Ruby Red Blood (Genshin X F!Reader)

Adeptibeast

"Huh, the reception is deserted. And it seems kinda spooky in here..." Paimon muttered, and she was right.

Bubu Pharmacy had no visible activity anywhere, but boy it was cozy. Lots of boxes with medicine was placed against the wall and the whole place was built in dark wood. There were dark forest green carpets and on the desk a dark blue vase with red flowers stood. Some packages with medicine flowers was placed on the edge of the reception desk and it smelled sweet and bitter of the medicine.

"Hello? Is anybody here?" Paimon called out, and got a response from nowhere.

"Welcome to Bubu Pharmacy." and that's how to freak out the emergency food.

"D-did you hear that? Wh-where did it come from?"

"The reception, it seems." Zhongli merely said with no care in the world.

"Hi there." (Y/N) called out.

"Huh? You're not afraid? Th-then how about.... you go check it out (Y/N), and... Paimon will bring up the rear."

"Got you." (Y/N) nodded. The red dressed girl walked up to the reception and... Checked behind it.... and snickered?

"Hi dear." a head was seen, and Aether and Paimon jumped of fear while the other two stood still. Up looked a little girl's head, washed-out-purple long hair in a braid behind her head, and a blue and purple hat with a Cryo Vision on it as decoration. The girl looked at (Y/N)'s face with her magenta eyes, then a light came to them.

"Qiqi... knows you.... who were you? Ru....." the girl muttered with a soft childish voice.

"Oh, there you are! But you can't even reach the counter!" Paimon called out.

"Paimon, if we're going to talk about height, you, ahh-" Aether sweat dropped.

"Jokes on you - Paimon floats, so height is no restriction." the girl said proudly. "Anyways, there's something weird about this one over here. What's that talisman doing on her forehead." the girl had an old and big talisman hanging from her hat, covering one of her eyes.

"Let's see... Ru... you are pretty. someone called you... flower? What was it..."

"Hi Qiqi. You remember fragments of me? That sure is nice to hear." (Y/N) had something that looked like a smile on her lips as she spoke to the short girl.

"It can't be... she's... a zombie?!" Paimon then realized.

"Yes, not so normal seeing that everyday, huh?" (Y/N) said.

"Ru... Oh, Qiqi knows. You are Ruby." the girl said, proud to finally remember the taller girls name.

"That's right." (Y/N) nodded. "And you are Qiqi."

"Qiqi." the girl nodded, as to say "that is my name". "Welcome to Bubu Pharmacy. I am Qiqi." the girl said to the people she did not know. "Once upon a time, Qiqi died. Then, Qiqi was saved by the Adepti. Now, Qiqi is a zombie."

"That's right, Qiqi was saved, and now she gets to continue in this world." (Y/N) said positively.

"Don't tell me (Y/N) knows Qiqi too...." Paimon gripped her small head.

"Well, Qiqi has been around for quite some time."

"Do zombies also count as Adepti...?" Aether mused to himself.

"Something like this would be unimaginable in Mondstadt." Paimon said.

"Hello... little girl. Do you sell Everlasting Incense here?" Zhongli asked the young looking zombie.

"Excuse me sir. Did you bring your prescription?" Qiqi looked up at Zhongli.

"I... surely no prescription is needed to purchase Everlasting Incense? It's not a controlled substance..." Zhongli muttered confused.

"Qiqi can get your medicine. But only if you show Qiqi you prescription. These are Qiqi's orders, from Qiqi."

""Orders"?" Aether asked.

"When you have no real mind alive left, you can't remember well. The same goes for other human functions, such as growing or tasting. That is why I am surprised Qiqi remembers me, even if it takes some time for her to remember." (Y/N) explained. "Qiqi, you are very smart to have given yourself orders." the girl praised.

"Thank you.... Ruby." Qiqi seemed delighted to get praise.

"My dear Qiqi, we didn't bring a prescription, I am afraid. But we do hope that you can still help us find some Everlasting Incense."

"Okay then."

"How did you manage that?!" Paimon said loudly and shocked.

"All he really did was ask..." Aether sweat dropped.

"But Qiqi helps you, you help Qiqi. Only fair." Qiqi concluded strictly.

"Since when do customers need to do favors for customer service staff?" Paimon dead panned, but seemed to agree to the deal.

"Never mind, just think of it as a peer-to-peer transaction. That way everybody wins. Sometimes, in Liyue, the art of deal is simply about victory via mental gymnastics." Zhongli tried to explain.

"Go to Mt. Tianheng. Find the Guizhong Ballista. And hunt a Cocogoat. Please and thank you."

"Hunt the what with the which at where?" Aether said confused ad you could almost see the question mark over his head.

"Guizhong Ballista... I have heard of this device before. It is a kind of crossbow turret, installed on Mt. Tianheng by an Adeptus in the distant past. An early mechanical device. Located in Tianheng pass, it was designed to automatically fire at large monsters, protecting Liyue from external threats." Zhongli told the trio.

"Mr. Zhongli really knows Liyue inside and out!" Paimon clapped her hands in awe.

"Apparently, not quite... this is the first time I've ever heard of the "Cocogoat"." Zhongli said with an apologetic smile.

"The Cocogoat is a legendary animal. An Adeptibeast." Qiqi told them all.

"Do you wanna add anything else, or..." Paimon seemed irritated by the short girl.

"No, just that the Cocogoat is a legendary animal. An Adeptibeast. What it looks like: I don't know. Where to find it: I don't know either. Where it came from: also don't know." Qiqi said innocently.

"This isn't much to go on..." Aether sighed. He may be a great traveler, but hunting something like that is indeed a hard quest.

"Very well then.. let's start by investigating near the Guizhong Ballista. Perhaps we will find some clues."

"Bye Qiqi, we will try to find a Cocogoat for you." (Y/) waved good bye to the child as they left Bubu Pharmacy and headed to Mt. Tianheng.

Coco..... goat.....

Hi, I am back!

How'd ya like Qiqi? I get protective vibes, I want to take care of her! Maybe that's why I'll cosplay her later...

Hope you enjoyed~!

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