The young dragon tries to conquer the world

　Everyone felt that the poem was very similar to Wendy's experience, but there were too few clues to make any further judgments. Afterwards, Wendy suggested that they go for a drink together. Paimon wanted to remind Wendy that Abedo needed to paint, but Abedo said that he could paint quickly when he had inspiration, and invited Yoomiya and Hikari to go together.

　"Let's go, it's on me."

　"Um, sir, Xiaoguang and I can pay for our own portions."

　"No need, I'll treat you."

　"Haha, in that case, let's have some more delicious snacks to go with the drinks," Wendy said happily.

　In a house in Inazuma Castle, Allen presented the potion he had just made to D'Artagnan, saying respectfully, "My lord, this is the potion I just made."

　D'Artaglia shook the pale yellow liquid in his hand, in which some dark purple traces were faintly visible. Allen immediately explained, "The most important scale powder is this color. I have purified its power with resin and slightly enhanced it."

　"The effect is just as the doctor said?"

　"Just like the doctor said."

　P.S.: I had a lot of things to do at home today, so I'm sorry for the late update~

　PS2: Everyone, please bombard me with votes, otherwise I won't wake up!

　PS3: Next up, the young master is going to get a beating (●ˇˇ●), and of course, there's someone else who'll get a beating too, you all probably know who it is~

　Volume 1: 025 - The Fools' Enforcers

　Abedo, Wendy, Xiaogong, Kong, and others arrived at Wuyouting, which was recommended by the editor. Unexpectedly, when the owner of Wuyouting saw the young girl arrive, he immediately excitedly arranged for the chef and waiters. The new waiters did not understand what the owner was doing, and the owner of Wuyouting stared at them with a look of disappointment.

　Kong looked behind him blankly and said, "Is some kind of group having a get-together?"

　Young girls' spending is generally

　All of this was recorded in the Shinri family's accounts, but the young girl didn't come to the restaurant to eat very often. She would choose to hunt on her own most of the time. However, every time the young girl came to eat, she would contribute a huge amount of revenue and would also consume all the inventory. For the owner, this was very lucrative.

　Honey-glazed char siu, sashimi platters, butter crab, and braised sweetfish were quickly devoured by the young girl, like ice cream disappearing rapidly under the summer sun. Meanwhile, the waitresses carrying plates had long since given up thinking and numbly shuttled between the chefs and customers. The dirty plates that were replaced were immediately washed and used to hold food in the kitchen.

　Seeing this, Wendy couldn't help but take a bite of chicken skewers and a sip of wine. She had never seen a little girl like this before. She was like a steady food shredder, and there were five chefs in the kitchen working overtime just to keep up with the little girl's eating speed.

　Abedo stared at the little girl. He understood why Yomiya had said he would pay separately, but Abedo didn't care. Keeping one's word is a basic principle of being a person.

　Klee and Paimon initially considered competing with the little girl in eating speed, but when they realized that the little girl was eating at a constant rate, Klee was the first to raise her hands in surrender.

　"Klee's full! Her tummy's so chubby!"

　Paimon couldn't eat anymore after finishing a meat and mushroom pizza, a plate of fried pork sandwiches, and a braised meat dish.

　Just as the chef was about to collapse from holding his arms up, the little girl finally finished eating. The restaurant's final offer was five million Mora. Abedo wasn't too surprised by this price. As the captain of the Knights' investigation team, an alchemical genius, and a renowned painter, Abedo wouldn't be short of Mora.

　Wendy watched enviously as Abedo signed the check for five million Mora, and said sadly, "That's great, five million Mora can buy so many drinks at Cat's Tail Tavern."

　As Mondstadt's most famous bard, Wendy may not earn as much as her peers, but as long as she has enough Mora in her hat, she has only one destination: the tavern.

　Finally, the group left with bows from the owner and staff of Wuyouting. After saying goodnight, they returned to their respective resting places. As for whether the young girl still had an appetite, she did.

　After leaving the Uyu-tei, Yoomiya brought the young girl to the wooden tea room. Ayaka, Ayato, Yae no Miko, and Kujo Sara were all there. After greeting them, Yoomiya sat down to the side with the young girl in his arms.

　On the way, the little girl had already curled up into a ball and was being held in Yomiya's arms. Ayaka was stroking the little girl's tail intermittently. Yae no Miko and Kujo Sara were about to stroke it when the little girl gently pushed them away with her tail.

