In Teyvat.
At Hu Tao's invitation, Silver Wolf, Ye Yun, Himeko, Clara, and Welt were helping her assemble machines.
Meanwhile, Jing Yuan and Zhongli had set up a tea stall at the entrance, blocking others from entering.
Nahida stood quietly to the side. She had learned about computers yesterday.
She felt that computers were somewhat similar to the virtual "Void."
At that moment, a voice interrupted Nahida's thoughts.
"Nahida, watch closely and learn. When we move to a new planet, you'll be in charge of everything network-related."
The Unknown God patted Nahida on the shoulder, speaking with a serious tone.
After saying that, the Unknown God walked upstairs.
Bored, she had come to check out the building and found a perfect room.
It was on the top floor, not very large—about 30 square meters.
The Unknown God planned to turn it into her personal suite, with a computer and a bed.
When tired of playing, she'd sleep—what bliss~
Nahida had been watching Ye Yun and the others assemble the computers, eager to try it herself.
When she saw Dan Heng about to use a screwdriver, she even wanted to help by grabbing it.
But before she could move, Welt handed it over to Dan Heng.
Nahida sighed softly, a little disappointed.
Ye Yun noticed this moment.
"Your name is Nahida, right?"
Nahida looked up at Ye Yun and smiled.
"Hello, I'm Nahida. And you?" she asked, tilting her head with wide curious eyes.
Ye Yun chuckled.
"I'm Ye Yun. I saw you've been watching for a while. Want to try it yourself?"
Nahida was delighted.
"Can I really try?"
Ye Yun brought over an unassembled computer.
"Come on, I'll walk you through it."
Nahida happily followed Ye Yun.
They reached an empty table, and Ye Yun began teaching her how to assemble the computer.
Nahida listened intently, asking questions whenever she didn't understand. Ye Yun patiently explained everything.
After one demo, Ye Yun brought over another unit for Nahida to assemble herself.
She beamed with joy and began working right there on the spot.
Watching from the sidelines, Cloud Retainer (Xianyun) was incredibly envious!
She also wanted to try this contraption—after all, it was otherworldly technology!
Poor Cloud Retainer had been forbidden by Hu Tao from touching any of the computers.
At the time, she'd protested and asked why she wasn't allowed.
In response, Hu Tao had pulled out her flying motorcycle.
"You! Cloud Retainer, you have a record."
Speechless upon seeing the bike, Cloud Retainer could only watch from the side.
Seeing Nahida get hands-on with the computer made her even more jealous.
Right next to the building was a branch of the Northland Bank.
Tartaglia (Childe) and La Signora stood on a pedestrian bridge, observing the busy construction site.
They weren't the only ones there—Hu Tao had even gone to Mondstadt to invite Eula and Amber to join the fun.
Mondstadt was at peace now, so taking a day off wasn't a problem.
La Signora noticed Tartaglia staring at a certain group and asked with confusion,
"Why do you keep staring at those little girls?"
Tartaglia gave a wry smile and pointed at Stelle.
"See that gray-haired one? She's the one who insta-killed me with a single strike."
Just as he pointed at Stelle, she seemed to sense it and looked up at him.
Upon recognizing Tartaglia, she waved in greeting.
He nodded back in acknowledgment.
La Signora looked at Tartaglia in disbelief.
"You're kidding. That little girl? So young?"
"It's true," Tartaglia replied. "A few days ago, there was a big battle at sea. I'm pretty sure it was her—the moves were identical."
La Signora glanced at Stelle again—was she really that powerful?
Then she recalled how the one who had casually defeated her before was also a young girl.
La Signora shook her head. What's with all these monsters in Liyue?
Thankfully, they had received new orders from the Tsaritsa—no more collecting Gnosis.
The Cryo Archon, sensing something unusual in Liyue, had assigned Tartaglia and La Signora to stay there.
Liyue would be the first nation to relocate.
The Cryo Archon needed their eyes on how Liyue was handling the transition.
Tartaglia looked at the busy scene below.
"Let's go down and take a look."
La Signora looked at him like he was crazy.
"You're a Fatui Harbinger. You think people will welcome you? Don't go looking for trouble."
