Kiana and the Captain's Bizarre Adventure

"It hurts!"

Kiana covered her head and got up from a patch of grass. She looked around and found the surroundings very familiar.

The endless plains, surrounded by mountains, and the towering tree with a marble statue beneath it all indicate that this is the world where this mission takes place—the continent of Teyvat.

"Ai-chan, report the extent of the damage to the hull."

"OK, just a second."

Ai-chan's voice came through Kiana's miniature communicator, and shortly after, Ai-chan reported the extent of the damage to the Hyperion to Kiana.

In summary, there is good news and bad news. The bad news is that the Hyperion is severely damaged and almost beyond repair. The good news is that the rewards for completing the last world mission included an additional automatic repair function for the Hyperion. Although it is severely damaged, it can be restored to its original condition with some time.

After estimating the time it would take for the Hyperion to be repaired, Kiana stopped asking about it and was now more concerned about the situation of the other people.

"Is there any way for Ai-chan to contact other people?"

"The Hyperion's communication system is not damaged, otherwise Kiana, how did you contact me? The good news is that I just successfully contacted Fu Hua and Bronya. As for the Captain, Seele, and the Herrscher of Knowledge, I have not been able to contact them yet."

“Is that so…” Kiana pondered for a moment before issuing an order, “Ai-chan, inform Fu Hua and Bronya to prioritize independent action to gather intelligence and ascertain their location. During this time, they should exchange intelligence through the Hyperion communication system in order to rendezvous with their companions.”

"understand!"

While Ai-chan was contacting the other two, Kiana was also preparing to set off.

Based on her current location, Kiana deduces that she is on a mountain near the Windrise area. Several decades have passed since her previous life, and Kiana's memories of the Genshin Impact storyline and map have become hazy. Fortunately, she now has the group chat as a powerful tool, from which she can learn a lot of plot information.

The downside is that the Genshin Impact main story in the group chat is still only Mondstadt and Sumeru. Even Sumeru's main story is missing the part after the final battle. The rest are just some character legend quests and world quests.

However, his destination was clear: to find Mondstadt first, and he would deal with the rest after gathering intelligence.

As for why it has become like this, we need to go back to the Hyperion a few minutes ago.

A few minutes earlier, Kiana and the others were playing and frolicking on the Hyperion as usual, while the captain sat in his seat reviewing the journey and compiling a report. The Hyperion also activated its autopilot mode and headed towards its destination.

Just then, the once calm Quantum Sea suddenly became unstable, and the Hyperion's hull began to shake. In order to prevent any accidents, the captain decided to switch from automatic mode to manual mode and deal with the situation himself.

Unfortunately, accidents always happen very suddenly. A ship that looked exactly like the Hyperion suddenly appeared on the side, and before either side could even react, the two ships collided.

The Hyperion was instantly blasted open, and a large number of items flew out of the gap and disappeared into the Quanta Sea. The captain used all his strength to activate the Hyperion's warp function at the critical moment.

Unfortunately, it was too late. Everyone else, including the captain, was sucked into the warp tunnel and disappeared without a trace, leaving only Kiana on the Hyperion. The Hyperion then slammed heavily to the ground a second later, throwing Kiana out of it.

Kiana lost consciousness upon hitting the ground after her head hit the ground, and what happened next is the story told at the beginning.

Kiana dusted herself off, sighed, and then stored the Hyperion in her personal space, filling in the crater in the ground. Unfortunately, she was currently muted in the group chat. Not only her, but judging from Fu Hua and Bronya's communication, it seemed that anyone involved with the Hyperion earlier was muted.

What's even more outrageous is that his connection to the Imaginary Tree was also blocked, for fear that Kiana would use the connection tree to confirm his current time and the location of his lost companions.

They really didn't leave me any way to cheat! It's clearly the same person, but now they're causing trouble for their past self. Is this some kind of setting where the future self is bound to mess with the past self?

Next, will you come up to me and say, "Kiana, disappear! You shouldn't exist in this world!"

While making sarcastic remarks, Kiana also began to head towards Mondstadt after identifying the direction.

"I'm so hungry, so very hungry! Is there... is there anything I can eat?"

Kiana, bent over, swayed weakly from side to side with her steps. Half an hour had passed since she set off. If nothing unexpected had happened, she should be enjoying a delicious lunch on the Hyperion, eating and drinking her fill before continuing her journey.

Unfortunately, an accident occurred that damaged the Hyperion, and the automatic cooking system on it malfunctioned, preventing Kiana from having a single meal.

As for why she didn't cook herself? Firstly, the kitchen was also damaged. Secondly, she didn't know if it was because Kaslana's genes were too strong, but Kiana, who could cook in her previous life, would now make dishes that would almost always cause food poisoning.

With no other option, Kiana could only eat the remaining bread and fruit from the trees to stave off hunger. Now lost in the forest, she had already finished off the little food she had left. Kiana, who was only slightly full before, was now starving.

