Chapter 410

It took Takumi some time to completely heal Xiao.

At that moment, Xiao felt more at ease than ever before.

This truly shocked him.

After treating Xiao, Takumi withdrew his energy.

"All right."

"You should be fine now."

"No matter how many demon gods you slay in the future, don't worry about the resentment."

"If karma troubles you again, come find me."

Even though many of the Demon Gods' resentments had already been vanquished in Liyue, many still remained.

Thus, warriors like Xiao were still needed.

Xiao nodded. "Understood."

"If you ever need my help, just call my name."

"Thank you very much."

With that, Xiao gave Takumi a respectful bow before vanishing into the distance.

Far away in Liyue Harbor, Zhongli also sensed this change.

He glanced in the direction of The Chasm.

A small smile appeared on his lips.

"Well done."

Guizhong, who stood beside him, noticed his mood shift.

Curious, she refrained from asking too much and simply accompanied him as they continued walking together.

"Takumi! Takumi!!"

"Thank you!!"

"You really are a good person."

As soon as Xiao left, Paimon couldn't contain herself anymore.

She flew to Takumi's side, chattering excitedly.

"I thought we'd never make it back!"

"You won't believe what happened inside..."

Paimon enthusiastically recounted their harrowing experience.

Not only was time in chaos, but even space itself was unstable.

As she told the story, it became clear that events unfolded similarly to how they did in the game.

However, instead of Arataki Itto and Kuki Shinobu, Lumine had been accompanied by Fischl, Bennett, and Razor.

The three of them had joined Lumine to fight off the monsters, only to get caught up in the catastrophe.

If Takumi hadn't arrived when he did, they might not have made it out.

Bennett, Fischl, and Razor hurried forward to thank him.

Seeing their expressions of relief, Takumi waved a hand dismissively.

"It's fine."

"Everything's settled now."

"Get some rest."

Then, Takumi turned to Yelan.

Yelan nodded before leading Takumi aside to discuss the next steps.

Ganyu also joined them.

The rest of the group chose not to disturb them, knowing there was still work to be done.

Although some had made it out, there were still problems below that needed to be dealt with.

Yelan had to return underground.

Especially to handle the spatial rift.

Meanwhile, Paimon animatedly shared their adventure with Klee and the other young girls, vividly describing what had happened.

Klee, of course, was immediately intrigued.

She wanted to go on an adventure as well.

Hearing Klee's excitement, Paimon panicked.

"No way!!"

"You can't go down there!"

"It's way too dangerous!"

"No matter what you say, you can't go!!"

Takumi had just returned from his talk with Yelan when he overheard this exchange.

He raised an eyebrow in confusion.

"What's going on?"

"Little Klee, do you want to go below?"

Seeing Klee's eager expression, Takumi asked curiously.

Klee nodded excitedly. "Yes!"

"Klee wants to see it too!"

Takumi chuckled, amused by her enthusiasm.

"Then I'll take you down later."

"But there's nothing fun left down there."

"It's just darkness."

He gently ruffled Klee's hair.

Hearing Takumi's words, Klee's enthusiasm waned, and she pouted.

"Oh… okay."

Klee trusted Takumi.

If he said there was nothing interesting, then there probably wasn't.

Takumi big brother never lied to her.

Seeing Klee drop the idea, Paimon, Lumine, and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

If Takumi was there, they didn't need to worry.

In their eyes, Takumi was a powerhouse.

At that moment, Lumine hesitated for a moment before asking Takumi:

"Takumi."

"The spatial power you used before…"

"Does it have anything to do with that white-haired guy in the sky?"

It seemed eerily similar.

Lumine couldn't ignore the resemblance.

Hearing her question, Takumi shook his head.

"No connection."

"I don't know what that guy's power is exactly."

"But my power is simply space manipulation."

"It doesn't matter if it looks similar—space manifests in many ways."

"It has nothing to do with Celestia."

Lumine sighed in relief.

"I see."

She had been overthinking it.

She immediately let go of the thought.

Takumi, on the other hand, looked at Lumine curiously.

"Did you encounter anyone from the Abyss down there?"

Hearing Takumi's question, Lumine nodded.

"Yes."

"But I didn't find my brother!"

Her expression darkened slightly.

Although she had encountered Abyss forces, her brother remained elusive.

If she had found him, she would have given him a "loving hug"—one that might have ended with a blade to his throat.

Takumi nodded but didn't press further.

"Are you all continuing to clear out the monsters here?"

He turned to Bennett and the others.

Hearing Takumi's question, they all nodded enthusiastically.

"Yes!" x4

Of course, they would.

Clearing monsters here meant collecting Hilichurl masks, which could be exchanged for hundreds of Mora.

If they managed to take down a Hilichurl King, the payout was even better.

There were so many monsters here.

They had no plans to leave anytime soon.

They were earning tens of thousands of Mora per day—where else could they find such an opportunity?

Paimon also nodded quickly.

"Yeah."

"We're making good money here."

"Oh!"

"Takumi!!"

"I recorded everything from our adventure!!"

Suddenly remembering, Paimon became excited.

She had captured footage of everything they had been through.