Tartaglia chuckled.
"Sure, I'm Fatui—but I'm also a VIP at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor's internet café."
With that, he headed down.
La Signora rolled her eyes and returned to the Northland Bank.
At the construction site, Stelle quickly spotted Tartaglia.
"Well, well, long time no see—my defeated opponent," she teased.
The nickname irked Tartaglia, but he had to admit—he wasn't her match.
"Long time no see. I heard the Wangsheng Net Café is expanding?"
Stelle nodded and pointed at the building behind her.
"Yeah, this whole place will be turned into the new café. By the way, have you been here before?"
Tartaglia smiled.
"Of course. I'm a VIP, remember? Though it's my first time seeing you here."
"I'm not from this world," Stelle explained. "So it's normal for me not to be here often. Plus, back home, computers are everywhere."
Tartaglia raised an eyebrow. So they'd already encountered someone from another world.
No wonder she was so strong.
Just then, Hu Tao called Stelle inside to play a few rounds of Calestial Jade.
Stelle waved Tartaglia goodbye.
"Alright, gotta go play some Calestial Jade. Catch you later!"
With a dash, she entered the room and sat at the table.
"How much are we playing for today?" she asked.
While shuffling tiles, Lumine replied, "Same as yesterday? One star coin base, five-star cap."
March 7th suggested lowering it.
"How about less? Qingque took over 1300 star coins from us yesterday…"
Stelle shrugged. "One star coin is the lowest denomination—we can't go any lower."
March 7th blinked. "Oh… right."
Once the betting rules were set, March 7th, Stelle, Lumine, and Hu Tao started their game.
Amber and Eula sat nearby to observe and learn before joining in later.
Seeing that the place was still under renovation and clearly not ready for visitors, Tartaglia returned to the Northland Bank.
At that moment, the Unknown God, who had come down from upstairs, noticed the group playing mahjong.
She walked closer.
"Hu Tao, what game are you playing?"
Lumine, focused on her tiles, looked up—and instantly drew her sword.
"It's you!"
***
Lumine drew her sword and slashed at the Unknown God.
The Unknown God casually waved her hand, and a dark red energy block appeared, blocking Lumine's slash.
Hu Tao and the others were momentarily confused—what was going on? Why did Lumine suddenly draw her sword to attack someone?
They quickly rushed forward to pull the two apart.
Stelle and March 7th held tightly onto Lumine as she gripped her Traveler's Sword and cursed out loud.
"You old hag! Today, I'm getting my revenge! 500 years! Do you even know what I've been through these 500 years?!"
Paimon, off to the side, suddenly said,
"Didn't you say you slept through most of it?"
Lumine was momentarily speechless. Uh… well, that was true.
"Then why did you seal my powers?! I had to spend so many star coins to unlock them again! I'm settling this score with you today!"
Suddenly, Lumine burst forth with strength and broke free from Stelle and March 7th.
Fortunately, the two quickly reacted and held her back again.
Blocked by Hu Tao and Eula, the Unknown God was getting increasingly annoyed after hearing all this.
She pushed Hu Tao and Eula aside.
"Fine! Let's settle this! And you still have the nerve to blame me?! I haven't even brought up the damage you and your brother did to the False Sky!
Back then, you two literally broke through the False Sky to enter Teyvat! I had to patch up those holes myself!
And you didn't just enter quietly—your brother even helped that damned Khaenri'ah drag the Abyss into the world!
What was I supposed to do—just let you run loose?! Sealing your power was the only way to prevent another disaster like your brother!"
The Unknown God looked utterly aggrieved.
Since Celestia turned into the False Sky to protect Teyvat, she has worked tirelessly to maintain peace.
Patching your messes, cleaning up Khaenri'ah's damage—hasn't been easy for me!
Lumine, seeing the Unknown God look so pitiful, began to calm down. Thinking it over… it really was her brother's fault.
Damn it, Aether! What have you done?!
And to think, back then I asked you why you were in such a rush to leave—it was because you'd caused a mess and wanted to run away?!
At that moment, Zhongli stepped forward.
"What Lady Calestia said is all true history.
