The Adventures of a Mushroom | Genshin x Child!Reader

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟭: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻

Blossom's Note: I hope you've all been doing well.

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The light didn't come from a cabin, but rather a camp hollowed out from a cave. It was a weird mix of home and laboratory—there were shelves of books and scrolls, topped with glowing vials and half-finished plates of food. There was even a dining table, mostly occupied by an artist's supplies. All the chairs were empty and covered in snow, though. No one was home.

"It's a laboratory," Scaramouche said, at the same time as you said, "It's someone's home!"

"Think whoever lives here will mind if we borrow some food?" you wondered. You picked up some bread from a plate, and promptly put it down. The inside was green and moldy.

"If they have a problem, they can take it up with us in the morning," Scaramouche said. "It's too late to find another camp." Sure enough, the last traces of sunset were seeping out of the sky. Stars winked high above.

Scaramouche settled down at the dining table, in one of the stiff wooden chairs. You wandered deeper into the laboratory. There wasn't a bed in sight. Not even a cushion. At the end of the cave, you saw a door. You opened it...

...and warm air surrounded your skin.

Somehow, despite the cold, this cavern had been converted into a greenhouse. A hole in the ceiling, paned with crystalline prisms, reflected light into the cavern. Heating lamps with a greenish-orange glow flickered along the wall.

Pots and pots of Sweet Flowers grew on neat racks. Some were a little bigger than usual, others a slightly different color. Vines and flowers crept from glass bowls hanging from the ceiling. A cluster of mint-green bushes in the corner rustled.

"Sweet Flowers." You touched the plump blossoms, and blobs of nectar oozed out, even more luscious than ordinary Sweet Flowers. "But it's so cold up here. Is it magic?"

"Not magic," a small voice said. "Alchemy. Arguably a branch of science."

"Who said that?" you wondered, spinning around. You didn't see anyone.

"Um... that would be me." One of the bushes in the corner moved, and you realized that it wasn't a bush at all, but a young woman with ruffly mint-green hair. She wore glasses, and her cheeks were flushed. "I-I'm sorry, but I have to ask you to leave n-now. The lab i-isn't open to civilians."

You thought fast. "This is your lab?"

"Um, n-not really. I'm Sucrose," the girl replied. "Y-you know, Master Albedo's assistant. He's the one who runs the lab."

"Oh, him," you said, even though you had no idea who this Master Albedo was. "So you're in charge of this plant house?"

"The greenhouse? I-I suppose," Sucrose said, looking like she trusted you less and less every second.

You nodded. "In that case, (Y/N) has a delivery for you."

"A delivery? I don't remember ordering—"

"Please wait here." You dashed through the greenhouse door. "System, gimme all my Sweet Flowers!"

You sneezed out enough Sweet Flowers to make several very large bouquets. Bundling them in your arms, you brought all of them into the greenhouse, dropping several on the way.

Sucrose's eyes widened. "Sweet Flowers! So many!"

"From all over Mondstadt," you said, patting the bundle. It was true, mostly.

"But how did you deliver so many at a time? And they look fresh, too..."

"Uh, new technology. Amazon Slime," you replied.