Chapter 7: Liyue

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HO HO HO, MERRY CHRISTMAS! I originally didn't want to publish this earlier than my intended schedule but...well, it's Christmas so here's my present for all of you! ^_^ hope you all have a great day!

"Alright, let's watch the next episode!" Lynn said with a cheer.

"Yes," Ningguang said with a glint in her eyes. "I want to see who the person capable of ending the stalemate in the past is." 

"Why do you want to know, Ningguang?" Keqing asked curiously.

"I'm curious to know what kind of person is capable of interacting with the Fatui and being strong enough to do such a thing." the former replied. "Besides, I do need some help keeping the Fatui at bay."

"I guess so." Keqing agreed, also finding the organization troublesome.

The screen shows Lumine and Paimon entering the Northland bank, approaching the receptionist.

"Welcome, Lumine, friend of Childe." Ekaterina said. "And congratulations on the first day of your illustrious career with the Fatui."

"I don't consider Childe a friend." Lumine bluntly said.

"You wound me, Girlie!" Childe said while placing a hand on his chest, feigning hurt. 

"You're lucky you aren't placed in her hate list." Paimon said.

"She has one?" Yoimiya asked in shock.

"No." Lumine denied.

"Yes." Paimon answered at the same time, the two of them looking at each other. Paimon must have seen the evil glint in Lumine's eyes because she swallowed thickly and laughed awkwardly. "P-Paimon was just joking, Lumine doesn't have one!"

Suffice to say, no one believed her as they wondered who got into the Traveler's bad side.

"You sound remarkably sure of yourself... Remember, we are mere mortals — our ideas are fluid like water. Only the Tsaritsa truly has a will as solid as the permafrost." Ekaterina said, amused. 

"Huh, I wonder whose will is more firm. The Tsaritsa or the Raiden Shogun's?" Kokomi asked with interest.

"Naturally, it's the Tsaritsa." someone from Snezhnaya said.

"Pfft, have you met our archon?" Heizou said with a laugh. "I'm sure it's the Raiden Shogun who'll win."

"Please, the traveler easily changed your archon." someone from Snezhnaya said. "Isn't that why the vision hunt was abolished?"

"You know what's a great idea?" Jean asked. "Wait until we reach Snezhnaya and see if the Tsaritsa's will will also change after meeting the Traveler instead of debating here."

"But back to the matter at hand. Childe tells me that he has upheld his end of your agreement."

"What agreement?" Paimon asked in confusion before remembering. "Oh, the thing about him helping us find a guy?"

"Correct. Childe promised he would find someone to break the stalemate. And the Harbingers do not break their promises lightly." Ekaterina said.

"Shockingly enough." Diluc said with a scowl. 

"That's a lie, though." Collei said without thinking, immediately hiding behind Tighnari when people looked at her.

"And why is that?" someone from Fontaine asked.

"I-I..." Collei didn't continue, fear making her incapable to. 

'The doctor promised my family to cure my disease but he only experimented on me.' she thought, dark memories flashing before her eyes until Tighnari, noticing that something was wrong, gently patted her head as he hugged her, comforting the little girl.

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