as good as ever. It's really great that Yiya hasn't affected your bond with each other."
[Of course it won't affect it. After all, Yiya came to join our family～]
[Whenever we get angry, having Yiya around means we don't dare to curse freely. We're worried about teaching the child bad habits.]
"Actually, this request to take care of her isn't just about asking you to look after Yiya's daily life. There are other aspects as well."
"Other aspects?" Lumine and Paimon asked in confusion.
"The Vision Hunt Decree." Jun Bai said slowly. "The Raiden Shogun's Vision Hunt Decree isn't so much about hunting Visions."
"Rather, it's about hunting all possibilities that could shake Eternity. So it's not as if you can relax your guard just because you don't have a Vision."
Lumine pondered Jun Bai's meaning and asked:
"You mean… me, Yiya, and even Mo Li could all be targeted by the Vision Hunt Decree?"
"Second Brother probably won't be." Jun Bai shook his head. "Although Second Brother's swordsmanship is extraordinary, in the end he is still someone who cannot use elemental power. He still falls within the normal category."
[Normal category: refers to someone who can severely injure a god with three sword strikes and pierce a god's body with a wooden sword.]
[Judging by Second Brother's performance, if he brings out the Soaring Firmament Sword, I don't think he'd have any problem taking the Musou no Hitotachi head-on.]
"But you and Yiya are different. You don't have Visions, yet you can both use elemental power."
"This is something beyond common sense. It's an exception. Exceptions are the enemies of Eternity."
"So even if Second Brother takes action, he might not necessarily be marked as a wanted target by the Vision Hunt Decree. But once you or Yiya use elemental power, you will definitely be wanted because of the Vision Hunt Decree."
"I understand. I'll keep an eye on Yiya and make sure she doesn't casually use elemental power in Inazuma."
Lumine nodded, indicating that she understood and would keep Yiya in check.
"I'm counting on you."
"I can help too." Paimon said.
Jun Bai nodded and smiled. "Alright. I'll leave that to you as well."
"Leave it to me." Paimon confidently put her hands on her hips.
"Speaking of which, didn't you two forget that you were supposed to come find me to get something before departing for Inazuma?"
Jun Bai reminded them. "If Yunshang hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known you were setting off for Inazuma so soon."
"Mm... Eh! I completely forgot about that!" Paimon said in shock.
She only just remembered now that after the Rite of Parting, Jun Bai had indeed said he would give them something that might be useful in Inazuma.
"I thought the thing you mentioned was Yiya."
Lumine had clearly also forgotten about it, but she chose to save face without changing her expression.
The truth was that the adventures they had experienced after the Rite of Parting had been far too eventful — Dragonspine, Lantern Rite, Windblume Festival, Golden Apple Archipelago...
After going through all of that, it was really easy to forget Jun Bai's casual remark during the Rite of Parting.
[I completely forgot about this too...]
[I really thought the thing Jun Bai was going to give us back then was Yiya.]
[Version 1.1 memories are starting to attack me.]
[I remember, but I went to the third floor of Fengdeng Lou and it was locked. I couldn't get in.]
(Aventurine let out a sigh of relief. "Thank goodness I only recently got into the game and still remember this. Otherwise, I really would've let down Jun Bai's kind intentions.")
Jun Bai didn't mind. He smiled and took out a fire-red brocade pouch, handing it to Lumine. "Since the item has been placed in your hands, it means you didn't forget."
Lumine accepted the fire-red pouch embroidered with a golden phoenix, her face turning bright red — not from shyness, but from embarrassment.
Someone had carefully prepared a gift for you, yet not only did you forget about it, but the person even comforted you and told you not to dwell on it...
It was quite awkward, to be honest.
"Thank you, Jun Bai." Paimon thanked him on Lumine's behalf.
A burning gaze was fixed on Lumine and Paimon.
They looked over. It was Yiya, puffing out her little cheeks in anger.
It seemed that the two of them not taking their promise with Jun Bai seriously had made Yiya very angry.
[Baby, don't look at me with those eyes! I remember everything clearly. I'm innocent.]
[This look is making me feel guilty...]
[The writer's fault. He's the one who set it up so the protagonist forgets about this. The players are innocent!]
[Baby, don't be angry. I'll stew Paimon for you to eat～]
"Good Yiya. You shouldn't get angry. After all, I also made a mistake." Jun Bai noticed this and began coaxing the child again.
Only after Yiya stopped looking cold did Jun Bai turn back to Lumine and Paimon.
"There's nothing inside this pouch. However, I have already applied an External Realm Technique. The space inside is very large. It's a matching set with the Serenitea Pot Ah Ping gave you."
"The difference is that one is your mobile residence, while this one is a portable high-capacity backpack."
Lumine's eyes lit up. She finally wouldn't have to carry a heavy backpack around all day anymore.
"Of course, this function is secondary. After all, it overlaps with the positioning of the Serenitea Pot."
"This pouch can be considered a symbol of identity."
"Once you reach Narukami Island in Inazuma, you'll understand its use."