"Klee didn't set off cannons, bombs, or burn mountains like people do in the city..."

"Klee, don't try to deny it. You were definitely in the wrong this time."

Unexpectedly, it was Genji who was the first to reprimand Klee. Hearing this, Klee shrank back and listened obediently.

"Although you want to have a big adventure before your birthday, do you know how worried everyone is about you if you just leave without saying goodbye?"

".....Know."

Do you know how dangerous it is for you to run out like this?

".....Know."

"Klee, look at your sister Jean, and Luminous and Paimon, how hard they went to find you. Don't you have anything to say?"

"I'm sorry, Captain Qin, I'm sorry, Sister Ying, I'm sorry, Paimon, Klee made you worry."

"It's alright, it's alright."

Seeing the guilty and remorseful expression on Klee's face, Paimon quickly waved his hands and said:

"Don't be like that, why did the atmosphere suddenly become so tense? Honestly, Klee is just a child, Gengo, don't talk to her so harshly!"

"Precisely because she's a child, we need to teach her a lesson so she won't repeat the mistake!"

Genji answered seriously, then looked at Klee and continued:

"Do you realize you were wrong now?"

"knew...."

"You really know?"

"I really understand."

"Very good, Klee is such a good girl who admits her mistakes and corrects them."

One second Genji had a stern face, the next he was rubbing Klee's head and laughing heartily. He took Klee's little hand and walked out, saying:

"Brother, I came to Mondstadt in a hurry last time, so I'll punish Klee by making her my guide. If she doesn't do a good job, she won't be allowed to eat peaches for three days."

"Yes! Klee guarantees she'll complete the mission!"

Klee nodded vigorously, her short legs eager to step out of the office, but then...

"Cough cough cough!!"

A cough from behind made Genji and Klee freeze in their tracks. Koto rubbed her forehead, looking at Genji with a slight headache, and said:

"Let's make this a small matter, and a nothing at all, Mr. Gengo. Are you sure you want to punish Klee?"

"That's really true..."

At this moment, Barbara, who was standing to the side, said with a mix of laughter and tears:

"Mr. Gensou, it's really not easy for Nanoha not to be spoiled by you."

“Miss Barbara, I think it’s necessary to have a serious discussion with you about this matter. What exactly does ‘…’ mean?”

Gensho's face hardened, and he seriously prepared to debate with Barbara about the issue of 'spoiling children,' but Director Qin successfully interrupted Gensho, saying helplessly:

"Mr. Gensho, please don't try to change the subject."

"cough....."

Genji, realizing he'd been discovered, coughed lightly and tried to defend Klee with a smile:

"Chairman Jean, considering that it's almost Klee's birthday, please don't put her in solitary confinement."

"Mr. Gengo, I'm sorry, Klee's birthday is still a long way off."

"Eh?"

Qin's answer surprised Yuanxiang; the acting leader was unlikely to lie about something like this.

"Klee didn't lie!!"

At the same time, Klee, realizing the problem, quickly jumped out and anxiously grabbed Genji's hand, saying:

"Klee really didn't lie. Klee calculated it all. When we set off, there were only ten days left until Klee's birthday. Klee has proof, it's in Klee's room, Gensou-nii... Klee really didn't lie!!"

Seeing Klee so anxious that tears were welling up in her eyes, Gengo quickly picked her up and comforted her while looking at Qin, trying to figure out what kind of misunderstanding was going on. But then he saw Barbara unable to suppress a smile as she took out a small calendar.

"Indeed, according to this calculation, Klee's birthday has already passed."

Barbara flipped through the small calendar and said softly:

"Klee, Mr. Kaeya made this for you, right? Do you remember what he told you back then?"

“Brother Kaiya said... as long as... as long as all the paper on this is torn off, it will be Klee’s birthday.”

Klee, slightly sobbing, earnestly recalled her answers to Barbara's questions. At that moment, Jean sighed and softly said:

"Kaeya probably told Klee to tear one sheet a day, but did you really do that, Klee?"

"Klee, of course...Klee...Klee..."

Klee instinctively wanted to answer Jean's question confidently, but as soon as she started speaking, she suddenly remembered something, and gradually lost her confidence. She buried her head in Gensou's arms and said in a muffled voice:

"Klee really wants to celebrate her birthday, so... sometimes she'll tear off an extra sheet..."

Well, so that's the misunderstanding.

Genji couldn't help but laugh. Hearing his hearty laughter, Klee shyly twisted her body and gently patted Genji's shoulder a few times. Genji then used one hand to wipe away the tears of laughter from the corner of his eye and looked at Koto, saying:

"This really sounds like something Klee would do."

"It's not just similar, it's exactly like this."

Barbara chuckled and teased, while Jean shook her head with a wry smile. Then, after a moment's thought, she looked at Klee and said:

"Klee, I won't put you in solitary confinement this time, but as punishment, I'm temporarily confiscating the bombs in your room. If you don't make any other mistakes during this time, I'll replace them for you."

