Makoto: Little Sister, Have I Been Feeding You Too Much?

Summit of Mt. Yougou, Grand Narukami Shrine.

Beneath the Sacred Sakura Tree, the sea breeze carried a faint dampness. As their conversation continued, fluttering sakura petals gradually piled up across the ground, forming a pink floral carpet.

"..."

"Heh, I hadn't realized it was already this late."

"Back at Liyue's wine gatherings, we never talked all that much. Yet now that we're merely reminiscing, we've been talking for so long."

Brushing the fallen petals from her shoulders and hair, the tiny little one picked up a piece of dessert from the spread laid out on the carpet before them.

Watching Makoto feed her younger sister, the King of Trees could not help feeling a little sentimental. After both of them had "died" once, they had somehow grown far closer than before.

"Now that you mention it, those Liyue wine gatherings were indeed a long time ago. As the eldest among us, is the Geo Archon still well?"

"In our long lives, that period was probably one of the rare times when we could truly relax. I remember that not long afterward, nations began running into trouble one after another, and fewer and fewer people came to the gatherings."

Ignoring the slightly awkward expression on her sister's face, Makoto handed her another snack she liked.

After watching Ei eat it, Makoto turned back with a satisfied expression and continued the conversation.

At the time, the order of the various nations had only recently stabilized. As the most respected among the gods, Morax's experience in governing a nation was worth learning from.

Holding the wine gathering in Liyue was both the gods of the other nations paying tribute to their elder and the still-young rulers acknowledging Liyue's national strength.

"..."

"Morax? Mm, he's doing well. It's just that he may be somewhat...