The Traveler receives a phone call from the Acting Grand Master
Unknown caller ID, huh? Well… hopefully it's Jean this time.
I do hope she's not too busy. And I really need to clear a few things up too.
. . .
Hello?
Oh! Jean! Hi!
Excellent! Just the person I've been waiting to speak to!
Haha! I know I'm a little excited.
I've been trying to get on a call with you for a while now.
Nonono, you're fine! I know work has probably been super busy, and I hope I'm not taking up very much of your time.
But I have been meaning to talk to you. I've just been planning on visiting Mondstadt again, and I wanted to talk to you to figure out when would be the best time for me to arrive. I was hoping to put on a little surprise for everyone, you know?
Hmm? Wait, what's going on?
A new threat in Mondstadt? Well, I'll keep on alert. And I can help deal with it if you'd want.
Is it a Ruin Grader or something?
O-oh… you're talking about that "Phantom Thief" the Klee mentioned.
Heh heh…
Yeah, about that…
There's something I've been meaning to-huh?
Wait, Klee got a mysterious letter?
Jean, I swear on Lumine's life that it wasn't from me.
Oh, thank goodness-wait… who sent her the letter?
It wasn't the Phantom Thief, right?
I mean… "Dodo King" doesn't really sound like a Phantom Thief name to me…
And hasn't the Phantom Thief only committed one felony thus far and that was kidnapping Venti (even though Venti was later found unharmed in Windrise).
I'm just saying, wouldn't it be a little unfair to peg this on the Phantom Thief?
Heh heh… because there's something you need to know about him.
Leads? W-well, no, I don't really have any leads on him…
No, it's not a hunch either.
I just happen to know who he is.
No, really! Jean, I'm serious!
Look, I think there's been a misunderstanding, okay?
The Phantom Thief is none other than me.
I'm telling you the truth!
Venti used Angel Share's phone to call me and ask me if I could pick him up and bring him to Windrise. But I didn't want anyone to know I had returned yet because I wanted it to be a surprise for everyone.
So, I disguised myself, which was his idea!
And of course, since he was drunk, he immediately forgot that it was me, and he started screaming and announcing that he was getting captured.
I know it's absurd, but this is Venti we're talking about.
Oh, come on, Jean, do I seem like a joker to you?
Wait, don't answer that…
Look, I'm sorry for the trouble I caused, okay?
But I think we need to focus on the mysterious letter Klee received. This is very strange…
Tell you what, I'll head on over first thing tomorrow morning.
We can meet up at Angel's Share and you can brief me on everything. That way, I can look at the letter myself.
Until then, there's not really much else I can do at the moment.
Okay, cool. I'm glad that's settled.
So… I guess, is there anything else going on?
How are things with Diluc?
Haha! Well, I mean… I'm not gonna pry since it's not my business, of course.
Hehe.
But if you ever need a wingman, I'm your guy.
You're welcome! You know, I'm always happy to help out.
And I want all my friends to be happy too. That includes you.
I know you got work, but you really should take some time for yourself and your friends.
You earned yourself a trip down to Angel's Share, if you catch my drift.
Haha! Okay okay, I'll stop teasing you about it.
As for me, things are great here in Liyue.
Unfortunately, there's no news about Lumine, so… I'm likely going to make my way over to Inazuma soon. But for now, I'm just hanging out in Liyue to see if the Adepti have any advice for me.
At some point, I'd like to introduce all my Liyue friends to you and the rest of my Mondstadt friends.
I know I can't do that now. We'll definitely have to plan something.
How about I talk to Ningguang and we can schedule a get-together once we've finished this Dodo King mystery?
Awesome! I'm looking forward to introducing everyone.
Well, I'll let you go now; I don't want to take up any more of your time.
I'll see you all tomorrow, okay?
Aight, bye!