Gabriela looked at the suspicious gazes of the group, used her wing to push Paimon aside, and looked toward the statue herself.
The statue held its hands cupped in front of it, two braids protruding from beneath the hood, and its eyes closed.
Behind the not-so-large body were spread wings, and the texture of the stone-carved feathers shimmered with a bluish-gray luster in the sunlight.
...So where is the resemblance? Is it the wings??
"It doesn't have a halo."
"If you wanted to carve a floating rock, wouldn't the difficulty be... a bit high?" Lumine also moved closer, carefully examining Gabriela's face.
The Damselette was sweating profusely.
"I just arrived here from out of town!"
"Mondstadters... perhaps haven't seen the Anemo God for a long time."
Amber didn't let Gabriela off the hook either; rather, his eyes held a hint of expectation.
"I... I heard the Anemo God is a man..."
"Why do you dare assume a deity's gender?" Paimon asked in confusion.
A gentle breeze blew past, lightly stroking Gabriela's hair, yet she seemed to feel some inexplicable malice.
"Then I ask you, are you male or female?" Gabriela suddenly grabbed Paimon fiercely.
""
"If you are female, huh? Then I ask you..."
"Ga-Gabriela Miss, please wait," Seeing that the Damselette was already preparing to chew on Paimon's head, Amber quickly tried to intervene.
But it was useless. She finally bit down. She finally reached this point.
Lumine, Paimon is not your emergency food, she belongs to me, Gabriela!!
"Ahhhhhh Traveler save me!"
"..."
..."Wuwuwu... I'm tainted..."
Lumine looked at the Angel who had just pulled a few strands of hair out of her mouth, and Paimon who was crying and burrowing into his arms, then helplessly looked at Amber.
She might be the Anemo God, but the Anemo God is unlikely.
"Ptooey... Am... Ptooey! Miss Amber, if you truly believe I am the Anemo God..."
Amber looked expectantly at Gabriela, and several passersby on the street also stopped.
"...Then V me 500 Mora, and after I eat two fried eggs, I'll take you to solve the Dragon Disaster."
Amber looked at the Angel's outstretched hand, and a drop of sweat slowly trickled down his forehead.
...She is probably really not.
Lord Anemo God... even during a "private visit," surely wouldn't be unable to produce 500 Mora, right? No way??
"...Alas, I'm sorry, Miss Gabriela," Amber sighed softly, looking up at the Statue of the Anemo God above his head. "Everyone is just... missing Lord Anemo God a little, and so am I."
"It doesn't matter. If you need me to be, I can be."
Amber: ?
Seeing the girl's brain crash, the Angel smiled proudly, showing off her arm which lacked any visible muscle.
"I mean, in terms of fighting strength, although I might not catch up to Lord Anemo God, I believe I have some power."
Heavenly Strike bombing Slimes—that's the power part.
"There's no need, Miss Gabriela," Amber refused righteously.
"If Lord Anemo God has not appeared, the Knights of Favonius should naturally bear the responsibility due to them, instead of pinning their hopes on guests from afar."
Seeing the girl's determined gaze, Gabriela said no more, only offering an encouraging smile.
"...Alright, let's not talk about such heavy topics!" Amber returned to his previous energetic self and clapped his hands toward the group.
"Oh right, since you helped me deal with the Hilichurl camp, let me give you a gift!"
The moment Paimon heard there was a gift, his eyes lit up with excitement, practically sparkling.
"What is it? What is it?"
"Uh... Little Paimon probably won't need it." Amber seemed to have thought of something and suddenly looked at Gabriela's wings.
"It's fine, Amber, it wasn't a big deal to begin with."
Amber scratched his head sheepishly, "Th-then I'll treat you to Honey-Glazed Carrot Stew tonight! It's delicious, you'll definitely like it."
Paimon nodded "reluctantly."
"...Alright, then, the promised gift is the wind glider!"
"wind glider?" Lumine looked at the slightly drooping wings behind Gabriela, seeming to understand why only he needed it.
"Exactly! Outriders use it to move through the sky, and Mondstadt citizens love using it too!"
Amber explained.
"Actually, the reason I brought you here was to let you experience it right away... Hehe..."
Perhaps seeing Gabriela's own wings again, the Damselette smiled sheepishly.
"Anyway, Lumine, hurry and try it... With a wind glider, you can fly too!"
Watching Amber leading Lumine toward the high platform, Gabriela also reached behind her and gathered her wings in front of her.
White and soft feathers squeezed out between her fingers, and she could faintly feel the power embedded within—that was the Corridor operating naturally.
'System...'
'Yes.'
'I want to dye this thing green~'
'??????'
Just as Gabriela was routinely teasing the System and being scolded fiercely by it, the two were ready for takeoff.
"Gabriela..."
The Damselette looked up; Lumine was standing on the steps, waving towards her.
Was he asking her to come over?
"I'm coming!"
Gabriela did not use teleportation, but slightly flapped her wings and flew to Lumine's side.
"Lumine, what's wrong..."
The Damselette did not answer. He simply shook his head and looked at Amber nearby.
"Alright, watch me demonstrate first," Amber adjusted his hair accessory and took small steps to the edge of the stairs. "Focus your mind, use your imagination, and let the wind become your wings...!"
The Damselette leaped, spread his arms, and a pair of wings with blue patterns appeared out of thin air behind him.
However, rather than flying, this should probably be called gliding, especially without the assistance of a wind current.
"...Alright, Lumine, Amber is asking you to go over."
Gabriela pointed at Amber, who had already floated over to the commercial district and was continuously waving toward them, but she was pulled by the girl beside her.
"Gabriela... can you come with me?"
The Angel looked at Lumine, but the Damselette's eyes were not meeting hers.
So she deliberately did not answer, nor did she intentionally grab the other party's hand.
Not until Lumine's cheeks were slightly flushed, his lips trembling, and his fingers slightly loosening, did she take a step closer and firmly grasp the other party's hand.
"It's just a wind glider. If you want, I can fly with you."
"Okay..."
The surrounding Anemo elements seemed to surge, gathering behind Lumine.
But the more immediate feeling was the warmth from the palm of his hand, as if a surge of courage was slowly lifting him up. He carefully gazed at the Angel's face, and then looked down.
"Let's start, Gabriela, I... I'm ready!"
Little Paimon cheered them on from behind, but since he didn't need a wind glider and floated in the air, talking while flying certainly didn't hurt his back.
Lumine took a deep breath simultaneously, then pulled Gabriela's hand and jumped straight down.
The sound of the wind rushed past their ears, but before long, Lumine successfully deployed his wind glider.
Looking at the scenery below, the Damselette no longer felt any fear, but instead shouted happily.
"Gabriela! Is the ground you usually see... like this too!"
Looking at the Damselette's happy expression, Gabriela was too embarrassed to tell him that she hadn't flown many times herself.
Furthermore, factually speaking, direct teleportation is much less strenuous than flying.
"...Yes! Stop talking... it's all wind!"
When they were relatively close to the commercial street, Lumine's body clearly started shaking. He didn't know if it was due to the first-time experience or if his stamina bar was depleted.
Therefore, Gabriela circled behind Lumine, wrapped her arms around the Damselette's body, and gently guided him downward.