While Noelle's training was about to begin, Jibril, on the other hand, had successfully delivered all the packages to the Knights of Favonius Headquarters.
But perhaps she arrived at the wrong time?
"Ugh... that hurts..."
Jibril watched the little girl kneeling on the ground while covering her forehead and wiping away tears.
Of course, she knew who this was—wasn't this the Knights of Favonius's... Spark Knight, Klee?
"Are you hurt?"
Jibril bent down gently as she pulled Klee up from the ground and brushed the dust off her.
"I-I'm fine! I'm not hurt! Sorry for bumping into you." Klee quickly stabilized herself and wiped her cheeks with her hands.
The Flügel, who had just taken a headbutt head-on yet remained completely unscathed, floated mid-air and scratched her head awkwardly.
Why does it feel like there are more and more new characters? Is this what an open-world first-person perspective is like... "Here little one, you dropped something." Jibril picked up the fallen note from the ground. "Hmm... this says..."
[Setting off fireworks in the city leads to the confinement room]
[Injuring people with bombs means Acting Grand Master Jean comes knocking]
[Setting fire to the mountains means Klee is doomed!]
Oh! It looks like some kind of Anomaly Rule!
Klee saw the note tucked between Jibril's fingers and immediately became excited. "Th-this is... Mr. Kaeya wrote these down for me, um... they're, um... survival rules. "
"If you break them, will something really scary happen~" Jibril deliberately lowered her voice and leaned closer to Klee mysteriously.
"Eh! Sister is so amazing... she even knows about this!"
"Hehe... not really..."
The girl pretended to be calm and turned her face away, but the feathered ears peeking out from her hair twitched uncontrollably.
She looks indifferent, but she's actually dying from cuteness inside.
"Ahhh... I forgot to introduce myself." Klee stepped back, clumsily performed a Knight's salute, her little leather shoes tapping softly on the ground. "My name is Klee."
"I'm Jibril."
"Mmm... I-I think I heard your name from Acting Grand Master Jean, it's..."
"That's just a title. Remembering your big sister's name is more important than anything else." Jibril reached out and rubbed Klee's head.
"Mhm! Big Sister Jibril!"
"Ah! Klee almost forgot..." Klee suddenly exclaimed, then nervously covered her mouth and stood on her tiptoes as she looked over at Jean's office.
"I-I actually have something very, very urgent to do, which is why I accidentally bumped into you, Sister."
"What is it, Klee?" The Flügel cooperatively bent down.
The little girl suddenly clenched her fists, her eyes burning with fighting spirit. "Klee is going to defeat a scary monster!"
"Monster?" Jibril asked, confused.
"A couple days ago there was a really scary explosion! That has to be the scary monster and it's coming to steal Klee's fish!" Klee gesticulated wildly.
"Sister is so powerful, so can sister come with me to defeat the scary monster?"
"..."
Facing the girl's innocent gaze, Jibril struggled to maintain a smile that was rapidly freezing up.
"But that happened a while ago. We might make a trip for nothing, right? Besides... I believe Klee doesn't want to be put in solitary confinement by the Acting Grand Master, does she?"
Hearing Jibril's words, Klee immediately shook her head l.
"However—" Jibril changed her tone. "Sister just happened to have dropped off those packages, so I'm technically still in the middle of a mission. So Klee, how about you?"
"Big Sister Jibril, Klee is a Knight too! Klee can help!"
Looking at the well-behaved and sensible little girl, Jibril nodded in satisfaction.
...This should be fine, right?
After taking one last look at the still-empty hallway, Jibril bent down and picked Klee up. Her wings spread out behind her as she quickly departed using Spatial Shift.
In the blink of an eye, the sound of the fountain and the noise of the crowd rushed into her ears. Jibril had returned to where she started.
"Wow!" Klee rubbed her eyes. "Big Sister Jibril is amazing... even faster than Big Brother Kaeya's Ice Slide!"
Kaeya? What did he do now?
"Ahem... Sister has many tricks up her sleeve~"
Jibril carried Klee through the bustling plaza, her gaze quickly locking onto Lumine standing in the crowd.
After setting down the still-dizzy Klee, the Flügel quietly circled behind the blonde girl and reached out to pat her right shoulder.
"Paimon?"
Lumine subconsciously turned her head to look, but saw no one there.
At the same time, a feather traced a smooth arc in the sunlight. Jibril leaned out from the left side, her fingertip gently poking Lumine's soft cheek.
"I'm right here~" she deliberately elongated her tone, her head swaying slightly with the playful movement, resting on Lumine's shoulder.
"I'm exhausted from running around! How are you going to compensate me?"
Feeling the Flügel's weight pressing down from behind, Lumine hastily stabilized herself and whispered in a lecturing tone. "Stop messing around..."
"You were only gone for a— did you just kidnap a child!?"
Paimon shouted while drawing everyone's attention.
Thus, Lumine finally saw Klee following Jibril.
"Eh?"
"Spark Knight Klee of the Knights of Favonius, reporting for duty!"
The young woman standing opposite Lumine was originally a bit confused, but upon hearing the word "Knight," she immediately showed an excited expression, rushing over to Klee as if she had discovered a rare treasure.
"That's wonderful! Another Knight... Now Quinn will surely understand how I feel!"
"Quinn?"
"Hello, Miss Jibril! I am Beatrice." The young woman enthusiastically shook Jibril's hands and introduced herself.
Looking at Noelle, who was waving at her not far away, Jibril gradually recalled the identity of the person in front of her.
Isn't this the female NPC from the Hangout Event who was dating?
Wait.... so she wants a child to help her solve her relationship problems!?
"I was just worrying when I ran into Noelle and the others. It's a little embarrassing to talk about... hehe." Beatrice said as blush crept onto her cheeks.
"It's actually about my boyfriend, Quinn. Recently, I feel like he's been deliberately avoiding me... but I don't know what to do..."
"So, it's time for the Traveler and Noelle to make their grand entrance!" Paimon cheered.
Lumine helplessly pressed her hand to her forehead and Noelle simply buried her face in her palms.
It seems that during the time she was gone, Lumine had very smoothly advanced this hangout to the most heart-pounding ending.
"Klee."
Jibril rubbed the top of the little girl's head again, only stopping once the hair sticking out from under the hat was thoroughly messed up.
"What is it, Big Sister Jibril?"
"See, this is... a Knight's job."