Clara slowly opened her eyes in Orion's embrace. Still somewhat groggy from just waking up, she felt a warm chest and snuggled deeper into it.
"Familiar scent... so warm."
The moment Clara uttered those words, Skirk instantly opened an Abyssal Passage, transferring everyone back to the inn. Paimon flew out to open the door, and Lumine rushed out with a speed that was hard to follow.
Orion looked at Lumine's retreating figure, wondering what she was going to do.
He prioritized looking at Clara's panel.
Name: Clara
Gender: Female
friendship: 11/10
Identity: Wife/Trailblazer
Affiliation: Belobog Lower District/Astral Express
Vision: None
Constellation: None
Weapon: Svarog
Introduction: A traveler from beyond the world, the Iron Maiden of Belobog's Lower District, possessing superb Mechanical Modification Techniques. Her relationship with Svarog is more like that of a father and daughter.
She was summoned from an account in your previous life. Prior to this, she had traveled with you as a Trailblazer through many Star Systems, and her friendship had been maxed out through your continuous efforts. Now, having returned to your side, her friendship with you has broken through once more.
Oh wow, looking at the last description, this Clara was actually summoned from his Honkai: Star Rail account in his previous life?
And according to the setting, she had traveled with him as a Trailblazer for a while?
Just then, Mr. Svarog walked over and gently shook Clara in Orion's arms: "Clara, wake up, Stelle is here."
"Stelle?!" Clara suddenly opened her eyes and saw Orion's handsome face.
Clara didn't mind the difference in appearance. She reached out and caressed Orion's cheek: "Even though you look different, I can feel that your inner self hasn't changed."
Orion also smiled in response: "Are you saying my inner self is still very abstract?"
"You really haven't changed."
He wasn't sure how the system had set up Clara, but he decided to explain to her and Mr. Svarog anyway: "This body was remolded by me. This isn't the Astral Express, but a place called Teyvat Continent.
And my current name is Orion."
Mr. Svarog nodded: "I see, is this a new Trailblaze?"
Meanwhile, Clara in his arms suddenly realized how she was being held, and her face turned crimson: "C-can you please put me down first?"
Orion shook his head: "What if your little bare feet get cold? Just let me hold you."
Clara buried her head: "You're just like little Yunli said, you love this!"
Orion:???
Non-existent memories have been added.
He re-read the system prompt, realizing that all summoned characters are defaulted to max friendship and know his preferences.
Moreover, after Clara was summoned, a Character Album function was also unlocked. Orion took a quick look and found there were quite a few characters!
And it wasn't just one game; it seemed like characters from all his previous life's game boxes were there, but only Clara was lit up.
Does this mean that besides the Constellations of Teyvat characters, this summoning function can also pull characters from any of his previous life's game boxes?!
The most correct episode of Gacha based on Preferences.
Just asking, can characters from Starcrusher Swirl or Taimanin also be summoned?
Not only that, Orion suddenly felt that the great mountain pressing down on him, The Wicked Knight, that old geezer, no longer seemed so terrifying.
Leaving aside other works, just within the same series' worldview, Acheron and Qi Tian Dasheng were both lying in the album.
Old geezer! It's time to let you witness the power of the Path and Imaginary Energy!
The most difficult episode to suppress a smile.
Damn it, if only I had known about this cheat, I would have downloaded and played Ultraman Awakening in my previous life!
Just then, Orion felt someone tugging at his sleeve. He turned around and saw it was Skirk.
She extended her hands: "It's okay if you don't want her to touch the ground. I'll hold her for you."
"Ah? Oh, okay." Skirk didn't do meaningless things, so Orion handed Clara over and said to her: "This is Sister Skirk. Although she seems cold, she's actually a very kind big sister."
Then he looked at Skirk: "Is there something you need me to do with my hands free?"
Skirk nodded: "Come back early."
"Huh? Where am I going?"
Before Orion could ask clearly, reality had already answered for Skirk.
"Knights of Favonius! Open up!"
With a shout, countless Knights of Favonius, some with longswords, others with Favonian Lances, poured in through the inn's main door, windows, and chimney, quickly surrounding Orion.
Then, Lumine walked in with Eula: "Officer, it's him."
Eula looked at Orion, who was still holding his hands in front, just as he had held her not long ago, and then at Clara, who was cradled in Skirk's arms, her face flushed with embarrassment. She then waved her hand: "Take him away!"
Knights of Favonius Headquarters.
A bowl of Pork Cutlet Rice was placed in front of Orion. He sat up straight, looking at Jean sitting opposite him, Eula with her arms crossed beside her, and Sister Lisa, who was smiling and drinking Black Tea.
Jean tapped the table: "You can remain silent, but everything you say will be used as evidence in court."
"Is there no court trial process?"
