The Hilichurl siege.
With Dvalin's powerful intervention, it was finally declared completely over.
Also taking advantage of this opportunity.
Dvalin also cleared his name of the stain he had caused in Mondstadt as Stormterror.
In addition, the Fatui's conspiracy was thwarted.
From any angle, this battle ended in a complete victory for Mondstadt.
Knights of Favonius Headquarters... Kai sat on the sofa as usual.
However, because there were more people in the office this time.
So, after thinking about it, he still didn't lie down in a very leisurely posture.
In front of him, the Traveler and Lisa were naturally also here.
Although Diluc turned and left, citing matters at Dawn Winery that needed to be handled.
However, as a substitute, Kaeya did come to the office.
Uh... Kaeya?
Looking at the Ice-Sealed Sea Sovereign with a brilliant smile, who almost had the words "good person" written on his face.
Kai rested his chin, falling into deep thought.
"Speaking of which, Kaeya, it seems I didn't see you participate in the entire Stormterror incident."
"Why did you only show up after everything was over?"
"This level of slacking off is a bit too much."
Kai's words were not groundless.
In these years in Mondstadt, there had been no shortage of extremely troublesome incidents.
But what was strangely noticeable was that.
In the process of resolving these matters, not only Jean and Lisa, along with other Knights of Favonius, participated repeatedly.
Even Kai and Diluc secretly helped out a lot.
Only Kaeya... he was completely invisible, slacking off the entire time, only showing up at the end to wrap things up.
And make a strong impression.
Even Kai couldn't help but complain about this rather enviable ability.
"Ah ha? What is Kai talking about?"
Kaeya revealed a very brilliant smile.
Hearing such a question, he replied very casually.
"Someone has to clean up after the Stormterror incident, don't they?"
"My area of expertise is in this, so it's only natural for me to come out at this time."
"But I remember you said you were the Captain of the Cavalry."
Kai glanced at him expressionlessly.
"When were you transferred to the logistics department?"
"This..."
Kaeya also fell into deep thought.
After thinking for a long time, he raised his hand and laughed it off.
"Kai, don't mind such minor details!"
"Traveler, this Stormterror disaster was thanks to your help."
"Here, on behalf of Mondstadt and the Knights of Favonius, I express our most sincere gratitude to you."
While Kai and Kaeya were chatting.
On the other side... Looking at Lumine in front of her, Jean expressed her gratitude with utmost sincerity.
In this Stormterror disaster.
Lumine's contributions were naturally undeniable.
From finding the dragon tears to awakening Dvalin, and finally to the Hilichurl siege.
As a foreigner who merely traveled to Mondstadt.
Lumine participated in everything without missing a beat, practically helping Mondstadt with an unimaginable amount of work.
Under such circumstances, as the Acting Grand Master, after everything was over, Jean naturally needed to express her gratitude.
"Jean, you're too kind."
"Helping Mondstadt so much is also because I wanted to meet the God of Anemo."
Luminary replied with a faint smile, but thinking of Barbatos, her eyes dimmed for a moment.
But unfortunately... the God of Anemo was not the god she was looking for.
"But no matter what, the Traveler has made so many contributions to Mondstadt."
"This is an undeniable fact."
Seemingly noticing Luminary's low spirits, Jean said gently, slowly offering comfort.
"So, as thanks for all of this,"
"I hope to represent the Knights of Favonius and grant you the status of Honorary Knight."
"I hope you won't refuse."
"Hon... Honorary Knight?"
Hearing these words, Paimon immediately flew out, her face full of shock!
Although she didn't know what this status was for, from Jean's serious expression, it was clear that this title was definitely not something simple, right?
"An Honorary Knight is the highest honor the Knights of Favonius can bestow upon an outsider not belonging to Mondstadt."
Seeing Paimon's shocked expression, Lisa smiled and patted her head, then explained.
"Simply put, although Luminary hasn't officially joined the Knights of Favonius, she has the status of a Knight recognized by Mondstadt."
"Even if you travel to other nations in the future..."
"With this status, you can gain a lot of convenience."
Mondstadt is quite famous on the continent of Teyvat.
