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Completing light commission in the morning is a small step to start the day. Reporting the task to Kathryne and taking the quest results,
Kathryne :"Thank you for your hard work!"
Paimon :"Yay, today Paimon wants a really delicious breakfast! But in Fontaine we don't know any good restaurants..." Paimon said, sounding confused about where to eat, especially since they had just arrived at Fontaine.
Paimon :"We ate at chef Mao's place. I think it's a suitable place for breakfast." said calmly.
Paimon :"Okay, okay, just hope Xiangling doesn't include any more strange ingredients," worriedly spoke about her experience
Aether :"Don't worry, Xiangling will make really delicious food," assured Paimon in a short, clear and concise manner.
It didn't take long for them to move to Liyue quickly using the teleport waypoint. And in the blink of an eye the two of them were in the Trading City.
A breath of fresh air in Liyue brings calm to Aether, a prosperous port city. Long ago it was founded by Rex Lapis or often called Zhongli thousands of years ago. Then led by the Liyue Qixing, including Keqing and Ningguang.
Stepping into Wanmin's restaurant, many people greeted the two of them, from exchanging greetings to giving snacks before breakfast. Paimon, with wide starry eyes, immediately grabbed the snack happily.
Aether had just finished a commission in Fontaine and then decided to go to Liyue to rest.
In the middle of the scenes of the city of Liyue, a woman in a white dress mixed with green ornaments, as well as leaf-shaped patterns, pointed ears that stood out among thousands of strands of white hair approached Aether and Paimon.
Woman :"Hello Aether, Paimon." swiftly facing the direction of the voice that called them. As soon as what he saw was before his eyes, a shocked expression appeared instantly. Because the familiar voice but with a different appearance made Aether's mind have to manage the events that occurred.
Aether carefully paid attention to her appearance, from the top white hair with greenish gradations, then a leaf on her head and a pair of pointed ears. Pay attention to her figure from top to bottom in white clothes like a forest fairy in a fictional story. Only one name came to mind.... (Just imagine Rukkhadevata original model in teaser trailer).
Paimon :"Who are you?" Paimon asked first while tilting her head, because she was confused about why the woman in front of her knew their names
Responding to this question, the traveler immediately answered the flying emergency food, "Paimon, don't you know she is Nahida?"
Paimon :"Ha?! Nahidaaaaa?", the scream that emerged from the emergency food's mouth attracted the attention of the people around him. Due to his friend's reaction, Aether could only pat his face while sighing.
Aether :"Hey, keep your voice down, it'll make you embarrassed!"
Paimon"oops sorry 😅, I didn't actually mean to. But Nahida, I'm curious about your appearance changing drastically. How did this happen?" there goes the emergency food asking lots of questions.
Nahida : "Hmm... I don't really understand how this physical change occurred, but what I remember last night was that I just had a full rest. When I woke up I looked like this."
What crossed Aether's head was the simple thought of how Nahida had changed so calmly while Paimon, well that was it.
Nahida :"What are you going to do after this?"
Now Aether answered Nahida's question,
Aether :"we both wanted to have breakfast here after completing a commission at Fontaine." Aether explained while looking at Paimon, the main suspect who invited him to breakfast.
Breakfast? That's what Nahida thought for a moment, then she continued the conversation on this topic.
Nahida :"Am I allowed to breakfast with you?" The sudden question made the two of them face each other. Nahida smiled gently at their reactions. Aether turned to Nahida and the answer that came out of Aether was, "Sure".
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On the other hand. The meeting of the three of them became a hot topic of conversation in Liyue City, and the news even reached our ears
Qixing is one of Keqing.