Teyvat Survival Guide

Seeing this scene, Bennett almost instantly remembered the impressive wind slime in the snowy mountains.

It was the only slime he had ever seen that could emit bubbles.

...Although there probably won't be any other slimes that will produce bubbles.

But, didn’t the other party already turn into a human? Why did he turn back into a slime?

With this in mind, Bennett asked tentatively:

"...Xiao Feng?"

Then, he looked at the bubbling wind slime and paused, then leaned forward slightly, as if nodding.

Bennett scratched his head in confusion.

It was Xiaofeng for sure. If he turned back into a slime, he must have his own reasons.

But apart from this, why does he always feel that there is something wrong somewhere else...

But he couldn't figure it out for a moment, so he could only exclaim along with the first one:

"…It's really you! Haven't you already transformed into a human? Why are you——"

"Shh——" Wendy quickly raised her index finger to remind.

Bennett quickly covered his mouth and looked around vigilantly.

Fortunately, the pedestrians around were all in pairs, immersed in their own world of two with faintly visible pink hearts, and did not notice the situation here for the time being.

Seeing this, he slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he was a little curious as to why the other party changed back into a slime from human form, he always felt that something was wrong and it seemed that this was not the reason.

However, Bennett couldn't figure out the situation for a moment, so he simply ignored it.

He almost exposed the other party's secret just now, luckily...

With this thought in mind, he quickly clasped his hands together and apologized to Wendy who was bending over:

"Ah... I'm sorry Xiaofeng and Wendy, I didn't react for a while, I'm really sorry..."

Ah, never mind. If it were me, I probably wouldn’t be able to react either… Samuel muttered to himself.

Wendy waved her hand and responded with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay. It's been a long time since we last met, Bennett. How have you been recently?"

"Me? I'm still the same. I'm just as unlucky as before."

Bennett scratched his head embarrassedly, then suddenly remembered something and enthusiastically introduced it to Lei Ze beside him:

"Leiser, this is the bard Wendy and Xiaofeng."

After that, he added to Wendy and Samuel:

"This is Lei Ze, my good friend."

Wendy nodded, extended her hand to Lei Ze in a friendly manner, and greeted him:

"Hello, nice to meet you."

After being taught by his master Lisa, Lei Ze knew that shaking hands was a way for humans to express friendship, and that people who met for the first time would shake hands to express greetings.

But at this moment, he did not respond to the young bard in front of him, but stared at the slime in the other's arms in a daze.

Samuel looked at his fixed gaze, and blinked the two white circles that symbolized his eyes. He suddenly had a bad feeling.

The next second, he saw Lei Ze sniff twice.

Then, he heard the other party utter a word with a strange and awkward pronunciation:

“…Your Majesty?”

Hearing this name, Bennett beside him also looked as if he had just woken up from a dream, and finally figured out the source of the feeling that was wrong just now:

"Yes! I thought so. I just felt strange. I was obviously talking about His Majesty, why did Xiaofeng suddenly become shy?"

Samuel: "..."

broken.

The good idea that Lord Barbatos had just come up with seemed to be about to fail.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shrink into Wendy's arms.

Lord Barbatos just said that you can hide your identity.

As a result, the vest fell off in less than half a day.

But there was nothing he could do about it, since the person he met happened to be an acquaintance.

...No, it seems that Lord Barbatos took the initiative to approach him and wanted to find out his dark history, which led to the current result.

At first, Lord Barbatos even teased him about the "two thousand year old elemental dragon".

Samuel blinked twice.

For a moment, I suddenly didn't know whether I should make excuses for Lord Barbatos.

…Forget it. Lord Barbatos must have his own reasons for doing this.

For the little slime, everything is fine as long as Lord Barbatos is always around.

Thinking of this, Samuel couldn't help but rub the young bard behind him with peace of mind, and unconsciously snuggled a little closer to the other's arms.

Wendy, who noticed his actions, smiled helplessly and reached out to rub the top of the head of the slime in her arms.

I don’t know what his little slime is thinking about now.

Bennett in front of him was stroking his chin, looking at the wind slime in his arms with a thoughtful expression.

