Lumine was pulled away by Paimon. They also had things to do today, but Lumine didn't want to leave at all.
It wasn't easy for Jean to bring Klee to Liyue Harbor. Lumine wanted to stay and accompany Klee, but they still had a mission given to them by the Qixing, which couldn't be delayed.
Lumine was actually very clear about this, otherwise, how could Paimon, with her small body, drag Lumine away?
Jean was very relieved to leave Klee in Durandal's care, but before leaving, she still told Klee many things, asking her not to cause trouble for Durandal.
Klee solemnly agreed, but her agreement did not relax Jean, because she had heard such promises countless times.
After Jean left, Klee eagerly pulled Durandal out the door, wanting to explore this big city, so different from Mondstadt.
Today, Liyue Harbor welcomed a smiling little elf. Although her smile was a bit out of place, no one would blame such a cute Children as Klee.
Moreover, Durandal was with her, and noticing Durandal's interaction with Klee, they could generally tell the relationship between Durandal and her, and their attitude towards Klee became even better.
Liyue Harbor had many things that Mondstadt didn't. Klee was very curious about these novelties, constantly pulling Durandal to look left and right, and even pestering Durandal to buy her some materials.
Hmm, materials, materials for making bombs. Don't let her being a Children fool you, she is very smart, otherwise she wouldn't have learned how to make bombs so easily from her mother.
Upon seeing these materials unavailable in Mondstadt, Klee thought of new ways to make bombs. Although limited by materials, she couldn't make many, but the idea of new bombs alone was exciting... only for Klee.
Klee smiled throughout, and occasionally her pleasant laughter could be heard.
As if with endless energy, she kept pulling Durandal to run all over Liyue Harbor, showing no intention of stopping.
When she finally felt tired, Durandal led her to the usual consultation spot, bought her a fruit drink nearby, and they chatted while resting.
While listening to Klee speak, Durandal noticed that in a teahouse not far away, the figure she had been looking for all this time finally appeared.
He sat on a chair as usual, composed, sipping the hot tea in front of him, and listening to the storyteller's tale.
It was as if the recent incident of the Geo Archon's demise had no effect on him, making people think he was someone who had seen big scenes, unfazed even by the Archon's assassination.
Others might not know his situation, but Durandal understood. He was the Geo Archon himself!
Durandal suspected that during the previous Rite of Descension, he was watching from somewhere, personally witnessing his own body being taken away by the Millelith.
Apparently, his current identity was a consultant for the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor? The Wangsheng Funeral Parlor was now handling the Geo Archon's Rite of Descension, which meant he was going to hold his own funeral?
Ah, this... you really have a leisurely taste, Lord Archon.
What exactly do you want to do? Don't you see that because of your series of actions, Liyue Harbor is heading towards chaos?
If it were normal times, Durandal would definitely go to Zhongli to ask him the specific reasons for his actions, but Klee was still with her, and she had promised Klee that she would spend the entire day with him.
Looking at Klee, who was happily drinking her fruit drink, Durandal gave Zhongli a deep look, then turned and left with her.
Although she had many questions she wanted Zhongli to answer, those questions were only to resolve her internal doubts and were not urgent problems that needed to be solved.
For now, it was better to accompany Klee around Liyue Harbor. She had set aside a day to spend with Klee for a reason.
As Durandal left with Klee, Zhongli, who had been facing away from her, turned around, watched them leave, and chuckled softly.
Liyue Harbor couldn't satisfy Klee's active desires, so Durandal took her to other places to play.
Outside Liyue Harbor, there were many places they could go. There they could find Slimes, Hilichurls, strange lizards, and... Fatui skirmishers.
Leaving the last group aside for now, Klee was still very careful, avoiding injuring people with explosions, which Jean had always taught her.
As long as she didn't blow up people, she wouldn't be polite to Slimes, Hilichurls, and lizards. Faced with the attacks of these monsters, Klee showed no fear; instead, she was particularly excited, taking out all her bombs and showering them on the monsters.
How to describe it? Truly worthy of being the Spark Knight. There's a reason she's considered Mondstadt's top combat force; at least, her explosive power is unmatched by ordinary people.
Every time Klee finished off a wave of enemies, she would give Durandal a victory pose, with a raging fire behind her caused by the explosion.
Fortunately, Durandal was there to clean up the mess, otherwise many Millelith would probably have rushed over to put out the fire by now.
"Hehehe~ Sister Durandal, hurry~ hurry~"
Once outdoors in the open, Klee's restless nature was completely unleashed. She made "da da da" sounds while urging Durandal to keep up with her.
It was just like in the Mondstadt region, except the environment in Liyue was different from Mondstadt, but this did not affect Klee's enthusiasm.
Even in different places, fish could still be bombed, and with Sister Durandal by her side, she always made the fish taste especially delicious.
After playing outdoors for an entire day, Klee slowly calmed down. She was now resting with Durandal on the mountain in front of Liyue Harbor.
"How's this pose, Sister Durandal?"
"Hmm, very cute."
Facing Durandal, Klee made a V-sign with both hands by her face, a brilliant smile on her face. This moment was captured by the Kamera Durandal carried with her.
