Morning.
Lumine slowly woke up, only to realize she had somehow ended up in Kael's arms.
Her face flushed red.
Lumine quickly made up an excuse for herself.
The wind must have been too cold last night, so she crawled into Kael's arms to stay warm.
It definitely wasn't because she wanted a hug.
Staring at Kael's sleeping face, Lumine watched him blankly for a long time.
A wicked thought popped into her head: she wanted to sneak a kiss.
She wondered what that would feel like.
Just as Lumine's mind was wandering.
Kael shifted in his sleep, rolled over, and pulled Lumine into his arms like a body pillow.
The soft sound of his breathing by her ear made her heart race even more.
In the end, she wrapped her arms around him and fell back asleep.
Lumine: "....."
Lumine: "I think this reincarnation story definitely has some made-up parts."
Lumine: "I fought Dvalin in Mondstadt, Osial in Liyue, the Raiden Shogun in Inazuma, Shouki no Kami in Sumeru, and the All-Devouring Narwhal in Fontaine."
Lumine: "There's no way I'd act like a shy girl. The Lumine in this story isn't me."
Lisa: "Is it possible that because you haven't met Kael in your current life, you're acting the way you are now?"
Jean: "I agree with Lisa. We all know how strong you are. You are Mondstadt's Honorary Knight. But strength has little to do with emotions. As Lisa said, maybe meeting Kael in one of your past cycles is what changed you."
Venti: "I get it now. No wonder the System chose Kael as the Reincarnator. His presence must have changed so much of our original story."
Zhongli: "Ahem. In my opinion, it's safer to just treat it as a story."
Ningguang: "But the System said every reincarnation story is something we personally experienced. When it ends, the relevant people will regain their memories from that cycle."
Nahida: "Just like when Lumine fought Shouki no Kami. She unknowingly collected 168 battle memories in her dreams, gathered the data, and finally awakened them all to gain the power and skills needed to truly defeat him."
Dottore: "Hehehe... How fascinating... I really want to know what will happen to Teyvat when the reincarnation story finally ends."
Tartaglia: "So the more memories you recover, the stronger you get? That means the Reincarnator's current power..."
Tartaglia: "I really want to fight the Reincarnator in the real world."
Paimon: "That's wrong! These aren't battle memories. Do you think the reincarnation story is just you fighting the same opponent over and over? You dummy, Tartaglia."
Finally, Kael woke up with a lazy yawn.
"Hmm?"
Feeling the warmth in his arms, Kael paused. He looked down and saw Lumine still fast asleep.
Kael didn't disturb her. He just waited quietly for a while.
Only then did Lumine slowly open her eyes.
"Sorry..."
"It might have been too cold last night."
Lumine was too shy to look Kael in the eyes.
After all, this was her first time curling up in his arms.
Kael just smiled and didn't say much.
He simply said he would go make breakfast first. After they ate, they would head to Mondstadt City to find Barbatos.
After breakfast.
Kael led Lumine to the edge of Starsnatch Cliff.
"Aren't we going down the mountain?" Lumine asked curiously.
"Why are we back at the cliff edge?"
Kael gave a mysterious smile and replied calmly, "This is already one of the highest peaks in Mondstadt."
"Climbing down takes a long time. I don't want to waste more of our time."
"I want to show you an exciting activity."
An exciting activity?
Lumine was stunned for a moment.
Before she could react, Kael swept her up in a princess carry and held her close.
"Eh?"
The sudden move left Lumine a bit flustered.
But she still asked softly, "What are we doing?"
Kael smiled calmly and said, "Jumping off the cliff."
Lumine: "???"
Lumine: "Jump... jump off the cliff?"
Lumine: "Without a Wind Glider, jumping from such a high place like Starsnatch Cliff?"
Paimon: "Lumine, Kael wants to take you with him to die."
Furina: "How should we explain this behavior? I remember there's a word for it."
Yae Miko: "A suicide pact."
Furina: "Exactly! The Reincarnator and the Traveler are committing a suicide pact!"
Lumine: "Huh? Furina, why are you always joining in on the fun?"
Aether: "I knew the Reincarnator had bad intentions. He must have mental issues. He's probably a pervert."
Amber: "Could Kael already have a Wind Glider?"
Lisa: "That's completely impossible. Unless everything he said before was a lie."
"Aaaaaah..."
Feeling her body fall.
Lumine screamed while clinging tightly to Kael.
However, just as she squeezed her eyes shut, ready to meet her end.
She suddenly felt a strong gust of wind rush beneath them.
At the same time, their falling speed gradually slowed down.
Gathering her courage.
Lumine opened her eyes again.
The sight before her left her completely shocked.
The two of them were slowly floating down through the air, as if they were flying in the sky.
They could even freely enjoy the scenery around Starsnatch Cliff.
"When we climbed up, we already got a rough look at the scenery on the way up Starsnatch Cliff."
"For our way down, let's just take in the full view of the mountain paths below."
Kael smiled.
Lumine puffed her cheeks and lightly pinched Kael's waist. "Then you should have said earlier that you could ride the wind! You just suddenly picked me up and jumped."
"Did you want to scare me to death?"
Kael: "Hmm... Seeing you look a little panicked every now and then is actually quite cute."
Barbara: "He can actually ride the wind without using a Wind Glider?"
Rosaria: "Could Kael's true identity be the long-missing Anemo Archon, Barbatos?"
Eula: "....."
Jean: "....."
Kaeya: "Ahem. Have you ever seen the Anemo Archon use elements other than Anemo power? You got the name wrong and mixed up the elements too. Rosaria, you really are a fake nun."
Barbara: "May the Anemo Archon forgive us."