Y/n: --And thus, this is why I believe the sky is just a horrible PNG and deserves a remake!

Qiqi: Woah... Qiqi still doesn't understand...

At this very moment, in Baizhu's pharmacy that no one gives a fuck about --unless you have a daily commission about it-- our main characters were nearby with Qiqi, who was sipping her coconut milk that Y/n "kindly" drop-kicked a family of four, whom were rudely in the line to buy it.

Changsheng: Why in the world do we have to deal with the likes of you!?
Y/n: Because no one remembers your existence, White Snake. Come back when you're a main character.
Changsheng cried in non-relevant. Baizhu was still waiting to be a playable character.

Baizhu: Oh come on, Changsheng. Y/n isn't all bad news like you imply. He cares deeply for Qiqi.

You didn't give a single fuck on what the two were conversing about as you were currently waiting for your other two companions to show up while head-patting the coconut milk enthusiast.

Y/n: Ey, that ghost moron didn't try anything stupid on Qi, did she?

Baizhu: Now that you mention it. The lack of Wangsheng Funeral Director's presence is quite apparent. I wonder what is she up to...

Changsheng: Just say "no", you mucous-haired four-eyes!

A nervous laughter escaped the Pharmacist's vocal cords. He looks around and sees two individuals entering the building.

Paimon: We're back! Hope you left some spare milk for the great Paimon!

The purple-eyed zombie was not pleased by the slightest in the mention of taking one's coco-milk provided by the Bagel-Loving Y/n.

Qiqi: Dare. Qiqi burn you.

Paimon: Not the marshmallow jokes!

Rolling your eyes, you get up from your seat, holding the little one in your left arm and look towards your blonde companion.

She shook her head and motions outside.

Nodding your head, you slowly put Qiqi on the ground, not before giving one last headpat.

Y/n: I'm off. Take care now.

Qiqi: Oh... Okay... Bye.

Y/n: Worry not. Next time, you'll meet two new friends, Qi. You'll have with 'em.

Somehow, she seems to cheer up slightly at that thought.

Satisfied with the results, you wave your hand as you walked away from the pharmacy.

Lumine: "I could care less about kids."

You roll your eyes at your blonde companion' s attempt of tease.

Y/n: Yeah, yeah. Laugh it up. Anyhow, found BigDongZhong?

Lumine: Unfortunately, Ferrylady has no clue where he is. But he was with Hu Tao somewhere. So we took a stroll to see any unfortunate victim to pranking.

Paimon: Surprisingly, no one got pranked in the past two weeks. And we've only been away from Liyue for like a month... Or more. Paimon doesn't remember.

Y/n: Damn. Of course, he ain't here. Asking about that ancient ass city or something won't be as easy.

Paimon: Yeah, will... On the other hand... Ganyu is missing.

Y/n: Oh. Okay... I guess-- Wait a minute! Ningguang still owes me!

Lumine: Y/n, this could be serious. Still, It's weird...

Y/n: Says the person who unironically wanted "missing person poster" as a reward.

Lumine: Aside from search parties that found nothing these past few months in both Mond and Liyue... I had nothing else in mind.

Y/n: Touché.

Paimon: Ningguang's three slaves couldn't bare Ganyu's work ever since her disappearance a couple of days ago.

Y/n: Aw, shucks. Their working animal isn't here. Aw, bummer. I wanted to leave adventuring and being the MC on her as well. But it seems like I can't.

The blond lass sighs and nods her head.

Lumine: Even if she is a Qilin to leave that much work on her is something else. If I remember correctly, there is another Qilin that works as an attorney, I think.

Paimon: Well, Paimon thinks it's best if we head to Mt. Aozang where Clout Retailer or Birb2 is.

Taking a paper out of your pocket, you CRUNCH&CRUSH it into a piece of ball, with the might of a sloth, you try to pull off a three-pointer to a bin nearby.

Lumine: Oh?

SUCCESS!

With a proud smile, you pump your fist in the sky.

Sky: ~It's in!~

Paimon: Bro, what the fu--

... TIME SKIP BROUGHT YOU BY "HOW THE FUCK HAS IT BEEN TWO YEARS ALREADY!!??" 's author crisis ...

The trio then proceed to venture off outside of the Harbor, leaving just as they arrived thirty minutes ago.

The sun was blaring in the sky as the light waves of the wind hits the golden-colored grass.

You could feel some moisture on your forehead as you re-adjust your clothing's collar.

Y/n: I need new outfits... Holy shit.

Paimon: Well... That's summer for you. This sun is a deadly laser...

The whitey floaty covers her face with her hands, their shadow covering her eyes. She then gazes at the golden-eyed adventure partner.

Paimon: How are you okay!? With that many clothes covering you, Paimon thought youd turn into an Apple Cider!

A small smile found its way in Lumi's face. She fans Paimon for a bit.

Lumine: The heat never bothered me anyways.

Paimon: That's not how it goes! Ugh... Woah... Please continue the fanning.

Paimon floats near Lumine with a satisfied look on her face.

Y/n: Preveilige...

A couple of minutes pass and you all were hiking the mountain.

Y/n: How old is she again?

Lumine: Ganyu? Hm. Over three thousand years.

Paimon: Holy moly! Goat years are weird.

Y/n: Well, older than 500 that's for sure. Reckon she knows something.

Lumine: Ah, so that's why.

Y/n: Even if you two are close, at least your memory is better than hers.

Lumine: You were itching for that, weren't you? Heh.

Lumine scoots towards your ear and whispers.

Lumine: Careful. Don't immediately go for the question. We don't know how the Adepti will react, not as playful as Venti that's for sure. I can vouch for Ganyu, but from what you told me about the others. They are very...

Y/n: Douchy with ego bigger than their god. Right, right.

Despite the fact you... Ahem enjoyed being this close, Lumine patted your shoulder and continued the hike.

Y/n: Up we go, I guess...

Paimon: Imagine not floating.

Y/n: I'm going to fucking kill you.

TIME SKIP BROUGHT YOU BY SKILLSH--

IMAGINE

Reaching the peak of the mountain. You discover a blue-haired horned qilin which the author spent all his primos to get her weapon only to remember that the weapon banner sucks ass and isn't very good, I swear to fucking God, I will invade Portugal.

I'm sorry, the banana is not very pleased with the gacha. Can you vote for Nareta though? I'm better than the Narrator. He can suck my ochinch-

Lumine: Ganyu?

The first waifu-banner holder jolts, like being waken abruptly from a deep slumber and turns her entire body 180° to face the one who called her.

Ganyu: A-Ah! Miss L-Lumine, you're back!

The blond-haired female MC smiled as she went to embrace the Cocogoat™ individual.

Lumine: I already told you, no need for formalities.

A noticeable red hue appeared from the Qilin's cheeks as she was taken aback by the immediate physical contact.

She looks at the two behind Lumine, to which they shrugged. One of them was making a hugging back gesture.

Obviously nervous due to the lack of intimate embracing, Ganyu, hesitantly yet keenly squeezes back.

YuriReaders:

Control thyself. We must stay focused.

Paimon: Paimon forgot that Lumine was pretty much with the Qixing last month or so.

Y/n: Ditto.

Lumine: Ganyu, are you okay? Did someone bother you?

Ganyu: It's...nothing. I no longer am the secretary of the Qixing. I have left the human world.

Paimon: Woah! Now Paimon... doesn't know what else to say because Paimon feels like she only exists to throw in some random shocked comments or act like an idiot to make someone else sound smarter.

I'm looking at you, Story-Quests.

Ganyu: *sigh* I do owe you three an explanation coming all the way to check on me... When the adepti entrusted Liyue Harbor to humans, I knew it was only a matter of time until I had to leave. My adepti blood makes me unwelcome in Liyue.

Ganyu held the bell below her neck, caressing it with a look of nostalgia.

Ganyu: I delivered a letter and came back to Liyue only to discover I had been replaced by Baiwen, Baixiao, and Baishi... Perhaps that mission was just a pretext to remove me. Sincethe Qixingvgave me an opportunity to leave with dignity, I decided to be tactiful as well.

Lumine: Oh...

The golden-eyed traveler(could still be you if you decided to have em) sweat dropped at the revelation and had a 🗿 expression.

Y/n: Aren't those the three who were bashing their heads in and pulling their hairs out when we arrived?

Paimon: Yup, those who were having a group mental breakdown.

Y/n: Yeah, I didn't fully understand the context and I was also running from 'em due to the kick. Lumi?

Lumine: It was just a misunderstanding. A weird one.