　"I really don't know if Xiaoguang is asleep or not."

　Xiao Gong pinched the little girl's chubby, soft cheeks. The delicate feel made Xiao Gong pinch them a couple more times. The little girl opened her mouth and gently bit Xiao Gong's finger. For the little girl, a gentle bite was just a warning. If he didn't stop, it wouldn't be a gentle bite. At worst, it would break his finger.

　Ayaka glanced at the sleeping little girl and said, "Hikari actually has a pretty good personality. As long as you don't touch the food she's eating or what she considers her own, and you feed her often, Hikari will restrain herself. Well, as for Kujo-sama and Yae-no-hime-sama, they're very busy, so Hikari doesn't have a deep impression of you."

　Kujo Sara said thoughtfully, "So the last time Hikari turned back into her original form was because those Hilichurls stole her food?"

　Ayaka nodded, affirming Kujo Sara's point of view, and said, "The two of you may not know because you weren't there, but Yoomiya and I saw it more clearly. The Hilichurl thugs and Hilichurl Raikou made a mess of that batch of supplies. Since Hikari found those supplies, she probably thought they were hers, which is why she wiped out the Hilichurls in a fit of anger."

　Yoomiya also had a deep impression of that scene, and continued, "At that time, Ayaka and I were confronting the Treasure Thieves and didn't pay attention to Hikari. When the Hilichurls came, they attacked Hikari directly, which led to this scene."

　The sleeping little girl seemed to be dreaming of something delicious. She smacked her lips and curled up. Ayaka smiled when she saw this. Ayato Kamisato coughed a few times and said, "The key thing now is the information from Lord Kujo. It is said that an executive officer has already arrived in Inazuma."

　"One of the executors, a lady, has vanished under Narukami's majesty. According to intelligence, the executor who has arrived this time is said to be a young master named Tartaglia. The traveler mentioned him; Tartaglia is a warlike executor, but I never expected Inazuma to be one."

　Before Kujo Sara could finish speaking, Ayaka, Yoomiya, Miko, and Ayato all turned their gazes to Hikaru.

　"Uh, everyone, I don't think so."

　Yae no Miko fiddled with the folding fan in her hand and said, "Speaking of which, Inazuma also had an executor, a doll named Kunikō, but it doesn't seem to have anything to do with Hikari."

　However, it is related to Rongcai Festival. Yae no Miko and Kamisato Ayato did not intend to explain this explicitly, since it also involves another boy.

　Kujo Sara summarized the day's events, saying, "That Miss Wendy found someone who wrote about similar experiences."

　"The paper, and Teacher Bai'e also successfully obtained the information on the Five Song Immortals. Everything is normal on Rong Caiji's side, but regarding the Executors of the Fools, their purpose and motives, we know nothing."

　Yae no Miko suddenly thought of something and said, "There is a problem. Since there are fools on Narukami Island, there must also be fools on Haiki Island, Hachiyū Island, and even Tsuruga. And Hikari has appeared on Haiki Island, so it is possible that Hikari has appeared in other places. So let's assume that the fools know about Hikari."

　"Does that mean they'll send someone to capture Xiaoguang and take him back for experiments?"

　"It's hard to say, but things are settled now, right?"

　"Speaking of which, I saw Araki Ichito blocking Hikari's way today, intending to duel her to win the lollipop in her hand."

　"That idiot."

　"Haha, that's the kind of person Arataki Ichito is. But Hisaki Shinobu will bring the Arataki faction to apologize later, so Arataki Ichito isn't really that bad. Besides, someone who can play with kids isn't a bad person."

　"So Xiaoguang's lollipop was taken away? No way, how could Xiaoguang allow someone to take the food out of her mouth?"

　Xiaogong shook his head and said, "No, it's just a good thing I got there in time. Xiaoguang's body had already started to glow blue, and if nothing had gone wrong, something bad would have happened soon. I used the herb-baked fish to distract Xiaoguang, otherwise, I don't even want to think about what would have happened."

　“That Araki Ichito, I must arrest him the next time I see him.”

　P.S.: Happy Lunar New Year's Eve!

　PS2: Hmm, I took a closer look, and yesterday's two chapters were a bit... well, let's just say they were hard to describe. I'll rewrite them once I'm done with this.

　PS3: Everyone, shower me with votes!

