Chapter 20: Knocked Out by Miss Lisa's Lightning
Su Han successfully placed himself in the protagonist role of this little poem—a rat scuttling in a dark gutter.
"But… Miss Lisa said she likes cats. And I cried."
"I know I'm neither dog nor cat, so why would I cry? Because… I'm actually a rat."
"I never dared to hope that Miss Lisa would like me. I understand that."
"Everyone loves cute dogs or cats. No one would ever like a wet, sickly rat like me."
"But… I still asked Miss Lisa: 'Can I be your dog?'"
"I knew I was destined never to be a dog. But if she liked dogs, at least I could stay by her side… even if the one she held in her arms was always a dog."
"But… she said she likes cats."
When did he ever ask me that? Did I say that? Lisa thought, confused.
…
"My soul looked through the window. The hanging bell jingled softly. Miss Lisa leaned lazily on the sofa, and a perfectly obedient orange cat perched on her shoulder."
"The firelight from the fireplace bathed her face. My frozen heart felt a faint warmth in the wind."
The song ended, and the applause thundered. Among them, many drunkards clapped sincerely, genuinely impressed by Su Han.
[Congratulations! You have obtained: Pathbreaking Technique IV – White Lightning (lv1), Stealth Step – Four Maples III – Cicada Shell.]
[Congratulations! The bard you are playing has won recognition from over a hundred people, completing Beginner Quest ①. Rewards: A-Rank Combat Technique (Instant Shunt).]
[Instant Shunt: A combat technique combining spirit path magic and brute force. The user's back and shoulders are enveloped in highly compressed spirit path energy, which explodes to merge with their limbs for combat.]
[Beginner Quest complete. System update in progress. The shop and certain features will unlock tomorrow.]
Su Han: ??
This was truly accidental—he had never before considered earning recognition by becoming a bard.
A drunkard was the first to approach, tossing a 5,000 Mora coin into the top hat Su Han had already prepared.
"Your performance is perfect. I didn't expect you shared my… tastes."
"Actually, I also enjoy being electrocuted by Miss Lisa…" the drunkard whispered.
"Huh?" Su Han blinked, utterly bewildered.
One after another, drunkards came forward, tossing coins ranging from 2,000 to 5,000 Mora.
Of course, a few girls blushed and ran over to tip him as well.
In just a short while, Su Han had earned 158,000 Mora.
"Pfft… I didn't realize Miss Lisa was this popular in Mondstadt." Amber covered her mouth, giggling. They had been watching Venti's performance earlier, along with Lumine and Paimon.
"She always draws some weird people… it's such a headache. Misunderstandings are the last thing we want."
Lisa's brows furrowed slightly. A dangerous arc of electricity sparked on her slender fingers, forming a thin, whip-like bolt.
ZZZZ, BZZT BZZT—
Lisa: "Time to shock someone."
In an instant, the deadly lightning whip streaked toward Su Han and the surrounding drunkards.
The drunkards, breathing heavily, neither dodged nor flinched. In an instant, they were electrocuted, muscles twitching, crackling, consciousness gone.
Only Su Han instinctively used Instant Shunt to avoid the lightning whip.
But Lisa's next attack came almost immediately. Before Su Han's next step could find solid ground, another bolt of lightning silently appeared behind him.
He couldn't dodge this one. Everyone thought the same thing simultaneously.
They could clearly see the lightning strike his body.
Yet someone shouted: "No, wait! Look!"
The lightning had hit… his coat.
[Stealth Step – Cicada Shell.]
As for Su Han himself? Nobody knew when he had moved high above, in the open sky.
Under the crescent moon, Su Han faced away from the crowd, leaving only his elegant, solitary silhouette.
"Hands holding the sun, moon, and plucking stars—there's no one like me in the world." Su Han clasped his hands behind his back, speaking proudly.
"Eh?" Amber suddenly felt a vague sense of foreboding.
Hehe, interesting.
Lisa covered her mouth, chuckling softly. She snapped her fingers, and the pitch-black night instantly turned a deep violet.
Then, the Su Han who had just been showing off silently began to emit black smoke and, with a plop, fell into the fountain.
There were plenty of experienced adventurers here, yet not a single one caught Lisa's attack trajectory.
Thinking of this, everyone grew even more respectful toward Miss Lisa.
Lumine stomped her foot angrily. "He deserves to be dead."
Paimon nodded vigorously, giggling. "Wow… I never expected Su Han to feel that way about Miss Lisa."
Lumine: "…."
She instinctively covered her pretty face. Paimon, are you really not doing this on purpose?
Amber's smile froze. "Eh? So that was Su Han?"
Lisa's delicate hand stiffened. Slightly annoyed, she said, "Why didn't you tell me something so important sooner?"
Paimon: "Well, you never asked Paimon either."
Lisa had only intended a mild warning to set an example. But after hearing such an infuriating comment, she couldn't help adding a little extra force.
Luckily, thanks to the Paratrooper achievement, Su Han wouldn't be seriously injured.
Venti walked over to the fountain, laughing lightly. "Hehe, are you alright?"
"If I'd known you were so keen to beat me, you could've just bought me a cup of dandelion wine. No need for all this trouble."
"Venti… you… why didn't you say so sooner…"
Su Han struggled to stand, feeling dizzy. He staggered a few steps before collapsing into Venti's arms, enveloped in the scent of dandelions, then lost consciousness.
Venti sighed. "I didn't even get a chance to ask what that piece was called…"
"Ah, well. If you want to find me after you wake up, go to the Symbol of Mondstadt Heroes…"
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When he woke, it was already noon the next day.
A tempting aroma teased his nose, dragging him awake from his dreams.
Opening his eyes, Su Han found himself in an unfamiliar bedroom, filled with a distinctly feminine atmosphere.
A composite longbow and a quiver hung on the wall.
On the desk were several red, fluffy rabbit plushies, silly in appearance—very much like Amber herself.
But Su Han didn't rush to search for the source of the aroma. Instead, he immersed his consciousness into the updated system.
Currently, only two standard categories and one paid trial item were available in the shop:
[Food]: Coconut Brand Coconut Milk (5 points/1L), The Complete Guide to Delicious Pizzas (5 points), 100 Ways to Cook Slimes (5 points)…
[Items]: Cherry Bomb (1 point/each), Little Goldfish Firecracker (1 point/box), Spider King Scraper (1 point/box), Eye Drops (1 point/bottle)…
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