Genshin Impact: The Sharpshooter of Teyvat

The two sides exchanged greetings for a while, and then Shao Yun, Ying and Paimeng were preparing to board the Death Star.

At this moment, Beidou suddenly saw Thomas running towards him in a hurry.

Thomas trotted all the way to Beidou, panting with exhaustion. After he finally caught his breath, he hurriedly greeted everyone.

"Big sister, hello! I heard that you were here, so I came here specially to greet you."

When Beidou saw Thomas, with whom he had worked together in the past, coming to say hello, a happy smile immediately broke out on his face.

Then she reached out and patted Thomas' shoulder hard and started joking.

"Hey, it's Thomas! We haven't seen each other for a while. I'm not here to deliver goods this time, so there's no need to bother you to find a sales channel."

Thomas could tell that Beidou was just joking, so he smiled and said, "Haha, big sister, don't think about it!"

"I just came to visit you. Besides, the isolation order has been lifted, and the Kanjo Bugyo has undergone a major reshuffle. I, the so-called 'local boss', have no place to use my skills. Trade will surely be much more convenient in the future."

After that, he added: "This way, I can serve as the household manager of the Kamisato family wholeheartedly."

Shao Yun noticed that Thomas's gaze was always drifting towards him intentionally or unintentionally.

So he quickly signaled Ying and Paimon to board the ship first, while he stayed behind to deal with Thomas.

After the two left, Shao Yun stepped forward with a perfect smile on his face, politely extended his right hand, and spoke.

"Thomas, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you doing?"

Thomas felt a little embarrassed when he saw Shao Yun was still so "enthusiastic". He could only laugh dryly and scratch his head, then replied, "Haha, not bad, just a little busy."

Seeing this, Shao Yun couldn't find any other suitable topic for a while, so he just asked casually: "Is that so, then... I beat you a few times before, and you didn't have any hidden illness or hidden injuries, right?"

Hearing this, Thomas couldn't help but recall every moment he spent with Shao Yun.

There were no subtle physical injuries, but the trauma to the soul was certainly indelible.

From his perspective, he either watched Shao Yun kill people and set fires, or was beaten by Shao Yun and threatened by Shao Yun.

The last creature that was treated similarly and "survived" was Mond's "Strange Bird".

The atmosphere between Shao Yun and Thomas seemed a bit stiff and awkward. The two simply couldn't find a common topic and could only chat in a haphazard manner.

Finally, Shao Yun couldn't stand this atmosphere anymore, so he made up an excuse and hurried off to find Ying and Paimon, leaving Beidou to face Thomas alone.

……

As time passed, the crew of the Death Star successfully completed the supply mission.

Beidou also said goodbye to Thomas and was about to board the Death Star to continue his journey.

After Beidou stepped onto the Death Star, Thomas slowly turned around and coughed twice.

This slight sound was a secret signal. Behind a huge box that was more than one person tall, a beautiful figure responded to the sound and walked out lightly.

This mysterious person is none other than Kamisato Ayaka.

Thomas said respectfully to Kamisato Ayaka: "Miss, Shao Yun, Ying, and Paimeng have all boarded the ship."

Hearing this, Kamisato Ayaka's expression became very complicated. She stared quietly at the magnificent Death Star in front of her, muttering softly.

"That's fine, that's fine."

Seeing his eldest daughter coming so cautiously and furtively to say goodbye to Shao Yun and others, just like a guilty thief, Thomas could not help but persuade them.

"Miss, even though our relationship with Shao Yun and the others wasn't very harmonious at the beginning..."

At this point, he paused, thinking that there was no disharmony at all. Two of the three magistrates were gone. If it weren't for Kamisato Ayato who turned the tide, everyone would have gone to accompany General Raiden.

"But we are acquaintances, and it's just a simple greeting or goodbye. Why should we be so secretive? It's not something to be embarrassed about."

Kamisato Ayaka pursed her pink lips, her eyes revealing an indescribable complex emotion as she looked at the Death Star not far away.

"I understand what you mean, but I don't think it's necessary."

After all, they didn't come to find me...

Then, Kamisato Ayaka took a deep breath and recalled the past.

Thinking back to the time when the apology banquet came to an end, Kamisato Ayaka happily tried to forge a deep friendship with Ying and Paimon.

To this end, she took the trouble to take them around to experience the customs and culture of Inazuma; she also cooked for them herself just to win their favor.

Originally everything was going very smoothly, but she never expected that Ying's behavior of "imitating" Shao Yun really scared her, leaving an indelible haze in her heart.

