Chapter 19

Unfortunately, what greeted Venti was the nun's contemptuous gaze.

After the nun left.

Venti smiled awkwardly and came to Su Bai's side: "Ehe, the nun walked away without even looking back."

Su Bai: "This guy is actually so despicable; he must truly not be the Anemo Archon Barbatos?"

"That's not right, he said he has a way to summon Dvalin; if not Barbatos, then who?"

Barbara: "Definitely not! How could our my lord the Anemo Archon be in such a posture? Mr. Su Bai, please have some self-respect. If you keep treating the bard as the Anemo Archon, Barbara will get angry."

Lumine: "Pfft, hehe..."

Lumine: "Barbara, you don't need to call him; he doesn't know which young lady he's accompanying right now. How could he have the mood to watch his own reincarnation story?"

Furina: "....."

The Traveler's sixth sense is that terrifying?

Repeated failures left Venti with no way out.

He could only hope Su Bai would borrow the Skyward Harp using his identity as the Honorary Knight.

Unfortunately, Su Bai also ended in failure.

The church has the church's rules.

But to obtain the Skyward Harp, one needs the Knights' approval documents and then signatures from other bishops.

In short, it was exceptionally troublesome.

"Sigh, indeed even you can't do it?"

"As a warrior of Mondstadt, yet unable to casually take the sword."

"Truly disappointing for Mondstadt."

Venti shook his head, revealing a hint of regret.

Soon, an idea struck him again: "Borrowing openly won't work; we can only resort to cunning theft."

"Today we must fully exercise Mondstadt's free will; tell me, how should we cunningly take it?"

"Speak boldly and freely; free will means speaking one's mind."

Su Bai: "Kidnap the nun, then extort her."

Venti: "???"

Barbara: "Oh my heavens, I originally had very good feelings for Mr. Su Bai who helps Mondstadt."

Furina: "All corrupted by the bard; if this poet were in Fontaine, he would definitely be sent to the trial bench."

Neuvillette: "....."

Master Jean: "Su Bai has truly brought Mondstadt's free will into full play."

"This definitely won't work."

Venti rejected Su Bai's free will.

"We can only use your identity, then quietly get the Skyward Harp."

"You mean you want me to steal it?"

Venti clapped his hands and laughed: "The guards here clock off at night; it would be hard to fail."

Su Bai thought it made a lot of sense.

He nodded in agreement, and asked on the side: "Then I need to prepare a little too."

"I need to change into night-clothes."

Hearing this, Venti praised on the spot: "That's even more reliable."

The two stared at each other for a long time.

Venti looked slightly embarrassed: "Well, go prepare then."

Su Bai: "I have no Mora to buy clothes; do you? Consider it borrowing from you; after resolving Mondstadt's dragon calamity, I'll ask Lumine for some to repay you."

Venti: "....."

Venti: "Don't look at me like that; I have no Mora either."

..... Requesting flowers..

..... Requesting tickets.....

..... Requesting data.....

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you very much!!!.

Chapter 19: Secret talk between Jean and Su Bai, Lumine eavesdropping

The two stared wide-eyed at each other.

Where is the bard who was supposed to win the championship for three consecutive terms?

So powerful, yet not a single Mora on his person?

Hilarious, and he's the Honorary Knight too.

Not a single Mora on his person either?

For this reason, Su Bai and Venti made no statement, but from their mutual disdainful glances, one could see their respective psychological dynamics.

However, what must be done still has to be done.

With the support of the Anemo element, Su Bai moved like a phantom; his speed was so fast that the night-watch duty personnel couldn't even see clearly.

He smoothly took the Skyward Harp into his possession.

Paimon: "Huh? I remember when we were stealing the Skyward Harp, we were apparently intercepted by people from the Fatui; why wasn't Su Bai intercepted?"

Lumine: "Maybe it's a timeline issue? We were snatched ahead by the Fatui just as we were about to get the harp."

Zhong Li: "Hmm... even a one-minute time difference can cause a huge change in the situation."

Furina: "Sigh, I didn't expect him to actually go steal the harp. I thought the Su Bai Society would just go straight to Captain Jean and ask for it."

Clorinde: "Ask Captain Jean for the harp?"

Navia: "Sounds a little strange."

Jean: "Ahem, haven't you all noticed a small detail in all this?"

Zhong Li: "Venti and Su Bai are broke."

Paimon: "Do you really have the nerve to talk about them?"

【"Venti!"】

【Su Bai, gripping the Skyward Harp, burst out of the cathedral doors: "I've got the harp."】

【"We can summon Dvalin now."】

【However, what answered Su Bai was a voice full of astonishment.】

【"Su Bai..."】

【"You...."】

【"What are you doing?"】

【The familiar voice made Su Bai's scalp involuntarily prickle.】

【He looked up.】

【At the cathedral entrance, where was Venti's figure now?】

【The one greeting Su Bai was none other than the Acting Grand Master of the Knights, Jean.】

【She was at this moment staring at him with an utterly incredulous gaze.】

An Honorary Knight actually broke into the cathedral to steal the Skyward Harp.

If word of this got out, it would absolutely damage the Knights of Favonius's image in the citizens' eyes.

Moreover, Su Bai, as the one who had confronted Dvalin and helped Mondstadt resolve the dragon calamity, had only earned the title of Honorary Knight because of that.

But, no matter what, he was not a local of Mondstadt.

Once a handle for gossip was left behind, it would be easy to brand him a spy of another nation.

For both himself and the Knights, this was an extremely serious matter.

【"Quickly come with me to the Knights of Favonius headquarters."】

【Hearing the shouts of pursuit behind him.】

【Jean could spare no thought for anything else, and directly grabbed Su Bai's hand and ran toward the Knights of Favonius headquarters.】

Jean: "Sigh, in the band—how did the Honorary Knight I personally recognized in my past life end up stealing Mondstadt's Skyward Harp?"