Especially the Knights of Favonius; for ordinary Citizens of Mondstadt, it might not be very useful.
But if it falls into the hands of high-level institutions that govern nations, the status of Honorary Knight can clearly receive treatment and help completely disproportionate to that of ordinary people.
Although Lisa didn't explicitly say this, as a Traveler, Luminary could easily analyze it.
"Thank you, Jean."
Taking a slight breath of relief, Luminary responded.
With this connection, she would surely receive great help in the process of searching for other gods, right?
"You're welcome, Traveler."
"This is what you deserve."
Jean maintained a gentle smile, feeling noticeably more relaxed because the Stormterror incident had been resolved.
"However, although this disaster has indeed been resolved,"
"There are still many follow-up issues that need to be dealt with."
Lisa sighed with a hint of distress, a trace of weariness appearing on her languid face.
Clearly, so much work was an unimaginable burden for her.
"First, we need to explain the issue of Stormterror to the Citizens of Mondstadt."
"Secondly, after the Hilichurl attacked the city, they left a pile of equipment outside that needs to be handled."
"Next, although the diplomatic mission from Snezhnaya failed, they haven't left yet... we need to send dedicated personnel to communicate with them."
As she spoke, Lisa glanced at Kaeya not far away, then quietly finished her sentence.
"Regarding the Harbinger who attacked Jean, we seem to have gathered some information."
"We can't just let her stay in Mondstadt, can we?"
"The Lady?"
Kai suddenly perked up.
"That's right. Let Kaeya explain the specific situation."
Nodding, after explaining so much, Lisa yawned lightly and naturally walked over to Kai and sat down.
Glancing at his wife, Kai subtly shifted his position.
"Then, tell us the news, Kaeya."
The Lady's whereabouts, even for Kai, were quite important.
After all, after the last battle at the stronghold, the Fatui remaining in Mondstadt had basically been completely annihilated.
Aside from the mission dispatched by Snezhnaya this time, the only one who would cause Kai a slight bit of trouble was the Harbinger, the Lady, herself.
Under such circumstances... if he could ascertain her whereabouts, whether it was to monitor her or simply take action to kill her, it would be a good option.
It's just that... "This guy really has become a dedicated clean-up and behind-the-scenes person."
He hadn't expected that the task of tracking her down would be handled by Kaeya.
Kai couldn't help but glance at this 'Ningbingdu Haizhenjun', a thought briefly flashing through his mind.
If he hadn't known him for a long time, it would be hard to imagine from his recent actions that this guy was once the Captain of the Cavalry, right?
No wonder Varka didn't take him on the expedition.
With such strong clean-up abilities, it would be a pity not to keep him in Mondstadt City.
Unsure if he noticed Kai's gaze, Kaeya nodded upon hearing Jean's instructions.
He didn't treat Kai or the Traveler as outsiders present and quickly shared the newly acquired intelligence.
"Based on Miss Lisa's reminder, I sent people to search discreetly within the city for a while."
"Through the testimonies of our informants, we quickly located the only existing Fatui presence."
"If my judgment is correct, the Harbinger code-named 'The Lady' should be inside."
"Location?"
Kai wasn't particularly interested in commendations and the like.
But if it was related to the Lady, even if he was usually laid-back, Kai couldn't help but become more interested.
After all, that person was quite special.
As a Fatui Harbinger, in a sense, their movements also symbolized the will of the Cryo Archon of Snezhnaya.
If he could find a way to capture her, he could not only uncover all of the Fatui's deployments in Mondstadt, but also obtain some more secret intelligence.
Especially... "Without the trouble of the Lady, Jean would also be much safer, right?"
The overt Fatui were unreliable foreign allies, but the covert Fatui were absolute mortal enemies.
Without the presence of a Harbinger, even if there were residual Fatui soldiers within Mondstadt's borders, they would be nothing more than scattered sand, completely unworthy of posing any potential threat.
"The location is quite hidden."
"It's here..."
Taking a map of Mondstadt City from the bookshelf, Kaeya spread it out on the desk and pointed to a specific location on it.
"Hmm?"
"Goth Grand Hotel?"