But this is also okay, after all, as long as you work hard, you can grind an iron rod into a needle! As long as there is enough time, Kamisato Ayaka still has a chance to become true friends with Ying and Paimon.

But unfortunately, Ying was slashed by Lei Dianying, so Shao Yun hurriedly took Ying and Paimeng away from Mingshen Island and went to Haizhi Island.

As a result, they didn't even prepare the soil for building friendship.

After Baalzeb was killed by Shao Yun, the entire Inazuma was thrown into chaos because of the incident of stepping on the sand, and Kamisato Ayaka was extremely busy and had no time to spare any of her free time to develop friendship with Ying.

It was not until the Rongcai Festival held recently that she met Ying and Paimon again.

But everyone, including herself, was focused on the truth behind the decline of the Thunder Five, and had no extra energy to cultivate their friendship.

In her eyes, can a friendship that is "deficient in nature and poorly nurtured" be considered friendship?

After Kamisato Ayaka finished her recollections, she couldn't help but let out a long and heavy sigh.

Her eyes were full of confusion and bewilderment.

At this moment, she pulled out the book titled "The Gunslinger from Fontaine" from somewhere, and it was the third volume of the collection that had been published not long ago.

Kamisato Ayaka gently stroked the cover of the book, with a hint of longing in her eyes.

Then she turned to look at Thomas beside her, with a hint of doubt and unwillingness in her tone.

"Toma, tell me, why can't our Inazuma develop like the plot in this light novel?"

Hearing this, Thomas looked embarrassed.

He scratched his head and replied with a wry smile: "If this world could be as beautiful as the light novel, it would be great. Unfortunately... reality is often not that simple."

Kamisato Ayaka then asked, "Then Thomas, in your opinion, would Inazuma have had a completely different ending?"

Today, although many of Inazuma’s problems have been properly resolved, the result is very different from what was originally expected.

Kamisato Ayaka really couldn't understand why crises in Mondstadt and Liyue could be resolved in a way that brought happiness to everyone and the whole family.

But when it comes to Inazuma, she has to resort to such bloody and cruel means to achieve her goal?

Even if we take a step back and assume that General Raiden is doomed to die, she sincerely hopes that it will be like what is described in this light novel.

General Lei Dian fought a thrilling decisive battle with foreign enemies and finally died bravely on the battlefield, instead of leaving in such a sad way!

Yae Shinko was able to blame everything on that mysterious guy.

However, for Kamisato Ayaka, there was no one to blame.

Besides, there was one thing that kept lingering in her mind.

Although she had buried it deep in her heart, whenever it was late at night and everyone was asleep, the suffocating feeling and Shao Yun's murderous gaze would still linger in her mind, vividly.

There were also the fatal strategic mistakes and misjudgments she had made at the time, which tormented her like a nightmare.

Kamisato Ayaka kept thinking, if time could go back, back to that moment, if she had never said those words to Shao Yun.

Or if he had stopped Ying on the day of the Eye Hunting Ceremony, would the situation now be completely different?

Thomas was helpless in the face of all this and could only persuade his young lady not to continue to indulge in the current ending.

"Miss, since it has already happened, dwelling on the past will not help. Even if we dwell on it, what can change?"

Kamisato Ayaka gently stroked the light novel in her hand and whispered softly.

"That's right..."

At this moment, the sail of the Death Star slowly rose, and then Beidou's heroic and hearty shout was heard.

"Set sail! Destination: Liyue!"

Following this inspiring command, the Death Star began to sail away into the distance.

Kamisato Ayaka slowly raised her head, holding the light novel in her arms, and watched the Death Star gradually go away into the distance until it finally disappeared on the vast sea.

Her eyes revealed an indescribable complex emotion.

After enjoying the sea breeze for a while, Kamisato Ayaka sighed softly, then turned around and left the outlying island port with Thomas.

……

During the long voyage back to Liyue, the vast ocean was peaceful and tranquil, in stark contrast to the raging and roaring thunderstorm that had previously occurred.

Beidou confidently handed the rudder to the experienced first mate Hailong, and walked towards Shao Yun and his group who were admiring the sea view on the deck.

Coming in front of Shao Yun and the others, Beidou smiled boldly and asked, "Three heroes who saved Liyue, can you tell me about your adventures in Inazuma?"

Upon hearing this, Shao Yun narrowed his eyes slightly and fell into a brief period of contemplation.

After a moment, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"As for my story in Inazuma... the first half of the story... is hard to tell, and the second half... is even harder to tell."

Then, Shao Yun gently patted Ying beside him and gave her an encouraging look.

"Ying, why don't you tell Miss Beidou what interesting things you and Paimon experienced in Inazuma."