Ganyu: Please, Mi-- Lumine, refrain from trying to comfort me. I have already made terms with it.

Y/n: Yet you read nothing into the terms and conditions likeallofusdo. Ahem. I'm guessing the mental breakdowns were about the workload.

Paimon: Paimon remembers them getting on their knees and begging both Lumine and Paimon. Paimon felt so Supreme.

Paimon pulls out some pieces of clothing from your trusty bottomless pit of a bag and poses.

Paimon: Paimon's drip is eternal.

The group was staring into the shining, "angel"-like, Paimon(because the sun was basically behind her) with awe, amusement and confusion.

Meanwhile... In another location, in a purple realm with a lone pillar and a meditating figure opened her eyes revealing her light-purple irises.

Purple: Hmm...

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Back to whatever the fuck happened in Li- THUD

Suddenly a bird fell on the ground.

A longass necked birb appears to have fallen a good 2 meters away from all of you.

You decided to jump off the cliff because that was more enjoyable than this shitty story quest.

Cloud Retainer: Whomst in thy name of the feck appears to have ventured in one's holiest of denes. Also may be known as a nest, but no one car-- oh, it's the sociopath and friends™.

Y/n: Says the person who was about to destroy Liyue before a Russian guy.

Paimon: Imagine unironically being a pelican.

C.R: One merely jests, calm thy buttocks down.

She flaps her wings, and points at you two.

C. R: But do intercourse yourselves. Besides, one was about to exchange the tales of younganyu.

Ganyu: Why does the conversation deter on me...?

C.R: One felt doing so. Now one shall follow the route of confusion filled matter of speech because one adepti talks like a normal fu--

Ganyu: Cloud Retainer! Please don't use these languages...

Y/n: Yeah, how fucking dare you say dumb shit?

You yelled out with a proud ear-to-ear smile on your face, with your hands holding your hips(there's a written rule where the MC has to be thicc AF).

The-can-be-overrated-due-to-the-lack-of-screentime waifu looked at you with a face full of disappointment.

Fucks given: -500.

How the fu-? Did you take the fucks?

C.R: So, do the visitors from afar but not really very far considering Mondstadt is so close--Ahem... Do you want to hear the tales?

Paimon: YES YES YES!

Ganyu: *sigh* Why is life so difficult...?

C.R: Plump and small she was, rolling down at the speed of sound. Hitting thy pilgrim, and meeting a human.

Lumine: Huh, but she's still plum-

Ganyu: SHUT! Not you too!

Covering her fuming red face with her gloved hands while fidgeting was the goat that many of you probably seen her fanart before playing the game.

Paimon:

C.R: She also adored getting her horns carressed, following the fact that she pestered one to touch her horns.

Ganyu: CLOUD RE-TAI-NER! Ugh...

Lumine: (Does that mean I have a chance to pet the horns?)

A new life goal was made for her.

R.C: What? Is it wrong for one to tell the tales of your little self?

Ganyu: Yes! Privacy, please!

Y/n: Mothers do have that weird habit of sometimes tearing you apart to get a good laugh with her middle-aged friends.

R.C: Oh... Wait, who are you calling "middle-aged"?

Y/n: You're too old for me to call you that.

R.C: What is middle-aged?

Paimon: Alright, you two! We don't need the midlife crisis! We need to continue the filler!

Amos Bow sucks, BTW.

Y/n: (Someone's salty.)

Yes...

Unbeknownst to Cloud Retainer, who is the only non-playable adepti HoYoVerse remembers because screw Mountain and Deer, Ganyu slipped by(and by that I mean leap off the fucking edge).

Lumine: Ah...she's gone.

R.C: She is? *sigh* It appears she is continuing her adeptal training session, yet she does not seem too fond of it.

Paimon: Woah! Training sessions exist? Paimon thought we made everyone OP without any proper explanation.

Y/n: Is this targeted at me?

Paimon: Yes.

Y/n: Neat.

Lumine looked at the adeptal pelican with a look that wanted answers.

Lumine: What happened with Ganyu?

R.C: Lumine, is one correct? One is gladdened of your arrival. She seems to have a trust built upon yourself. One asks, with the help of your lunatic companion, to aid Ganyu, as the life of Jueyun Karst is not for her.

Lumine: I see. But why?

R.C: One saw her gaze of loneliness, a look of distraught, a look of emptiness, and sought to convince to go back to the human world. But, just then, she said thus:

"Liyue Harbor feels even lonlier than Jueyun Karst."

"When I look at the sea of clouds in Jueyun Karst, I merely feel the loneliness of a solitary cloud gazer."

"When I step in the sea of people in Liyue, I feel the loneliness of an inhuman"

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Y/n: They actually let her step outside of work!? Wait-- it's probably work stroll, never mind I held them in too high regard.

Paimon: You really don't like the Qixing?

Y/n: Depends on my mood, honestly. I still want my two favors by old-haguang.

Lumine: Mhm. Let's go.

Yoinking a magnificent creature called yourself, Lumine proceeds to drag you with her while you drag Paimon onto the next objective of "finding the meaning of life ft. Ganyu"

Cloud Retainer had a confused look on her face, but shrugged it off and went back to waddle to a book nearby.

Putting on her glasses she opens the cover of "How to be a Rad Mom V.4".

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Anyways... where were we?

Ah right! Pointless training montage!

PEWW the sound of an arrow peircing the air around it with an audible sprinkle of Cryo illuminated energy power, but we'll cut HoYo some slack because they knew we wouldn't care how boring the story quest is, as long as there was an attractive character present to thank you for existing was enough.

Genshin players resisting the urge to search up porn of a character every time they hear their voice:

Y/n: Impressive, very nice. Now let's see Paimon's shooting.

Paimon: Paimon will shoot you deez nuts. Got'em!

With the exaggerated swagger of a Repeat-What-Happened-In-The-Story, she highfives with Lumine.

Y/n: I see lack of balls on 'em. Imagine drowning while FLYING!

Paimon: THAT WAS FOREVER AGO! Besides, it was a one time thing!

Stomping the air because we hate it, the fairy crosses her arms and pouts away from the screen.

As for the holder of the story quest, she heard that exchange and felt something stir inside her. It was my d-

It was jealousy, jealousy of companionship, jealousy of being able to let loose around the ones she cares about.

There is only a limited amount of people that she has grown close to, but not close enough to full-on show how she feels.

The images of Cloud Retainer, a certain white-haired lady, a purple-headed lass whom she has grown to understand her point, another white-haired lady who has murder on her mind, and in the past month a blond.

She stares once again at the trio, with chicken-man and silver chariot being dragged away by the most sane person in the group in her direction.

A small, tender smile constructed on her 2D or 3D face, we do not care.

But we care about the waifu. One of the OG workaholics before everyone turned into one.

Can't wait for another workaholic/overworked character in Sumeru...

Oh, right. I'm sure you're imagining that beautiful smile. Let me add to it.

Eggcellent.

Lumine: You did wonderfully, Ganyu.

Paimon: Y-Yeah! You went FWOOSH, and then ELEMENTAL SKILL THATS BASICALLY BARON BUT NOT! AND THEN WON THE ELECTIONS! Please, let go of Paimon's ear, Lumiiii!

With a satisfied grin, the blond does indeed let go, to which the fairy rubs said ear.

Paimon: Awww.... This is why Y/n is still my favorite.

Y/n: Ha! Skill issue, Lumi!

You tried to stick out your tongue at her, only to be met by a smirk which you seem to have an intimate relationship with.

Slowly but surely, you take a few steps back and adjust your collar. With a silent gulp, you revert your attention towards the person who could possibly save you from such savagery.

Y/n: You did amazing! I'm for certain that HoYo got creative with your moveset and made it entirely different from another character in the same game.

With a toothy-grin you finger-gun towards the rocket launcher steroid user of a character.

Ganyu: Was that.... necessary?

Lumine: Sometimes, it's the best way.

Paimon: Save us.

Y/n: We sacrificed a tortoise just the other day. Do not tell Jean. We have been starving for two days and nights. We ate an entire ant colony.

Ganyu: O-Oh... Oh dear.

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Y/n: Oh man, that's a funny looking tree.

Right before you, stood a massive tree with some parts of it glowing blow. Some looked like cracks, while others were just branches.

Paimon: Now that's somethibg out of the blue.

Y/n: AYYY! Dab me up!

She dabs you up and you two walk with too much swagger.

Xiao: Why are they here?

Y/n: Come on! It's not our fault you're so overly edgy that we have to balance it out!

Paimon: Yeah! Call it the Yin-yang effect! We need balance!

