136 Ludi Harpastum Games

Over the gates of Mondstadt, the guards were quite busy with the entering and leaving of people and carriages, having been increased for the Ludi Harpastum.

"Kid, you should wait for your turn" As a young girl crossed the line, she was stopped by a guard "You...?" The guard frowned seeing the state of the girl. She had green hair and magenta eyes. Her expression showed weakness and fatigue while all her body was covered with bandages, giving the impression that she wasn't well.

'She might have some plague. I can't let her enter and infect the city' The guard blocked the girl "You cannot pass!"

"Again. Always the same" The girl whispered in a low voice as she glared with anger at the guard. She backed down, leaving the gate. "I'll never ask for help again."

When the guard's attention was switched to the next person, the girl's iris turned red as a nefarious aura surged from her body.

*BOOM!* An enormous viper made of black fire surged over the gates, attacking the nearest carriage that was from the Fatui and burning it down, taking the attention of everyone who tried to save the people in it.

The green-haired girl took advantage of the chaos, sneaking inside the city now that they weren't looking "I need to find out more about him."

...

"I greatly enjoy and appreciate your city, but I cannot tolerate such matters" Allen was at Jean's office, talking about the black fire incident. "Two Fatui diplomats have been killed in your city and you do not have any idea of the reason and culprit behind it."

"We are currently investigating, miss Columbina" Jean tried to explain "We are following some trail."

"For our good relation with Mondstadt, I will let until the Ludi Harpastum ends to find and bring me the culprit. If you are unable, I will need to act myself" Allen glared at Jean "Do not blame me for being ruthless."

"I understand" Jean nodded while clenching her hands under her desk.

"If you forgive me" Allen stood up and left the office, leaving a worried Jean behind.

"We need to find the culprit urgently" Jean remembered her spar with Columbina and Varka's words "She is not someone that should be fought."

...

"Lady Columbina" A man appeared in front of Allen as she was returning to her hotel. He had dark, gray-brown skin, yellow cat-like eyes, white hair, and a white mustache and goatee. "I am Barnabas. At your service" He bowed.

"I work under Lord Dottore and he is quite interested i-" "You are free to take that experiment" Allen cut his talk surprising Barnabas "I won't help you, but if you find that girl, you are free to bring her with Dottore. Do you have anything to say?" Allen asked, seeing him in shock.

"My apologies. I was not aware of your ladyship being aware of it" Barnabas bowed again "Thanks for the permission." He said before leaving the place.

"He does not seem quite good in searching" Allen smiled lightly seeing him leave, then she turned over to the Cathedral, being able to see two girls on its roof. One had brown hair and wore a red and white suit and the other had green hair and wore a cloak masking her body. "I'll let you go for now, Collei. Live some little time and make friends, enjoy the moment. Because those things will become your weakness, a weakness that I will take advantage of." Allen smiled turning around.

...

"Big Brother, big brother! Endora wants to try that!" Endora clenched Allen's clothes

"Okay let's go" Allen took Endora's hand and guided her to the stall. As there wasn't much to do for now, Allen decided to enjoy the festival with its games, bringing Endora with him. Endora was like a normal little girl so she was very excited by the festival's ambiance and decoration, enjoying it and wanting to try it all. Also, Fischl joined their group as in the end Ludi Harpastum was a time to have fun, most commissions stopping during it.

"Endora's wants it!" Endora shouted cheerfully at the stall that was about throwing balls using a slingshot to objectives to win some plushies.

"Let this Prinzessin show off her talent!" Fischl said cheerfully "My Auge der Verurteilung never fails to miss its target!" Fischl took the slingshot, shooting the objectives, not failing to hit any of them "Fumu!" She puffed her chest proudly as she won some hydro slime plushie.

"It's Endora¡s turn!" Endora turned over the objectives and pointed them with her hands as if her right hand was a gun "Bang!" Endora shot a hydro bubble, swallowing all the objectives inside it and throwing them to the ground once it broke down.

"Endora wins!" Endora cheered under the surprised man in charge of the stall who did not know what to say.

"Endora, that's not how is it done." Allen reprimanded Endora "You can't use your abilities, you need to use the slingshot like Fischl" Allen said pointing the slingshot over the table.

"But she isn't using it" Endora pointed to the other side of the post, at a little girl next to them. She had blond hair, a mischievous smile and long pointy ears and at her hands, there were some type of red balls like plushies.

*BOOOM!* The little girl threw her balls and this time it wasn't as simple as throwing every objective, she exploded the stall that was completely destroyed.

"I win!" The little girl clammed cheerfully under the scared owner of the stall.

"What have I said about using explosions, Klee?" A young man with teal eyes and pale blond hair reprimanded Klee.

"That I can't use in the town" Klee looked down ashamed "Sorry, brother Albedo."

"I'll take your bag for the time being" Albedo approached Klee.

"Everything except that. I won't do it again!" Klee pleaded desperate, showing a face of a poor little girl being bullied, not that anyone would buy it after seeing her blow out the stall.

"There won't be a next time" Albedo said before turning the stall's owner "Sorry for the inconvenience" Albedo gave the owner a bag of Mora. "This will cover it."

"Sorry, if she scared you" Albedo turned over Allen's group that was the nearest to the explosion "She is not a bad girl, but sometimes, she can be a little wild."

"It was beautiful!" Endora jumped with shiny eyes.

"See!" Klee jumped excitedly approaching Endora "Your bubble also was, but it lacked a big Kaboom! Maybe if you put a little of Pyro!"

Seeing the little girls talk caused Allen to break a cold sweat. He was quite aware of Klee from the game, a little girl that liked to go around exploding around and she was quite untouchable, being part of the Knight of Favonius and Alice's only child.

"Endora is best if you control a little" Allen approached the little girls trying to separate them. He did not want Endora to become a wild card like Klee.

"You are Allen!" Klee said pointing at him and then at Fischl "And you are Fischl! Mom had talked about you. She said that you are funny!" Klee smiled brightly.

"You are Alice's acquaintances?" Albedo inquired.

"We had a commission of her" Allen answered.

"If that's the case, you must be quite dependable," Albedo said thoughtfully looking at them.

"Let's enjoy the festival together!" Klee proposed taking Endora's hand and guiding her away.

"It seems that they had made their choice" Albedo stated looking at the little girls "Let's make sure that nothing happens."

After that, they enjoyed the festival together. Participating in all kinds of games and eating a lot while following the two wild girls and making sure that nothing too extreme was done. As expected, Klee did not last long before trying to use her bombs, so this time Albedo took her bag against her pleas.

Finally, they finished with a circus spectacle where some clowns cheered the audience and did some magic spectacle, taking a green-haired girl as the volunteer and making her disappear before her friend the brunette girl found her hidden in another box.

The green-haired girl showed a scared and anxious face and just as she was let free, she charged towards her friend, thrusting a knife at her in her despaired state, however, it was all a trick and the knife disappeared into dandelions, the green-haired girl showed a scared face before making a relieved one finding everything was okay.

All the tricks won a round of applause, everyone celebrating it.

'I suppose that Amber has already become Collei's friend' Allen thought, leaving the spectacle 'Tomorrow will be quite the busy day.'

"Let's meet again another day!" Endora cheered up saying goodbye to Klee, both of them having become fast friends.

"Yes, let's go fish blasting next time!" Klee celebrated before taking Albedo's hand and leaving the place.

Finding again alone, Fischl turned over Allen and Endora.

"Allen, Endora, would you like to come to my house for dinner?" Fischl offered them.