Genshin Impact: After entering the card pool, I kicked away the knife and stabbed myself

With everyone's highly efficient cleanup (referring to Tartaglia and Sasayuri who killed 90% of the doge), the tide of monsters gradually subsided and eventually fell silent, with no more monsters emerging from the darkness.

Tartaglia let out a sigh of relief, and all the muscles in his body slowly relaxed after being tense, with an indescribable satisfaction and excitement on his face.

"Really nice," he whispered, his eyes flashing with endless love and yearning for battle, "I've experienced such a dangerous battle in that place..."

【abyss?】

[It is the abyss, as mentioned in the character story of Tartaglia]

[“It’s just the edge of life and death, I’m good at dealing with it”]

Paimon found it hard to understand Tartaglia's excitement, and his face was full of confusion: "You seem excited? Do you like fighting so much?"

Tartaglia replied to Paimon as a matter of course, "Of course! I enjoy endless battles. Risking my life, giving my all, and giving it my all."

Law was a little surprised by Tartaglia's idea: "You have an inseparable bond, but you still hold on to such a philosophy... It's hard not to make people think that you are actually a loner."

[Tartaria really likes his brothers and sisters. If he dies after risking his life in battle, won't they be very sad? ]

[If it were me, I would think that risking your life without permission for those who care about you is a bit too selfish...]

[Are you okay, upstairs? You have to love yourself first before you can love others. Take good care of yourself.]

[It's okay, thank you stranger, I have let it go]

[In fact, Luo said this because he was thinking of Gui Zhong, right? Combined with the information revealed in the previous Thunder God Legend mission and "Xu Tan", he hopes that Gui Zhong is alive, and he must be there too]

Tartaglia knew that the inseparable bond that Law was talking about was his brothers and sisters. When he mentioned them, a smile appeared unconsciously on Tartaglia's lips. He held his head with both hands and explained, "Everyone in Zhidong values ​​their family, but we also know that respecting each other's choices is the best way to show love for each other."

Ying glanced at Tartaglia: "But don't your brothers and sisters know your true identity? A toy salesman?" Ying had met Tartaglia's younger brother, Tok. Tok didn't know that Tartaglia was actually an executive of the Fatui. Tartaglia only told Tok that he was a toy merchant who went to other countries to sell toys for the Kingdom of Solstice. In order to conceal the truth, he even lied to Tok that the One-Eyed Little Treasure (crossed out) Ruins Guard was a large toy model.

But since Tartaglia's brothers and sisters only thought he was a toy seller, if he died outside, how could they respect his choice? How could they accept this fact?

Tartaglia answered seriously, "Tok is just still young. I think that children should have a better childhood. The identity of the Fatui executive is inevitably accompanied by death. I am afraid that he will worry. At his age, he should not worry about these things. When he grows up a little bit, I will tell him the truth. Moreover, although I have concealed my identity from Tok for the time being, Tonya and Anton both know my identity."

[Tartaria is really good, he cares so much about his brother's childhood]

[Some people spend their whole lives healing their childhood, while others use their childhood to heal their whole lives. Toke is really happy to have such a good brother.]

Sasayuri also didn't understand Tartaglia's desire to fight.

"There is always something more important than a personal life." For Sasayuri, that is his lord Raiden Shin and Shin's beloved Inazuma. He can do anything for them, including sacrificing his own life.

"But if you say you fight just for the sake of fighting, I cannot agree with you. But I recognize the will reflected in your desire to fight..."

At this moment, Sasayuri's voice suddenly paused, and his eyes were attracted by a strange object on the ground: "There seems to be a paper figure on the ground that looks similar to 'Shiki Taisho'?"

Upon hearing this, General Shiki eagerly jumped to where Sasayuri said and observed carefully. After a moment, it turned around and faced everyone, saying, "This is my rubbing, a mass-produced Shikigami made based on me. It carries my power and perhaps some of my memories..." At this point, General Shiki couldn't help but reveal a bit of anxiety in his voice: "Let's take it back now."

As Shiki slowly put the paper man back into his body, Paimon asked expectantly, "How is it? Did you remember anything?"

