After a short while, the group arrived at the entrance of the Knights of Favonius headquarters.
The two Knights standing guard at the entrance immediately performed a Knight's Salute toward Kaeya, but when they saw Gabriela, they shivered and nearly lost their footing.
"...Do I really look that much like the Anemo God?" Gabriela leaned close to Lumine's ear and whispered.
Lumine shook her head and slightly turned her face away, avoiding the heat of the Damselette's breath.
"Haha, perhaps Miss Gabriela's aura is just too powerful?" Kaeya spread his hands helplessly. "After all, while the Knights are well-informed, guests like you are certainly not common."
After entering the Knights of Favonius headquarters, a tall, blonde woman wearing a Knight's uniform walked out through the door to greet them.
Following her, a charming older sister figure dressed entirely in purple also emerged.
"Jean, you were too impatient. Didn't I say I already brought them... See, they're here."
Seeing Acting Grand Master Jean appear, Kaeya introduced her to the two behind him.
"Acting Grand Master Jean, I've brought the people. Let's go inside and talk."
Acting Grand Master Jean's gaze swept over the two politely and cautiously, finally resting on Gabriela. "...Very well, please follow me, esteemed guests."
Everyone entered the office together, where a subtle, faint fragrance wafted toward them.
After closing the door, Kaeya immediately began reporting Stormterror-related matters to Acting Grand Master Jean, and also took out the "gift" Gabriela had given him to show off.
"That's how the events transpired," Kaeya said, spreading his hands.
Acting Grand Master Jean pondered slightly, as if weighing something, and finally looked at the two Damselettes before her.
"Mondstadt welcomes you, Travelers who arrived with the wind."
"I am the Acting Grand Master, Jean, and this is Lisa, the Librarian of the Knights of Favonius."
Gabriela turned her head. Although she forced herself not to care, she couldn't ignore the 'big' sister figure beside her who was staring intently.
"Oh my, you finally decided to look over. Are you a good child helping out because we're short-handed? How cute..."
The Angel felt a full-body tingle. Her ear feathers involuntarily twitched, but she forcibly flattened them again.
...That's too sickeningly sweet~
'Isn't my image supposed to be that of a powerful being suspected of being a god? How dare she flirt with me?'
The System said scornfully, "Some people's innocence in their eyes can never be hidden."
Gabriela: It's hard. My fist is hard.
"Lisa..." Acting Grand Master Jean looked at Gabriela with some concern, seemingly afraid the other party would feel offended.
But clearly, she was happy to receive this kind of offense—the more, the better!
"Acting Grand Master Jean, it's fine," Gabriela smiled politely. "Miss Lisa's words, like her beauty... are pleasing to the eye."
As she spoke, she deliberately imitated Lisa's tone, adding a sweet, syrupy lilt to the last few words.
Being stuck between two 'big sisters' was really torturing Lumine-chan!
"Oh my... your words are so sweet," Lisa chuckled, covering her mouth. "I really wish I could take you two around Mondstadt for a few days, but unfortunately... the timing isn't right."
"Since Stormterror's resurrection, it has been active around the city, causing a lot of chaos."
"Right now, the element flow and Ley Line Circulation in Mondstadt have become like a ball of yarn clawed by a cat," Lisa explained helplessly.
Gabriela slightly retracted her wings. To outsiders, she might just be maintaining her floating state. But in reality, she was sensing the element Corridors within her wings.
As Lisa said, the flow of Anemo elements throughout Mondstadt was extremely chaotic. A certain Anemo God who wasn't doing their job might have taken some measures, but they were clearly ineffective.
"So that's it!" Lumine nodded.
"Sigh... For a Mage, this is the worst situation. It makes both your skin and mood worse."
As a Winged Race, Gabriela also felt this deeply.
Those violent elements were continuously and harshly pouring into her sensitive corridors. This feeling was truly far from pleasant.
"Oh, right, this little... Ahem, Miss Gabriela!"
The beautiful 'big sister' figure moved closer. Although she still had to look up slightly, she still brought a sense of pressure to the Angel.
Ahem, physical pressure.
...You know, as the saying goes, beyond the mountain... there are mountains.
"If you don't mind, I'm very interested in the sword you gave Kaeya~ Is that some kind of Magic?"
"Oh! Of course, I don't mind. This isn't exactly an important secret..."
Gabriela shifted her body, forcibly moving her gaze from the deep ravine directly below her to Lumine beside her.
"The essence of Magic is controlling elements. My weapon is like... the 'Materialization' of elements?" The Angel pointed to the Magic Guide in Lisa's hand. "That's Miss Lisa's Casting Medium, right? Want to guess what mine is?"
Lisa quickly scanned the Angel's body. There was no trace of a Catalyst. Should she be surprised or not... she didn't even have a Vision.
Seeing Lisa's helpless expression, the Angel's expression suddenly became subtle. "Hehe... it's actually these wings~"
"Ah... that is, unexpected..."
"How about it, Lisa Sister Want to touch them? You must be gentle, though, they are very—"
"Ahem! Ahem!"
Two coughs sounded. Gabriela and Lisa simultaneously turned their heads and saw a tall and a short blonde beauty awkwardly looking at each other.
There was a subtle sense of déjà vu.
"...Alright everyone, let's get down to business first," Acting Grand Master Jean reminded them from the side.
"If it weren't for the disturbances Lisa mentioned, the Knights of Favonius would have better ways to help you than just a Missing Person Notice, but right now..."
Hearing Acting Grand Master Jean's words, Gabriela and Lumine exchanged glances.
Right now, a certain dummy was about to accept a quest! (Crying)
"We can't just let the Knights of Favonius worry about this alone. We'll help out."
"Mhm, me too," Gabriela replied lightly.
"Then... should we formulate a Battle Plan?"
Acting Grand Master Jean looked at Kaeya approvingly. "Stormterror's attack on Mondstadt this time has, conversely, given us an opportunity to end the source of the disaster."
"Under Lisa's Magic Detection, we have locked onto the source of the hurricane sweeping through Mondstadt City."
"And where is that?"
"It's the abandoned Temples of the four winds of mondstadt. Stormterror is able to stir up such a tempest likely by leveraging the residual power within those Temples."
Acting Grand Master Jean watched the storm gradually dissipating outside the window, and the tense expression on her face finally relaxed slightly.
"And our target this time is three of them. As for why three, I believe everyone understands."
"Wait! I don't understand..."
Paimon quickly raised her hand, looking blankly at Acting Grand Master Jean alongside Lumine.
"Haha... I think it will be easier for our little darling to understand during the mission~" Lisa gently patted Lumine's head, fully displaying the tenderness of an Older Woman.
As for why she didn't touch Gabriela?
Don't ask. If you ask, the answer is she was flying too high, and Lisa was too lazy to reach...