The Traveler had calculated everything, but she never calculated that Kachina would give her new clothes.
She had thought, based on Kachina's personality, the gift would be ores from the Natlan region or unique plants.
If not that, then maybe crystal cores.
Who would have thought it would be a beautiful outfit.
"Traveler sis, does this outfit look good?"
After Lumine changed into the new clothes, Kachina asked somewhat nervously.
"It looks good, it looks so good!"
The clothes Kachina picked had colors close to her hair color, but in terms of style, they were more in line with Natlan region's characteristics—more breezy, and not affecting combat.
"Traveler, smile." Paimon took out her Kamera, "I'll take some photos of you."
"Take a few more." Lumine held up two fingers, winked one eye, and struck a cute pose.
[My new outfit is so beautiful!]
[You child, you really make me happy!]
[Is anyone else like me, initially thinking it was just some forging ores or crystal butterflies?]
[I thought the same, figuring even if the gift was good, at most it'd be 50 Primogems, but Kachina actually gave the Traveler a new skin]
[To be fair, a skin is way more expensive than 50 Primogems—this outfit would cost at least over a thousand Primogems in the shop, right?]
[Definitely—the Traveler's outfit isn't inferior to event skins or the paid five-star skins]
[In the shop, it'd really take 1680 Primogems to get]
[That's straight up equivalent to 168 bucks]
[Brothers who skipped the mini-game earlier are in for a treat—they straight up missed a skin]
[Just thinking about them regretting missing a free skin later makes me so twisted I want to crawl on the ground]
[But this group will probably find out soon enough]
[Hard to say—Genshin is popular, but after every event ends, some people still miss out on Primogem events]
[Who knows, without reminders from others, those guys might really miss the free skin]
After a few clicks, Paimon finally put the Kamera away contentedly.
"Thank you, Kachina." Lumine thanked the little girl, "I really like this outfit."
If possible, she even hoped to teach Kachina a few more moves and exchange for a few more outfits.
"That's good."
Kachina placed her small hands on her chest, smiling in relief: "The Pyro Archon said picking clothes for the Traveler has to be done solemnly—I was worried it might not match your taste, so I'm so glad you like it."
The Pyro Archon had told her many details about selecting clothes earlier, and Kachina had listened to them all, but she still felt uneasy.
After all, things like asymmetrical left and right, leg rings, and such designs were already basic aesthetics for Teyvat people.
The Pyro Archon telling her these basics was of no use at all.
So before giving the clothes to Traveler sis, Kachina was still worried her taste in clothes wasn't good enough.
But seeing how satisfied Traveler sis was, her mood relaxed immediately.
"You mean..." Paimon blinked, opening her small mouth in surprise, "The Pyro Archon told you to pick clothes for us?"
"Oh no!" Kachina was startled inwardly, quickly covering her mouth, "I accidentally let it slip."
Seeing Kachina's reaction, both the Traveler and little Paimon felt quite surprised.
The Traveler getting this outfit actually had something to do with the Pyro Archon.
[Why?]
[Could the Pyro Archon have a crush on the Traveler?]
[The three major delusions of life... he/she likes me.jpg]
[Maybe she thinks my outfit is too hot and wants to give me something cooler]
"Why does the Pyro Archon want to give us new clothes?" Paimon said puzzledly.
She scratched her head, lowering her gaze slightly to look at the blonde girl: "Could it be she thinks our current clothes aren't good-looking enough, so she wants to give us a new set?"
"No, that's not it—you've misunderstood." Seeing that the matter couldn't be hidden anymore, Kachina told the truth, recounting her earlier communication with the Pyro Archon, along with some of her own understanding.
"The Pyro Archon thinks Traveler sis has provided us with a lot of help, and we Natlan people need to learn to be grateful."
"She knows Traveler sis isn't someone who cares about money, so she told me not to give Mora, but to pick a nice outfit instead."
"Please don't blame the Pyro Archon—his intention was actually to thank Traveler sis."
After Kachina explained what happened, the Traveler and others suddenly understood.
"I didn't expect the Pyro Archon to be so enthusiastic." Paimon happily looked at the Traveler, "To thank us in this way."
"It's a shame he thinks too highly of us." Lumine also narrowed her eyes in a smile.
We don't like Mora? We super like it!
But getting clothes from Kachina was pretty good too.
[I thought this Pyro Archon was a rough brute, but turns out he's actually quite thoughtful]
[Yeah—if she gave Mora as reward, Paimon might accept, but the Traveler probably wouldn't take it]
[But with clothes, the Traveler definitely wouldn't refuse]
[As players, we'd be happy too]
[After all, if it was Primogems, meeting Kachina this time would at most give 50, and we'd be a bit surprised but not shocked]
[But clothes? That's really like missing out on a billion—feels like a huge loss]
"Right," Paimon remembered something, quickly looking at the little girl expectantly, "Kachina, do I have clothes too?"
She had rushed so hurriedly to the Children of Echoes just to confirm if Kachina prepared a gift for her.
"Huh..." Kachina was stunned for a moment.
"W-What's wrong?" Paimon furrowed her brows, having a bad premonition.
"Sorry, Paimon." Kachina scratched her hair, saying embarrassedly, "I only prepared clothes for Traveler sis—I forgot to prepare a set for you too."
"Ah?" Paimon opened her mouth, "So you didn't prepare any for me."
Her cute little face immediately fell in disappointment.
Seeing this, the Traveler was about to comfort Paimon and say she could pay for it herself.
But at that moment, Kachina pulled out clothes from her backpack.
"Paimon, I was kidding." Kachina smiled, "Actually, I bought clothes for you too."
"Oh——!!" Seeing she had clothes too, Paimon's eyes lit up with golden stars, hugging the clothes and smiling happily, "Thank you, Kachina!"
Lumine, seeing this, looked at Kachina with some amusement: "Were you giving Paimon a surprise?"
"This..." Kachina thought for a moment, then honestly said, "Actually, this was the Pyro Archon's arrangement too."
"He hoped to pretend at first that no clothes were prepared for Paimon, then take them out right after."
Paimon was slightly stunned upon hearing this: "Why does the Pyro Archon want to prank me like this?"
"Could it be because I secretly badmouthed him before and he heard, so he's pranking me?"