Volume 5 – Chapter 71(Hehehe~)

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Author Note:

[ ] = When Twilight is speaking.

{ } = When talking through Telepathy.

' ' = When thinking in your mind.

<<  >> = When talking with your Pokémon or Tamed Beast.

--- --- = When describing a certain period of time OR Another place.

** ** = Point Of View i.e., POV

/// /// = In Call

" " = System and when talking to it.

「 」 = Thoughts being heard

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Night.

With a light breeze, the leaves of the trees were moving gently.

All the animals, birds had fallen asleep by now. Only the sound of insects could be heard.

TRILL!!!

LISP!!!!

ZIT!!!!

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At this time, the light of the moon fell on the face of an unconscious blonde.

The girl covered in eyes in irritation before opening them slowly.

She moved her head around and realized that she was in the middle of forest.

This puzzled the girl as she tried to recall what happened before. A few seconds later, she remembered everything and opened her eyes wide before raising her body.

Lumine: Yuuya!!!

???: He is not here.

Suddenly an unfamiliar voice attracted her attention as she turned her head towards the direction of the source.

At her left, she saw a small bonfire. Across it she saw a person sitting on a log of tree while looking at her with curious expression.

The person had light teal eyes with three dots in each iris, pale skin, and pale blond hair reaching below his shoulders. A gold diamond marking can be found on his neck.

Narrowing her eyes, Lumine cautiously asked.

Lumine: Who are you?

???: I am Albedo, Chief Alchemist of the Knights of Favonius.

Hearing that he was from Knights of Favonius, Lumine raised her guard to the limit and drew out her sword.

By now the relation between her and Knights had become irreparable ever since she took care of Lisa, Eula, and Kaeya.

Hence, she won't be surprised in case others came for revenge.

Albedo: Relax. If I want to hurt you, I won't have rescued you in the first place and let Yuuya found you.

Lumine: is that so.

She replied but didn't let her guard down.

On the contrary, her eyes started glowing as she used appraisal to check his level so that she can be prepared in case something unexpected happen.

Though the moment she checked his strength, her expressions turned solemn.

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Albedo ----> Level 200

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'Lumine: He is not like other Knights of Favonius who have only finished their first ascension. He is even stronger than the current me.'

She thought while looking at her own level.

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Albedo ----> Level 151(1↑)

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'Lumine: My level only increased by one after fighting Lisa and others. Must be because I was already stronger than them.'

Lumine: There must be reason why you saved me, don't you?

She asked.

Albedo: I won't deny that.

Lumine: What is it?

Not minding her tone, he spoke.

Albedo: Someone told me to rescue you. That's why I did.

Lumine: And who is that person?

Albedo: I think you already know. After all, that's the person you care about the most right now.

Lumine: The person I care about the most...

Her voice trailed off as a figure of a person appeared in her mind.

Lumine: Mr. Erste!

Albedo: Yes.

Once the alchemist nodded, the blonde put her sword away and started looking at him with excited expression as a smile appeared on her face.

Lumine: What did Mr. Erste said! And where he is right now!

Seeing her behaving enthusiastically like a girl in love, Albedo for a second started wondering whether she was the same person who not only nearly killed three Knights of Favonius but also planning to killing everyone else living in Mondstat.

Shaking his head, he put those thoughts at the back of his head for now and continued.

Albedo: First one, is the message.

Lumine: A Message?

Albedo: Yes. The message is "Don't go back to Mondstadt anymore. Now that Yuuya has donned that armour and has taken out that sword, you are no longer his match."

Hearing this, the Traveler frowned.

Her beloved was currently not in Mondstadt. Yet, he knew what was going on here. She even had a suspicious that Primis was the one responsible for making her recover her future memories. On top of that, he knew her strength better than she herself.

Lumine: Did he say what kind of armour that was?

Albedo: He didn't.

Lumine: I see.

She then nodded her head not questioning Primis words anymore.

Lumine: Ok, I will follow as he said… Anything else.

Albedo: Yes. He wants me to give something to you.

The alchemist said, though inwardly he was hesitating. Why? Because the thing Primis told him to give to Lumine can bring destruction to the world if it fell into wrong hands. That's why he was very reluctant.

Still, he knew if the Traveler succeeded in controlling it then it can play a decisive role in the upcoming war.

Sighing, he took out a small box which can fit in one's hand and showed it to the girl.

The box seemed ordinary without anything special about it. But seeing it, Lumine's body shivered as she felt some kind of temptation from the thing inside.

She wanted the one thing inside that box at all cost. That's how strong her desire was.

Still, she tried her best to suppress that feeling in her heart and asked.

Lumine: What is…this?

Albedo: ...

Instead of answering, the boy opened the box.

Inside she saw a broken purple stone.

The stone may not appear much in the eyes of others but Lumine can sense dense power of abyss within.

Albedo: Now for his next message. "No matter what circumstances, you must never absorb the power inside it. Right now, it will bring more harm to you then good. Hence, you must complete it."

Lumine: Complete it? How so?

Albedo: I don't know. He said you will know yourself.

Lumine: ...

Albedo: And the last message was. "By the time you are done with its completion, you will be strong enough to take on Yuuya." That's all.

Saying he put the box in Lumine's hand. The girl gave a deep look to the stone and started thinking about her next course of action.

She then closed her eyes and concentrated.

