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[ It seems that the whole time, the secret was just for Morax to hold him! Weird.

After a while, he closes his eyes. ]

You have a nice voice, Morax.

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Nice enough to soothe you to sleep? I think you're well overdue some rest.

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[ Rumbling his disapproval at this idea. ]

If I'm asleep, I'm not spending time with you.

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Ah? That's twice now. . .

Have I been neglecting you?

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[ Craning his neck a bit to peer up at him ]

What? No . . .

You even wasted all that time following me around.

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It was not a waste, Barbatos. I do not want to think about what might have happened if I had not been accompanying you when you encountered Hiroto.

But---

Spending time together in times of conflict and in times of peace are different experiences. And it is the latter that I am speaking of.

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Oh.

Well, it doesn't really matter much. You were always like that.

[ There's a reason he smeared himself all over Liyue to the point that he ended up in all of their lore books. ]

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But I do not have to be like that here. My duties are finished. The responsibilities I choose to take can now be whatever I wish.

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Leave it to you to worry about picking up more responsibilities . . .

What is it you want to do, then?

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Hmmmm.

[ He tilts his head to one side as he considers this. ]

Instead of protecting and guiding a whole country, I think I would like to try to enrich the lives of those I love for as long as they are in my life. That is a very human way to live, wouldn't you agree?

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Hmmm . . . you still don't quite understand humans, I think.

Most would be a little more selfish, Morax. You should enrich your own life, too.

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Is my life not already enriched by meeting such a wide variety of people from different worlds?

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Fair enough!

Ehe . . . what a cute Morax. It sounds like you know what your new responsibilities are!

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I do.

But if it's sleeping that you are adverse to, there are other things that we can do to pass the time?

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Like poetry or songwriting~?

Or drinking!

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I'm surprised you didn't bring a bottle with you honestly.

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I figured you'd disapprove.

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I didn't know that would stop you.

But as long as it's one bottle. Did you know you can order Osmanthus wine here?

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Shall we share a bottle like old times, then?

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It is tradition, is it not?

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It is.

One I've missed very much.

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[ Then don't mind Zhongli as he removes one arm from around Venti so he can fish out his phone and order said bottle of wine.

Does he look at the price? Of course he doesn't.

Does he somehow have the points on hand? Luckily, he does.

His dragon Rex is summoned a few moments later to go pick it up from the hallway. ]

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[ Watching the dragon go, more than a little envious ]

A dragon to bring you alcohol . . . what a dream come true . . .

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You also had a dragon under your care.

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Dvalin would never bring me drinks, even if I asked . . .