Bennett's adventure had failed again, but it wasn't a complete loss. During the fight, he had accidentally caught several little birds in the crossfire. Since he hadn't eaten yet, he picked them up and made them his lunch.
"You... you..."
Seeing Bennett still eating "pigeon" meat, Timmie burst into tears again.
"Waaah... I'm going to tell my dad and mom, and Big Sister Katheryne too!" Timmie cried as he turned and ran back toward Mondstadt.
He was going to the Adventurers' Guild to report Bennett.
"Huh? So what exactly happened?"
Completely bewildered, Bennett stared at Timmie as he ran away.
"With so much pigeon meat, we can have a proper feast again."
After running for quite a while, Theresa and Higokumaru finally stopped. Looking at the pigeon meat in their arms, Higokumaru looked utterly delighted.
"Don't rush to eat yet. Business first."
Although Theresa also wanted to start cooking delicious pigeon dishes right away, she held herself back. Finding Klee came first.
"Mhm, little Klee is just up ahead. We'll be there soon." Higokumaru handed all the pigeon meat to Theresa and pointed in a direction.
"Let's go."
After putting away the ingredients, Theresa jogged onward in the direction Higokumaru had pointed.
"Watch out, Boss!"
Just as Theresa was about to get closer, a missile suddenly flew straight at her. Higokumaru hurriedly warned her.
"What?"
Without time to think, Theresa immediately pulled out her pink cross, [Sakura's Oath], and held it in front of herself. At that very moment, the missile struck the cross... and Theresa instinctively crouched down, covering her little head with both hands.
"Boss, Boss! Are you okay?!"
After the missile exploded, Higokumaru flew over to Theresa.
"I-I'm fine..."
Hearing Higokumaru's voice, Theresa finally lowered her hands. She realized she was completely unharmed. The missile