Y/N woke up and saw Lumine sleeping on a chair beside him. He sat on the bed and holds his chest which was covered in bandages. Y/N stood up and walked over to Lumine. He saw that there were tears falling out of her eyes. Y/N wipes the tears and Lumine woke up. Lumine immediately stood up and hugged Y/N.
"I thought we lost you." Lumine said
"Lost me? What? No way. I'm the strongest so there's no way I'm gonna get killed by some other people." Y/N laughed
"No, but your heart stopped beating the moment we arrived in Mondstadt. Luckily, Barbara was here." Lumine said
"Oh, I see." Y/N said
"I have to thank this Barbara person then. Also, thank you, Lumine. I might not have lived if you didn't bring me here." Y/N said
"No, it was nothing. You saved me and Paimon a lot of times already." Lumine smiled
"But... sorry about your brother." Y/N said
"No... It's not your fault or anything." Lumine said
"Y/N, I also have a question for you..." Lumine said
"What is it?" Y/N asked
"... Nevermind. I just remembered." Lumine laughed
"Come to think of it... The Archon of Infinity, Lucifer was born 300 years ago. He didn't witness the destruction of Khaenri'ah... So, he doesn't know anything about it." Lumine said in her thoughts
"So, how long have I been asleep?" Y/N asked
"A month." Lumine said
"... Seriously?" Y/N asked
"Seriously." Lumine said
"How's Ganyu-san and the others?" Y/N asked
"They're alright, but they're really worried about you. Visiting them in Liyue is the best choice for you to tell them you're alright. We just send them letters." Lumine said
"Yeah, sure. I'll be returning later, but I still have to thank this Barbara person first." Y/N said
The door suddenly opened and Paimon entered with a nun from the Church of Favonius.
"Y/N's finally awake!" Paimon said
"You're finally awake! Sorry, my healing powers weren't good enough that you had to sleep a month." The girl said
"Are you Barbara?" Y/N asked
"Yes." Barbara said
"Thank you, Barbara. Your healing powers are great. Lumine told me that you managed to bring me back to life. I am greatly indebted to you." Y/N bowed
"O-Oh, please don't be! I just did what had to be done." Barbara blushed
Y/N returned to Liyue with Lumine and Paimon. And when Y/N arrived to Ganyu's place, he saw her finished working on paperworks and was sleeping on the chair.
Y/N took a blanket from Ganyu's bed and covered her with it. Ganyu woke up and was shocked to see Y/N. She immediately stood up and hugged Y/N.
"Thank the Archons you're still alive." Ganyu said with tears of joy in her eyes
"Yeah." Y/N smiled
"Don't. Die. Again. Understand?" Ganyu asked while pulling Y/N's cheeks with a threatening aura around her
"Y-Y-Yes..." Y/N replied while trembling from fear
timeskip
Y/N visited Beidou because he was about to leave and head to Inazuma in a few days. Currently, Beidou and the Crux Fleet were on Guyun Stone Forest because they were on a supply run.
"Lumine is right... I need to go to Inazuma..." Y/N said
Y/N arrived at Guyun Stone Forest and he saw Beidou and a boy with white hair watching Lumine fight someone.
Y/N appeared next to Beidou, surprising her.
"Oh, Y/N! You're here!" Beidou laughed
"What's going on here?" Y/N asked
"You see, the mighty traveler agreed to participate in the clash just to get a ride to Inazuma!" Beidou said
"Oh..." Y/N said
"You must be Y/N. I've heard about you from Captain Beidou. I'm Kaedehara Kazuha" The boy said
("My mama. Only mine." Y/N growled at Kazuha while clinging on to Beidou)
"I'm Y/N. I'm from Inazuma. I don't know anything else about me." Y/N said
"Oh, you're from Inazuma too..." Kazuha said
"Yeah, but I never experienced the vision hunt decree." Y/N said
"Y/N's a runaway from Inazuma. I met him while I was on an expedition. What a silly kid Y/N was. He was floating in the ocean while hanging onto a wooden plank!" Beidou laughed
"Is that so?" Kazuha said
"Yeah, but I'm returning to Inazuma now. I'm going to confront the Electro Archon myself." Y/N said
"W-What? You can't and you shouldn't." Kazuha said
"Why? I'm strong. Really, really, really, really strong." Y/N said
"It's most likely I will be able to withstand Divine Punishment. But it doesn't mean I won't have a hard time with the Electro Archon. She's literally a god." Y/N said
"Well, Y/N easily defeated a Harbinger and a- Wait a minute! Osial is a God too!" Paimon said
"Osial is weak. Morax too." Y/N smiled
"Eh?" All of them were dumbfounded
"To think they were killed by some humans." Y/N said
"Well, it's called favoritism. I only said they're weak and the Electro Archon strong because I'm a devout follower of the Electro Archon before. Even more than my family... they don't want to be one of her people just because of an old family rule. But when the vision hunt decree happened, I feel lost whether I still worship the Electro Archon, but I know there's something behind the vision hunt decree. I am going to defeat her to stop the vision hunt decree." Y/N said
"Y/N..." Lumine said
"Anyways, I have to go back now. I just heard the Crux was here and I still have things to do." Y/N said
timeskip
Y/N finished packing a few of his things a few days ago and today, he's riding Beidou's ship with Lumine and Paimon to travel back to Inazuma.
