Chapter 15: Inazuma

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A/N: This was sooo long T_T I fear for my hands when we reach Sumeru.  

The screen opens up to to Lumine walking towards Katheryne who greets her with a smile.

"Ad astra abyssosque! What can I do for you, Traveler?" she asked.

"About the Crux Fleet..." Lumine trailed off as Katheryne smiled with a nod.

"Oh? Are you finally going to Inazuma?" Albedo asked. 

Lumine nodded. "Yep, we're finally traveling there after a long wait."

"How long did you have to wait?" Yoimiya asked curiously.

"Around a week or two." Lumine shrugged. 

'Lucky.' Lynn thought bitterly. 'We have to wait for months.'

"Ah yes, I've heard that you've already made arrangements with the captain of the Crux Fleet regarding your passage to Inazuma. Is that correct? Now that I think about it, it's been quite some time since I last visited those lands. Unfortunately, I don't have any current intel that would be worth sharing with you."

"That's natural." Kazuha chuckled mirthlessly. "Only a few were able to travel the lands of Inazuma freely while being able to return back to their own nation."

"When does she travel, though?" Chongyun asked. "No, does she even take breaks? I'm pretty sure I always see her in her booth without any replacement."

"She's a robot." Nahida informed, earning gasps of shocks and surprises from many. 

"Who created them, then?" Diluc asked with a frown. "Are all katherynes a robot?"

"Yeah." Nahida nodded. "As for who created them, I don't know for sure but there is a big possibility that it was the Fatui."

Simultaneously, everyone looked at the Snezhnaya curtain for confirmation but no one replied so they looked at the two Fatui with them in the room.

"I don't know." Childe shrugged. "Katheryne already existed way before I joined the Fatui."

"I don't care." Scaramouche simply replied.

Lumine looked disappointed and was about to speak again when someone interrupted them.

"There you are! You're the Traveler that Beidou will be taking to Inazuma, right?" Sea Drake, a sailor, spoke with a smile.

"It seems our intel has arrived." Lumine said with a small smile.

"The fleet has nearly completed reprovisioning. Once the crews have taken a headcount, we can get underway. Captain Beidou sent me to come get you. We'll weigh anchor as soon as you're aboard."

"Seems Beidou is a captain of her word."

"Of course I do." Beidou scoffed. "No one would follow me if I'm a liar, after all."

"Of course! There are many things that the Captain insists upon. I'm sure you'll see for yourself once you're on board."

"So you'll be heading off then? I suppose congratulations are in order." Katheryne said. "Whether the journey before you leads to the heights of the heavens or the depths of the abyss, each step you take is another achievement. Until we meet again, ad astra abyssosque!"

"We'll miss you..." Lumine said with a smile.

"Oh... It's kinda hard to say goodbye now... we practically see each other every day." Paimon agreed.

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