Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

After wandering around Mondstadt for a long time, Luminous and Paimon finally arrived at the plaza in front of the Anemo Statue, where they saw Venti talking to a large group of people.

Wendy was very engrossed in her speech, and the people listening around her seemed equally absorbed.

"Huh? What is Wendy doing?"

Paimon, who was always curious, couldn't help but ask a question after seeing this scene. Instead of asking Wendy directly, Ying looked around and easily found Su Feng hiding to the side.

"Let's go ask Su Feng what's going on!"

After finding Su Feng, Ying decisively led Paimon toward him.

"Su Feng, what is Wendy doing?"

Upon seeing someone she knew, Paimon immediately asked her question; she was genuinely curious—mainly because she was just too bored.

Since returning to Mondstadt, she realized that she couldn't fit into the Mondstadt Windflower Festival at all; they had nothing to do except watch the festivities.

Everyone is preparing gifts to express their love, but no one wants to ask for help. As a result, Paimon has just been eating and drinking all this time.

While eating and drinking was certainly enjoyable, it got a bit boring with not having much to do.

After all, Paimon's stomach couldn't support her constantly trying all sorts of different foods.

It's best to find something to do to pass the time while digesting food.

So when she saw that Wendy seemed to be having something interesting, she promptly pounced on her, ready to have some fun.

"Oh? So it's Ying and Paimon. Actually, Wendy is teaching others how to write love poems. Since I'm not very good at guiding others on their relationship issues, I'm just watching from the sidelines for now."

Unexpectedly, Su Feng met Ying and Paimon here. He greeted them and explained the current situation.

"Huh? Wendy is teaching people how to write love poems?"

After hearing Su Feng's explanation, Paimon was somewhat confused; she didn't seem to quite understand what was going on.

"That's right, it's about teaching people to write love poems. After all, the Wind Flower Festival is a festival for Mondstadt people to express their love. Sometimes, people who aren't so good at directly expressing their love have to use this method to do so."

"So Wendy opened a crash course in love poetry here, intending to make a quick buck to buy some drinks."

Su Feng didn't hesitate to expose Wendy's underwear. Paimon and Ying, upon learning that Wendy did this simply to get alcohol, were speechless.

"Just like Wendy, this is something she would do. It's such a beautiful holiday, and all she wants to do is drink!"

Although Paimon already knew exactly what kind of person Wendy was, he still couldn't help but make a comment.

"That's a bit much, isn't it? I really did help everyone. After all, with the help of me, the best bard in the world, the love poems you wrote would definitely be perfect."

Wendy, who had temporarily dismissed the crowd that had been surrounding him, became unhappy after hearing Paimon's complaints.

"Then why don't you accept less pay or drink less alcohol to prove yourself?"

"I know you've got your eye on those bottles of the best cider that Diluc released."

"You're always thinking about finding someone to pay for you, but I wonder whose wallet you've got your eye on."

Su Feng scoffed at Wendy's statement and simply pointed out what this guy cared about most right now. Wendy, whose pretense was exposed by Su Feng, showed no embarrassment whatsoever.

"That's not how it is at all. This was a fair trade."

"Those who needed to improve their love poems paid a pittance and got what they wanted, while I got paid for my work. Isn't that great?"

"No matter how you look at it, there's nothing wrong with me!"

Wendy gave her reasons for refuting this, and Paimon wanted to retort after hearing this, but before she could speak, another voice interrupted her.

"Indeed, he truly deserves to be called the best bard in the world; that is indeed the case."

"That voice... is it Kaiya?"

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Ying and Paimon turned around simultaneously, and there they saw the familiar brown-skinned pirate captain.

"Oh? Kaiya, are you here to attend my crash course in love poetry too?"

Unexpectedly, Venti immediately started soliciting customers when Kaeya arrived—after all, Kaeya is Diluc's brother, so it should be easy for him to get some good wine, right?

So Wendy almost instinctively wanted to drag Kaeya onto the pirate ship.

"Can I know your bid?"

Kaiya was somewhat helpless, not expecting that he would be targeted simply for coming to watch the excitement, but after thinking about it carefully for a while, he still had no choice but to speak up.

He knew Wendy's identity, so he figured he was just offering this as a sacrifice to his own god.

"Three bottles of Morning Sun Winery's limited edition for the Flower Festival!"

After receiving the answer, Wendy decisively chose to ask for an exorbitant amount, leaving Kaeya, who was about to be scammed, dumbfounded.

"Hey, hey, hey, this is way too expensive! Those wines aren't cheap at all!"

Although he was indeed Diluc's sworn brother and their relationship was quite good, Kaeya was certain that if he wanted to get alcohol from Diluc, he would only have to spend more money.

