"For the second time, 2 days in a row, I see you already downstairs ready for breakfast, Aether." Ayaka asks Aether, squinting her eyes in suspicion.

"Noelle knocked on the door earlier, and I was already half-awake. I decided that I should get up first since you know, our stall and all."

Currently, Aether is with Paimon, Ayaka and Nilou manning his stall just outside Springvale, which is where the main event for the festival is held.

"I'm back, Aether! Miss Sucrose gave me this after a rather long discussion!"

Nilou, out of excitement, went out from stacking some of the goods to literally flowing her way towards Noelle to see what did Sucrose give her.

"Noelle... Isn't this a Sunsettia?" Nilou asked.

"It wasn't just any Sunsettia... The name I come up with it is 'Quadruple-Sweetness Sunsettia'."

"Paimon has a question. Why a Sunsettia in the end? What happened to all of the fruits and herbs that you harvested yesterday?"

"About that, Lady Paimon? Simply put, after sampling and noting the fruits and sweet plants that I've gathered, and factoring the differences on where they grow, I brought them to Miss Sucrose so she can create this via bio-alchemy."

"Paimon sees it now... Not only that you rock at cooking, you have a knack on picking ingredients. Wait a minute, that makes sense on why every single dish that Noelle prepared is always so heavenly!"

"But, it was the sampling part that was the problem..." Noelle looks to the side shyly.

"Oh, right. The sampling problem."

Trying to avoid looking bad in front of the others, Paimon quickly pointed to a girl with cat ears and tail.

"Hey, isn't that Diona! P-Paimon thought that she will never come to the festival grounds! Haha, let's have a little chat with her, shall we!?"

Paimon and Aether then went to talk with Diona, when Razor arrives just in time to join in the conversation.  Noelle looks on as Diona begins ranting to the three, before Aether took care of the misunderstanding surrounding getting Razor to drink wine. After clearing things up, Aether hands Razor the Quadruple-Sweetness Sunsettia, and pointed towards Noelle. Noelle waves her hand at Razor, who only gave her a small smile in return, as he was still unable to find a way to repay his debt to Noelle for helping him and Aether fend off the Abyss Herald back in Wolvendom.

"It sure is lively, this nation, the city, even the village." Nilou started, standing beside Noelle.

"It is, Miss Nilou. It was peaceful everyday within the city and the village, although there are some incidents regarding monsters back then when Aether first arrived."

"I see. Oh right, Noelle, can I ask you something that has been bothering Miss Ayaka lately?"

"Of course, You are free to ask away, Miss Nilou."

"So, what did you two do last night?"

"How did you-- Oh, I remember. A single droplet of you is still within me."

"Won't you tell Miss Ayaka what happened, Noelle? It's already two days in a row."

Noelle bobbed her head down slightly, her bangs covering her eyes.

"Miss Nilou..."

Noelle puts her hands on Nilou's shoulders, before Nilou's eyes begin to widen in fear. Noelle's eyes became empty, devoid of life and expression.

"I prefer that you will stay silent and not tell anyone that didn't know about it. I shall make a red paper rose, just for you to always remember to keep your lips sealed... Do I make myself clear?"

Nilou gulped. Noelle is speaking with her gentle voice in a sweet way, but the pressure she is feeling on her shoulders by Noelle's super strong grip gets even tighter every second. Sure, in Nilou's eyes Noelle is also smiling, but there is a deeply unsettling vibe behind it.

"That is good to hear. Well, shall we go back to our duties?" Noelle s said, her eyes went back from dull to lively once again, before she closed them and gave Nilou a calm grin.

The group finished with their work at the stall, and waited the next day to come, which is Windcoming Day, the day of the Main Event, where it is said that the Anemo God will return. Nothing happened that night in the Serenitea Pot, for once.

Noelle, Ayaka and Nilou arrived early to man the stall for this final day.

"At least there's nothing out of the ordinary today. Nilou, did something happen?"

"H-huh? Of course there's nothing happening this morning. I checked."

"Then it's good."

After a few minutes, a voice calls out.

"Isn't it... Noelle!" It's the sound of a blonde boy, a member of the Adventurer's Guild that is known for his terrible luck.

"Ah, Mister Bennett." Noelle greeted back, giving him a smile.

"Where have you been for a whole year?! I missed seeing you running errands for the knights."

"I have left the Knights, Mister Bennett."

"With you returning... Does this mean that you can finally join the Adventurers' Guild?!"

"I'm sorry, but that is impossible. I have already sworn to be by Aether's side, forever after all."

"Huh? So after this..."

"Yes, indeed Mister Bennett. After Weinlesefest is over, I shall go with Aether to wherever he chooses next."

"I... I see."

"Don't be sad, Mister Bennett. I will come visit sometimes, just like now."

"Anyways, where is Aether?"

"He hasn't arrived yet. I guess you must be rather too early."

"Noelle!" Paimon called out.

"Oh, I think him and Lady Paimon are now here. What a coincidence."

Noelle looked on as Bennett took Aether along to talk with him as well as giving a bottle to Razor. After a while, Noelle looked at the stage to see Venti with his lyre in hand, ready to play. Venti took a glance at Noelle, raised a brow in surprise, before looking back at the crowd.

'Is that Miss Noelle? What is this power that I am sensing from her... Could it be that what Morax told me is true...?'

After one melodious play from Venti, the crowd opened the wines, and all chanted "To the Anemo Archon!", including Aether, Paimon and his 'family'.

Everyone is confused for a moment as the wind didn't blow in. However a few moments later when it did, Klee starts to cheer up. The winds brought along the leaves it has taken from the trees and the ones on the ground. Since all of this is to help Razor in relation to his parents, Noelle herself begin to reminisce about her times with her mother in the dark realm where she is now residing.

"Protect him, for he is your fated one, Noelle. Never fall into the corrupting sense of vengeance like I did, and please, live on happily with him... And your family."

A tear went down from Noelle's left eye, which she wiped using her handkerchief. A moment later, Venti walks in with Jean in tow.

"Hey there... Uh, Miss Noelle."

"Oh, Master Venti... And Grandmaster Jean?"

"Noelle. We just wanted to say thank you for visiting us for this year's Weinlesefest... And helped with the brewing of the Thousand-Wind Wine."

"It is nothing big, Grandmaster. It is already pleasurable enough to see everyone happy with how it all goes..."

Noelle looked at the crowd, and towards Aether who is running with Bennett, Klee and Razor to the stand that is ran with the Angel's Share banner. Jean and Venti turned their glances there as well, before a gust of wind flew pass Jean, so sudden that she raised one hand up. When both Jean and Venti turned their glance back, Noelle was nowhere to be seen. However, when they looked towards the hill behind the stage, there stood Noelle. Her hair is now long, her armor is that of gold instead of silver, and a translucent golden cape on her back flows in the gentle blows of the wind.

"Farewell!"

Noelle then walks into an adeptus portal, which then closes the moment she went in.

"She's still young and stubborn... But she's a good hearted fellow." Venti said, sighing.

"Mm." Jean nodded.