If yall didnt notice, we've started on the "Unreconciled Stars" event in the game and the Stormterror/Dvalin issue already resolved but not the Rex Lapis death.

Also, idk if you people dig 'MC with a System' troupe but I swear this System is more of a reminder app/social cues helper with voice over and additional shop feature. Defo no OP skills from nowhere. I think I've been reading too much MC with a System manhua even though I only have like 2 in my library.

Her previously conspicuous clothing now changed into a more modern dress that was lent to her by the princess, her old clothes stuffed in a spare bag provided by Aether.

"Thank you for lending me these," Lili says as she raised the bad and gestured at the dress she's wearing. "I'll give it back after I get new ones." Her bare feet digging into the sand of the beach where Aether and Paimon first met, her toes curling and uncurling on the sand beneath it.

"No problem, you can take those." Aether says with a shake of his head as Fischl nods in agreement. "we're happy to help."

"Still…" Lili blinks at them, eyes wide and swirling with gratitude. "Good deeds must be repaid. I'll pay you lot back somehow."

As the four reluctantly left Lili to her own devices, she sighs as the four humans headed for Mondstadt.

"Status." Lili mumbles to herself, a voice in her head responding.

[You are wet. You are tired. You are hungry. God Seed hatching in 9000 years. You have five million Mora. The Subspace Market is now open.]

Lili hums to herself as she sat down the hot sand and closed her eyes. "Open Subspace Market."

[Opening Subspace Market . . .]

The previously warm beach was replaced by the cool and soothing air of the Subspace Market, making Lili sigh in relief as she selected the clothing section, countless outfits for all nations, occasions and styles appearing before her in pixels. "Enable non-verbal commands."

[Enabling non-verbal commands . . .]

[non-verbal commands enabled.]

With a nod to herself, Lili proceeded to choose a rather expensive but plain Mondstadt-styled dress along with an equally expensive shoes before exiting the Subspace Market and once again appearing on the beach and giving it one last glance before walking towards the wooded area, heading for the City of Freedom, and getting… harassed by a child feeding pigeons.

"Hey! You made them fly away!" the child shouts in annoyance, making Lili blink uncaringly at the odd child.

"that's…what they do. Fly away." The child continued to glare as the two of them stand on the bridge, unmoving.

"What if they don't come back like my dad? What then?" the child asks, his previously angry tone slowly becoming more somber, making Lili blink, uncaring of the child's woes.

"Then that means they got cooked. Goodbye." She left the fuming child, with a pep to her step, now understanding why the Inazuman puppet speaks the way he does.

The refreshing breeze of the Anemo Archon's land was a delightful blessing for Lili who was roaming around the city, buying little things here and there from the shops, trying to lighten her pockets by spending her money willy nilly as the bards of the city sang ballads, not one sticking to a theme.

"Nice day today, don't you think so, stranger?" a boy in green and white says as Lili sat down on a bench by the small fountain.

"It sure is, stranger!" Lili beamed at the boy, scooting over so he could sit on the bench with her. "Are you a bard?"

"I sure am! The best bard in Mondstadt, I would say!" the boy boasted, his chest puffed out proudly. "Shall I sing for you?"

Lili smiles indulgently at the bard in green, finding his confidence adorable. "Name your price, bard."

"How about a few bottles of wine with apples?" the bard's fingers now on his lyre, ready to play melodies for Lili.

"Sounds like a steal," Lili nods. "Touch my soul with your music, bard."

"With pleasure."

[Barbatos has been Found.]

Oh.

"That was a great performance!" Lili gushed as the bard guides her towards the tavern, not a trace of hoarseness from singing over twenty songs for her. "You sure are talented!"

The bard laughed, pleased as the she kept the praises running from his witty rhymes to his top-tier lyre strumming skills, not even leaving out a single skill as she complimented him non-stop, his cheeks now slightly reddening.

"Since I am on a good mood, I will be showcasing Mondstadt's most famous dandelion wine!" the bard proclaims as the two of them stood in front of the tavern's door, Lili all wide eyed and attentive.

"I can't wait to try it!"

-0-

"You can't drink if you're not going to pay your tab." The tavern's owner, Diluc Ragnvindr, a man with a stern face and 'I don't care about you, your mom, or your dog' air around him, stared at the bard, the local Archon, and his new… friend, the two of them looking a bit too young to be drinking in his establishment.

"I will be paying!" the overly chipper girl beamed at him as she fished out a decent-sized cloth sack of Mora from her pocket. "it's on me!" Diluc sighs at the girl. Looks like the bard found another person to run their wallet dry.

"waah~! How generous of you!" the bard gushed, happy that his tab will now go back to zero.

"Fine. What will you two have?" Diluc, already tired even though the night has only started, whipped out bottles and a shaker as the girl eyed the menu behind him, the bard already holding his bottle of the local specialty wine.

"Two of everything please!" the girl grinned at him with two fingers held up.

Great. Two weirdos.

"puah!" Lili is now on her twelfth glass as the tavern reached its peak, a few of the citizens of Mondstadt now in the tavern, drinking away the fatigue of today's work. "This stuff is the good stuff! You sure do run a good business, mister owner!" Lili beamed at the owner who was personally bartending for her and the now incoherent and drunk bard as the usual bartender attended to the rest of the tavern.

"he's the bestest wine!" the bard slurred. "The ultimate CEO, entrepreneur, born in…" the bard trails off, eyes half closed. "born in..nineteen…"

. . .

"…zzz…"

"Huh, he fell asleep." Lili then turned to the owner. "I'm ready for the next one!" she beamed at the man who looked like he's about to throw her out of the tavern.

"Alright," he grabs some bottles and mixed them together, expertly shaking the shaker before pouring the liquor into the glass and sliding it halfway between them, his hand never leaving the glass as Lili's hand tired to pull the beverage. "But first, who are you and what are you doing here in Mondstadt."

[Hostile Aura detected. Fight or Flight mode enabled]

I will lessen the System notifications since y'know, its just notifs with voiceover.

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LilyMaja: girl watchu say? but yeah lmao i'm alive and kickin!