His sworn brother would definitely not mind ripping him off in a place like this.

"So be it!"

"Is it okay? Is it okay? Is it okay?!"

Wendy, who had no intention of giving Kaeya a chance to refuse, started to maliciously act cute towards his subjects without caring about his divine dignity. Kaeya, who finally realized that he was no match for his god at least in terms of 'scumbag', had no choice but to concede defeat.

"Okay, I got it. Three bottles of the Wind and Flower Festival limited edition, right?"

Kaeya was somewhat helpless, while Wendy, who had gotten a satisfactory result, nodded happily.

"Then come along! The best bard in the world will help you improve your love poems."

After finishing her speech, Wendy immediately pulled Kaia into her crash course in love poetry.

Although this guy's motives are indeed a bit dubious, his abilities are not to be underestimated. He is not just boasting that he is the best bard in the world.

Only after those two scoundrels left did Su Feng look at Ying and Paimon beside him again.

"Now you know what these guys are really like, right?"

"..."

"It's wrong of me to expect these guys to be normal."

Chapter 57 None of these people combined have a happy family.

Although I don't think Wendy is really like a god, he's still quite reliable when it comes to his job as a bard.

At least after attending his training course, the crowd that gathered there were indeed full of confidence and went back to write love poems.

Well, it seems like everything should be fine now. As for whether these people will ultimately achieve their goals, that remains to be seen.

However, as long as the poem itself is fine, the specific situation shouldn't be too different.

Well, let's leave aside those guys in Barbara's fan club. Those fanatics are a bit obsessed. Even Wendy is already considering whether to notify the Knights of Favonius to arrest them first.

After finishing his part-time job, Wendy and Kaeya, who was still following along for some reason, finally found Su Feng and Ying, who had been bored and had been playing several rounds of Seven Sages Summoning.

"So this is supposed to be the Flower Festival, but you're playing the Seven Sages Summoning game here?"

Kaeya, holding a die in his hand, looked at the two guys in front of him with a rather helpless expression.

"Please be careful, these two guys in front of you aren't exactly suited for the Flower Festival right now~"

Well, it may not sound nice, but the reality is that the five people present, including Paimon, combined wouldn't be able to form a happy family.

Among them, Kaeya's situation is the best. Paimon, Wendy, and Su Feng don't have any blood relatives at all!

As for the person I like... well, let's not talk about that for now!

"…and…"

Kaiya froze upon being reminded by Su Feng, and the die he had been tossing around accidentally fell to the ground.

"Okay, I misspoke, I apologize!"

Kaeya, who hadn't even thought about picking up the dice, readily admitted his mistake.

However, none of the people present paid much attention to it and quickly moved on from the awkward question.

"Alright, we still have to celebrate the Flower Festival no matter what. Since everyone's free, why don't we all go help a little girl?"

In the end, it was Wendy who stepped in to ease the awkward situation, and his suggestion did indeed attract everyone's attention.

"little girl?"

Who is it? Who needs our help?

Perhaps because they had been quite bored, Paimon was the most excited when he heard that there was something to do.

It looks like this little guy is about to burst from being cooped up.

Do you know Anna?

Upon seeing Paimon's appearance, Wendy's eyes involuntarily curved into a smile, but this time he didn't intend to pretend and decisively uttered a name.

"Anna?"

Paimon, who had never heard of the name before, looked at Luminous with a puzzled expression, but Luminous also showed a puzzled look.

However, Kaiya, who was standing next to them, looked thoughtful at this moment.

"If I remember correctly, Anna should be Anthony's younger sister, the girl who was suddenly afflicted with a strange illness and gradually lost her ability to move?"

Although he usually seems to be slacking off, at this moment Kaeya clearly knows who Wendy is referring to when he casually mentions a name.

Although this guy may seem a bit unserious, he is actually very dedicated to many things.

If he were to act as he usually does, it would be almost impossible for him to know Anna—at least not to know the specifics of Anna's situation.

“Anna is actually a very good child, but she contracted a strange disease for some reason before.”

"She used to be lively and lovely, but now she is unusually weak. Her brother and parents work very hard to cure this strange condition."

"I even heard that in order to cure Anna, her brother Anthony even went to Liyue to seek the help of Bai Shu, a famous doctor from Bubulu."

"I don't know if this time Anna's illness can be cured."

Kaiya briefly explained Anna's current situation. Although he had initially considered helping when he learned about it—after all, Anna, this lively girl, was quite popular with everyone before.

Unfortunately, Anna's condition was so strange that Kaiya couldn't help her at all.

"So Wendy wants us to help Anna, right?"