"Allow me to ask, Diona, do you know what mating means?"
"Ha! Th-this kind of thing still needs me to explain? Mating... isn't it just when a man and a woman wrap their tails together, and then they can have babies?"
Diona said with a serious air.
Jack sighed, "I knew it... Alright, Diona, as long as you're happy. My answer is... yes!"
"Really? You agree to mate with me?!"
Diona shouted excitedly.
Jack was startled and quickly covered her mouth.
"Hey! Let's just talk about this privately. Do you really want to attract the Knights of Favonius?!"
Diona was obedient and didn't bite Jack with her fangs. She just playfully licked his palm with her pink little tongue.
Jack's expression remained unchanged as he withdrew his hand.
Diona asked, "Why would the Knights of Favonius come? Did you do something bad?"
"Kidnapping an innocent underage kitten! That's a serious crime!"
The Traveler finally found an opportunity to retort.
"Hmm?"
Diona was even more confused.
She was clearly willing, so why did it become kidnapping in the Traveler's mouth?
Jack couldn't be bothered with the Traveler, who had more yellow waste than himself. He picked up Diona with one hand, letting her sit on his arm.
"Ah!"
Diona's tail instinctively wrapped around Jack's hand, and she also hugged his neck to maintain balance.
"You, what are you doing?!"
"Let's go out and see your father. He's very worried about you and specifically entrusted us to cheer you up."
"Hmph! He just wants to drink the wine I make, that's all."
That's what she said.
But Diona still felt a warmth in her heart.
After all, even though her father was a drunkard she disliked.
In terms of being a father, he had never lacked concern for her.
Soon.
Duraf, who had been pacing back and forth outside the door, saw the group emerge.
Jack had a spirited Ice Dragon standing on each side of his shoulders, and his obedient daughter, Diona, sitting on one side.
This scene seemed a bit strange?
Duraf stepped forward and said, "Little Diona, are you... are you alright?"
"Hmph! Stupid dad, I was fine all along, I was just a little upset."
"Is that so! That's great. Traveler, to thank you, please accept this bottle of Dandelion Wine that I've treasured since Diona was born."
"Uh... okay."
For some reason.
Jack thought of a wine called 'Daughter Red'.
Legend has it that in ancient times, wealthy families would bury a jar of fine wine when their daughter was born, and then take it out to drink when she got married.
So whenever he saw Daughter Red that was forty or fifty, or even a hundred years old, on TV dramas, he always found it very peculiar.
Back to the present.
He had just taken Diona as his dependent, and then Duraf sent wine.
It really made it easy to misunderstand.
Perhaps a hidden will told Diona the meaning of this jar of wine.
She uncharacteristically did not curse the two men discussing wine, but quietly watched Jack accept Duraf's gift.
And then... Duraf tearfully saw the three of them off.
"Oh, wait! I came to ask him to cheer up little Diona! Why did they both leave together?!"
Duraf fell into contemplation.
Duraf began to regret.
Duraf felt relieved.
...
After Diona was 'kidnapped' by Jack, he took her through the Serenitea Pot to the MC World.
There, she immediately hit it off with Klee, and the two small lolis went off to play together.
Thus, the team once again returned to its original state.
...
"As expected of the fine wine treasured by Mr. Duraf, the drunkard, it's truly mellow."
Near the Dawn Winery, at the Statue of the Seven.
Jack and the others, who were taking a short break, welcomed two uninvited guests.
Venti and Diluc arrived together.
With a flick of Jack's hand, two wooden bowls instantly appeared on the picnic blanket.
Then, controlled by the telekinesis of the Mage Hand that came with the magnetic ring, the wine automatically flowed into the wooden bowls.
"I never expected you two to be together. Come, drink!"
Venti chuckled and sat opposite Jack.
Diluc was expressionless.
But on closer inspection, one could see his lips slightly curled.
"You don't visit without a reason. What brings you two here?"
Jack was hosting, and the Traveler rested her head on his lap. This scene had a sense of déjà vu, like the king of a savage tribe and his queen.
"Ehe, actually, Master Diluc missed you too much and couldn't bear it, so he entrusted me to find you."
"Pfft!"
Jack spat a mouthful of wine onto Venti's face.
At the same time, a broken sword emanating a strong beastly aura was pressed against Venti's neck.
"If you don't need your mouth, I can take the liberty of cutting it off for you."
Diluc, holding the Wolf's Gravestone, pushed Venti to his limit.
"Master Diluc, how... how could you do this to me! Am I not your beloved Anemo Archon?"
"I will never admit that Mondstadt has an Anemo Archon who talks nonsense and blabbers. If there is, I think I must be dreaming, and killing that person might wake me up."
It can only be said that Diluc and Batman are still different.
He is more narrow-minded and acts much more ruthlessly.
"Alright, alright, are you two putting on a show of self-inflicted pain here?"
Jack pushed away Diluc's greatsword and, in passing, gave Venti a hard knock on the head.
Thud!
A dull thud, directly tearing several cracks in the ground beneath Venti's feet.
However, Venti only squeezed out a few tears from the corner of his eyes, looking at him as if on the verge of crying.
This scene made Diluc's eyelids twitch.
That blow just now must have had at least a hundred tons of force.
Yet these two acted as if nothing had happened, playing and drinking as usual.
Suddenly, he felt an intense sense of shame.
He actually had the courage to pull out his greatsword and place it on Venti's neck just now?
Was this guy treating him like an ignorant, mischievous child?
Facing the chuckling Venti, Diluc felt a profound sense of frustration.
So Diluc took a deep breath to calm himself down before joining the picnic as an observer.
After more than ten minutes.
Venti's eyes darted around, and he finally stated the purpose of his visit: "New winds bring new seeds, and time makes them sprout. Traveler, do you know that your actions yesterday were snatching food from the gods?"
"Hmm?"
Jack paused his action of feeding the Ice Dragon, looking unexpectedly at the serious Venti.
"So that's it, is that why you came? What, did you 'hear' some incredible information again?"
Venti nodded, "Original God... I don't think I need to explain this definition to you again, do I?"
Is it related to Lisa and them?
Jack didn't know what kind of act this guy was pulling again.
However, thinking of the big things he had done recently, it was probably converting 9 dependents at once yesterday, 8 of whom were Original Gods.
Let's see what this charlatan has to say.
Venti looked into the distance and continued, "Legend has it that when Original Gods reach the pinnacle of their path, they can step onto the ladder to becoming a god... The truth and origin of this matter can no longer be verified, but the distribution of the Original God's god's eye is indeed carried out by that one or its Agent."
Eight Original Gods were lost at once, not by dying and returning to the ley lines, but by having their entire "identity" changed to another world.
In the era when the Heavenly Principles still existed, such a thing would probably have prompted the Sustainer to descend long ago.
However, Jack remained calm until the next day.
"It seems the Heavenly Principles are sleeping even more soundly than I imagined."
Venti nodded in agreement, then held out his right hand.
"Hmm?"
"Let's play a little game called 'Shhh Don't wake that guy up'."
Venti pointed his chin at the Traveler.
Jack immediately understood.
This guy also wants to become his "maid."
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