Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

Although he tried his best to avoid meeting her again, it was only a matter of time before they met again.

The goodwill that arose from being strangers probably vanished completely once they learned his identity.

Ugh, I already knew this, so why do I still feel so annoyed...?

Jiang Bai never expected that the rebellious teenager he thought he was was actually an executor of the Fools!

What exactly does a rebellious teenager who ran away from home have to do with the Executors of the Fools?

The truth is cruel, but Jiang Bai still wants to struggle.

"Um, do you have a twin brother who likes to dress the same way as you?"

"Heh..." The stragglers let out a cold snort, laced with a hint of ferocity.

Upon hearing the voice, Jiang Bai knew he hadn't mistaken the person for someone else.

His attitude and tone were exactly the same as the boy he knew.

"You wouldn't happen to be a [Skirmisher], would you?"

The young master said that besides him, there was only one executor in Liyue, and the Fatui soldiers he met at Wangshu Inn also said that their commander was a skirmisher.

Then the boy on the other side is definitely a stragglers.

"So what if it is? What, are you disappointed?"

The soldier's tone was as irritating as ever. He stared at Jiang Bai without blinking, his fists clenching unconsciously.

"Disappointed? Not at all. I'm not your family, and I didn't have any unrealistic expectations of you, so naturally I wouldn't be disappointed. I'm just very surprised..."

Jiang Bai shrugged, showing little emotion after learning that he was an executive officer of the Fools.

The previous encounters were just casual meetings, nothing intentional.

They didn't even know each other before, and there was no conflict of interest between them, so what they showed was their most authentic selves.

His sharp tongue, rebellious nature, arrogance, and duplicity are not feigned; his loneliness, lack of love, and absence of friends are also not feigned.

The reason Jiang Bai thought he was a rebellious teenager who had run away from home was because he sensed this contradiction in him.

Chapter 375 My name is [Skirmisher]

They crave warmth but fear getting hurt, so they shut out any light.

Their psychological age is almost identical to their physical appearance.

If I had to describe it, it would be that I think I've been through a lot, but in reality I haven't grown at all. I'm still fragile and sensitive, like a child.

Perhaps he really has been through a lot. At least the fact that he was able to become the sixth seat of the Fatui Executive means that his age is definitely not as old as he appears.

But in terms of psychological age, he has indeed not grown.

The soldier's mood inexplicably improved. "I never said I was a child. It's all your own opinion."

Jiang Bai shook his head helplessly, "I think you're not much different from a child..."

At least Klee knows that you should go for what you want instead of saying no while secretly longing to be cared for and needed.

However, after learning his identity as an executive officer of the Fatui, it was impossible to treat him the same way as before.

We can no longer treat him as a rebellious teenager.

The fact that he was able to become the sixth seat shows that the strength of the scattered soldiers is even stronger than that of the lady in the eighth seat.

It's not certain whether he can win.

"Heh..." The stragglers sneered disdainfully, their expressions grim.

He doesn't like being called a child.

Mona sensed the atmosphere had become strange. What should have been a tense, confrontational atmosphere completely collapsed after Jiang Bai spoke.

"By the way, did you guys get your hands on this meteorite?" Jiang Bai asked directly.

Although they knew he was an executor of the Fatui, it didn't mean they were enemies.

As the military organization of the Winter's End Kingdom, the Fools are not like the Abyss Order, which is the enemy of all humanity, and cannot be judged as good or evil in a simple way.

Their actions depend more on the instructions and stance of their superiors.

For the sake of the Heart of God, they stirred up trouble in Mondstadt and Liyue, but also, because of the diplomatic relations between the countries themselves, they were helping Mondstadt and Liyue.

These are not contradictory; they are simply different approaches taken because of different objectives.

Moreover, Oser was released by the young master and lady, and had nothing to do with the skirmishers. He wouldn't take his anger out on the skirmishers for no reason.

In short, he didn't do anything, because the idea that knowing someone's identity would turn them into an enemy is unfounded.

"It's none of our business," the skirmisher said, arms crossed, his tone arrogant.

He disdains lying.

"I think so too..."

When he encountered the stragglers a few nights ago, he didn't seem to know the origin of the meteorite or its sedative effect.

"Are you also investigating meteorites?"

Jiang Bai thought they were fast enough, but he didn't expect the Fools to be even faster!

However, considering the level of technology of the Fatui and the large number of researchers, it is not surprising that they are faster.

"I guess so..." the soldier did not deny it.

Mona, remaining wary of him, asked, "You just entered that shared snowy mountain dream, didn't you? How much do you know about Leonard?"

So far, no one has been able to escape that dream on their own; the person codenamed "Scattered Soldier" is the first.

"Leonard? What Leonard?"

"You didn't know?" Jiang Bai was genuinely surprised.

