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Chapter 13: For A Tomorrow Without Your Dic- (Mondstadt Arc.)

[After epic Ruin Guard fight ✩°｡⋆⸜(ू｡•ω•｡)]

"Paimon didn't think we'd find Dvalin's tears in a place like this," Paimon said as we finally unlocked the stupid chest to the first tear. "As knights, we are taught to hone our investigative skills,"Jean as she put a hand to her chest.

"Wow... You are awesome- I mean, you're all awesome...!" I said as I caught my mistake, looking away in embarrassment after having been staring at Jean for a while. Jean awkwardly cleared her throat before saying, "In my experience, the secret to finding what you are looking for is to never look for it in the first place. Don't think too much about it and don't search too hard... and before you know it, what you are looking for will appear right before your very eyes."

"What?" Paimon questioned as she scratched her head quizzically. "Don't worry about it too much. The more flustered you become, the less likely you are to find it. Pay attention to what you see in you peripheral vision, and you might just stumble upon what you're looking for." "I don't know... It doesn't sound like that would work..." "No, seriously, it does though. In fact, it's how I used to find my tortoise whenever he went missing."

"Aww~! You had a pet tortoise?"

"...Wait - you had a pet tortoise!?"

"Yes, why...? Something wrong, Paimon?" Jean asked as we slowly made our way away from the Seven Winds Temple. "No, it's... uh, well, just surprising is all..." "Why?" "Paimon can't imagine Jean having a pet tortoise. Surely you find it hard to imagine too, Master Diluc?"

"No, I don't," Diluc said, speaking up after some time. "I had one too when I was a kid. What's so strange about it?" "AWW~!"

"We looked for these things for weeks and now you suddenly know, Jean!?" I exclaimed as we walked through Dadaupa Gorge and towards the Eclipse Tribe to recover another tear. "To be honest, Lisa helped quite a lot during the search with her elemental powers," Jean responded, making me roll my eyes as if saying 'of course she did...'