Chapter 80

Too busy to care about her loss of composure, Signora asked urgently: "Where is he?"

Boris bit the bullet and said: "This… the subordinate is still looking. Please wait for some time, my lord."

Signora just wanted to be furious, then immediately calmed down.

Even if she knew now, so what? Was she going to see him in this state?

Stroking her broken right face covered by the mask, she didn't dare to show her incomplete self.

Unless one day she could solve this point.

Even if she was the Crimson Witch of Embers, ruthless and covered in unclean blood, Signora still wanted to show him her most perfect side as much as possible.

As the obsession of five hundred years faded, her deepest inner self was still that girl at the Ludi Harpastum festival who sang songs to the person she liked.

That Rosalyne-Kruzchka Lohefalter who dared to pursue her lover for thousands of miles.

A detached villa belonging solely to Luo Li!

Returning slowly from the Anemo Archon's plaza, he felt that another day had passed so pleasantly, feeling the thrill of slacking off.

He finally understood why Venti liked to act as a guide rather than doing things personally.

"Welcome back."

The moment he pushed open the door, Raiden Makoto, wearing an apron, was kneeling at the entrance, waiting for the master of the house to return.

The short apron could only hang to her thighs; because of the fullness of her chest lifting the curve and the fact that she was sitting, the apron shrank to its limit, revealing her moist, jade-like, slender, beautiful legs.

Luo Li had seen such a scene countless times, and every time, his heart would flutter.

"I'm home."

Even his voice became gentle unconsciously. Luo Li stepped forward to embrace Raiden Makoto as she stood up, pecking her lips lightly.

Immediately, the two entered the hall. While Makoto served the dinner she had already prepared, she asked about Dvalin.

Learning that Venti had once again taken Lumine and Fischl on the road to fight the Abyss Order to the death, she just nodded lightly.

Sitting at the dining table, resting her chin on her hands, smiling as she watched him enjoy the dishes she had made with her own hands, Raiden Makoto felt quite regretful.

"It's a pity there are no Sakura Blooms here, otherwise I would have liked to make some Sakura Mochi for you to taste."

"There will always be an opportunity."

The two had a tacit understanding and did not talk about when that opportunity would come.

After finishing quickly, seeing Makoto pick up a tissue to wipe a stain from the corner of his mouth, the curve revealed by her leaning forward too much, Luo Li coughed lightly and probed.

"Tonight, shall we rest early?"

Raiden Makoto smiled, seeing his undisguised burning gaze.

After a long while, she replied slowly: "Then I will go draw the bathwater now."

Unfortunately, this pink atmosphere that was gradually brewing was scattered by the suddenly knocked door.

"Luo Li, we're back! Open the door quickly!"

Venti's voice sounded somewhat resentful for some reason. Luo Li, puzzled, went to open the door while Makoto cleaned up the aftermath.

"How did you become so weak after just one trip out?"

Watching Venti leaning against the door frame looking half-dead, he was confused.

Although he had experienced the erosion imposed by the Heavenly Principles, it shouldn't be that he was completely drained just by purifying Dvalin once.

Sure enough, the Anemo Archon's stamina is just not good. Look at Morax next door, who can be both top and bottom; the Geo Archon is indeed much tougher.

Lumine, who was supporting him on the side, said in a deep voice: "He was ambushed by the Fatui, and his Gnosis was taken away."

Good fellow, why is this plot so familiar? But the place has changed.

The point of heart-gouging changed from the Cathedral of Favonius to the Temple of the Four Winds.

Even if the minor details were changed, he still couldn't escape the fate of having his heart gouged out. This person is really unlucky!

Noticing Luo Li examining him with a subtle gaze, Venti was furious.

"What kind of look is that! It's not like I'm the one who caused the romantic debt, but in the end, I'm the one who has to pay it back!"

Luo Li was unhappy: "Don't slander me. When did I ever cause a romantic debt?"

Of course, that's what he said, but his brain began to spin rapidly, entering into memory.

If you talk about romantic debts, the ones he caused were all in Inazuma and Liyue. Thinking carefully about Mondstadt, it seems there really wasn't one.

"Still not admitting it! Wait until later, and I'll tell Baal about your dirty business!"

Confirming that he had nothing to fear, Luo Li cast a contemptuous look at him.

At this time, Raiden Makoto, having finished cleaning up, poked her head over and asked suspiciously: "I just heard something about a romantic debt? What's going on?"

A moment later, the group was in the hall.

Lumine recounted the ins and outs of going to attack the Abyss Order. In the end, they did indeed liberate Dvalin by working together, but halfway through, the Fatui suddenly appeared, ambushed Venti when he was off guard, and snatched the Gnosis. During this time, Fischl added a few sentences to show her presence.

"That Fatui woman, he seems to know her."

Finally, Lumine looked at Venti, indicating that he should tell the rest.

After all, the only one who saw this scene with their own eyes was Paimon; they were still struggling to fight Dvalin at that time.

Seeing everyone's eyes cast over, Venti squinted at Luo Li's gaze and snorted maliciously.

"The name Rosalyne must be very familiar to someone."

Luo Li: "..."

Wait, could it be that the one who gouged out his heart was Rosalyne?!

That shouldn't be right. He remembered that it seemed she didn't meet Rostam and ran off to Sumeru to study.

Without the reason of a lover dying, could it be that she turned dark anyway?

He was stunned for a moment, suddenly realizing that he also seemed to be a "deceased person" on the surface.

This... world line convergence?!

Thinking of how that simple and innocent girl turned into the Crimson Witch of Embers and was then recruited under the Tsaritsa, Luo Li couldn't help but sigh at the wonder of fate.

Raiden Makoto glanced at him but did not express an opinion on this.

"So, the Fatui's purpose is to collect the Gnosis?"

Venti had a lot to say on this question.

"That's right. It is expected that the next destination will be Liyue or Inazuma. Of course, it is also possible that they will proceed simultaneously."

Seeing Venti's schadenfreude expression, how could Luo Li not know what he was thinking?

The current Raiden Shogun of Inazuma is Raiden Ei. Getting the Gnosis from her is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

If she gets angry, it's possible she might just slash them with a sword.

After all, the Raiden Ei who has turned dark is truly daunting.

Venti had the good fortune to see her once five hundred years later; she was completely not the same person he saw when the Seven Archons gathered.

Listening to them discuss the Gnosis, Luo Li felt like an outsider at this moment.

But saying more was useless; the Gnosis had already been taken, and Venti didn't seem to want to get it back.

"Ahem, Lumine, come over. Let's talk about collecting evidence of the Lawrence clan's collusion."

Hearing that it was serious business, Lumine came to sit beside him.

"Is there anything I need to do?"

"Hmm, first you need to understand the etiquette of the Lawrence clan. Starting tomorrow, learn about this from me."

After speaking, Luo Li inexplicably felt like an NPC who kept issuing quests.

The tool person clearly hadn't realized she was a tool person yet; perhaps she would have self-awareness after spending some time in Liyue.

"I remember you shouldn't have a fixed place to rest. You might as well stay here with me tonight, so it won't be troublesome to come over tomorrow."

The one happiest about Luo Li's suggestion was not Lumine, but Paimon.

"Great, we finally don't have to spend money to find a place to stay!"

Symbols of Mora bloomed in the eyes of the little money-grubber, and she clapped her hands in excitement.

Lumine held her forehead helplessly, speechless at her companion who had drilled into the money pit.

— Author's Notes —

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