It seems that the Fools found the core in a completely different way than they did.

"Should I know?" the stragglers retorted.

"Leonard is the master of these star-like destiny stars that fell from the sky."

"Really? Is this kind of thing that important? I discovered something far more terrifying and important..."

The skirmisher made no attempt to hide the fact that he had gained very useful information from them, and told them directly.

Having learned this earth-shattering secret, he was deeply moved and desperately needed an audience to listen to his story.

"What is it?" Jiang Bai was really curious about what he had discovered.

Everyone else was also looking at the stragglers, hoping he would say something.

The soldier gave a mysterious smile, parted his lips slightly, and uttered a seemingly mystical statement.

"The starry sky itself is a giant lie."

Jiang Bai: "???"

He looked up at the starry sky above. Did he mean "false heaven" or something else?

"What does this mean?" Mona was also puzzled.

He could sense that the starry sky the skirmisher spoke of was a lie, and not the same as the "false heaven" she understood.

"Starry sky? Lies? Isn't it common sense that you can see the stars when you look up at night?"

Paimon looked up and saw a false sky, a starry sky that was also a lie, making her feel dizzy.

"Hahahaha! Still saying such naive things..." The soldier burst into laughter, showing no restraint in his wicked nature.

"Is it that funny?" Jiang Bai was speechless.

This guy only just found out himself, yet he's already mocking them like he's discovered some huge secret.

He really has the mind of a child.

"Humph!"

The soldier's smile vanished, and he turned away, not wanting to look at him.

With his back to them, he slightly raised one hand and continued speaking.

"It's not your fault, because until recently, I believed the same thing."

After saying that, he slowly walked forward, talking to himself as he went, showing no concern whatsoever about an attack from behind.

"That 'Clown' guy, assigning me this kind of task without any prior warning of possible 'discoveries,' was he trying to scare me on purpose...?"

"Hey! You're leaving already?" Jiang Bai called out to him as he was about to leave.

"Is there anything else?" The soldier turned around impatiently.

"I don't even know your name!"

Jiang Bai had wanted to ask him his real name for a long time. He had always called him "Shaonian Shaonian" before, and "Sanbing" was just a code name. He couldn't keep calling him "Sanbing" forever!

"Scattered soldiers, scattered soldiers" sounds a bit silly and stupid when shouted quickly.

Mentioning his name, the skirmisher's eyes darkened slightly. "Don't you already know my codename?"

“A code name is a code name, not a name,” Jiang Bai said matter-of-factly.

You don't need to know my name.

"Hey, that's going too far! We've met a few times already, and you don't even deserve to know my name?"

The stragglers glanced back at him and stopped in their tracks.

He had many names. At first, he was called Kabuki-za. Later, when he wanted to overthrow Inazuma, he gave himself the name Kokubun, meaning to cause the country to collapse. However, this name was only a temporary one and was not truly his own.

Later, after obtaining the position of executive officer, he also acquired the name "Scout".

But no matter which one, only the last one can truly be called a name.

This is the name he earned through countless years of fighting in the abyss and struggling between life and death.

"My name is [Skirmisher]."

After saying that, he lowered the brim of his hat, turned around and left.

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P.S.: 【Kirmisher】is a transliteration of the word "scatter soldier". Scaramisher = scatter soldier.

What exactly does Chapter 376, "The Mountain That Cannot Be Crossed," refer to?

Watching him leave, Jiang Bai couldn't help but sigh.

He was now certain that many of his guesses were correct.

This guy definitely has a complicated past. He not only has no friends, but he might not even have a name to begin with, so much so that he used the code name of the Fatui Enforcer as his own name.

It's worth noting that even Tartaglia wouldn't use "Young Master" as his name.

"He just left like that?" Paimon was quite surprised by this turn of events.

"Otherwise what? Stay and fight us?" Jiang Bai retorted.

Paimon scratched his head; that's not what she meant.

She had expected to fight with the Fatui Enforcers, but they only chatted for a few minutes and no conflict occurred, which made her feel very uncomfortable.

Mona fell into deep thought after the skirmisher said the sky was a lie; she could sense that the guy wasn't lying.

Could it be that the "false heaven" that her master mentioned when teaching her astrology had another meaning?

Seeing that they were all motionless, Fischl put one hand on his hip and said, "You lost travelers, move! The cursed are still waiting for us to save them!"

"What you mean is, Miss, is that the meteorite is right there, and we should get moving."

“That’s right, if we delay any longer it will be dawn.” With that, Hu Tao took the lead and walked towards the meteorite.

She didn't care much about the lies of the starry sky or the false heavens. To her, whether the sky was real or not wouldn't affect her life, and she didn't have much curiosity about things like life and death.

As for that straggler...

Although her identity surprised her, and she might become an enemy rather than a friend in the future, that was all in the future.