Chapter Eight: Visitors from Another World – Lumina and Paimon

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Ye Yun was about to examine the specific function of the Otherworld Guest Invitation when Xing suddenly poked his head out from behind the sofa and patted Ye Yun on the shoulder.

“Ye Yun!”

Ye Yun turned around to see Xing with one hand on his shoulder and the other holding a can of herring he had drawn earlier.

“Ye Yun, can I put some things in your fridge?”

Hearing this, Ye Yun readily agreed.

“Sure, but don’t put anything with a strong smell.”

Xing looked at the can of herring in his hand. This should be fine, right? It doesn’t smell much unopened.

With Ye Yun’s permission, Xing quickly went to the fridge and placed the can inside the pocket dimension.

He then touched the stick hanging at his waist.

Xing was about to put it in too, but March Seven hurriedly stopped him.

“Xing, better not bring the bat in. Just find a place to leave it.”

Xing thought about it and agreed that March Seven made a good point.

“Alright.”

He looked around and propped the bat near the door.

Meanwhile, Ye Yun was examining the Otherworld Guest Invitation.

[Otherworld Guest Invitation

Effect: After use, you can invite a guest from another world.]

The description was very simple, just a plain sentence. Ye Yun had been expecting more.

He took it out and, following the system’s prompt, infused a trace of his own energy into it.

The next moment, the invitation activated and vanished into nothingness.

...

Teyvat Continent, Mondstadt Eagle’s Gate Beach.

The traveler Lumine and her companion Paimon, both from beyond Teyvat, were chatting.

“Lumine, hurry! We’re almost at the Statue of the Seven!”

Paimon flew ahead, waving and urging Lumine to catch up.

Lumine quickened her pace to catch up.

As they climbed a cliff, an envelope with wings flew toward them.

Paimon stared curiously at the envelope.

“Lumine, look! What is that? A flying envelope?”

Lumine looked up as the envelope approached her.

It didn’t stop until it landed in Lumine’s hand.

She opened it.

The moment the envelope was unsealed, a portal appeared before them, startling Paimon.

“Ehh?! What is this?”

Lumine drew her dull-edged sword and cautiously eyed the portal.

After a few tense minutes with no one coming through, Lumine cautiously stepped closer.

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Paimon remained frightened of the portal.

“Lumine, be careful.”

Lumine nodded and slowly reached out her hand toward the portal.

As her hand touched the glowing light, a sudden suction pulled her in.

She was sucked into the portal.

Paimon panicked.

“Lumine! Can you hear me? Lumine! What should I do?”

Staring at the portal, Paimon made a decision and sped forward, flying into the portal.

...

Inside Ye Yun’s shop.

March Seven stood by the portal, looking around.

“Ye Yun, when will the person on the other side come through? It’s been so long, and the portal hasn’t budged.”

Xing chimed in from nearby.

“Yeah, yeah! This must be a fake portal!”

Hiko, Walter, and Danheng were also intrigued.

They had heard Ye Yun mention a guest from another world and were eager to see what this visitor looked like.

Ye Yun sipped his tea calmly.

“Don’t rush, it won’t be that quick.”

Just as Ye Yun finished speaking, the portal emitted a faint glow.

The next moment, Lumine and Paimon emerged one after the other.

Xing and March Seven were caught off guard and fell over as Lumine and Paimon bumped into them.

“Ouch!”

Lumine blinked groggily, looking around. This place was...?

It seemed to be a shop, and outside the shop was a starry sky.

A starry sky!

Lumine suddenly realized—this was beyond Teyvat!

At that moment, a coughing sound came from beneath her.

“Ahem—Miss, could you please get up? You’re sitting on me.”

Lumine looked down to see a pink-haired girl coughing under her.

Quickly, Lumine got up.

“I’m sorry! Excuse me!”

She helped March Seven up, her eyes filled with concern as she scanned her.

“Are you alright?”

March Seven recovered.

“No, no, I’m fine. I didn’t expect Ye Yun’s portal to be real. Someone really came through.”

Xing stood up as well. Paimon’s forceful landing had knocked her down, but she got up easily.

As for Paimon... the little one was lying on the sofa, eyes spinning.

“Hello, what’s your name?” Xing asked Lumine.

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Lumine, still a bit dizzy, introduced herself.

“Hello, my name is Lumine, a traveler.”

Hearing this, Xing and March Seven introduced themselves.

“Hello, I’m March Seven, a nameless guest.”

“Hello, hello, I’m Xing, the galaxy bat hero known throughout the universe.”

At that moment, Ye Yun approached.

“Hello, Lumine, welcome to my shop.

As you can see, this is not Teyvat, but another world.”

Lumine studied Ye Yun.

“Hello, hello.”

Xing patted Ye Yun’s shoulder.

“Lumine, he’s the one who invited you here.”

Lumine felt awkward at the word “invited.”

Invited? Are you sure you invited me? It feels more like I was dragged here against my will!

If this weren’t your territory, I’d give you a good beating!

Ye Yun noticed Lumine looked a little annoyed and was confused.

They had just met—had he offended her somehow?

He recalled she had come out swiftly from the portal... Huh! Could that be related?

Ye Yun quickly asked the system and then understood.

Goodness, system, this isn’t an invitation—it’s kidnapping!

Ye Yun smiled awkwardly and decided to continue the process.

“Lumine, I invited you here so you could shop with me.

My store has everything you can imagine—you won’t find anything you can’t buy.”

Lumine looked at Ye Yun skeptically.

Ye Yun said,

“I could say more, but you wouldn’t believe me. You can check for yourself.

See the touchscreen by the counter? It shows all the goods I sell. Feel free to browse.

Oh, and by the way, I only accept ‘Star Coins.’ Most likely, you can exchange your Primogems for them.”

In the Iron Collapse World, items that could be exchanged for Star Coins were called Star Gems. So it seemed in Teyvat, Primogems were the equivalent.

Lumine thought for a moment. It wouldn’t hurt to try; what if Ye Yun was telling the truth?

If so, she might find a way to recover her strength quickly.

Once her strength was restored, she could better search for her brother.

With that, Lumine headed toward the little bar.