Suddenly, she smelled the aroma of food, and Kiana immediately perked up. She followed the scent and eventually met the two main characters at a fire pit in the wild. Not far in front of them stood a magnificent town, which was undoubtedly Kiana's destination.

However, the traveler in this world doesn't seem to be Luminous, but rather Sora. Meanwhile, Paimon on the other side seems to have spotted Kiana not far away, and she waves and shouts loudly at Kiana.

Hey there! Want to come over and have some food with us before heading into town?

Kiana, who was already delirious with hunger, naturally did not refuse Paimon's invitation. In an instant, Kiana appeared beside the two of them at a speed that Paimon could hardly perceive.

"Thank you, thank you! I've been lost in the forest for a long time, and I've run out of food. If you hadn't invited me, I'm afraid I would have collapsed here waiting to be rescued!"

Kiana excitedly grabbed Paimon's hand and shook it up and down. The immense force caused Paimon to move up and down, and Paimon, unable to bear it any longer, struggled to break free from Kiana's grasp.

Feeling dizzy and floating, Paimon finally came to his senses and began to introduce himself.

"Oh right, I haven't introduced him to you yet. His name is Kong, and he's a traveler. My name is Paimon, and I'm his guide and travel companion."

"My name is Kiana Kaslana, Paimon, it's nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you too."

Adding some firewood reignited the nearly extinguished flames, and the rich aroma emanating from the pot lid instantly made Kiana's mouth water.

Sora, seeing Kiana practically stuffing herself into the pot, signaled to Kiana and Paimon that they could start eating after confirming the taste was okay.

In the time that followed, Paimon regretted inviting Kiana to dinner. Even if she had collapsed, they could have gone to help her and take her back to Mondstadt.

Paimon looked at the now empty pot and his own half-full belly and shed tears of regret.

Feeling apologetic, Kiana agreed to treat Paimon to dinner after they entered the city, only to realize later that she didn't seem to have Mora.

"Sorry, Paimon, I might have to wait until next time to treat you."

"Hey, why?"

Seeing Paimon's disappointed expression, Kiana felt even more guilty.

"For some reason, I got separated from my companions. All the Mora I had was with my companions, so..."

"Is that so? Well, there's nothing we can do but wait until you have Mora before we can talk about it again."

"Haha, after we get into the city, could you take me to the Adventurers' Guild?"

"Sure, but is Kiana an adventurer? She doesn't really look like one... Or are you planning to post a quest to have adventurers help you find your companions? But don't you not have Mora?"

It wasn't that Paimon had any doubts, but Kiana's obviously expensive clothes, her long, flowing hair, the elegance she maintained even while eating despite being starving, and her aristocratic demeanor made it hard not to think of Kiana as a sheltered young lady from a wealthy family who was unaware of the ways of the world.

After losing all of her Mora, Paimon found it hard to imagine why such a person would go to the Adventurers' Guild.

"If you really want to post a request, you don't need to. Don't underestimate us just because we're ordinary. Kong is an honorary knight of the Knights of Favonius. Just ask Captain Jean to help you put up a missing person notice. You really don't need to go to the Adventurers' Guild."

"Actually, I went to apply to become an adventurer."

"Yeah, I knew it, that's why I said... Wait, what did you just say?"

Paimon stared at Kiana in surprise, not quite understanding what was happening.

"I meant I went there to apply to become an adventurer, not to post a commission."

“That’s true, after all, without Mora, we can’t issue commissions.”

Paimon covered her head and said, then looked at Kiana with great concern and offered some words of comfort.

"But being an adventurer is an extremely dangerous profession. Can someone like you, Kiana, really handle it? No, no! I didn't mean to belittle you, I just..."

Seeing Paimon's adorable flustered appearance, Kiana couldn't help but laugh, and then she reached out and patted Paimon's head.

"Okay, I know what Paimon means, but don't let my appearance fool you, I'm actually very strong!"

“She’s right, Paimon,” Kong said from the side.

"Alright, since Sora has said so."

Paimon shrugged and decided to trust Sora's judgment, no longer trying to persuade Kiana.

"But I'm a little curious, what kind of person does Paimon think I am?"

"Hmm... an innocent and naive noble lady?"

Kiana couldn't help but chuckle as she watched Paimon stroke his chin and then spread his hands to state his wildly inaccurate conjecture.

"Haha, too bad you guessed wrong. I'm not the naive noble lady you described."

"But…!"

“Indeed, my family is a prestigious noble family with a long history in our area, and I have indeed received a lot of instruction in etiquette. But that was a long time ago. In fact, I didn’t know my background as far back as I can remember. For some reason, my father took me away from the family when I was very young and we lived the lives of ordinary people outside. It wasn’t until later that I returned to the family. The etiquette you are seeing is actually the result of what I learned after I returned to the family.”

"Alright, but I'm a little curious why your father took you away from the family."

“Paimon!” Kong interrupted the conversation, “It’s very impolite to ask about other people’s family matters.”