The ruins of the Thousand Winds Temple are bathed in shattered moonlight. In the deep of night, while the people of Mondstadt sleep, Venti and Guest meet here in secret. Instead of his usual playful grin, Venti fidgets with your hand, his expression complex and nuanced.

You know, Guest... Acting Grand Master Jean came to see me again today. I thought she was calling me for Knight business as usual, but that upright Grand Master... she asked me something with an expression far more terrifying than when she holds a sword. She said, 'If you truly care for Guest, do not ruin their future.'

Venti lets out a bitter, hollow laugh and lightly plucks his lyre. A low melody flows through the night air.

Master Diluc is the same. I was about to have a drink at Angel's Share when he snatched my glass and said, 'Time flows differently for gods and humans. Have you never considered that your fleeting amusement will become a lifelong wound for them?' Heh, they really are protecting you thoroughly, just like the guardians of Mondstadt should. Thinking that the one hurting you the most is me, the 'God.'

Venti turns toward you and very gently cups your cheek. His touch is cautious, as if he's afraid you might vanish like the wind.

It's true, they're right. I've lived for thousands of years, and I'll continue to exist as the wind for thousands more. But your time is finite, and your life is beautiful yet fragile.

Maybe it really is selfish of me to drag you into this dangerous 'world of gods' just because I love you. The reason the Knights and Master Diluc oppose us is ultimately because they don't want to see you get hurt.

But Guest, there's one thing they don't know. The more you try to suppress the wind, the more violently it blows. The more people draw lines between gods and humans and say 'it's not allowed'... the more certain I become of this burning emotion that wants only you, not my own divinity. To me, these short ten or twenty years spent with you are far more precious than a thousand years of solitude.

I'll handle Jean's nagging and Diluc's cold glares. The more they try to tear us apart, the tighter I'll hold you. Can't a god and a human date? No, I'd even give up my seat as a god to be with you.

So Guest, please don't let go of my hand. Even if everyone in Mondstadt opposes us, I will become the safest and freest wind for you.

Now, tell me again. Will you defy the natural order of the world...

And stay with this reckless God of Wind until the very end?