"Kaeya, why are you here? Don't tell me you ran all the way to Sumeru to slack off." Kaeya's appearance greatly surprised Paimon, but then she seemed to think of something. She crossed her arms and looked at him with an all-knowing expression.
"Of course not. I came to Sumeru this time on Grand Master Jean's orders. No matter how much I wanted to slack off, I wouldn't go as far as running to Sumeru."
Faced with Paimon's accusation, Kaeya hurriedly defended himself. There were quite a few people here whom he did not know, and he did not want word of his slacking off to spread through Sumeru.
"A mission? What mission could you have in Sumeru?" Paimon continued asking.
"It's actually a collaboration." Kaeya quickly explained why he had come to Sumeru. It was a business partnership between several merchant associations from Mondstadt and Sumeru, meant to sell wine. Mondstadt's wine was famous throughout Teyvat. Ordinarily, the Knights would not interfere with merchant transactions, but Sumeru had undergone such enormous upheaval this time.
The wine industry was Mondstadt's most important pillar industry. If something went wrong, the impact on Mondstadt would be considerable. Sumeru's demand for alcohol was also quite high.
"I see. So you came to take part in the competition too?" Paimon nodded lightly at Kaeya's explanation.
"I certainly wanted to enter, considering how high the prize money is, but unfortunately, I don't have the time." Kaeya was naturally tempted by the sixty million Mora prize. As the Knights' Cavalry Captain, his salary was not low, but while it was not impossible to save sixty million Mora through his wages, it would take a very long time.
Naturally, Kaeya wanted such a windfall, but he truly had business to attend to in Sumeru and had no