“Lisa!”
After learning the name Leonard during their recent efforts, Lumine decided to head to the Knights of Favonius’ library to see if Lisa could help uncover any historical information about the adventurer.
If Leonard truly was a notable figure in history, the library should at least have some record of him.
“Hmm~?” Lisa, sipping her afternoon tea, greeted Lumine and Paimon with a lazy smile. Propping her chin on her hand, she purred, “Oh, it’s my little cutie and Paimon. What brings you here? Do you need help with something?”
“Or…” she teased, her green eyes twinkling, “are you finally ready to dive into the magical studies I recommended last time?”
Lumine crossed her arms confidently. “I’ll get back to magic studies later. Right now, I’ve got something important to look into. I’m saving what you taught me as my secret weapon against Jax!”
“Oh my, how spirited,” Lisa said, stretching slightly as she sat up straighter. “Alright, little cutie. Tell me what you need.”
“We’re looking for information about an ancient adventurer named Leonard,” Paimon explained, tapping her finger to emphasize her words. “Does the library have anything on him?”
“Leonard, is it?” Lisa tilted her head thoughtfully. “You’ve given me quite the challenge with just a name. But as it happens, I do recall something.”
She paused, tapping her lip. “Yes, there’s an old book written by someone named Leonard. It should be on the first floor, northwest corner.”
“But,” Lisa added, “that book is incredibly old and badly damaged. A lot of the content has deteriorated over time, so don’t expect it to be easy to read.”
“It’s a lead—that’s all we need!” Lumine said eagerly.
After a bit of searching, she and Paimon unearthed a weathered tome bearing Leonard’s name.
The Book of Mountains and Seas.
Returning to Lisa with their find, the duo eagerly flipped through the ancient volume.
But inside, the text was riddled with gaps:
“…Grateful… …help, I… …”
“…towering… treacherous, forgive me… …”
The missing portions made it nearly unreadable, like a maddeningly incomplete riddle. Paimon groaned, rubbing her eyes. “There’s so much missing! It’s impossible to figure out what it’s saying!”
Lumine stared at the text, her expression turning sour. Ugh. Enough with the riddles already!
“This book has been around for far too long,” Lisa sighed, resting her cheek in her palm. “Even with careful preservation, some texts can’t withstand the passage of time.”
“Then this was a waste of time!” Paimon complained. “What do we do now, Traveler?”
Holding the incomplete Book of Mountains and Seas, Lumine had an idea. “Let’s take it to Mona. With her astrology, she might be able to reconstruct the missing parts.”
“Mona… That promising young astrologist, right?” Lisa mused. “Her field is astrology, correct? Well, if anyone can help, it’s her. With her skills, filling in the blanks might be possible.”
“Exactly!” Lumine’s eyes sparkled. “Who knew astrology could be so practical? This could even help with exams!”
“Traveler, why are you always thinking of strange uses for everything?” Paimon grumbled.
After some back and forth, Lumine regrouped with Mona and Fischl.
“Mountains, snowstorms, icy cliffs… The contents of this book surely point to the source of the vile curse!” Fischl declared, covering her eyepatched eye with one hand. “Through the all-seeing gaze of Verurteilung, this Prinzessin perceives the pain and truth hidden within these missing pages!”
“Huh? Fischl, you can understand this book?” Paimon blinked in surprise.
Oz clarified with a nod. “What my lady means is that the book’s contents seem connected to the truth behind the comas caused by the meteorites.”
Mona skimmed the book, her brows furrowing. “The text is heavily damaged, but from what’s legible, it describes an expedition into a snowy mountain. The gaps make it difficult to interpret… but fortunately for you, I’m the best astrologist of my generation! Ordinary astrologists might give up here, but not me!”
She summoned her water scrying dish, holding her head high with pride. “With this hydromantic method, I can reconstruct the missing parts!”
“Fischl, let’s help Mona!” Lumine said, pulling out pens and pulling Fischl over.
Together, the trio of girls—and Paimon, their “emergency rations”—gathered around the ancient book. Guided by Mona’s astrology, they carefully filled in the missing parts.
Gradually, Leonard’s story came into focus:
A legendary adventurer from 2,000 years ago, Leonard had spent his life dreaming of conquering the snowy mountain known as Pinnacle Cap.
As Mona’s divination continued, the picture became clearer.
“Leonard’s Constellation was deliberately summoned to the ground,” Mona explained, her scrying dish rippling with elemental energy. “Whoever orchestrated this imbued the meteorites with immense elemental power. They radiated mental suggestions, pulling nearby residents into dreamscapes.”
She gestured to the water. “If we can locate and destroy the core fragment, the entire incident should be resolved.”
Before she could elaborate further, a voice interrupted from the shadows.
“Having a nice chat? Mind if I join?”
The group turned to see a familiar figure—clad in Inazuman clothing and wearing a kasa—approaching them.
“You again?” Fischl frowned. “The wandering swordsman from Inazuma.”
Lumine narrowed her eyes. “How did you get to Mondstadt so quickly?”
Unbeknownst to them, faint traces of Electro energy lingered on the ground where he walked, hinting at his accumulating power.
“…!”
Mona’s instincts flared as her astrology warned of imminent danger. Without hesitation, she grabbed Fischl and Lumine’s hands, pulling Paimon and Oz along as she summoned a torrent of water.
Encased in Mona’s hydromantic barrier, the group vanished, leaving behind an illusory water image that erupted in a splash, momentarily blinding the wanderer.
