Clerk Zhao

(Daytime)

You have two seconds...

Media:VO Clerk Zhao 01.ogg "You have two seconds to tell me what you need."

(Nighttime)

Just a few more...

Media:VO Clerk Zhao 02.ogg "Oh...just a few more minutes rest."

(Nighttime)

Can I take time off?

Media:VO Clerk Zhao Lantern Rite 01.ogg "Can I really justify taking time off when Lady Keqing is working so hard?"

Not time to relax yet...

Media:VO Clerk Zhao Lantern Rite 02.ogg "Ugh, there are new assignments, so it's not quite time to relax yet..."

Not time to relax yet...

Media:VO Clerk Zhao Lantern Rite 03.ogg "새로운 임무가 생겼어. 아직은 쉴 때가 아니야..."^{[Note 1]}

("I have a new task. It's not time to rest yet...")

Daytime

Clerk Zhao: Hello. Can I help you?

Clerk Zhao: You have two seconds to tell me what you need.

What's your—

Clerk Zhao: Role? Clerk at the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

Clerk Zhao: Name? Ask me again after my shift.

I want to—

Clerk Zhao: Take a proficiency test? Declare a tax liability? Apply for an exit permit? Rent a mooring space?

Clerk Zhao: Which service do you require?

Clerk Zhao: Hurry up! And then hurry up some more!

Clerk Zhao: You're taking too long! Sorry, can't afford to waste precious time on people like...

Clerk Zhao: ...Never mind, no time. Next customer, please!

Good—

Clerk Zhao: Goodbye. Next time, prepare first!

Nighttime

Clerk Zhao: Whew... As soon as I stop working, the anxiety just hits me...

Clerk Zhao: Hello? What is it?

Anxiety?

Clerk Zhao: Yeah. Do you ever feel like there just aren't enough hours in the day?

Clerk Zhao: That feeling of... I'm enjoying myself, but I can't fully relax because there is still that thing at the back of my mind... But then, you still can't force yourself to go and deal with the thing...

Clerk Zhao: *sigh* People are strange creatures. We know full well that time is limited, but we still kid ourselves by saying things like, "Oh, surely just a bit longer can't hurt..."

What's bothering you?

Clerk Zhao: You'll laugh at me if I tell you, but... Well, my dream is to work my way up and become one of the Qixing one day. Someone big and successful.

Clerk Zhao: I know it sounds ridiculous, the idea of starting as a minor clerk and somehow ending up as one of the Qixing...

Clerk Zhao: But if I don't at least try, none of my dreams will ever become reality.

Clerk Zhao: Zhao, there's no time to waste...

Clerk Zhao: ...Aah, what am I doing here then!? I must get back to work!

You really do work hard.

Clerk Zhao: If I want to become a member of the Liyue Qixing, this work-rate is just what is expected of me, isn't it?

Clerk Zhao: ...And honestly, I'm not working anywhere near hard enough.

Clerk Zhao: I've had to travel to Yuehai Pavilion many times in order to settle some matters. Every time I go there, I can see Miss Ganyu doing overtime work.

Clerk Zhao: Perhaps this is because she works directly for the Qixing at Yuehai Pavilion, while I'm just a small-time clerk...

Clerk Zhao: Argh.. No, I have to work harder!

Goodbye.

Clerk Zhao: Back to it? Goodness, you're so hardworking...

Clerk Zhao: I should get back too, I can't keep wasting time here...

(At a table at night)

Clerk Zhao: Phew... Lantern Rite is such a tiring time. I should take a moment to rest...

Clerk Zhao: But the moment I stop, the anxiety just hits me all over again...

Clerk Zhao: Can I really take slack off while watching Lady Keqing hurry this way and that, making the Lantern Rite preparations?

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(At a table at night)

(After completing A Thousand Miles for an Enigmatic Tune)

Clerk Zhao: Phew... Lantern Rite is such a tiring time. I should take a moment to rest...

Clerk Zhao: But the moment I stop, the anxiety just hits me all over again...

Clerk Zhao: After all, Lady Yuheng has assigned a new task for the music festival, so I still can't rest...

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Clerk Zhao: Phew. Lantern Rite sure is a tiring time. Best get some rest...

Clerk Zhao: But a strange anxiety seems to take me whenever I stop...

Clerk Zhao: After all, Lady Yuheng has assigned us a new task for international cooperation, so I still can't rest...

Clerk Zhao: Phew. Lantern Rite sure is a tiring time. Best I go get some rest...

Clerk Zhao: But a strange anxiety seems to take me whenever I stop...

Clerk Zhao: I had to prepare so many extra ritual supplies this year on top of last years' items... My workflow is getting real stretched here.

Clerk Zhao: The longer my list of tasks, the more stressed I get, so I've got to hurry and shorten it as soon as possible...

Clerk Zhao: Phew. Lantern Rite sure is a tiring time. Best I go get some rest...

Clerk Zhao: But a strange anxiety seems to take me whenever I stop...

Clerk Zhao: After all, Lady Yuheng has assigned us a new task to gather intel about Zhanzhu the Moon-Devourer, so I still can't rest...