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Mondstadt, Lake Starfall.

Ruo'e squatted by the lake and dipped her tail into the water.

"I'm starting to feel it!"

After a short while, Ruo'e's eyes lit up. She immediately took two steps forward and pulled her tail back, with two black-backed bass biting tree branches hanging from it.

"Wow! Sister Ruo'e is amazing!"

Seeing this, Klee jumped up and down happily.

In the past, to stop Klee from continuing to use explosives for fishing, Jean had Kaeya teach Klee how to fish, but Klee couldn't stay still for long, so she never learned.

But Ruo'e's was different; she caught two fish in just about ten seconds.

"Hmph."

Ruo'e proudly raised her head, her tail swaying up and down and slapping the ground twice.

This also caused two blackback bass to be thrown out and fall back into the lake.

"..."

"It's okay, it's Klee's turn!"

Seeing this, Klee immediately turned around and pulled a bouncing bomb bigger than her head from her backpack on the ground.

"Well……"

Columbia realized something, but before she could speak.

boom--!!!

The next moment, the lake water was blasted into the air, and more than a dozen blackback bass splashed and landed on the shore.

Surprisingly, Klee wasn't splashed at all by the blasted lake water, while Columbia managed to raise her Moon Force shield in time.

Ruo'e, however, showed no intention of dodging. Instead, she opened her mouth as the blackback bass fell down, letting one of them fall into her mouth.

"Nut nit... the taste... is alright... a little bitter."

After chewing the blackback sea bass that had fallen into her mouth, Ruo'e commented in a somewhat muffled voice.

She thought it wasn't as good as the boiled blackback bass that Columbia and Walnut made together.

"Oh? No, you can't! Brother Kaiya said eating raw food will give you a stomachache!"

Although Klee wasn't splashed by the lake, she still shrank back. When she opened her eyes after the water had receded, she saw the fish tail still sticking out of Waka's mouth.

Keli immediately leaned forward, trying to pull the fish out of Ruo'e's mouth.

Seeing this, Ruo'e quickly shook her head, puffed out her cheeks a few times, and swallowed the whole fish in her mouth with a "gulp" before Keli could succeed.

"Well……"

Seeing this, Klee put a finger to her lips and pondered for a moment.

"Got it!"

"Hmph, Klee will grill some fish for you guys right now, so you won't crave raw fish!"

Soon, Klee had a good idea and immediately turned to pick up the blackback bass on the ground.

Because of the power of the bouncy bomb, most of the fish were stunned and offered no resistance.

Ruo'e only ate raw food to try it out, but when she saw Keli set up the grill, she immediately followed Keli obediently.

Columbia helped pick up a few fish before approaching them.

Despite being slightly smaller than Ruo'e, Keli is a master at grilling fish, a true expert in this field.

Klee took out the special seasoning she had prepared in advance from her backpack and applied it to the blackback sea bass that had been cleaned inside and out, then placed it on the grill.

"Ta-da! The delicious grilled fish with Kerry is ready!"

After a while, Keli happily picked up one of the first grilled fish skewers.

Smelling the aroma of grilled fish in the air, Ruo'e's mouth watered, and Columbia, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but move closer.

"Hmm... you should have it first, big sister."

Seeing the two of them, Klee hesitated for a moment, but still handed the first skewer of grilled fish to Columbia.

"Thanks."

Columbia didn't hesitate and happily accepted the grilled fish, then opened her mouth with delight under the watchful eyes of the two little girls.

"Aww~"

As you gently close your teeth, the crispy fish skin makes a soft "crunch" sound between your lips and teeth, followed by the hot and tender fish meat sliding into your mouth.

The texture of the fish meat seemed to lock in its original sweetness instantly, without a trace of fishiness, but instead carrying a unique smoky aroma.

Columbia's eyes, hidden by the blindfold, curved into a beautiful arc, and she swayed her body gently from side to side with a sense of ease.

"tasty."

After swallowing the fish, Colombia gave her evaluation in a soft voice.

"Hehe, I'm glad you like it, big sister. Keli's grilled fish is so delicious, even Mom likes it."

"Ah, another one is done. Sister Ruo'e, this one is for you."

Keli smiled happily, then picked up another skewer of grilled fish and handed it to Ruo'e, who was looking at her expectantly.

"Aww! Delicious...delicious..."

Ruo'e immediately took it and eagerly started munching on it.

Afterwards, Keli happily enjoyed her grilled fish.

However, after a while, Klee suddenly felt something was wrong.

For Klee, who was still a little girl, one fish was enough to fill her up.

But this doesn't seem to be the case for Joan and Columbia.

"This is... the thirteenth grilled fish...?"

Keli was counting the fish as she grilled it when Ruo'e took the freshly grilled fish away.

The fish that had been blown up to shore by the bouncy bombs earlier have all been wiped out.

"Why aren't you baking anymore...?"

Ruo'e asked in confusion as she wolfed down her food.

"Sister Ruo'e, the sea bass is all cooked."

Klee shook her little head innocently.

"That's easy."

Upon hearing this, Ruo'e shoveled the whole grilled fish skewered on the wooden stick into her mouth in one go, then got up and walked to the front of Xingluo Lake.

"The heavens and earth are in motion!"

Ruo'e raised her hands and created a rock formation above her head, containing fire elemental power.

However, compared to Klee's Bouncing Bomb, this rock formation is a full ten meters in diameter.

Then, Ruo'e raised her hands and threw the huge rock formation on her head into Xingluo Lake.

"...Eh!"

Klee stared in shock as the sky seemed to darken because the sunlight was being blocked.

"Stand behind Brown!"

Just as the enormous rock artifact was about to be thrown into Starfall Lake, Lu Li, riding on Dvalin, flew over, raised his shield to block the rock artifact, and together with Dvalin, pushed it away.

The effect of absolute defense allows Lu Li to completely negate the force of the attack itself, including the pressure from its own weight. Therefore, as long as the object is not fixed and immovable, Lu Li can push it away.

So the rock formation was pushed aside and crashed in the direction of the Windward Mountain.

boom--!!!

Then came a roar, followed by a burst of scorching air.

"roar!"

Dvalin let out an angry roar before slowly landing with Lu Li, glaring at the horned "human" in front of him.

"?"

Seeing the enormous Dvalin in front of her, Ruo tilted her head, then raised her hand and patted her forehead.

The transformation spell was dispelled the next moment, and a rock dragon with its tail standing upright appeared in front of Dvalin.

Their golden pupils met those sapphire-blue pupils.

The air seemed to freeze for a second.

"You have another dragon outside?!"

The next moment, both dragons turned their heads in unison, their eyes fixed intently on Lu Li, who had jumped off Dvalin's back.

"Ah...ah?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Li, who had just landed, stumbled and almost fell to the ground.

How did this problem end up with me?!

Seeing the two dragons staring intently into his eyes, Lu Li suddenly regretted being in such a hurry to hand the wine to Wendy and ask him to call Dvalin.

……