A day passed.
Today was Ellin's second day back in the past, and she was still traveling around Mondstadt with Alice.
Today, in Mondstadt City.
A little girl with blonde hair, green eyes, and little braids ran out of her house alone to play in the streets.
Her mom and dad were members of the Adventurers' Guild. They were often away on trips and rarely had time to spend with her.
Her parents had no time to keep her company, but they were also worried about letting her go out to play alone. It wasn't safe, after all.
So she rarely had a chance to go out and play.
The lack of parental affection and companionship, combined with her few opportunities to go outside, had made her rather withdrawn.
She wasn't good at interacting with others, nor did she have any playmates or friends to speak of.
Since her mom and dad couldn't keep her company, and she couldn't go out to play, she could only stay home alone and read fantasy novels to stave off the loneliness.
Recently, she had fallen in love with a fantasy novel called "The Ballad of the Prinzessin der Verurteilung."
She adored its protagonist, Fischl, and wanted to become someone just as remarkable.
So she had changed her own name to Fischl, too.
That day, her mom and dad came home. With them around, she finally had a rare chance to go out and play.
The more people lacked something, the more they wanted it.
With no friends of her own, she had longed for genuine friendship ever since she was little.
So, given this rare chance to go outside, she immediately ran to the fountain plaza.
There were always lots of children there. Surely she could find a playmate.
Brimming with anticipation,