Chapter 15: The Knight of Honor – Part 1
On the road, Lumine voiced the doubts that had been on her mind.
"Captain Jean, why is the diplomatic envoy from the Kingdom of Snezhnaya acting so arrogantly? It's like they don't respect Mondstadt's rulers at all."
"I also heard Bennett mention that the seven nations are supposed to be equal, right?" Su Han asked.
"That's correct. Mondstadt and Snezhnaya are equals, both members of the Seven Nations of Teyvat."
"Mondstadt is an independent city-state; it doesn't belong to any other nation."
"Snezhnaya just has a different political system, which is why they use different titles."
"But in terms of diplomacy, the Fatui are probably the most domineering faction on the continent," Jean said with a sigh.
"Yeah, that guy just now… his tone was really unpleasant," Paimon added.
"On the other hand, it also has to do with Mondstadt's current situation," Jean said with some helplessness.
"You should know that I'm only the acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius. The real Grand Master is someone else, named 'Faruzan.'"
"Half a year ago, Grand Master Faruzan drafted the elite of the Western Knights and embarked on an expedition. Before leaving, he entrusted me with the role of acting Grand Master."
"That's why Mondstadt is now under Snezhnaya's watchful eyes. Even I can only negotiate with them on the surface—I can't truly expel our so-called 'allies' from Mondstadt."
As she spoke, Jean pushed open the office door. Lisa had apparently been waiting for some time, leisurely flipping through a book while sitting in Jean's chair.
"Little cutie, Jean, you're here?" Lisa looked up and smiled.
"Little cutie?" Su Han stroked his chin and nodded seriously.
"I suppose… I am quite cute."
"Hehe," Lumine twitched the corner of her mouth.
"Although Mr. Su Han is quite handsome too… but I was talking about me, Lumine…"
[Option 1: Am I not cute enough? Reward: Advanced Sorcery — "Path of Break: Surge (Lv1)"; Effect: Fires a small shockwave from the fingertips.]
[Option 2: Lisa… Miss Lisa is also very pretty, she's my ideal type. Reward: Electro Resistance +1.]
[Option 3: Haha, Lumine's chest isn't as big as Miss Lisa's, her hips aren't as perky as Captain Jean's, her personality isn't as carefree as Amber's, and her skin isn't as dark as Kaeya's… only her cuteness is presentable. Reward: Advanced Sorcery — "Path of Binding: Rope (Lv1)"; Effect: Condenses spirit particles into a rope-like energy to ensnare opponents.]
"Lumine." Su Han leaned close to her pale earlobe and whispered,
"If I said something really nasty about you, would you hit me?"
"You guess?" Lumine forced a sweet, innocent smile.
Heh. I and Lumine got along at first sight. How could I, for the sake of a tiny reward, mock such a cute girl in front of others? That would hardly be gentlemanly.
"Miss Lisa, am I not cute enough?" Su Han decisively chose Option 1.
[Congratulations! Obtained "Path of Break: Surge".]
"Why do you have this inexplicable sense of competition in situations like this…" Lumine buried her face in her hands.
"Hoho, Mr. Su Han is really interesting," Miss Lisa said, her voice alluring and her smile elegant, sending a shiver through one's heart—a type many young men would consider the ideal type.
"Lumine, you can now show us what you were talking about," Jean said.
Lumine nodded gently and, under everyone's watchful eyes, produced the water-drop-shaped crystal that shimmered with a brilliant red glow.
"This is the crystal left behind when we first encountered the Stormterror."
"Ah… my dragon egg," Paimon said reluctantly, staring at the crystal as if piles of Mora had just slipped through her fingers.
Jean's expression turned serious. "This crystal contains some form of power… Lisa, can you analyze its composition?"
Lisa stepped closer and examined the crystal carefully.
"I can see that there are some impurities inside the crystal, but further study would…"
"Sorry, I can't draw any useful conclusions yet. Give me some time—I'll check the archives in the restricted section."
"Then, Lisa, the subsequent research is in your hands," Jean instructed.
"Understood. If there's any progress, I'll inform everyone."
"Though… don't expect the ancient texts to be much help. And—eeh!"
Just as Lisa's fingertips were about to touch the crystal, an unbearable, sharp pain instantly spread throughout her body, forcing her to cry out.
"Ugh… it hurts…"
Lisa furrowed her beautifully shaped brows and said, "The impurities inside the crystal… even approaching it slightly causes this stinging pain…"
Then, realization dawned on her. "Ah, I see… it's mutually exclusive with the Vision."
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