Kai returned to Mondstadt.
Half an hour had passed by this time.
According to the original plan, Kai had indeed intended to rush to Starfell Lake as quickly as possible.
Then, he would run back at the same speed to pick up Jean from work.
But with the appearance of the main characters, the subsequent plot would naturally progress slowly as remembered in his mind, in a predetermined manner.
Since that was the case… for a while, Kai didn't need to rush to the Knights of Favonius Headquarters.
Returning home, he looked at the kitchen full of pre-stocked ingredients.
Kai slowly walked in, then skillfully began to tidy up.
During this time, a fierce gale had ravaged Mondstadt.
The roaring Stormterror soared in the sky.
The violent winds it stirred echoed throughout the entire airspace.
Plunging the entire city of Mondstadt into chaos.
This situation lasted for several hours.
Accompanied by a mysterious Anemo elemental power quietly rising within the city, the roaring winds outside the city finally subsided.
By this time, Kai had also mostly finished preparing all the ingredients.
All that was left was to put them in the pot and cook them according to the fixed recipe.
"Well, Jean should be getting off work soon, right?"
Glancing at the clock on the wall, Kai murmured, "It's time to pick up my wife."
The recent gale had left the streets of Mondstadt in complete disarray.
The once tidy streets were gone.
Replaced only by a mess on the ground and a still shaken crowd.
They seemed not to have recovered from the previous shock.
"Stormterror's destructive power is truly formidable."
Witnessing this scene firsthand, even Kai couldn't help but exclaim.
Although he had been busy in the room the whole time and hadn't stepped out, Kai, familiar with the plot, naturally knew that all this commotion was caused by Stormterror.
Speaking of Stormterror, to be precise, its accurate title should be Dvalin, the Dragon of the East.
Mondstadt was once incredibly powerful, after the great hero Vennessa ended the aristocratic era.
She founded the Knights of Favonius.
And after ascending to the Celestial City, which is said to be only for the gods, in accordance with the divine contract, Mondstadt gradually entered its golden age.
In the next few hundred years, it even developed to the point of having the Four Winds.
As for this Stormterror, it was Dvalin, the Dragon of the East, a former familiar of Anemo Archon Barbatos.
When Barbatos roamed the wilderness with his lyre, Dvalin always silently guarded Mondstadt as its protector.
However, several hundred years ago, with the destruction of the lost ancient kingdom of Khaenri'ah by the power of the Abyss, the dragon Durin crawled out of the Abyss and attacked Mondstadt.
To counter this threat, Dvalin, as the Dragon of the East, fought with all his might.
Although he successfully eliminated the opponent in the end, his own consciousness gradually fell into confusion due to infection by the power of the Abyss.
According to Kai's understanding of the plot, the reason for its attack on Mondstadt was largely due to the incitement of the Abyss Mages.
Of course, these matters were not too important to Kai.
"After all, the main characters have arrived; these things can be left to them to handle."
Kai sighed.
He was not someone who liked to be a savior.
Compared to saving the world, Kai preferred to stay in Mondstadt.
Isn't it better to stay home with his wife?
"Excuse me."
Entering the Knights of Favonius Headquarters, Kai skillfully walked towards the office on the left.
After knocking on the door, he walked straight in.
At this moment, Jean's office was unusually lively.
Librarian Lisa stood by lazily.
Outrider Amber, with the Traveler Lumine and little Paimon, seemed to be discussing something.
Even Kaeya, who had gone to Springvale to meet the Snezhnaya envoy, had also returned to Mondstadt.
At the desk, Jean rested her chin on her hand, seemingly contemplating something that gave her a headache.
Looking at this familiar scene, Kai raised his hand and greeted them directly.
"Yo, hello everyone."
"Oh my~ Kai, long time no see."
Not far away… Librarian Lisa leaned against the railing, yawning lazily, like a cat that hadn't woken up yet.
Seeing Kai walk in at this moment, she couldn't help but look up, her emerald eyes glinting slightly.
"'Long time no see' is an exaggeration; if I'm not mistaken, we just saw each other two days ago."
Kai waved his hand, highly resistant to Lisa's lazy tone.
If an ordinary man stood here, facing Lisa in her lazy state, he might genuinely be unable to resist.
He would probably blush and lower his head after a few words.
But unfortunately, Kai was already married.
And this woman was his wife's good friend.
In this situation, Kai didn't want to dance on a minefield.
"Eh, you are…"
Of course, Lisa wasn't the only one who noticed Kai.
Seeing the familiar figure appear before her again, Lumine, who had just been discussing the Stormterror incident with Jean, immediately froze, seemingly not expecting to see Kai here.
As for Paimon, floating beside her, she showed an even more surprised expression.
Just as she was about to say something,
"These two must be the Travelers who saved Mondstadt, as the city says, right?"
Kai spoke first, quickly saying the words before Paimon could reveal anything.
At the same time, he gestured with his eyes for her to shut up.
"Let me introduce you, this is Lumine, the Traveler from a foreign land, and her good guide Paimon, and this is Kai."
Seemingly unaware of the unusual tone in his voice, Jean raised her hand to introduce them to each other, while looking at Kai.
She said gently, "Because Stormterror attacked Mondstadt not long ago, and this Traveler helped repel it, Lisa and I are representing Mondstadt to thank them."
"Ah~ Then thank you very much."
As a member of Mondstadt, although Kai knew that it was because Anemo Archon Barbatos had secretly intervened that Stormterror was successfully repelled, he would not be stingy with his thanks at this time.
"Hehe~ No need to thank me~"
Paimon put her hands on her hips and proudly raised her head.
She showed no sign of blushing when accepting the thanks.
It was Lumine, on the other hand, who saw Paimon's smug expression in front of Kai.
She blushed for a moment.
She couldn't help but raise her hand to pull him down, whispering, "Actually, it wasn't all my power."
"When Stormterror attacked the city earlier, someone seemed to have helped me secretly, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to deal with that guy."
"Oh? Someone acted in secret?"
Kai pretended not to know, showing a surprised expression.
"Eh~ that hurts."
Paimon was suddenly pulled down from the air by Lumine.
He couldn't help but rub his head, his innocent expression looking very wronged.
"That's probably how it was~"
"When Lumine was caught in mid-air earlier, a force kept her suspended, so her Wind Glider wasn't torn to shreds by the strong winds."
"Is that so?"
Jean pondered for a moment.
Unfortunately, even with her abilities, she couldn't figure out who was responsible for a while.
"But since they secretly helped protect Mondstadt, they shouldn't be enemies, right?"
Kai said loudly.
Actually, he could have said it with more certainty.
After all, it was the Anemo Archon, Barbatos, who acted!
Of course, it couldn't be an enemy.
"I think so too."
Paimon nodded.
Then, along with Lumine, they subconsciously looked at Kai.
Kai: "???"
Why are you looking at me?
Honestly, this really has nothing to do with me!