Another day passed.
Having finally returned to Mondstadt after so long, Ellin naturally wanted to see as many of her friends there as she could.
Early that morning, Ellin heard that Diluc was on duty at Angel's Share, so she decided to drop by and visit him.
At that moment, inside Angel's Share...
Diluc was wiping a wineglass, his face expressionless.
Suddenly, the door swung open.
A white-haired girl poked her head inside.
The instant she saw Diluc, she broke into a grin.
"Hi, Master Diluc!"
"Oh?"
Diluc looked toward the voice. When he saw the white-haired girl, a rare hint of a smile appeared on his normally impassive face.
"It's you, Ellin."
"What brings you here?"
Diluc set down the glass and looked at Ellin.
"Hehe, I finally managed to come back, and I haven't seen you in ages. I heard you happened to be working at the tavern today, so I came to visit."
"Oh, right! I just got back from Inazuma yesterday, and I brought you some local specialties."
"Here, these are lavender melons, a fruit unique to Inazuma. I specially picked out a few ripe, juicy ones."
"You like fruit juice, don't you? Lavender melon juice is really sweet. I'm sure you'll love it."
As she spoke, Ellin lifted a sack of lavender melons and set it on the counter.
"Oh?"
"Sorry for the trouble. Thank you-that was thoughtful of you."
Diluc smiled. It looked a little like a polite, practiced smile, but anyone who knew him well would have realized that he was actually in quite a good mood.
What he did not tell Ellin was that he had come here today precisely because he had received word that a certain girl had returned to Mondstadt City.
At the counter.
Diluc slid a glass