This ticket presented a unique metallic texture.
It glowed faintly with a cold silver-white luster. The edges of the ticket were inlaid with smooth and mysterious patterns, as if carrying some ancient rhythm of the universe.
Looking closely, an exquisite Star Rail logo was outlined on the ticket.
Interlaced lines outlined a trajectory that seemed to cross the galaxy, emitting a faint fluorescence, like stars twinkling in the night sky.
In one corner of the ticket was a small metal nameplate.
Engraved with delicate runes, faintly revealing a glimmer like starlight, as if bearing the weight of the Path.
In the middle of the ticket face, a shimmer flowed.
Like the mark of time, giving people an illusion.
As if through this ticket, one could glimpse the vastness of the endless star sea.
When Kael's fingertip gently touched the ticket surface, a subtle energy rippled out from it.
As if responding to the holder's will, faintly revealing a warm fluctuation.
This was not just a ticket, but a true key, a key leading to the other side of the stars, connecting countless worlds.
Kael, who also got the pass for the first time, discovered...
Anyone who holds it can use it.
At this time, Fischl's purple pupil trembled slightly.
She stared at the ticket in Kael's palm emitting strange brilliance, her face full of confusion and shock.
She really couldn't understand where this thing came from.
Like it was generated out of thin air.
There was no spatial fluctuation, nor traces of alchemy equipment storage. It simply exceeded her cognitive scope.
But thinking of Kael's mystery recently...
Fischl frowned and asked hesitantly, "What... is this?"
Kael chuckled lightly, flipping the ticket casually, letting it rotate at his fingertips, explaining lightly: "Star Rail Pass. Upon use, it can lock onto the target's footprints and instantly appear within a one-kilometer radius of the target."
"With good luck, you can even appear directly beside the target."
Saying this, Kael looked at Fischl, the corner of his mouth raising slightly. "As long as the target is still in this world, you can find them anytime, anywhere."
Fischl was stunned abruptly, as if awakened by something.
Eyes wide, lips slightly parted, she was completely dumbfounded.
"It can... do that?"
She murmured in disbelief.
Various possibilities instantly surfaced in her mind.
In other words, even if Kael went to Liyue, Inazuma, Sumeru...
Even... farther places, she could use this ticket to find him?!
"Doesn't this mean..."
Fischl suddenly recovered, a glimmer of excitement flashing in her eyes. "Doesn't this mean... wherever thou goest, this Prinzessin can follow in thy footsteps?"
Kael shrugged with a smile. "Theoretically, yes."
Fischl stared dead at the ticket in Kael's hand, as if looking at the most incredible treasure in the world.
Her heart beat wildly, her mind full of shock.
This mysterious ability actually exceeded the scope of her chuunibyou fantasy.
Being able to cross space anytime, anywhere, and go wherever one wanted.
Fischl took a deep breath, shock all over her face. "Incredible... simply unheard of!"
Seeing this, Kael smiled calmly and raised the ticket in his hand. "If you don't believe it, you can try."
After speaking, he made no extra movements, just moved his mind slightly.
In the next second, Fischl only felt the light and shadow in front of her distort slightly.
Kael's figure suddenly blurred, and then—
Whoosh—
Kael's figure disappeared instantly on the spot, as if he had never existed.
Fischl froze instantly.
She widened her eyes, her breathing stopping for a moment.
Kael... just disappeared like that?!
A moment later, she snapped back to reality, hurriedly looking down at the Star Rail Pass in her hand.
"This Prinzessin can use it too?!"
Fischl couldn't help biting her lip, heart accelerating, eyes full of eagerness.
She took a deep breath, gripping the ticket tightly, moving her mind slightly—
In the next second, the surrounding scenery changed abruptly. A distorted spatial fluctuation sounded in her ears, as if the whole world was rewinding rapidly.
Whoosh—
A brief sense of weightlessness hit. When she opened her eyes again, she was surprised to find herself on the streets of Mondstadt!
Under her feet were familiar bluestone slabs.
Around her were familiar Mondstadt buildings.
She could even see the sign of Good Hunter not far away, the air filled with the faint aroma of roasted meat.
She snapped back to reality, eyes widening instantly—
"Really... succeeded?!"
Fischl looked around in disbelief, so excited that her fingers trembled slightly.
This thing really can cross space anytime, anywhere?!
In just an instant, she returned to Mondstadt from the valley where the Cryo Regisvine was.
Crossing a very, very long distance.
Fischl looked down at the Star Rail Pass in her hand, the shock in her eyes adding up.