Xiao: (I can't believe he's the one who tanked a hit from Osial and lived... Ugh, overly positive.)

Y/n: Don't give us that look! Hey, I've brought some tofu.

Xiao: I do not care about your fantasies, human. And your offerings of tofu are a mere usage of manipulation.

Paimon: But you're eating them.

Xiao, whose face was covered with tofu bits, shakes his head with a mouth full of food.

Xiao: I am*num*...not. *nom* Do not underestimate *nom* an adepti's *nom* willpowah.

Y/n&Paimon:

With your dumbass' laughter being seen by a not-very-enthusiastic Xiao, you felt somewhat of a tightness feeling on your chest which you dismiss by lightly tapping it.

Anyhow, in the background, you witness the river current being consumed by a very light chilly bliuish white color of Cryo being built into a ramp with Ganyu's magestic form leaping from it after sliding up top.

With her figure's holding an orb with her Qilin's character on it, she spins around as it floats up to her hand, which reminded you of a certain crimon stone conversation you had with a purple witch after the bard incident.

She spun, and let go of the orb, not missing a beat with the clicking sound of the how's string being pulled.

The image of her former god appeared in her mind, even if the situation was resolved, she still held some unsatisfied feelings within.

But change was bound to happen everywhere. No one was safe from it.

Nothing lasts forever after all.

Yet, to fullfill her contract, she must push on!

Ganyu: (All hail!)

PEW!

The Pyro Whopperflowers who were idiotically in the water, slimes, Pyro, Hydro(no Cryo or Anemo, that'd ruin the test run to make you pull for the character), none stood a chance towards the half-qilin.

She's just built different, yet somehow, the same.

Y/n: That whopperflower would definitely win against you, hands down.

Paimon: Oh, shut up!

Splash the gentle mini tsunami appeared before where Ganyu has landed among the wotah. She opens her eyes towards the constant freezing and shattering mobs in front of her.

With a deep breathe, she aims a charged shot.

Ganyu: (My training has gone very smoothly. But... why do I feel so empty?)

POW!

The spectators of the training watch the event of the magnified elegance of a human-wiling hybrid woman.

Y/n: Nice! You go, you!

Call him a DPS, but he can be a surprisingly good support.

Lumine: You did well!

Paimon: Just imagine Paimon said something encouraging and witty. Paimon's brain juice is over. But it was amazing!

The cheers of her peers were somewhat of a good cement to cover up that void in her.

Don't take that out of context. (remember, when someone says don't, go ham).

That's how consent works. Ask Bill Cosby, he somehow offended a guy named Sex, probably a Twitter user.

Ganyu: Thank you, everyone...

Though she has gone many a year, being one of the most oldest of Teyvat(legal), the time where she got complements from someone NOT trying to deceive her into not filing a report was as rare as Y/n actually getting a decent artifact for himself.

Of course, someone edgy has to ruin the fun.

Xiao: Seeking validation from your nearby peers does nothing but slow your progress down.

It was as if Ganyu was struck by my d- I mean, dozen of Electro Slimes. Her smile immediately turns got flipped, turned-upside-down.

Ganyu: A-Ah, I... I am sorry... I will proceed with my training!

TheProtagTrio:

Y/n: As an asshole myself: what the fuck?

Lumine: Seriously though... you have a good message, but the timing wasn't the best.

Xiao: She treds the path between two worlds, neither a human nor an adeptus. Pulling onto two lives is no easy matter.

He then turns his piercing gaze towards the horned-qilin.

Xiao: Only you can evaluate your true self. From tomorrow onward, I will be increasing the difficulty of your trials.

Ganyu: I... I understand.

Paimon: From a douche jumping DIRECTLY into a tough-nut teacher. Yup, a normal Sunday ... Wait today is Sunday day already?!

Y/n: Holy shit! You can say "douche" now without getting cut off!

Paimon: *gaspo* YEAH BI-

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*Groan*

Y/n: You ate all the tofu I had, and it was OVER 200! You better not give us another attitude, midget!

Xiao: Watch your tone...

Y/n: I will not watch my tone.

SMACK

And you slapped him because you could.

You could hear the audible gasp of one of your friends. It was obvious who it was.

Xiao: ...

Y/n: Look at little bird junior, gonna cry? Piss your pants maybe? Maybe shit and cu-?

Hey, if anyone was gonna be the asshole, it was gonna be you. No one steals your title like that.

But other than that... Watch Edgerunners, only 10 episodes.

Xiao: ...I'm considering stabbing you, but for some reason, I feel like you'd survive with your weird antics... *sigh* I'm not dealing with this. Ganyu, consider the following...a trial.

Xiao then turned into Ciao.

Paimon: And he's gone!

Lumine: Hm, just showed up, ate tofu, lectured, got smacked, and left without elaborating further.

Ganyu: H-How are you...?

Y/n: I'm fine, thank you. How about you?

You silently fistbump yourself at the funniest joke you pulled up with massive creativity, still not ad big as your dic-- n-not that I've seen it!

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Ganyu: Not what I meant.. You're something else.

MAH man built different. Most my he's the only one to not get an introduction name title.

Then from somewhere, a fucking nerd shows up. He tripped on his own steps. What a loser.

Lou Zar: Oh h-heavens! Blessed be Rex Lapis, I've finally come upon the adepti!

He then pauses to catch his breathe, a look of awe and relief was very visible on him.

Lou Zar: Are all of you adepti?

You silently curse Xiao for leaving you with this mofo despite smacking him.

None of you had a chance to even open your mouths to berate and bully him before he bows down, clasping his hands together in a praying and begging motion.

Lou Zar: Great! My name's Xin Cheng! I've come to ask for your merciful blessings, O adepti! I beg of you, grant me luck, wealth, and a... good career! And-and-and-...

Lumine had a look with what you could describe as:

Paimon was confused at the name tag not changing.

You were...kind of disappointed.

Y/n: Fucking pilgrim on his way to cheat life. I mean, you can try but...

He was slightly too far gone in his head, even by your standards.

You begin to think about your life and the state's blessings. In a way, you DID get a cheat code. On the other hand, they aren't as strong as you pre-seal self. So was it really a cheat?

Lumine: I guess that's why Xiao left...

Paimon: Paimon doesn't fully blame him though.

With a nervous look, Ganyu took it upon herself to answer.

Ganyu: I am... also of the adepti. You could say that I'm an adeptus in training.

Lou Zar: Perfect! I didn't come in vain then! Although, you do sound kind of half-hearted though... eh, it doesn't matter.

Like an entitled brat he is, he immediately pressures the adeptus in training.

Lou Zar: What blessing can you grant me?

Ganyu: Dear... pilgrim, you shouldn't jump to conclusions. Adepti don't help every pilgrim for free.

Although, she did try to sound positive. But adepti talk is fucking confusing.

Lou Zar: Huh? For free? Do you mean that you charge people for the blessing of the adepti?

Clear hesitation from the pilhril showed that he wanted free shit.

Ganyu: Ah, that's not what I meant. What I meant is that everything should be earned through hard working and earnest living... It would be unfair for other people if you got everything you wanted for no reason.

The pilgrim was too stunned to speak for a brief moment. But then, he thanked her for the life changing advice, booked it to work like a Chad, enjoying life to the fullest as a hard-working individual, he fixes his relationship with his father and marries a woman whom understands him and loves him for who he is.

I'm just kidding.

Lou Zar: Hold on, hold on! I've heard this before! You're just like my old man, always nagging...

Instead, he immediately snapped as his insecurities and tardiness is flashed before him. Who would want to leave an earnest life when you could get a cheat code to enjoy it to the fullest? Rich kids are hiding in the background. Fuck those brats.

Yet, Ganyu didn't feel any hostility, she just wanted to help him with setting the correct mindset, until you realize that the real world is full of BS and corrupt bullshit that hardworking and earnest individuals are probably eaten in the process. But hey, it's Liyue and it's a fantasy, we can imagine.

Ganyu: Your father must've experienced it firsthand. The life of common folk are riddled with hardships but are full of joy. A person of your age should focus on work and family, instead of chasing fairytales.

Needless to say, the ProtagTrio felt someone being cooked alive.

Lou Zar: Are you even a real adeptus? Why do you speak and behave like us city folk?

Instead of finding the logic behind her words, he immediately focuses on the fact he hit DENIED.

Lou Zar: You sure you're not one of those swindels who pose as adeptus to cheat people off their money!?

Y/n: Looks like someone needs some proper discipline.

Lumine: Show some respect! She's clearly trying to help your delusional moron.

As they say, the rabbit hole runs deep.

