[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-genshin-impact-i-m-the-envoy-of-snezhnaya":3,"chapter-genshin-impact-i-m-the-envoy-of-snezhnaya-genshin-impact-i-m-the-envoy-of-snezhnaya-chapter-272":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Genshin Impact: I’m The Envoy of Snezhnaya",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},389076,649,"Chapter 272 - 271: The Bystander Beyond the Fool’s Game","genshin-impact-i-m-the-envoy-of-snezhnaya-chapter-272",272,"\u003Cp>Chapter 271: The Bystander Beyond the Fool’s Game\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brilliant auroras filtered through windowpanes as clear as ice crystals, casting their glow over the old man’s figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared silently at the chessboard before him, saying nothing for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the board of sculpted ice, the black and white twins of international chess stood in stark contrast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across from him, the chair was empty—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or perhaps... someone was sitting there? Or maybe nothing at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the old man’s occasional expressions of deep contemplation hinted at the presence of something unseen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from the exquisitely carved pieces on the board, there was one object that felt strangely out of place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It drifted outside the rules, yet somehow still existed within the system of the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the black-and-white pieces, this one was oval and flat, almost unimpressive at first glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It bore no carved figure marking its identity—only a crude symbol that resembled a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strokes were sloppy, but one could barely make out a Liyue character... Was itshuai—the \"king\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look closer, though, and it almost resembled the character for \"Outsider.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bound by the rules, yet untouched by the match itself. A chess piece, yet not of this board. A fool, and yet a detached spectator outside the fool’s game.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heh...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So this... is your choice?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gods envied the divinity of mortals, and so bestowed desire upon humanity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If desire holds duality... does that mean it may slip free of fate itself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rise above the heavens?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outsider upon the chessboard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The solitary foreigner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When will your imprisoned soul return?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When will your forgotten memories awaken?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do not... disappoint Her Majesty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The odd \"king\" rose slowly into the air—and under the pull of cold, unyielding ice, smashed down hard onto the board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crash—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shards of the icy board scattered everywhere, fragments spraying across the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The delicate pieces could not withstand the force; they tumbled and rolled in every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And on the smooth tabletop, amid the glittering frost, only that foreign piece remained—stable, unmoving, claiming the exact center with its strange shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>. . .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which star in the sky is the brightest?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Collei had once given Bai Luo an answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the night sky, Bai Luo lay atop the roof, gazing at the glittering stars and the round, glowing moon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thoughts drifted, unknowable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Milord, the general from Watatsumi Island has been arranged as you instructed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Georgy’s voice rose from the courtyard below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since Bai Luo had promoted him, Georgy’s duties had sharply increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he never complained, serving a Harbinger was the honor of every Fatui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And to be personally entrusted by the Harbinger himself? That was something all but unheard of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good work,\" Bai Luo replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s all for Her Majesty’s glory.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After giving a respectful bow, Georgy withdrew from the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he was gone, Bai Luo pulled out the letter in his hand again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not Gorou’s letter, but the one sent together with it, signed... Teppei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by his writing, Teppei’s days had been comfortable lately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had fought on the front lines, taken part in Gorou’s covert operations, and when exhausted, simply stayed in the camp to work as a doctor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five entire pages full of words, giving the sense of a life rich with experiences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to Bai Luo, he was still the same man as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No clear goal. No defined purpose. He wanted to do everything, wanted to dabble in all things. And yet, in the end, he achieved nothing concrete in any of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worst of all... He was using these scattered pursuits to numb himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once everything here is settled... I’ll lend him a hand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The letter slowly curled and blackened in the firelight, turning to ash, and Bai Luo’s figure vanished from the rooftop without a trace, leaving only the ever-full moon hanging high in the sky, like a great unblinking eye gazing down upon the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moon set. The sun rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the first rays of dawn touched the earth, the wild grass was the first to greet them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swaying with the morning breeze, they stubbornly shook off their dewdrops and embraced the warmth of the sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And today, Inazuma City was—after a long silence—completely set ablaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spark? A small publication, or rather, a single person printed within it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miss Hina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before this, hardly anyone paid attention to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for Lady Guuji herself crafting an advertisement for her, and even the author of My Electro Archon Can’t Be This Cute personally recommending her, perhaps only a handful of people would’ve ever bothered to write in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once Miss Hina’s reply letters began arriving... Everything changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how tricky the question, Miss Hina always answered in a clever, graceful way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her every word felt nothing like a stranger writing back, it felt like a long-lost friend chatting warmly across the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not forced politeness. Not exaggerated humor. Just the perfect mix of familiarity, mischief, and gentle warmth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paired with the character standee the Yae Publishing House had prepared in advance, the Miss Hina craze even overshadowed the buzz once surrounding Bai Luo’s novels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone who received a reply treated it like a priceless treasure. Even the little paw-print stamp Miss Hina pressed onto the page became a coveted collectible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some people were even willing to pay absurd sums for a letter with anauthenticpaw mark from Miss Hina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yae Miko, in the Grand Narukami Shrine, nearly laughed herself awake from her dreams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Equally delighted—was Gorou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only wrote these replies to gather intel about the Shogunate army. But watching the people resolve their long-standing worries thanks to his letters... He couldn’t help but feel happy for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was justonething he didn’t understand:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did everyone say he was \"adorably devilish\" or \"as mischievous as a kitten\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t he... adog?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, guilt tugged at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the joyful crowd, he noticed a few people looking unusually downcast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After asking around, he learned why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not every letter had been selected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking back, Lord Battousaihadsaid he sorted through hundreds of letters, mixing the important intel with the ordinary ones before sending them over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pile Gorou received afterward contained only a few dozen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meaning, those people were the ones eliminated during the sorting process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing their dejected faces, Gorou opened his mouth... But ultimately said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course. Right now, he wasn’t \"Big-Sister-Hina who understands your heart,\" but a wanted criminal hunted by the Tenryou Commission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he exposed himself carelessly...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lost in thought?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Luo appeared behind him without the slightest sound, patting his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had Gorou turned around, he would’ve noticed that Bai Luo’s outfit was once again completely different from any of the previous times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s nothing. When does the in-person meet-and-greet begin?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he truly cared about was the intel, but with Lord Battousai working tirelessly day and night, he felt embarrassed to pry too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing he could do was play Miss Hina as convincingly as possible, to repay the help given to the Resistance and to Watatsumi Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tomorrow afternoon,\" Bai Luo answered. \"But there’ll also be a banquet in the evening. I paid a certain price to wrest a chance from that old fox Yae Miko. Tomorrow night, a high-ranking official of the Shogunate will be dining with you. If you want information...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tapped Gorou lightly on the forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Make sure you stay sharp.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>. . . . .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you want to see more Chapter of this story and don’t mind to pay $5 monthly to read till the latest Chapter, please go to myPatreon1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Current Chapter in Patreon:Chapter 297: Void: Lover’s Veil1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Link to the current Chapter:https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fposts\u002F145673047?collection=1744251\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fcollection\u002F174425?view=condensed1\u003C\u002Fp>",1284,"2026-05-30T06:28:59.458Z","2026-06-01T04:30:32.787Z",1,"novelbin.me","cbae9a70347ef2bfa7e1b9b2436cf47fcfce0030cbb6ef3a968aace8caa296b4","genshin-impact-i-m-the-envoy-of-snezhnaya-chapter-273","genshin-impact-i-m-the-envoy-of-snezhnaya-chapter-271",373,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgenshin-impact-i-m-the-envoy-of-snezhnaya-cover.jpg"]