Chapter 406 - 405 Since Durandal was taking care of Klee

Recently, quite a few people who had been trapped in Inazuma had returned to Mondstadt. They had talked about many things that happened in Inazuma in the city, some of which were related to Durandal.

Through their accounts, Klee knew that Durandal had encountered many things in Inazuma. He was now quite curious about Durandal’s experiences in Inazuma and couldn’t wait to hear her tell stories.

"Then I’ll take Klee with me, Jean. Leave it to me; I’ll take good care of him."

"Hmm, remember not to let Klee play with bombs, otherwise he’ll be put in solitary confinement when he gets back."

Since Durandal was taking care of Klee, Jean naturally wouldn’t worry about his safety. What Jean was most worried about was whether Klee would become too rowdy under Durandal’s care and cause things that would raise her blood pressure.

Hopefully that kind of thing wouldn’t happen. Even if Durandal doted on Klee, she knew the gravity of things. She should keep a close eye on Klee and not let him run wild.

Just like that, Durandal was dragged away by Klee. Watching the office finally quiet down, Jean finished the black tea on the table, took out some documents, and prepared to start today’s work.

Just like Jean, the residents of Mondstadt also started a new day. It seemed like nothing had changed, but in fact, there were some slight changes.

The changes stemmed from the returning Durandal and her party. Lumine was out completing commissions for the Adventurers’ Guild as usual. When passing by Angels Share, he was stopped by the tavern staff, who said they were currently holding a ’bartender experience’ event and asked if he wanted to try it out.

Shenhe was staying at home cultivating, and Venti... Venti, that guy, was still sleeping. It seemed he had absolutely no intention of getting up at a normal time.

Come to think of it, he had never gotten up at a normal time anyway, and today he only went to sleep when it was already dawn. It would be a miracle if he could get up at this time.

"Durandal... is she back?"

Eula, who was preparing for her routine patrol, heard the news of Durandal’s return. Thinking of this one of her few friends, Eula couldn’t help but want to meet her.

But hearing that Durandal had been taken out of Mondstadt by Klee, she knew there was no chance to chat with Durandal, at least not today.

In the past, when she had tea parties with Jean and Lisa, Jean and Lisa had both told her about Durandal’s doting on Klee. Running to find Durandal at this time was completely meaningless; she would definitely prioritize taking care of Klee.

She probably wouldn’t leave so soon this time, so she would still have a chance to find her and have a good chat; there was no need to rush to see her.

On the other side, Durandal, who had just arrived outside Mondstadt, suddenly felt something and looked toward the direction of Dragonspine.

Just a moment ago, she clearly felt someone watching her. Although there was no hostility, this deliberate gaze successfully caught her attention.

If it were the gaze of someone like a resident of Mondstadt, it wouldn’t be anything, but this person observing her in secret was clearly not a resident of Mondstadt.

Thinking of this, Durandal’s eyes became serious. If she hadn’t promised to accompany Klee all day, she would definitely go and investigate, to see if those guys from the Fatui were coming to cause trouble again, or if it was someone from the Abyss.

Not long after Durandal was dragged away by Klee, a figure appeared on a distant hillside.

In appearance, he was Albedo, but unlike the polite Albedo that Durandal had met, he watched the departing Durandal expressionlessly, not knowing what he was thinking in his heart.

Just as he turned to leave, a terrifying monster jumped out from a nearby shadow and fiercely pounced toward [Albedo].

[Albedo] rolled to the side, dodging the monster’s attack, but the monster’s movements were too agile. Failing the first strike, it launched its next attack.

Looking at this monster that wanted to kill him, [Albedo]’s face sank. He slammed his right hand onto the ground, and the vegetation on the ground began to grow wildly, entangling the monster’s body.

This is Albedo’s alchemy, but it is far below Albedo’s level; the vegetation created was very easily destroyed by the monsters.

Taking advantage of this time, this suspicious "Albedo" also disappeared in front of the monsters, not knowing where he ran off to.

The situation here was transmitted to Durandal’s mind through the clone; she was surprised by what she saw, and she quickly discovered the abnormality.

That "Albedo" was very wrong, quite wrong, and definitely not the Albedo she knew.

"Klee, do you know what Albedo has been doing lately?"

"Albedo big brother? He has been at Dragonspine recently and hasn’t been back for a while. What’s wrong? Does big sister Durandal want to find Albedo big brother? Then let’s go to the snowy mountain together."

"...No need, it’s nothing particularly important. The most important thing right now is to play with you. Let’s go, there’s still some distance to Cape Oath, let’s go look at the flower fields there first, okay?"

"Yeah! Let’s go together, let’s go together."

Klee walked in front with a swaggering gait, while Durandal watched with a smile from behind.

Children are the hope of humanity, the treasures of humanity; this saying is absolutely correct. During this time, Durandal fully understood the meaning of this sentence.

However... Klee is, after all, someone else’s child. Will she herself... have children in the future?

Thinking of this, Durandal raised an eyebrow. Not to mention giving birth to offspring in the normal human way, with her abilities, it is still possible to give birth to individuals with souls.

It would be no problem for those lives created by her to call her mother, but... the problem arose: who would be the child’s mother?

The options that appeared in her mind made Durandal shake her head and reject them. She felt that if she did such a thing, the currently friendly environment would likely be broken.

Such things are still too far away; let’s wait for a while longer.

There is still a long way to go before the end of Lumine’s journey, isn’t there?

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