The traveler receives a call from someone who is not Sylvain from Fire Emblem.
Yes, hello?
Oh, Childe! Just the person I was looking to talk to!
H-huh? Er… buddy, this is Blue.
No, this is not Lumine, this is her twin brother.
Wait, no, please don't hang up!
I needed to talk to you, actually.
T-two minutes?! Childe, come on, man!
Bruh!
Messing with people is my thing, mate! Haha!
Anyways, you called me, so what's up?
Okay, let me stop you there. If you wanna ask my sister out, I legit do not care. But if you manage to find her before I do, you'd better send her straight to me. I mean, she's the whole reason I'm on this big quest in the first place. Let me hug my sister!
That does bring up the question, though… how do you know about Lumine? And have you even met her before…? I mean, if you know her and also where she is, then please tell me!
Sighs…
What do you want me to do?
And for gosh sakes, please don't sic a Ruin Hunter on me!
Wait, for real? You'll… you'll tell me for free?
Oh, thank you thank you! You're a lifesaver, mate…
Wait…
You met her over the phone?! She has a phone?!
Well, give me her number, please! I need to know where she is! And also if she's okay.
Why didn't you ask her either of those questions?
If someone is presumed lost, you don't start off by flirting with them!
Just… can you give me her number, please?
Why not?!
Ugh, fine! What do you need me to do for you this time?
Sighs…
. . .
How did I see it coming? How did I know you'd send me to fight a Ruin Hunter?
Fine, I'll take it down. But since you conveniently didn't put very many guidelines on the mission, I'm inviting Keqing. And no, you're not allowed to refuse; she is coming with. You know how much she loves taking on bosses. It would be rude to exclude her.
CHILDE! No, I'm not dating Keqing. We're not even together! We're just friends!
No, no, no! I do not want your help "wooing her" or anything. Romance is not my objective right now, mate. Family comes first, okay?
Thank you for understanding.
My future is... unclear at the moment. I'm happy to be able to meet and support so many wonderful new friends, and I hope they last well after I find Lumine. It would be nice to introduce her to everyone.
Anyways, yeah, I needed to talk to you about something else as well. And yeah, I, uh… I kinda need another favor from you, heh heh.
You see, Mr. Zhongli took me to this new restaurant for dinner and a business meeting, and… well… you know him.
I need you to spot me a few thousand Mora. Look, I'm sorry; I hate asking for money. But I promise I'll pay you back. Or I'll do another favor for you.
I mean, how many Ruin Hunters do you need taken care of?
Just the one? Aw, come on, aren't there others out there? Or maybe a squad of Ruin Guards? Man, Keqing and I are gonna have a field day…
No?
Come on, mate, what do you want?
Teucer's back in town?
Very well, I accept. I won't let him leave the harbor either. But that Ruin Hunter mission comes first; I'm not letting a kid anywhere near those things.
I'm sure there's a lot we can find to do around Liyue Harbor. Maybe we could meet up with Xiangling and practice some cooking? I'm sure Teucer would enjoy learning to make different kinds of treats.
Okay, it's a deal. And you know very well I'm not going to break our deal; Mr. Zhongli is looming over me and monitoring the conversation right now. He'd have my head if I broke our agreement, haha!
Uh… yes, he did hear the part about Keqing. Why?
Oh no…
Childe, don't you dare!
Wait, Mr. Zhongli, don't encourage him!
GUYS!