"Shiki Taisho" seemed to be lost in thought, ignoring Paimon's question. It muttered to itself, "Harunosuke..."

"Seinosuke?" Paimon tilted her head. She thought that General Shiki was answering her question, and her face was full of confusion.

Shiki Taisho finally came back to his senses from his deep thoughts. He nodded slightly at Paimon and said, "Korekami Harunosuke, my master."

"He is Inazuma's original Onmyoji, proficient in spells. He created me and this secret place, and lived in seclusion here for a long time."

The young master had an expression that said, "Your master is indeed the creator of this place."

Paimon still remembered the question that General Shiki asked himself: "So, what was his purpose in creating you and the secret realm? Have you remembered it yet?"

'General Shiki' lowered his head, apologetically speaking, "I'm sorry... it's not clear at the moment."

Paimeng speculated wildly, "Could it be that he is a Yin-Yang master? He found that his Yin-Yang skills are very powerful, so he created a place like this to practice in seclusion, hoping to make himself more powerful..."

General Shiki: Huh?

[Paimon, don’t read too many light novels]

[Yae Shinko is really causing a lot of harm to people (not true)]

[The reason why the Son of God founded Yaedo was to deal with the Eternity of Shadow, so... the fault is still with you! Baalzebul! It's all your fault! Baalzebul! It's all Baalzebul's fault! (Ahab)]

[What's the monthly calculation above?]

The young master thought of the doctor. He touched his chin and agreed, "It's possible. People who are obsessed with a certain academic field can always do earth-shaking things."

As he was talking, inspiration came to him, and Tartaglia also imitated Paimon's imagination: "For example, this Koshin Harunosuke, he is obsessed with Yin-Yang magic, and he created this secret realm specifically to train himself."

"But I didn't expect that something went wrong in the secret realm, and the Yin-Yang magic got out of control, causing the shikigami to turn into monsters."

[I'm afraid the young master is cueing the doctor]

[It seems that the Doctor also has a bad reputation among the Fatui executives]

"Shiki Taisho" became even more depressed, thinking that Harunosuke couldn't really be like this.

Paimon was shocked by what the young master said: "Ah! Can a shikigami turn into a monster?!"

Sasayuri watched the two of them deliberately playing tricks on Shikigami (although Paimon didn't mean to do that), and said something fair for Korekami Harunosuke: "As a shikigami, this kind of situation should rarely occur. Even if I lose control, I usually won't turn into this form."

General Shiki’s eyes suddenly lit up.

Tartaglia spread his hands and said, "It's just a blind guess. After all, there is no medium here other than Shikigami and talisman paper. Listen to me, with such a big thing happening, the Inazuma authorities will definitely find out, right? So they sent people to seal this place, and General Shiki fell into a deep sleep..." Tartaglia has been with the Fatui's deep-minded executives for a long time, and has never hesitated to speculate about others with the greatest malice. He really feels from the bottom of his heart that such a possibility is not completely non-existent.

Tartaglia has seen many dark sides of human nature like this.

Upon hearing this, General Shiki's body seemed to tremble slightly. It was obvious that he completely disagreed with Tartaglia's statement, so he immediately continued to trace his memory, trying to find even a trace of evidence to refute these speculations - he did not believe from the bottom of his heart that his master would be such a selfish and irresponsible person.

“No.” There was a hint of firmness in the voice of ‘Shiki Taisho’: “Although I still can’t remember Harunosuke’s face, and I don’t remember what it was like to be with him… but there is one thing I can be sure of—”

"With his talent, he shouldn't have made such a big mistake in Yin-Yang magic. Besides, I always feel that he is not such an irresponsible person..."

Tartaglia tilted his head, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes: "Really? Then I can only make a bad guess."

"If Korekami Harunosuke is an evil person, and he created this secret realm just to continuously strengthen Yin-Yang Jutsu and eventually create a monster that can be used as a weapon..."

"Then he will be an absolute trouble. And you are the accomplice of Korekami Harunosuke."

[Yes, Tartaglia himself did this and wanted to destroy Liyue]

[Le, so Tartaglia's guess is either something he has seen with his own eyes, or something he has actually done with his own hands, right?]