　Volume 1: 026 - A Story for You

　The next day, the traveler and Paimon met with Abedo at Paimon's invitation.

　"What's wrong, Abeldo? What do you want to see me about? Have you been missing me?"

　Abedo nodded and said, "Yes, I think Klee misses you a lot, so I'd like to ask you for a favor. Klee is very interested in Inazuma, but I have things to do this time, so I don't have time to play with Klee. Inazuma isn't Mondstadt either, so could you please accompany Klee to the Crimson Festival?"

　"Wow, the Honor Knight is here!"

　As the two were talking, the enthusiastic little sun ran over. Thinking of what Abedo had said, Klee decided to ask him about it.

　"Klee, would you like to come with us? We can take you to visit Inazuma."

　Klee glanced at Sora and Paimon, and said happily, "Klee wants to go."

　After saying that, she turned her head and glanced at Abedo again, then lowered her head and said, "But, Brother Abedo is very busy, I can't go too far, otherwise Brother Abedo will worry."

　Hearing this, Sora immediately patted his chest and said, "Since we've brought Klee to such an exciting place, it would be too cruel if she couldn't go out and play. Don't worry, Abedo, we'll take Klee out to play with us."

　"Klee, do you want to play with your brother, the Knight of Honor?" Although he knew Klee really liked Sora, Abedo still asked.

　Of course I want to!

　"However, Sora, Klee is, after all, our Mondstadt Spark Knight. You must protect her. Of course, I mean don't let Klee get into trouble. If there's an explosion in Inazuma Mountain or the city, then Klee will be in trouble."

　"Understood, detonation, prohibited!"

　Abedo gave Sora a final warning: "During the Rongcai Festival, fireworks are prohibited on both the outlying islands and in Inazuma Castle. You must keep a close eye on her; she has already run far away. Go after her quickly."

　After catching up with Klee, the three followed the aroma to a stall. Klee was filled with curiosity about this unfamiliar food and pointed at it, asking, "Knight of Honor, look at this, this... noodles! It has so many colorful things in it, it looks so good!"

　A little boy who called himself Yanfu said, "That's not noodles, it's animal bone ramen."

　"Hmm, what's that yellowish-red thing in that round plate?"

　"You don't even know this? That's 'Three Flavors of Skewers'!"

　"Wow, animal bone ramen, skewers of three flavors, and this yellow cube looks so delicious."

　"Haha, I can tell you're a foreigner. I can use my pocket money to treat you to some food so you can try our Inazuma delicacies. Maybe Yoomiya-neechan will be happy after eating these delicious treats."

　Klee said happily, "Really? But Captain Jean told me I can't take other people's things."

　"I can cook, why don't I cook it for you two?"

　With Klee's encouragement and Iwao's reminder, Sora skillfully made two quail egg rolls and handed them to Klee and Iwao. Seeing Klee and Iwao's satisfied expressions, Paimon happily praised, "Oh, I knew Sora's cooking was the best! Now I want to eat some too."

　"Mmm, it's sweet and delicious."

　"Although, although yours is very delicious, I think Yoomiya-neechan's is even better."

　"Oh, who is it? It's you, Iwao."

　"Sister Xiaogong"

　"Sis, there's also a giant octopus!"

　Xiaogong lifted the octopus doll slightly, revealing the familiar faces of Kong and Paimon from yesterday.

　"Wow, isn't that the little girl who eats a lot?"

　Before Paimon could say anything more, Sora quickly covered Paimon's mouth. Xiaogong laughed and said, "Oh yeah, Hikaru might have eaten. You don't know, we always eat our fill first, and then wait for Hikaru to finish eating."

　After explaining the matter of the young girl, Yoomiya greeted Klee, saying, "Hello, Klee, I saw you at Utsu-tei yesterday."

　"Yes, I remember Big Sister. Big Sister can also make bird egg omelets."

　"Yes, but my task today is to take care of Xiaoguang."

　Before Xiaogong could finish speaking, the young girl had already run to the restaurant and was staring at the grilled meat in other people's hands.

　The diner looked at the Sumeru-style grilled meat skewers sprinkled with seasoning in his hand, and couldn't bear to eat them under the watchful eyes of the black-haired girl next to him.

　"You want to eat this?"

