"Huh? So your hometown is Mondstadt?"
Ei sounded a little surprised. "It seems you did plenty of remarkable things before going to Inazuma! No wonder we've seen so many people looking at you with admiration along the way."
"Hehe, I didn't really do anything worth praising!"
Ellin smiled. "Come on, let's keep exploring Mondstadt. Maybe we'll discover something new!"
"Oh, wait a moment!"
Ellin bought two drinks and two desserts from a street stall, then handed one of each to Ei.
"What are these?"
Ei looked at the drink Ellin offered her in confusion.
"Oh, this is a fruit juice drink that's been very popular lately, and this is cream cake."
Ellin gave Ei a sweet smile. "You spent hundreds of years in the Plane of Euthymia, and you finally got a chance to come out. Here, try some of this era's new treats."
"Fruit juice? Cream cake?"
Surprise appeared on Ei's face. She had heard of these things before.
In "The Domineering Electro Archon Falls for Me!", the protagonist, Ailin, had sold these things at his stall.
Yes, she remembered that Ailin's hometown seemed to be Mondstadt, too...
She hadn't expected a visit to Mondstadt to give her a chance to taste the things from the novel.
She took the drink and cake and tried a little of each.
"So sweet... The drink is nice and cool, and the cream cake is so soft. Its texture is so delicate. How lovely..."
"So this is the food described in the novel?"
"Sweets really do bring people happiness!"
A relaxed expression appeared on Ei's face.
Something suddenly occurred to her, and she looked at Ellin again. "Sky-Clearing, does anyone sell ice cream here?"
"Ice cream?"
Ellin froze for a moment, then understood and gave an amused smile.
"That's something that appeared