Chapter Summaries

Bai You finished exploring all of Snezhnaya in Genshin Impact and went to eat the fish with pickled mustard greens he had ordered. After biting into it, he woke underwater in Teyvat as a girl and realized he had bitten Varesa’s tail.

• Bai You completed Snezhnaya’s exploration and reached 100% progress.
• Bai You collected his delivery and began eating the fish with pickled mustard greens.
• Bai You suddenly lost consciousness and awoke submerged in icy lake water.
• Bai You discovered that she had Varesa’s tail in her mouth and released it when Varesa turned around.
• Bai You realized she had transmigrated to Teyvat and changed into a petite girl’s body.

After waking in Varesa’s shell as a young girl, Bai You struggled to understand her sudden transformation and explain how she had appeared. Varesa helped her out of the water and gave her a pill, while Bai You began questioning who she had become and whether her strange situation was real.

• Bai You realized she had transmigrated into a young girl after waking in the lake with Varesa.
• Varesa asked Bai You where she had come from and why she had appeared in her shell, and Bai You said she did not know.
• Varesa noticed Bai You might drown, took her hand, and pulled her onto the shell.
• Varesa gave Bai You a tablet to warm her up, and Bai You went out of sight to swallow it.
• Bai You examined her unfamiliar white dress, pinched herself, and concluded that her transformation was real.

Bai You examined her unfamiliar body after waking in a cavern and realized she had become a petite, youthful-looking girl. She was still trying to understand what had happened and adjust to her new form.

• Bai You touched and inspected her long, pale blue-white hair, which reminded her faintly of Varesa's aqua-green hair.
• Bai You examined her small, delicate hands and face and confirmed that her body was female.
• Bai You stood up and estimated that her new height was between 150 and 160 centimeters.
• Bai You walked barefoot across the shell and found her new body light, unsteady, and physically frail.

Bai You learned that she had transmigrated into a petite white-haired girl and received a Sign-In System with a powerful Mermaid Physique talent. After arguing with the lazy system about her changed body, she remembered that Varesa was nearby and became eager to see her again.

• Bai You realized she had transmigrated into a girl's body after opening her eyes in the water with Varesa.
• Bai You called for a system, and the Sign-In System bound itself to her and offered a newbie gift pack.
• Bai You opened the gift pack and gained the mythic-grade Mermaid Physique, which allowed her to switch forms and breathe underwater.
• The system explained that it had transformed Bai You into a girl to keep her from being imprisoned after appearing beside Varesa.
• Bai You heard that Varesa seemed anxious and hurried to see her.

Bai You met Varesa inside the shell cave and explained that she had no idea how she got there. Varesa offered her a place to stay and lent her dry clothes, but stopped her before she could change.

• Varesa silently appeared close in front of Bai You, startling her and leaving her flustered.
• Bai You told Varesa her name and said she did not know how she had arrived in the cave; Varesa reassured her that her tail was unharmed.
• Varesa asked about Bai You's home and family, and offered to let her stay when Bai You said she had none.
• Bai You thanked Varesa by calling her big sister, delighting Varesa, who imagined the two of them spending time together.
• Varesa took Bai You to a storage chest, gave her a pale cyan dress, and directed her to change behind a screen.
• As Bai You headed for the screen, Varesa remembered something and called out to stop her.

Bai You changed into Varesa’s undergarments and pale cyan dress behind a shell screen, embarrassed by wearing girls’ clothes for the first time. When she finally emerged, Varesa was transfixed by how cute she looked.

• Varesa stopped Bai You and gave her a clean set of undergarments to wear with the dress.
• Bai You changed behind the shell screen, awkwardly putting on the unfamiliar clothes and struggling to dress herself.
• Varesa waited outside and wondered whether Bai You was having trouble or felt too shy to come out.
• Bai You emerged in the oversized pale cyan dress, and Varesa stared at her, captivated.

Varesa grew fond of the shy Bai You and gently tied her damp hair in Tide Song Cavern. She removed her handmade flower hair clip and moved to place it in Bai You’s hair, telling her not to move.

• Varesa asked Bai You to raise her head, then offered to tie up her messy hair.
• Bai You accepted and sat on a shell platform while Varesa carefully untangled and arranged her hair.
• Varesa gathered Bai You’s hair into a loose half-up style, leaving wisps beside her cheeks.
• Varesa removed her water-splash-shaped flower hair clip and leaned close to Bai You, telling her not to move.

