𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿 | ᵂᵃⁿᵈᵉʳᵉʳ

▬ 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻

"Looks like the second round is over. I wonder who is faster, Kaveh or Madam Faruzan. Huh? Where's Madam Faruzan?" Nilou asked as Aether, Paimon, and Kaveh approached their tent.

Kahev informed them that Faruzan had just gone to get water and honestly told them that he and Faruzan arrived at the same time and would like to draw lots once more for the points.

Nilou nodded and went on to prepare what was needed and at the same time, Faruzan finally arrived after fetching water. After a brief but tense lot drawing, Kaveh emerges triumphant.

He cheered for his luck and everyone except Alhaitham congratulated and praise him for his luck.

"Finally, after all this time...*sniff*" Kaveh says with his eyes welling with tears of joy.

"And with that, our second round is done. Cyno, Layla and Kaveh are our victorius contestants! As for the current standings, let me see... Cyno and Layla both have four points, placing them both in first place. The rest in descending order are Tighnari, Faruzan, Kaveh, and Hat Guy. The next one will be the final one. Please rest up before then, everyone. I heard that some stalls at the wisdom gala are debuting new games, so feel free to drop by if you're interested. Otherwise, see you next round." Nilou announced before dismissing everyone.

"Yikes did you hear that, Hat Guy is standing at last place. Paimon kind of feels bad for Y/n after all the support she gave, he didn't even try to score at least one point." Paimon whispered to Aether.

Speaking of Y/n, they haven't seen her around ever since they arrived with Kaveh and Faruzan. They also noticed Hat Guy's disappearance so they thought that they might have gone back to the city since the heat was unbearable.

"Should we go see the stalls at the Wisdom Gala?" Paimon asked.

"Sure, why not?" Aether replied.

While Aether and Paimon began their journey back to the city, Y/n, on the other hand, was feeling excited about her first secret mission with the wanderer.

For these past few days, they have been gathering clues and lead about Sachin. Nahida asked her for help and she couldn't refuse her.

"Stop daydreaming, we're fighting those insects." The wanderer said while they were spying on a group of eremites.

"So, what's the plan? Should we go stealth mode or..." she whispered but when she turned to him, he was already gone and was already attacking the enemies.

She cursed and prepared her sniper riffle to give him support. And since Nahida told them not to kill anyone, Y/n prepared a special batch of bullets that will tase the enemies and put them to sleep.

"How's the situation?" A deep voice asked while Y/n was busy sniping ranged enemies.

Y/n jumped in surprise and accidentally fired a bullet at the wanderer who immediately dodged.