As soon as they boarded the carriage, the group quickly arrived at the large bridge leading to Mondstadt.
Although Jia Changjiang and Lumine had just returned, everything in Mondstadt remained the same as ever, without any major changes.
Beneath the bridge, ducks swam leisurely in Cider Lake. On the bridge, Timmy was still there feeding his pigeons.
Watching the pigeons, Lumine couldn’t help but wipe her lips—though no actual drool had formed.
The pigeons around Mondstadt… look plumper than usual.
“This is Mondstadt,” Jia Changjiang said, kicking the bound bandits off the carriage. “I’ll fetch the gate knights to take over from here. Mona, how are you planning to find the heir?”
“Based on the current astral readings…” Mona summoned her divination disc and observed it. “The heir should be arriving here soon. All we need to do is wait.”
Jia Changjiang led the bandits to find the Knights of Favonius stationed at the gate, while Mona focused on divining what might happen next.
On her divination disc, a constellation shaped like a four-leaf clover appeared, catching Lumine’s attention.
“Mona, what’s this four-leaf clover pattern?”
Curious, Lumine pointed at it.
“Hm? This?”
Mona glanced at Lumine’s question and explained, “This represents the heir’s constellation—Cloverleaf, a symbol of fortune. Those born under this sign are blessed with extraordinary luck… Truly enviable.”
“Hm, it’s getting clearer. The heir is young, talented, a member of the Knights of Favonius, and quite powerful…” Mona nodded thoughtfully.
“Hm?” Lumine frowned as she processed the clues, sensing something amiss.
While these traits somewhat resembled Lisa, the Cloverleaf constellation made Lumine think of another person in Mondstadt.
It couldn’t be, right?
Lumine found the idea implausible—almost impossible to believe.
Before long, Jia Changjiang returned from the bridge.
“What? The heir hasn’t arrived yet?” he asked.
He genuinely had no clue what was happening, though he vaguely recalled hearing that the heir turned out to be an unexpectedly surprising individual.
“Not yet,” Lumine replied, nodding. “But Mona says the heir will be here soon.”
As Lumine spoke, a very familiar figure came bounding toward them from outside Mondstadt.
“Wow! Uncle Jax! Sister Lumine! And little Paimon! You’re all back!” Klee exclaimed, bouncing excitedly. “How was Liyue?”
“It’s her!” Mona pointed at Klee, suddenly bursting with excitement. “The heir to great knowledge!”
“???”
Confusion rippled through the group like a wave.
“‘Great’?” Jia Changjiang wore an expression full of question marks.
“‘Knowledge’?” Paimon clutched her head.
“‘Heir’?” Even Klee looked bewildered, unable to comprehend the situation.
“This must be a mistake!” Lumine blurted.
Klee as the heir to great knowledge? How could that be? Klee spent her days blowing up fish with bombs and getting locked in solitary confinement by Jean!
Could Klee, of all people, truly be the heir to great knowledge? The gap between rumor and reality was simply…
But as Lumine’s thoughts spun wildly, she suddenly remembered Barbatos and Venti of Mondstadt, Morax and Zhongli of Liyue. A sudden realization struck her.
Maybe… this wasn’t so unbelievable after all?
As Klee tilted her head in confusion, Mona spoke with solemn conviction. “That’s right. I am the astrologist who has unraveled the secrets of the stars. Surely, you must have foreseen my arrival and came here intentionally, correct?”
“Huh? Stars? What sea? Are there fish in it? Klee was just on her way back to the Knights…” Klee replied, her confusion evident.
“Don’t play dumb with me! I came because of that promise! Are you afraid to face my challenge?” Mona declared, crossing her arms.
“Promise? Challenge? What are you talking about, big sister…?”
“…Klee,” Lumine interrupted, watching the nonsensical exchange between Mona and Klee. “Did you just come back from blowing up fish?”
Klee jumped in shock. “Sister Lumine, how did you know? Don’t tell Master Jean!”
“I knew it… Mona, are you sure you haven’t made a mistake?” Lumine massaged her temples.
“My astrology doesn’t lie!” Mona shot back, though Klee’s antics had clearly shaken her confidence. “Your mother’s name is Alice, isn’t it?”
Klee’s eyes lit up. “Oh! So you’re a friend of Mama’s!” she said excitedly. “Mama went on a trip far away!”
“I divined that much already, which is why I came looking for you… Before she left, she should have passed down her knowledge of mysticism to you!” Mona explained.
“Mysticism? I don’t know about that. Mama only taught Klee how to make Boom Boom Bombs!” Klee declared proudly. “Mama even taught Klee how to blow up the whole Starsnatch Cliff… um, though Klee doesn’t know why we’d need to blow it up…”
“Oh!” Jia Changjiang exclaimed, realization dawning on him. “So that’s why Klee can make bombs at such a young age?”
“Klee’s mother, Alice… So the author of the Teyvat Travel Guide is Klee’s mom—and also Mona’s mentor’s rival?” Lumine exclaimed in shock.
Even she found Alice’s feats recorded in the guide to be far beyond her own destructive capabilities.
“Of course! My mentor may specialize solely in astrology, but Alice is a polymath who excels in numerous arcane disciplines!”
Mona gazed at the petite Klee with a headache-inducing mix of admiration and disbelief. “But I never imagined that Alice’s heir would be such a small child, inheriting only the bloodline without yet receiving the knowledge…”
“This makes it impossible to have a fair competition…” Mona sighed. “I suppose I’ll have to honor the promise. Little one, do you know about a fifty-year pact and a certain chest?”
Hearing about the chest, Klee’s eyes sparkled. “A chest? I think…!”
Klee rummaged through her bag, pulling out bombs, sketchbooks, bomb-making materials, and several books before remembering. “Oh, right! Klee hid the chest and a new treasure at Windrise!”
“Klee’s going to fetch it now!”
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