"Not for you. One step later, and I fear half the women in Mondstadt City would fall victim to you."
Jean's expression was serious, not joking.
Lisa put down her teacup and chuckled: "Hehe, but with his looks, I'm afraid those half of the women would be willing."
"Lisa! Don't indulge him so much!" Jean said with a somewhat angry expression, but her tone didn't actually convey anger.
"Alright, daughter of the Gunnhildr family, if you're not going to get to the point, shall I?" Eula said, crossing her arms.
Jean sighed, then her tone softened as she spoke to Orion: "Lumine didn't actually intend to report you. She ran out in a hurry and happened to bump into Eula, and only told her when Eula asked. And we didn't invite you here to accuse you. We know your strength far surpasses ours. Your willingness to cooperate with us indicates a clear conscience, and that you didn't do anything to that young girl (though not entirely true). However, as the Knights of Favonius, it's necessary for us to know the information of everyone who enters Mondstadt City. We hope you can understand and cooperate."
Orion breathed a sigh of relief at the first half of the sentence but got a headache at the second half. How was he supposed to introduce Clara?
"Uh... she's... Marionette Sandrone?"
The three women: "???"
Lisa smiled: "Pastor Orion, are you lucid? The Fatui Harbingerss' reputation, good or bad, spreads across the continent. Though we haven't met her, we have some understanding of Sandrone."
"That's right, look, what does Marionette look like?"
"A petite young girl and a giant mechanical puppet... Hmm?"
Jean and Lisa both looked at Eula.
Eula thought for a moment: "There was indeed a giant robot."
Jean was startled: "Is it really Marionette?!"
"Fake, fake!" Orion quickly interrupted. It seemed it was better to avoid such jokes in front of Jean and Eula.
"She, or rather, they, are actually companions from my previous journeys, and they came here to find me."
Finally, Orion vaguely explained that he and Clara had traveled to many places and so on.
Jean tentatively believed this explanation.
Lisa, however, smiled with pursed lips. She didn't believe it at all. She guessed that Orion probably had some unspeakable difficulties, so she didn't ask further.
See, what do you call a genius? Do you understand the value of getting a Vision just to see what a Vision looks like?
Among the three, only Eula was deep in thought, propping her chin. Then she suddenly pointed at Orion rather impolitely: "I understand! Are you a lolicon? Look, Clara is clearly a loli, and although Amber and Barbara have grown up, their figures are still too small compared to you!"
Jean's gaze suddenly became dangerous again.
Orion's eyelids twitched, and he finally left with a single statement: "From the moment I caught you, you should have known I don't only like lolis."
Eula nodded: "You just said 'not only,' didn't you?"
Orion: "Gasp!"
"Arrest him!"
After a great deal of effort, Orion was finally released back to the inn.
On the way back to the inn, Orion began looking around: "What's going on? Why do I feel like someone is watching me?"
But this gaze wasn't directed at him; it seemed to be looking at this area from afar. Or, to give an example, the gaze was searching for something, but she herself wasn't sure what she was looking for, something like that.
He specifically opened his perception, seeing the full view of Mondstadt City, Starfall Valley, and even Wolvendom, but he couldn't find the source of the gaze. That meant this gaze wasn't coming from nearby, but from somewhere much more distant.
"Is it Celestia? The Four Archons? No, that can't be right. This power doesn't feel that strong, it can't be at the level of the Four Archons, can it? Well, never mind, I won't investigate. What if it really is the Four Archons, and they come down to find me, I could just swallow them and keep them in my belly."
The thought of Ronova coming down to punish him, only for him to swallow her whole and make her his Bandit Queen, made Orion want to laugh.
But Orion was firm in his allegiance to Istaroth, so he hoped it would be Istaroth coming to find him.
Damn it, fantasizing again.
Soon after returning to the inn, Orion saw Clara clinging to Skirk.
"Sister Skirk's hands and feet are so long and slender!"
Skirk:... "Brother Orion told me he really likes watching Yoga. Sister Skirk, would you like to try?"
"If he likes Yoga, he should practice it himself. What does it have to do with me?"
Orion was speechless. He wondered if being a Trailblazer for too long passively imbued one with the attribute of Elation, as Clara was much more outgoing than in the game.
In the blink of an eye, it was bedtime again. Lumine demanded that Orion turn into a Little Boy so she could hug him to sleep. Orion immediately refused and gave her a Flick on the Forehead.
"Are you really treating me as a body pillow? Can being a disciple be this arbitrary? If it weren't for you, would I have to make this trip in the middle of the night?"
But when he turned around, he saw Clara looking at him with a flushed face and full of anticipation: "Orion, Orion, can you still turn into a child?"
"Yes!"
That night, nestled between Clara and Lumine, they slept peacefully.
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