Genshin Impact: Become a heart-stealing thief in the land of justice

"I kind of want to eat macarons... Huh, Brother Yu Shui likes the macarons I make the most. I don't know where that guy is now."

"I've got the eggs, sugar, almonds and baking oven ready."

"Miss, Master Yu Shui will take good care of yourself. He will never let you suffer. Don't worry."

"Hmph, that's true. That guy is probably having a romantic affair somewhere right now. Ignore him... prepare the materials, I'm going to take action!"

This was the conversation between Navia and her two followers in Baisong Town. In real time, Fukalos used his own power to let Yu Shui hear their voices.

Looking at the blank look in the white-haired young man's eyes, Fukalos stood up on tiptoes and patted his shoulder.

"Look, they still can't forget you. This net traps you in it, and it also gives Navia and everyone in the Rose Society one more person they will always care about. This is not something that can be completely cut off simply. Yes."

"You just want to tell me this? Fukalos, it's too much to make a fuss about."

Yu Shui retracted his gaze silently and glanced at her hand without moving away.

"No, no, my biggest purpose is to go out for a walk... The weather is nice tonight, which makes me excited to dance. Yuanhai's child..."

"My name is Yu Shui, thank you."

"Ah...then, Yu Shui, are you in the mood to dance with me?"

Dance together? Yu Shui was indeed forced to learn ballroom dancing by Navia...

Well, I don’t know if Leosley can dance ballroom dancing. If he can, I’ll have to dance with him when I get back. As for now, it’s just a practice.

The child born in the source sea danced together with the god of water in a simple and elegant manner, and politely, under an ordinary moonlight, next to the cemetery.

Under the moonlight, the tombstone representing Kares was ordinary, just like the residences of all dead people... ordinary.

……

Six years ago, in Baisong Town, Kares laid down all the news about Yu Shui's past that he accidentally got during his trip to Liyue on the table in front of Yu Shui.

This also made Yu Shui realize that the good-natured appearance he had pretended to be over the past year was gone, and the people in front of him were already aware of his bad deeds.

"Ha... So, do you want to send me to the Fontaine official, or just expel me from the Rose of Thorns Society? A thief with a full criminal record has polluted the paradise of Baisong Town."

"No, I will let you stay in Baisong Town. Not only that, you will not be just the young Master Yu Shui with no real power and only a name. I will train you to be one of my right-hand men, a special one. "

Special... is just a glorified expression. In fact, it means asking him to do those jobs that are shameful but extremely convenient for solving problems.

This is also a transaction between both parties. Yu Shui doesn't have to suppress his true nature and pretend to be a good and sweet adopted son and a warm-hearted adopted brother. Solving the affairs of the Thorn Rose Society is just incidental.

but…

Yu Shui looked at his hands, thinking that there was still no escape from the life he had longed to live away from.

Under the moonlight, Yu Shui closed her eyes slightly and danced to her heart's content under the guidance of Fukalos, with graceful and powerful steps.

He was born with the potential to perform on stage.

It is true that Fontaine’s style and Water God’s talent are in the same vein.

While dancing, he opened his eyes and caught a glimpse of Mr. Kares's tombstone. At that moment, Yu Shui seemed to suddenly figure out something, something about his past.

He has always suspected that Kares actually didn't like him at all, and he only thought he could use him as his adopted son, but he didn't believe that during those four years of living together, there was really no trace of family affection between them.

After all, that was Yu Shui's first father.

At least on that last rainy night, when Kares held up a gun and asked Yu Shui to leave, he really wanted to protect Yu Shui in his heart.

No... I still don't understand. Yu Shui still can't understand his past six years of life and all his emotions. He just figured out that it is useless to dwell on them anymore. Everything has come to an end with the death of Vashe.

"Yu Shui, jump more powerfully and freely. You are a thief flying in the sky, a desire water that is not bound by constraints. You should not be so cowardly, and you should not be bound by shackles."

"Fukalos, I know!"

The sound of the wind is like a waltz at this moment, becoming more and more exciting and immersive.

Yu Shui seemed to have opened the cage containing Lemuel in his base.

"Let's go, leave my base and go back to your home. It's up to you whether you want to tell Navia the location of my base or not."

The sound of the wind became more and more passionate, and the dance steps were intertwined, and finally turned into silence. Yu Shui covered his heart and half-knelt on the ground. The physical pain was accompanied by a rare mental relaxation.

He put a pill into his mouth, and his heartbeat quickly returned to normal.

He felt that Fukalos was stroking his head gently, like a mother to her son.

"You look a lot more relaxed. It seems like dancing can really relieve stress."

"Pfft... Haha~ You are right. Dancing is really a stress reliever. When I have time, I should seduce Leosley to dance with me more. Thank you this time, Lord Water God."

……

"In the end, the hero sacrificed himself to save the dying Fontaine, and the country returned to peace. The water goddess Funina led the people to commemorate the young man who disappeared in the water, and sang and prayed for him."

A few days later, the latest public performance held by the Repertory Theater in the Merlot Petersburg Management District came to an end. Leosley, as an audience and manager, personally came to the performance site to supervise and cheer, and applauded the performance. In the center of the stage, a white-haired boy was bowing.

Speaking of which, there has always been a drama troupe in Merlot Petersburg. However, due to tight funds and a shortage of actors, the performances have always been unsatisfactory. This time, Yu Shui took the initiative to invest in the show.

The reward is to let him be the leading actor in the show... Good guy, this is the first time Leosley knows that Yu Shui is so artistic.

He is here to cheer~

After the greeting, Yu Shui also took off his performance clothes and came off the stage to look for Leosley.

"Huh~ It's really a pleasure to perform. I heard Funina tell me to go to Momang Palace to be an actor, and I've always wanted to give it a try."

There was a small amount of sweat on Yu Shui's forehead, but Leosley wiped it all away with his sleeve.

"You're a very good actor, sir, although I still don't quite understand why you suddenly wanted to perform a stage play on a whim. Is it performance art?"

"Think whatever you like, I'm happy anyway."

Yu Shui lightly slapped Leosley on the shoulder, then ignored him and went around to find some water to drink.

I don't know if it's Leosley's illusion, but in the past few days, Yu Shui seems to be more... free and happy than before.

Although Yu Shui usually smiled all the time, there was always an indifferent gloom lingering in his soul, but now he is much better.

"What happened when I didn't know it...heh, but as long as I can get better, the rest doesn't matter."

Leosley really didn't want to see a few more neat scars on Yu Shui's wrist. He had discovered it when he was applying medicine before. Who cut the neat scars on his wrist? It's self-evident.

But he didn't mention it at the time, for fear of touching Yu Shui's sensitive nerves.

Leosley kept looking at the Adam's apple that was swelling as Yu Shui swallowed, and suddenly... he felt that his throat was also a little thirsty.

The main creators of the stage play were encouraging each other, and the one who needed to be thanked the most was Yu Shui. Leosley felt that he should not disturb them now, so he walked a little further, but accidentally saw someone wearing a brown rag. The guy with the hat is moving sneakily.

"…oh?"

(In case some people don’t understand, the timeline is dancing → returning to the base to open the cage → returning to Merlot Petersburg to perform a stage play a few days later. This chapter uses a bit of stream of consciousness and random narration)