Genshin Impact: The Water God Wants Me to Confess

Winter, Hearth House Headquarters.

A young woman wearing a cloak and with black hair on the inside and white on the outside walked in with a cold expression.

And here, a group of children adopted since Zhidong have already gathered.

These children had pale faces, and their round eyes revealed fear, curiosity, and a hint of anticipation for the future.

They were brought here by Zhidong officials in recent days because of Zhidong's reforms in social welfare.

They heard that a big man in Dongzhidong wanted to adopt them.

They heard that in the Hearth House, there would be a warm fireplace for heating, a big and plump turkey, comfortable warm clothes, and experienced teachers to teach them...

In the Hearth House, they will grow up healthy and become useful to the Winter Solstice.

So, these children came to the Hearth House with their dreams for the future, as well as confusion and fear.

Not long after the children entered the Hearth House, they saw a young woman in gorgeous clothes with white hair on the outside and black hair on the inside walking in.

The man had a cold expression and a murderous aura when he just walked in, which made the children feel scared.

However, when the young woman looked at these children, the indifference in her eyes and the murderous intent in her body instantly disappeared.

Although she still looked cold and scary, the children were surprisingly no longer afraid.

The young woman walked in front of the children and spoke slowly amid many curious gazes.

"From today on, you are a family. No matter what you have experienced in the past or what your status is, forget it."

"Because from now on, you will only have one identity, that is, the children of the Hearth House. And your original surname is no longer important."

"You will all have the same surname, the boy will be called Shenetsvich and the girl will be called Shenetsevna."

The woman then repeated the words of her predecessor whom she had inherited.

"You are children born from loneliness. Hearth House will ensure that you thrive."

"Your goal is to study, compete, defeat all your brothers and sisters, and become the [king] here."

"And I will raise you like a strict and cruel... [father]."

After the woman finished speaking, she told the person in charge of Fireplace House's daily life to take the children to visit the place where they would live in the future.

And the woman did not stay in the Hearth House for long.

She had just taken over as the CEO and had a lot of work to do. In addition, she had a meeting with the CEO's general manager.

If not, the woman would be happy to stay with the children.

Although she couldn't guarantee that everyone would die of natural causes, after all, another responsibility of the Hearth House was to train useful talents for the Queen she now served.

However, the woman can guarantee that the tragedy that once happened in the [House of Hearth] will not happen again. Although she inherited the [mother's] will, she is different from the [mother].

As she herself said, she would be a strict and cold "father" rather than a gentle and kind "mother".

She is not her, never was.

Outside the headquarters of Hearth House, the woman exhaled lightly. In this extremely cold northern country, the woman's breath would turn into white mist.

"Krevy, Sophia...I won't let what happened to you happen again..."

The woman said so, her strange black and red eyes full of determination.

This is her promise to her best friend and also to herself.

Then the woman walked towards the palace where the Fatui executive officers were gathering.

She wore warm boots and stepped on the snow step by step.

The climate in the Far North is very harsh. Women can imagine that if Sophia, who is always afraid of the cold, comes here, she will definitely shiver with cold and huddle in her cotton clothes like a dumpling.

That scene must be interesting.

Krevy will laugh happily, right?

"Ah……"

Suddenly, the woman laughed.

This surprised herself. It turned out that she could actually laugh happily.

Then, a trace of bitterness flashed across the woman's face.

What if she was happy? Now she was all alone. Her best friend had passed away, and she was the only one left to fulfill their promise.

The woman walked hurriedly, and she met many Solstice civilians and Fatui soldiers along the way.

The looks those people cast at her were filled with fear, curiosity, and disgust...

The woman didn't care about this, as she knew very well that she was unwelcome in the winter.

After all, she was once a member of the Hearth House, and her mother had a very good reputation in Winter Solstice. People here praised her as a good person because she adopted homeless orphans free of charge and also donated money to build public facilities.

And what about women?

But she killed such a good [mother].

As a child of the Hearth House, the woman killed her mother and seized the throne. In the eyes of those who were not aware of the situation, she was an absolute lunatic.

However, the woman didn't care. She never explained anything. She let the rumors spread and even fanned the flames behind the scenes.

Not long after, the woman arrived at the palace.

There is only the Chief Officer [The Clown] here, his expression hidden behind half a mask.

"I know you still have dissatisfaction and doubts in your heart. For this reason, I would like to answer five questions for you, about the world... or about yourself."

"You don't need to ask me for assurances or inquire about the Fatui's program or Her Majesty's ideals. I will answer those questions without reservation."

However, facing the Clown's frank attitude, the woman did not fully trust him.

"Then I should also state that I reject pretentious, ambiguous answers, any word games or lies."

The woman replied coldly.

"Hehe...very cautious. Then I will answer the first question in your mind. Why did we choose you, and why did you accept our choice - 'Immature people will die for their ideals, and mature people are willing to live in misery in order to achieve something.'"

The old man said answering the woman's first question.

Then came the second, and then the third.

"Third question. What is the red moon that I have been dreaming about, and what is my power?"

"...I once served the last dynasty of the ancient underground country. Its name was 'Black Sun', and the dynasty before it was called 'Red Moon'. Regarding you and the secret before you were born... Go buy a copy of 'Hereberg in Love'."

"When I was still interested in academics, I didn't read stories like this very often. I happened to have read this one. Although the plot is not true, the important details are not missed."

The old man's answer was puzzling and he actually asked her to buy a book to read.

...Soon, the last question.

"Question number five. What will happen to me and the rest of Hearth House when this is all over?"

The woman asked what she was concerned about now.

"...Frankly speaking, none of you are in my ideal. I am only going to practice the 'morality of fools'. But I can guarantee that the Queen will become a god who loves everyone after that. Within her ideal, everyone will get what they want."

Although the old man was still mysterious, she accepted the answer.

Now that her five-question question-and-answer session with the Fool has concluded, the fog that had obscured her eyes is gradually dissipating.

"Arecchino."

As she was leaving, she was stopped by the [Clown] behind her and she turned around.

“Instead of thinking about how the world is, you should think about where it should be going.”

The woman named Alechino did not stop, she already had her own ideas.

The sound of receding footsteps was her best answer.

Seeing this, the fool smiled slightly.

"The Red Moon Royal Family actually has a legacy..."

"Haha, isn't it the same with Black Sun?"