"...I'm so sorry Jean..." After causing a rampage, Jean made Rostam go to the Corner to reflect on his actions with Klee as well. Klee had little tears in her eyes as she was caught trying to bomb fishing again and got grounded by jean.
"Seriously Senpai, You know throwing a tantrum isn't going to get Grand Master Varka back..." Jean held a tired sigh as she knew that this has became more common after Varka decided to also bring the other staffs of both Civil and Foreign affairs with him, Varka reasons that in case they need someone to handle the Foreign affairs or Civil affairs in a foreign nation when Varka was at a disadvantage. And as a result, all Civil and Foreign affairs in Mondstadt were single handedly handled by Rostam by Varka's orders.
"It was either this or Ms. Alice throwing a fit, either way, Mondstadt can't handle two of them at once." Barbara said as she finished healing the last injured Knight as she went beside her sister.
Jean sighs as she remembered the last time Rostam was sent to an expedition by Varka's orders.
(Flashback)
"YOU WHAT?!" "A-Alice, Please Calm-Guh! Ack!!!" Varka was hit by a spell book to the face as he was soon in a headlock by Alice.
"You Moron! Why did you put My Eddy, On An Expedition To The Chasm?!" Varka was turning blue as Alice was seething in rage.
"M-Mercy, Mercy!!" Varka tapped on Alice arm as he was about to pass out.
"You. Want. Mercy? Then Pray To Barbatos To Spare You From My Wrath!!" Alice shouts as the camera pans outside as The unmistakable sounds of bones cracking was heard inside Varka's office as the muffled screams of Varka was barely audible, soon an explosion was heard as the entire headquarters was shaking like it was hit by a high level earthquake.
*Sigh*"Grand Master Varka... What are we gonna do with you?" Jean couldn't help but sigh as both She and Rostam were the only ones capable of Ensuring Varka doesn't get himself into situation like these.
(End of flashback)
"Thanks again for coming here Sister Barbara..." Jean looked at her sister as she held a small awkward smile on her face.
"It was nothing Ms. Jean, it was my duty..." Barbara held an awkward smile as she soon walks out of the headquarters and headed back towards the Church.
"...You two really should stop being so formal and awkward with each other-" "Corner!" "S-Sorry!" Jean glared at Rostam as he quickly turned back towards the corner as he forgot how sensitive the subject between Jean and Barbara were.
"Jean! We're Back!" Paimon shouts as both her and Lumine soon see the spectical Infront of them.
"Um... Did we interrupted something?" Lumine asked as she sweats a little at the scene in front of her.
"No, None at all. Lumine. Paimon. Please meet the second Acting Grand Master and Head of both Civil and Foreign affairs, Rostam. And the little girl besides him is his daughter, Klee." Jean introduced them to both Paimon and Lumine as they still finally got to meet the second acting grand master but they think they could have been introduced in better circumstances.
"It's a pleasure to meet you two but I think we can have a proper conversation after... This." Rostam scratches the back of his neck as he hasn't paid his time in the corner yet.
"Remember Senpai, 2 Days." Jean said as she soon leads Paimon and Lumine to her office as some knights began to place his desk and paperwork on the corner he was sentence to.
"I swear to Morax's name, I just hope Varka's having a hard time as I do." Rostam mutters as he soon went to work as Klee was secretly trying to make a new bomb besides Rostam.
(Meanwhile in Liyue)
An young man was enjoying watching an opera as he slowly enjoyed his tea until he paused for a bit before chuckles to himself.
"It seems an old friend of mine is suffering something he used to do in his youthful days with us, it seems like Karma has finally taken effects on him." He smiled as the tea in his hand has somehow tasted better than before.
"Zibai. Guizhong. Ping. Cloud retainer. Harvia... It seems Wukong has finally experience divine retribution." The unmistakable sound of a horse neigh was faintly heard as it was soon followed by a quite but loud laughter of many in the wind as the young man laughed as well. Soon a waitress came by as the young man soon placed his cup of tea down.
"Please put this tab on Wangsheng funeral parlor, I'm sure the director will not mind if I indulge myself a bit more today." He smiled as the unmistakable sound of a young girl screaming was heard in the distance.
"What Do You Mean Someone Was Asking for the 1 Million Mora payment?!" The young man quietly sips his tea as he refocus on the opera before him.
(Meanwhile in Nod'Krai)
*ACHOO!!*
A buff blonde sneezed loudly as the knights and Diplomats around him jolted by the sudden loud sneeze.
*Sniff* "Did someone just cursed me just now?" It was none other than the Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius, Varka.
"It Must be Eddy trying to curse you here from Mondstadt." Varka turned his head towards the tent as he saw Alice writing in her book as Varka had a sudden bad feeling all of a sudden.
"You're joking... Right?" Varka sweats a bit as he knows how much paperwork Rostam was in when he received his report on how Jean and Rostam were handling Mondstadt in his absence.
"Nope! From what my little sunshine wrote in her letter, Eddy has plotting and muttering alot in what little free time he has and it involves in you being fed to various monsters and one about Nailing you to your desk and making you work until you want to sleep forever." Alice smiled as she can see how visibly shaken Varka was when he inevitably returns to Mondstadt.
(Back at Headquarters.)
"Once again I told those fools that I will not speak to anyone unless it's their Harbinger!" Rostam rubbed his temple as the Knight that reported nods and soon went towards the headquarters front door. The sound of Jeans Office door opens as both Paimon and Lumine exit and soon saw Rostam working on another document as Klee was drawing besides him.
"Hey!" Paimon waved as both Rostam and Klee looked up and saw them walking towards them.
"Ah! Paimon. Lumine. Apologies about earlier today, I was... Coping with the amount of stress and anger I had bottled up for the past few days." Rostam scratches the back of his neck as Paimon soon noticed the amount of Paperwork that was Surrounding Rostam and the eye bags on his face.
