Chapter 49

In other words, that brat Ying will need at least four months to reach Inazuma!

Of course, this is just Lu Shu's estimation.

She might stay in each nation for even longer.

During this time, she could appear anywhere; there's no rule saying she has to stay in Mondstadt the whole time.

"Lu... Shu."

Seeing the person behind her remain silent, Yoimiya turned her head to take a look.

She had heard of the Fatui.

They were not good people.

The young girl was very worried that Lu Shu would be bewitched by this 'large-sized Cryo-Pyro Shi Laimu.'

To be fair, this alluring and enchanting woman was quite charming!

She was the type men liked.

"Don't worry!"

Lu Shu offered a reassuring smile and gently rubbed Yoimiya's small hand.

"Thank you for the personal invitation, Miss Rosalyne, but I think I'll pass."

"Your Snezhnaya is too dangerous; it's full of schemers, and my brain capacity really isn't enough to handle their plots."

Schemes and intrigues were the norm in Snezhnaya.

Going to that cold, gloomy, and dark Snezhnayan palace—that chilling sense of oppression was even more stifling than in Inazuma.

Become the twelfth seat of the 'Fatui'?

That held no temptation for him at all!

And 'Rosalyne' was a character full of tragedy and contradiction.

On one hand, she was extremely ruthless to her subordinates; a minor mistake meant a broken hand, and a major one meant burning their blood away.

But on the other hand, her subordinates were very loyal to her.

In Sangonomiya Kokomi's story quest, the Signora's former subordinates appeared, wanting to take revenge for her.

In the hidden quest "The Strange Fortune Slip," these subordinates of the Signora also appeared, expressing their regret that they hadn't yet finished avenging Lady Signora.

"Hahahaha!!"

Rosalyne suddenly covered her small mouth and threw her head back in laughter.

One on the left, one on the right, one Cryo and one Pyro—the two large slimes shook violently as a result.

And the two lackeys behind her both knew that this meant it was time to prepare for battle!

They hurriedly stepped back a few paces.

"Refused?"

"Then there's no other way."

"Let me see just how much strength you have as an 'Outlander'?"

Rosalyne smiled slightly, and a shard of bone-chilling ice construct appeared out of thin air before her.

The surrounding temperature plummeted in an instant.

"Hmm?"

"How did you know?"

Lu Shu's expression stiffened slightly.

It was impossible for anyone to know about the 'Outlander' matter so soon!

"Are the ears of that Guuji Yae fun to play with?"

"They must feel very good, right?"

"Oh my, seeing how enthusiastically you were touching them, it makes me want to try it too."

"By the way, did you find the tail she hid?"

The Signora's slightly mocking tone, reminiscent of the Geo Archon, made Lu Shu's brow furrow.

She was at the scene back then?!

Yes.

You could say it was quite a coincidence!

When Lu Shu traveled to the Chinju Forest, Rosalyne was in the distance.

She had witnessed the entire process.

Lu Shu wasn't very skilled when he first used the 'Nihility' Path, and coincidentally, the range just happened not to affect her.

In the 'Nihility' state, she couldn't see Lu Shu either.

But she witnessed the process of Lu Shu becoming completely 'Nihilistic' bit by bit, as well as the scene where Yae Miko's drooping ears were played with until they perked up.

She was astonished on the spot!

Naturally, she became interested in Lu Shu.

Thus, she planned last night's ambush by the Hilichurl Thunderhelm Lawachurl.

It was just because it was too far from Amakane Island.

She didn't know about the scene that happened there.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have come today.

"So that's how it is?"

Lu Shu nodded.

The cause and effect were all cleared up.

He had said it couldn't have been an ambush for the Kamisato siblings.

The two of them leaving the city yesterday was just a coincidence.

The Hilichurl King couldn't have laid an ambush in advance.

It seems the words he said to Yoimiya about 'doing a quest' were overheard.

"Come on!"

"Let me see your strength."

Rosalyne's violet, water-like eyes became serious and solemn in an instant.

The fighting spirit that filled her became increasingly sharp.

With a casual wave, shards of bone-chilling ice spread from where she stood toward the surroundings.

Her Cryo Delusion was an artifact that suppressed the raging fire that consumed everything.

Overusing a Delusion made it very easy to lose one's sanity.

Clearly, 'Signora' Rosalyne was not that type of person.

The strong do not lose control due to external factors.

"What a coincidence!"

"I also want to see the strength of a Fatui Harbinger."

"I hope you can bring me a little fun."

Lu Shu curled his lips into an unreadable arc, and his gaze gradually turned cold.

The next instant, he leaped off the Forest Boar.

With a casual wave.

An amber 'turtle shell' enveloped Yoimiya and the Forest Boar.

And the Forest Boar, as if it had human intelligence, carried Yoimiya and drove far away from the battlefield.

"Lu Shu, be careful."

The young girl's worried voice drifted over from afar.

Even if she were slow-witted, she could see that this alluring and enchanting woman was very powerful and difficult to deal with.

Probably even more powerful than Kujou.

"Don't worry."

Lu Shu smiled and raised his hand to make an 'OK' gesture behind him.

"Fun, you say?"

"I also hope you can bring some pleasure to my dull and boring life."

'Signora' Rosalyne said coldly, raising her hand in a wave.