"Tell me, what did you put in the fireworks?"
Klee knelt on the wooden board, her small mouth pouting, looking unwilling to admit her mistake.
"J-just those materials Dad gave me."
"The materials I gave you? When did I give… Oh, you put gunpowder in there too?"
Klee nodded.
"Too?"
A question mark popped up above Ganyu's head.
"Ahem, in any case, don't do it again. Get up. Let's save the rest of the explod… I mean, the fireworks, for fishing later. Let's set off Qiqi's fireworks first."
Jack forcibly skipped the topic.
Making Ganyu and Yoimiya feel like he was hiding something.
However, since Ganyu was powerful and had the even stronger Jack as a backup, even if the fireworks he made were more powerful than Klee's, it probably wouldn't be unmanageable.
Then Qiqi walked to the front of everyone.
She inserted a firework, similar to a skyrocket, into the sand. After lighting the fuse, she scurried over to Jack's side, observing the situation with only one eye peeking out.
Whoosh! Bang!
The firework flew high into the sky and exploded after a delay. With a bang, blue and white light dots scattered in an instant. Upon closer inspection, they looked as beautiful and delicate as snowflakes.
"Not bad, could it be that my Qiqi is also a genius at making fireworks?"
Jack patted Qiqi's head.
Qiqi's small face was fair with a hint of red, and she buried it directly into Jack's thigh, feeling shy.
Ganyu gave Qiqi a doting look and then took out her own fireworks.
Two handheld small fireworks.
After being lit, soft and harmless sparks bloomed, looking even more exquisite than Qiqi's.
"Sister Ganyu is also amazing! Your first attempt is almost as good as the products sold in our shop."
"I've made similar things during Sea Lantern Festival before, so I have experience."
"Oh, right, after all, Sister Ganyu is an adeptus who has lived for over two thousand years, so she must have at least some skill in various things."
"Uh…"
Ganyu suddenly fell silent.
Then she looked at Jack resentfully.
"Ganyu: It's all your fault, I feel like everyone knows my age now."
"Jack: It's alright, having an elder is like having a treasure. Ganyu, you are everyone's treasure."
"Ganyu: Is that how that phrase is used?"
Jack patted Ganyu's hand, telling her not to overthink it.
"Ahem, next, Yoimiya, you go first. My explod… fireworks might be a bit powerful."
"Ah? O-okay!"
Yoimiya's thoughts were flustered by Jack's sudden arrangement, and she became nervous prematurely.
Phew~ Yoimiya, you can do this! With Jack here, the fireworks made this time will definitely be fine!
So she stepped forward and arranged the luxurious firework sets made this afternoon.
Just as she was about to light them.
She looked up at the cloudless sky, and her heart sank.
With such a clear sky, the fireworks wouldn't be fully visible at all.
"What's wrong, Yoimiya? Still nervous?"
"No, it's just… I feel like it's too bright during the day, so I might not be able to see the full extent of the fireworks, which is a bit of a shame."
"Is that so? No problem, I'll figure something out!"
Jack patted Yoimiya's shoulder, giving her a reassuring smile.
Then, with a gentle breeze, he flew up several hundred to a thousand meters into the sky.
"I have the Anemo Archon's authority, but only 1/8 of the Electro Archon's. Creating a small patch of dark clouds should be enough."
No sooner said than done.
Jack closed his eyes and called upon the two powers within him.
The blue and purple lights on the five-colored god's eye at his waist flickered wildly.
After more than ten seconds.
Boom!
A sudden clap of thunder echoed, and a massive cumulonimbus cloud drifted from dozens of kilometers away in the sky, gradually converging here.
"The sky has darkened!"
Yoimiya watched this world-changing scene with shock, gaining a deeper understanding of the so-called Creator information Jack had conveyed to her.
He's so amazing, do I really deserve him?
Ganyu seemed to sense Yoimiya's slight insecurity, so she stepped forward, took Yoimiya's hand, and said,
"He's very dazzling, isn't he?"
"Huh? Are you talking about Jack?"
"Yes, whether it was him traveling the continent with Lumine to save various nations, or him now as a Creator god, he is an existence as dazzling as the sun."
"The sun, indeed. The sun shines equally on all things in the world, and I am merely a small flower by the roadside."
"Not so."
Ganyu took out a Maid Charm marked with her own symbol.
Since Jack did not intend to take them into the charm, this item was directly given to them as a souvenir.
"Although there is only one sun, it is enough to warm countless moons. This moon can be me, or it can be you."
Yoimiya knew what a Maid Charm was, and she said longingly, "I can also become a moon?"
"Of course you can!"
Jack descended from the sky, landing lightly between them.
"One person laughs until they cry, two people cry until they laugh. Instead of growing old alone, why not face it frankly and get a little closer to the sun?"
Yoimiya was already an outgoing and open-minded girl.
With Ganyu and Jack persuading her one after another.
All worldly prejudices and insecurities vanished, and she directly threw herself into Jack's embrace.
Jack generously embraced her, silently chanting in his heart.
"Use Maid Charm."
A flash of white light.
Yoimiya officially joined Jack's big family.
By now, with 9 people from Mondstadt, 7 from Liyue, 3 from Inazuma, plus Lumine and Paimon, the number of eternal companions reached 21.
Just then, the system began to broadcast a sound.
"Achievement unlocked: Regardless of the Threes and Sevens."
"Reward: Building Blueprint - Sky City."
Sky City? Is it a building similar to Sky Island Village?
With Linjian Cabin, such a large villa, as a precedent.
Jack could hardly imagine how big a blueprint named a city could be.
Suppressing this urge to explore, Jack looked at Yoimiya.
"Come, my dear, your husband has prepared the venue for you. Please let your fireworks bloom to your heart's content!"
"Mhm!"
Yoimiya nodded heavily.
Then she scurried to the firework placement site where they had paused earlier.
Taking a deep breath, she silently wished.
Fireworks, oh fireworks! Please bestow your blessings upon us!
With this prayer, Yoimiya rubbed her fingers to create a spark and lit the fuse.
Sizzle~
The fuse began to burn.
Yoimiya, relying on Jack's shield, did not retreat, holding her breath as she watched the ashes continuously drip after burning out.
Until...
A sudden burst of light, a dazzling glow and heat condensed within the firework tube, then violently released.
Bang, bang, bang!
Three consecutive fireworks instantly shot into the sky.
They were extremely eye-catching in the cloud-covered sky; even people working in Konda Village far away could see the brilliant fireworks rising.
"Those fireworks… they must be from the Naganohara girl, right?"
"No mistake, that unique shape and color of fireworks are exactly like the scene when you proposed to me back then."
"Yes, even after decades, recalling it now, I can still feel that sweet and excited feeling."
On the rice field ridge, an elderly couple leaned against each other.
Embodying Yoimiya's motto: "Fireworks are fleeting, but human connections endure."
And it was at this moment that Naganohara Yoimiya, who had once fallen into a slump and could no longer make fireworks, truly returned!
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