Lou Zar: Ugh! How dare you reprove me! I bet you all came here looking for the adepti as well!

Paimon: Woah there...

Ganyu just stood there, taking the toxicity of someone who would probably be a Twitter user if it existed in this world. She hung her head down, shame overtaking her.

Lou Zar: Tch! It doesn't matter if you're a real adeptus or not, you're useless! Ugh, I'm lea--

TheProtagTrio:

Maidenless behavior spotted.
Opinion invalid.

Initiating C-C-COMBO!

You decided to give him a gentle push with Anemo, stumbling forward, his footing gets flabbergasted by a small Geo crystal Lumine summoned.

With an audible shriek of a lil bitch, he faceplants on the floor. That's all it took.

To add salt to the open wound, Paimon did fly and draw a penis on his cheek with a perma-marker.

And then add literal salt to the wound.

Shrieking and shouting in pain, the little bitch had tears running down his cheeks.

Lou Zar: P-P-please! I-I'm sorry!

With a slightly over-the-top ghastly leet you had on you, you crouch down to his level, putting a hand next to your ear.

Y/n: Ya'll hear som'? I must be deaf.

The blue-haired horned Adeptus was taken back by the turn of events, she felt her heart beating faster and was quite uneasy.

Lumine: Adding salt was a bit too far, but you were a... ahem, a dick.

Paimon: Hmph! Well, he was rude to Ganyu! She does deserve an apology!

Ganyu: L-Let him go, please.

Y/n: Oho? I shouldn't be hearing it, I'm deaf, by the way.

Ganyu: Er, that's funny? But please.

Lou Zar: H-Huh?

You let out a sigh considering that you wanted to draw something on his face as well(yeah, Y/N wasn't planning some fucked up shit yet) you pick him up by the collar a bit too fast just for amusement, and dust him off in a somehow sarcastic manner.

I don't know how you made dusting someone off sarcastic but you did...

Y/n: Ha. The useless Adeptus saved you from extra humiliation, didn't she? I think it's bound for you to get on your knees and lick the soil she stands on.

Lou Zar: Y-Yes, O mighty sir!

In an instant, startling Ganyu, he immediately fell down to his patellas and bowed down.

Lou Zar: P-p-please, mighty Adeptus! Forgive a pilgrim like me for disrespecting your presence! P-please, D-don't k-k-k-kill me!!!

He was sobbing and sniffing at this point, even though you had no intention of killing him. But you did decide to roll with whatever he believes.

You even felt nostalgic for a moment there.

Lumine: Good job, Y/N. You will appear in his nightmares.

Y/n: Can't wait to forget his existence while he always remembers mine.

Paimon: Remember kids, don't act tough in real life. Always hide behind your screen and bully someone if you don't want to end up like him.

Then, the three of you bro-fist looking at the camera with a K. Kamera.

Y/n: Cut! Ha! One hell of a first ad!

Paimon: Yeah! Even though Paimon has no idea what business we'll participate in, but cool!

A few minutes pass, after the weeping and begging. Ganyu finally managed to send him off while maintaining some sanity.

Ganyu: You all didn't really have to go that far...

Y/n: Tch. Someone was trying to put asshole me. Of course I was gonna do something to protect my throne!

Paimon: Yet you end up helping random folks for no reason whatsoever because you felt bad. Oh and that one t--

Y/n:

A noticeable tick mark appeared on your forehead.

Y/n: Learn the arts of: S. T. F. U.

To an outsider, you'd look like you're trying to kidnap a fairy by how you're holding her and her mouth shut.

Ganyu: *whisper* Is that what you meant by him being...?

Lumine: *whisper* Yup, don't take whatever he says too seriously. He tends to be blunt and secretly regret saying some stuff. Prideful and all that.

The blond giggles at the last part, some memories of their first meeting passes by her mind while Ganyu had a thoughtful look on her.

Ganyu: (That's right, he didn't really have to save Mondstadt and even return there, the same applies in Liyue. If Lumine trusts him that much then... I guess the mess he left with the Director before he left was just a harmless prank. But the cabbages were.)

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Ganyu: All of this made me realize something...

And that's how you get the attention of two brawlers fighting it out.

Ganyu: I thought that coming back to Jueyun Karst and devoting myself to training would make me feel like an adeptus again.

Paimon: Ooooh, but it didn't!

Ganyu: Correct. I guess you have some brain juice left there, Paimon.

Paimon: Hehe~ Why of co-- wait a second! HEY!

A light chuckle is heard from the human adeptus, I don't even know anymore.

Lumine: Human side acceptance?

Y/n: Let's fucking gooooo!

Ganyu: But, I am unwelcome in Liyue...

ProtagTrio: 🗿

Ganyu: What? It's not untrue.

Lumine: Just follow us, please.

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Liyue Harbor

At the hill next to the gate of entrance. The squad seem to come to a halt by a Ganyu who was staring at the harbor.

Ganyu: Uh, I'm still...

Y/n: Come on. Don't back out now!

Leaving half-assed was not the Neautro- I mean the Y/n style.

It seems like that conclusion already reached Ganyu's hesitant self.

Ganyu: I suppose... You're right, I can't go back on my word to you guys.

Paimon: Niiice! Now, where do you wanna go to?

Ganyu: I've spent a long time in the mountains, the first thing that comes to mind is the sea. Let's go to the port.

-LET'S GO PARADISE-

Okay I pull up.

All of you were currently as close as possible to the fucking edge of the road between sea and land. No sand.

The waves of the sea/ocean hitting the rocks, seagulls thinking they are the best birds to exist when they're not. Some dogs in the Port playing with each other, fighting over a piece of fowl you secretly threw to start a war.
A soldier of the rocks struggling to keep the peace treaty while also having some interesting thing happen to him in his longass boring shift.

All of this nostalgia trip to the dark-horned adeptus since she stepped foot upon this land.

Paimon: Uh, Ganyu, why do you look so moved? You didn't leave Liyue for that long.

Ganyu: Well, I used to be so busy. I haven't had the chance to walk in this place for a long time. The only time I got to do something outside of filing documents was when I lead Lumine towards Xiangling's restaurant, Wanmin.

Paimon: Ah right! Lumine did tell us what happened before the Childe Abuse fight.

Ganyu: All of that did put me in the same mood as the training in the mountains. But what about the child?

Lumine: The Fatui guy, *chuckles* ginger as well.

Paimon: Ehe~ Imagine being a ginger unironically.

Y/n: I'm surprised Ningguang was the one to let you have a break.

Ganyu: Lady Tianquan might have rubbed on you as some sort of selfish lady, Y/N. But I assure you, she's very kind to me

Lumine: You still have some favors, don't forget.

Y/n: I still feel salty about the "Jean is also blond" phase of her plan to get me involved.

Ganyu: Oh... I haven't heard of it. *sigh* My apologies on her behalf.

Y/n: Eh, don't worry about it.

Then, out of the fucking sea, comes out a very well-aged man, putting it politely.

White-hair, beard, random old NPC character we use most of the time.

Uncle Tian: My, if it isn't Little Miss Ganyu!

Ganyu: Uncle Tian?

Does anyone care about him?

Paimon: Little Miss Ganyu!

Y/n: Lil' Miss Ganyu!

Ganyu: Why...?

Lumine: Ah, who's he?

Ganyu: Ah, he's...

U.Tian: It's alright, you can tell them. They did so much for Liyue, I'm surprised no one recognizes them.

Ganyu: Ah, alright then. Uncle Tian is a member of the Qixing, the "Tianshu".

Lumine: Mhm. Thanks, Little Miss Ganyu.

Ganyu: ...

Y/n: I'll pretend like I understand what that means. Oh wow, that's cool.

In short: Ganyu helped him many decades ago when he first ascended to be a Qixing, and all of that jazz. He thanks her for being there and helping him, to which she modestly "I'm only fulfilling my job as the Qixing's secretary." you get the jest.

U.Tian: Talking about secretaries... My daughter is also--blah blah blah blah blah

She's also a secretary and needs help, she's at the Yuehai Pavilion. Wow, very nice.

Y/n: Bruh.

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Huixin: Ms. Ganyu! It's been so long-oh did my dad send you? Ugh, I'm a loser who doesn't like to take any guidance even though I'm a fully grown adult, somehow managing to get into one of the biggest bullshit place in Liyue. OK. You can help me. It's about taxes.

Thank me for simplifying her character.

More tl dr; we are somehow sure they are doing something with taxes, but we can't fully blame them to get the fines.