Y/N, Lumine, and Paimon along with Beidou and her crew sailed across the storms in the sea and they finally arrived in a harbor in Inazuma. They jumped off the ship where they saw a man with horns.
The man noticed Y/N and the others and immediately ran to them.
"Ahoy, there!"
"So, you finally made it. You sure kept me waiting, Captain. And it appears we have a couple of stowaways... or perhaps I should say, honored guests."
"Hey! Shush!" Paimon shouted
"You can blame your Almighty Shogun. The tempests around Inazuma have been growing stronger. Though the fleet was fully up for the challenge, the inclement whether still caused us some delays." Beidou said
"Let em introduce everyone. This is Thoma, a trade partner that I've gotten to know recently."
"Heh, you don't know how long I've been waiting to see you." Thoma said
"Thoma, these three are-" Beidou was cut off
"No need for introductions, their reputation precedes them. Seems even the stormy seas can't keep rumors of these outlanders' sterling deeds away." Thoma said
"Nice to meet you, Thoma." Lumine said
"... His face reminds me of someone annoying-" Y/N was smacked to the head by Lumine again
"Hehe, it's nice to hear you say that~" Paimon said
"Ha, with any luck, it'll give you a head start here. Lumine. Y/N, Thoma's resided on Ritou for quite some time now. It wouldn't be going too far to say he's the fixer around these parts. If you two run into any problems here, just talk to Thoma. But if he pulls any move on you two, I'll be sure to deal with him personally the next time I'm around." Beidou said
"No need to worry. I'm sure we'll get along just fine." Thoma laughed
"Good then, if it's all settled. I'll be going. I wouldn't want to be caught with my sails here. I do have a wanted fugitive on board, after all."
"Oh, right. Kazuha..." Paimon said
"Until next time, Traveler. Y/N. Remember to give it your all, no matter what perilous storm you may encounter." Beidou said
"Looking forward to see you again, Beidou!" Lumine said
"See you." Y/N said
"Fair seas, Captain Beidou, byebye!" Paimon said
"Now then, first things first, we need to get you registered at the border checkpoint." Thoma said
"Um, Paimon thought we were supposed to be keeping things on the down low. Are we just gonna walk into the government's hands?" Paimon asked
"Haha, don't underestimate the reaches of the Sakoku decree. You wouldn't be able to avoid inspection even if you tried. So we have to play by the rules, even if we're kind of bending them." Thoma said
"Oh, okay." Lumine said
timeskip
Y/N, Lumine and Paimon got inside Ritou and they also finished applying for residency. The processing fee for Y/N, Lumine and Paimon was three million mora. However, Thoma managed to bargain the price. Y/N also tried, but he ended up being slapped by Lumine.
flashback
"Hey, girlie. Would you be able to reduce the fee to a 900 mora? I'll offer you dinner and a night with us." Thoma said while smirking and posing with Y/N
"I'll pay for dinner. It'll be the best night of your life." Y/N said
"We'll be playing-" Thoma was cut off
"O-Oh, okay. I... um... I would love to, but a dinner would be enough..." Yurika blushed
"Y/N!" Lumine slapped Y/N
Y/N fell to the ground dumbfoundedly staring at Lumine
"I guess we're playing the hotpot game with just the two of us, Y/N." Thoma said
"Eh?" Lumine and Yurika were confused
flashback ends
They just finished some taxing problems and Y/N heard that Thoma is an attendant for the Kamisato Clan. Y/N once heard about the Kamisato Clan when he was a child and his parents used to say they were an enemy clan, but a clan with the same blood as Y/N's family from a few centuries ago.