This was definitely an incomparably precious artifact!
With this thing, no matter where Kael went, she could find him!
For a time, excitement, surprise, ecstasy, incredulity, and various other emotions intertwined in Fischl's heart.
Fischl clenched the ticket in her hand abruptly, the corner of her mouth raising in an arc.
"Hmph hmph... Such a divine object, naturally only this Prinzessin is worthy of possessing!"
Immediately, Fischl thought of what Kael said.
She ran quickly toward Kael's house.
Soon she ran to Kael's door.
At a glance, she saw Kael waiting.
Kael looked at the running Fischl and chuckled immediately. "How was it? Seemed quite smooth."
Hearing Kael's words, Fischl put her hands on her hips and snorted proudly. "Hmph hmph, from now on, no matter where thou fleest, this Prinzessin can find thee!"
Kael: "..."
I seem to have...
Created a stalker I can never get rid of?
However, in the next second, Kael noticed that the pass in Fischl's hand was dim and dull, losing its original luster, like a piece of waste paper.
"Try if you can still use it?"
Immediately, Kael spoke.
As he spoke, he used the power of the Trailblaze Path and disappeared instantly on the spot.
Reappearing in the valley where the Cryo Regisvine was.
And Fischl saw it, hurriedly moving her mind to use it, but the surrounding scene didn't change at all, making Fischl look blank.
Why is it suddenly useless?
A good while passed before Kael returned.
Looking at Fischl who was carefully fumbling with the Star Rail Pass with a distressed face, he smiled. "This pass currently has no energy to support your travel. If you want it, you have to charge this pass."
"Is that so?!"
Hearing Kael's words, Fischl's purple pupil trembled slightly. She gripped the Star Rail Pass tightly, face full of shock and unwillingness.
"Actually needs charging?!"
She murmured in a low voice, a look of dissatisfaction flashing in her eyes.
Immediately, she mobilized her Electro Vision without hesitation.
Surrounding Electro elements gathered rapidly, turning into wisps of electric arcs pouring into the pass.
Zzzzt—
Lightning flashed. The surface of the Star Rail Pass instantly glowed with a faint purple light, trembling slightly, seeming to absorb energy slowly.
Fischl held her breath, converting the surrounding Electro power with distraction, injecting energy into the pass with all her might.
However—
Pop.
In just a few seconds, the light on the pass extinguished quietly, returning to its original dim state, as if nothing had happened.
"Eh?!"
Fischl froze instantly, looking down hurriedly to check.
She found that this pass hadn't changed at all. It still looked "empty of energy," showing no sign of recovering teleportation ability.
Unwillingly, she urged the Electro power again. Lightning flashed again.
However, no matter how she tried, the pass only glowed with a faint light.
Then it extinguished quickly, completely unable to recover to a usable state.
This time, she was really anxious.
"How could this be?!"
A trace of sweat appeared on Fischl's forehead. Biting her lip, she looked at Kael with a complex expression.
Kael stood aside, watching Fischl try several times without success, his eyes gradually becoming meaningful.
"It seems..."
Kael rubbed his chin gently, his tone carrying a bit of understanding. "The consumption of this pass is much greater than I imagined."
After all, it was teleportation. It was normal.
Not incomprehensible.
Hearing this, Fischl took a deep breath, her face slightly pale.
She could feel that she poured Electro power frantically just now.
It had already made her spirit slightly tired, but the result was only making the pass light up briefly.
"So..."
She stared dead at Kael, gritting her teeth. "How much energy does this thing... need to recover teleportation?"
Kael pondered for a moment, thought carefully, and said seriously, "Judging by the efficiency of your Vision outputting Electro elements, it needs at least one to two days of continuous charging to restore the ability to teleport once."
"And this is under the premise that you provide energy uninterruptedly."
Hearing this answer, Fischl was completely stunned.
"One... two days..."
She opened her mouth, suddenly at a loss.
Doesn't this mean that even if I have this pass, I can't follow Kael immediately?!
Kael looked at the change in her expression, smiled faintly, reached out and rubbed her golden hair. "Be content. Even Archons cannot casually teleport back and forth across such long distances in a short time."
Fischl blinked, stunned for a moment.
Then recovered slowly.
Right—
Such an ability is inherently heaven-defying.
Even the legendary Archons probably can't casually teleport across the land.
And she can actually use the pass, after replenishing energy, to go anywhere she wants!
Outside Mondstadt... Liyue, Natlan, Sumeru...
Thinking of this, the corner of Fischl's mouth raised slightly...