Glancing at the map, Kai showed a thoughtful expression.
He could roughly understand what the other party was thinking.
It was the usual 'hiding in plain sight' tactic.
The Goth Grand Hotel was where the Snezhnaya delegation was staying in Mondstadt.
As a wealthy nation, to facilitate their actions, they even directly booked the entire Goth Grand Hotel.
Under normal circumstances... after failing to attack Jean and nearly wiping out the entire Fatui force, the Lady Harbinger clearly wouldn't return here.
After all, attacking the Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius is no laughing matter.
Even if she didn't leave Mondstadt, she would have to find a hidden place to hide
to avoid being discovered by the Knights of Favonius and causing greater disputes.
However, they didn't expect that the other party not only had no intention of hiding, but also brazenly continued to stay at the Goth Grand Hotel.
Although this included the realization that 'the most dangerous place is the safest place',
beyond that, it was probably more... 'a judgment based on their self-confidence in their own strength and Mondstadt's weak diplomatic skills outside the city, right?'
Kai murmured to himself.
Are they not at all worried about the Knights of Favonius coming to their door?
Or, in their eyes, the mere Knights of Favonius
couldn't pose any threat.
"I've already sent people to monitor the vicinity in secret."
"What should we do next? Should we just arrest them?"
Kaeya looked up, a questioning expression on his face.
His gaze was fixed on the map in front of him.
For a moment, Jean didn't know what she was thinking.
A long time passed.
Only then did she shake her head and slowly speak.
"No, we don't have evidence."
"Although we already know that all of this was done by the Fatui, and that their Harbinger attacked us,"
"We don't have decisive evidence of these things. It's clearly not enough to take down a Harbinger based on one-sided statements."
Although it was the Fatui who stole the Holy Lyre der Himmel, and it was still the Fatui who acted at the stronghold, these matters were merely Jean's personal encounters in private.
At the very least, Jean had not personally fought with that Harbinger.
Under such circumstances... unless they wanted Mondstadt's diplomatic relations with Snezhnaya to completely break down, even if they knew, there was nothing they could do to the other party.
"I'm telling you,"
"You almost lost your life at the stronghold, and you're still thinking about maintaining relations between Mondstadt and Snezhnaya?"
Kai sighed helplessly.
He was a tiny bit displeased about this.
Yes.
Just a tiny bit.
"After all, I am the Acting Grand Master of the Favonius, and I cannot, because of my personal matters,"
"Drag down the entire city of Mondstadt."
Jean shook her head.
"Tch."
Kai pursed his lips, not bothering to respond to his wife.
"So, are we just going to monitor the Goth Grand Hotel from now on?"
Looking at the two of them, Kaeya asked symbolically.
"Yes, at least we know the Harbinger's movements."
"Then we can also avoid some of the Fatui's conspiracies unfolding within Mondstadt."
Jean nodded in response.
Under the current circumstances, this was all they could do.
"Understood, I'll go arrange it."
Receiving the answer, Kaeya turned around.
He quickly left the Knights of Favonius Headquarters.
"It looks like you'll have to work overtime today too."
"Then I'll go home and prepare supper. See you later."
Waving his hand,
Kai got up and left with Kaeya.
"Kai..."
Seeing that Kai was indeed a little unhappy,
Jean instinctively wanted to go up to him, but he didn't show any intention of responding.
He directly pushed open the door and walked out of the office.
Just as Jean was about to chase after him, Lisa suddenly got up and stopped her.
She said with a smile, "Alright, alright, let him calm down for a bit, then go bother him later."
"He doesn't care about his own safety at all, so it's understandable that Kai is angry."
"After all, in his eyes, you are far more important than Mondstadt."
"I know that, which is why I..."
Recalling Kai's slightly angry expression when he left,
Jean said in a low voice, her tone not as firm.
She seemed extremely guilty.
"Anyway, he'll come over tonight, so comforting him after he's calmed down is the same."
A glint flashed in Lisa's eyes.
On the other side, she pushed Jean back to her seat and then spoke.
"But before that, Jean, you should finish your work first."
"After all, after the Stormterror incident ends, there will be many follow-ups matters to deal with, you know."