Soon, she started seeing the power of the abyss inside the purple stone. If she wanted, she can try to absorb them.

Still, she listened to Primis advice and didn't do that.

As she was trying to prying deeper and deeper into it, she noticed something different inside.

Snapping her eyes open, she looked at Albedo.

Lumine: Thank for saving me and giving this to me, Albedo. I know what to do now.

Albedo: If you say so.

Smiling, she asked.

Lumine: Though, I feel kind of bad if I don't do something in return. So, is there something I can help you with?

Albedo: Well...…

The alchemist gave it some thoughts and opened his mouth.

Albedo: You see, I see that you carry aura of the stars. So, if you don't mind, I would like to study you. Of course, not in a weird way. I want to see how you harness its power, their movements, their affect and so on...And there is also no hurry. We can do this in later date.

Lumine: In that case, I don't mind. By the time, I am done with my stuff and I will show you.

Albedo: I would appreciate it. Thank you.

They talked for a few more minutes before Traveler left while waving her hands towards him.

The boy also waved her goodbye, as her departing figure disappeared.

He really wanted to ask Lumine to let go of her revenge against Mondstadt. But he knew it would be pointless. Hence, he asked for something else.

Still, he was sure that Mondstadt won't perish by Lumine's hand. Why? Because of Primis.

If Primis really wanted the destruction of Mondstadt then he won't have bother to help Albedo recover his future memories. And from what he had heard, it seemed that currently Jean and Diluc were going through the same.

Hence, what's the point of saving a city if there were no inhabitants in the first place.

So, he was hundred percent certain that Primis would stop Lumine from doing so.

On top of that…

Albedo then took out a Serenitea Pot that Primis sent to him. It was not a genuine one but one that can put a lot of resources and materials in it.

Albedo: The people of Mondstadt are also needed to fight the upcoming calamity.... Otherwise, I won't have wasted time to create so many weapons and items.

He then put the Serenitea Pot away. Destroyed the bonfire and erase all the traces and left.

Currently, what Mondstadt lacked the most is time. So, he must hurry.

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---Sea---

A huge armed fleet could be seen sailing towards the direction of Inazuma.

Even if there was a strong thunderstorm was happening in the sea, the ship was sailing peacefully. As if the storm didn't dare to hinder them.

Primis was currently standing on the bow of the ship while looking in the front.

Makoto and Ei were leaning on the side deck completely relaxed.

It was a piece of cake for them to make the ship turn and made their way back to Inazuma. After all, no one dared to go against Raiden Shogun.

「 Primis: Good luck, Lumine. Without its completion, you stand no chance against Yuuya who has finally taken out his trump card, Berserker Armor and Dragon Slayer. 」

At this time, all the waifus heard Primis thoughts again.

Especially Lumine who stopped on her tracks and started looking around for him.

Back on the ship, Makoto, Ei, and one more person hurried put their attention in his thoughts.

「 Primis: First is Dragon Slayer. This weapon was built with the singular purpose of being able to slay a dragon. Its creator, made it oversized and crude, as a means of criticizing and mocking the ridiculous demand of its commission, and put it in his shed to rust after it was rejected in disgust by the king who ordered it. Years later, it was found by a someone who wielded it just as he could any other sword. And ironically enough, the weapon has come close to fulfilling its "purpose". He used the weapon to defeat, albeit not kill, the Dragon Apostle, Grunbeld. Aside from its absurd size and its subsequent ability to deal equally absurd damage, what makes the Dragon Slayer special is that due to it being tempered in the blood and malice of thousands of the monsters and malicious spirits inhabiting the Interstice, it has gained the ability to attack the ethereal body... It's a very dangerous weapon. 」

Except for Makoto and Ei, all others who heard this felt a chill down their spine. Even though they didn't understand some words like Dragon Apostle or Grunbeld, they somehow understood that it was very dangerous weapon.

Completely unaware that others were listening to him, Primis continued.

「 Primis: Next, is Berserker Armor. It's a cursed suit of incredibly durable armor that removes the body's subconscious limiters, allowing the wearer to achieve incredible feats of strength, speed and agility that are far beyond what they're normally capable of, at the cost of causing heavy strain and damage to the body in the process. It also keeps wounds from slowing ones down, forcibly relocating joints, reinforcing broken bones, and binding flesh to the bone with barbs. However, it does not mend wounds, meaning that one will still be bleeding out from particularly severe wounds. Additionally, it strips the user of whatever sanity they once had put them into a constant state of bloodlust. The bloodlust is so powerful that it makes normal person to die in case they took full blunt of it.... In other words, Berserker Armor is both a blessing and a curse. 」

Sighing inwardly, Primis shook his head.

「 Primis: The Armor and Sword compliment each other. And with Yuuya in possession of both, Lumine sadly stands no chance against him.... From the people that I have met so far, if we put Archons and Adepti to the side then only Shenhe will be Yuuya's match. That was also if she will go all out and use her demonic power. 」

With this, Primis decided to close his eyes and meditate until they will reach Inazuma.

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Back to Lumine.

The blonde, of course, heard all of Primis words and finally understood why he told her not to go back.

But then she recalled something in his words.

In the next second, her eyes turned dull, dark aura started coming out of her and an eerie smile made its way on her face.

Lumine: Hehe~ Mr. Erste...Who is this, Shenhe? I hope she is not some another woman or I will… Hehhehehehehe~

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*A/N: Please throw some power stones.

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