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“Hey Hat Guy, did you finish that whole Fatui problem?”
Kusanali walked up to me, I had been looking into them because there were some shady deals going on in the desert involving missing ancient relics and a sudden increase in abyss monsters.
I nod, crossing my arms. “Yeah, they were pretty stingy about any information too, had to get a little more physical than I had intended to. They eventually gave the ringleader up though, it was some scholar who was struggling with finding something to study for his thesis so he decided to take artifacts from a bunch of temples and hired Fatui to help him. Apparently he had some bad blood with the Eremites because he didn’t hire them. The abyss activity increased because he opened up a bunch of temples and the monsters just walked out of them.”
I pause for a second then add on, “Long story short he was an idiot who poked his nose where it didn’t belong and made problems for everyone else.”
Kusanali nods along, giving me a small look at the last part before she smiles.
“Good, I’m glad it’s all handled then. I was actually here to ask you about another thing.”
I nod at her to go ahead.
“I have an important figure from another nation coming to Sumeru to discuss something with me. He’s from Japan.”
My eyes widen, but I stay quiet to let her finish.
“He’s apparently the principal of the most highly sought after school there, and he needs my assistance with something. I was hoping you would accompany me to the meeting.”
I nod along, “Sure, you know I don’t have any plans…But, from Japan? Lord Kusanali, hasn’t Teyvat had a lot of problems with…that side of the globe before? If I remember correctly they sealed us off and deemed us ‘lesser than them’ when they started developing their quirks…”
Kusanali nods. “That’s correct, but I was hoping that this meeting might open up the door for a mutual understanding between both sides. At least, I’d like to be optimistic about it.”
I nod, crossing my arms again. “Always one for optimism.”
She laughs and nods, “Right!” She puts her finger up to her face, “The meeting is supposed to be happening this upcoming Thursday at 8pm, which I think is 20:00 for us. We’ll meet in Pardis Dhyai. I’ve asked Tighnari to make sure all the scholars are away from there for the meeting.”
I nod, I haven’t talked to Tighnari too much but Kusanali seems to think that he’s reliable.
“Thank you Hat Guy! On a different note, I heard there’s a performance at the Grand Bazar tonight!”