Part 7: A Simple Wanderer

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You, Kazuha, and Yoimiya now travel through the Byakko Plains, heading to the Naganoharas back in Inazuma City. You all stay close to the remote seashore, with boxes floating behind you bathed in a turquoise light.

Yoimiya had done most of the talking on your travels so far, and you feel a little nervous to speak for some reason. Normally you didn't have too much trouble getting to know new people, but Kazuha gives off a strange aura. When he speaks, every sentence sounds like a line from a poem, but he always seems slightly... sad.

"Is there something on my face?" Kazuha asks politely, startling you out of your own thoughts.

Yikes, you were totally staring!
Yoimiya holds back a giggle.

"Oh uh... it's nothing. Just lost in thought is all." You sputter. "So um Kazuha, what were you up to before you joined Beidou's crew?"

Smooth, change the subject

Kazuha lifts his dark eyes towards the clouds. "It was nothing too exciting, I suppose. I was simply a wanderer who roamed the land, as one with nature and all of its gifts and losses."

"Oooo, that sounds a lot like what you do!" Yoimiya says, patting you on the shoulder.

Kazuha's eyebrows raise slightly as his crimson gaze turns to you. "Oh? Are you perhaps a wanderer as well?"

"Sort of," you answer, slightly embarrassed to be put on the spot. "I just travel around Teyvat and take pictures. I'm currently working on a big photo album with pictures from every continent. So, nothing too special."

"On the contrary, I find that a rather beautiful pursuit. To immortalize beauty in a single frame... fascinating..." Kazuha says, mystified.

"You should see the album so far, the pictures are just AMAZING! Totally makes me wanna visit Mondstat and Liyue some time, so pretty!" Yoimiya chimes in. About a month ago, after she kept nagging you about your pictures, you gave in and showed her your photo album so far. Needless to say, she was a fan.

You look away from both of them sheepishly, crossing your arms. "Aw c'mon guys. Anyone can take a picture."

"But not like you can. Photography is an art that must be practiced carefully. Thus, you are an artist." Kazuha says poetically.

Suddenly, Yoimiya abruptly stops walking.

She looks around wildly. "Oh, my goodness, oh my goodness! I just realized what day it is! We're near Konda Village, right? Right?"

"Um, yeah, I think we just passed it a little while ago. What's up?" You respond, puzzled.

"Gaaah, it's one of the kiddo's birthdays over there, so I was gonna make some fireworks for the party! Okay, okay, I can do this! We have all the materials right here!"

You sigh, following behind the determined Yoimiya. Kazuha chuckles at your side.

Oh dear... this may not end well.

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