"Eh? Kai?!"
Seeing Kai appear above them,
Little Paimon was startled on the spot, her face full of bewilderment.
"You, you, you… how are you here?"
"I climbed up."
Kai's gaze was extremely puzzled.
"No… I'm not talking about that."
Little Paimon patted her head.
The situation before her was too strange, even making her a little incoherent.
"I mean, Kai, weren't you still down below just now, not moving?"
"How did you get up the mountain so quickly?"
"Ah, this… maybe I just climb faster."
Kai thought for a moment and could only offer this answer.
Well, climbing mountains and such.
Kai wasn't particularly good at it.
But the problem was, due to his physical fitness,
Kai's strength was exaggerated to the point of being a BUG.
As long as he jumped a little higher, hovered in mid-air after deploying his Wind Glider,
Then stepped on the mountain wall to jump again.
A few back and forth and it was done.
In this situation… a small slope of this level really wasn't difficult.
"By the way, do you need help?"
"Otherwise, I could find a rope and pull you up?"
"No… no need."
Lumine quickly shook her head, glaring at Paimon a little indignantly.
This immediately gave Paimon the illusion that she was about to become an ingredient.
"Well, I didn't realize Kai had already gone up the mountain either."
Little Paimon replied with an awkward smile, her small body quickly flying to the mountaintop.
She skillfully changed the subject.
"Anyway, I'll go to Kai first. Lumine, you should also work hard at climbing the mountain."
Staring at Paimon's retreating figure, as if she were fleeing,
Lumine sighed helplessly.
"Forget it, I'll keep climbing!"
A moment later… this short section of the mountain path was finally climbed.
Seeing Lumine, who arrived late,
Kai glanced at the many mountains still behind them and couldn't help but ask, "How's your stamina? Can you keep going later?"
Kai didn't care about other people's affairs.
But the one before him was the protagonist.
A future tool to help Mondstadt solve its disasters.
Given that, to prevent her from accidentally falling to her death due to exhaustion from climbing before she even entered the plot,
Kai thought about it and decided it would be better to ask a little.
"It's fine, my foot just slipped a bit earlier."
"It's no problem now."
Taking a deep breath, Lumine felt a little anxious inside.
She turned around and quietly patted her face.
Then she looked back again and replied,
"Let's continue."
"Alright."
Nodding, since Lumine was so persistent,
Kai, of course, wouldn't say much more.
Then he turned around and began to head in the direction of the Temple of the Thousand Winds.
After a period of long trekking,
Finally, the Temple of the Thousand Winds was reached.
"Wind Blade!"
Violent gales, accompanied by Lumine's gesture, furiously tore through the air.
The two ribbons behind her suddenly fluttered.
Under Lumine's focused gaze, they displayed a unique kind of beauty.
"Ugh!"
The several Hilichurl in front of them,
Under the tearing of such strong winds, instantly turned to ashes and dissipated.
Only after all this was done,
Lumine slightly relaxed, gazing at the ruins-like scenery around her.
She slowly said, "Is this the Temple of the Thousand Winds?"
"It's so empty~ It feels a bit scary!"
Watching this quiet, ruins-like temple relic,
Paimon added.
"Probably."
Kai, who was standing by watching the show, nodded.
It was just a few Hilichurl; the Traveler could handle them.
Naturally, there was no need for him to intervene.
"Eh?"
Unexpectedly hearing such an answer, Paimon couldn't help but look curiously, "Um, doesn't Kai live in Mondstadt?"
"Why does your tone sound so uncertain?"
"Because I've never been to the Temple of the Thousand Winds either."
Kai replied as a matter of course.
He had never been to this place at all.
Ever since he was picked up by Jean in the wilderness and brought back to Mondstadt,
Kai had fallen in love with the city, and his usual activities were basically around Mondstadt and Springvale, at most occasionally going to Falcon Coast to see the sea when the mood struck him.
Other than that, he had truly never been to this Temple of the Thousand Winds.
After all, having transmigrated through many worlds,
Kai had gradually lost interest in places like ruins.
Anyway, no matter how much you looked, they were all pretty much the same.
"But speaking of Falcon Coast..."
Kai suddenly thought of something.
He clapped his hands, and his eyes immediately sparkled with light.
"I've got it!"
"Eh eh eh, what did Kai think of?"
"Did he find out the location of the tear crystal?"
Seeing Kai's actions,
Paimon immediately flew over, her tone full of anticipation.
"Ah, no… I'm not talking about the tear crystal."
Kai scratched his head and chuckled, "I just remembered that there are a lot of crabs at Falcon Coast, and since we've come all this way, we might as well catch some on the way back."
"That way, when Acting Grand Master Jean goes home tonight, she can have crabs."
"This…"
Paimon and Lumine exchanged glances, falling into contemplation.
"Mr. Ka… Mr. Kai, you…"
"You really do like Acting Grand Master Jean a lot, don't you?"
"Right? I think so too."
Kai crossed his arms and nodded affirmingly.
"I also think I like her more, but that woman always feels like she likes me more, so it seems your judgment is quite good!"
"Ah hahahaha~"
At this, Kai couldn't help but laugh.
He clearly felt a sense of resonance from their words.
"Hmm, thank you for the compliment."
Lumine clutched her chest.
Her heart was bitter, and her mouth felt a little sour.
Being praised is a good thing.
But for some reason, hearing these words,
Lumine always felt like she was being shown off to.
"Although I already know you two are very affectionate,"
"Please don't say it out loud and show us off!"
"If you're really that affectionate, just get married right here, right now."
"No, they're already married… Then quickly have a child."
"Let it help the people around them share this pain!"
"Eating lemons is really sour, okay?"
Lumine felt a little disheartened; when she used to travel, she often heard people talk about 'eating dog food'.
Could it be… this is what it meant?
"Ahem, anyway, don't mind these details."
Waving his hand, looking at the ruins no matter what the environment.
Kai then brought up the main topic.
"Looking at the scene, it should indeed be a temple ruin or similar place, and the direction is also correct."
"Then it should be here."
"Let's go, we'll continue looking for the dragon tears!"