"Wow... Being the acting grand master must be tiring, Huh?" Paimon said as she can see that Rostam placed a finished Document on a stack as he got another document from a different pile.
"It may look a lot but this is 15% of the work they have brought from my office to here." Rostam said in a tired smile as both Paimon and Lumine looked at Rostam with Shock and Pity.
"Um... If it's not too much to ask... Have you seen this person?" Rostam stopped his worked as he was handed a sketch of someone but it wasn't just anyone, it was-
"Aether...?" Rostam paused as he remembered one of his old incarnation, one that was a Khaenri'ah Guard.
(Flashback)
"Arthur Malfoy, House of Malfoy, reporting to Royal Guard Dainself!" Arthur salutes To Dainself as he salutes as well before both of them dropped the salute and soon smiled at each other.
"It is good to see you again my friend, let me introduce you to someone." Dainself soon step aside as Arthur soon saw the person behind him.
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(End of flashback)
Rostam held his head in pain as his mind was trying it's best to remember but all he got were severe to down right unbearable pain, It's as if the memories he was trying to remember were somehow... Forbidden.
"Papa?" Klee looked very scared as she held on to his sleeves as he was not responding.
"Rostam? Um, Rostam? Can you Hear Paimon?!" Paimon tried shaking him but there was no reaction, she tried to look at his face as she sudden squeak at what she saw.
"Acting Grand Master Rostam is Bleeding!!" Paimon sudden shout Caused all the Knights of the area to go check up on Rostam and soon flinched at what they were seeing.
"Get Ms. Barbara, Quickly!!" "Someone, Anyone who has basic medical knowledge!! Help!!" "Acting Grand Master Jean!! It's Master Rostam! He's bleeding!!" The headquarters were in chaos as knights were trying their best to help Rostam as Klee was crying her eyes out at seeing Rostam's condition.
Lumine soon picked up the sketch of her brother as she wondered why did Rostam's condition suddenly declined after seeing her brother.
"... Something isn't right... Just moments ago, Rostam was doing alright... well he was tired and probably at the brink of collapse but was fine nonetheless but after seeing a sketch of my brother, Rostam eyes widen as he seems to know who my brother is, He practically Said his name...! but why did his health suddenly declined after seeing a sketch of him?" Lumine was in her thoughts as the Knights soon escorted Rostam and Klee to the Church as Paimon was panicking.
"Why did Rostam suddenly bleed?! All you did was show him a sketch of your brother yet not even a few minutes and he had gone quite and soon... This." Paimon wearily looked at the Sketch of Lumines brother as she doesn't what was happening but all she knows is that the sketch of Lumines brother somehow caused as severe reaction to Rostam and his Health.
Lumine soon followed the Escorting knights as she wanted answers, Answers that Only Rostam seems to know and Hold.
"H-Hey!! Wait for Paimon!" Paimon soon chased after her as she didn't want to be left behind.
(Meanwhile)
"...How peculiar... It seems his soul tried to remember the traveler's sibling In his memories but was soon punished by Asmoday and Istaroth's restrictions for trying to remember that moment." Naberius murmurs as her reflection soon looked at her weirdly as it soon tap the mirror.
"Is something the matter Naberius?" Naberius soon snapped out of her thoughts as she looked at her reflection that had a raised brow.
"It is nothing you need to worry about Rhinedottir, I was just musing on all of your failed experiments." Naberius Muses as she can see the irritation in Rhinedottir's face as she scoffs at her comment.
"If it's nothing then why did you have a curious look on your face?" Rhinedottir asked as she could see that Naberius was not as annoying as she usually was today.
"Just a thought, A thought that you'll probably find unrelated to your research." Naberius smiled as she could see Rhinedottir roll her eyes as she soon closed the mirror, leaving Naberius all alone as she gently looks at her current partner in the medical ward of the Church of Favonius.
"It seems my little disciple is currently recovering the backlash of the restrictions that Asmoday and Istaroth made on him. A bit overboard if you personally asked me but it was a part of the deal and so... I could not change it anymore." Naberius reminisce as she remembered the 7 Heavenly restrictions they placed on Him before allowing him and Naberius to continue with their agreement.
1. Never try to use forbidden knowledge on Teyvat or face the consequences by three of the four shades.
2. Never manipulate a shades Domain without either their consent or permission.
3 Never Mess With Irminsul Or It's Assigned Guardian.
4. Never expose the fake sky unless it's God(s) are recovered or replaced.
5. Never Tamper with Time or The Timeline without Istaroth permission.
6. Never Expose The shades existence unless it's those of immortal or divine.
7. Never expose the existence of another simulation happening beside the current simulation.
"7 rules placed on both of us yet the effects are only applied to my dear assistant, It seems they are more concerned about him exposing everything instead of me doing it instead." Naberius had a somewhat sour look on her face as she continues to look at Rostam and his current condition.
"It is sad that Rhinedottir couldn't know of Rostams existence or should I call him by what she remembered him as? Khaenri'ah's Silver eyed Alchemist, Argyros." Naberius smiled as she chuckles at Rhinedottir's oblivion to Rostams or in her case, Argyros current incarnation.
"Argyros, Wukong, Edward, Devante, Kurama Rostam, And whatever name he receives in his new incarnation. They are all the same to me, they are all my still Foolish yet irreplaceable Assistant." Naberius watched carefully as she remembered how lacking Teyvat is in Medicine or Healing spells.
"Maybe I should give my assistant a new Sheath i made, after all. I got inspired to create it after visiting a unique world I once spent a few days in." Naberius thought as she pondees for a while unaware on how much time has passed in Teyvat.