"Um...."

Upon hearing this, Klee's ahoge (cowlick) immediately went limp and stuck to her head. She nodded in agreement, then broke free from Gensou's embrace and headed towards her room, skillfully moving her painstaking creations to the confinement room for temporary storage. Meanwhile, Qin, worried about potential problems during the process, hesitated for a moment before giving Gensou an embarrassed smile and hurriedly following Klee.

Watching the little elf's departing figure, how should I put it, although it's inappropriate, Gensho still felt like laughing.

"Yuanxiang, you really spoil your child."

Paimon floated to Yuanxiang's side, put his hands behind his back, looked at him, and said:

"Just looking at how you were just now, I feel like you could easily spoil the child."

"Don't say that, I'm very sensible."

Gensho gently poked Paimon's forehead with his finger, winked mischievously, and said:

"Curiosity and the desire to explore are in a child's nature, so as long as they don't make any big mistakes, let's ignore those little problems. When they get older and have more common sense, they will naturally understand that it is wrong and should not be done. So let them enjoy their childhood now, which is the most beautiful time of their lives."

"Indeed it is."

Paimon nodded in agreement, arms crossed, then looked curiously at Gensou and said:

"So, Yuanxiang, your childhood must have been as happy as Keli's."

Paimon.....

Upon hearing this question, Barbara inwardly gasped, wanting to interrupt the conversation. Although Nanoha hadn't explicitly stated it, she could guess from her words that Genji's childhood hadn't been pleasant. At the same time, with Paimon's question, Genji recalled the records about himself in the Earth Library. As he reminisced about those words, the strong smell of alcohol and the chilling touch seemed to drift from the past into the present, enveloping the boy.

"Those are indeed my precious memories."

Gensho smiled and looked at Paimon, saying:

"Because that was the time my parents spent with me. Although I might not have been able to accept it at the time, I still miss it now. By the way, Paimon, how old are you?"

Yuanxiang picked up Paimon, looked him over as if examining a doll, and said seriously:

"If you went out like that, people would believe you were a baby."

"Don't talk nonsense. What baby can speak so clearly? Don't underestimate Paimon's age."

Paimon protested wildly, though she also wanted to be treated like a child by Gensou, but she couldn't be treated too little.

"That's hard to say."

Gensho, however, looked at Paimon as if it were a serious matter and said:

"Maybe you're a genius, Paimon. It's not impossible that you could speak at six months old and be eloquent at one year old."

"Eh, is that so? Traveler, is Paimon really that much of a genius?!"

Hearing this, Paimon turned to look at Ying with anticipation, while Ying silently took Paimon back from Gensou's arms, hugged him tightly, and pouted, saying:

"Yuanxiang, don't try to fool Paimon like that. He's not very smart to begin with."

"Hey!! Gengo, you big bad guy, you actually tricked Paimon! No way, Paimon's going to give you a nickname!!"

Paimon, realizing what was happening, glared at Genji with displeasure, his little mouth pursed tightly as he seriously considered what nickname to give Genji. But then, the little guy seemed to freeze for a moment, turned his head, looked at Ying, and said:

"Traveler, were you just saying Paimon was stupid?"

Your reaction time is hopeless.

Gengo and Barbara, who had come over, exchanged a glance, then tried their best to suppress their laughter. Seeing that Paimon seemed about to give up on asking Ying and start thinking about a nickname for himself again, Gengo coughed lightly and said softly:

"Alright, I'm going to find Wendy now. You guys go and rest. Consider this my treat for you to something delicious."

As he spoke, Gensou produced two ancient manuscripts with clearly drawn ancient images, as if by magic. These were materials he had just obtained from a Hilichurl shaman outside Mondstadt. According to Paimon, these things were quite valuable.

"It's delicious! Great! Yuanxiang, you're such a kind person, hehe..."

Seeing Paimon clutching the two scrolls of materials and grinning foolishly as if contemplating what to eat, Gensho smiled and patted Ying on the shoulder, telling her not to worry about it, before leaving the Knights of Favonius headquarters. Barbara, however, hurriedly followed him out.

"Mr. Gensho..."

"Just call me Yuanxiang, or Xiang. We're not strangers now, there's no need to be so formal."

Yuanxiang waved his hand to interrupt Barbara, and the pastor responded, then changed her words and called out:

"Yuanxiang, are you alright? Have you been feeling unwell lately? How about I treat you again?"

"Don't worry, I'm in great shape right now. You could say this is the most comfortable I've felt in the last two years."

Yuanxiang answered with a smile, and it was true. His body was much stronger now, and the wound on his eye from being hit by a rock had healed completely without leaving any trace.

"So, lovely priestess, don't worry so much. Take me, your guest from afar, to find that drunken poet... Come out here!"

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