Kiana and the Captain's Bizarre Adventure

the next day.

After a night's rest, Kong walked out of the hotel, while Paimon stretched and yawned beside him.

"How do you feel after a good night's rest?"

"It feels okay."

After a night of contemplation, Sora decided that finding clues about his sister was the most urgent matter. It was also time to look for a way to get to Inazuma. If he remembered correctly, Ningguang had mentioned trying his luck with Hokuto of the Southern Cross Fleet. Just then, Kiana's voice rang out from beside him.

Good morning, Kong! I never expected we'd be staying at the same hotel.

"Ah! It's Kiana, good morning! But who's this next to you...?"

"Oh, let me introduce her. Her name is Bronya, she's the lost companion I mentioned earlier."

"Hello, my name is Bronya Zaychek."

"Hello, my name is Paimon, his name is Kong and he is a traveler, and I am his guide."

"No, it's emergency food," Kong Xiangsi retorted without even thinking.

"Can't we just leave this topic alone?! I'm getting angry!"

Paimon's angry stomping in mid-air was quite adorable, but letting her stay angry like that wasn't a solution, so Kong had his own unique way of comforting her.

"A sweet-flavored chicken."

"Don't think you can bribe me with just a Sweet Flower Chicken! The Paimon of today is not the Paimon of the past, hmph!"

"Is that so? That's a real shame. I guess I'll have to enjoy Paimon's Sweet Flower Chicken all by myself."

After saying that, Sora called Kiana and Bronya to go have breakfast together, and Paimon hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Sora's collar.

"One is the only one you can have, and you can't back out!"

"Okay, I understand. I'll order for you later."

Bronya couldn't help but smile as she watched the two playfully fighting. This scene reminded her of her time in the orphanage, where Rosalia and Lilia often played and fought like this, making the once quiet orphanage more welcoming.

"You two are really interesting."

"what?"

"It's nothing, I was just thinking about the old days. Let's go, I haven't tried the sweet flower-stuffed chicken you guys were talking about yet."

So the four of them went to the Deer Hunter Restaurant and had a delicious breakfast.

"So, what are your plans for the future?" Paimon asked.

"We plan to save up some travel expenses and then head to Liyue."

"Huh? Isn't this the same as ours?"

"Are you all going to Liyue too?"

"Yes, because of what happened yesterday, we're planning to try our luck in Liyue to see if there's any way to get to Inazuma."

"Inazuma... I remember that the country has been closed off for many years, so why did I suddenly decide to go to Inazuma?"

Paimon and Kong exchanged a glance and ultimately decided to tell the truth.

Although Daines Reeb had warned them not to have too much contact with Kiana, it shouldn't be a problem to simply tell them the purpose of his trip.

After Paimon's explanation, Bronya finally understood the purpose of air travel.

"In short, that's how it is. We decided to head to Inazuma in order to find Sora's lost sister. After all, we've already searched Mondstadt and Liyue, but we haven't found any clues about Sora's sister. Right now, we can only try to find clues in Inazuma. But speaking of which, what are you two planning to do in Liyue?"

Looking into Paimon's innocent eyes, Kiana felt a little guilty for a moment.

In fact, He had already issued the first part of the mission while he was at the hotel that morning, requiring him to go to Inazuma and meet up with the helpers He had sent.

Meanwhile, a new contact appeared on the Hyperion's communications, and that contact was Raiden Mei, whom Kiana and the others hadn't seen for a long time.

According to the intelligence Mei sent back, she had arrived safely at Inazuma Castle, but for some reason, she was constantly being mistaken for a general. The civilians became even more terrified after she revealed her name.

This even caused a riot and attracted the attention of the Tenryo Magistrate. In order to avoid causing a bigger riot, Mei left Inazuma Castle before the Tenryo Magistrate arrived at the scene.

Mei now dares not enter the city rashly; she must disguise herself properly if she wants to enter.

Kiana originally planned to teleport directly to Inazuma based on the coordinates provided by Fu Hua and Mei, but it seems that she and her future self did not want her to arrive in Inazuma so easily. No matter how Kiana used her powers, she could not open a portal.

There was no other way but to head to Liyue and meet up with Fu Hua first.

"Actually... we went to Liyue because we needed to pick up another companion and then figure out a way to get to Inazuma..."

"Eh?"