This wasn’t divination—it was a special escape technique Mona had devised.
Even her far more skilled master had never been able to catch her using it.
Its name?
“Catch me if you can, you old hag!”
“Hah…”
Watching Mona and the others escape, the Wanderer smirked coldly, his tone laced with derision. “Last time, with the Millelith present, it wasn’t convenient to act against those ‘heroes.’ This time, I thought I’d finish the job… but it seems…”
He paused, narrowing his eyes in thought. “Who was that astrologer? She shouldn’t know me. So… does she have the ability to see something beyond appearances?”
The Wanderer’s contemplation was interrupted as he snapped his fingers. From the shadows, several Fatui agents emerged and knelt before him.
“Awaiting orders, sir!”
As the Wanderer was about to issue instructions, the sky above them lit up with an intense brilliance.
A massive meteor streaked across the heavens, its fiery glow piercing the darkness as it tore through the atmosphere.
“Sir! A new meteorite has appeared!” one of his subordinates reported urgently. “And it’s the largest we’ve seen so far!”
“Tch…” The Wanderer clicked his tongue. “Change of plans. Prioritize the research and collection of that meteorite.”
One subordinate stepped forward boldly, proposing, “Sir, leave those brats to me. I’ll take care of them alone!”
“You…”
A faint rumble of thunder echoed as the Wanderer’s voice deepened, his tone sharp with displeasure.
Or rather, as his true title emerged: the Fatui Harbinger known as Scaramouche, the Balladeer.
“When,” Scaramouche hissed, his voice cold as ice, “did I grant you the right to act on your own?”
His sharp gaze pierced the subordinate, whose instincts forced him to kneel again in terror. “Apologies, my lord!”
“Disperse! Focus on your assigned tasks!”
Scaramouche dismissed them with a wave of his hand, turning his attention back to the glowing meteor in the sky.
—
Elsewhere, far out at sea, Jia Changjiang stood on his makeshift raft, paddling steadily toward the distant shores of Musk Reef. As the waves rose and fell beneath him, he glanced back at the streaking meteor blazing across the sky.
“What a colossal meteor…” he muttered, the light reflecting off the water around him.
As he watched, a smaller fragment seemed to break off from the larger meteor. At first, it looked like the fragment was falling, but Jax quickly realized…
No, that wasn’t a fragment breaking off. The smaller piece is the core, and the massive meteorite is detaching from it.
The smaller core shot past him, streaking toward Musk Reef with tremendous speed and impact.
“Looks like you’ve arrived before me, Leonard,” Jax said with a wry grin, raising his paddle to continue toward the island. “Let’s see what awaits us there.”
Meanwhile, Mona, Lumine, Fischl, and Paimon regrouped after their narrow escape. Mona, hands on her hips, scolded the group with exasperation.
“Even the simplest divination—or basic instinct—would’ve told you that guy was a Fatui Harbinger! Why were you anywhere near him?”
She glared pointedly at Lumine and Fischl. “That was far too dangerous! His hostility was practically radiating off him, and just one glance was enough to see his power is beyond anything ordinary!”
“A Fatui Harbinger?” Oz echoed grimly. “What a truly vile adversary…”
“Another Harbinger?” Lumine frowned, recalling their previous encounter in Liyue. “We ran into him there, and now he’s here in Mondstadt too… He must be after the meteorites.”
“Wait,” Mona interrupted, her brow furrowed as she considered the implications. “If the meteorites were deliberately summoned… could it be—”
“Could it be the Fatui’s doing?” Paimon blurted out, beating Mona to the punch.
“Paimon!” Mona shot her a frustrated glare. “That was my line!”
“Eh-heh… My mouth moves faster than yours,” Paimon said sheepishly, rubbing the back of her head. “But the Fatui messing around again? Figures!”
“For every price paid, the seeds of calamity will take root wherever they please…” Fischl declared dramatically. “The Fatui… I, the Prinzessin der Verurteilung, will not forget your deeds!”
“Mona, we didn’t have to run just now!” Lumine protested, clenching her fists. “We’ve fought the Fatui plenty of times before! Even without Jax, I’m more than capable!”
“That was no ordinary Fatui agent!” Mona countered, jabbing Lumine in the chest. “Listen to me, Lumine! Your fate is unreadable, which means I can’t foresee all the dangers around you. You must exercise caution!”
“Wait… Are you… worried about me?” Lumine’s eyes lit up, catching Mona off guard.
“Of course not! It’s just normal advice!” Mona stammered, trying to justify herself. “If your fate were clear, I wouldn’t even bother giving you warnings!”
“Anyway,” Mona said firmly, regaining composure, “the situation is likely tied to the Fatui. We must proceed carefully. Another massive meteorite just fell—let’s head there and investigate. If we see the Fatui, we leave immediately!”
“Fine,” Lumine agreed reluctantly. But her mind churned with questions.
What are the Fatui after? If this meteorite truly contains Leonard’s Constellation…
What could the Fatui possibly want with it?
By this time, Jax had made landfall on Musk Reef.
Standing on what was once the pinnacle of Leonard’s snowy mountain, now reduced to a humble island, Jax’s gaze fell upon the core fragment.
It shimmered brilliantly, its light pulsing with elemental energy.
Or rather, not just a fragment—a Constellation Core, infused with Leonard’s will.
—
T/N: :3c
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