Y/n: Oh tax talk. Wait, are we going to roleplay as the IRS now? (Maybe I can actually learn how taxes are paid)

Huixin: That reminds me of one thing as well, it appears a foreign, we believe to be a merchant, has secretly not paid a single Mora of what he bought. We don't know how or who he is, but we did catch one of the sellers. That foreign merchant thinks he's slick!

Lumine: Aren't there a lot of foreigners in Liyue?

Ganyu: I see. We'll look into it later. Considering, you did catch them. But for now we need to deal with these two Liyue merchants.

Huixin: Only, they said he was short. *sigh* That lead to absolutely nothing.

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Bolai: Oho, well if it isn't the Yuehai Pavillion. A big order, I believe? I'd be honored to offer you my wares.

Ganyu: That won't be necessary Wanyou Boutique's credit is not sufficient to accept orders directly from the Yuehai Pavillion.

HIT

Bolai: G-gah!?

Y/n: Holy shit! And it's not even finished!

TRUE! IT WAS NOT!

Getting the side-line commentary was a buff to her damage and focus!

Ganyu: Mhm. Should we need to place an order, we would certainly go to Second Life instead. They have more quality over quantity wares ready for distribution, and very honest.

Huixin: (S-she's slipped in Second Life in it! Truly one of the moments!)

It definitely was one of the moments to exist.

Bolai: G-gh! Second Life!? Honest!? Tsk! That rascal Dongsheng, he's stealing all my customers!

Being the racist you are, you laughed at the Dong part.

Ganyu: Well, Second Life's credit has always been excellent, and based on their tax records, their business is thriving...

Paimon: (Ganyu the Master Baiter! Wait a minute...)

Bolai: Hohoho... Tax records? Thriving? Throbbing!?

Huixin: No one said the last pa-

Bolai: Don't let that rascal fool you. I know his dirty tricks best.

Ganyu: Oh, is there something you'd like to share, Mr. Bolai?

Bolai: If you don't believe me, show me his tax records. I'm sure I'm bound to find something fishy there.

Ganyu: Oh, you know Second Life's business so well?

Bolai: Of course... Their every transaction makes my blood boil! I'd rather lose money myself than seeing him make some.

And thus, the plan was a success.

Lumine: No one questions why we so happen to carry the tax records. Nice.

Y/n: That's the neat part about petiness, you don't question it when you hate someone so much...

He read all of it very, very carefully "Line by line, and word by word" as he puts it.

Bolai: Ah! Found it! That exquisite wooden furniter he bought at the beginning of the year. Ugh, he even flaunted it all over me!

A few dozen of tick marks appear before you. With a frustrated sigh, he points at the tax record.

Bolai: Look at the tax record! Not a word about it, he kept all the profit to himself!

Y/n: Imagine getting caught because you didn't want to pay one furniture's taxes. Couldn't be me...

You secretly steal a glance at the secretary, to your relief she didn't seem to take it too seriously.

Y/n: (Why am I getting worked up? I threw that paper away, tried to burn it, apparently fire-proof, threw it into the ocean then remembered pollution is a thing so I fished it out... Eh, worst case scenario a dog ate it.)

No one cares about Bolai's existence, so you all ventured off to Master Lu's Carpentary, no not Lumine, it was in Qince Village. Apparently HoYo remembered that Huixin didn't really matter and left her in Liyue.

As the chibi version of the character traverse the map of Liyue's landscape, it is immediately put to a halt when Ganyu informs the three that they finally reached the destination and they put the chibi drawings away.

Y/n: Pretty neat drawings Lumi, but why did you make my head bigger than the rest?

Lumine: Inspired by... I actually don't know. It came out like that.

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Y/n: Hey, old timer. Háizimen tā mā de zài nǎlǐ?

M.Lu: Oh, hello there. Zài dìxiàshì, niánqīng rén. Wǒ zài cún diǎn chī de.

Y/n: Ah nice.

Muffled screaming were heard in the house.

Y/n, Lumine, Paimon, Ganyu: o_o

-One beatdown later-

Paimon: Well, there can only be one Lu.

Ganyu: S-So many children...

Y/n: These discord mods are getting out of hand.

Lumine: Hm? Who's that?

She points down towards a cyan-cloth wearing XXXXXXXXXL man down next to the lake or river, I don't know, I haven't been there for a while.

Y/n: *gaspu* It's him! The one who puts the "fat" in the Fatui!

Just then, Ganyu's expression quickly turned into a serious one.

Ganyu: They must be plotting something against Liyue Harbor! I can already feel their malicious intent... Consider it my intuition as the secretary of the Qixing.

Paimon: Maybe they are the children providers!

Lumine: What is he doing? Is he... Eating?

Y/n: Eating a limb of a child! Get him!

Ganyu: Good thing their reputation reached rock bottom after the attack of Osial. No diplomatic problems if we do end up getting into a scuffel!

Lumine: Okay, guess we are doing this.

Meanwhile...

Cryo Skirmisher: Oh jolly, these look beautiful! Ha! I knew some tasty Bs were here, and those rascals were making fun of me. Oh well! Nothing is bothering me, and this village is surprisingly chill--aside from the scuffle I just heard a few seconds ago. Oh well, time to dig i--

Ganyu: Halt! Do not resist!

Cryo Skirmisher: Ayo--

BAM! got meleed by a bow swing!

Paimon: Your fat trunk ends here!

C.S: Q_Q Wha--

SMACK! BITCH SLAPPED BY A SMOL HAND!

C.S: Q_Q B-Bro!

Lumine: S-Sis*

FWOOSH! A Geo platform was made right below him, flinging him upwards.

C.S: Q_Q W-w-what is happenin--

SPLASH! He fell on his back creating a small crater.

C.S: S-Surely, it can't get...worse...

That is, until he heard menacing sounds of grass getting crushed.

C.S:

Y/n: Hi, I'm your guidance counselor, and I'm here to talk about your plans for the future.

C.S: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH--

Ganyu: I think you've had enough, did you not?

C.S: Y-Yes, I did! Please, I don't know what I'm doing in the future!

Paimon: Hmph! Well in that case you better spill the beans before he decides to talk about that one family issue!

His field of visions zooms in to the casual-looking, glasses wearing Y/n who waves his hand.

C.S: N-No need to go that fa--... (Oh shit! OH FUCK! IT'S THE TRAVELER! C-calm down, he didn't stab you with a banana... CALM!)

Lumine: Well, are you gonna tell us?

C.S: I-I'm sorry! I a-ate berries before coming to Q-Qince Village for m-more!

Ganyu: What? I think it's about time you told us the truth!

Frightened, the Fatui Skirmishers tenses up and covers his face.

C.S: I-I'm telling the truth! D-Do you know how rare it is nowadays to find some wild berries unharveated!?!

Y/n: (Man, I wonder who goes around putting everything in his bag without second thought. Couldn't be me.)

C.S: I swear, there's no scheme here! Just think about it, why would I be all alone in a village full of old and retired people!?

Paimon: From the way he's looking and wording everything. Paimon feels like we became cops instead of IRS.

Ganyu: I also feel... that he's telling the truth.

Y/n: Did your secretary intuition tell you that?

Ganyu: I-uh... I'm sorry.

Lumine: So that's it?

Y/n: Alright. We should come up with an excuse. Good thing, I knew a thing or two about political works. Let's say, he was a terrorist without any evidence and bomb his home nation as a distraction to steal his oil, and ancient artifacts.

Paimon: Oh, isn't that overused though?

Y/n: I mean, it works.

C.S: 0_0 T-that's just a lie!

Y/n: Ha! I'm just messing with you. Or am I?

Ganyu: No, Y/N. Please allow me to take responsibility for this. My apologies, Skirmisher, it appears I have misjudged the situation and offended you.

Y/n: (Well, it kinda is her fault, but I also wanted to mess around.)

Ganyu: Our... Uh... Our exchange only represents my personal views. If you wish so, you can file a report to the Ministery of Civil Affairs.

Although, she was genuine in her offer. The Skirmisher(not blaming him), was too skeptical.

C.S: Exchange!? (This woman! She's clearly aware that the Civil Affairs wouldn't side with us Fatui!)

She was in fact not aware.

C.S: (I-I'm surprised to not get sucker punched by the Traveler... Why do my peers say that he is a berserker then? I miss the boys, hope we get a mission together like the guarding sigil ones... Even though I hated it.)

Ganyu: Yes, precisely.

C.S: Can I please go back to picking up berries?

Lumine: Sure.

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Ganyu: I'm sorry, I made a laughingstock of myself back there. It seems like I spent too much time away from work and my intuition isn't as it used to be.

