Paimon: "Lumine, what do you think?"
"He must have some scheme... just in case, let's find someone else to help."
"That's true... Well, Venti seems to have already run off... and the passersby... emm... there's no one else on the streets at this hour..."
"Hmm... then let's just take him directly to the Knights of Favonius."
"Nani?! You can't be serious! I'm telling you, I overheard him planning something big! Anyway, there's no good end for what I've done, and I just wanted to talk to an angel for a bit before being captured. If you can't even grant me this, I'll never tell you anything! Then you can just wait to be annihilated by them!"
"Hmph... there's hardly a word of truth in what you say."
"Heh heh... Believe it or not!"
"Lumine, it's better to be cautious. It's better to be safe than sorry..."
"Even so, I can't let Ying take the risk."
Ying: "Why don't I just listen?"
Lumine: "No! He clearly has some scheme. Knowing it's a trap, how could I possibly let you walk right into it!"
"But... is there any other better way now... If it turns out like he said, and I sacrificed too much, I wouldn't be able to bear it..."
"Ying... Alright... But I won't go far, even if I make him speak more quietly."
"Mhm, mhm, did you hear that?"
"No problem, no problem! As long as I can talk to an angel!"
"Okay, you two step back a bit."
"Alright..."
"Lumine... I have a bad feeling about this..."
"Me too... but since Ying said so... we can only do this... Let's stay alert!"
"Alright, you can speak now."
"Mhm, before I say anything, I want to say a few words to the angel."
"Eh? Sure, go ahead."
"It's just that, I truly like you."
"This... I'm sorry. Although I have some feelings for you now, it's only due to the drug. I know I would never like this kind of behavior from you."
"As expected... sigh... Forget it. Then, can I ask you one last thing?"
"Hm? What is it?"
"That thing is... I order you to teleport me to Starsnatch Cliff!" Christmaslos suddenly said fiercely to Ying.
"No... Huh?! My hands... I can't control them... Lumine!" Ying exclaimed, discovering her body was out of control. After struggling in vain, she quickly cried out to Lumine for help.
"?! Not good!"
"Starsnatch..."
"They disappeared?!" Paimon.
"It was Ying who used teleportation... Damn it! Ying just said something about Starsnatch to me... Starsnatch... Starsnatch Cliff?!"
"Eh?! That far away?!"
"Paimon, follow!"
"Oh, oh!"
"Damn it... that scoundrel is as good as dead!"
Meanwhile, on the other side...
"Heh heh... It seems this drug is somewhat effective..."
"You... why are you doing this..." (So tired... so sleepy... No... can't sleep...)
"Heh heh... Don't blame me. Blame yourself for saving me in the first place."
"You can still turn back now... it's not too late..."
"Hmph... Rather than being thrown in jail directly, I'd rather have some fun before I die!"
"Dream on... I'll never let you succeed, even in death!"
"Heh heh, is that how you talk to your boyfriend?"
"Pah! Liar!"
"Say whatever you want. Brother will make you comfortable now... Ah?! My eyes! My eyes!"
As Christmaslos was about to pounce on Ying, Ying threw a handful of dust she had just gathered into his eyes.
"Run... run faster... so sleepy... want to sleep... is this a side effect of teleportation?... Hold on, I can't collapse now..."
"Damn it! Stop right there!"
"?! Oh no... my body is out of control again..."
"Still trying to run? Do you think you can escape?! Lie down for me!" Christmaslos angrily shoved Ying to the ground.
"Ah?! You're... committing a crime..."
"Hmph... You've been dragging this out for so long, and I finally found an opportunity!"
"Don't come near... Help!"
"Scream! Scream all you want~ We're so far from Mondstadt, by the time your sister gets here, I'll have done God knows how many things to you~"
"Ugh... Take your hands... away..." Feeling a deep revulsion as he reached out to grab her arm, Ying's strong emotions even broke through the drug's control over her.
"You can resist?! What kind of garbage drug did they give me?"
Seeing that Ying had broken free from the drug's control, the man panicked and quickly tried to subdue her while she was still weak, unaware of a figure who had appeared behind him.
"Damn it... why does she have so much strength when she's this weak?" He was furious that Ying had thwarted his attempts several times.
"Hey..."
"Who is it? Can't you see I'm busy... Someone... *Pah?!*"
As Christmaslos turned his head, the person delivered a kick to his face, sending him flying far away.
"Ouch! Pain, pain, pain... Which son of a b*tch kicked me..."
"Ugh..."
"?! That voice... Whopper Whopper... Whopper Whopper mob?! Run... Ouch! There's one here too?! These, these, these... so many... I'm warning you, don't come over... Ahhhhhh!! Help me!!"
A not-so-delicious lunch...
"Are you alright?"
"Mhm... Thank you..."
"Lumine... Huh? You're not Lumine..." The person was stunned to realize that this Ying was not his sister, seeming to disbelieve his eyes.
"Eh? You know my sister?"
"Sister... In any case, it's good that you're alright. I'm leaving now..."
"Wait!"
"...What is it?"
"Um... can you stay with me for a while... I'm afraid he'll come back..."
"Don't worry, that guy won't be coming back." Perhaps because they looked so alike, looking at this Lumine, so different from his memory, he felt a reluctance to let her wish go unfulfilled.
"Eh? Why?"
"Because... the Whopper Whopper is hungry."
"Hungry...?"
"It's fine if you don't understand. Anyway, don't worry, goodbye..."
"Wait!"
"...Is there anything else?"
"I... I want to chat with you..."
"Chatting... Aren't you afraid I'm a bad person?"
"No... Although I've lost my memory... I have a feeling I know you..."
"Know me... Alright, let's chat as we walk."
"Mhm, um... what's your name?"
"...Aether."
"Aether..."
"And you?"
"I... I'm not sure... but they call me Ying..."
"Lumine... That's my sister's name too..."
"Eh?! What a coincidence? My sister's name also seems to be Lumine..."
"Mhm... Speaking of which, why did you lose your memory? You could have run away just now, why did you suddenly stop?"
"This... I remember it was because..."
"So it was that kind of drug..."
"Do you recognize it?"
"Mhm, do you want to recover your memory?"
"Recover my memory?! Can you really?"
"Yes, follow me..."