Celebrate with you

"Hi! Is there any commission I could do for you today Verr?" As Lumine greets Verr with her warmest smile, Verr smiled back at Traveler but goes back to her ridiculous mountain of paperworks.

"There are no commissions today as we're busy preparing for the Lantern Rite Festival. This event happens once in a year so just have fun with Paimon while it lasts." Verr responding without taking a glance on the fine lady at her counter.

'Lantern Event? Sadly Paimon is running wild so she won't be able to come with me.' Lumine walked to the balcony and stared at the finest scenery that Liyue has to offer. As she gazes through the workers that are busy working for the festival, an idea suddenly pops into her mind as she saw ZhongLi and Hu Tao walking in the Wangshu Inn.

'Aha! I'll just ask them to accompany me!' Running to meet Zhongli and Hu Tao at the entrance.

"Zhongli! Hu Tao! Hello, would you like to accompany me to the festival?" Lumine waves at the appearance of the fine gentleman and lady in front of her.

"Sorry Lumine! We're terribly busy today for the festival, the parlor is bombarded by guests, so we're about to leave" Hu Tao raised her hands together worried and pleading for Lumine's forgiveness and ran away as fast as she could.

"I'm sorry for that woman's rude behaviour, Traveler, but Happy Lantern Rite Festival. I'll see you after." Zhongli smiled as he left Lumine laughing at Hu Tao's frantic behaviour.

"It sure is tough to be a Director." As she scratches the back of her head worrying about Hu Tao.

"Good thing you're still here Lumine, there has been a commotion that hilichurls has orchestrated recently, some witnesses said that their activity looks weirder than their past tendencies. Can you look at the current situation near the harbor?" Lumine turned around to see Verr panting while trying to catch her breath behind her. As she settles down, "Sure I don't have anything to do today anyway." accepting the commission as the Traveler gears up.

"Xiao might be on the scene, ask him to come with you to the festival."

The Traveler arrived at her destination, she saw a familiar figure near the knocked out hilichurl. "Xiao!" Running near the boy, who looked at where the voice came from.

"Traveler, what are you doing here?" Questioning Lumine's existence at the site while wiping the splatter of blood that was on his face. Assuming that a battle just ended defeating numbers of hilichurls, as expected of an Adeptus.

"Verr was just asking me to scout the area as there were reports of a commotion, though the powerful adeptus had beaten me to it. I guess my job is done." Lumine's response to the Adepti while scouting the area. Xiao was expecting an earful but didn't receive any as the flying companion of the Traveler was neither with her.

"I guess you came alone." Xiao looking for paimon. "Yeah, she suddenly left. As Paimon is not here to accompany me, can you come with me to celebrate the festival?"

Xiao looked at Lumine for a short amount of time before responding, "Sorry, I don't find it fitting to attend a human's festivities. I am busy protecting the humans, as there are many threats that might occur while the festival is ongoing. But I wish for you a good festival this year." as Xiao fled.

As Xiao rejected the invitation from Lumine, she met Chongyun, Ningguang, Keqing and her other friends in Liyue, but no one agreed to be her companion simply because of their schedule.

Though defeated as the Traveler sits on the pavement, was about to give up until she had a thought of one person she forgot to invite. Childe, The 11th Harbinger. Looking a bit hesitant due to the conflict that just happened weeks ago. "You know what, what could possibly go wrong?"