"I've seen Granny Komaki." This time it was little Eula who spoke.
"Good evening, Auntie Komaki." This was the old uncle's greeting.
There was no helping it—once one reached middle age, one had to call the grandmother from one's childhood "auntie."
"Hello, hello…"
Granny Komaki, addressed as "auntie," seemed a little nostalgic. Everyone had once been young, after all…
But she soon turned her attention to the arriving little Kokomi.
"Hm? You want to buy the hairpins I have here…"
Granny Komaki of Bourou Village nodded.
"That thing isn't worth much money. I could even give it to you directly… it's just…"
Seeing Granny Komaki's troubled expression, the old uncle naturally asked,
"Granny Komaki, please speak plainly. I would still very much like to help if I can."
"This year, thanks to Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou's blessings, Watatsumi Island should enjoy a good year. The shrine's revelation will surely be very auspicious as well. I wish to use the water that represents auspiciousness to bless the hairpin so that the blessing may be complete…"
In simple terms, Bourou Village's shrine enshrined a plant called [Sea Abyss Spirit Grass]. This plant emitted a phosphorescent glow when placed in water. The people of Bourou Village used this glow to divine good or ill fortune…
However, the [Sea Abyss Spirit Grass] required frequent water changes to survive, and the water had to be drawn from the shrine's offering pool. Bourou Village believed that only the pool water within the shrine, saturated with people's wishes, could correctly divine good or ill fortune.
Moreover, the wishes contained in that water easily dissipated, so divination always required fetching fresh water on the spot…
And now Granny Komaki hoped someone could help fetch water from the shrine…
"Then leave it to me. My speed is very fast."
This kind of task was naturally taken up without hesitation by Cid, the most agile Mondstadt express delivery guy.
"Good. Then I'll trouble you, young man…"
Before departing, the old uncle carefully inquired about all the taboos regarding fetching the water. Once everything was confirmed, he activated a wind current and took off directly.
Granny Komaki watched the old uncle fly away so effortlessly. Her expression barely changed; she only glanced at little Eula, who was waiting in place for his return.
"Speaking of which, there is one more matter. After the divination, one must also use special water to bless the spirit grass…"
Granny Komaki retrieved the special water from beside the shrine.
"Thanks to Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou helping Watatsumi Island so much recently, and with young people in the village willing to fetch water…
This step no longer requires troubling our guests… I'll go find the hairpins I made…"
In short, it was a very smooth errand. With the old uncle's rapid speed, the water was brought back in no time.
"Hehe, young people's hands and feet are truly nimble. The wishes contained in this water are remarkably rich…"
Thus, the shrine's divination proceeded very smoothly.
The first divination concerned Watatsumi Island's future.
The result showed that everything would go smoothly.
The second divination concerned the old uncle's future.
"It is truly splendid. No need to worry—although there will be twists and turns, the outcome is indeed beautiful."
The third divination concerned little Eula's future path in Mondstadt.
"She will have her wishes fulfilled."
Finally, Granny Komaki took out the hairpin she had made.
It was very much in Watatsumi Island's style. The ornament was composed of Watatsumi Island's coral shells, the overall color leaning toward blue-white, giving a sense of beauty belonging to sea foam.
In addition, a small and exquisite coral pearl was attached to the hairpin ornament, swaying gently with Granny Komaki's hand.