Unlike Orion, who was casually going to see what Miss Cicin looked like, everyone else present fell silent. It was the first time they had seen people spin and fly away like boomerangs, and two at once at that.
Moreover, judging by his relaxed demeanor, that slap was probably as effortless for him as it looked.
Eula swallowed hard. Although she had heard this man was strong, this was just too much... Rosaria also rarely widened her eyes. She calculated internally: this strength must be several times greater than Noelle's, right?
Keep in mind that Noelle, the Maid of All Work, was Mondstadt's famous strongwoman, but compared to this person... Behind the crowd, the Signora, Rosalyn, didn't hesitate, turning into a wisp of flame and drifting toward the sky.
She no longer cared about the sky harp. Five hundred years of accumulated experience made her clearly feel that if she stayed here any longer, she would certainly die!
Because just now, she had seen it—a blue eye had grown behind the man's ear, staring straight at her.
When Eula and Rosaria tried to pursue, they found that the swarm of moths condensed from flames had already flown far away. They could only focus their attention on the Fatui member who was still holding the sky harp and standing stunned.
The Debt Collector snapped back to reality, looked at the two corpses in the distance, then looked at the enemy before him, and swallowed hard: "If I surrender now, can I get a lighter sentence?"
Meanwhile, on the other side.
The swarm of moths that Rosalyn, the Signora, had transformed into reassembled on Mondstadt's city walls. She looked around; no patrolling Knights of Favonius members had appeared, and she hadn't been followed.
Her heaving chest rose and fell once, and Rosalyn let out a long breath.
"It seems I escaped."
"How does it look to you?"
A familiar male voice came from behind, causing Rosalyn's soul to leap out of her body, and cold sweat soaked her entirely.
She quickly turned her head and whipped a flaming lash behind her, but the whip seemed to strike an iron pillar; she hadn't even managed to damage the opponent's clothes.
Raising her gaze, her light purple eyes met Orion's gentle smile.
Taking advantage of the fact that he hadn't made a move yet, she quickly spoke: "You cannot attack me! Otherwise, Snezhnaya, the Fatui, and the Tsaritsa will not let this go! This is—yes, this is a diplomatic incident!"
But the man opposite her spoke as if he hadn't understood her words, merely talking to himself: "Poor Rosalyn, you don't need to panic.
I am here to save you."
His face was full of sympathy, pity, and compassion. His handsome features, accompanied by gentle words, made him seem so bright and warm.
Then, that face gradually split open down the middle and stretched outward, revealing an internal structure that emitted a faint blue light, like the large Mushrooms in Sumeru's Apam Woods.
The two jagged flaps of skin, like canine teeth, approached Rosalyn's trembling body. Comparing the size of his split face to Rosalyn's small face, he realized the opening was too small; she wouldn't fit.
Even with five hundred years of experience, Rosalyn had never witnessed such a sanity-draining scene. She no longer mentioned the Fatui or the Tsaritsa, but pleaded with a trembling voice: "Please, don't! I... I still have my wish unfulfilled! I still need more power! My... my Young Wolf..."
"Don't worry, I am saving you." After confirming the size, Orion's entire body split open along the facial fissure, stretching left and right, and slowly enveloped Rosalyn's body.
Rosalyn couldn't even manage words anymore; hot tears streamed from the corners of her eyes as she watched her body gradually being swallowed.
I'm sorry, Rostam, I'm sorry... I, I couldn't for you... Afterward, Orion closed his body, and everything returned to peace.
The smile on his face remained gentle.
"Alright! Next, I'll hand the Signora over to the Goddesses for training! Now the curse can be lifted, her disfigured body restored, and the flames inside her can turn back into blood. Plus, she won't have to commit so many wicked deeds anymore, and those innocent soldiers in Inazuma won't die in vain. Congratulations!
Hero of five hundred years ago, Young Wolf Rostam, rest in peace! I shall raise your wife!"
He hadn't told a single lie; he truly intended to save Rosalyn... Rosalyn realized she hadn't died, but was falling continuously. Finally, after an unknown amount of time, she landed in a cyan-blue space.
She propped herself up and looked around, only to find boundless blue surrounding her.
"Yo! Sisters! Look, Little Brother sent us a new sister!"
"Little Brother isn't young anymore, should we eat him?"
"He's still a Juvenile Form, not fully transformed into an Adolescent Form. What are you thinking? It's bad for the body this early."
"Wow, I almost believed you! How could it be bad for the body for a Giant Spider?"
The sound of these female voices alone shook Rosalyn's soul. It was like the Tsaritsa not concealing her Archon power at all... No, it might be even more terrifying than that.
She turned around. Behind her, more than ten tall female figures were looking down at her, as if viewing a toy... "He's over there!"
Rosaria's night vision was excellent; even while running, she spotted Orion on the city wall immediately.
However, she noticed Orion's behavior was abnormal—he was standing right on the edge of the city wall!
Eula also saw the scene from afar and grew anxious: "What is he doing? Is he trying to jump directly off the wall?! Even if we didn't catch the Signora, he shouldn't do that!"
After speaking, Eula tossed the sky harp to Rosaria and rushed toward Orion at an even faster speed.
However, Orion was not trying to jump off the building, but was aiming far away in the direction of Angels Share. He knew Lumine and Jean were there, so finding the tavern would allow him to quickly inform them that the sky harp had been recovered.
Then, he took a huge leap, constantly accelerating himself in mid-air, and landed right at the entrance of Angels Share in a single bound.
"Hah! Today was truly a busy and fulfilling day!"
Orion felt like he had done countless good deeds today. Although he wasn't tired, he still stretched.
Just as he raised his hand halfway, Eula, who had rushed over from a high rooftop, happened to jump down and was caught by him in a Princess Carry.
Orion:...Eula:...The two stared into each other's eyes, speechless.
After a moment, Eula suddenly reacted: "Y-y-you! Put me down immediately!"
Orion quickly released the hand holding her legs, allowing Eula's feet to touch the ground.
With Orion's arm still around her back, Eula continued to shout: "H-h-how dare you! It was bad enough you targeted Amber, but now you target me too! Shameless! I'll remember this grudge for five pages! Five pages!"
Orion was also confused. He pointed toward the sky: "No, I wasn't deliberately waiting here. You're the one who suddenly jumped down from the sky—"
However, before he could finish speaking, Rosaria, who was halfway through her descent, landed her ample behind right on his half-raised arm.
Rosaria:???
Why was there an airbag this time when I landed?
Not only her, but Eula and Orion were also dumbfounded.
Just as Orion was about to say something, the door to Angels Share suddenly opened.
Lumine and Jean walked in front, Paimon floated in the middle, and Venti and Diluc walked at the very back.
Jean was giving a final, lengthy summary: "Very well, the Knights of Favonius still need someone to oversee the general situation, so next, I'll trouble Senior Diluc and the Honorary Knight to work together... Hmm?"
The next moment, Jean and the other four saw Orion, whose right arm was around Eula's shoulder and whose left arm was supporting Rosaria, looking back at them.
As Lumine's and Jean's eyes simultaneously flashed red, Orion resignedly closed his own.
I'm done for!
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