The war 500 years ago began when Khaenri'ah drew in the Abyss.
Lady Calestia led us Seven Archons to resist them.
In that battle, Barbatos was gravely injured and only recently recovered.
Many Liyue Adepti and Millelith died in The Chasm.
The Raiden Shogun of Inazuma fell. The Hydro Archon of Fontaine fell. The Pyro Archon was gravely injured. The Cryo Archon's temperament changed completely."
Hearing Zhongli's words, Lumine finally understood just how big of a mistake her brother had made.
And just how dangerous the Abyss Order he now led had become to Teyvat.
Lumine swung her sword.
"Alright, Aether! I am going to deal with you! Hey—Calestia, was it? Do you know where my brother is?"
Calestia responded,
"I do. What, you're going after him now? You can't beat him."
Lumine waved her hand.
"That's fine—I don't have to. I've got the Galaxy Flame Justice Hero—Stelle can take him down! Calestia, open the portal!"
Stelle, holding her Judgment of Shamash, raised an eyebrow and put one hand on her hip.
"Lumine—who's getting smacked?"
Calestia sensed Stelle's power and was instantly stunned.
Holy moly—that's strong!
She immediately opened a portal to the Abyss.
Lumine led everyone through.
She didn't believe it—with this many strong people—they couldn't take down one Aether?
Meanwhile, deep within the Abyss—
Aether was discussing their next move with several Abyssal envoys.
"Gather the hilichurls. We need to build up our strength to take revenge on Celestia!"
The envoys nodded and were about to leave—
When suddenly, a portal opened above them.
Stelle dropped from it with her Flaming Judgment raised high.
"Judgment of Shamash! Annihilation!"
The envoys saw she was targeting their Prince and quickly tried to defend him.
But another voice came through:
"Rain of Arrows!"
Dozens of glowing arrows shot from the portal, piercing the envoys before they could react. They cried out and vanished into black smoke.
The other Abyss Order members finally reacted and launched attacks toward Stelle in the air.
Zhongli appeared beside the portal.
"As solid as rock!"
All attacks aimed at Stelle were blocked by a shield.
Jing Yuan floated in the sky, holding his sword and summoning his Lightning-Lord. With one mighty strike, he shouted—
"Radiant spirit, heed my word. Show no mercy!"
Aether tried to dodge, but Stelle mirrored his every move.
Realizing he couldn't escape, Aether summoned the Descender's Sword to fight back.
Last time you sucker-punched me to win!This time—it's anyone's game!
They clashed midair. And following the ancient rule of anime-style battles—"the one on the left always loses"—Aether was knocked down hard, crashing to the ground.
Celestia, watching this scene, shouted the internet slang she just learned: "Holy crap, that was awesome!"
Seeing Aether get pummeled made her feel so good—she clapped furiously in delight.
She even started yelling about giving Stelle a seat among the gods.
Zhongli looked at the unconscious Aether and the dark aura of the Abyss.
"Stelle—bring him back. This place is not safe."
Stelle hoisted Aether onto her shoulder, and they followed Lumine back through the portal.
Shortly after they left, a figure shrouded in black mist appeared in the Abyss.
"What the hell happened here?! Where's my flag?!"
Sensing Celestia's aura, the figure growled:
"Damn it! Her again?! When we break through the False Sky—you're dead, Celestia!"
Back at the new Wangsheng Funeral Parlor Internet Café building—
Lumine tied Aether to a chair, even stepping on it to tighten the ropes so he couldn't escape.
After finishing, she dumped a bucket of water on his face.
Aether woke up coughing from water getting into his nose.
He blinked groggily—where am I? Wasn't I just fighting in the Abyss?
That question disappeared the moment Lumine shoved a can of surströmming (fermented herring) in his face.
Aether, already familiar with it, didn't react.
Come on, this stinky fish stuff? I've already suffered through it once. I'm immune now!
Seeing him unfazed, Lumine sighed and shook her head.
"Brother… you brought this on yourself. Don't blame your sister for not helping you."
She walked away helplessly.
The next second, Celestia approached with a creepy grin, pried open Aether's mouth, and pulled out her secret weapon:
A bowl of stinky cow organ soup.