By the way...
I should go back to Liyue and Mondstadt to take a look...
Continuing to walk aimlessly ahead, Kaito suddenly thought that he could go back to visit Liyue and Mondstadt.
Although Wendy had just returned to Mondstadt not long ago, and he hadn't actually been away from Liyue for that long, Kaito still wanted to go back and check.
Regardless, he had been away for a period of time, so going back to visit wouldn't be bad.
It would be even better if there was anything in Mondstadt or Liyue that needed his help.
Thinking this, Kaito stopped, turned around, and said, "Lumine, how about we go back to look at Liyue and Mondstadt? Come to think of it, we've been in Inazuma for a while now, I want to go back and see."
"Sure, going back for a visit sounds good."
After listening to what Kaito said, Lumine quickly nodded her head.
Since Kaito wanted to go back and look, she would accompany him.
Although she didn't actually know many people in those two nations, if it was just the two of them going back together, the feeling would be quite different.
By the way...
Suddenly thinking of a question, Lumine spoke up and asked, "By the way, Kaito, should we call Wendy to come along?"
Although she felt it would be better with just herself and Kaito, the moment she thought of Wendy's identity, she couldn't help but say those words.
"No need, she already went back once not long ago," Kaito replied to Lumine's question.
He had forgotten whether Lumine knew about Wendy going back to Mondstadt previously, but he just said it for her to hear anyway.
"I see. But Wendy always likes running all over the place, maybe she's already gone back several times."
Nodding, Lumine smiled after speaking.
She seemed to understand now what Wendy meant by 'going for a stroll' in usual times.
The incarnation of wind...
It should be just like that...
"Hold my hand." Just then, Kaito extended his hand toward Lumine.
He felt that the two of them should be at the stage where they could hold hands by now.
Of course, this didn't really count as romantic hand-holding; he simply needed to take Lumine over to Liyue.
"Huh?" Stunned for a moment, Lumine obviously hadn't expected Kaito to suddenly ask her to hold his hand, but she quickly reached out and let Kaito grasp it.
Since he wanted to hold her hand, then let him hold it. After all, things had already reached that point in the hot spring; now it was just holding hands.
It had to be said, after experiencing the hot spring incident, she was now completely decisive about reaching out her hand, without any hesitation.
Hmm.
Kaito's hand is a bit cold...
Could he have caught a cold?
Feeling Kaito's somewhat chilly hand, Lumine couldn't help but think this way.
But the moment she thought of his powerful strength, she felt that shouldn't be the case.
"Your hand seems a bit cold, are you okay?" After thinking about it, Lumine decided to ask about the situation.
After all, if the very strong Kaito had cold hands and feet, it might mean he had encountered a problem much more serious than a cold, so she still needed to treat it cautiously.
"Is my hand very cold?"
Hearing Lumine say this, Kaito, who was just preparing to tell Lumine they were going to Liyue next, touched his own hand. Then he continued, "I seem to always be like this, especially when the weather is cold, my feet get freezing cold. I'm used to it."
At this moment, Kaito recalled his past.
He didn't know why, but his hands and feet were always somewhat cold.
However, since there were no issues before, it was even more unlikely there would be any problems now.
"Right, I'm going to fly directly to Liyue next. Hold onto my hand and don't let go."
"Huh? Fly there?" Stunned once again, Lumine hadn't expected that the reason Kaito wanted to hold her hand was actually to fly her to Liyue, and not because of any other thoughts. This made her feel a little dissatisfied.
After all that, it turned out she had just overthought it.
"Yeah, taking a boat is too slow, and my speed is still very fast."
Without waiting for Lumine to think further, Kaito spoke again, seemingly with a hint of pride in his words.
Speed is very fast?
Then can't you be a bit slower?
Taking me to see the scenery in the sky wouldn't be bad either...
Regarding Kaito's words, Lumine continued to think with some dissatisfaction. She wouldn't have minded the issue of it being slow or not.
However, thoughts were just thoughts; Lumine did not voice them aloud.
"Let's go." As Kaito's voice rang out, Lumine immediately felt herself rise into the air and fly through the sky at an extremely fast speed. The oncoming airflow blew so hard she couldn't even keep her eyes open.
This is too fast...
This guy isn't romantic at all!
Closing her eyes, Lumine continued to roast Kaito in her heart.
She felt that Kaito should have at least flown her slowly toward Liyue, and then slowly descended under everyone's gaze or something.
"Let's take a look here first, we'll go to Liyue Harbor in a bit."
While Lumine was still roasting Kaito with her eyes closed, Kaito's voice leisurely drifted over from beside her.
And at the same time, she felt Kaito let go of her hand.
Here?
Pondering in her mind where 'here' was, Lumine slowly opened her eyes.
Here is...
Where?
Which small island?
Looking at the surrounding scenery and the seawater not far away, Lumine couldn't help but think this.
Plus, since not much time had passed, Lumine assumed this must be some small island in Inazuma.
"This place is called Guyun Stone Forest. You probably haven't been here, right?" Seeing Lumine's confusion, Kaito spoke up to explain where they were.
Guyun Stone Forest?
Thinking about this name for a moment, Lumine realized she had no impression of it, so she asked, "I haven't been here. Is this some place in Inazuma?"
"No, we are in Liyue now. If we continue flying a little further ahead, it's Liyue Harbor."
Shaking his head, Kaito took a step forward, gesturing for Lumine to look ahead.
Because he suddenly wanted to see if there was anything special here when passing by, Kaito had landed here first.
Anyone who had played through the Liyue storyline knew that this was the ruins formed by the stone spears Zhongli threw during the Archon War back then.
"Liyue?"
Clearly somewhat surprised, Lumine followed Kaito's gaze and indeed saw the harbor in the distance.
Although it was already evening, the distant harbor was still visible.
To be honest, she hadn't expected Kaito's speed to be this fast.
"Then we..."
"There's a sound behind us, let's go check."
Just as Lumine wanted to ask Kaito why he had stopped here, Kaito suddenly walked towards the rear.
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