["It's hot."]
[Lumine pulled her hands back from the Pyro Slime.]
[Seeing this, Kael quickly tossed the Slime away.]
["Are you alright?"]
[As he spoke, Kael immediately held out his palm.]
[An ice ball appeared. A cool breeze blew over Lumine's burned palms.]
["I'm fine..."]
["I pulled my hands back as soon as I felt the heat."]
[Lumine looked ashamed.]
[Since setting out, the two of them hadn't headed straight for the main city of Mondstadt. Instead, under Kael's guidance, they were trying to help her obtain elemental power.]
[Unfortunately, the method he mentioned—touching Slimes—didn't seem to work at all.]
[Lumine had been shocked and frozen before.]
[While the Hydro and Anemo Slimes felt quite comfortable, she couldn't draw any elemental power from them.]
["I'm sorry..."]
[Kael looked guilty. "I let you get hurt."]
[Seeing Kael's troubled expression, Lumine quickly waved her hands. "No, it was my own curiosity. It has nothing to do with you."]
["Besides, every time a problem arises, you're the first to help me. I haven't actually sustained any real injuries."]
[Lumine opened her palms and smiled. "See? Even though I just got burned, with your help, I'm perfectly fine."]
[Kael took Lumine's hands, turning them over to inspect them thoroughly.]
[Only after confirming she wasn't injured did he breathe a sigh of relief. "*Whew*."]
["It's good that you're not hurt."]
['But where exactly is the problem?']
['I clearly sensed elemental power by coming into contact with these Slimes of various elements.']
From the perspective of the viewing screen...
Kael and Lumine had been wandering around the area since leaving Kael's small wooden hut.
Their slow pace made it hard not to wonder if they actually intended to go to Mondstadt at all.
However, since the vast majority of people had met the Traveler before...
Based on their understanding of her, Kael became the primary subject of suspicion.
Tartaglia: "Is it possible that Kael is lying? He's definitely unique, but I still don't buy that you can gain elemental power just by touching Slimes."
Zhongli: "Are you suggesting he is intentionally deceiving the Traveler to achieve some hidden goal?"
Ningguang: "What would a Reincarnator's goal even be?"
Kujou Sara: "I have no idea."
Yae Miko: "Lumine has lost her memories and is quite naive. Perhaps the Reincarnator, Kael, is taking advantage of such a perfect opportunity. He might trick Lumine until he can eat her right up."
Paimon: "Eh!? Reincarnators eat people?"
Yae Miko: "I didn't mean it in the way you're thinking, little one."
Sangonomiya Kokomi: "I don't think so. Kael doesn't look like that kind of person."
Aether: "You can't judge a person by their appearance alone. Don't you understand such a simple truth?"
Lisa: "Oh? And you are...?"
Aether: "I am the blood relative Lumine is searching for."
Lumine: "Bro... Brother?"
Why did this idiot speak up in the group chat?
Lumine felt her head go dizzy.
She had been worried about his identity earlier, and now he had just exposed himself.
Furina: "Oh my, as Lumine's brother, you simply couldn't watch any longer, could you? Well, it makes sense. No one wants to see their family being deceived. But I feel like Kael isn't the kind of person you all think he is."
Aether: "Hmph! I can see through his goals just by his small gestures. This despicable Outlander... he must be trying to lure and deceive the innocent Lumine."
Nahida: "But why do I feel like Lumine is very happy being with Kael? There haven't been any bad scenes."
Aether: "That's because he hasn't shown his claws yet."
Xingqiu: "I sense a lot of anger from the Traveler's brother."
Chongyun: "Yeah, it's like he wants to tear the Reincarnator to pieces."
Aether: "Lumine, listen to your brother. You absolutely cannot trust that guy."
Lumine: "..."
Lumine: "Brother, that happened in a past life. How am I supposed to control that?"