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The next day, after breakfast, the servants come to his quarters with the most renown bards of the area, including the one who entertains customers at Ez's club.
WooPil explains to them what he would like them to do and tells them in the detail, all the stories about Rex Lapis that he learnt from ZhongLi and other people in Liyue. Alhaitham could have helped too, if he is knowledgeable.
Other than asking the bards to sing about the epic deeds of the God Rex Lapis, he also hands them copies of a painting of Rex Lapis that be bought in Liyue harbour, asking them to show the painting while they perform.
He pays each of the bards with the amount of gems they ask for their services and soon enough, they leave.
It doesn't take long before the bards start to perform, practically all over the city, catching a lot of attentions. After all, bards are the main form of entertainment in current Nortrig and are definitely very popular.
And due to how new and interesting the theme is, the name Rex Lapis becomes a hot topic almost right away.
Less popular bards who head the songs instantly start to make their own about Rex Lapis, also inventing new details from the original ones. Artists start to copy the paintings to make a profit out of it, some even make paintings of Rex Lapis with other mythological figures of the modern Nortrig.
Rex Lapis suddenly becomes a fundamental piece of Nortrig history, as WooPil didn't really tell the bards to mention that he is a deity from another world.
A chain effect that makes Rex Lapis the biggest trend, both in Shuguang and in Lianxi too, when Kaeya hires the bards from there too.
It won't be long before people, starting from the most impressionable, will accept Rex Lapis as their deity.
After all, it's a known fact that it's in the nature of all mortals to create religions to worship deities.
WooPil explains to them what he would like them to do and tells them in the detail, all the stories about Rex Lapis that he learnt from ZhongLi and other people in Liyue. Alhaitham could have helped too, if he is knowledgeable.
Other than asking the bards to sing about the epic deeds of the God Rex Lapis, he also hands them copies of a painting of Rex Lapis that be bought in Liyue harbour, asking them to show the painting while they perform.
He pays each of the bards with the amount of gems they ask for their services and soon enough, they leave.
It doesn't take long before the bards start to perform, practically all over the city, catching a lot of attentions. After all, bards are the main form of entertainment in current Nortrig and are definitely very popular.
And due to how new and interesting the theme is, the name Rex Lapis becomes a hot topic almost right away.
Less popular bards who head the songs instantly start to make their own about Rex Lapis, also inventing new details from the original ones. Artists start to copy the paintings to make a profit out of it, some even make paintings of Rex Lapis with other mythological figures of the modern Nortrig.
Rex Lapis suddenly becomes a fundamental piece of Nortrig history, as WooPil didn't really tell the bards to mention that he is a deity from another world.
A chain effect that makes Rex Lapis the biggest trend, both in Shuguang and in Lianxi too, when Kaeya hires the bards from there too.
It won't be long before people, starting from the most impressionable, will accept Rex Lapis as their deity.
After all, it's a known fact that it's in the nature of all mortals to create religions to worship deities.
ㄱ,ㄱ
In the meantime, he is left almost all alone in his quarters, for even Razor went to help to look for Skylar, since he has an enhanced sense of smell.
He is pretty worried and sad for what happened; even if he and Skylar aren't very close, the other was always nice to him and helps him when it comes of reading and writing, at the lectures.
Since Cyno left too, he eventually started to play a little with his tarots, mostly looking at the cards. He likes them a lot and still actually thinks it's a special deck of Genius Invocation TCG.
But narcolepsy triggers and he ends up falling asleep on the short table, among the tarots, in the living room of his residence.
He is pretty worried and sad for what happened; even if he and Skylar aren't very close, the other was always nice to him and helps him when it comes of reading and writing, at the lectures.
Since Cyno left too, he eventually started to play a little with his tarots, mostly looking at the cards. He likes them a lot and still actually thinks it's a special deck of Genius Invocation TCG.
But narcolepsy triggers and he ends up falling asleep on the short table, among the tarots, in the living room of his residence.
Red lights.
When Chan and ZhongLi come back, they are "assaulted" by WooPil. The wooden box he came back with from the kitchen contained extra supplí that he had especially made for them. He gives the supplì to them and they spend some time together there, until it's dinner time and the two decide to go out.
WooPil doesn't like to go out when it's dark, so he doesn't even try to propose to go with them. Also, he kinda expected a no from the others anyway. XD
WooPil doesn't like to go out when it's dark, so he doesn't even try to propose to go with them. Also, he kinda expected a no from the others anyway. XD
First birthday.
