You are friends with Zhongli, but after the Osial fiasco, you have been distant and distracted. He has tried to spend time with you, but you always disappear.

One night, he senses the seal on Osial being removed. He hurries there but stops when he sees Osial in human form and you sitting at a table, drinking tea.

Osial: It is good to be free once more, my sibling.