A Traveler From Hell (Genshin Impact X Female Alastor Reader)

Chapter 50

"This is the Jade Chamber, alright! (Y/N), be on your best behavior! No demon-demon stuff!" Paimon exclaimed as she pointed at you.

"Dear, I can behave very well when it comes to others. Mother taught me well, after all!" you replied, rolling your eyes to the side as you put on a large grin.

"We've been with (Y/N) for quite a while now, Paimon. She wouldn't do anything that is deemed wrong or illegal when she's with or without us." Aether reasoned with a small chuckle.

"Right you are, darling!" you happily agreed, discreetly wiping off the blood on your fingers after your 'small snack' earlier.

"I've been waiting for you, returnees from Jueyun Karst."

You turned and saw the woman from the rite of decension the other day. Behind her are two other people following close by.

"It's Ningguang!" Paimon whisper-shouted as she pushed Aether forward, making the male stumble a bit.

"Um.. since this is our first meeting, we've prepared a gift! We hope you like it?" Paimon exclaimed as Aether handed the gift you three prepared.

You decided to ignore Ningguang and your companions chatter, not being able to understand any of it considering you're from 'another world' as Aether says. You noticed Ningguang staring down your form, a small glint in her eyes. You grinned back at the woman in front of you, your eyes glinting red.

You smirked in amusement when Ningguang turned away from you and instead continued to chat with Aether and Paimon. Your eyes twitched in annoyance when there isn't any entertainment happening in front of you. You quietly sighed and decided to listen in on the conversation.

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"(Y/N), you made it right on time." Zhongli greeted, nodding at Paimon and Aether close behind.

"Did you enjoy your visit to the Jade Chamber?" Zhongli asked, a warm smile plastered on his face.

Paimon began to tell Zhongli all about your trip to the Jade Chamber. You looked at your 'cursed' arm and noticed it was emitting a warm, amber glow. Slowly bending and moving your fingers around, you felt your fingers became stiff, almost like a rock.

'Maybe I shouldn't have eaten that treasure horder earlier.. what baloney! He was trying to take away my knife!' you thought to yourself as you adjusted the sleeve of your outfit and hid away your arm.

You glanced up and noticed Zhongli staring at you the whole time as he continued to chat and listen to Paimon's stories. You noticed his eyes has a light glow as he continued to stare at you.

You raised a brow at the amber eyed male when you suddenly stiffened. Your smile strained as you felt a weird tingling sensation run through your arm. You quickly looked at Zhongli and saw a small smirk appearing on his face. You slowly crouched down and held your arm to stop the tingling feeling, digging your nails into your skin.

"Are you okay, (Y/N)?" Aether asked in worry as he noticed you squatting down on the ground, Paimon floating beside you.

"I'm fine, darling! Just a small stomachache!" you lied with a small grin as you looked at the ground and saw a pebble.

"A stomachache? Perhaps it was something you ate back at Third-Round Knockout?" Zhongli wondered aloud, his smirk widening a bit.

"Perhaps you're right, darling." you replied as you quickly grabbed the pebble and held it in your hand.

Aether crouched down beside you and slowly rubbed circles on your back as he looked at you with worry in his eyes. You took a glance at Zhongli and saw his gaze was now at Aether, slightly glaring at the blonde.

You grinned to yourself and threw the pebble straight at Zhongli. You watched as the pebble managed to hit Zhongli straight in the head, making him stumble back in surprise.

Your grin widened when you felt the tingling sensation on your arm has now disappeared as you quickly stood up and acted like nothing happened. Aether stood up and glanced at Zhongli, noticing a red mark on his forehead.

"Mr. Zhongli! Are you alright? There's um.. a red spot on your face." Paimon asked.

"It's nothing to worry about." Zhongli replied as he faked a cough and turned around, rubbing the spot where you hit him with a small pebble.

"Let us be off then. We need to obtain some wild glaze lilies." Zhongli exclaimed.

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"You mean you need us to pick the flowers?" Aether asked.

"No, I need one of you to sing to them. Singing to the flowers will make them more fragrant." Zhongli explained. You felt all eyes on you as you tilted your head at your companions.

"What?" you asked aloud, a large, toothy grin on your face.

"Can you.. sing to the flowers? You do sing and hum a lot of tunes wherever we go. You can even make music come from your head!" Paimon suggested.

"Of course I can sing, darling! Music makes things more entertaining! Have you heard of jazz? Oh! I recommend you three to listen to jazz! I'll let you listen to some one day." you happily exclaimed.

"Getting a bit sidetracked though.. but still, can you sing to the flowers?" Paimon asked.

"Unfortunately not! Flowers wither when I stare at it or even touch it! Plus, I do not know what kind of music the flower likes to listen to! After all, I am from another world." you replied with a shrug.

"Then it's up to Aether to sing to the flowers." Zhongli stated, making all of you turn your attention to the blonde.

"How good is your singing, dear?" you asked with an encouraging grin, tilting your head to the side as you glanced at Aether.

"My singing isn't that good but.. I can sing Barbara's song.." Aether said, his cheeks turning into a shade of red as he tries to avoid your stare.

"If it's a song from Teyvat, then I suppose it will do! Go ahead and sing to the flowers, my dear! I'm positive your voice is soothing to hear!" you encouraged the blonde, giving him a pat on the shoulder as you gestured him to the patch of flowers in front of your group.

"Yeah.. I'll do my best!" Aether exclaimed, determination flowing through him.

"That's the spirit, dear!" you replied with a small laugh.