Genshin Impact: My roommate and I became funny Hilichurls

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Gu Qian lunged forward, grabbed Paimon's ankle, lifted her upside down, and shook her violently; Zhang Chu tried to pry the fish out with his fingers; Er Kang, quick-witted, grabbed a nearby wooden stick and was about to shove it into her mouth—

"Wait! Are you trying to skewer her like barbecue?!"

Qingyu slapped Erkang's wooden stick away, then pried open Paimon's mouth with his bare hands, pinching it between two fingers—

—A whole, saliva-covered grilled fish was pulled out.

"Cough cough cough!!!"

Paimon collapsed to the ground, panting heavily like a dehydrated fish.

Everyone hurriedly handed her coconut juice, and she grabbed a coconut bigger than her head and gulped it down, getting coconut juice all over her face.

The four of them watched in silence as the little guy nearly choked to death, and a thought simultaneously popped into their heads:

How on earth has this thing survived until now?

Forget it, never mind her.

Gu Qian casually grabbed a passing ice slime and, amidst its terrified "gurgling" sounds, squeezed out ice elements like wringing out a towel. After adding ice to the cola, he tossed the shriveled slime aside.

(Slime: ...)

Iced cola was poured into a wooden cup, and the bubbles hissed.

The four of them sat around the barbecue grill, the aroma of grilled fish mingling with the smell of charcoal fire, wafting through the night.

"Sniff sniff..."

Ying, who was unconscious, suddenly twitched her nose and unconsciously wriggled towards the source of the fragrance.

The four of them turned their heads in unison and saw the blonde girl, eyes closed, slowly sitting up as if sleepwalking, her nose twitching as she followed the scent—

Then, with pinpoint accuracy, he plunged his head into the grilled fish in Qingyu's hand and took a big bite.

"Holy crap! It's come back to life?!" Er Kang was so startled that he leaned back.

Ying closed her eyes and chewed, "Mmm...delicious..."

Qingyu looked down at Ying, who was happily munching on grilled fish in his arms, and fell silent.

—Is this girl starving? How can she find food so accurately even with her eyes closed? And…

—Was she completely unaware that she was sitting on a Hilichurl's lap?

Ying nibbled on the grilled fish, her cheeks puffing out like a satisfied cat.

She hadn't eaten meat for a whole week, and every day she ate either sunset fruit or radishes; her mouth was practically tasteless.

—This grilled fish smells so good…

She squinted her eyes contentedly and took another big bite.

—Where did this grilled fish come from?

Ying's brain finally started working a beat late.

She opened her eyes, slowly raised her head, and met a hideous Hilichurl mask.

fluorescent:"……"

Qingyu: "..."

Ying blinked, then looked down at herself—

—I was straddling a Hilichurl's lap in an extremely undignified posture, holding the fish that the Hilichurl had just grilled in my hand.

fluorescent:"……?"

She slowly raised her hand and pinched her cheek.

—It's not a dream.

Ying's brain instantly shut down.

Chapter 6: The Journey Begins

"So, you are people from outside this world?"

Paimon, clutching a coconut juice ball bigger than her head, dangled her short legs in the air, gazing curiously at the four "Hilichurls" in front of her.

"Yes, but they are different from me."

Ying nodded, her gaze sweeping over the four people holding up signs beside her.

She had traveled to countless parts of the world and happened to recognize these words—although she didn't quite understand some of the terms, such as "funny character" or "unreasonable," she could still grasp the general meaning.

--and……

She looked down at the Coke in her hand; water droplets condensed on the cool glass, and bubbles gently burst inside.

This thing is definitely not a Teyvat creation.

They likely came from that world, or at least a similar place.

After all, the abilities of these four people... reminded her of a famous law from a certain world:

—Comedy characters are invincible.

"I'm going to find my brother, what about you?"

Ying looked up at Paimon, Qingyu, and the others.

Paimon immediately puffed out his little chest and proudly floated in front of her: "Ah, I'll follow you! After all, you need someone like me, the best guide in all of Teyvat!"

Ying smiled slightly, rubbed Paimon's head, and then turned her gaze to Qingyu and the other three.

At this moment, the four were having a heated discussion in Hilichurls.

Qingyu: "What should we say?"

Er Kang shrugged: "Anyway, the traveler will eventually travel around the seven kingdoms, so let's go with him. We won't die anyway."

Gu Qian clenched his fist, and the sheer size of Lei Dou Wang caused the ground to tremble slightly: "I agree! So many scenes in the game have been driving me crazy! I won't be able to eat or sleep until I beat those damn bastards up!"

Zhang Chu pushed up his mask: "Come on, we're not afraid of danger anyway."

Qingyu nodded: "Then let's do it this way."

He picked up a wooden board, quickly wrote a few lines, and then showed it to Ying:

【We'll join you too, since you're the only one who can communicate with us normally.】

After reading it, Ying turned to Paimon and said, "They will also travel with us."

"real?!"

Paimon's eyes lit up, and he excitedly floated around the group, his little feet kicking happily in the air.

After all, she had personally witnessed the abilities of these four "Hilichurls"!

It can conjure up all sorts of food and tools at will, and it can also produce many things that look very impressive.

With them around, we won't have to worry about food and drink along the way, and our safety will be guaranteed!

Paimon rubbed his hands together excitedly in mid-air, exclaiming, "Great! Then we are—the Otherworldly Super Travel Group!"

Ying sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation: "...The name doesn't have to be so exaggerated."

Qingyu silently raised the new sign:

However, there's a problem.

If we enter the city looking like this, we might get surrounded and beaten up by the Knights of Favonius.

Everyone turned to look at the four Hilichurls and fell silent.

Indeed, entering Mondstadt disguised as a monster... might just lead to a scene of "Hicrulls beating up the Knights of Favonius".

"Let's take it one step at a time. I'll explain your situation to the Knights of Favonius later."

Ying rubbed her temples, deciding to give up. Faced with these four "visitors from another world" disguised as Hilichurls, she couldn't think of any reasonable explanation.

Especially with Gu Qian's size, if he stood at the gates of Mondstadt, he would probably trigger a city-wide alarm.

Paimon floated beside him, his little face scrunched up: "But... would the Knights of Favonius really believe in the idea of ​​'friendly Hilichurls'?"

Ying looked at Paimon expressionlessly: "What do you think?"

Paimon chuckled dryly, "Ha, ha...it'll probably be seen as a new conspiracy by the Abyss Order..."

The four looked at each other and shrugged helplessly.

—However, the next second, Ying and Paimon witnessed what "basic operations of a comedic character" really meant.

The parasols, barbecue grills, beach chairs, and even the ice slime that had been squeezed dry—all that was there just a second ago—vanished without a trace, as if they had never existed.

fluorescent:"……"

Paimon: “!!!”

Paimon rubbed his eyes violently, flew around the open space once more, and stammered, "Where...where is it?! It was just here a moment ago?!"

Qingyu calmly raised the sign:

"My things are packed, let's go."

Ying stared at the sign for three seconds, then slowly looked up, her eyes revealing a hint of shock and bewilderment.

At that moment, she finally understood what a "comedic character" meant.

This doesn't follow the laws of physics at all!!!

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After a long journey, the outline of Mondstadt finally appeared on the horizon.

Before them stood a statue of the Seven Gods, standing silently.

Ying was unconsciously drawn to the statue and slowly stepped forward. The instant her fingertips touched the statue—

A wisp of azure light flowed from the statue, encircling her arm like a gentle stream before finally merging into her body.

"This is... the power of the wind."

She clenched her fist, feeling the elemental power surging within her body.