-LATER IN THE MORNING, ON THAT SAME DAY-

Kazuha

"Did you sleep well?"

You

"A little. How's your head now?"

Kazuha

"A lot better. The headache is gone."

You

"That's good to hear. I'm sure we're all hungry, let's go down to eat. I heard they have a really good chef that works here."

You went to the top level to catch some fresh air while everyone else walked downstairs.

???

"Who are you?"

You jumped a little at their voice and turned around.

You

"I'm just staying here for a while. Why do you need to know?"

???

"Because I'd like you to leave."

You

"... Leave the inn? What, do you own it?"

???

"No- Leave this spot. I like to be alone here."

You

"Yeah? And so do I. I'm not going."

???

"... What?"

You

"I said I'm not going."

???

"Fine."

Beidou

"N/N, the food's ready."

You two were on the top level when Beidou arrived, and she fixed you both with her gaze.

Beidou

"... Oh wow, you two know each other?!"

You

"No! I don't know who this is, and I don't like him already."

???

"Wow."

You

"So rude and for what..."

You said, under your breath.

Beidou

"N/N, this is Adeptus Xiao. Xiao, this is N/N. There! Now you two know each other. Isn't that great?"

You

"No. I wish I'd never seen his face."

Beidou

"Ooh, that was rather... Personal."

Xiao scoffed.

Xiao

"I don't have time for this."

After that, he disappeared, and you went downstairs to have breakfast.

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Kazuha

"Am I allowed to find out what happened now? I'm pretty sure that I can remember things properly."

You

"I walked to the police station and opened your cell for you, but you refused to leave. You were stubborn, and it kinda made me mad, so I slammed your head against the cell bars and carried you to Inazuma which was honestly really exhausting. It was the only way since you wouldn't take a step outside of that cell."

Kazuha

"Ah... I'm still so sorry. I was angry."

You

"It's fine I guess... I'm still a bit angry at you but then again I'm the one who almost gave you a severe head injury, so this one's on me."

You stayed at Wangshuu Inn for almost a week and explained your situation to the staff. You accompanied Kazuha as he travelled across Liyue, and you had small dates with him each day. You didn't know how Kazuha felt, or at least that's how you saw it.

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Verr Goldet

"Hello, welcome to Wang-"

???

"Have you seen any of these people recently?"

They brought up a photo of you, which was taken with Ei beside you. Along with that, they brought up photos of the other 4 who were with you.

Verr Goldet

"... No. I have not seen any of them. What's going on?"

???

"..."

Verr Goldet

"..."

???

"Search the inn."

Verr Goldet

"Hey, you'd be disturbing everyone!"

???

"Listen, these four people are wanted criminals in Inazuma and all our leads have led us to somewhere in this area. We have to do anything it takes to find them, understood?"

Verr Goldet

"You are wasting your time."

The Tenryou Commission went to Liyue in search of you after discovering what was happening. Every piece of information they gathered pointed to the vicinity of the Wangshuu Inn.

Soldier 1

"Check each room."

Verr Goldet made sure the troops didn't dare approach your room by following them around. She was unable to notify the others or you.

Verr Goldet

"Alright, I think that's enough-"

When they reached your room, Verr Goldet hurried and attempted to stop the soldier from entering.

Soldier 2

"Ma'am, I'm going to need you to step away from the door."

Verr Goldet

"And if I don't?"

Soldier 3

*Sigh*

Soldier 1

"Move her."

She was simply hauled away from the door by two soldiers who seized her arms. The soldier kicked the door down as soon as Verr Goldet was moved away from it.

Verr Goldet

"Unhand me!"

As the soldier entered the room, he noticed...

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Nothing.

There was nobody there, and it appeared to be vacant as well. There were no visible personal objects on the beds, which were properly made. The restroom was spotless and sparkling.

The soldiers kept searching but came up empty-handed.

Verr Goldet

"What did I tell you..."

She mumbled.

Soldier 1

"I apologize for the trouble."

Verr Goldet 

"Yeah, you better be sorry!"

The soldiers turned around when they heard stomping and saw Verr Goldet's husband, ready to throw hands. Even though they didn't really harm Verr Goldet, he gave one of the soldiers a slap across the face and pulled his wife away from the soldiers. 

The soldiers then offered them Mora as compensation after he shouted for them all to leave.

When Verr Goldet was certain that the soldiers had departed, she entered the room and began looking for you all, confused.

Xiao

"Verr Goldet."

Verr Goldet

"Oh! Xiao?"

You and the others joined Xiao in standing near the door frame.

Verr Goldet

"There you guys are! I was so worried!"

Kazuha

"You can thank Xiao for that."

The Tenryou Commission was on its way to the inn, and Xiao had seen them and knew it was bad news. He believed you were in trouble since he knew they were travelling from Inazuma and you and the others are the only Inazumans at the inn, even though you were previously impolite to him.

Verr Goldet

"Where were you all this time?"

You

"In the elevator."

Verr Goldet

"Ah... That explains why you weren't in your room."

Gorou

"This is bad though... They know we're in Liyue. Next, they'll be looking all over Mondstadt, and we'll have nowhere to go."

Kokomi

"Should we just face the Raiden Shogun?"

Beidou

"Kokomi, are you insane?! Even if there's 5 of us, we have no chance against the Raiden Shogun."

Kazuha

"Y/N might."

You

"... No."

Gorou

"Raiden's like a mom to them, would they really wanna fight their own mom?"

You

"... Kinda. I never said I was as strong as her, I only said that our fighting styles were similar."

Beidou

"So if you have a similar fighting style to hers, doesn't that mean that you could learn to block her attacks?"

You

"Kind of?... I mean, when we would train together, she went easy on me and didn't go all out so... I don't know how it would be if it were a real duel."

Huai'an (Verr Goldet's Husband)

"Hide! She's here!"

Everyone began to look about in a panic. The Raiden Shogun, Kujuo Sara, and a large army of soldiers were on their way to the inn when Xiao burst into the room and peered out the window.

Xiao

"We have to go-"

Xiao attempted to flee the room, but the entire structure shook and caused everyone to become unbalanced. You were aware of your own slipping off the ground and the building's tilt at that point.

Wangshuu Inn had been split in half.

Gravity overcame you and you immediately dropped to the ground alongside Kazuha.