Yesterday afternoon,
Ningguang had asked Baiwen to deliver two mobile phones to Ganyu,
and personally taught her how to use them.
After learning how they worked,
Ganyu was utterly astonished.
There could actually be something this miraculous in the world?
But when she heard the phones were rewards obtained from reading manga, her surprise quickly faded.
After all—even something as powerful as a Peace Star existed.
Compared to that,
a phone didn't seem like such a big deal anymore.
Soon after,
Ganyu excitedly added Ningguang and Keqing as friends.
For work convenience, the three of them later created something called a group chat.
Not long ago, Ningguang had sent a message there about how she and Keqing had already thanked Boss Han.
The meaning was very clear:
We've both done it.
As the ever-reliable secretary, shouldn't you do your part too?
Ganyu sighed softly.
"Well… since Boss Han likes petting cats… perhaps I could let him try touching my horn?"
She gently touched her qilin horn, her cheeks turning red.
For Ganyu, her horn was an extremely sensitive place—both physically and emotionally.
That was why she usually kept the truth hidden, to prevent curious people from touching it.
In fact, since childhood—when Cloud Retainer once touched her horn—no one else had ever done so.
This time, in order to repay Boss Han's kindness,
Ganyu felt she was truly going all out.
An Unexpected Visitor
Just as she was deep in thought, someone knocked on the door outside.
"What is it?"
Ganyu asked softly.
"Miss Ganyu, a guest from Inazuma, has arrived outside Yujing Terrace. She claims to be your friend. Would you like to see her?"
"A guest from Inazuma? My friend?"
Ganyu paused.
But she quickly realized who it must be.
Among people she knew in Inazuma,
there was only one—
Yae Miko.
In the past, affairs between Liyue and Inazuma had often been handled by the two of them.
"I heard there have been issues in Inazuma recently… Could Miss Miko be here because of that?"
Ganyu frowned slightly in thought.
Still—since it was an acquaintance, she couldn't just leave her waiting.
"Please invite her in."
"Yes, ma'am."
The Millelith soldier left immediately.
Meanwhile,
Ganyu stood up and prepared a fresh pot of tea.
Just as she finished, a gentle knock sounded again.
"Please come in."
Reunion
The door opened.
Yae Miko stepped inside, smiling as she greeted her.
"It's been a long time, Sister Ganyu."
As the secretary of the Liyue Qixing,
Ganyu had lived for over three thousand years.
Five hundred years ago,
Yae Miko had still been little more than a hand-warmer for Raiden Makoto.
So in a sense, Ganyu truly was her senior.
Calling her "Sister" was perfectly appropriate.
"Miss Miko, please have a seat."
Ganyu gestured politely.
"Thank you, Sister. I brought you a gift."
Yae Miko handed over a carefully prepared bundle of Qingxin flowers.
"Ah… thank you."
Ganyu smiled helplessly and accepted it.
Her relationship with Qingxin was complicated.
She loved it—because the petals tasted delicious.
But she also feared it—because eating too much made her gain weight.
That was why she never planted Qingxin at Yujing Terrace.
Still, since it was a gift, she couldn't refuse.
Yae Miko nodded with a smile and prepared to sit down.
Then—
she finally noticed something strange.
There were seven or eight Ganyus in the room.
All working simultaneously.
"Ganyu… what is this?"
Her eyes widened in surprise.
Was this some kind of adeptal technique?
She had never heard of Ganyu possessing such an ability.
"This is called the Clone Technique. I obtained it from a manga shop."
Ganyu explained gently.
"Recently, Liyue has been very busy, so it has proven quite useful."
She had no intention of hiding this commonly used ability.
"Clone Technique… from a manga shop?"
Hearing these unfamiliar terms, interest flickered in Yae Miko's eyes.
Something about this felt unusual.
After gracefully taking her seat, she began asking more questions.
"Would you mind telling me more about this manga shop?"
"Of course."
Ganyu nodded, then carefully explained everything she knew— including the various miraculous rewards people had obtained.
A Realization
"There's actually a shop like this in Liyue?!"
After hearing the full explanation,
Yae Miko's beautiful eyes filled with shock.
For only 100,000 Mora, people could obtain rewards comparable to—or even exceeding—a Vision?
Even the Seven Archons couldn't accomplish something like that.
As far as she knew, visions were extremely rare across Teyvat.
Yet in this shop, such powers seemed practically limitless.
"Strictly speaking, it's not in Liyue—it's in Mondstadt."
Ganyu corrected gently.
"Boss Han simply opened a branch here. We travel to Mondstadt through that branch."
"I see…"
A sharp glint flashed in Yae Miko's eyes.
Everything suddenly made sense.
No wonder her divination had pointed to both Mondstadt and Liyue.
It wasn't that the person was in one place or the other—it was that the shop existed in both.
"If my guess is correct… the person I'm looking for is in that shop."
"Perhaps… he's the shop's owner."
A hypothesis formed in her mind.
Still,
to confirm it, she asked about one more thing—the sword intent.
"Oh, that? Lady Ningguang told me earlier—it was released by Boss Han. It's a pity I didn't get to witness it myself."
Ganyu sighed softly.
Missing such a magnificent display was truly regrettable.
"So it really was the manga shop's owner…"
Excitement flashed through Yae Miko's eyes.
Her suspicions were finally confirmed.
Coming to find Ganyu had absolutely been the right decision.
Otherwise, she would never have thought to search for answers in a seemingly ordinary bookstore.
Now that she had a target, her urgency grew.
"Sister Ganyu, could you tell me the address of that manga shop?"
"I'd like to go see it for myself."
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