Genshin Impact: Watch me turn the tables and kill my servants at the start!

Yae no Miko: (;｀O´)o Get lost! Don't bother me while I'm licking my fur!

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The checkpoints at the gates of Inazuma Castle were much stricter than before. When Fanes rode the Wind Slime to the gate, the guard looked up at him, his gaze lingering for a moment on the translucent gelatinous creature, before reaching out to stop him.

"Sir, monsters need a permit to enter the city. Do you only have a registration form?"

Fanes patted the wind slime on the head to make it land on the ground: "No way. It won't go into the city, I'll just leave it outside."

Fanes led the Wind Slime to a stone pillar next to the city gate and tied it there. The gelatinous creature quietly curled up into a circle and squatted in place, its surface gleaming with a gentle green light.

Just as Fanes was about to step inside, the gatekeeper spoke up again: "There's another new rule: pets brought into the city must be leashed to prevent them from biting people. If you're also going to bring the one in your arms in, you'll have to buy a leash over there."

He pointed to a stall next to him, a stall selling ropes. Fanes looked down at the pink fox curled up in his arms, then looked up at the stall next to him with a row of thin ropes of various colors hanging on the wall.

Yae no Miko's ears twitched slightly when he looked down at her, but she didn't open her eyes.

Fanes carried her to the stall and picked out a rope that looked fairly sturdy. The blue ribbon was thin and soft, with a small, lightweight buckle at one end. He held it up to his ears, then looked down at the fox in his arms and said, "Bear with it for now, just put it on, and take it off once we get into town."

Yae no Miko's ears perked up. Her purple pupils snapped open, and she looked down at the thin blue rope in Fanes' hand before beginning to struggle violently.

With its four paws braced against Fanes' arms, its tail bristled twice its original thickness, and the fox wriggled and bounced in his arms like a lit firecracker.

Fanes was nearly knocked off his feet by her kick, so he quickly tossed the rope aside and wrapped both arms around her, saying, "Don't move! Don't move! It'll just be on for a moment! We'll untie it once we get into the city!"

Yae no Miko struggled even more. She suddenly darted out of Fanes' arms, staggering as she landed, then darted five or six steps toward the city gate without looking back. She then squatted on the stone slab, turned around, and let out a series of rapid and sharp whimpers at Fanes.

Its purple pupils held an accusation that seemed to say, "You really don't treat me like a human being." Its tail was taut and its ears were completely flattened back.

Fanes stood in front of the stall, still clutching the thin blue rope in his hand. Looking at her defiant stance, he remained silent for a moment before speaking: "Fine... let's respect human rights."

After saying this, Fanes himself felt that his words had a subtle irony in this context, but he did not change his mind. He simply put the rope back on the stall.

Yae no Miko's whimpering stopped for a moment, and a scrutinizing look, as if asking "Are you teasing me?", flashed across her purple pupils.

Then Yae no Miko turned around, her tail held high behind her, took a few steps toward the city gate, stopped, and looked back at him, as if to say, "Hurry up and come in."

Fanes walked over to her and bent down to pick her up, but Yae no Miko took a half step back to avoid his hand. Then she jumped onto the wind slime that was quietly curled up in a circle next to her, squatted on its round top, and patted the gelatinous surface with her tail, signaling it to move its position.

Fanes withdrew his hand, stood up straight, looked at her, and then at the wind slime.

The Yae no Miko, perched atop the Wind Slime, watched him calmly with her purple eyes. Her tail swayed behind her, the meaning clear: I won't go into the city; you go in and take care of your business. I'll wait here. Fanes nodded.

"Okay. You stay here, I'll go in and buy some things and keep an eye on the shop."

Fanes turned and walked toward the city gate. The gatekeeper glanced at him but did not stop him.

Yae no Miko squatted on the wind slime and watched Fanes's figure disappear into the shadows of the city gate. Then she waited a while to make sure that no one else was watching her.

It lowered its head and began to lick its front paws, then gently smoothed the fur on its chest that had been ruffled by the struggle, its movements patient and meticulous.

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The wind slime made soft whimpering sounds beneath her, as if it was quite used to being used as a cushion.

Just as she was intently licking the small patch of downy hair on her belly, a series of light footsteps came from the other end of the street, growing closer as they approached.

A crimson fox, almost a size smaller than Yae no Miko, ran up to the Wind Slime, placed its two front paws on the gelatinous surface of the Wind Slime's edge, looked up at her, wagged its tail rapidly, and made a series of short and eager cries.

The shouts, when translated, were roughly something like, "Boss, what are you doing here?", "Want to go play on the grass over there?", or "Someone threw a piece of fish skin over there, I smelled it."

The fox was clearly an ordinary fox that had never developed intelligence. Its fur was shiny, but its eyes were driven only by pure instinct. It was looking at Yae no Miko, who was perched on top of the wind slime, with an excitement that seemed to say, "Why didn't you call me when you came out to play, boss?"

Yae no Miko's grooming motion stopped. She looked down at the crimson fox that was tilting its head back and wagging its tail at her, a fleeting but clear hint of impatience flashing in its purple pupils.

Without adjusting its posture, it simply let out a short, low growl from its throat, a sound carrying a clear warning and a sense of being driven away.

The crimson fox was startled by the growl. Its two front paws slid off the edge of the wind slime, and it took two steps back after landing, its ears drooping and its tail tucked between its legs.

It let out a very soft, short whimper, as if saying "I know, boss," then lowered its head, turned around, and ran away down the street, disappearing around the corner.

After watching the fox run off into the distance, Yae no Miko lowered her head again to continue grooming, her tail slowly sweeping behind her, as if trying to erase the little incident from her attention. The wind slime coiled quietly beneath her, its surface occasionally catching a faint glimmer of green light before settling back down.

Meanwhile, Fanes had already entered the streets of Inazuma City. He first went to the corner stall that always sold freshly baked rice crackers and bought a bag of soy sauce rice crackers. The heat seeped through the paper bag, making his fingers alternate between holding it. Then he turned into a small fruit shop next door and bought a few washed peaches, which he put in a net bag and hung on his wrist.

Then he turned to the storefront in the middle of the main street, which was under renovation. The storefront wasn't large, and the wooden sign at the entrance was already hung up, with the words "Yangshizi Communications - Inazuma Branch" engraved on it.

Fanes pushed open the door and went inside. The walls inside had already been painted with a light color. Wooden frames were arranged along both sides of the walls, with spaces and cable slots reserved for placing terminal equipment. The cabinets against the wall had also been installed. Only the equipment and wiring were left to be installed.

After walking around the store and checking the reserved interfaces in several key locations, I nodded in satisfaction and took out the demo unit to take a few photos of the wall and counter for future reference.

He put two rice crackers in his mouth and chewed them, then folded the paper bag closed and stuffed it into the mesh bag before turning around and pushing the door open to go out.

The afternoon sun shone on the street, making the stone slabs slightly hot. He walked back along the way he came, and when he passed the fruit stand he had just been to, he bought two more peaches.

When I got to the city gate, I could see the Wind Slime still squatting next to the stone pillar, a pink blob basking in the sun and dozing off.

Fanes walked over, took a peach from his net, and handed it to the fluffy pink ball on top of the wind slime. Yae no Miko didn't open her eyes, but she smelled the peach's aroma. After her ears twitched, she opened her mouth and bit the edge of the peach. The fox remained curled up, but began to slowly and silently nibble on the peach.

The protagonist gave the last peach to the wind slime. The wind slime extended a tentacle and stuffed the peach into its belly.