He is completely clueless about all that Chan has been preparing for his birthday. Despite it would probably be easy to guess that Chan would do something like that, the idea doesn't even cross his mind at all, also due to the fact the other is wounded. He doesn't know he found someone to heal him already.
The morning of the 17th, when he wakes up, he strangely finds nobody else in bed or in the room. He is usually the second to wake up, after Cyno, but doesn't give it too much thought. In a first moment, he doesn't even remember that it's his birthday.
He goes to wash and to wear clothes for the day, then heads to look for where everyone is. Razor out of sight is never a particularly good sign.
When he enters the dining room, he finds everyone gathered there, wearing Earth clothes. He blinks, but thinks they just decided to go there for a trip, as they had been planning for a while. But everyone tells him "happy birthday" and Chan even comes to hug him. WooPil is left a little stunned at first. He doesn't really know how to react, since it's the very first time someone remembers his birthday, in two lives.
There is already a portal open behind his friends and when everyone is done with wishing him happy birthday, they cross it right away.
To WooPil's surprise, the portal doesn't lead to the apartment in Seoul. They are in an empty and abandoned house, but that's only the location to portal safely, it has nothing to do with the party.
Before they go out, since WooPil doesn't know how to hide his tail, Chan gives him some fake ears to wear to just look like a cosplay of some sort. Where they are going, his tail will not even make so much difference anyway.
They stop to have a sumptuous breakfast at a very particular, anime cafè. It's not hard to tell that they are in Japan.
After breakfast, there is a bit to walk but eventually it becomes clear what their destination is: a massive and epic amusement park, with all sort of rides, gigantic railcoasters and all that one would expect from that sort of place, in that particular nation.
When they arrive by the entrance, Chan hands each one of them a VIP pass, the typical card with stripes to wear around the neck like a long necklace. Chan explains that with it, they won't need to stand in line to get to the attractions and have access to everything, including the stuff that normal people have to pay extra fees for.
WooPil looks overwhelmed by all that. He barely knew of the existence of amusement parks, but there is no doubt it's totally the kind of place that he would enjoy. After all, he always loved to fly and stuff, rollercoasters are totally his thing.
Thankfully, being them in Japan, it's crowded with cosplayers and people in creative hairstyles, so even Cyno's white hair can pass pretty much unnoticed.
They enjoy the rides of the park for almost the whole day. They also have lunch in there with hot dogs and pizza, plus tons of ice cream and cotton candy. And naturally roasted corn.
WooPil has fun like crazy, feeling totally excited and hyped. Time to leave is at 5 pm, since there is more on the schedule for the day.
The next step is a cinema in Seoul, where they go to watch Shazam 2, the only film Chan thought WooPil could enjoy, among the choices.
When done at the cinema, they finally return to the apartment in the magic boulevard.
There, they find a whole banquet to wait, fully cooked by Chan. A mountain of hamburgers, fries, mozzarella sticks and fried spam sticks. Chan took note of every food WooPil got excited about while watching Gongsam and made a selection of those, for his birthday.
The main room of the apartment was decorated for the birthday too, with colorful garlands and even some magic lights that float all around to create atmosphere.
After eating more than WooPil himself would have thought to be possible, it's time for the cake and the presents.
Of course Chan gave very precise instructions to the invited people to make sure it looks like the gifts were really chosen and bought by them.
The cake images.app.goo.gl/yeC4WJacLzeJPrcY6 is placed in front of WooPil and he blows the candles, not managing to keep tears from how surprised and happy he feels in that moment. It definitely was a memorable day and one of the happiest in his entire life. And he didn't really have many of those days so far.
Still crying, after eating the cake, he starts to unwrap all the gifts.
Cyno and Alhaitham - images.app.goo.gl/Ye5DoEHwu2fFBB9r5
Razor - images.app.goo.gl/vaSrFxaJJ5Yx2opaA
Hudie - images.app.goo.gl/N6Tutj8Vy5wGoPiS8
And what ZhongLi chose.
Chan tried to make gifts that would be believable to have been picked by the people they come from.
Since it gets very late, they spend the night at the apartment. They are, as usual, a bit tight with the few beds but Razor goes to sleep under the table of the kitchen, so they have a bit more space. There is also a couch as extra.
