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The words pierced his chest like a sharp sword. All of the nobility rules, etiquette and elegance were thrown out of the window. He could only keep talking about "the disgrace of it all".

" that's enough fuss for today. You two take him away. The honorary Knight and I have other matters to attend to." Eula started

Schubert was arrested, and the city defence diagrams were retrieved. At the end of the incident, at the end of the incident, Paimon Expressed that she finally understood why Eula Use those words now. Her hatred and vengeance were just habits, signals And shields. But the story ended here.

Eula put on the phone and took a deep breath. Although she was only experiencing the story through a game, This story seemed like a true flexion of her genuine self. She closed her eyes slightly trying to suppress these immersive emotions.

" so how is it? My dear Eula." Faced with Taylor's question, Eula Didn't know how to answer.

No one had ever… understood her so deeply to this extent. It seems that the [Hatred] between her and Taylor could no longer be resolved with just mere words. Eula couldn't hold it back any longer and just wanted to vent into the man in front of her.

On this Night her ice melted, and Taylor fully felt what the gentleness and wildness of the spindrift was.

(TN: I will make an dedicated 18+ chapter next chapter it may take while as it will be my first ever one)

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"Taylor, I'm thinking… if The members of the family continue to be blind and even plan to harm Mondstadt."

"and then they and Lawrence's name should be destroyed by my own hands."

Eula Lay naked in the bed, Her hair a bit messy. But her eyes were clear and determined in this moment.

"… that is Probably the only [Family duty] I want to fulfill."

" After that, I'll change my Last name, Taylor, why don't you decide for me?"

Looking at Eula Like this, Taylor smiled and said. "[Lawrence] this name originally symbolised [a noble with noblesse oblige, A fearless flame, and unyielding determination] its origins come from the time of the rebellion against the storm god Decarabian."

"It's just that the descendants of this name became corrupted by power and turned into the old aristocracy that poisoned Mondstadt."

" I believe you are the only one that has truly inherited the glory and purpose of the name Lawrence."

Hearing these words, Eula showed a relieved expression. " is this your affirmation of Me, Taylor…? It seems to be will have to have many more nights like The last so that I may get my vengeance upon you."

" Want to deal out some vengeance on me, right now?"

"Uh… not right now, my hips and stomach still hurt…"

After resting upstairs for the morning, Eula got up ready to go to work again after all as a vision holder, her physical strength and recovery ability was much greater than that of an average person. Taylor also made an announcement in the game area.

At 12 o'clock, There would be a quick update, Adding a story quest for a new character. This announcements immediately sparked a fervent discussion. In the last few days players had already completed the story quests for the four 5 star characters. Now Taylor had made such a sudden announcement, seemingly with a hidden agenda.

Many people specially that this was a prelude for the new five star character. According to Taylor's announcements, the new character story quest will Open up a new Mondstadt storyline. Could it be the protagonist of this character? Story class will be a Mondstadt character?

Among the speculations of these numerous players, Noon soon arrived and the new character story quest appeared.

" it's actually Eula's Story quest!?"

" my goodness, Mr. Mccall actually created a story specifically for his employee!"

" don't try and stop me, I want to be Mr. McCall's employee."

" thinking about it, Eula Is still from the Lawrence clan. Won't this give more screen time about them in game? Isn't Mr Mccall worried about how this will affect his player base?"

" my personally don't have any prejudice against the Lawrence clan, but I also can't say I have any good impression about them. If it wasn't for the primogems, I wouldn't even bother doing the story quest."

" don't say that, After all Eula is also a member of the Knights of Favonius…"

Eula's Aphros Delos Chapter caused a small controversy upon a release. Most players didn't have any positive feelings about the Lawrence clan, But since there was a story, they decided they would give it a try. Even if the story was mediocre, they could at least gain some adventure experience and primogems.

And so the story began. Players who initially approached the story quest with a "let's just give it a try" attitude quickly began ming themselves in the story's narrative.

Schubert Lawrence was a familiar name to Manny, As he was one of the more I spoken figures of the Lawrence clan. The players didn't expect him to truly dare ally with the Fatui.

"They really aren't good people, Neither the Fatui nor the Lawrence clan."

But soon, The players discovered that Eula is also a Lawrence did indeed seem somewhat "different" as Amber had mentioned. Despite being from the Lawrence clan, she didn't exhibit the same arrogance and self-importance as the others of her clan.

Well, she did constantly talk about, "remembering transgressions" and "seeking vengeance" reactions were gentle and kindhearted. She helped The Traveler fend off a surprise attack and patiently taught the nobles etiquette and manners. In response to the peoples statements and accusations, she choose a forgiving attitude.

The players only then realise that although Eula had always been seen as a "dangerous person" she had always followed the rules and never harmed any of Mondstadt's citizens. Even as a member of the Knights of Favonius, she had achieved many remarkable fates and flawlessly completed all her missions. Such accomplishments if achieved by any other night would likely have been highly praised and respected.

