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[Yaaaaay! Almost the End ot book one!]

- I'm really sorry again!

[Y/n] was bowing in front of Itto, guilty eating her insides. [P/N] was staring at those two, while itto tried to make the girl stop.

- It's okay, really!

They both were close to a campfire. [Y/n] felt something crawl on her arm to her shoulder. Looking over it, the Onikabuto was staring at they both.

Before she could talk, Itto was pushed to the ground. [P/n] was over itto's face, at is seems trying to bite him.

Going over, [y/n] tried to pull the creature away from the Oni, yet his grip wasn't loosing.

Itto was muffle screaming when the creature's body was pressed against his face.

- [P/n]! Let him go!

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- I'm so sorry.

Again, but this time on her knees, [y/n] was bowing with [P/n], holding the small creature against her chest. A faint blush covered her cheeks, embarrassed.

Itto, was with scratchs over his face, yet still had a silly smile on his lips.

- it's okay! Don't worry! Didn't expect the small guy to be so aggressive.

Standing up, [y/n] Took her small friend and place it inside her bag, closing it.

- he doesn't act like this all the time.

- it's okay, Don't worry.

She quickly went to her bag again and pull out a small bento Kokomi made for her. It was composed of meat, rice and fish. [Y/n] hand her bento to Itto, giving the tall oni a smile.

- here, you can have it.

Itto, smelling the bento, he gave the girl a Nod as he sat on a fallen tree, [y/n] Sat by his side, feeling the Onikabuto crawl to her lap.

- What brings you here?

The Oni said.

- I'm... walking around to see this place one last time.

- "Last"? It's not your first time here?
She hard the Oni said, mouth full of food.

- Nop, I'm... going to travel for far. Really far.

- Wait, you're leaving inazuma?

- yes.

- But, how?

She turn to give the Oni a wink.

- I have my ways.

- Well, good luck girl!

The Oni place his hand over the girl's head, patting it.

- Who is this?

He mention the Onikabuto.

- Oh, I friend I've found. Here, have him too.

[Y/n] gently grab the Small Onikabuto and place it on itto's hand.

- you're not gonna take him with you?

- unfortunately... I think he will miss this place as much as I do.

Standing up, the girl turn to itto an gave him a bow, readjusting her bag.

- Well, it's time for me to go.

- have a safe trip, pal.

Giving him a nod, [y/n] turn back and walk far where Itto was. She stopped in front of a beach, she can see Ningguang's first Palace. None was around, then she could place her bag on the ground and took out [p/n].

- let's go meet the Traveler?

The small creature let out a happy screech. She took out her clothes, under it was a body swim like.

Carefully she hand the bag to the creature, as she run towards the water, feeling her skin turn into scales.

When she was deep enough in the water, she poke her head out, making a bubble of air, just like she did to Tartaglia. [P/n] fly over the girl, placing the bag under the bubble, keeping it dry.

Then, she goes underwater, holding the bubble. Soon, her small creature goes into the water, just to see his body change before her eyes.

In contact with water just like her, [p/n] start to get bigger.

She almost couldn't recognize this creature.

When [p/n] swim closer to the girl, he gently press his face on her side, just for [y/n] Pet his head, hearing the creature seem to let put some kind of "purr".

[Y/n] made a signal for the creature, seeing it nod his head.

Both of them start swimming in Liyue direction.

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With the Harbingers

- there's have been reported a strange woman in Inazuma, more precisely in Watatsumi island.

Dottore was in a reunion with his 'son', tartaglia, Scaramouche, Pantalone and capitano. Columbina was also there, but just hearing what they had to say.

- She got this far?

- Apparently yes.
Dottore respond while tartalia seem.. sad and lost. Just like Dottore's 'son', they were the most affected by her escape and sudden dissappear.

- I send two fatui agent to go there, check and if they find her, bring her back.
Dottore said, just to pull out a couple photos from his coat, spreading across the table. The both fatuis, mutilated and seem to be eaten by something.

Scaramouche made a disgusted face while Tartaglia seem quite shocked by the photos.

- Guess she got herself a little friend.
Pantalone said, fixing his glasses.

- so what you want us to do?
Scaramouche said, looking at dottore.

- keep your eyes open, if you saw [y/n], immobilize her and bring it back.

They all nod, Dottore's son was staring in one specific image. The last one taken when she was in Snezhnaya.

Did I mention he got bigger?

- Columbina.

They all turn to look at the girl, who kept a smile on her face, almost seeing their eyes glow in the dark, yet she still seem calm.

- can we trust you to not say a word to Pierro?

She happily nod.

- you're all dismissed.

Dottore said, taking the photos and leaving, the other followed after.

The only one left there was Tartaglia. He was staring at inazuma's map, eyes seem empty yet with some kind of hope.

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