"Stanley..."
Venti mused, "As far as I know, the adventurer named Stanley should already be dead."
"But... why is he still appearing in Mondstadt City, telling everyone about his adventures?"
Ellin frowned slightly. At first, Venti's remarks seemed unremarkable, but they contained some hidden information.
In the game, the great adventurer Stanley had died in the windless Mare Jivari, where the wind could not carry his soul away.
Since the wind could not bring Stanley's soul back, how had Venti learned that Stanley was dead?
Things seem more complicated than I expected! Ellin thought.
She glanced at the puzzled Venti.
In the game, after investigating the original Ellin's Imaginary Friend, Venti and Lumine had followed Ellin's guidance to the Temple of the Lion of the South Wind to find Jack and Stanley. That was how they had met Stanley.
But now, the original Ellin's soul had already returned to the heavens.
Because of the butterfly effect, Lumine and Paimon were now adventuring all over Mondstadt. The last time Ellin had met Lumine, Lumine had even told her that she had completed a quest called [Time and the Wind].
And now, the one accompanying Venti was Ellin, who had transmigrated into this world.
"I saw Jack at the Adventurers' Guild yesterday. I heard him say he was going adventuring with Stanley at the Temple of the Lion of the South Wind today."
"What do you say? Since you're curious, why don't we go take a look?"
Ellin smiled at Venti. In truth, she had not seen Jack at the Adventurers' Guild yesterday. It was merely an excuse to steer Venti toward the Temple of the Lion of the South Wind.
After all, she could hardly say outright that she knew where Stanley was. Otherwise, Venti would immediately realize this was another