When Klee learned that Durandal had a Kamera and saw its function, she asked Durandal to take pictures of her, and occasionally took pictures with Durandal.
The two took countless photos, and Klee, sitting together on the cliff edge, looked at the photos in her hand with a beaming smile.
"Do you like them?"
"Yes! I love them! Klee will treasure these as precious possessions and look at them whenever I miss Sister Durandal."
"If you like them, I have an extra Kamera here."
Durandal took out the extra Kamera and handed it to Klee. Klee took the Kamera, looked at Durandal in surprise, and asked, "Can Klee keep it?"
"Of course, this was meant for you when I saw you. It can save all the moments you want to record, for you to look at later."
Saying that, Durandal also took out a few photos from her person and handed them to Klee. These were taken at some famous spots in Liyue Harbor a while ago.
At Lumine's suggestion, Durandal appeared in the corner of each photo, telling those looking at the photos that she had been there.
"These were also meant for you when I returned to Mondstadt. Since you're here, I'll give you these photos early."
"Oh oh oh~ Thank you, Klee is very happy."
Klee happily accepted the photos, carefully observing Durandal in each one, her face beaming with a brilliant smile.
Silently watching Klee's actions, Durandal reached out and stroked Klee's head. Facing her puzzled gaze, she said, "In the future, when I go to other nations, I will take photos. Whenever I return to Mondstadt and we meet again, I will give you these photos. Then I will share with you the things I encountered in other nations, how about it?"
"Okay, Klee is really looking forward to it!"
Durandal nodded. Suddenly, she noticed the Vision hanging on Klee's backpack.
"Klee, can I see your Vision?"
"Hmm? Sure."
Klee unhesitatingly took off her backpack. Durandal took the backpack Klee handed over and reached out to pluck the Vision from it.
Looking at the glowing Vision, Durandal pondered for a moment, then extended her palm towards the Vision. Under Klee's gaze, the Pyro element power condensed within the Vision was forcibly extracted by Durandal.
This was not enough. Her other hand also condensed a Pyro element magic orb. In her left hand was the Pyro element drawn from Klee's Vision, and in her right hand was the magic orb Durandal had condensed.
Under Klee's gaze, Durandal brought her hands together. A dazzling red light flashed, and Klee instinctively covered her eyes. When she uncovered her eyes, she saw a very cute, fiery red little bird appear in Durandal's hand.
(The Indestructible: Appearance references the long-tailed tit.)
It was very small, about fourteen centimeters long in total, with a naive appearance, a small body, and fiery red feathers, looking very cute.
"Oh wow~ So cute."
Klee's eyes lit up. She reached out to touch it. The bird saw Klee approaching and very actively flew onto Klee's shoulder, taking the initiative to nuzzle Klee's cheek. The small contact made Klee very cute.
She felt that this cute little bird seemed to have some connection with her. Stroking the bird's feathers, Klee looked at Durandal, understanding that Durandal must know something.
"It is a life born from the elemental power of your Vision, which is why it is so close to you."
Durandal touched its head and continued, "I have endowed it with power, allowing it to assist you in battle. Don't let its appearance fool you, it's quite formidable."
"Chirp!" The bird chirped softly in agreement with Durandal's words.
"Besides combat, you can also use it to contact me. Just like sending messages with pigeons, it can also serve as our messenger bird to transmit information. Of course, it can instantly send messages to me."
To demonstrate this function to Klee, Durandal motioned Klee to wait for her here. She turned around and moved to a position about a few hundred meters away from Klee.
Durandal held out her hand, and a four-leaf clover pattern appeared in her palm.
"Klee, can you hear me?"
"Oh wow! I can hear you! And it's so clear, how amazing!"
The sound came from the bird. It was unclear exactly where it came from, but being able to transmit Durandal's voice was already impressive.
"Hmm, that's the situation. Through it, you can contact me. However, I won't always respond to you. So, it's best to call me at night, understood?"
"Sister Durandal..."
Klee was not stupid and quickly understood Durandal's reason for doing this.
She saw Klee's loneliness and, to prevent her from being lonely anymore, prepared this creature for her, which could help in battle, accompany her, and allow her to communicate with Durandal.
Thinking of this, Klee could no longer hold back. She released the bird in her hand and threw herself into Durandal's arms, making Durandal very confused, not understanding why she suddenly became so emotional.
"What's wrong? Is there a problem somewhere?"
"(Shaking her head) Klee is just... just too happy. Thank you, Sister Durandal. I love you the most. This is the best gift Klee has ever received."
"As long as you're satisfied."
Perhaps having heard it too many times, Durandal no longer felt much about the phrase "I love you the most."
Besides, Klee was just a Children. What meaning could a Children's words have? She didn't take it to heart.
"I'll teach you how to use it to contact me in a bit. Now you are its owner. How about you give it a name?"
"A name... you mean?"
Klee looked at the bird on her shoulder, then at the backpack on the ground, with the Dodoco doll hanging on its side. An idea immediately came to her mind.
"Let's call it... Diko."
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