Chapter 138: I Was Betrayed Three Times, Therefore...! Everyone: This Person Is So Dramatic!

March 7th: "Oh! This photo on the phone!!"

March 7th: "It's the photo of Miss Lyre and Stelle together!"

Gui Naifen: "Too painful, too painful!!"

Gui Naifen: "Folks, this is literally killing us!"

Miss Sushang: "This photo hasn't even been sent out yet!"

Miss Sushang: "So does that mean the last remaining memory Miss Lyre left behind is now gone...?"

Naxat: "In the photo, they were both smiling so brightly."

Naxat: "At that moment, they must have been very happy."

Furina: "But who could have imagined that within just a few hours, Miss Lyre would..."

Scaramouche: "Pfft, so some unknown person died?"

Scaramouche: "I say it's perfect—exactly what they deserved!"

Scaramouche: "Someone who clearly had ulterior motives? They'd probably stab this fool in the back eventually anyway."

Scaramouche: "Only brainless fools like you would sit here moping endlessly."

Scaramouche: "Hmph. So childish."

March 7th: "Potio."

Stelle: "Potio +1"

Miss Sushang: "Potio +2"

Gui Naifen: "Potio +3"

Furina: "Potio +4"

Potio: "Alright, alright, stop with the Potio already!"

Potio: "I saw it!"

Potio: "Scaramouche, my dear Scaramouche-dog, what are you yapping about now?"

Lumine: "Scaramouche, how can someone as utterly wicked as you dare talk about betrayal?"

Paimon: "Exactly, exactly!"

Paimon: "I think you're the one who loves stabbing people in the back!"

Young Master: "His character really is terrible—he's unpopular even among the Fatui."

Young Master: "All I can say is, he's nowhere near as good as me!"

Scaramouche: "If there's profit to be made, what's a little betrayal?"

Scaramouche: "It's just a necessary step on the path to success."

Potio: "Oh? Look at this bottomless, shameless remark—so you're actually proud of it? You think this is honorable?"

Diluc: "Hmph. Fits my stereotype of the Fatui perfectly."

Xi'er: "Betrayal is the most despicable act—it should be branded on the Pillar of Shame and spat upon by all!"

Scaramouche: "Hahahaha, that's hilarious."

Scaramouche: "You're all just hypocrites—what right do you have to judge me?"

Scaramouche: "How could you possibly know!"

Scaramouche: "I was betrayed three times, and that's why I've come to understand that all things in this world are merely..."

Potio: "Enough, enough, shut your stinking mouth."

Potio: "What kind of insane, brain-damaged kid talk is this—'betrayed three times'?"

Potio: "You've only been betrayed three times and you think you've unlocked some grand truth? Pfft, I'm laughing so hard my guts might burst."

Stelle: "Indeed, to deny the entire world after just three betrayals and think you're the only one awake while everyone else sleeps."

Stelle: "Diagnosis: emotional resilience needs improvement."

Truth Doctor: "By normal standards, such a mindset is unfit to survive in today's society."

Truth Doctor: "After all, deceit and betrayal are the very themes of human society."

Sangbo: "Judging by his words, he's a bit melodramatic."

Sangbo: "So what if you got stabbed in the back? Old Sangbo gets stabbed dozens of times every day!"

Sangbo: "And yet here I am, perfectly fine—not even a crack in my armor."

Hua Huo: "Deadly funny—how delightfully theatrical his 'deep' words sound~"

Hua Huo: "Cough cough, I once... three times... suffered... betrayal~"

Hua Huo: "And thus I came to understand... Hahaha, no, if I keep going I'll laugh myself into stomach cramps~"

Scaramouche: "Aaah! Damn it, you damn bastards!!"

Stelle: "You're right—but... I was betrayed three times too!"

March 7th: "Then let's make it four times!"

Potio: "Then I, poor old Potio, have been betrayed nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine times!"

Potio: "Don't you dare spare my Scaramouche-dog?"

Paimon: "Uh... this is such a weird competition."

Lumine: "Alright, everyone, don't let Scaramouche ruin your mood—just ignore him."

Stelle: "Mood ruined? We're not upset."

Stelle: "We're just treating him as entertainment."

Stelle: "We thought he was just a straightforward villain."

Stelle: "But his last remark turned him straight into a clown."

Stelle: "He's been betrayed three times already... Forgive me for saying so, but if that number had doubled tenfold, I might even feel a little sympathy for him."

Dihya: "It's just that he's been coddled."

Dihya: "Let him spend a few days with the Golden Caravan in the desert—he'll learn what true betrayal really means."

Hu Tao: "How overly dramatic."

Judge Hanya: "Indeed."

The video continued.

【What's going on?】

【A faint warmth suddenly appeared in the memory residue...】

The three walked along the path when the Black Swan suddenly sensed something amiss.

【You noticed it too.】

【It's as if something is burning...】

Huang Quan also sensed the anomaly.

The three tightened their expressions and continued forward.

【Here... everywhere are charred remains?】

The Black Swan led the two into a hall,

where the ground was littered with the charred corpses of the Dream-Start Troupe.

【A few embers still linger—the perpetrator likely hasn't gone far.】

Huang Quan observed briefly and reached a conclusion.

【It seems we must slow our pace for now...】

The Black Swan said after a moment of thought.

Then, the three approached the remains and examined them closely.

【It appears this monster died from some kind of thermal weapon...】

Stelle crouched on the ground, studied for a while, and deduced the cause of death of the Dream-Start Troupe member before her.

【Only memories of 'burning'... especially prominent in this deep sea.】

The Black Swan gazed at the charred remains, her tone tinged with sorrow.

【Be careful—these marks are fresh; the uninvited guest hasn't gone far.】

Huang Quan reminded Stelle at this moment.

【Something's wrong. These traces were left very recently—someone just left here...】