Does the Great Bake-Danuki Really Exist?

Xingqiu looked good in women's clothes because he already had the looks for it. His legs were fair and slender, and aside from his flat chest, he could pass for a girl without even putting on makeup.

Besides, his punishment had put him in Liyue women's clothes, so no one found it jarring.

Chongyun's S-rank Sexy Technique was meant to make him incredibly alluring and turn him into a sexy beauty.

But Kaeya's version...

It was an assault on the eyes, especially those hairy legs in fishnets. Countless viewers spat out their drinks.

Punishment complete.

Even though the punishment was over, Kaeya was still at it.

"Hehe."

"How's this pose?"

"And this one!" He even started doing moves straight out of Swan Lake.

The people of Mondstadt around him applauded. Marjorie, Miss Sara, and Blanche from the general goods store all cheered and laughed delightedly.

[Thoma: As expected of the Ice-Crossing Adeptus. He's really got some moves-he even earned everyone's applause.]

[Xinyan: Mr. Kaeya turned his punishment into a performance instead. That's impressive.]

[Diluc: That's his specialty. Being thick-skinned.]

[Eula: Hahaha, Kaeya is very popular in Mondstadt. He gets along with all sorts of people.]

[Xingqiu: Mondstadt really lives up to its name as the City of Freedom. In Liyue, this would probably be a joke everyone was telling by tomorrow.]

[Keqing: Everyone, the story is continuing.]

Yoimiya said, "I knew it was you two. The moment I heard the children's description, I figured it out."

Yoimiya said, "The Great Bake-Danuki is very popular with the children. Of course they'd be upset if you casually denied that he existed."

Paimon said, "So the Great Bake-Danuki really doesn't exist, right?"

Yoimiya said, "Mm-hmm. When I first heard the story, I figured their parents probably made it up to keep the children from wandering off."

[Yoimiya: Oh no! The children are watching too! Isn't this livestream setting me up?]

[Thoma: Well, now the kids are going to be heartbroken.]

Yoimiya said, "But when the children asked me, I told them the Great Bake-Danuki looked cute and enjoyed playing pranks, but didn't like hurting people."

Yoimiya said, "The version they believe in now is the one I described."

At this point in the livestream, the children of Inazuma City were stunned and began questioning their parents. "Is the Great Bake-Danuki made up?"

[Amber: Now this is a problem. Yoimiya, you'll have to tell the children the livestream's story is made up.]

[Yoimiya: This is trouble. The children really trust this livestream lately. After all, so many people have received physical punishments, and some people won money and even treated everyone to a meal.]

Yoimiya said, "For children, casually saying the Great Bake-Danuki doesn't exist will hurt them."

Yoimiya said, "I have plenty of dreams of my own, too. Like fireworks that spin as they shoot out, a hero who defeats an evil dragon, or a holy sword that cleaves through the darkness. You had those sorts of dreams when you were little, too, didn't you?"

[Kamisato Ayaka: @Yoimiya, the Yashiro Commission can help you organize an event for the children, promoting stories about the Great Bake-Danuki and the like.]

[Yoimiya: Thank you, Miss Ayaka.]

[Kamisato Ayato: You're welcome. The children are Inazuma's future, after all.]

Yoimiya said, "Once you've exposed a fairy tale, what are you going to tell the children instead? That Inazuma has closed its borders? Stories about the Vision Hunt Decree?"

[Gorou: !!!]

[Sangonomiya Kokomi: !!!]

[Yae Miko: Interesting. Quite a few people heard that remark, you know. You have my like, dear.]

All of Teyvat was watching this.

Many people in Inazuma City were comforting their children, but Yoimiya's words gave both the people of Inazuma and those of Watatsumi Island something to think about.

Ding-livestream quiz. What is the truth about the Great Bake-Danuki?

1: The Great Bake-Danuki exists.

2: The Great Bake-Danuki is a character in a story.

3: The Great Bake-Danuki disappeared five hundred years ago.

4: The Great Bake-Danuki? Sayu!

Ordinary Livestream Room: 100 people will be selected to answer. Correct answer: 50,000 Mora. Incorrect answer: the Haunted Mine.

Elite Livestream Room: three slots will be available to claim. You have three minutes to consider your answer.

[Kaeya: That's strange. No restrictions?]

[Thoma: Isn't this a freebie? It has to be 2.]

[Ningguang: If it were a freebie, they'd restrict who could answer, like they did earlier. If there are no restrictions, something must be wrong with 2.]

[Sangonomiya Kokomi: Truth mixed with falsehood... What if they break the pattern this time, and we're just overthinking it?]

[Sayu: Why is Sayu on there?! Sayu isn't the Great Bake-Danuki!]

[Xingqiu: According to a novel I read, a bake-danuki wears a coat that covers its head, with catlike ears showing, and carries something round on its back. Could that option be suggesting that it looks somewhat like Sayu's outfit?]

[Kamisato Ayaka: That's possible. Sayu's clothes are called the Little Bake-Danuki Outfit. They were a gift from her teacher.]

[Yanfei: I think it's one of the other three!]

[Gorou: If it's one out of three, we should act decisively. It'll come down to who's fastest.]

Countdown: three, two, one! Claim your slots!

Ding! Gorou, Thoma, and Arataki Itto have claimed the chance to answer.

[Yoimiya: All the slots went to people from Inazuma! A total victory!]

[Thoma: I finally have a chance to answer.]

Gorou, Thoma, and Arataki Itto have selected their answers.

[Kuki Shinobu: Boss, what did you pick?]

Arataki Itto declared with swagger.

[Arataki Itto: Obviously 1! Hahahaha! I've wanted to defeat the Great Bake-Danuki ever since I was a kid.]

[Everyone: ...]