Such a kind and strong hearted person had not received any recognition for her achievements in such a long time. When the story reached this point, Many players felt a strong sense of guilt. After all they were just regular people, in the face of a societal stigma, they had no chance to truly understand this "traitor" of the Lawrence clan. Now through this mobile game, they were finally getting to see a small part of the real Eula.

This sense of guilt had reached its peak during the powerful speech Eula gave in the Fatui Hidden base.

" I am capable of discerning right and wrong, And I deeply understand what "freedom" means to the people of Mondstadt."

" The Lawrence clan should never and will never become what you've dreamed it to be!"

When the players saw this, their eyes filled with tears deeply moved and excited, And they began cheering for Eula's speech.

"Very well said!"

" Miss Eula, why didn't we hear you say these words sooner?"

" so all her prejudices of course such great harm to someone who just wanted to brave that she is not her last name. *Sob*, miss Eula, I'm so sorry!"

" I also want to apologise to Eula; is truly more qualified than most to be a Knight of Favonius!"

"Spindrift Knight Eula, she's truly deserving of our upmost respect!"

"If it wasn't for this character story in the mobile game, we probably would've carried this bias and mistrust about Eula forever."

" This seems to have been Mr. McCall's Intention… he wants us to know that Eula is a gentle hearted and strong person…"

Behind the counter, Eula Heard these comments from the players, Started tickly with a hint of luster. Fortunately, The night prior she had advantage all her years of grievances and pain. At this moment, She could still control her emotions.

She had a faint smile on her lips. It seems that from now on she would have many more "enemies" in Mondstadt. But for Eula she had only one arch enemy: her hearts desire, Taylor.

In the evening, the bar counter in the main hall had a giant pile of letters on it. With the release of Eula's story quest had a profound and far reaching impact. Among the hundreds of letters there was also many dandelions or Cecilia flowers, symbolising the peoples confirmation of Eula. However, Eula was not present at the counter at this moment, nor was Taylor.

The two of them were currently in a concealed location within a Fatui hideout.

" don't worry, I will complete the city defence diagram on time. However, recently many Knights of Favonius have noticed me making contact with you. I hope you will be able to…"

" don't worry for us the Fatui, this is certainly not a problem…"

The video Taylor had been taking on his phone, he had already recorded the full transaction between Schubert and the Fatui. In addition before tracking Schubert to this location, Taylor had already informed acting grandmaster Jean, specifying were Schubert heads sketched the city defence diagram. Now the Knights of Favonius Will have gathered enough evidence there.

With both and eyewitness and physical evidence, There is no need to wait for the transaction to happen; they could already make an arrest.

When Eula witnessed her own uncle negotiating with the Fatui, She had been thoroughly disappointed with this relative of hers. To achieve his dream of nobility, he was willing to handover his own nations secrets, and he didn't even care about the lives of the citizens. This is long crossed her "bottom line".

After Schubert and the Fatui parted ways, as they were about to leave the hideout, they spotted Eula at the end of the passageway.

"Eula?"

Schubert was quite surprised. He had never expected to encounter this treacherous Junior here. However, he quickly changed his expression to a stern one.

" What are you doing here? Never mind, come back with me at once."

Eula stood there, gazing at her uncle with a cold expression.

" uncle, for the sake of your dreams of nobility, are you truly willing to abandon the glory of the Lawrence family name?"

" What are you on about…!?"

" Someone once told me that The name of Lawrence symbolises [a noble with Noblesse oblige, A fearless flame and unyielding determination]…"

" How can outsiders ever understand the glory of our family? Only when the Lawrence clans banner is once again raised high above Mondstadt well, it's glory finally return!"

Eula sighed, it seems like she had to make a decision in this moment.

" Since you're still so stubborn uncle, it seems I'll have to personally take action."

"What… what are you on about…!?"

" It's never been like that. Lawrence isn't just a family; it's a creed."

Eula shook her head and said calmly, her greatsword started admitting a chilling light, step-by-step walking slowly towards Schubert.

At the other end of the hideout, More than 10 members of the Fatui lay Prostrate behind Taylor, forming a small mound. In front of Taylor, three certain individuals dressed in Mondstadt attire were sprawled on the ground looking at Taylor in fear.

" Well, well well I never expected to see you three again in this way."

These three individuals were interestingly enough the same three troublemakers who had come to the mobile game café that day. The leader of this group, If Taylor remembered correctly, Was named Duke. Initially, Taylor hadn't taken their actions seriously and use them as tools for some free publicity for his game café. Later when he had heard they were dismissed from their jobs, Taylor didn't pay much attention to it. He had not expected to encounter them again in this hideout.

" Mr. Taylor, Please, it's all misunderstanding, Just an unfortunate misunderstanding!"

" We wouldn't dare do it again; It was just a momentary lapse in judgement!"

The three of them kept pleading with Taylor while on the ground. With so many members of the Fatui Already subdued, They have no thoughts of resisting. However, the response they received was just a cold chuckle.