　The diner tentatively handed the meat skewer to the little girl, and then the vegetables and meat on the skewer disappeared. Just as the little girl was about to continue looking for kind people to feed her, Xiaogong quickly grabbed the little girl's hand, apologized to the diner, and ordered him a new skewer.

　A little while later, the little girl walked down the street with a meat skewer in one hand and an octopus doll in the other. Sora noticed that Iwao had mentioned that Yomiya was a little unhappy, but Yomiya didn't seem unhappy now. Then Sora noticed Klee eating heartily and guessed the reason.

　Because of the Glory Festival, fireworks are not allowed in either Inazuma Castle or the outlying islands. However, as the festival's fireworks queen, Yoiriya must have felt a little unhappy that she couldn't bring joy to everyone during such a grand festival. But she didn't show it to the travelers.

　At the same time, Sora was also thinking about how to make Klee and Yoomiya happy, but it was quite difficult. Yoomiya liked fireworks, and Klee liked bombs. Neither of them could be found in Inazuma Castle right now. Just as Sora was racking her brains, a light and melodious voice came from behind.

　"Hello, Xiao Gong, Xiao Guang, and Pai Meng."

　“It’s Ayaka. I remember you were helping Ayaka.”

　"Long time no see, Ayaka."

　Paimon greeted Ayaka while eating the cotton candy he had just bought.

　"Welcome to Inazuma. We owe you a lot for this Rongcai Festival, Sora."

　After greeting everyone, Ayaka walked briskly to Yomiya's side and magically produced a packet of crocodile jerky, stuffing it into the little girl's mouth. The little girl chewed it a couple of times and found that it tasted a bit like poultry, which was quite good, so she focused on finishing the jerky in her mouth.

　"Well, I just remembered something while helping my brother organize the stall information, so I came over. The fireworks in the night are fleeting, but human kindness endures. Although the Rongcai Festival can't let you fully display your talents, would you like to consider showcasing the beauty of fireworks through a story?"

　Yomiya looked at Ayaka with a puzzled expression, seemingly not understanding why Ayaka would say such a thing.

　Kong suddenly clapped his hands and said, "That's right, the Rongcai Festival is a good occasion for storytelling. Why don't we do the same as everyone else and share our stories, just like we're all setting off fireworks together in a story?"

　"Just like Klee and Dudu, Klee is always with Dudu, and Klee also wants to write Dudu into the story."

　“That’s a great idea. Well then, Klee, my shop has paper, pens, and paints. Let’s go to the shop together and draw the story of Dudu.”

　P.S.: Klee is truly a little sun, I love her!

　PS2: Happy New Year, my dear readers! I've been very busy since I got home, so I'll probably only be updating in the evenings~

　PS3: Please vote, kids, thank you!

　Volume 1: 027 - Admitting Defeat in Style

　In the morning, Shimura-ya opened for business as usual. A short while later, a tourist dressed in Liyue attire walked in. This customer often came to eat eel ochazuke and assorted fried noodles, so Shimura Kanbei remembered him.

　"Guests are here for the Radiant Splendor Festival, right? Oh dear, it's been a long time since the last Radiant Splendor Festival. By the grace of Narukami, this year's Radiant Splendor Festival will surely be better than the last one."

　"Ah, um, I think so too."

　Upon seeing the woman, the young man had no intention of answering. However, judging from his appearance, he was dressed smartly and behaved with composure, not like someone who would lie. It seemed that there was some hidden story. Shimura Kanbei thought to himself and did not continue speaking.

　After leaving the Kamisato-ya-shiki, the young girl arrived at Shimura-ya, an open-air restaurant that suited her taste perfectly. Upon seeing her arrival, Shimura Kanbei smiled and handed her the menu. The menu was specially made; instead of text, it featured simple line drawings of the dishes. This was suggested and drawn by Ayaka.

　The little girl reached out her small hand and patted the menu. Shimura Kanbei knowingly brought over a plate of wild mushroom and chicken skewers, a plate of fisherman's toast, and a plate of quail eggs.

　The three dishes were devoured by the little girl as soon as they were placed on the table. She didn't even use chopsticks; her little hands grabbed meat skewers and quail eggs and stuffed them into her mouth like water. Xingqiu stared wide-eyed at this scene, completely bewildered.

　With an air of utter ignorance, Shimura Kanbei looked at Gyoshu with smug satisfaction, as if he wasn't the one who had just been ignored. His gaze seemed to say, "Never seen anything like this before, huh, young man?"