After a moment, he thought of something and suddenly realized:

"Oh, yes. Xiaofeng is an elemental creature, and Your Majesty is also an elemental creature. They both happen to be of the wind element.

"And His Majesty is so powerful, so strong...

"Xiao Feng...you are not...secretly in love with His Majesty?"

Samuel:?

Banban, do you want to listen to what you are saying?

Wendy behind him said that she was feeling uncomfortable trying to hold back her laughter after hearing this.

Seeing Samuel's dazed look, Bennett nodded with satisfaction, and felt more and more that he had guessed the truth, and said carelessly:

"Oh, it's okay, Xiaofeng, liking someone is a very normal thing, there's no need to be shy.

"Don't worry, I, Bennett, will definitely help you keep this secret!"

As he said this, he patted his chest, as if to say, "Leave it to me."

Samuel couldn't help feeling speechless.

Lei Ze on the side slowly shook his head and organized his words:

"Xiao Feng, you can smell the aura of His Majesty.

"Although it's far away, I still remember it."

It would have been better if he hadn't said it. After he said it, Bennett's eyes widened.

No way, Xiao Feng has the aura of His Majesty? !

Recalling his impression of His Majesty being so powerful and strong, he looked at the wind slime in Wendy's arms with eyes filled with disbelief:

"Xiao Feng, no way, you, you are..."

Samuel couldn't help but get nervous.

Although it didn't matter whether he was exposed or not, when it really came to this moment, he still felt a little embarrassed when he thought about it carefully.

After all, he had teased Bennett when he was confused.

Well, Banban is such a generous person, I guess he won’t mind it.

Thinking of this, the little slime straightened his body, feeling that he had prepared himself mentally and was ready to face the embarrassing situation of his vest exploding at any time.

"--Are you already together with His Majesty?!" Bennett said in disbelief.

Wendy finally couldn't help herself and burst out laughing.

Lei Ze on the side was silent, and it was unclear whether it was because his vocabulary was insufficient or he didn't know what to say.

Samuel: "..."

Sometimes I really want to pry open Bennett's head and see what's inside.

This heart is not just big, it is really big.

……

——During the Windblume Festival, the people of Mond have many ways to celebrate.

For example, chatting together, shopping together, singing, playing and fighting together.

Or find a quiet place and just sit there doing nothing.

The main thing is a companionship.

Among couples, this atmosphere is even stronger.

In this state, they only have each other in their eyes, and there are faint pink hearts around them as a barrier to block external objects, so they should not be easily disturbed.

But...

Anyone who doesn't know the truth would be tempted to think about what Bennett said.

Some passers-by were finally attracted by the content of his words:

"Oh! Honey, did you hear what the adventurer-dressed boy said just now? It's really shocking!"

"Oh dear, I'm not deaf, thank you for your concern."

"…Sorry dear, I didn't say you were deaf, I was just worried that you didn't hear clearly…Oh! I mean, I didn't quite hear clearly…"

"Really... I heard clearly what he said just now... 'I'm already with His Majesty'. I also heard the boy next to him who looked fierce and wolf-like said something like 'Your Majesty's aura'? And not only that, I also heard something like 'secretly liking His Majesty'."

"You have a very good ear, dear."

"Thank you for the compliment, dear. Did you eat some honey before you went out today? Why do you talk so sweetly?"

"Nothing is sweeter than you, my sweet lady."

"Ugh~hateful!"

Samuel: "..."

The slime that was secretly using the wind to eavesdrop in Wendy's arms was speechless.

No, bro, sis.

I was wondering if someone would gossip about it.

You can feed me dog food?!

As he was complaining, Samuel suddenly thought of something, twisted his body, and rubbed Wendy behind him.

What does it matter? I have Lord Barbatos anyway!

Wendy noticed the movement and patted his head with a smile, rubbing it twice in a soothing manner.

Bennett looked at the silent Lei Ze, then looked at Samuel's reaction and Wendy's ambiguous smile, and scratched his head in confusion.

What happened, did he guess wrong…?

But how come Xiaofeng has the aura of His Majesty?

Unless the relationship is very close, you would never be easily contaminated by the scent of another person, right?

It's impossible that Xiaofeng is His Majesty and His Majesty is Xiaofeng, right?

