In the end, Venti still went to the tavern with them.
Because Mr. Faxun, after much persuasion, managed to dissuade Alice from her reckless idea.
For a moment, Alice showed a displeased expression.
"What's this, you're actually worried about side effects from my potion?"
"How is that possible? Aren't you looking down on my abilities too much?"
"Last time, I arranged for a group of Hilichurls to drink the potion, and I personally saw them dancing happily."
"You ask what happened next? Later, they kept dancing for three days and three nights."
"Hmm? Is that considered a side effect? Alright, I'll make improvements when I go back."
Although Alice was not young, she looked like a little girl who refused to grow up.
Makoto once believed that Klee's mischievousness was entirely inherited from Alice's genes.
It was not an easy task to make Alice grow up; it had to be done slowly, step by step.
...
Soon, Yae Miko led Makoto and the others to a tavern.
She first asked the boss to arrange a sufficiently quiet private room, and then picked up the menu to order drinks.
Yae Miko ordered a lot of alcohol; the bottles piled up on the table, overflowing, almost unable to fit.
Seeing this, Venti's eyes lit up; he felt like he had arrived in heaven.
Tonight, he could finally drink to his heart's content!
"That... it seems like a bit too much alcohol was ordered."
"If we can't finish all these drinks, can I take them with me?"
In Venti's opinion, four people definitely couldn't finish so much alcohol.
He was already considering taking the leftovers.
Yae Miko replied with a light chuckle, "Of course, that's no problem, but only if there's alcohol left. Generally speaking, the four of us can finish all of this."
"Yae is right, we won't go home until we're drunk tonight."
Looking at the table full of wine bottles, Makoto also asked, "Alice, Miko, are you two really okay drinking so much?"
"If you drink too much, you won't be able to handle work tomorrow."
Makoto wasn't worried about Venti drinking too much.
After all, Venti was used to slacking off, so it didn't matter if he drank too much.
On the other hand, Alice and Yae Miko probably both had duties.
Would it really have no impact if they drank too much?
Hearing Makoto's words, Alice shook her head, "It's fine, Makoto, these drinks are nothing to us."
"We usually drink like this."
Yae Miko also nodded, "Mr. Faxun, you don't need to worry, this much alcohol won't make us drunk."
Yae Miko paused, then continued, "Besides, it doesn't matter if we can't work tomorrow."
"Because I've already returned the position of Guuji to Fox Saiguu, and I'm now retired."
"Also, Fox Saiguu has shown some interest in light novels, so I conveniently asked her to help look after Yae Publishing House."
"I think... if it's Fox Saiguu, she can definitely manage Narukami Shrine and Yae Publishing House well."
In the game's story, Narukami Shrine was initially fully managed by Fox Saiguu.
Later, when a disaster occurred in Teyvat, Fox Saiguu stepped forward to protect Narukami Island.
Before leaving, she entrusted Narukami Shrine to Yae Miko.
This led to Yae Miko, despite not wanting to deal with the troubles of Narukami Shrine, having no choice.
Now that Fox Saiguu had returned, Yae Miko chose to immediately resign from her Guuji position and also handed over Yae Publishing House to Fox Saiguu for management.
Of course, neither Narukami Shrine nor Yae Publishing House would publicly announce anything about Fox Saiguu.
After all, in the eyes of the people of Inazuma, Fox Saiguu and others had perished in that disaster.
The current Fox Saiguu was also managing Narukami Shrine under Yae Miko's name.
Fox Saiguu had no objections to this.
She also didn't want the outside world to know that she was alive, so she let this secret remain hidden.
This outcome was good for everyone.
Hearing that Yae Miko had resigned from all her duties, Makoto was a little surprised.
Could it be that the ultimate goal in Teyvat was to retire and slack off?
Otherwise, why did everyone yearn for it so much?
At this moment, Yae Miko continued, "Finally, I can relax and have a good rest."
"Tomorrow, I will take a boat with Mr. Faxun and live in Liyue for a period of time."
"As for after that... we'll see, I haven't decided yet."
"Miko, you're going to Liyue too?"
Makoto was a little surprised by Yae Miko's decision.
He thought Yae Miko's idea of resting was to find a quiet place to read light novels and eat fried tofu.
He didn't expect Yae Miko to go to Liyue.
Yae Miko hummed and replied with a smile, "My last vacation wasn't pleasantly finished yet, so of course I'm going to continue my vacation trip."
She paused, then continued, "Besides, if I didn't go to Liyue, Mr. Faxun would probably be troubled, right?"
"I mean... to help you maintain balance on both sides."
Hearing this, Makoto finally understood.
Yae Miko going to Liyue was to help Makoto avoid a chaotic situation.
Yae Miko was a good person; she could be relied on, and she truly stepped up when needed.
Without waiting for Makoto to speak, Yae Miko and Alice had already started drinking.
The two seemed to be secretly competing, neither willing to give in, taking turns with one bottle each.
Venti, standing nearby, was dumbfounded; were they drinking alcohol or water?
Why didn't they even take a breath?
Venti was also unwilling to be outdone, grabbing a bottle and drinking heavily.
But not long after, he collapsed on the table, looking dazed.
Venti's alcohol tolerance fluctuated; when strong, he had no problem drinking against Morax.
When weak, even Taroumaru on the same table would despise him.
By the end, it had turned into a solo duel between Alice and Yae Miko.
Finally, Alice succumbed to the alcohol and lay on the table.
Before collapsing, Makoto heard Alice muttering.
"I thought little sister Yae would get drunk and talk nonsense and cry like before."
"How come I'm the one who collapsed first this time?"
"Seriously, I still wanted to bully this Little One..."
Looking at the drunk Alice, Yae Miko showed a victorious smile, "This little bit of alcohol, how could it make me fall?"
"Want to see my ugly state? Heh, dream on, I won't."
As soon as the words fell, Yae Miko also fell onto the table.
Insisting on collapsing after Alice, this was Yae Miko's last bit of stubbornness.
Originally, four people were drinking, but in the blink of an eye, only Makoto remained.
Alice looked out the window at the sky, then inexplicably started crying.
Makoto asked her why she was crying, and the reason was that the moon wasn't round enough, and why there was no sun at night.
Yae Miko was also speaking nonsense.
Something about wanting to become a little fox and plunging into the snow.
Fortunately, there were no outsiders here, otherwise the dignified and aloof Lady Yae's image would have been ruined.
There was no choice; Makoto had to send Yae Miko and Alice back to Yae Publishing House.
As for why Venti wasn't brought along,
Because that guy was hugging a pillar, refusing to let go, and kept muttering, "Don't pull me, I still want to drink with Mr. Faxun."
Venti looked at the nearby pillar and said with concern, "Mr. Faxun, why aren't you talking? Are you already drunk? Your alcohol tolerance isn't good."
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