Kaito's side...
'It really was that big...'
Inside the room, Wendy, slumped on the floor with one hand covering her mouth and the other pressed against her bottom, couldn't help but think. That remote 'backstab' from Inazuma had almost made her cry out. If she hadn't swiftly covered her mouth and severed her connection with Jean, the Knight would definitely have heard the strange sounds she was making.
'Next time, I really can't do this with someone waiting outside...'
After she calmed down a bit and took her hand away from her mouth, a similar thought surfaced. She was truly fed up with being interrupted repeatedly while having her fun.
However...
'Acheron's body was indeed good...'
'She had two points of leverage in front...'
'If it were her body...'
'Those two places couldn't be held at all.'
'She could only grab hair for leverage...'
Closing her eyes, she compared the differences between her own body and Acheron's.
'Right...'
'Jean is still outside...'
Suddenly opening her eyes and glancing toward the door, she remembered Jean was still waiting for her response. Then, she closed her eyes once more.
Outside the room.
'Why did the Anemo Archon suddenly go silent...?'
'Did something happen?'
Pacing back and forth outside the door, Jean couldn't help but wonder. She was very curious why the Anemo Archon had suddenly fallen silent; it was undeniably strange.
Just then, the Anemo Archon's voice resonated in her mind once more.
"Did you say something? Something came up suddenly on my end and I was interrupted."
"Anemo Archon, you just said you went to Inazuma, so will you be staying there for a while?"
After hearing the Anemo Archon's voice again, Jean quickly asked if she would be in Inazuma for the upcoming period. The Anemo Archon was quite busy, with matters to handle. And the Archon's affairs were undoubtedly very important; if only she could help somehow.
'Help?'
'You can't help with this...'
'Unless it's a double flight...'
Listening to Jean's inner thoughts, Wendy felt a pang of embarrassment. Because she could control what Jean heard from her, she wasn't worried that Jean would discern her recent thoughts.
"Yes, I will be in Inazuma for a while."
Without dwelling on those strange thoughts, Wendy began chatting with Jean about various matters.
After a while.
'She finally left...'
'I should take a shower...'
Standing up from the floor, she walked towards the bathroom. After handling official business, a refreshing shower was definitely in order.
The next day.
Angel's Share.
Just as before when she stayed in Mondstadt, Wendy returned here for breakfast.
'Speaking of which, Miko wouldn't still be asleep, would she...?'
'If she's not awake, I'll head back to Inazuma myself after eating...'
Glancing around, Wendy, mid-meal, silently considered. She decided that if she finished eating and Miko still hadn't appeared, she would return to Inazuma on her own. As for Venti, he was likely busking at the Archon Statue Plaza; she would simply say goodbye to him before leaving.
"Good morning, little girl."
Just then, Miko's voice chimed from the doorway.
'Speak of the fox and she appears...'
'No...'
'It's think of the fox and she appears...'
Looking toward the doorway, Wendy saw Miko approaching her table.
"Good morning, old fox."
After a long look at Miko, Wendy replied with that. Since it wasn't convenient to refer to herself as the Anemo Archon right now, Wendy had given Miko the nickname 'old fox.'
'Old fox???'
'This stinky brat...'
'Yesterday she called me a little fox...'
'Today she's an old fox???'
While Miko could accept the title 'little fox,' 'old fox' was absolutely out of the question. She was only a few hundred years old; how could she be old?
'Forget it...'
'I won't bicker with this stinky brat for now...'
'When I return to Inazuma, I'll find Mei to teach her a lesson...'
After considering it thoroughly, Miko, who had already settled into the seat opposite Wendy, decided to store this grudge and slowly settle accounts once she returned to Inazuma. After all, she knew Mei, and she knew Kaito; she didn't believe she couldn't teach this stinky brat a lesson.
"Hello, what can I get for you?"
"This... and... um... this."
Glancing at the menu the bartender handed her, Miko ordered some food and a drink after a moment's ponderance.
"Alright, please wait a moment."
After she finished ordering, the bartender left with the menu.
"When are you leaving? I'll go back to Inazuma after eating and saying goodbye to Venti."
Just as Miko was about to speak, Wendy, across from her, suddenly said this.
'This girl...'
'Why is she suddenly so cooperative...?'
'Is she trying to trick me?'
Looking at Wendy across from her with some surprise, Miko couldn't help but wonder if she was attempting to trick her. After all, Wendy had previously called her all sorts of 'little fox,' 'stinky fox,' and 'old fox'; this sudden question about her departure didn't feel right.
But thoughts were just thoughts; Miko quickly replied, "I'll go back after eating too."
'No matter what, she would adapt on the fly.'
'She wanted to see what this little girl was up to.'
After that, once both had finished eating, they headed to the Archon Statue Plaza.
"Venti, we're leaving now, see you next time."
"You're going back already? Well then, goodbye."
Venti, mid-performance, waved to Wendy and Miko after hearing they were returning to Inazuma.
"We will."
Miko nodded, then noticed Wendy was already walking toward the city's outskirts.
Outside the city.
"Just like we came before."
'Just like we came before?'
Outside the city, before Miko could fully grasp Wendy's meaning, she suddenly felt herself being swept into the sky by an unseen force, and then all she could hear was the whistling of strong winds.
"Alright, we're back."
'Back?'
As her feet touched solid ground again, Miko opened her eyes to find herself near the Ritou Inn where Mei was staying.
"I'm going back to the inn first, little fox."
While Miko was still a bit dazed, Wendy uttered this sentence and walked toward the inn without a backward glance.
'This girl...'
'She actually brought me back...'
Staring at Wendy's retreating figure, Miko couldn't quite believe that she hadn't done anything.
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