Watching the scene from not far away, Childe was getting a little worried. He even started to wonder if that girl merely looked like the Anemo Archon, and wasn't actually her. Otherwise, he really couldn't understand why the Anemo Archon would act like this. But he also knew that figure was definitely the Anemo Archon, no doubt about it.
"I'm already walking very slowly, you know." Just then, the person called Kaito turned his head and said this with a hint of helplessness. And as he spoke, he held out his hand to the Anemo Archon. In response, the Anemo Archon very cheerfully took the hand of the man called Kaito.
This person called Kaito... What's his background? Childe couldn't help but think this, his gaze still fixed on the scene, a contemplative look on his face. It was obvious that person was anything but simple. Although he looked like an ordinary young man, the fact that the Anemo Archon treated him this way clearly meant he had some extraordinary quality.
And besides the Anemo Archon, the golden-eyed girl next to him, who was also holding his hand, looked far from simple. Could it be... He's also some kind of god?
After thinking it over and over, Childe, who really couldn't figure it out, could only make this guess. He truly couldn't think of any other explanation.
If I get the chance... I have to make a proper connection with him... After his speculation, Childe decided that he must befriend that young man if he got the chance later.
"What are you looking at?" Just then, Zhongli, who was sitting across from Childe, suddenly asked him this. And after asking, he followed his line of sight.
"Ah? Oh... I saw someone I know." Suddenly hearing Zhongli speak to him, Childe, snapping back to his senses, gave a perfunctory reply. He didn't know if Mr. Zhongli recognized the Anemo Archon, so he answered this way for now.
"Young friend Kaito." Under Childe's watchful gaze, Zhongli, who hadn't yet looked away, said a name he had never heard before.
Kaito? Is that the 'Kaito' the Anemo Archon just mentioned? Mr. Zhongli knows him? Looking over again, Childe, sensing an opportunity, opened his mouth to ask, "Mr. Zhongli, you wouldn't be talking about that black-haired young man, would you?"
"Precisely." Zhongli nodded.
And just then, Childe noticed that the black-haired young man named Kaito seemed to have heard the conversation between him and Mr. Zhongli and was now walking toward them.
"I didn't expect to run into you as soon as I arrived in Liyue, Mr. Zhongli." Walking up to Zhongli, Kaito feigned surprise as he spoke. He had known Zhongli was here all along; he'd just pretended not to notice at first.
Nodding, Zhongli made a gesture for Kaito to sit.
"Perhaps this is our fate."
"Alright, I'll come get you later." Nodding, Wendy went with Kiana and Lumine to find another table.
"This friend of yours must want something to eat, right? Order whatever you like, it's on me." Deciding not to dwell on what the Anemo Archon meant just now, Childe immediately said this to Kaito. Since he had a chance to get acquainted with him right now, he couldn't possibly miss it.
Then, as if remembering something, Childe added, "And... hmm... their table, put it on my tab as well." If he wasn't mistaken, those girls all had an extraordinary relationship with this young man named Kaito. To be blunt, it was his harem.
"You're too kind, my friend. This is our first time meeting..."
"Don't worry about being kind or not. A friend of Mr. Zhongli's is a friend of mine. It's only natural."
Before Kaito could finish, Childe waved his hand and said this. To him, the greatest use of Mora was to make all sorts of friends. Sometimes, even Mora alone wasn't enough; other things were needed. But no matter what, a friend worth making was not to be missed.
Of course, sometimes Mora was also a lifesaver, like when the Anemo Archon had 'borrowed' Mora from him.
"By the way, my friend Kaito, you can call me Childe. I'm a Harbinger of the Fatui." Suddenly remembering he hadn't introduced himself, Childe briefly stated his identity. Then he added, "Childe is just my codename, it doesn't mean I'm an actual young master."
"I know that." Nodding, Kaito continued, "As for me, I'm just an ordinary person who wants to travel the nations. Nothing special." Since Childe had introduced himself, it was only natural for him to give a brief introduction as well.
An ordinary person? Somehow I feel you're not ordinary at all... Childe couldn't help but roast Kaito's words in his mind. No matter how you look at it, how can someone who's managed to add the Anemo Archon to his harem be ordinary? And besides the Anemo Archon, that other golden-eyed girl was clearly not simple either. Then there was the remaining yellow-haired girl. Although she didn't seem extraordinary at first glance like the other two, it was clear she wasn't an ordinary person either.
Therefore, this young man named Kaito could not possibly be an ordinary person.
Right... He must just be humble...
Nodding to himself, Childe understood why Kaito would say he was an ordinary person. It was obviously humility. Just like the people of Liyue, who were often very humble, but their status didn't actually become ordinary because of it.
Yes... That must be it...
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