Does This Count As Being Nerfed?

I should really not use my Stand all that much now. Someone might pull an attack that can hurt my Stand and that will be really bad… Now I really regret unsealing him. Sure, more power is good, but taking damage hurts like hell. I should probably lessen the usage of my Stand unless necessary… Or maybe seal it again altogether.

Something tells me that messing with time and even distorting reality will bring about problems that the current me won't be able to solve.

I looked in Zhongli's direction and saw him still talking with Kun Jun, Shenhe just listening in beside them. They haven't stopped talking ever since we got out of that cavern earlier. Azhdaha got sealed once more and I could tell that the Azhdaha in Kun Jun will disappear soon as well.

And I was right because just a few moments later, Kun Jun fell down as all of Azhdaha's remaining energy disappeared. With a sigh, I walked over to Zhongli and Shenhe.

"He couldn't hold on any longer huh…"

"Mhm, it's quite unfortunate. His body is still the same as ever, but his mind isn't. One day, I will end up the same."

"What do you mean…?"

"Erosion. One day, I will lose my way and when that does happen, I trust you to stop me."

That was…saddening to think about. I know that even gods can lose their way at some point, I've seen that happen before, but I still can't wrap my head around it. It hurts even more since I can't experience that. For the time I have lived, I've been through the cycle of gods as they fell from grace, yet I remained the same.

"Alright, I promise that."

Zhongli smiled as I said those words. "Thank you, friend. As long as this world… as long as our memory is within your mind, Tevyat will continue to exist."

Man, why you do this to me? First, was the soul hit from Azhdaha, and now this emotional hit from you? Haah, now I really want to rest. It seems that Shenhe noticed this as she went over to me and held my head to her chest in an embrace. Ah, so soft.

"Ah, right. You sustained some damage during that battle. You should rest for now." Zhongli said as he began to walk away, leaving me and Shenhe alone. We walked to a nearby shade and sat there. Shenhe patted her lap, and I complied as I lay my head down.

"Even the most powerful warrior can get hurt like this, huh?"

"Ahaha, I wouldn't be a warrior now if I don't get hurt, wouldn't I? I'll just be someone who bullies the weak at that point."

Shenhe began to slowly stroke my hair, making me sleepy.

"You should seal that power of yours," Shenhe said, snapping me awake for a bit. I sighed as I closed my eyes and began pondering for a bit. Meanwhile, Shenhe began to explain her reason. "Don't use that Stand again. I heard Zhongli say something about the God of Time coming for you for playing around with time. Not to mention you got really hurt when your Stand was attacked."

"Yeah… I actually already had that thought before. I may have more power, but that also meant I had even more weaknesses. Alright, I'll seal it again."

"Nope, I have a better idea of sealing it."

—

I was now sitting cross-legged on one of the islands in my teapot. Surrounding me were Yanfei, Ganyu, Shenhe, and Havria. What were we doing? Well, Shenhe's idea of sealing my Stand was exactly this. The four of them will seal it using Adeptal Energy and Divine Energy. This will make it so that I have four different seals just to unlock my Stand again. Only they can remove their individual seals as well.

"Ready, hun?" Havria asked as she and the others began to create their seals.

I nodded and they nodded back. I felt all of their energy surrounding me, enveloping me like a barrier. A pang of pain hit my chest. I held in a scream as the pain was ten times more painful than when Azhdaha hit me earlier. It was a direct hit to my Stand after all, and this one was meant to seal him again.

I grit my teeth as the pain started to get even worse. My vision started to blacken out, signaling that I was reaching my pain tolerance threshold. I took in deep breaths, trying my best to not faint with just how much this hurts me.

After around a minute, it stopped. I opened my eyes that reflexively shut them as the pain got worse. My ears were ringing as my vision was blurry. The last thing I saw before the accumulation of my tiredness from the fight and enduring the pain moments ago caught up to me was the scene of my lovers and wives rushing toward me.

—

My eyes fluttered as I began to awake from my slumber. I was greeted with a familiar roof as soon as I opened my eyes. Along with the familiar sight was the feeling of warmth. I smiled as I saw that it was my two wives, embracing me in their sleep.

There were phantom pangs of pain from that sealing earlier, but I couldn't care less at the moment. I held them close, giving them both a kiss on the forehead. As much as I wanted to stay in bed, I was getting hungry. And so, I carefully got out of their embrace and headed downstairs.

I peaked through the kitchen door and saw Noelle preparing dinner. I smiled and slowly made my way toward her.

"You should just stay in bed for the day, Darling."

"Ahaha, I see you've finally noticed my presence."

"It took some practice, but it was worth it. If you don't mind, can you help me?" She said, not even lifting her gaze away from what she was cooking.

"Sure."

After that, we both cooked dinner. I prepared the table while Noelle went upstairs and called everyone. The number of plates I needed to prepare was something. It was like I was preparing for a special occasion like a family reunion. Well, except in my situation, this is just the normal number every day.

Everyone came down one by one. My wives, Shenhe, Noelle, Mona, Barbara, Jean, Eula, Amy, Yanfei, Keqing, Lisa, and even Ningguang. I always forget that she moved in too… I wish I don't forget how many occupants we have at some point. That'll be stressful especially if there's an occasion.