Genshin Impact: One Hundred Confessions? Just a System Task

In that instant, Yi Chen suddenly remembered something.

"Damn it! Is this a side effect of 'Mamba Elbow'?!"

He only had time to let out a wail before he became a black meteor in freefall, streaking across the sky and plummeting straight down into the dense forest below.

A dull, somewhat comical bang startled countless birds into flight through the forest.

Yichen embedded itself deeply into the soft woodland in a "大" (big) shape, creating a shallow, human-shaped crater.

【That's right, Host~】

To possess the power of the Mamba, you always have to lose something. Like… occasionally crashing, that's reasonable, right?

"What the hell..."

Yi Chen barely had the strength to roll his eyes, feeling the cracking and displacement of his internal organs.

"Of all times..."

He moved his fingers with difficulty to assess the extent of his injury.

Hmm... It's not a big problem. My liver seems to be ruptured, I have a few broken ribs, and my leg bone seems to be broken as well. At this level, lying down for about three minutes should be enough for it to heal pretty much on its own.

Anyway, it wasn't a critical situation, and the surroundings seemed pretty safe...

Forget it, I'm too lazy to move.

He simply closed his eyes, adjusted to a more comfortable lying position, and prepared to peacefully wait for his body to finish repairing itself.

Sunlight filtered through the leaves and fell on him, making him feel quite warm…

Meanwhile, on the other side of the forest.

"Paimon, are you sure this is the right road? I feel like we've already circled this forest three times already?"

A blonde girl was looking around at the almost identical trees with a suspicious expression; her clothes and appearance clearly did not belong to the Mondstadt region.

"Of course I'm sure! Absolutely right!"

The little floating object beside her stood with its hands on its hips, speaking with unwavering confidence (though it sounded more like bluffing).

"Follow Paimon, he'll definitely lead you to Mondstadt! Hmm... probably..."

"You've said that five times since the last intersection!"

Ying couldn't help but complain, her beautiful eyebrows furrowing together.

"Could we be lost?"

"How can you call it getting lost when it's a matter of travel and being a traveler!"

Paimon stamped his feet in frustration in the air.

"This is called...this is called adventurous exploration of unknown territories!"

at this time--

A distinct thud of a heavy object falling came from afar, startling a flock of birds into flight.

Paimon was so frightened that he immediately hid behind Ying.

"What's that sound?! Is it...is it a wild beast?!"

Ying was also startled, but she quickly calmed down and looked warily in the direction from which the sound came.

"It looks like something fell from the sky... Shall we go take a look?"

"Huh?! Are we really going to go? What if it's a very dangerous monster?"

Paimon shook his little head like a rattle.

"What if someone needs help?"

Ying retorted, but her eyes gleamed with a "better than just wandering around here" light.

"Besides, maybe it's treasure that fell down!"

"Treasure, treasure!"

Paimon's eyes instantly transformed into Mora's shape, his previous fear vanishing completely.

"Then what are we waiting for! Let's go, let's go!"

The two carefully parted the bushes and approached the source of the sound.

Soon, they saw the boy lying motionless in the human-shaped pit, his eyes closed.

Ying and Paimon exchanged a glance and slowly moved closer.

Paimon flew around the "corpse" once, stroking his chin, striking a pose like Detective Conan.

"Hmm... He fell from such a height, motionless, pale-faced... Traveler, is he... dead?"

Ying crouched down, extended her index finger, and carefully poked Yi Chen's cheek.

Soft and warm.

"It seems... he's still alive?"

She said uncertainly.

Just then, Yi Chen unconsciously let out a very soft groan, similar to a comfortable sigh, because his body was rapidly healing itself.

Chapter 8 Mysterious Plane Crash Man

"Whoa! It's turned into a zombie!"

Paimon was so frightened that he jumped into the air.

Ying was so frightened that she sat down on the ground, but she quickly realized that the other party had no intention of attacking and was just lying there quietly.

She got up again, slowly reached out her hand, her fingertips trembling, wanting to check if the guy who had fallen from the sky and whose life was unknown was still breathing.

Just as Ying's fingertips were about to touch Yi Chen's nose—

The "corpse" on the ground suddenly opened its eyes!

Not only that, he suddenly bared his teeth and made an extremely exaggerated, distorted, and even somewhat terrifying ghost face!

"Whoaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"

The sudden "corpse transformation," combined with the still-dry bloodstains on his face, created a remarkably effective effect!

Ying was so frightened that she lost her balance again after just squatting down and sat down hard on her bottom, frantically shuffling backward on her hands and feet.

"Eek!! It's...it's really come back to life!!!"

Paimon's reaction was even more intense. She screamed and transformed into a white shooting star, plunging headfirst into the nearby bushes without looking back, leaving only her two little feet kicking wildly outside.

"Pfft... Haha... Cough cough cough!"

Yi Chen, who had successfully pulled off the prank, couldn't help but laugh out loud at the two people's exaggerated reactions, but then the prank aggravated his internal injuries, turning into a painful cough.

He coughed as he struggled to sit up, wiping away the tears that had welled up from laughing.

"Hey, you two...aren't you too cowardly?"

Yi Chen caught his breath, looked at the blonde girl still sitting on the ground, her face still shaken and seemingly contemplating life, and at the white, unidentified floating object still trembling in the bushes, and grinned with a pale but wicked smile.

