On the night of the Lantern Rite gala.
Lumine and Paimon went out carrying kites.
Ganyu and Shenhe had already been waiting downstairs for quite some time.
"Let's hurry and find a good spot!"
The main event was finally about to begin.
What a pity. That man still wouldn't get to see the Lantern Rite this year.
He protected the lights of countless homes, yet he himself could never see them. Sigh.
I need to sit up for this.
Lumine set off toward the docks with Paimon, Shenhe, and Ganyu, the four of them traveling together.
Tonight was probably the liveliest night in all of Liyue Harbor.
Yaoyao pulled her little friend Qiqi through streets and alleyways.
"Hurry, hurry, we're almost there!"
"...Okay."
Qiqi followed behind, afraid that the Round Sparrow kite might get tugged apart.
A million-dollar camera shot.
Both little wives were adorable.
Those two statues were Mu Yang and Menogias, right?
The atmosphere was absolutely perfect.
Lumine took her time, feeling at ease with everything around her.
Perhaps it was because she had spent so much time with Mu Yang.
She now loved Liyue's culture very much as well.
Ganyu made Shenhe lower her head.
Then quietly helped her straighten her hair ornament.
Paimon darted through the streets. "This year's Lantern Rite is just as lively!"
Once everyone had gathered, all sorts of troupes and stages had already begun their performances.
The dazzling array of art exhibitions was almost too much to take in.
Long lines formed before the food stalls.
Where else would people from other nations ever see such an abundance of food?
Just then.
The lights at the docks began to go out.
"What's going on? Did something break?"
"Hurry and contact the Millelith."
The Exquisite Lanterns now became the only firelight at the