Chapter 8 - Chapter 8

**Mond City.**

Amber had just left Takumi's animation screening room.

Directly after, a shadow clone turned into three Ambers, appearing together in Mond City.

However, what Amber never expected was that for her own sake, a terrifying Legendary would suddenly appear in Mond City that very night!

At this time, in **Angel's Gift Tavern**.

Angel's Gift was the most outstanding tavern in Mond City, bar none!

Even with the cattail specials from the legitimate loli bartender **Diona**, it couldn't compare to Angel's Gift.

The main reason was simple: Angel's Gift had the supply of the hottest winery in the entire Teyvat continent!

The boss behind it was **Diluc**, from **Dawn Winery**.

But today, at this **Dawn Winery**, what everyone was talking about was not the encounter with hilichurls when they went to buy goods, nor was it the sudden appearance of a few slimes that surrounded them on the road.

No, it was something much stranger!

"Have you heard? Yesterday, someone got drunk and encountered a ghost in Mond City!"

"A ghost? What's going on?"

"I don't know; I just heard about it from the **Deer Hunter Restaurant**! They say they saw three Ambers!"

"Three? My God!"

"Drunk? How could there be three Ambers? That's impossible!"

"That's right, it's impossible! Don't talk nonsense!"

At this time, the entire Angel's Gift Tavern was buzzing with conversation. The drinking adventurers were all telling stories!

The story was about last night, when, after returning home from the tavern, several people had actually seen three Ambers on the street!

Who is Amber?

Amber is a **Scout Knight** of the **Zephyr Knights**!

Everyone knows this hot-headed girl.

And for many adventurers, the knights of the Zephyr Knights were their greatest support in the not-so-safe streets of Mond.

Except for **Jean**, who always seemed a little aloof, **Amber** and **Kaeya** were the most common Zephyr Knights they saw.

"This is not just nonsense!"

"That's right! When we received the mission from **Catherine** this morning, we met several adventurers who told me about it!"

"Isn't it strange? First there was the shadow of Mond, and then there was Amber?"

"Impossible! Impossible! I watched Amber grow up. How could she become so scary?"

The tavern was in an uproar, with more and more outrageous rumors spreading about the ghosts they saw last night.

At the bar, **Kaeya** had just ordered a glass of fruit wine, planning to catch up on some work.

As he heard the rumors about Amber, he frowned slightly. Amber was the only scout knight in the entire Zephyr Knights. This young girl had been assigned to assist him with the **Black Fire Case** not long ago.

Thus, Kaeya had been keeping an eye on her. But during this period of time, he had been busy dealing with the **Fengmolong** situation.

Why were so many strange rumors about Amber circulating in the city all of a sudden?

Three Ambers?

Maybe the adventurers had gotten drunk and imagined seeing three Ambers. It was impossible, after all!

Kaeya shook his head, dismissing the rumors. He didn't want to think too much about it.

---

At this time, in the **hall of the Zephyr Knights** in Mond City, a place that symbolized wind and freedom, **Captain Jean** (also known as Jean) was dealing with some routine work.

But the tranquility of the Knights' Hall was soon interrupted!

"It's bad! It's bad, Captain Jean! Captain Jean!"

"It's a disaster!"

Captain Jean put down her work, furrowed her brows, and looked at the person in front of her: **Mike**, a member of the Zephyr Knights.

Mike was one of the knights who managed the Hall of the Zephyr Knights, and Captain Jean immediately raised her head and asked, "What happened?"

"Could it be that **Tewarin**, the Wind Demon Dragon, is attacking Mond City again?"

At the moment, **Tewarin**, one of the four Wind Guardians, was a major threat. For some unknown reason, Tewarin had gone berserk and started attacking Mond City. 

Kaeya was not in Mond at the moment, dealing with the **Fengmolong** issue. Amber had also been sent outside the city during this period of time to handle the aftermath of **Tewarin's** rampages.

This had led to security problems and manpower shortages within Mond City. 

The **Fatui** had started to focus on Mond's city defense!

Mond, being a free city-state, could not allow the Fatui to take control of its defense systems. If the Fatui gained control, it would be a massive blow to the ancient city-state!

Captain Jean, as the acting head of the Zephyr Knights, took the guardianship of Mond very seriously. She would never allow something like that to happen!

---

"Ah? The Wind Demon Dragon?" Mike was taken aback, as if he had realized Captain Jean had misunderstood something.

He quickly clarified, "No, that's not it. It's just that a group of **hilichurls** suddenly appeared outside the city. According to the news from the patrol team, they were being led by an **Abyss Mage**. They're planning to attack Mond City."

With that, Mike quickly relayed all the information he had received.

**Abyss Mage?**

It seemed like something was wrong...