Varesa styled Bai You’s hair with flower clips and learned that Bai You had never visited a town and had nowhere to go. Varesa invited her to stay forever, and after Bai You admitted that she liked Varesa too, Varesa drew her close and said they could not be apart.

• Varesa fastened water-splash hair clips into Bai You’s hair and told her she could keep them.
• Varesa asked Bai You whether she had ever visited a town, and Bai You said she had nowhere to go back to.
• Varesa invited Bai You to stay with her in the cave and confessed that she really liked her.
• Bai You told Varesa that she liked her too, then grew too shy to repeat herself.
• Varesa teased Bai You and pulled her closer, saying they could not be apart from then on.

Varesa led Bai You to a hidden snowy patch in Tide Song Cavern, where they built a snowman together. Afterward, Bai You hugged Varesa and told her she was glad they had met, and Varesa returned the sentiment.

• Varesa took Bai You deeper into Tide Song Cavern and invited her to build a snowman in a hidden patch of snow.
• Varesa guided Bai You in packing and rolling the snow, teasing her when she got distracted.
• Bai You and Varesa made a large body and head, then added pebble eyes, branch arms, and a snowy smile.
• Varesa embraced Bai You from behind as they admired their snowman, which she called one that belonged just to the two of them.
• Bai You hugged Varesa and said she was glad they had met, and Varesa softly replied that she felt the same.

After finishing their snowman, Bai You and Varesa explored the water inside a giant shell, where Varesa taught Bai You to blow bubbles underwater. Bai You discovered she could breathe underwater and left Varesa wondering if she was a water spirit too.

• Bai You and Varesa admired their snowman and imagined it would remain with them forever.
• Varesa led Bai You to the giant shell and told her she liked blowing bubbles underwater.
• Varesa revealed she was a water spirit, transformed her legs into a tail, and invited Bai You into the water.
• Bai You entered the lake and felt her Mermaid Physique take effect as she practiced blowing bubbles with Varesa.
• Bai You told Varesa she could breathe underwater, and Varesa asked if Bai You was a water spirit too.

Bai You transformed into a mermaid, revealing finned ears and an azure-white tail that resembled Varesa’s. Varesa was thrilled to have someone who could stay underwater and play with her, though Bai You noticed a trace of gloom beneath her happiness.

• Bai You used her Mermaid Form and transformed her ears and legs into finned ears and a fish tail.
• Varesa examined Bai You’s new scales and expressed disbelief that she had become a water spirit.
• Bai You asked if they could now blow bubbles together, and Varesa joyfully agreed.
• Varesa told Bai You she usually played alone and imagined exploring the waters of Snezhnaya together.
• Bai You promised to do everything with Varesa, then noticed a faint trace of gloom beneath her smile.

Varesa told Bai You that the Tsaritsa of Snezhnaya had exiled her parents and most of her people to a remote place, leaving her without contact with other water sprites. Bai You admitted she remembered nothing about her own past, then promised to help Varesa reunite with her family and people.

• Varesa explained that water sprites had once been common in Snezhnaya before the Tsaritsa exiled most of her tribe.
• Varesa asked whether Bai You had come from the place of exile, hidden in Snezhnaya, or returned from another country.
• Bai You said she remembered only her name and did not know where she came from.
• Varesa apologized for bringing up painful memories, and Bai You reassured her.
• Bai You promised to help Varesa reunite with her parents and people, even if she had to oppose the Tsaritsa.
• Varesa explained that the exile had been the most reasonable decision at the time, while Bai You promised she would not face the matter alone.

After comforting Varesa, Bai You nearly fell while climbing onto the shell because she forgot to change her mermaid tail into legs, and Varesa caught her. Bai You changed her tail but could not retract her fin ears, leaving her to wonder about her unusual transformation and remember her system.

• Varesa thanked Bai You for comforting her, then invited her to the shell’s surface to sing.
• Bai You forgot to change out of her mermaid form and nearly fell, but Varesa caught her and held her safely.
• Bai You changed her fish tail into legs, and Varesa pulled her over to sit beside her on the shell.
• Varesa noticed Bai You’s fin ears had not changed back and touched one, making Bai You flinch.
• Bai You tried repeatedly to retract her ears but failed, and Varesa explained that water demons’ ears stayed the same in human form.
• Bai You remembered that she had a system and wondered why she had forgotten about it.

Bai You argued with her system about her water-spirit ears, then agreed to check in when it promised a reward tied to her bond with Varesa. The check-in gave her two Bond Necklaces, while Varesa waited beside her.

