[Crossover] Long Live the Great Lady Xiyio!

A creation made of gold, a copy of the Primordial One, awakens and meets a girl from another world.

"His name is Albedo, so why don't you call yourself Albedo Junior? Not happy with that? Then how about Albedo the Second... Oh, come on, can't you pick a name out of a book yourself? Why are you so fixated on him? Look at his hair. It's gotten so thin from all his research, nowhere near as thick as yours. His voice is pretty nice, though, but you have the same voice as him. That's great! You should be happy."

"You're asking me? My name? ...Uh, Chi Yu... Xiyiou! See? That's the name I gave myself. 'Xi' means smiling brightly, just like me. 'Yi' means righteousness and valor, which describes yours truly perfectly. And 'Ou' means good luck! Hey, who else could it be but me? And this mascot beside me is called Xiouou!"

...Why can the Traveler's mascot at least fly and talk, while yours is a chicken?

Before the artificial human could pour all her jealousy and hatred onto the flawed creation born after her, her ideas had already been led in a rather strange direction...

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"I have been betrayed three times..." The puppet stared at the tense young woman opposite him with an almost amused expression, moving his knight two spaces diagonally. "How interesting. Who gave you the nerve to come here and so confidently say you wanted to be friends with me? Is it your ignorant mind, or that self-righteous faith of yours?"

Albedo Junior stood beside the chessboard, looking like he wanted to say something but couldn't.

Xiyiou quickly moved her cannon over a pawn and captured the knight Scaramouche had moved. "Get this straight: you're the one who can't leave me, and you can't hurt me either!"

Scaramouche looked utterly baffled. Lost in thought, he moved his king one square to the right without even looking, dodging the cannon. "That's strange... Every time I try to kill you or leave, I somehow stop myself and obediently do what you say..."

Albedo Junior covered his face and sighed.

Xiyiou decisively moved her rook and captured Scaramouche's king. Then, while Scaramouche was just coming to his senses, she excitedly flipped the chessboard over. "Yay! I won again!"

Scaramouche stared blankly at the pieces scattered across the ground, looking even more confused.

...It's because you can't beat her. Albedo Junior glanced at Scaramouche with pity, then helped pick up the chess pieces scattered all over the floor and put them back in the box. As he left, he couldn't help patting Scaramouche on the shoulder.

Poor kid. Haven't you figured it out yet? You're playing international chess, not Chinese chess. The rules are completely different! She can even alter your awareness while you're playing and cheat her way to victory. No wonder you can't even get away when she messes with your mind in everyday life!

○ No romance. The heroine is named Xiyiou, and she's incredibly strong in every sense. The story centers on Xiyiou. The heroine is voiced by Teacher Ma. It's a traditional trio of two guys and one girl: Albedo Junior, Scaramouche, and Xiyiou.

○ A travel story about the trio. At its heart, it's about three so-called "abandoned substitutes" healing one another.

○ There will be lots of HoYoverse jokes. Yes, I wanted to play with the fact that the heroine and Albedo Junior have the same voice actor, so she takes an interest in Albedo Junior (and Albedo); Albedo Junior takes an interest in the Traveler because of Albedo, then picks up Scaramouche, who shares a voice actor with the Traveler. As for Scaramouche... I haven't figured out how to work him back into the joke yet.

Theme: The great Xiyiou and her two sidekicks