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

The fireworks in Liyue are unchanged from a thousand years ago, still as dazzling and beautiful as ever.

Gan Yu still remembers the first time she saw fireworks.

At that time, she was still a little Qilin who had never been to the human world and had never seen fireworks. When those flames burst in the sky, the loud noise was earth-shattering. She was so frightened that she shrank into a ball, trembling and snuggling in her senior brother's arms.

Thinking about it carefully, she realized that it had been a long time since she had watched fireworks or celebrated the New Year.

Gazing at the streaks of light against the night sky, Gan Yucan's golden eyes seemed lost in thought.

Are you still working during the Chinese New Year?

A clear, cold voice suddenly came from behind. Gan Yu turned around and saw an elegant crane flapping its wings and landing on the eaves of the Moon Sea Pavilion. The crane lowered its slender and graceful neck, and its feathers were as white as snow.

Lord Liuyun Borrows the Wind.

This is the immortal title of this crane, one of the Three-Eyed Five Manifestations Immortals, and also Gan Yu's master.

"You've come to Liyue?" Gan Yu's face lit up with joy. She stood up. "You should have... told me sooner. I didn't prepare anything."

"You've lost weight, kid."

The crane wore a helpless expression, lamenting the passing of time: "So many years have passed, and you haven't even come back to visit the mountain... How adorable you were as a child! You know, you were so chubby and round back then..."

Gan Yu suddenly became less welcoming of her master.

"You were so funny when you were little!" But Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun continued rambling, "When you were little, you played on the seesaw with your senior brother, and you suddenly sat him up in the sky..."

"Please don't mention that person's name again. He's not my senior brother either."

Gan Yu said calmly, "I've already forgotten."

Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun was taken aback.

The sky had completely darkened. Fireworks struck the sky, bursting into a burst of light before extinguishing in an instant. The world flickered between light and darkness as the fireworks rose and fell, and the light shone on Gan Yu's face, also flickering between light and darkness.

"You still won't forgive him?"

"You're mistaken."

Qilin is gentle and peaceful, and Gan Yu is usually never angry.

But at this moment, Gan Yu was not docile.

Her bright golden eyes reflected the dark night sky, and Gan Yu's tone was completely calm: "I have never regretted killing him. If I had to do it all over again, I would do it without hesitation."

She said this.

His tone was very soft, as soft as the embers of fireworks slowly dying out, without any extra emotional fluctuations, simply stating a fact, calm and cold.

"I see," said True Monarch Liuyun Jiefeng softly.

The person they were talking about.

It's been 3,600 years since Liyue Harbor...

The biggest traitor.

He became a disciple of the immortals, and a hundred years later, he was summoned by the Rock King Emperor to eliminate demons and evil spirits in his mortal form. He made great contributions and was the only human protector among the [Guardian Yakshas] under the Emperor. He was also ranked first among all Yakshas with the title of 'Grand Marshal Tengshe'.

He was also the only traitor among the celestial yakshas.

She was also a traitor within their sect.

After the Demon God War, he revealed his true nature and killed the god of the salt of the earth, the Salt Demon God, Heuria.

He severely injured four Yakshas—Golden Roc, Heart Monkey, Mule Scroll, and Fire Rat—causing countless casualties among mortals.

If Gan Yu hadn't arrived in time to stop it, Liyue would probably have lost these four immortals forever.

Gan Yu still remembers what he looked like back then: his eyes were filled with murderous intent, his demonic aura was overwhelming, his whole body was covered in blood, and he was cold and evil—perhaps this was his true appearance.

He used to love to laugh. His laughter was deep and hearty, always giving people strength, like the rising sun over Tiger Rock. Gan Yu still remembers the feeling of his big hand gently stroking her head, rough yet reassuring and warm.

"Killing is so much fun..." he laughed heartily with that sun-like smile. "Killing is so much fun!"

Yet, he stared at Gan Yu with a provocative and mocking gaze, so utterly unfamiliar:

Come and kill me

Let's go. ”

He killed too many people.

Corpses littered the ground, the earth was scarred and devastated. His comrades... the four yakshas, ​​covered in blood, lay helplessly on the ground, barely alive.

Gan Yu didn't make a move, nor did she want to. It all happened so suddenly that she was unable to think or act at that moment—not killing him was Gan Yu's only regret.

