......

"For the record, this is the second time I've said 'Hey Hey'."

"I'm dying of laughter. Wendy is so cute."

"Cute? Why do I feel like he's playing dumb..."

......

"..."

Wendy! What are you saying?

Flora covered her mouth and laughed, these people are so funny.

"Stanley's adventure stories are very famous in Mondstadt!"

"He's in the city right now. If you want to listen, you can go find him!"

Wendy finally stopped saying "Hey Hey",

"That's great, we'll go listen to it next time, but right now we have other things to do..."

After leaving Flora's flower shop, Ying was wondering where other children were hanging out in Mondstadt.

"Let me think... Oh, right! That little guy on the bridge outside the city!"

Paimon clenched his right fist and smashed it against the palm of his left hand, with an expression of sudden enlightenment.

After listening to Paimon's description, Hines immediately knew who she was talking about.

Do you know why Teyvat's last name is Tey? Do you know why Old Mi's last name is Mi? Go and meet the child named Timmy.

Soon, Timi, the largest poultry supplier in Teyvat, appeared in front of everyone.

......

"I just remembered that we haven't killed today's pigeons yet."

"Timmy: I *****!"

"Don't rush to scold me, because I also want to log in."

"Timi's daily supply of poultry could circle Teyvat three times!"

"Less, at least 30 laps!"

......

"What did you see?"

Hines asked knowingly, and Paimon looked at Ying expectantly.

"...It's the Ruins Guardian."

Ying was also a little shocked. She couldn't imagine why this child's friend would be a cold-blooded war machine.

Hines rubbed his chin.

"Maybe it's because Timmy wants to get rid of those pigeon killers?"

Hearing this, Ying and Paimon both shuddered.

......

"Oh my god, I actually think it makes perfect sense!"

"It's too bad!"

"I didn't expect little Timmy to be so ambitious! I can't stand it anymore, I'll log in again!"

"Ditto, ditto!"

......

Wendy laughed.

"So, are we going to give up communicating with little Timmy?"

After a moment of thought, Ying turned to look at Paimeng.

"Paimon! Say the phrase you're most familiar with!"

Paimon scratched his head.

"Most familiar? Which sentence did you say?"

The corners of Xines' mouth turned up, and he gave a hint with a smile.

"In front..."

Paimon said "Oh".

"Well, since you ask..."

"Let's explore the area ahead later!"

Several people turned around and planned to return to the city.

Walking (crossed out), flying on the road, Paimon thought of Timmy's imaginary friend being a ruins guard, and couldn't help but knock his head.

"Should I say they're just like kids? The friends they imagined are really..."

For a moment, Paimon couldn't think of a suitable adjective.

Wendy continued Paimon's words and added,

"free..."

"Children born in the city of the free should have boundless imagination."

Paimon listened to Wendy's unique theory and actually felt that it made some sense!

Paimon: I think you are right!

"The children have already observed it, so let's go check out the adults' imaginary friends!"

Paimon quickly stopped thinking and shifted his attention elsewhere.

"Then let's go to the tavern and take a look."

The suggestions made by Shines were unanimously approved by everyone, especially Wendy.

......

"Wendy, do you really want to collect data?"

"You could be more confident. How could Wendy go to the tavern to collect data?"

"Wendy went to the pub—and never came back."

"A Teyvat idiom, right?"

......

When the group arrived at the tavern, they saw Diluk and Kaeya sitting together drinking, and sitting with them was Palad who had previously received training in the snow mountains.

"Why is Parad here? Isn't he still training in the snowy mountains? How could he get back faster than us?!"

Paimon's shock was beyond words.

"If we hadn't wasted time on the road..."

Meeting Ying's gaze, Paimeng smiled embarrassedly.

"Never mind that for now! Let's see if any of them have imaginary friends!"

Ying shrugged and put on her glasses at Paimon's urging...

After a moment, Ying shook her head.

"It seems adults really don't have imaginary friends."

Paimon was a little disappointed. She wanted to see what kind of strange thing Master Diluk's imaginary friend would be.

"Is it true that I lack the innocence of a child?"

Wendy complained softly, turning to look at Hines.

"..."

Hines clamped Wendy's face between his hands and turned his gaze towards the wine on Diluc and the others' table.

Paimon and Ying smiled inexplicably at Hines's actions.

Paimon turned his head and glanced at the adults in the tavern, frowning slightly.

"If I grow up, will I become a person without dreams? Then I don't want to grow up..."

Although Ying didn't understand why Paimon linked imaginary friends with dreams, it didn't prevent her from feeling Paimon's fear of growing up.

Ying gently touched Paimon's hair, giving Paimon some sense of security.

Wendy looked at Paimon and Ying and asked softly,

"So, how long do boys and girls usually keep their imaginary friends?"

"Let's...go and verify it!"

Hines tilted his head.

"How to verify?"

Wendy tilted her head like Sines.

"Erin...how?"

......

"Oh my god! The expressions on Hines and Wendy's face! Who took a screenshot?"

"No hurry, no hurry. I haven't finished the story yet. I'll take a screenshot when I log in later."

"Sister, send it to me!"

"Okay, but I'm your brother..."

......

"At Erin's age, her imagination shouldn't be completely gone."

Hines straightened his head, and Wendy followed his movement and straightened her head.

"So why did you tilt your head like me?"

"Hey!"

"..."

Why am I not surprised by his answer? Let's get down to business, Barbatos!

Ying and Paimon looked at each other, walked up to Hines and Wendy, and imitated them, tilting their heads together.

"Hey!"*2

Hines sighed. No wonder Ying could use these glasses. Her mental age must be only 8 years old!

"Come on, kids, I'll take you to see your sister Irene next."

Hines rolled his eyes and walked away first.

Wendy, Ying and Paimon looked at each other and laughed.

Paimon even shouted directly at Hines,

"Wait for us~Brother Xines~!"

As expected...Paimon appears in the hands of Sines.

Hines's right index finger kept flicking Paimon's forehead.

"No!"

"May!"

"so!"

"Say!"

"talk!"

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