The morning of the 17th, when he wakes up, he strangely finds nobody else in bed or in the room. He is usually the second to wake up, after Cyno, but doesn't give it too much thought. In a first moment, he doesn't even remember that it's his birthday.
He goes to wash and to wear clothes for the day, then heads to look for where everyone is. Razor out of sight is never a particularly good sign.
When he enters the dining room, he finds everyone gathered there, wearing Earth clothes. He blinks, but thinks they just decided to go there for a trip, as they had been planning for a while. But everyone tells him "happy birthday" and Chan even comes to hug him. WooPil is left a little stunned at first. He doesn't really know how to react, since it's the very first time someone remembers his birthday, in two lives.
There is already a portal open behind his friends and when everyone is done with wishing him happy birthday, they cross it right away.
To WooPil's surprise, the portal doesn't lead to the apartment in Seoul. They are in an empty and abandoned house, but that's only the location to portal safely, it has nothing to do with the party.
Before they go out, since WooPil doesn't know how to hide his tail, Chan gives him some fake ears to wear to just look like a cosplay of some sort. Where they are going, his tail will not even make so much difference anyway.
They stop to have a sumptuous breakfast at a very particular, anime cafè. It's not hard to tell that they are in Japan.
After breakfast, there is a bit to walk but eventually it becomes clear what their destination is: a massive and epic amusement park, with all sort of rides, gigantic railcoasters and all that one would expect from that sort of place, in that particular nation.
When they arrive by the entrance, Chan hands each one of them a VIP pass, the typical card with stripes to wear around the neck like a long necklace. Chan explains that with it, they won't need to stand in line to get to the attractions and have access to everything, including the stuff that normal people have to pay extra fees for.
WooPil looks overwhelmed by all that. He barely knew of the existence of amusement parks, but there is no doubt it's totally the kind of place that he would enjoy. After all, he always loved to fly and stuff, rollercoasters are totally his thing.
Thankfully, being them in Japan, it's crowded with cosplayers and people in creative hairstyles, so even Cyno's white hair can pass pretty much unnoticed.
They enjoy the rides of the park for almost the whole day. They also have lunch in there with hot dogs and pizza, plus tons of ice cream and cotton candy. And naturally roasted corn.
WooPil has fun like crazy, feeling totally excited and hyped. Time to leave is at 5 pm, since there is more on the schedule for the day.
The next step is a cinema in Seoul, where they go to watch Shazam 2, the only film Chan thought WooPil could enjoy, among the choices.
When done at the cinema, they finally return to the apartment in the magic boulevard.
There, they find a whole banquet to wait, fully cooked by Chan. A mountain of hamburgers, fries, mozzarella sticks and fried spam sticks. Chan took note of every food WooPil got excited about while watching Gongsam and made a selection of those, for his birthday.
The main room of the apartment was decorated for the birthday too, with colorful garlands and even some magic lights that float all around to create atmosphere.
After eating more than WooPil himself would have thought to be possible, it's time for the cake and the presents.
Of course Chan gave very precise instructions to the invited people to make sure it looks like the gifts were really chosen and bought by them.
The cake images.app.goo.gl/yeC4WJacLzeJPrcY6 is placed in front of WooPil and he blows the candles, not managing to keep tears from how surprised and happy he feels in that moment. It definitely was a memorable day and one of the happiest in his entire life. And he didn't really have many of those days so far.
Still crying, after eating the cake, he starts to unwrap all the gifts.
Cyno and Alhaitham - images.app.goo.gl/Ye5DoEHwu2fFBB9r5
Razor - images.app.goo.gl/vaSrFxaJJ5Yx2opaA
Hudie - images.app.goo.gl/N6Tutj8Vy5wGoPiS8
And what ZhongLi chose.
Chan tried to make gifts that would be believable to have been picked by the people they come from.
Since it gets very late, they spend the night at the apartment. They are, as usual, a bit tight with the few beds but Razor goes to sleep under the table of the kitchen, so they have a bit more space. There is also a couch as extra.
Dinner.
After speaking with the King, he runs to look for ZhongLi, followed by his loyal Razor.
He heads to the old house, as that's where they were supposed to meet to return home. «Hyung!!» he says, panting, even before checking if ZhongLi is actually there. «The King has invited us for dinner!» And then he walks inside the house.
He heads to the old house, as that's where they were supposed to meet to return home. «Hyung!!» he says, panting, even before checking if ZhongLi is actually there. «The King has invited us for dinner!» And then he walks inside the house.