"In broad daylight, where would a zombie come back to life? At most, it's just a seriously injured person reviving on the spot, okay?"

Ying clutched her heart, which was pounding in her throat, and looked at the guy who had suddenly "come alive" and could talk and laugh with surprise and doubt. Her brain finally managed to reboot successfully and she realized that this seemed to be... really a person.

She pointed at Yichen tremblingly, her voice still a little unsteady.

"You...you...you're not dead? Then why were you lying motionless and covered in blood just now..."

"Oh, that one,"

Yi Chen glanced down at his disheveled appearance, waved his hand dismissively, and made up a story off the top of his head.

"I was a bit dazed after the fall, so I lay on the ground contemplating the philosophy of life. As for the blood... well, I've been feeling a bit irritable lately, so a little blood to cool down is normal, right?"

The explanation was so absurd that Paimon pulled his head out of the bushes, his little face showing a "you're kidding me" expression.

Yi Chen looked at their faces, which were still full of suspicion and vigilance, especially the blonde girl's posture of covering her buttocks with one hand and supporting herself on the ground with the other, as if she was ready to jump up and run away at any moment, and found it even more interesting.

He deliberately looked Ying up and down, noting her distinctly different attire from Mondstadt's, and the peculiar floating object beside her, raising an eyebrow:

"Judging by your attire... you don't seem to be from Mondstadt, do you? Are you lost? Would you like some kind citizens to give you directions?"

Upon hearing Yi Chen's words, Paimon put his hands on his hips, flew angrily to him, and stomped his little feet in the air.

"A concerned citizen? What kind of concerned citizen would fall from the sky, get dazed and confused, and then pretend to be a ghost to scare innocent travelers? Suspicious! Very suspicious! Paimon has decided to give you an awful nickname!"

She flew around Yichen once, tapping her chin with her little hand as if deep in thought, then suddenly stopped, pointed at Yichen, and announced loudly.

"We'll call you 'Mysterious Plane Crash Man'! How about that? Isn't it awful? But it suits you perfectly!"

"Pfft-hahaha!"

Yi Chen was so amused by Paimon's incredibly creative nickname that he almost aggravated his injury. He waved his hand while laughing.

"Okay, okay, 'mysterious plane crash man' it is... hahaha, I'm so sorry, I scared you."

After he finished laughing, he rubbed his aching stomach and looked at Ying, who was still somewhat wary but clearly more curious, and Paimon, whose cheeks were bulging with anger, and extended an invitation:

"Well then, to express my apology, and to prove that I'm truly a kind-hearted person..."

He blinked.

"Once we get to Mondstadt, I'll treat you to a good meal! Mondstadt specialties like honey-glazed carrot and pork stir-fry, satisfying salad, sweet flower-stuffed chicken... as much as you want! How about it?"

"Honey-glazed carrot and pork stir-fry?!"

Paimon's eyes instantly sparkled like stars, and her anger vanished in an instant. She leaned close to Ying's ear and whispered urgently in a volume that she thought was very quiet, but Yi Chen could hear her clearly.

"Traveler! Traveler! He's talking about the most famous food in Mondstadt! It sounds so delicious! Let's say yes! We were going to Mondstadt anyway!"

Looking at Paimon's pathetic state, and then at the black-haired boy in front of her who, despite his strange appearance, had a cheerful smile and didn't seem like a bad guy, Ying hesitated for a moment before finally nodding.

“Alright… well then… thank you very much, Mr. ‘Mysterious Plane Crash Man’.”

She deliberately emphasized the nickname, but couldn't help but smile slightly.

"No problem! Keep it on me!"

Yi Chen patted his chest and stood up nimbly from the ground, as if he weren't the one who had just been lying half-dead from the fall.

"Come on! Follow me, I promise to take you the fastest and safest route!"

He turned and led the way, humming an off-key Mondstadt tune, seemingly in a very good mood.

Paimon immediately followed happily, chattering away as he asked Mondstadt what else was good to eat.

Ying sighed helplessly as she watched the two figures, one big and one small, seemingly become dining buddies in an instant, and quickly followed.

But she was still thinking to herself: Falling from the sky... and getting hurt like that... and now she's lively and energetic again... even treating strangers to dinner...

This person is indeed very mysterious!

Chapter 9 Protagonist

The two people and the mascot walked along the forest path leading to Mondstadt.

Perhaps it was the upcoming feast that eased the atmosphere, or perhaps it was Yichen's outgoing personality that made them so familiar with each other. In just a short distance, the three of them (?) became quite acquainted.

As Yi Chen casually used wind element to push aside the low branches blocking his path, he turned his head and looked at the blonde girl beside him with some curiosity.

"So, traveler,"

"You come from a world far away, and your brother was captured by an unknown god?"

Ying nodded. Mentioning this, her eyes, which had brightened slightly because of the food, dimmed a little more.

"Back then... we wanted to leave that world, but we were stopped by a strange deity. She took my brother away and sealed my power... When I woke up, I was already in Teyvat."

Paimon flew lower and, unusually, didn't make a fuss. He propped his chin up with his little fist and put on a very sad expression.

"Yes, yes, it's so pitiful! That's why Paimon decided to be her guide and accompany her to find her brother!"

Yi Chen stroked his chin, his carefree smile fading slightly, replaced by a serious expression.

"An unfamiliar deity... that sounds like a huge problem. To actually attack a brother and sister is incredibly unethical."