Chapter 92: Captain Qin's Little Fangirl
Because Kaeya, Diluk and a few others were drinking in front of the tavern.
Kaia: Alcohol is something that should be drunk in a pub to create an atmosphere.
Diluk: I see you can drink happily on your own.
Kaiya: Haha, don’t say such unkind things.
Diluk: You better not get drunk here.
Kaiya: Huh? If you get drunk, you'll be sold to the garbage station?
Diluk: Sell?
Diluk was a little confused. Why would Kaeya say that?
Kaiya: Don't you often sell things? You also sold my father's old house.
Diluk: Humph... Why keep such useless things?
Kaiya: So, the vase was sold too?
Diluk: I have no idea.
Diluk didn't want to answer Kaeya's question, but the drunkard next to him didn't want to, and answered it for Diluk directly.
Palad: But there does seem to be a gorgeous vase in Master Diluk's house...
[Amber: It's over. Parad is in trouble this time.]
[Sora: Haha, Palad will be permanently blacklisted by the tavern tomorrow because he entered the tavern with his left foot first.]
[Qin: Oh, as expected, Parad is still so reckless. ]
On the other side, Wendy and the other two were observing them with a detector, but the detector only showed them and did not detect their imaginary friends.
Paimon: Just like you said, adults don't have imaginary friends...
Wendy: Is it really because of the lack of childishness?
Sora: It seems that adults are pretty much the same everywhere.
Paimon: Will I become a person without dreams when I grow up? Then I don’t want to grow up...
[Xing: Huh? If I remember correctly, Paimon doesn't have an imaginary friend, does that mean she's grown up?]
[Paimon: Huh? What? Paimon has grown up? ]
[Sora: I think the detector should be able to see Aratake Ichito's imaginary friend, Paimon, how about looking for Aratake Ichito next time we go to Inazuma? ]
[Paimon: Yeah, sure. I also want to know what the imaginary friend of the cowherd is. ]
[Arataki Ichito: Huh? Imaginary friends?]
[Paimon: What? Cowherd, don’t you have any? ]
[Arata Ichito: Wahahaha, how is that possible? My imaginary friend is a giant beetle, and it is the strongest beetle.]
[Paimon: Oh, it seems we don’t need to watch it, we already know it. ]
Wendy: So, how old do boys and girls usually keep their imaginary friends?
Wendy raised a new question, wanting to know how long imaginary friends can usually last, so she invited the two.
Wendy: Let's...go and verify it.
Then the three of them saw Irene still practicing sword as they passed by the training ground.
Kong took out the detector and looked at Irene. He didn't expect that she actually had an imaginary friend now, and that friend was Captain Jean. Kong told Paimon the news.
[Lisa: Wow, I didn't expect that little Irene's imaginary friend would be you? ]
【Qin: (blushing, shy) I didn’t expect this either.】
[Kaeya: Haha, after all, Captain Qin is so powerful and so popular among the people, who wouldn't want to be such a person? ]
[Amber: Yes, yes, Captain Qin is the idol of many people. ]
Paimon misunderstood and thought that Captain Qin had come to the training ground. He was a little confused, as Captain Qin was usually very busy, so why would she come here?
Paimon: It's Captain Jean! Why is she here? Could it be that Irene's imaginary friend is Captain Jean?
After Paimon looked around and didn't see Captain Jean, he realized belatedly that the Captain Jean that Kong mentioned might be Irene's imaginary friend.
Sora: Irene is such a hard-working child.
Paimon: Striving to become a knight... that's a bit strange.
Irene, who was training, also noticed the arrival of the three people.
Irene: Hmm? Hello, what's up?
Paimon: Have you been practicing swordplay here?
Irene: Yes, today I listened to Mr. Stanley talk about his adventures. It was so wonderful! I was so moved. I hope that one day I can become a great person like Mr. Stanley.
After hearing Irene's ambition and considering that her imaginary friend was Jean, Wendy guessed roughly what she was thinking.
Wendy: Is it to fight alongside Captain Qin?
Wendy saw through Irene's thoughts, and she answered her guiltily.
Irene: Of course I want to be a knight! It would be even better if I could go on adventures with Captain Jean.
[Lisa: Well, I didn’t expect Jean to have such a little fangirl! ]
[Leader Qin: (shy, blushing) Lisa! ]
[Lisa: Oh, our leader Qin is shy! ]
Paimon: Irene really admires Captain Jean.
Sora: She will definitely succeed.
Irene was also very happy to hear the affirmation from the Knight of Honor, which meant that her efforts were not in vain. Maybe in the future she could really go on adventures with her idol and fight side by side.
Irene: Thank you!
Then he remembered that the weapon used by the Honor Knight was a one-handed sword. With such a powerful knight around, it would be a good idea not to ask him for advice on how to be a swordsman, so he immediately extended an invitation to Kong.
Irene: By the way, Honorary Knight, this is a rare opportunity. Please practice swordplay with me...is that okay?
So Kong taught Irene swordsmanship for a while.
Irene didn't expect that the Honor Knight's swordsmanship was so powerful. She also felt that her efforts were not enough and she needed to practice more.
Irene: Phew! Thank you. I'm still a long way from here.
Wendy also comforted Irene and praised her at this time.
Wendy: You’re welcome. Irene is already very good.
Irene still thought that she was not working hard enough and was not mature enough, but she never thought of giving up.
Irene: I'm still tired of practicing, which is a sign of immaturity. But one day I will conquer all the wooden stakes in Mondstadt...
Paimon was also cheering for Irene's efforts.
Paimon: Come on, you can do it!
Irene: Thank you... Oh, no, I was so focused on practice that I forgot what I was supposed to do! Ugh... But I'm too tired to move... Honorary Knight, can you help me pass on a message to Jack?
Kong was the kind of person who always loved to help others, so he agreed to Irene's request immediately.
Sora: Where's Jack?
Irene: Jack went on an adventure with Mr. Stanley to the "Temple of the Lion of the South Wind" today. He is a legendary adventurer who is famous in Mondstadt and has reached the "Sea of Silence". We originally agreed to discuss the adventure plan tonight... Could you please tell him to meet another day?
Kong: I haven’t been there for a long time. I want to go there again.
Irene was also very happy to hear that the Honor Knight agreed to help her.
Erin: Oh, thank you so much!
The three then said goodbye to Irene and headed towards the temple outside the city.