Finally, the Alcor docked at the shore.
Lumine and Paimon looked around curiously. Qiu Bai walked behind them with his hands behind his back.
The captain walked in front, approaching a man.
That man was sitting on a box at the dock, playing with Mora in his hand. He wore a red outer coat with black inner clothing, had a Pyro Vision hanging on him, and golden hair. His pupils were green.
"Isn't that the Kamisato household's housekeeper, Thoma?"
Qiu Bai looked at this man, finding it somewhat amusing in his heart.
Thoma suddenly noticed Beidou and the three others, putting away the Mora in his hand. He ran toward Beidou.
"Finally, you've arrived, Captain of the Liyue folk. You've kept me waiting."
"And these three stowaways... no, honored guests."
Thoma noticed the three with Qiu Bai and said with a smile.
"Shh..."
Paimon put a small finger to her lips, signaling Thoma to lower his voice.
"Hehe, stowaways?"
"An interesting term."
Qiu Bai crossed his arms over his chest, looking at Thoma and murmuring with a smile.
"It's because of your Shogun."
"The thunderstorms and waves in the outer seas of Inazuma have become even stronger than before."
Beidou looked at Thoma with some helplessness as she complained.
Who knows what's been happening with Inazuma's god lately, completely different from Liyue's fair weather.
"Oh, right, let me introduce you. This is Thoma."
"He's a business partner I've become acquainted with recently."
Beidou turned around and looked at the three, explaining with a smile.
"Yo, I've been looking forward to meeting you all."
Thoma looked at the three behind Beidou and greeted them.
"Thoma, these people are..."
Beidou was about to introduce them when Thoma interrupted.
"No need for introductions. The reputation of the two Travelers precedes them."
"And... this is Mr. Qiu Bai."
Thoma turned his head to stare at Qiu Bai, his thoughts unclear.
As for Beidou, she was also somewhat shocked, looking at Qiu Bai beside her.
Before setting sail, she seemed to have heard Ningguang say.
"Beidou, there's a very high probability that this Mr. Qiu Bai..."
"Is our Immortal Lord."
"He wants to travel the seven nations, and I've already arranged things with Inazuma."
"The Tenryou Commission in Inazuma is utterly corrupt."
"So they will no longer monitor Mr. Qiu Bai."
Ningguang voice echoed in Beidou mind.
If Qiu Bai had heard Ningguang guess, he would certainly have praised her, saying, "As expected of Liyue's business queen.".
If she was wrong, there'd be no harm and they could still establish good relations with a celestial being.
After all, with the Immortal Lord verification, it was beyond doubt that Qiu Bai was an adeptus.
"Is Mr. Qiu Bai the Immortal Lord?"
"This woman, who knows what she's thinking again."
Beidou looked at Qiu Bai, who wore a smile. She recalled the scene of the Immortal Lord destroying Osial with one sword strike, and quickly shook her head.
Although according to Ningguang, the Immortal Lord was a very approachable god, Qiu Bai and the Adeptus simply couldn't be connected in her mind.
"What about me..."
Qiu Bai looked at Thoma somewhat puzzled.
"Nothing."
"Mr. Qiu Bai indeed isn't considered a stowaway."
Thoma looked at the frail-looking Qiu Bai before him and quickly explained with a smile.
"Although you speak nicely."
"Why are we stowaways, while Qiu Bai is not?"
Paimon looked at Thoma with confusion.
"This Mr. Qiu Bai..."
"According to our intelligence, his identity is extremely special, though we haven't figured out other details yet."
Thoma looked at the confused Paimon and explained with a smile.
"Special identity..."
"Well, this guy identity is indeed extraordinarily special."
Hearing Thoma explanation, Paimon looked at Qiu Bai with a mischievous expression.
"Mr. Qiu Bai, according to Ningguang."
"You won't have any restrictions going anywhere in Inazuma."
Beidou looked at the somewhat confused Qiu Bai and explained with a smile.
"No restrictions..."
"Not bad, quite convenient."
Qiu Bai looked at Beidou beside him and spoke with a smile.
"Yes, that makes things easier."
"Lumine, Thoma has been navigating the outlying islands for a long time; calling him a local kingpin wouldn't be an exaggeration."
"If you run into any trouble, find him. But if he has any ulterior motives toward you... the next time I come to Inazuma, I'll stand up for you."
Beidou turned to look at Lumine and Paimon, explaining as she waved her hand.
"Hahaha... don't worry, don't worry."
"I have a feeling we'll get along very well."
Thoma looked at the serious Beidou and said with a laugh.
"Well, you all continue chatting."
"I'll be off now, since there are no restrictions..."
As soon as Qiu Bai finished speaking, he instantly vanished.
"This guy..."
"Alone again, who knows where he's gone off to."
Paimon crossed her arms over her chest, looking at the spot where Qiu Bai had disappeared and complained.
"Q-Qiu Bai, where did he go?"
"How did he disappear so suddenly?!"
Thoma looked at the spot where Qiu Bai had vanished, shocked.
"Don't be surprised, Thoma."
"You'll get used to it."
Paimon looked at Thoma with his wide eyes and explained with open palms.
"We're all used to it by now."
Lumine looked at Thoma and said with a smile.
Meanwhile, when Qiu Bai reappeared, He found himself in an unfamiliar place.
Before him was a small village. Judging by the characteristics of the buildings, it was definitely within Inazuma borders.
"Is that so?"
"Places I haven't been to before, I still can't teleport to instantly."
Qiu Bai covered his head with one hand, somewhat helplessly.
He had intended to use spatial teleportation to reach Inazuma City and deliver the novel Xingqiu had given him.
Unexpectedly, he ended up here instead.
"Where is this place anyway?"
Qiu Bai looked around and found that before him was a small village.
Sensing the area, he discovered that it was inhabited mostly by elderly people, with a few children.
The village wasn't very large; he estimated there were only about twenty or so houses.
"Hmm? Big brother, your clothes are strange."
"Aren't you from Inazuma?"
A little girl ran over, looking at the handsome big brother before her with some confusion.
"Big brother is from Liyue."
"But can you tell big brother where this place is?"
Qiu Bai looked at the adorable little girl, crouched down and patted her head.
"Big brother, this is Konda Village."
"Are you lost?"
The little girl tilted her head, looking at Qiu Bai with curiosity.
"Yes, which direction is Inazuma City?"
Qiu Bai responded somewhat embarrassedly, scratching his head as he asked the little girl.
"It's that way."
The little girl pointed in the direction of Inazuma City, looking at Qiu Bai with a smile.
"Thank you."
Qiu Bai looked in the direction the little girl was pointing. After thanking her, he instantly vanished from before the little girl.
"Huh, where did big brother go?"
The little girl lowered her hand, turned her head and found that the big brother from earlier had suddenly disappeared.
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