General Shiki couldn't accept this statement, but his memory had not yet fully recovered. At this moment, he didn't know how to refute it except to repeat Tartaglia's words: "An accomplice of the evil? Using monsters as weapons?"

Tartaglia felt that his words seemed to have caused some psychological harm to General Shiki. He scratched his head and explained to General Shiki: "Ah, it seems that I made some unpleasant guesses, but I just speculated based on your memories. There is no conclusive evidence yet. I didn't deliberately doubt you. I was just helping everyone to sort out the current situation."

After saying that, Tartaglia smiled awkwardly and added, "Besides... being used as a weapon doesn't seem like a bad thing, right?"

Ying secretly observed Tartaglia's expression, and seeing that he seemed to say this from the bottom of his heart, he couldn't help but think: Being used as a weapon... This is his perception.

Sasayuri looked calm, he was also Raiden Shin's weapon, and Tartaglia's words were a reflection of him. But he also knew that Raiden Shin would never do such a thing.

And if Luo... was used as a weapon, maybe 'Xu Tan' could tear that person apart with his bare hands. After all, 'Xu Tan' is Luo's weapon.

[So, does Tartaglia think that he is the weapon of the Ice Queen? ]

[Speaking of "Shiki Taisho", it is a weapon...? Could it be that the weapon Luo wants to give me is Shiki Taisho? ? ]

[Not really, not really. The weapon should be replaced with the Edgeless Sword. This general is just a paper figure, and he can’t be held in the hand.]

Seeing that no one responded, Tartaglia awkwardly changed the subject and said, "Go through that door and you should be able to reach the next room."

"Let's all look for a copy of Shiki Taisho, which can help him recover his memory."

"Maybe we can even meet the real Korekami Harunosuke in the deepest part? I don't know if that guy can fight, I want to meet him."

General Shiki was still immersed in Tartaglia's speculation until Tartaglia said this, and he finally came to his senses: "... Let's move on."

After passing through the ancient and mysterious door, the scenery before them was completely different from what they expected. It was not the secret room they had imagined, but a vast deserted island. The sea breeze blew in their faces with a salty and humid smell. They were shocked to find that they had returned to the familiar yet unfamiliar entrance to the secret realm.

Paimon was floating in the air, scratching his head, looking confused. "Huh? What's going on? How did we get back outside?" Puzzlement was written all over his face. "Didn't we clearly pass through the door that seemed to lead to the next room? Could it be that that's not the door that really leads to the depths of the secret realm?"

Luo looked around. She noticed Paimon's confusion, but she also noticed another unusual phenomenon: "Young Master, Sasayuri, and General Shiki are all missing. It seems that we are the only ones who were inexplicably released by the secret realm. The three of them are probably still trapped in a corner of the secret realm."

Hearing this, Ying couldn't help but frown slightly, with a hint of worry in her eyes: "Should we try to go in and find them again?"

Hearing this, Luo walked to the entrance of the secret realm that was glowing with a faint light. She tried to slowly stretch her hand in, but her palm could not pass through easily like last time. Instead, it was blocked by an invisible force, as if there was an invisible wall separating them from the secret realm.

"No, we can't go in now." Luo shook his head helplessly, his eyes full of regret. "It's rejecting us, as if telling us that we have lost the qualification to enter again."

Ying's eyebrows furrowed even more tightly, and she stared at the tightly closed door to the secret realm: "Does this mean that the secret realm no longer allows us to enter?"

[Is it possible that only men can stay in there? ]

[I can’t just choose the male lead and be in it, right?]

Luo nodded slowly: "It does seem to be the case. Perhaps, the reason why we were sent out of the secret realm is because of some rules of the secret realm. As for the specific reason, I am afraid only the secret realm itself knows."

At this moment, Paimon seemed to notice something. It floated to the entrance of the secret realm, listened carefully, then turned to everyone and said, "I seem to hear a faint vibration? Could it be that there is some mechanism operating in the secret realm?"

Hearing this, Luo spread his hands and said, "It seems that we have to wait here for a while. Until the secret realm is willing to open the door for us again, or... until we find another way to enter."