Genshin Impact Simulation: Starting with Melsin's Friend

"Hey! What are you hiding from me?"

Clementine pouted angrily, put her hands on her hips, and stared intently at the three people in front of her who were looking at the sky and whistling.

Peipei… remained expressionless as always. Peipei, who used to be so open and talkative, was now keeping quiet about nothing for the first time. This was deception! This was betrayal!

Elodie would always show a guilty expression when questioned relentlessly, but if pressed further, she would firmly reply that she knew nothing.

As for Mu Feng, whenever asked, he would just give an innocent smile, and if pressed, he would just say "heh" to brush it off, completely impervious to reason.

"No."

Mu Feng revealed a mysterious smile, which made Little Kreevi so angry that she almost wanted to go up and elbow him.

Riddler, get out of Teyvat!

As expected, fortunes change, and it's finally young Claire's turn to experience the charm and joy of being one of four people who isn't one of them. It's so incredibly enjoyable!

"Humph."

However, Clementine, who was kicked out of the team voice chat for no reason, didn't seem to feel any joy. After asking for the 71st time without getting any response, Clementine finally crossed her arms and angrily turned and left.

"Brother Mufeng, is Clementine still angry?"

Elodie whispered in Mu Feng's ear, asking with a hint of worry.

Mu Feng waved his hand confidently. After five years of getting to know each other, how could he, Mu, not understand little Krevy?

There's nothing a little cake can't buy; if there is, then two cakes will do!

"We should go to Luzawa Cafe to pick up the cake according to the schedule."

Peruvieri, who had been silent since the start of the conversation, suddenly spoke up, quietly reminding everyone.

So, the three little ones secretly slipped out of the fireplace house at dusk and stepped onto the wide streets of Fontainebleau.

……

Day two.

"Hey! What are you doing?!"

A sleepy-eyed Clementine was abruptly pulled from her blankets by a cold, expressionless Peruvian in the early morning. A gust of cold wind blowing through the room immediately woke Clementine up.

Just as Clementine, who had been forced to turn on her phone, was pouting and preparing to vent her pent-up morning grumpiness, a plate of exquisite cream cake magically appeared in front of her.

Happy birthday, Clementine!

Mu Feng and Elodie emerged from behind Peruvier, carrying a cake covered in chocolate and topped with cream and decorated with soft blue lanterns, and placed a small paper crown on Crevie's head.

Wow! A cake!

Clementine's beautiful lake-green eyes sparkled, but she quickly realized what was happening and crossed her arms, muttering under her breath without any real force:

"What... So this is what you've been hiding from me..."

Although she said that, the smile in Clementine's eyes did not diminish at all.

"Hmph, if it weren't for us, someone would have forgotten their own birthday."

Elodie grinned and leaned closer, poking Clementine's round cheek with her delicate white fingers.

“No…no!”

Clementine turned her head slightly away guiltily, but still maintained a stubborn and arrogant look.

"Alright, alright, here's your gift, Clementine."

With a smile, Mu Feng took out a delicate and adorable pink lop-eared rabbit doll from the space of the Eye of God and placed it next to Clementine's bed.

The lop-eared rabbit has clear, glassy blue-green eyes, pure white hair accessories, and a soft bell decoration on its chest, just like Little Clementine's clothes.

"so cute!"

Clementine's eyes sparkled as she was instantly drawn to the doll and hugged it tightly.

"Hehe, speaking of which, Clementine was the last one to get the doll."

Elodie, with her hands behind her back, took a golden long-eared rabbit from the backpack pendant behind her, her braids adorned with delicate bubble orange charms.

Peruvieri remained expressionless, but subconsciously glanced at the small bookcase leaning against the corner of the wall.

On the top shelf of the bookcase, there is a small white short-haired rabbit doll. Its dark pupils and bright red cross marks give the rabbit a sharp look in its eyes.

"If you don't get up and eat cake, you'll miss the magic show's entry time!"

Mu Feng waved the gold-embossed red admission ticket in his hand, winked at Clementine who was still lazily lying on the bed playing with her doll, and then pushed open the door and walked out of the room first.

"Hey, hey, hey? Coming right now!"

In the instant he turned around, the Wind Elemental Eye hanging from Mu Feng's waist reflected the brown pupils of the turquoise short-eared rabbit doll, making it appear lively and sparkling.

……

Fontaine, Opicclay Opera House.

"Mufeng, Mufeng, look at the white doves!"

