"What a big bed!"
"So comfortable, so, so comfortable!"
"Hehehe~"
In a hotel in Mondstadt City... Paimon directly threw herself onto the soft, large bed.
Feeling a sense of ease completely different from the wilderness.
Her adorable smiling face radiated genuine happiness.
Even Lumine, faced with such a lavish room, couldn't help but take a deep breath for a moment.
Then she turned to Kai and thanked him.
"Thank you, Master Kai."
Arranging accommodation was, of course, not difficult.
As Master Kai, known to everyone in Mondstadt City, and with the identity of the Knights of Favonius' Acting Grand Master's husband, plus the guest being the hero who defeated Stormterror, all the complicated procedures were resolved in just a moment.
They were quickly and smoothly arranged to check in.
"Oh, it's a task entrusted by Jean after all."
"It's not much trouble."
He waved his hand, clearly not taking such a small favor to heart.
Anyway, Kai did plan to go to Windrise.
If his guess was correct, why Barbatos would ask him to wait an extra half an hour wouldn't be so strange.
In this situation... he also had nothing to do during this time.
Helping the Traveler a little wasn't too big of a problem.
Who told this guy to also help his wife with work?
"Then you and Paimon will stay here today."
"I'll go find Barbatos first."
After a brief statement and settling the Traveler,
Kai clearly had no intention of staying there any longer.
He quickly left the hotel.
Windrise is naturally not far from Mondstadt City.
Occasionally, when Jean had time while on missions, she also liked to stand under the tree at Windrise and feel the baptism of the wind when passing by.
Therefore, Kai was quite familiar with the way there.
Using the teleport waypoint outside the city, in just a moment,
Kai's figure appeared under the large tree at Windrise.
At this time... Anemo Archon Barbatos was holding an ordinary lyre.
Singing a gentle, melodious tune that seemed to originate from ancient times.
Feeling the power of Cryo that seemed to have just dissipated from the air,
Kai nodded slightly; his inner verification quickly confirmed.
Then he quietly leaned to the side.
He wasn't too eager to interrupt this guy.
A few minutes passed... the sound of the lyre finally slowly faded.
"Ehe... Master Kai is quite patient~."
Putting down the lyre he was holding, seeing that Kai hadn't disturbed him the whole time,
Barbatos couldn't help but scratch his head and let out a light chuckle.
"Oh, a free Bard's performance, why wouldn't I listen?"
"Plus, the other party is Barbatos, the God of Anemo."
"Being able to enjoy a free performance from a god, how could it be a loss?"
Kai replied calmly, gazing from Windrise towards Mondstadt.
He could clearly see the very peaceful city.
"That's true."
He nodded, in full agreement with these words.
Barbatos was quite in agreement.
"Master Kai, there's something I want to ask you."
Putting away his lyre, Barbatos also looked towards Mondstadt in the distance.
He said softly: "I'm a little curious, when did you realize my identity?"
"That question..."
"Probably a judgment made after hearing the Traveler describe his encounter outside the city, and then seeing you."
Kai shrugged.
Actually, even without relying on his memories,
it wasn't difficult to deduce the other party's identity as the God of Anemo.
Being able to communicate with Stormterror, and knowing so many secrets about the God of Anemo and Dvalin.
Plus, having a mysterious origin and knowing how to use Anemo power.
And even... having a way to activate the Holy Lyre der Himmel.
If, combining all these clues, he still had no suspicion about this guy's identity,
then Kai would truly have traversed so many worlds for nothing.
Let alone himself... even Jean had deduced similar possibilities based on these clues.
It was just that she hadn't said it out of concern for accuracy.
"I see..."
"So, after I had that Reconnaissance Knight deliver the message, Master Kai also guessed what I was going to do?"
"Intentionally give the Gnosis... to the Fatui, right?"
Kai nodded.
He gave the answer without the slightest hesitation.
"This..."
Although he probably knew that, given the other party's deductive abilities, it would be easy to arrive at this answer.
But when he heard Kai say these words without hesitation, even Barbatos couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
Then he finally nodded helplessly.
"Master Kai really knows everything."
Of course, he knew.
In fact, after Kai recalled this plot, he could detect something amiss.
First, setting aside the strength of both sides.
Knowing that the Fatui might make a move,
Yet he's still so carefree, without the slightest bit of caution.
This isn't the kind of wisdom a god who has lived for thousands of years should possess.
Barbatos might enjoy tricking people, and his power might not be all that strong.
But after thousands of years... Kai doesn't believe he lacks even this much vigilance.
Plus, considering the God of Geo from the later storyline... "So, you made some kind of deal with the Cryo Archon?"
Kai turned his gaze over.
Resolving this question was also one of his reasons for coming.
"A deal, not really..."
"It's just that I probably know what she wants to do."
"So, naturally, I decided to trust her this one time."
Barbatos said with a lighthearted tone.
He looked at the distant horizon, as if recalling the past.
"How should I put it... the Cryo Archon in Snezhnaya is a very interesting character."
"Although her personality has changed drastically in the hundreds of years since we last met, to the point where even I feel a bit unfamiliar with her."
"But her conviction cannot waver."
"Conviction?"
Kai frowned.
"Hmm, I can probably guess the purpose of collecting the Gnosis."
"Master Kai, do you know?"
"Actually, this starry sky above Teyvat... is fake."
Barbatos casually revealed a secret with a significant amount of information.
"Of course, I'm only telling Master Kai about this."
"So please, after you've heard it, make sure not to spread it."