"Hehe."

A red bolt of lightning struck them and all that was laughed at the spot with the drifting dust.

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After the incident with Schubert was announced by the Knights of Favonius, it shocked the entire city. Many people were amazed by Eula's show of determination. It turned out that the story in the character quest was not just fiction; it was a real event. Perhaps mr. Mccall had adapted the events of his story based on this origin incident.

(TN: The reason they think this is probably due to the fact that they believe the announcement was delayed at Taylor's request so he could make his character quest first. But that's just my theory.)

in any case, The people of Mondstadt had undergone a complete transformation in their attitude toward Eula. They widely recognised her character as a true Knight of Favonius! Even Eula's Experiences have been crafted into poetry by the bards. a stubborn ice flower that created mist adversary. She had now become synonymous with both strength of character and gentleness of heart. All these changes had their origins in the games story. This game was no longer just a form of entertainment and leisure now, Some players find inspiration in it, While others found love, Someone uncovered secrets And some gained wisdom. Taylor's mobile game Café Harry significant changes to the city of freedom and poetry.

On this day, Taylor, Eula and Noelle had breakfast together. After finishing, Eula didn't rush to clear the tableware, And Noelle Didn't tidy up the chairs and table. They both looked at Taylor with a reluctant gaze.

"Taylor, are you sure?"

" Yes, I'm certain… today, it is time for me to head to Liyue."

Tears started to well up in Noelle's eyes. Over the past few weeks, She had received a love guidance from Taylor and already had to come to consider Taylor as one of the most important people in her life. No, that they were going to park she felt the deep sense of reluctance.

"Noelle, The day you can finally say goodbye with a smile, Now I'll be the day that shows the best sign of your growth."

Taylor patted Noelle's head and kissed her forehead before turning his gaze towards Eula.

"I'll miss you," Eula said gently.

Taylor nodded with a peaceful expression.

" by the way… I'm only going to Liyue Text the market for my mobile game café, but why are you treating it like it's our final goodbyes?"

" Well, I feel like there should be a bit of a ceremonial feeling to it."

Eula helped Taylor straightened his collar and gave him a smile.

" alright, I'm counting on you to look after the store. While Noelle Is efficient to Work, still lacks the experience in managing the main aspects."

Upon hearing this, Noelle didn't feel disheartened at all; instead her eyes shined brightly.

"I'll be working hard to learn from sister Eula!"

" Taylor, you can rest assured."

Hearing the second part of Noelle's Statement, a faint smile tugged at Taylor's lips.

He stepped onto the balcony. The weather was clear and calm today. In the gaze of Eula and Noelle, Taylor transformed into a bolt of red lightning and soared into the clouds. Mondstadt shrink beneath him. He flew over cinder lake, Past Wolfendom, and past the dawn winery. The plains starting to receded behind him. He crossed the Stone gate and continued towards Liyue along Dihua marsh. Taylor saw the one of the iconic structure of Liyue: the Wangshu inn. It was a building that seamlessly integrated within a giant tree, A true marvel of craftsmanship.

Taylor began to admire the people who designed and built such an impressive inn. In fact, he was even thinking that in this moment, on the top floor of this inn, there would be a certain Yaksha vigilantly looking up at the sky, probably showing a pensive expression as a red lightning bolt was flashing by.

" it probably won't be long before we meet."

After crossing the border between Mondstadt and Liyue, Taylor truth land at the foot of Mt. Tianheng. Although we could've flown directly into Liyue harbour, Taylor was more concerned that he might get targeted by certain Geo user. Regardless of his strength, when even facing a peak Archon in his prime he wouldn't break a sweat, he didn't want to provoke unnecessary trouble. After all, that old man was a deity who had his respect.

Soon the unique landscape of Liyue Harbour Appeared in front of him: The cobblestone Street, The hanging houses, the bustling vendors… the feeling of entering this city could only be described in one way - welcoming even strangers home! Which was certainly a unique feeling for him.

Taylor strolled around the city for a short while. This Port city was much lively and busier than what it showed in game. He decided to have a meal at wanmin restaurant and ordered two dishes: Jade parcel and mapo tofu. They were very delicious! While Mondstadt Had a wonderful amount of delicacies, While the cuisine in Liyue had a stronger abundance of flavours.

After satiating his hunger and thirst, Taylor had letters exchanged between Jean and Ningguang In his possession, the details about his mobile game Café had already been explained through these letters. Ningguang had expressed great interest in this business venture and there were even thoughts of investment and partnership.

The decoration and layout of his store, The size, The furniture and equipment had all been arranged in advance. Taylor just need to have a meeting for the handover, so he made his way towards the ministry of civil affairs.

There, Taylor met three of Ningguang's secretaries. Normally, Ningguang Wouldn't personally involve herself in a property transaction like this; She would just leave it to secretaries to handle. However, this time, Ningguang Specifically instructed that when the "The owner of the mobile game café from Mondstadt" arrived, she wanted to be informed and receive him personally.