The Exam Is Finally Over, I'll Take a Break, Normal Updates Should Start Next Month

[Sushang: Huh? I never expected this gentleman's friend to have such deep knowledge of the Aeons! That's amazing! Could that person be a member of the Genius Club?](?ω?)

Actually, Cion's identity—or rather, his alt—was ridiculously easy for those factions to figure out. But on the surface? Didn't know him, never heard of him, oh, a new friend, hahaha.

Of course, Sushang was an exception.

She genuinely thought Cion merely knew a friend who had done quite a bit of research on the Aeons.

[Cion: Ahaha, well, we're Nameless! It's perfectly normal to have a few connections around the universe.]

[Stelle: But your backstory clearly says you only joined the Express recently.](￢_￢)

[Cion: Can't I have met them back when I was a cosmic drifter?]o(′^｀)o

[Lumine: Mm, that makes sense. Being a drifter really does make it easier to meet some rather unusual people.]

[Lumine: I remember when I was traveling with my stinky big brother. We once heard a planetary defense force captain talk about how he and a fellow drifter had been tricked into taking a job by a shady boss, and then ran into a bunch of absolute lunatics.](????)

[Paimon: Lunatics? How crazy could they be? Could they be crazier than that bard and the others?](oo)?

[Lumine: Simply put, they were a bunch of nutcases. To use Venti and the others as an analogy: Mondstadt was facing an unprecedented crisis. The enemy had already fought their way outside the city and was about to destroy Mondstadt, but at that moment, Venti not only didn't want to use his power to protect Mondstadt—he even wanted to settle the problem through negotiations.]

[Venti: Why am I the example?]Σ(?д?|||)??

[Lumine: Oh, come on, we were just talking about you, so I used you as an example. When we get back, I'll