Teyvat New Era, October 1, 1993, Moonchase Festival, Liyue Harbor, Feiyun Slope, Evening “Kuaixue, keep close and don’t get lost.” “Rest assured, Keqing, even if I get lost, I will definitely find you.” “Mm.” Unusual for Keqing, he did not retort to Kuaixue’s reply.
— I am the dividing line where memories begin — Regarding this strange younger sister of his, Keqing could sense that she harbored some secrets.
She still remembered when they were about 8 years old, during the Lantern Rite, the two sisters went to play in the lower district of Liyue Harbor together.
Back then, with a child’s natural playfulness, he pulled Kuaixue and shuttled between various stalls.
However, because the crowd flow in the lower district was overly dense during the Lantern Rite, coupled with Keqing’s surging playfulness, his eyes were only fixed on fun things and his attention was distracted, so before he knew it, he ended up getting separated from his younger sister Kuaixue.
When she finally snapped out of it at the riddle-guessing stall, Keqing realized her younger sister was lost, and hurriedly and panickedly searched all around while shouting Kuaixue’s name.
However, perhaps her luck wasn’t very good; after searching for a very, very long time, searching until one of Keqing’s shoes was stepped on and lost God knows where, searching until Keqing’s new clothes were soaked in sweat stains, and searching until blisters formed on Keqing’s feet, she still hadn’t been found.
Exhausted to the point of being unable to walk, Keqing leaned blankly against a large tree in a secluded corner, completely oblivious to her own disheveled state at the moment.
The panic and guilt of losing her younger sister surged into her heart instantly like a volcanic eruption at this moment.
“What should I do, Kuaixue has been lost by me, wuuwuu, I clearly promised Mom to take good care of my younger sister, I am really such an…
older sister…” After a few minutes, just as Keqing was shedding little pearls of tears beside the big tree, suddenly his vision went dark, and a familiar, lazy voice sounded in his ear: “Guess who I am?” Usually, this lazy voice sounded somewhat grating to the ears, but at this moment, it was so reassuring.
“Kuaixue…
wuuwuu, I’m sorry, wuuwuu.” “What’s wrong, A—older sister, I’m here.” Seeing the usually strong-willed Keqing in such a state, even Kuaixue, who usually loved teasing Keqing, put away her playful smile, gently pulling the crying Keqing into her arms while comforting him softly.
“I…
older sister…
lost…
younger sister…” “Alright, my older sister, I promise, your younger sister here won’t be lost by you…
Sigh, let me tell you a little secret in secret, and you aren’t allowed to tell others, okay?
Actually, I have a superpower, which is the ability to find you immediately no matter where you are, older sister.
The premise is that you don’t run around and stay put obediently.” The last sentence clearly carried a tone of slight grievance.
“…Really?” Keqing also recovered from crying, raised her head from Kuaixue’s arms, and looked at Kuaixue with tear-reddened eyes, Kuaixue’s reflection dimly mirrored in her watery pupils.
“Of course, otherwise…
shall we try playing hide-and-seek tomorrow?” “Okay.” The next day, Keqing dragged Kuaixue out of the warm blanket early in the morning, disregarding Kuaixue’s resentful gaze, and urged Kuaixue to start playing hide-and-seek with him.
Kuaixue was not lying.
This was the conclusion Keqing drew from that day’s hide-and-seek.
That day they played hide-and-seek 20 times, and every single time after the countdown ended, Kuaixue could always walk straight to Keqing’s hiding spot, even though Keqing had set up quite a few decoys to confuse Kuaixue a few times, it had no effect whatsoever.
Ever since then, whenever the two sisters got separated, Keqing would tacitly stay put obediently, and every single time Kuaixue would appear by his side within just a few minutes, whether in a deep, narrow alley or amidst the bustling crowd.
— I am the dividing line where memories end — The two sisters coming to Feiyun Slope this time had only three purposes: shopping, shopping, and fucking shopping.
October 1st was precisely the Moonchase Festival, a holiday for major merchant promotions, especially since it was said that Mingxing Jewelry would stock a limited-edition Geo Archon clay figurine on the day of the Moonchase Festival.
Keqing couldn’t sit still on the spot, dragging Kuaixue—who was about to grow mold staying at home during the holiday—straight to Feiyun Slope.
“This is your limited-edition Archon clay figurine, please take it.” “Hehe.” Holding the clay figurine obtained after lining up for a long time in his hands, Keqing smiled infatuatedly.
The only one capable of making Keqing show such an “honest and simple” smile was probably the Geo Archon.
Looking at his older sister’s appearance, Kuaixue sighed.
“What should we do next?” “Mm…
Let’s go eat dinner.” Keqing carefully put the clay figurine back into its packaging.
“Do you want to eat at Liuli Pavilion or Xinyue Kiosk?” Demoiselle Keqing, in high spirits, declared that she would treat them.
“Let’s go to Wanmin Restaurant.” Kuaixue thought about it and decided to save her older sister some money.
“Wanmin Restaurant?” Obviously, Keqing did not know about Wanmin Restaurant.
“An authentic long-established shop.
Follow me, it’s over at Chihu Rock.” — Heading to Wanmin Restaurant — “Ah, Kuaixue, long time no see, welcome.” Seeing her good friend arrive, the little chef and poster girl of Wanmin Restaurant, little Xiangling, went up to greet her excitedly.