Y/n: Eh, he looked well enough. Don't worry, I'm sure in the future he'll understand our "Apology".

Lumine: I guess sometime you get used to random encounters. He's probably the only Fatui who didn't fight us when we exist.

Paimon: Eh, thinking too much is not Paimon's style. Oh, look! The Fanmu Carpentry! Let's S E A R C H!

-Timeskip brought you by a chibi Fatui Skirmisher discovering a basket full of berries and a note-

Y/n: Organ transactions, peepers, a fish, green eye, and... Ah! Found something! Nope, it'd Wangsheng's Funeral caskets or coffins.

Paimon: We already found an invoice from Wanmin Restaurant. So nothing with us.

Lumine: "A statue with oversized chest." I'm not questioning it.

Ganyu: Those are so unorganized...and questionable orders. But it seems like I found it. We should head back to Huixin.

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Yuehai Pavillion.

Huixin: Ms. Ganyu! You're back. I hope it wasn't too much trouble.

Ganyu: I promised to help you and I'm keeping my end of it. Look, it's the invoice of the transaction between Fanmu Carpentary and Second Life, the details of it are here.

Huixin: Oh, thank goodness! You are amazing, Ms. Ganyu!

Lumine: She definitely is.

Ganyu: Um, we should go to Second Life and have a chat with the owner.

Y/n: (I love how this turned from adepti training to this.)

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A stool next to a place where a certain opera singer likes to go to on some occasions, was the infamous Second Life. The owner was present.

Dongsheng: Isn't it... Huixin from the Yuehai Pavillion? I remember you. I told you that all my transactions are included in the records. My tax declaration are scrupulous as well.

Scrupulous means that he was very cautious, and extremely attentive with the details. Not leaving a single one.

Dongsheng: I really hope that my business won't be affected by any groundless accusations.

He said it with the quite annoyed tone.

Somehow the IRS knows how much you owe but refuse to tell you, and if you get it wrong you go to Federal Prison. Have fun.

Ganyu: Groundless accusations? Mr. Dongsheng, you seem very sure of yourself. But I sincerely advise that you ceaze this behavior immediately. It is liable to the fine you need to pay in the end.

Dongsheng: Uh... No, no. I'm an honest merchant. I would never get involved with any fraudulent sources of profit.

Lumine: How shameless...

Paimon: He's not so confident about it anymore!

Ganyu: Haven't I made myself clear? Mr. Dongsheng, you've been already proven guilty of tax evasion. I just came here to see if you would confess.

Dongsheng: P-proven guilty!? H-How come!? Impossible! Absolutely absurd!

And for the finishing blow!

Huixin: Mr. Dongsheng, can you tell me what this is?

Dongsheng: It... It's... an invoice from... Fanmu Carpenter's... I... Master Lu... He didn't...

Y/n: (Thank you for being an axample of how not to act, Dong.)

Huixin: Do you admit to tax evasion? This transaction was not in the records.

Just one evasion does this.

The defeated Dongsheng sighs and slumps down.

Dongsheng: I didn't think you'd find out. I didn't leave a single trace...

Confession made.

But Ganyu was not done yet.

Ganyu: Indeed. We wouldn't have found out if it wasn't for Mr. Bolai's aid.

Immediately, from his sad self turns into a raging one. Dongsheng's arch nemesis has snitched on him.

Dongsheng: Bolai?! That imp from Wanyou Boutique!? So he told on me behind my back! Hmph, he's got his own share of dirty laundry...

Ganyu: Oh, Mr. Dongsheng, could you care to elaborate further on his "dirty laundry."

Y/n: (For someone who forgot to tell me how to get to the Chamber, she really knows how to hit.)

And so, the two enemies snitched on each other but we won't tell you the drama about Bolai because no one really cares about him like I said.

Each of them tried to top each other but ended up being at the bottom with each other. How poetic.

Next to a small bridge was our squad of the day, night has overtaken the city. The moon illuminated the sy alongside some neighboring stars of hers.

Something so normal and so romantic, I sure hope it doesn't have a dark past related to three sisters dying, one of them being a corpse and seelies. That would be horrible.

Ganyu: I'm guessing you can take it from here, Huixin. You know what to do.

Huixin: Yes. But I must say, you truly were impressive, Ms. Ganyu. To think you came up with such a plan and executed it flawlessly.

Ganyu: Hehe. It's actually one of your father's-- the Tianshu's-- old tricks. I just took some inspiration from it.

Y/n: (I love it when an inspiration turns out to be a 100% copy.)

Huixin: M-My father!?

Ganyu: Pitting your opponent against your enemies and watching them drag each other down from an advantageous position. That's how Unlce Tian manages to keep his position in the Qixing for so long.

To say Huixin was shocked is to underestimate her reaction. While you were busy brain-noting this experience, Paimon enjoying the night's gentle breeze, and Lumine nodding along.

Ganyu: I figured as Uncle Tian's daughter, you'd naturally grasp your father's strategies. So I decided to use one of your father's tricks and play it out for you to see.

Huixin: *sigh* I can see it now... Clearly I still have a lot to learn about my father. I'm really grateful, Ms. Ganyu. You're the kindest mentor I've ever had! Thank you! I must... I must repay your kindness.

Ganyu: Ah, no need to be so serious about it. It was nothing.

Huixin: Hmm, what about a meal then... I've already booked Xinyue Kiosk. The Traveler, Ms. Lumine, and Paimon are invited as well.

Y/n: I have a slight feeling that people call me "Traveler" is because they forget my name.

Huixin: Ah! My apologies, uhm, er...

You just sigh.

Paimon: Well, you definitely can make it up for us in the meal part!

Lumine: To think someone so small eats that much.

Paimon: I-It's just a meal!

Ganyu: Well, if it's just a meal then... It'd be quite rude of me to refuse.

Paimon: Hooray for Ganyu!

Huixin: Ah, great! I'll just need a few minutes to arrange everything. I'll meet you all in the restaurant.

And with that, she bolts off.

Y/n: Well, this was a roller-coaster. Seriously though.

Ganyu: I'm sorry all of you had to come along. I'm sure it was quite the bore to you all.

Y/n: Still haven't learned how taxes are pa-- I mean, a double D-man chest is the way to go!

Ganyu: Oh... Did no one teach you?

Y/n: Well, uh, I mean, it's a forum and you write down stuff... Then...

Ganyu: Oh dear! I must teach you then, kids in the junior secondary education are taught by a lesson.

Y/n: Thank you for reminding me how much I hate school...

Ganyu: We begin this instant.

Y/n: Excuse m--

-Timeskip brought to you by writing taxes manually with a tired Y/n and teacher Ganyu-

Y/n: I want to die...

In Xinyue Kiosk, the booked single room that includes one table. We witness Huixin, whom Ganyu was sitting next to, whom Lumine was sitting next to, whom you were sitting next to with your head on the table.

Y/n: Why is the forum so long and confusing?

Ganyu: For someone in your status and independence, you needed to go through all details.

Y/n: Whatever...

Paimon was a vacuum cleaner, eating whatever was in sight. Lumine the modest, was consuming some fried rice... We'll get to that later.

Huixin was existing for Ganyu's presence.

Y/n was suffering in 1080p.

Huixin: Ms. Ganyu, thank you for accepting my invitation. As for the three of you, your presence is much appreciated.

Paimon: Sh-ou-re!

Y/n: Don't talk with your mouth full...

Ganyu: You're too kind, Huixin. You went to great length to organize this.

Huixin: Ha, truth to be told... Apart from thanking you for all the help, there's something I'd like to tell you...

Ganyu: Oh, if there's anything I can help you with, just tell me straight away. No need to hesitate.

Huixin: Ah, no, no... I don't really need help. I... Could you just listen for a bit?

Ganyu: Mhm. With pleasure.

Huixin: Ha, when I was a little girl, my father told me many stories about you, Ms. Ganyu. Even though I have the utmost respect for my father... I always admired how gentle and reliable you are.

Huixin: I only decided to join the Yuehai Pavillion staff because I've always looked up to you.

Ganyu: Oh... I didn't know you think so highly of me.

Y/n: (Now there are some moments where I shouldn't be there, and I didn't want to be there. This is one of those moments. Just pretend you don't hear anything. Just pretend...)

Lumine: (Aw, that's cute. But I hope she actually enjoys her job...)

Paimon: (This food bussin'. On God!)

Huixin: However, in reality... Working at the Yuehai Pavillion turned out to be an arduous task. I can't compare myself to such an outstanding secretary as yourself, I often doubt myself as a result...

Ganyu: I disagree, you're a great secretary on your own right.

