𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧

12 - skill issue

(timeskip, ??? years later)

Y/n has been walking on the outskirts of Liyue for hours and hours, wearing her handmade black hoodie, her feet aching from the constant movement.

She sighed. One treasure chest is all she needed.

Two more primogems, then she can buy the last of the seven elements - cryo. She had been working hard for years, running all over Liyue farming treasure chests, determined to unlock all of them.

She was getting frustrated. Why does every time she wants to look for something she couldn't find it, but they all tend to show up the least when she was expecting?

Just then, she heard rustling in the bushes. Y/n pretended not to notice, but kept her senses alert. She could sense that someone was following her, and her suspicions were confirmed when she heard the rustling again, a few seconds later.

Same old, same old, Y/n thought as she rolled her eyes.

She was so done with all of this shit.

Can't bandits have more creativity in their way of robbing?

Suddenly, a person leapt out onto her from the bush, brandishing a sword. She quickly stepped back, dodging the bandit with ease. Then, the bandit kept attacking, slashing and thrusting her sword, but Y/n dodged effortlessly.

"You know, if you want something, you should just ask. All this attacking isn't necessary." Y/n said in a monotonous voice.

Suddenly the bandit threw a pyro potion at her and shouted, "Hah! I've got you now!"

Y/n, however, was unfazed.

"Oh no, you don't." She said, then continued dodging, not even bothered to start attacking. She felt like she was dancing as she gracefully ducked and swivelled her body away each time the bandit lunged at her.

"You know, I'm not going to be an easy target," Y/n said as she sighed.

"Shut up! Don't think I won't get you!"

"Oh please, you're worse than a toddler throwing a temper tantrum."

"I'll show you! I'm going to get you, and you're going to regret what you said!" The bandit continued to attack, but she was getting more and more frustrated with each failed attempt.

"Are you sure about that? You haven't been able to hit me with any of your attacks so far." Y/n moved with incredible speed, faster than her opponent could follow. In the blink of an eye, she had seemingly vanished from the spot where she was standing.

Y/n reappeared a few moments later, a good distance away from her opponent. She pulled out her phone from her hoodie pocket and started typing something quickly.

"You won't be able to catch me that easily," she said, without looking up.

The bandit stared in disbelief. Y/n smirked. She had mastered the art of speed and agility a long time ago.

"How are you doing that?!"

"It's called skill. You should try it sometime."

"I'll show you skill!"

"I'm starting to think you've got a death wish. You're not even close to challenging me. You know what? I'm getting bored here. You've shown your skill, I'll show you mine."

「GᄂIƬᄃΉ」

"That's how it's done."

Y/n couldn't help but smirk sadistically as she watched the bandit's stats drop like flies. She strolled towards the defeated bandit with an expression that gave away nothing.