Windrise.

Upon arriving beneath the great tree at Windrise, Kaito heard Venti, who was facing away from him, muttering, seemingly talking to himself or just thinking aloud.

Extending a hand to feel the breeze blowing through the trees, Kaito felt that this place was perfect for a nap.

"Haha, sleepyheads?" Venti turned around then, greeting the two who had arrived. "Good afternoon, Kaito, and Miss Wendy."

"Good afternoon. Did something happen?"

Waving at Venti, Kaito got straight to the point.

He knew Venti wouldn't call them here without reason; something must have happened.

"Actually, it's not a big deal, Kaito. I think you've probably guessed it already."

Saying this, Venti looked towards Mondstadt.

"You mean that some people are treating Wendy as the true Anemo Archon?"

After a brief thought, Kaito guessed Venti might be referring to the matter of the Anemo Archon's identity.

"That's right, you've guessed it."

By the end of his sentence, Kaito's tone quickly shifted from surprise back to normal.

After Venti left, Kaito looked at the Gnosis in his hand and couldn't help but think.

However, with this Gnosis, there was indeed no longer any need to worry about any shocking revelations occurring.

Recently, he had observed some actions from both the Knights of Favonius and the Fatui, so he felt the opportunity had arrived.

Venti isn't trying to make me stop using his identity, is he...?

Seeing that it was indeed as he had guessed, Kaito couldn't help but wonder if Venti was going to reclaim his Anemo Archon identity.

After all, if this continued, the Anemo Archon position would have to be taken by someone else.

Although Venti seemed indifferent to the position of Anemo Archon, it certainly made no sense for him to just let Kaito take it.

But if there were more missions like this to come, what would he do then?

No... I need to borrow it for a few more days...

After some thought, Kaito decided he still needed to borrow Venti's Anemo Archon identity for a few more days.

Because tomorrow, the next mission would appear.

"So, I was thinking of letting you or Miss Wendy use my Gnosis."

Just then, Venti spoke again.

"Gnosis? Gnosis? For me or Wendy to use?"

It had to be said, Kaito felt for a moment that he had misheard.

He had originally thought Venti was going to tell him to stop using his Anemo Archon identity, but instead, he chose to go a step further and directly hand over the Gnosis. This was something Kaito had not expected.

What is he trying to do?

Is he really going to slack off to the very end?

"That's right, my Gnosis."

Nodding as if it were the most natural thing, Venti took out his Gnosis and placed it before Kaito.

It was a chess piece resembling a queen from international chess, emitting a faint blue light.

"Why are you doing this?"

Not reaching out to take the Gnosis right in front of him, Kaito hoped Venti would explain why he was doing this.

He was quite worried that if he took this Gnosis, this slacking Anemo Archon would just run off, and that wouldn't do.

To the Fatui, this Anemo Archon's Gnosis might be extremely important, but to him, it wasn't so.

After all, with Wendy by his side, he didn't need any Gnosis at all.

"Neither I nor Wendy need this."

Since Wendy had been strangely silent, Kaito used her name to say this, simultaneously expressing his own stance.

"Hey, hey, hey? Can't you two give this Anemo Archon some face? I've gone this far, at least act a little excited! This is a Gnosis, a Gnosis!"

Facing their attitude, Venti was quite helpless.

He had been so proactive, yet they showed no appreciation, treating his Gnosis as if it were some cheap item.

However, the more this young man behaved like this... the more the Gnosis truly needed to be held by someone like him...

In that case... he wouldn't have to worry about anything...

Of course, before that, he had to figure out a way to give the thing away first.

"Oh? It's actually a Gnosis? I'm truly so excited! So why are you doing this?"

Venti:

Faced with Kaito's behavior, showing no desire to even act, Venti was truly speechless.

Then, he sighed and said, "Think about it, Kaito, some people already believe Miss Wendy is the true Anemo Archon, so at this point, a Gnosis becomes very necessary, right? Otherwise, wouldn't it be awkward if she were exposed? After all, the Anemo Archon has a Gnosis, and the Anemo Archon's Gnosis is proof of the Anemo Archon."

Exposed, huh...

After hearing Venti's words, Kaito felt there was indeed some truth to it.

He remembered a plotline in the game where the Fatui tried to use the Holy Lyre der Himmel to track the Anemo Archon's whereabouts.