So he ran away.

What happened after that is impossible to know. All that is known is that he betrayed Liyue and joined the Abyss Order. The next time he was seen was deep in the Abyss of the Rocky Mountains, where Gan Yu and the four Yakshas ended his life together.

His name is now a taboo subject.

【Floating Abode】.

He betrayed the contract he made with the Emperor.

Liyue is a kingdom of contracts, and traitors will be forever despised.

The people of Liyue call him the "Immortal of the Broken Oath," a name that will be tarnished for eternity.

Therefore, Gan Yu did not regret killing him.

If it happened again, she would still take action.

Night had fallen, the fireworks were almost finished, and as the last burst of light faded into the deep twilight, the world fell completely silent.

The New Year in Liyue has come to an end.

Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun lowered her eyes and looked at Gan Yu sadly. She paused for a moment, but in the end, she said nothing and just sighed softly.

Gan Yu calmly gazed at Liyue Harbor under the night sky. The New Year was over, and gloomy clouds rolled at the edge of the night, emitting low rumbles of thunder. The howling wind filled the attic.

It is going to rain.

-

It's raining.

The boy said softly.

He leaned out of the window.

He tentatively reached out his hand.

Slanting rain lines intertwined in the dim night sky, and the cool raindrops tapped on the stone slabs by the roadside, breaking into fine water droplets and making a crisp sound. Before long, the road was covered with water droplets.

Rainwater soaked his hair, and his light-colored long hair clung to the boy's neck, glistening wet.

"Qingye...no, Noyan."

The blonde girl in the front row turned around and, seeing the boy's drenched appearance, flew into a rage, baring her teeth and brandishing her claws: "Shrink your head back in! Aren't you afraid of catching a cold, you little dumpling?!"

"Exactly!" Paimon said, hands on his hips. "You'll catch a cold!"

A cold... What does it feel like to have a cold?

He was quite keen to give it a try.

The boy named Nuoyan helplessly shrank back.

I am bored.

[Name: Qing Nuoyan]

Age: 15

[Level: 30]

[Talent: Oath of Unity (Governor Level)]

(Humanity has sculpted your life through a covenant spanning thousands of years. Humanity has fallen into slumber, and this is a gift it bestows upon you. You will possess infinite possibilities, far exceeding your past.)

[Talents: Fox Udon, Milk Dumplings, Grilled Fish, Rainy Night at Fruit Wine Lake]

He could understand the beginning, but what was that long string of nonsensical things at the end?

Don't you think they look mismatched?

It's like a husky sneaking into a pack of wolves... no, it's like a whole pack of huskies sneaking in.

When he goes out to fight, everyone will unleash their awesome moves, chanting their ultimate techniques like "Buddha's Wrathful Lotus," hehehe, it'll be terrifying. Then he'll just stand there and shout, "Super Special Move, Fox-U-Don!"

I don't understand.

I don't understand.

He has forgotten many things, more than he has forgotten in his previous reincarnations; his life is as simple and blank as a sheet of paper.

This system is also inexplicable; it doesn't respond when you ask it anything, like an artificial intelligence with no intelligence, it just writes something:

Main Quest: Fulfill the Unfinished Promise

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

To live a carefree and happy life, fulfilling unfinished promises... that's the task the system assigned him.

He was inexplicably happy when he saw this line of text.

I don't understand.

"Live a happy life..." The boy leaned back in his seat, tilting his head back to look at the leaden night sky. Liyue Harbor seemed to be almost there. Half of the sky was dyed red by the city's fireworks, creating a warm hue.

That's not bad.

The boy then set a goal: to live his life carefree, not caring about anything, being a good-for-nothing jerk, and being happy being the most important thing!

"Waaaaah!" Ying was completely exasperated. "You stupid dumpling, dry your hair!"

Why do you call me Little Zongzi?

Nuoyan tilted his head as he asked the girl he was meeting for the first time.

"Because you are a rice dumpling."

She lifted her leg, her white skirt fluttering, and tumbled from the front row to the back. The carriage was narrow, and she squeezed herself next to Nuoyan, her thighs touching. Her golden eyes held a hint of anger and reproach as she took a towel from her backpack.

“Make sure it’s clean,” she said.