Genshin Impact, I, a mere mortal, cannot accompany you to the very end.

"On the 22rd..."

"On the 23rd..."

The owner of Dawn Winery is... Diluc!

The winery's brewery produced a very fine and fragrant wine. Owner Diluc warmly entertained them, and the scenery was also beautiful. The endless wheat fields swayed in the spring breeze. Young Master Ying downed several bottles of ale in a row, saying that the wine was very comforting and quickly poured another glass. He was having a great time. Paimon also got drunk, shivering, and fell asleep snoring.

As the sun set, Ying leaned against the edge of the bed and continued writing in her diary:

'On the 24th, at Dawn Winery, I drank so much wine... Qingye, you idiot... you should have some too. That's so unfair, don't just make me drink alone!'

The handwriting was crooked and messy, indicating that the girl was really drunk.

The crimson sunset streamed through the winery windows, casting a slanting glow on the young girl's silhouette. Ying blinked, paused, and a blush crept across her cheeks. Her golden eyes were mesmerized. She continued writing:

'You didn't touch a drop of alcohol...you didn't drink...we're the only ones drinking, you're so mean.'

He's drunk and acting crazy.

"How wicked..."

She said softly.

The journey continues.

The girl slowly traveled all over Mondstadt, tasting the local delicacies and experiencing the different cultures and customs. The scoundrel secondhand bookseller was right: travel is the trajectory of memories, and also the trajectory of life. It is an irreplaceable experience.

The tourist attractions in the Mondstadt section of the Teyvat Travel Guide are being crossed off one by one, while Ying's own travel notes are getting thicker and thicker.

Finally, she wrote the last page.

The journey has come to an end.

Swear to guard the cape.

This is both the starting point and the end point; we've already circled around Mondstadt.

But you and he made a promise.

Kiyono Kazein willingly gave up his life, so I cannot bring his soul back this time, nor can the wind god Barbatos.

But you can.

You made a promise with him, and this man always keeps his word.

That eerie voice echoed in his ears once more.

[Hundreds of years ago, and still now]

He once told you to keep traveling, and now he's made a promise to travel with you. These two contracts combined might be able to heal his weary soul, but this time, he'll have to lose so much.

【Ying, you helped him when he died at Tianli's hands, but you don't remember】

[It's best not to form a bond with them, as it will only increase your loneliness.]

You willingly stored your memories of him with me—you feared that the memories would wear down and kill him, so you chose to become strangers.

Human reasoning slowly came to mind.

Now I'm giving your memories back.

Let's go hiking!

Ying began climbing the mountain.

She remembered so many things, so many memories of the past.

The wind whispers through the clear fields...

The wind whispers through the clear fields.

They traveled together a very early time.

Cape Shizuku remains difficult to climb.

It was dusk, and the steep cliffs were bathed in a blood-red glow. The wind was howling from the mountains. I remembered what Kiyono had said: the wind blows at night because the temperature is lower at the top than at the bottom, and the wind is born at the top.

The wind is born on the mountaintop.

Let's climb towards the summit.

Night slowly descended, dusk settled, and everything became dark.

At the very top of Cape Shigemori, atop a thousand layers of rock, the wind slowly gathers.

[Unintelligible.]

The human system whispered.

I've said it before, this is your fate; mortals can never escape their destiny.

Rebuilding a life is not a simple matter.

An agreement alone is clearly not enough.

Kiyono Kazein's body was completely destroyed, her new body was never fully developed, and her soul was completely scattered—this time, the difficulty was even greater than the last.

Moreover, this was a life that Kiyono Fuue had willingly given up; he was exhausted.

Why give up?

As long as you are alive, there is always hope. Through continuous reincarnation, you are essentially living an eternal life.

Human reasoning systems will never be able to understand humanity.

But it still remembered how tired Kiyono Fuuin was back then—he seemed really exhausted.

He lives for a so-called mission, and dies for a so-called mission. He was born to die, and he is deeply tired of this cycle.

I'll give you a break this time.

The wind gathers at the mountaintop, carving out the shape of the Oathguard Rock at Cape Oathguard. This rock has stood here since the time of the Daedric Kings, watching over Mondstadt for thousands of years, and it was by this command that Cape Oathguard was established.

Humanity used this stone as raw material and carved it with a thousand winds.

It's difficult; an agreement alone isn't enough, but there's always hope.

Kiyono Kaze's greatest contractor is not Ying, not Ying, not Barbatos...

It is human reason.

They made a pact for eternity.

Let this promise be exchanged for Kiyono Fuue's soul.

I really don't understand humans.

Humanity felt exhausted. The system also possessed consciousness, but this consciousness was falling into a deep sleep, and it was unknown when it would awaken.

This time, I won't interfere in your life.

The boy slowly opened his eyes, his pupils like deep pools of black jade. He was young, with fair and translucent skin, and long, light-colored hair trailing on the ground. A mountain breeze blew by, and he felt the chill.

cold.

He tentatively took a step forward and almost fell to the ground.

"What..."

He couldn't remember who he was. It seemed like there was a voice in his ear, but he couldn't recall it and thought it was a hallucination.

【system】

The boy read the words that appeared in his field of vision:

Main Quest: Fulfill all unfinished promises

[Main Quest: Live a carefree and happy life, and live a peaceful and stable life.]

"Human logic..."

He opened his mouth subconsciously and whispered the unfamiliar word.

But nothing answered him, only the mountain wind whistling in.

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Ugh, COVID-19 is so uncomfortable.

In the next volume, I'm going to start writing sweet stuff; just angst isn't right!

A complete meal needs both sugar and a knife... mainly because more sugar makes it easier to cut.

Let's also have a name vote.

Kiyono Ishimori

Qingye Nuoyan

Kiyono Yanyan

Volume 1: Chapter 68 'I Don't Regret Killing Him'

Gan Yu looked out the window.

Liyue is a commercial city.

The setting sun casts its last rays upon the cobblestone alleyway, where merchants and peddlers pull their horse-drawn carts through the streets and alleys, hawking their wares. The shouts of sailors in the harbor rise and fall with the warm sea breeze.

The crimson sunset kissed the azure sea, and wave after wave, bathed in sunlight, crashed against the rocks of the harbor. After the waves subsided, fine foam rose to the surface.

Liyue Harbor is more lively tonight than ever before.

Because it's Chinese New Year.

It's Chinese New Year, but Yuehai Pavilion doesn't close for the holidays.

There were still many documents to process and many things to do. The candlelight flickered in the wind, reflecting Gan Yu's quiet yet earnest profile.

Suddenly, the sound of fireworks bursting came from outside the pavilion. The flames fell down along the rose-colored sky, and the light also shone into the Moon Sea Pavilion. Gan Yu put down her pen, rested her chin on her hand, and watched the fireworks in the sky.

Oh, so today is New Year's Day... I thought it was the day after tomorrow.