The frustration in her eyes was swept away instantly, replaced by a thick sense of satisfaction.
"Hmph hmph..."
Fischl snorted softly, then pounced beside Kael without hesitation, reaching out to hug his arm, looking proud. "Kael, this Prinzessin is indeed thy most special existence. Thou art truly good to this Prinzessin."
Kael laughed, looking down at the girl in his arms, saying helplessly, "Your change is too fast, isn't it?"
"Hmph, this Prinzessin is well-versed in the laws of the universe; all things can be dialectically considered."
Fischl raised her small face, speaking with a smile, hands still hugging Kael's arm tightly, seemingly not wanting to let go at all.
Kael shook his head, sighing in his heart. This guy's adaptability was really amazingly strong.
Anyway.
At least, no matter where he went in the future, Fischl always had a way to catch up.
Although it took time.
Looking at Fischl hugging him, Kael smiled and pinched her cheek. "Then it's getting late. Rest."
Hearing Kael's words, Fischl blushed slightly.
But she still took the initiative to pull Kael's arm and walked into the house.
By the way, she closed the door backhand personally.
The night passed without words...
The next day.
Dawn spilled through the ancient walls of Mondstadt City, draping the entire city in a layer of pale golden brilliance.
The streets were bustling with voices.
Merchants had already started shouting to sell fresh fruits, vegetables, and desserts. The air drifted with the faint aroma of roasted meat, intertwined with the sweetness of malt wine, making the whole Mondstadt City appear exceptionally warm and lively.
On the terrace of Good Hunter, Lumine and Paimon were waiting anxiously.
Grrr—
Paimon lay on the table, her small stomach protesting. Her mouth puffed into a bun shape, eyes looking around, seemingly looking for a familiar figure.
"Why isn't Kael here yet?"
Lumine frowned, looking up at the sky. It was already noon. The sun hung high, the air slightly hot.
"Could he have overslept?"
Paimon curled her lip, thought about it, and shook her head. "But... we didn't agree on a specific time yesterday?"
"Uh..."
Lumine's face stiffened.
Seems so.
What was agreed yesterday was to depart tomorrow.
Today naturally they wouldn't go to the Adventurers' Guild for missions.
Kael not gathering here like before seems normal too?
"Could it be because he's leaving Mondstadt, so he's busy with other things?"
Paimon pondered, resting her chin on her hand. "After all, he's been in Mondstadt longer than us. A day or two of handling things should be more than us."
"Makes sense."
Hearing Paimon's words, Lumine was stunned.
Then nodded deeply.
Yeah.
If Kael is leaving Mondstadt, he definitely has more things to handle than me, right?
While Lumine was thinking this.
Outside the restaurant, a familiar figure walked slowly.
"Barbara?!"
Paimon waved her hand in surprise.
Lumine also turned to look. She saw Barbara wearing her clean and tidy prayer pastor outfit, walking lightly, a faint smile on her face.
"Paimon, Lumine, good morning."
Barbara greeted gently, but her tone seemed somewhat absent-minded.
"Barbara, why are you here?"
Paimon blinked and asked curiously.
"I..."
Barbara pulled her sleeve gently, the smile on her lips somewhat forced. "I heard you are leaving for Liyue tomorrow, so I wanted to spend more time with you today."
"Ahaha..."
Paimon scratched her head and laughed. "Barbara, you're so nice. We are leaving tomorrow. Today we also plan to stroll around Mondstadt. Kael didn't come early in the morning, probably busy with something."
"After all, he definitely has more things to handle than us."
Hearing this, Barbara was slightly stunned, her eyes dimming imperceptibly for an instant.
Her fingertips unconsciously tightened her skirt. Her gaze subconsciously looked around, but there was no familiar figure in the crowd.
"Kael... didn't come today?"
Her voice lowered a few points, seemingly disappointed.
Lumine nodded and sighed. "Maybe busy with other things."
Barbara bit her lip gently. Thinking of Kael's appearance when parting last night, an indescribable emotion rose in her heart.
During this time, she had gotten used to waiting for Kael and the others to return every evening, sharing daily adventures and interesting things together.
Although she couldn't go too far, every time she saw everyone return in triumph, her heart would feel inexplicably stable and satisfied.
But now... they were leaving.
Thinking of this, Barbara couldn't help clenching her fists, an indescribable emotion rising in her heart.
"Maybe... Kael needs to rest well today?"
Barbara looked up slightly, her tone somewhat airy. "After all, he has been very busy these days..."
Paimon heard this, tilted her head, and nodded thoughtfully.
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