"Really!? I can really join Liyue!?" At Xiu Yuan's words, Ganyu couldn't help crying out in surprise.
She had never imagined that Xiu Yuan would agree to let her join so easily.
"Really." Xiu Yuan nodded, answering calmly.
"Then... can I call you King?" Ganyu seemed to feel that calling him the Dark Night King was a little too distant, so dropping the first two words seemed more fitting.
"You can."
"Yay!!! I've joined Liyue! From now on, I'm part of Liyue too!" Ganyu seemed utterly delighted.
Her round body bounced up and down on the grass, looking rather like a furry yoga ball.
Yet just as her happiness reached its peak, her cheerful cries abruptly stopped.
Then her expression began to change, growing somewhat complicated, as though she had something to say but didn't know where to begin.
"What's wrong?" Xiu Yuan asked, giving her an opening.
"King... I actually have a master too... but I can't find her... I want her to join Liyue with me..." Ganyu said timidly.
Hearing Ganyu's words, Xiu Yuan finally understood what had felt off.
By all rights, she should have been in Jueyun Karst, living with Cloud Retainer.
That was why he hadn't expected to see Ganyu when he came to Cuijue Slope.
"Your master?" Xiu Yuan asked in puzzlement.
"Yes. My master is really skilled at Adeptal Mechanisms, and there are several other powerful people there too. They can all control elemental power. If they could all join Liyue, I'm sure they would make it even better!"
"Then where are they?"
"They're in Jueyun Karst, but I can't find my way back..."
"I do know how to get to Jueyun Karst. But if they can all wield elemental power and are proficient in mechanisms, they should be able to defend themselves