Late at night, inside the Angel's Share tavern.
Since today marked the Inazuma delegation's arrival in the city, with a welcome banquet to boot, the people of Mondstadt who had not received invitations did not mind. If they could not drink at Anemo Archon Plaza, drinking their fill at Master Diluc's tavern was a fine alternative.
After all, most of the fine wine at the welcome banquet had been purchased from the Dawn Winery, and the Angel's Share was also one of the winery's properties. The wine at both places was actually the same, so what difference did it make where they drank?
Among the tavern's many patrons, however, there was an unexpected guest today: Eula, who had left the welcome banquet.
She occupied a table for four all by herself. It was not that Eula had refused to share her table with other patrons; rather, no one had asked to sit with her at all.
Even though the tavern was packed, the patrons without seats would rather drink standing up or outside than share a table with Eula, a member of the Lawrence Clan, because they felt that doing so would make them outcasts in Mondstadt.
Moreover, Eula's habit of declaring vengeance at the drop of a hat made it very easy for people who did not know her to misunderstand her.
In a foul mood, Eula had already spent nearly three hours drinking alone in the tavern. Three large bottles of Dandelion Wine had gone down her throat, and a tipsy flush had crept onto her face, tinting it an enchanting crimson.
As the night deepened, many patrons headed home satisfied, and Charles, the bartender, began preparing to close.
As the tavern gradually quieted down, Charles began clearing the cluttered tables and urging the patrons who had drunk