"Wow! Collei, you are amazing! You found another one!"
Seeing Collei take out a mechanical bird from a corner, Amber's eyes were full of admiration. She originally thought that this friend who she just met yesterday, when said that she would help her and was just here to cheer her up.
Unexpectedly, she was more efficient than herself. Just by taking a look, she could find some mechanical birds hidden in Mondstadt.
"Well... just luck."
Collei avoided Amber's sight a little unnaturally, feeling very guilty.
Because these things were placed by her under Bai Luo's order, of course she would know where these things are.
Today is the Ludi Harpastum festival. Bai Luo still did not restrict her activities and let her wander around the city with confidence.
Although Jean sent more people overnight to deal with the mechanical bird, it was still too late, so even scout knights like Amber were dispatched.
Compared with Amber, who has a lively personality, Collei seemed a little gloomy.
However...
Looking at Amber who was jumping around like a little rabbit looking for the mechanical bird, Collei cast an envious look, wondering if she would have a sunny day like her?
After the first day of hard work, she no longer felt uncomfortable when others looked at her with strange eyes today.
Thinking about the past... every time she entered a city, she would always be disgusted and driven away. This slightly curious look did not seem to be so unacceptable.
Just as Bai Luo once told her, this is a free Mondstadt, where there is no war or conflict, and there is no need to be wary of others.
Laugh when you want to laugh.
Cry when you want to cry.
But...
"Cry?"
She looked at her bandaged body with a little mockery. After her mother's death, she had cried all her tears, and since she started wandering that year, and she decided not to cry anymore.
"Ah——"
The two people who were originally looking for Mechanical Bird 2.0 on the walls of Mondstadt were attracted by a commotion at the same time.
"Fatui... Fatui!?"
Seeing that the commotion came from the direction of the Fatui, Collei was nervous for no reason. Perhaps she herself did not expect that she would be nervous for the Fatui one day.
The chain of black fire soared into the sky, piercing through the bodies of several Fatui soldiers and burning them to ashes. This strange black fire seemed to be extremely eager for life. Once it was contaminated, it would be difficult to have a good end.
Amid the scolding of the Fatui guards, a figure with long ice-blue hair jumped up from the crowd, climbed to the top of the wall, jumped into the Cider wine lake outside the wall, and disappeared.
"Let's chase!"
Although the strange guy attacked the Fatui, as a member of the Knights who maintained order, Amber decided to chase him immediately.
The main reason was that she felt that the ice-blue hair color was familiar. Could it be that...
Collei didn't think much and jumped down with Amber.
But she didn't realize that after she jumped off the wall, the missionary she had been looking for for many years appeared among the Fatui.
After the missionary extinguished the black fire, the Fatui who were originally entangled by the black fire had been burned to ashes, and even the few people who tried to help put out the fire suffered different injuries.
Looking at the burn marks, the missionary frowned slightly.
He did come for the black fire, but this black fire was obviously different from the black flame snake in the intelligence. Could it be that...
He ordered his men to clean up the scene. The missionary did not participate in the accountability of the Knights, because that was more of Bai Luo's job. He only needed to solve the problem of black fire.
Looking at the direction where the blue-haired mysterious man left, a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.
Outside Mondstadt, a young man was carrying a satchel and holding a book with the Sumeru Akademiya's logo, and he seemed to be muttering something.
He was wearing a strange robe, with two jackal ears on his hat, and his long white hair playfully stuck out of the hood, as if they were also curious about this city of freedom.
His image was very special, reminiscent of the legendary Anubis, but compared to the god who guides the soul, the boy lacked the aura of death and had a bit more of a bookish air.
In the past, when someone dressed like him appeared in Mondstadt, he would definitely attract a lot of attention. But now it was the Ludi Harpastum Festival, and there were visitors from all over the world, and there were many people dressed in strange ways, so he didn't attract too much attention.
"The person in front! Stop!"
The sound of the delicate shout made the boy subconsciously raise his head, but he saw a blue-haired man with a night owl mask rushing past him.
But under the long blue hair, a hint of fiery red could be seen.
After the blue-haired man ran over, two girls who looked about the same age as him chased after him. One of them was holding a bow and arrow, and the other was holding a fruit knife, trying to kill the blue-haired man.
"Hmm?"
When the girl with a fruit knife and bandages passed by him, he seemed to notice something.
His research direction in the Order Institute is demons and medicine. Although the demon power of the girl was suppressed by some power, he still noticed it.
And... that unique smell of the plague, she must be the girl who needs help in the letter, right?
"How is it?"
The voice that suddenly sounded in his ear startled the boy's face, and he immediately took a fighting stance.
When?
Although he would subconsciously ignore the people around him when doing research, but in the situation just now, if there was someone standing next to him, he should be able to feel it.
"Don't be so nervous, I'm the one who asked you to come over."
Bai Luo took off the mask on his face and showed a gentle smile. If he were in the modern world, he would look no different from an ordinary college student.
But the boy did not relax his vigilance.
Members of the Fatui usually have the logo of the Fatui, and Bai Luo is the same.
His logo is on the cuffs, and the light golden pattern is dotted on the black windbreaker, which is not very conspicuous. But the pattern representing the Fatui will never be ignored.
"Where is she?"
The jackal boy asked vigilantly.
This Fatui was a little strange, as he could sense his identity and even tell the purpose of his trip. Could it be that he had already...
"If you are talking about Lisa, she should be in the library now. After entering the city, just find a Knight of Favonius and they will take you there."
Anyway, everyone was already there, so Bai Luo was not in a hurry. He would let little Collei enjoy the Ludi Harpastum festival first, and then... everything would be over.
Putting on the mask again, Bai Luo planned to follow the mark on Collei's body to catch up. If he was too far away from her, the demon residue on Collei's body would become active again.
He was afraid of any accidents.
"Her condition is very bad."
Looking at Bai Luo wearing a mask, the boy spoke.
If the girl with the plague was really the one he wanted to save, then it would be okay to tell this Fatui.
"The demon residue has spread all over her body. Her condition is more serious than I thought. Maybe... the possibility of complete expulsion is very small."
The boy closed the book in his hand, and the shadow of the hood covered his face, making it difficult to see his expression.
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[A/N: Just imagining Collei holding a fruit knife and chasing you with a scary expression gives me chills🥶]
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