Your Majesty is so big, Xiaofeng is so small...

No, this description always feels weird.

...Forget it, Lei Ze must have been wrong. It must be like this.

This guy is quite sharp when it comes to smelling meat and fruit, but he is still a little slow when it comes to smelling elemental creatures.

In short, in Bennett's heart, "Xiaofeng" and "Samuel" are always two completely different people.

After all, when he first met His Majesty, the other party had such a powerful aura, and it was obvious at first glance that there was the kind of pressure that only a powerful elemental dragon could have.

How could Xiaofeng, a little slime, possibly emit that energy?

Thinking of this, Bennett smiled to ease the embarrassment and decided to skip this topic:

"Haha... just kidding."

Samuel looked at him and stared at him.

(0.o)

I don't think you're joking.

"Laze and I just came back from an expedition in the wild. We've run out of supplies and were planning to go get some more. What about you guys?" Ignoring the wind slime's weird gaze, Bennett spoke to himself.

Wendy pinched her chin and thought for a moment, then said:

"I think Xiaofeng has been too bored staying in the library these days. It's the Wind Flower Festival, so I thought of taking him out for a walk."

After saying that, he leaned over to Bennett's ear and added, "He's a little shy and embarrassed to show himself in human form, so he turned into a slime for me to hold."

Samuel blinked.

…It was you, Lord Barbatos, who made me change!

Bennett suddenly realized:

"Oh~ So that's it!"

"Yes, indeed! With Xiaofeng's personality, it is indeed possible that this would happen!" He nodded confidently.

Samuel narrowed his eyes in confusion.

What kind of personality I have, I don’t know.

"Then Lei Ze and I won't disturb you from shopping for now. Goodbye." Bennett waved to Wendy, and after Wendy responded, he took Lei Ze away.

Before leaving, he even patted Samuel on the top of his head.

"... Raize, how come you can't even tell the difference between the smell of an elemental dragon and an elemental slime? You've embarrassed me so much..."

Lei Ze: "..."

Samuel: "..."

Listening to Bennett's voice gradually fading away, Samuel felt.

If Lei Ze wasn't unfamiliar with how to speak, he would have definitely given that unfortunate guy Bennett a good scolding.

……

——Then Wendy carried Samuel around.

Sometimes I went to the flower shop to look at the flowers, sometimes I went to the fruit stall to look at the fruits, and sometimes I went to the grocery store to look at the groceries.

All in all, I visited almost all the shops that were still open on the street.

But I just don’t buy it.

the reason is simple.

...The God of Wind and his followers combined cannot make up one Mora.

So much so that when Samuel passed by an alchemy shop, he drooled at the alchemical materials in the window that sparkled in his eyes.

…All I see are essential oil materials.

Although he can't drool even in his slime form.

Anyway, he was just very greedy. Under normal circumstances, as the Pope, he would not have such thoughts.

Even if there was, it would never be as obvious as it is now.

Samuel himself also found it strange that, in addition to these aspects, he complained more along the way than before.

It was as if when he was with Lord Barbatos, his whole person... no, his whole slime became childish.

…Well, take out the “as if” and he just becomes childish.

I don’t know why, could it be what Lord Barbatos said before, “be more relaxed”?

Well...if you think about it, this would indeed make it easier for him.

It may be because they don’t have to worry about their image.

When he was the Pope, in order to maintain his image, he had to stand straight and have a gentle smile on his face, let alone complain.

Although he got used to it later, he still felt depressed and tired after a long time.

But now, he was lying limp in Lord Barbatos' arms, and no one would care what would happen to a wind slime.

Even if he flew into the sky and farted a few times, passers-by would probably just think it was a pet show and draw applause.

...Forget it. He can’t do such a thing that would damage his image even if he turned into a slime.

...and slimes can't even explode.

The previous one was called "Beng Pit" because he was ignorant at the time. Later, after learning, he realized that it was called "Instantaneous Eruption of Elemental Force".

While he was quibbling in his heart, Samuel suddenly caught a glimpse of several Knights of Favonius wearing silver armor walking towards him from not far away on the street.

After Wendy saw who was among them, she also greeted them enthusiastically:

"Hey, isn't this Barta?"