An excited Clementine tugged at Mu Feng's sleeve, gesturing for him to look at the magician in the center of the stage who was conjuring a flock of flying white doves out of thin air by waving his top hat.

"Ah."

Mu Feng held Clementine's hand, but responded absentmindedly, his mind completely elsewhere from the spectacular magic show.

"What happened?"

Peruvée, who was standing nearby, noticed Mu Feng's unusual behavior and, while Elodie and Clementine were cheering, she whispered to Mu Feng, whose expression looked a little strange.

"fine."

Mu Feng snapped out of his reverie and shook his head gently, but his gaze was immediately drawn back to the huge human figure on the curtain beside him, his mind filled with complicated thoughts.

César, Fontaine's greatest magician.

Mu Feng gazed at the seemingly omnipotent middle-aged man in black at the center of the stage. His tall top hat seemed to hold an inexhaustible treasure; here, he was magic itself.

Mysterious, elegant, and radiant.

But who could have imagined that this magician, the greatest and most approachable in the eyes of the children, would one day fall from grace?

The magician's two most trusted people, his wife and assistant, caused him to fall from a great height like a kite with a broken string, crashing into a quagmire he had never imagined or prepared for.

On that stormy night, what fell was not only his life and his magic, but also his reputation.

The omnipotent magician has fallen, and the infamous name "Phantom Thief Mink" has fallen.

"it is good!!"

A deafening roar of applause and cheers pulled Mu Feng back to reality.

On stage, César gracefully removed his top hat and bowed in greeting. In front of the audience, César's wife, Marjane, and his assistant, Lorenzo, were the first to stand up and give him the warmest applause.

Mu Feng watched the two figures from behind, a mocking sneer curling at the corner of his mouth.

One pretended to be a virtuous wife and loving mother to shift the blame for the phantom thief's crime, while the other ruthlessly assassinated her mentor for money and fame.

They colluded with each other, like snakes and rats in a den.

"Child, what are you thinking about?"

Lost in thought, the dazzling magician on stage appeared before me, crouching down and revealing a gentle smile.

Wow! It's a magician!

Clementine cried out in surprise, and Cesar burst into laughter, magically pulling a handful of candy from his magic hat and stuffing it into Clementine's hand.

"Hahaha, happy birthday, little birthday star."

Cesar's face did not show the arrogance of a great magician, but rather the warm smile of a neighborly elder as he handed out candies to Elodie, Peruvieri, and Mufeng one by one.

"Huh? How do you know?"

Clementine's surprised question seemed to amuse the magician, whose hair was already slightly graying. He raised his index finger in a shushing gesture and gave a mysterious look.

"Shh... This is a magician's secret."

Cesar smiled as he looked at the bewildered Clementine and looked away from the small crown on her head.

"Then, little girl, make a wish."

"Maybe next time, the great magician Cesar will make it happen for you."

Cesar reached out a white-gloved hand and ruffled Clementine's pink hair, his mustache twitching as his proud smile revealed his unparalleled confidence in his magic.

Clementine and Elodie immediately leaned close to Cesar and whispered something in his ear, which made the old man burst into laughter.

Peruvéri declined the magician's offer without any surprise, but her bright red cross-shaped eyes kept glancing at Maja and Lorenzo behind Cesar, as if she were thinking about something.

Mu Feng looked at the great magician, who was like a playful old man, with a complicated expression. Memories from the diary in that small magic workshop flooded his mind.

The wishing machine inside the hat

An elderly person who tirelessly pursues the naive ideas of children

Before the performance fees were even received, they were transformed into carefully prepared gifts.

"What is your wish, child?"

Mu Feng looked up and silently gazed into the magician's bright black eyes.

"My wish..."

"It might not be possible."

Mu Feng chuckled self-deprecatingly.

Valenci's shadow swayed from the past, overlapping somewhat with the magician before him.

"Let's talk about it."

Cesar's eyes flickered as he asked the little child in front of him with great interest.

Mu Feng smiled and waved his hand, muttering to himself as he turned to leave:

"Perhaps we won't come back."

The great magician looked into Mu Feng's eyes, as if he saw something only a magician could see. Suddenly, he said meaningfully:

"The world itself is full of lies and falsehoods, and what we need to learn is to find our own truth within it."

Mu Feng smiled, turned around to meet the magician's gentle and wise gaze, and unexpectedly spoke:

“Mr. Cesar, I also have a gift I would like to give you.”

Gift?

Cesar chuckled, then leaned down with great interest, looking at the earnest-looking boy in front of him, and listened intently to his words.

"Be careful of your wife and assistant."