Huixin: Aha, thank you. Over the years I became a mother, too...

Y/n: Where did that come from...?

Huixin: My v-

Paimon: Uncle Tian is now the Uncle Grandpa!

Lumine: Guess she finally got tired of not swearing and decided to be the one who cuts off.

Huixin: Influenced by my youthful ideals, she followed my footsteps and came to be a secretary at the Yuehai Pavillion as well.

Huixin: At first, I was worried about her. It's not an easy job, after all. To tell the truth, I'm still unsure if she's capable enough. But after all that happened this time... I've made up my mind to support her choice.

Ganyu: So, what made you change your mind?

Huixin: The fact that she'll have you, Ms. Ganyu, as her senior colleague. You'll help her, gentle as always, and tell her, "your mom used to do it like that". Heh. It'll be such a beautiful moment...

She began to imagine all sorts of scenes and replying it in her mind as a grin plasters on her face.

Huixin: If it's not too much to ask for, she might still need your guidance in twenty plus years too.

You did your best to not spit out your food or choke on it. Then you remembered how old Ganyu was.

Ganyu: Huixin... I-I never thought that I meant so much to you.

Huixin: Just like my father, having you as a witness is bound to put us at ease.

Ganyu: "witness"? It is true that I've witnessed thousands of years of Liyue Harbor's history. All the changes it's gone through, the story of its people... But I've always regarded it as a source of my loneliness.

Ganyu: Huixin, you don't know how much those words are important to me... You've made me realize that I share another connection with the people of Liyue Harbor, apart of my contract with Rex Lapis. They rely on me, accept me, and long for me to bear witness their stories.

Ganyu was emotional as she struggled to come up with words. If anything, none of you would be surprised if you saw a tear run down her face.

Huixin: That's right! You're irreplaceable for us!

Ganyu: Even though I've been supplanted from my position, I wish to fight for it, and continue my contract as the secretary of the Qixing!

Lumine: We told you, it's just a misunderstanding.

Ganyu: We should head back. I'm afraid it became a mess during my absence.

Y/n: For someone smart, she can be thick skulled...

Huixin: Good luck, Ms. Ganyu.

Paimon: But the food!

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"What does it feel like to live over a millenia? How fast does it pass?"

You begin to think of all sorts of scenarios in your head. You, of course, couldn't tell. But you knew a couple of people who could.

A discomfort feeling reaches your chest, you try to shake it off. Try.

How long is the life expectancy of a human? 80 years? 90 years? But add that to your dangerous adventures.

After all, you knew that many, many people would soon outlive you.

The question remains, how will you be remembered by them?

Only time would tell. Time is a cruel thing, and does not care if you go with it or against it.

Time moves on with or without you.

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Y/n: For the love of whatever thing you love! You were NOT REPLACED!

Ganyu: But, I should go see for myself. What if something bad had happened. If there truly was a mistake then--

Worry rushes over to Ganyu as Lumine tries to comfort her by patting her shoulders and what not.

Lumine: Ganyu, Ganyu! Look at me.

Ganyu: If I misunderstood, then that means I abandoned my station without care!

With a sigh, you witness the workaholic do her best to not get a panic attack.

Y/n: Lord forgive me for what I'm about to do...

Paimon: Uh-oh. Lord is terrified!

With a slow yet overly dramatic walk, you slowly begin to take off your gloves because, well, they are kinda dirty.

CRACKing your fingers as you were now behind the panicked Qilin-Woman, making eye-contact with the golden-eyed companion of yours.

Protection. You put on a new pair of tuxedo gloves you (for some reason) have. Light, smooth, not rough unlike your adventuring one.

" She also adored getting her horns carressed, following the fact that she pestered one to touch her horns."

Ganyu: Eh!!

Lumine: You madman.

Paimon:

Y/n: (Live with no regrets, reach life's limitations, break them, pet Ganyu's horns because very soft, enjoy Baron Bunny, enjoy the Baron Maker, if I went on, it'd need a list bigger than the current word count, the grind never ends my bois.)

You seem to have succeeded in calming the Ganyu. You could only imagine the face she's making, you imagine a cat purr. Well, let's say...

Lumine had full view to see the pure bliss, closed eyes and noticeable red hue.

And before you horny mofos think of something else: Stop it... Please.

But then again that's probably why you're reading the story... Uhh... Shit.

So, how do you remain focused?

Receive a punch to the side of your face.

Y/n: Ow?

Ganyu: I-I'm sorry! Y-You took me by surprise!

And back to panic.

Y/n: So, ask next time?

Ganyu: Ye- I mean, no! Don't... It's embarrassing in public.

Y/n: Private then?

Ganyu: Wh-wha-no! Just... *sigh*

Y/n: Ha, at least snappes you back into reality, didn't I?

Ganyu: ...

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Y/n: Uh, Ganyu? Gan-Gan? Yu-yu?

Paimon: To Yuehai Pavillion! RUN!

And so you begin to walk in a slightly faster pace while grabbing onto Ganyu.

Lumine: Exactly. Do that...

Ganyu: Hehe.

Timeskip brought you by:

Baishi: Rex Lapis is dead and so will we...

Baiwen: D-don't talk like... That... Zzz...

Baixiao: Are we... Related? Why do we have the same... I don't know anymore...

And the squad has arrived at Yuehai Pavillion.

Baixiao: Holy... She's back! AM I DEAD!?

Baiwen:Wh-wha!? O-Oh my goodness...

Baishi: I could cry...

Ganyu: Oh, you three have time for leisure? Maybe I underestimated you, my apologies. It seems like you have everythin--

Baishi: No, we didn't!!!

Baiwen: We would have died if we didn't take a break... I drank five cups of coffee, I don't feel well...

Baixiao: There's still a lot to do... How do you do it, Ms. Ganyu? Forget our complains, just save us!

Ganyu: Alright, alright I see... Please divide the matter at hand into government affairs, business affairs, and civil affairs. Mark out the tasks that haven't been started and those that are in progress. I'll take care of the rest.

Baiwen: We're saved!

Baishi: Let's go right away!

And they ran off like the rats they are.

Ganyu: Hehe. They scurried off. Must've been too much for them to handle.

Lumine: Still, it's not too much for you, Ganyu?

Ganyu: Don't worry. I'm used to these sorts of tasks. Surprisingly, it'll be easier this time considering, they'll be organized and some of them in progress.

Y/n: Ganyu, uh, can I ask you something a bit personal, maybe?

Ganyu: O-Oh! W-What are you interested in?

It was very hard to notice, but the light from the nearby window was able to shine at Ganyu revealing a hint of pink.

Y/n: It's best if we go somewhere more private.

You look at Lumine who gave you a nod. Taking a deep breathe, you stare back at Ganyu.

Ganyu: Understood. Let's.

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Ganyu: O-Oh... I never thought you'd ask about that.

For some reason, you could feel some disappointment in that tone.

Thinking quickly, you try to bullshit your way through.

Y/n: I'd like to hear about the bad news first. You are a cinnamon roll, so anything about you is bound to sweeten up the news later.

Paimon: Silky smooth!

Ganyu: A-Ah! I... I see. Well then...

You were able to somewhat cheer her up, to which you sigh in relief.

Lumine: (Hm.)

Ganyu: I did try my best to forget about those events five-hundred years ago but... Some of them I cannot. It was rather a cruel experience, the fall of the most advanced civilization was not anything short of depressing.

"Khaenri'ah was a thriving nation, a nation without a God to supervise it. Many great genius minds took it upon themselves to prove that even if they didn't have a God, they'd be superior."

"I don't know how or why, but I know that monsters from the Abyss attacked nearby nations, those monsters came from Khaenri'ah."

"Barbatos, Rex Lapis, Raiden Shogun, most of the gods were present. The exceptions being like Greater Lord Rukkhadevata whom stayed with her nation to protect it. And to fullfill my contract, I, alongside many adepti stood to protect our nation from the Abyss."

"Greater Lord Rukkhadevata sacrificed herself in Sumeru, and Lesser Lord Kusanali was born at the same time by how I remember. "

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Ganyu: I'm sorry... That's all I remember from it, I don't know the reason of the attack. But just then the Heavinly Principles got involved and wiped out the entirety of Khaenri'ah.

Paimon: Mm... Paimon suddenly doesn't want to hear the rest anyway.

Lumine: The Dendro Archon fell?

Ganyu: *nods* Yeah, and now their Archon is the youngest of the Seven. Lesser Lord Kusanali is the current Archon. Although, the Akadimya is the one who controls the nation, much like the Qixing with Liyue.