Because on it, the Anemo Archon's power still lingered.

So, having a Gnosis... could prevent the lingering power on the Holy Lyre der Himmel from not matching Wendy's power...

Of course, he could also just choose to take the Holy Lyre der Himmel directly.

"So? Kaito, what I said makes a lot of sense, right?"

Seeing Kaito deep in thought, Venti, sensing an opportunity, immediately spoke again.

"There is indeed some truth to that."

Snapping out of his thoughts, Kaito nodded at Venti, who seemed to be hawking some merchandise.

"So..."

Dragging out the word, Venti also waved the Gnosis in his hand in front of Kaito, hoping he would accept it.

"Then I'll return it to you later."

After some thought, Kaito decided to accept Venti's Gnosis for now and return it to him once the Anemo Archon-related missions were completely finished.

As soon as he finished speaking, Kaito took the Gnosis from Venti's hand.

"No problem."

Regarding Kaito saying he would return the Gnosis later, Venti decided to agree for now.

As for what to do then, well, he'd deal with it when the time came.

Hmm... that's about enough...

"Then I'll be going. When the matter with Stormterror comes up, I'll call for you two again."

Saying this, Venti transformed into a gust of wind and disappeared before Kaito and Wendy.

Why do I feel like I've been conned...?Z

Angel's Share.

This operation was truly a great success...

I truly am quite clever...

After finishing the food on her plate, Lumine, recalling what had just transpired, felt quite satisfied.

Her choice to come to Angel's Share to find Kaito this time was undoubtedly the correct one, but there was still one problem ahead.

That was... how should she go about asking the Anemo Archon about her brother...?

Or... would the Anemo Archon come to her actively?

Regardless, she definitely couldn't ask in front of Kaito.

If she exposed his identity, all her efforts would be in vain, and that was absolutely unacceptable.

Never mind... for these next few days, I'll just do commissions to save up some Mora...

Later, she'd also have to repay Kaito...

Maybe the Anemo Archon would come looking for her then...

After some thought, Lumine decided to do commissions and accumulate Mora for the time being.

And as Lumine was thinking this, Kaeya, who had just left, was now at the side door discussing some newly acquired information with Diluc.

Of course, he had already assigned someone to keep an eye on Lumine inside the tavern, instructing them to report any developments immediately.

"You heard everything Lord Anemo Archon said, right?"

After some thought, Kaeya decided to start with the stranger.

"The stranger's matter?" Diluc seemed unsure which one Kaeya was referring to.

"Yes, she said she and her brother were separated for a long time because they encountered an unknown god."

Diluc was waiting for Kaeya's conclusion.

"You wouldn't... Never mind, let me state my opinion first." Unexpectedly, Diluc seemed to have no conclusions, and Kaeya was somewhat surprised, but after thinking it over, he decided to state his views first. "That stranger seems to constantly be trying to curry favor with that young man and the girl who might be our Mondstadt's Lord Anemo Archon. I don't know if you feel the same way, but I think it's very obvious; she's just constantly praising them..."

"So you think that stranger also believes that girl is the Anemo Archon, just like us?"

Diluc had, of course, considered this point.

"Exactly. Because she also thinks—or she knows—that girl is Lord Anemo Archon, which is why she would seek help from that girl. After all, she said that she and her brother were separated because of an unknown god; such a matter clearly needs another god to resolve it, don't you agree?" Having finished speaking, Kaeya looked at Diluc.

"If what that stranger said is true, then she might indeed know who the Anemo Archon is."

Because that stranger's experience was related to a god, Diluc felt she might know some things about gods.

"And... that young man doesn't seem to know much more."

At this point, Kaeya mentioned Kaito.

"So, our Lord Anemo Archon is pretending to be a mortal to fall in love with a mortal?"

Regarding this conjecture, Diluc felt it had some rationality and could also explain some things.

At this point, Kaeya mentioned Kaito.

"So, our Lord Anemo Archon is pretending to be a mortal to fall in love with a mortal?"

Regarding this conjecture, Diluc felt it had some rationality and could also explain some things.

"Perhaps," Kaeya smiled.

"So what are you going to do next?"

"Naturally, I'm going to go have a chat with that stranger." Having said that, Kaeya walked towards the city.

Since that stranger might know more, it's only natural to go and converse with her.

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