• Bai You asked the system why her ears would not change back, and it explained that using her talent had made the change permanent unless she reclaimed the talent.
• The system offered to reclaim Bai You's talent for 1,000 Mora, but Bai You refused and chose to spend time with Varesa instead.
• The system said that the day's check-in could grant exclusive items representing Bai You's bond with Varesa, catching Bai You's attention.
• While Bai You remained lost in thought, Varesa played with her cheek, hair, and finlike ear before resting against her shoulder.
• Bai You agreed to check in, and the system rewarded her with two Bond Necklaces.

Bai You discovered that the Bond Necklace let its wearers sense each other’s condition and teleport to one another, and learned it could not be forcibly removed. When she returned her attention to reality, she found Varesa asleep against her shoulder, unaware that Varesa had already made up her mind.

• Bai You examined the paired Bond Necklaces and learned they let the wearers sense each other’s emotions and physical condition and teleport to one another three times a day.
• Bai You learned from the system that the necklaces could cross time under special circumstances and could not be forcibly removed against a wearer’s will.
• The system warned Bai You that prolonged conversations with it cut off her awareness of reality, though it protected her from harm while she was disconnected.
• Bai You withdrew her consciousness from System Space and realized Varesa had fallen asleep against her shoulder.
• Bai You quietly watched Varesa, while Varesa sensed Bai You returning to awareness and made up her mind.

Bai You carried Varesa through the cave while Varesa pretended to sleep, and both became flustered by their closeness. Bai You reached Varesa’s secluded alcove and hinted that she might put her down, leaving Varesa wondering whether her act had been discovered.

• Varesa pretended to sleep against Bai You’s shoulder while secretly watching her.
• Bai You lifted Varesa into a princess carry, startling Varesa into clinging tightly around her neck.
• Varesa hid her embarrassment and continued pretending to sleep, while Bai You realized the truth and played along.
• Bai You carried Varesa carefully through the slippery cave passage toward her alcove.
• Bai You whispered near Varesa’s ear that she could put her down in the alcove, and Varesa stiffened, wondering if Bai You had found her out.

Bai You teased Varesa after discovering she had been pretending to sleep, and Varesa eventually admitted she wanted to be held a little longer. After laying her on the bed, Bai You revealed that her ears would remain changed and that she had become a water demon like Varesa, then offered her two necklaces bearing their likenesses.

• Bai You revealed that she knew Varesa was pretending to sleep and teased her until Varesa admitted she wanted to stay in her arms a little longer.
• Bai You gently laid Varesa on the wooden bed, and Varesa asked about Bai You's condition and altered ears.
• Bai You said her ears would not change back and guessed that she was now a water demon like Varesa.
• Bai You told Varesa she had discovered other special abilities and showed her two necklaces, each with one of their likenesses carved into a gemstone.

Bai You gave Varesa two Bond Necklaces carved with their mermaid likenesses, and they exchanged them in the cave. The chapter ended with both necklaces resting against their wearers’ hearts.

• Varesa recognized the tiny mermaid carved inside one gem as herself and the other as Bai You.
• Bai You explained that she had condensed the Bond Necklaces from her own energy and offered Varesa the necklace bearing Bai You’s likeness.
• Varesa asked Bai You to put the necklace on her, and Bai You fastened it below her collarbone.
• Varesa thanked Bai You, then accepted the necklace carved with her own likeness and placed it around Bai You’s neck.
• Varesa and Bai You stood together with their exchanged necklaces resting against their hearts.

Bai You explained that the paired necklaces let her and Varesa sense each other's emotions and teleport to one another up to three times a day. Varesa treasured the gift and then sang the surprise she had prepared for Bai You.

• Bai You told Varesa that their necklaces shared their emotions and could teleport them to each other, with a limit of three uses per day.
• Bai You said she had made the necklaces because Varesa was closest to her and she did not want them to be apart.
• Varesa promised to treasure the necklace and not lose it.
• Varesa invited Bai You to hear her sing, and they went to the edge of the big shell.
• Varesa began singing beside Bai You, and the cavern fell silent.

After Varesa’s song left Bai You spellbound, Varesa invited her to stay at the Korolevsky Theater while her cave was renovated. Bai You agreed, and they left together for the train station as dusk fell.

• Varesa finished singing, and Bai You froze in awe until Varesa brought her back to her senses.
• Varesa teased Bai You about enjoying the song and told her she had sung it just for her.
• Varesa invited Bai You to return with her to the Korolevsky Theater while the cave was being renovated, and Bai You agreed.
• Varesa led Bai You out of the cave, wrapped a warm scarf around her, and held her hand as they headed for the train station.