Y/n: I see. Thank you, Ganyu. Those were very helpful.

Ganyu: You are most welcome. I'm sorry I don't know the rest... If only Rex Lapis was still around... I'm sure he'd guide you, you did so much for Liyue. It's the least I can do... And... I'm happy to have you all as my friends. I'd love if we could get together some other time.

She spoke her heart out, she had a closed-eyes smile which made all of you three's heart skip a beat because deep down we all know Ganyu is one of the best waifus.

Y/n: (Holy shit...)

Paimon: Woah... Ganyu, will you ever finish working though?

Ganyu: Oh...uh, let's cross that bridge when we get to it.

Lumine: You just had to ruin it.

Paimon: S-Sorry!

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Chapter 27: Tax Evasion & IRS Hunt
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Elsewhere...

In one mountain of Liyue's, basically midnight at this point, there were two figures sitting, facing each other, one of them puts a glass of wine on the stone table.

Zhongli: Mondstadtian wine. As exquisite and delicate as I remember. Still, you tend to go way more than what I recommend you to drink, bard.

Stated the CEO of GEO, eying the green bard who was drinking to his heart's content.

Venti: Don't be a buzz kill, old rock! It's not everyday we meet each other liek diz! *hiccup* We're bound to drink as a celebration!

Shaking his head, the God of Contracts has a small smile.

Zhongli: Hm. That is indeed true, we don't meet up often, do we? You tend to go to quite the slumbers.

Venti: Well, my sleeping beauty self tend to wake up in the most random of times. Woke up, saw Dvalin cursed. "oh no!" I thought! I went to help, but a traveler shows up!

Zhongli: The Traveler? Y/n did visit your nation first and went back. How did it go?

Venti: Ehe~ why do you ask? Jealous he prefers my nation over yours?

The God of Freedom laughs, while pointing at the "I-Kick-Spear".

Zhongli: You know exactly as to why.

Venti: Ah...

His happy-go-lucky self immediately halted, as he stares at the table with a saddened look.

Venti: The signs are there. He looks exactly like him, but younger.

Zhongli: *sigh* I know, but his personality is the exact opposite, he hides his true self behind that facade of his.

Venti: I really hope there's a way to help him, he clearly has some inner demons he's fighting, but to involve him in other troubles?

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Zhongli: Remember, we may not be able to interfere, but he could. Our most significant parts were to give away our gnosis, remember? Heh. Or perhaps you got too drunk and forgot about it once again?

Venti: Hey now! Don't bully your best friend!

Zhongli: Hm. I digress.

Venti: Oh, you evil! Hehe! But I feel like I should tell you about what Y/n asked...

Zhongli: Oh? You sound serious, I hope that it is not one of your pranks, friend.

Venti: No, it's serious this time... He asked me:

"Khaenri'ah, could you tell me more about what happened?"

"Venti, please! As your friend don't hide it from me. Is someone threatening you!?"

Venti: I didn't expect him to ask about it this early. I wasn't ready, heh.

Zhongli: ...

Venti: I got a bit scared, I tried to cover his mouth and we moved somewhere outside the city. I couldn't tell him everything, I just told him about a certain alchemist.

Zhongli: That'd be Rhinedottir, correct?

Venti: Yes, the Alchemy genius of Khaenri'ah. Maker of the wolf hounds, cause of the failure.

Zhongli: Y/n never fails to catch on quick, despite not being book smart. And now, I wonder, how long until he finds out about the other twin...

Venti: Yeah, but he has Lumine on his side, it's her brother, they'll know something. And... Heh! He did tell me how he caught you! That was hilarious!

Zhongli: Heh... In an outsider's perspective, perhaps.

He picks up his drink and looks at it.

Zhongli: (The road ahead is full of obstacles. Will you be able to power through it?)

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One day ago

Knock knock!

A certain purple-wearing lady with green eyes and brown hair sigh is heard.

She puts down a book she was reading on her desk next to a cup of warm milk.

"It's 2 A. M. Who in their right mind would dare to disturb the purple with?" was the thought in her mind.

That was until she opened the door and was surprised by the visitor.

Y/n: Hey, Lisa-Lisa.

All the killing intent vanished when she layed her eyes on the lad whom knocked the door politely.

Lisa: My, oh my~ I'm surprised you didn't kick the door in, it's very late too so that would definitely be added points.~

Y/n: Already did that to the shop that never refills. I didn't want to do the same thing here. Can I enter?

Lisa: Of course! It's the first time you came to visit me, I wouldn't waste that opportunity, darling. Would you like some tea, or milk?

Y/n: Nothing for now. I'm here to ask about something.

Lisa: Oh, is it about books? Love advice? How to embarrass Jean and Amber? Maybe Kaeya?

Y/n: You know how to-- Never mind, I'm here about this... Crimson stone thing. Looks like an egg, but it's not.

Y/n: Figured you'd maybe know something about this, found it in the Teleporting Maze Domain... Lisa? Lisa?

There was no response, she just stared in awe at the stone. Her lips trembling at its sight.

Lisa: This...Y/N, Let's go to the Library. This is like an exact replica of the Crimson Witch gift.

Y/n: The artifa-?

Not wasting time, she immediately grabbed you and took you with her.

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Lisa: Crimson Witch of Flames, five hundred years ago she walked this land, if history books don't lie her name is Rosalyne-Kruzchka Lohefalter.

She flips throw the pages as you stood peeking behind her.

Lisa: Right when that cataclysmic event happened, taking her loved Wolf Pup Rostam from her, she turned into flame incarnate. Purging every evil in the vacinity... What happened to her after is unknown, but from what I've studied, I have reasons to believe she lives on.

Y/n: Holy shit... Why do you know all of that?

Lisa: Because, my dearest Y/n, she used to be in the Akademiya back then. Quite smart and beautiful they described, she was from Mondstadt as well.

Y/n: Ah right... You were in the Akademiya. She was kinda like you in a way, but not.

Lisa: Mhm. You are utmost correct amount it.

Y/n: Uh, so, here is the confusing part... It seems to know me or something. My name. It gave me full access to the domain.

Lisa: Oh... I don't know the answer to that. Hmm... But to think such thing exists. I can work on it though, you can count on me, dear.

Y/n: I'd appreciate it, Lisa. Thank you.

Lisa: Hehe~ of course. You're most welcome.

{!} Your story changes...

Y/n: Khaenri'ah, huh? "Betrayal of the Wind". I wonder...

< [To be continued, bitch] >
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So, guess who decided to drop a chapter after two months? This guy.

Rate the chapter, bois. Good? Bad? Ayo, what is going on?

I want to say thank you for reading this story I published on a whim two years ago, the second anniversary is coming, and what started as a "I have too much free time" high school self up into college.

Right as I'm writing this, I have updated the "Inn scene" in chapter 19 considering a certain someone decided to delete said scene without telling me. Not blaming him honestly though, so if you're curious, go check it out.

I hope this chapter had brought you some joy in this day, and no matter what you're going through or experiencing, I wish you the best thing, and if it's a difficult part. Please, do not give up. We all have our downfalls. Stand up, face life, you may regret doing some stuff in the past, but it's never too late.

I don't know what got over me writing this, I guess these past few weeks kinda affected me a bit. Too much drama going on.

Well, the sun is bound to show up anyways.

So, pep talk aside. Here's my pain of writing this chapter:

God dammit, Wattpad. Stop kicking me out! The amount of "errors" I got is infuriating. But it's over, thankfully.

I wanted to take it slow with Ganyu, and dropped some Zhongli and Venti speech on someone that is probably related to him.

Hehehehe. Anyways, I forgot to put this here last chapter, so here is:

Venti's opinion on ya Boi, yourself

Venti-
Ohohoho! Interested in the Hero of Mondstadt, I see? Well, you've come to the right person! Thanks to him, the Stormterror is no more, and Dvalin is back to normal! I can't thank him enough for it. He's very fun to be around with, and helps me remain hidden in... Promise me you won't tell, Master Diluc. Let's just say I know Master Diluc doesn't check the roof of Angel's Share very often, and since our hero, Y/N, likes climbing on top of houses, hoarding every single Philanemo Mushrooms, he may have saw me there. He promises that he won't tell anything to Diluc, so take after him and don't tell anyone ... Please. Although... Maybe a poem will perhaps make you understand him!
Y/n the ever so good hero! He likes the bean burrito! He sees the ever so dangerous case, so he works along its base, then punch you in the face!
Ehe. So whaddya think? I just came up with it.

Until then, farewell.

Have a wonderful day.

DashingBanana is here.