Genshin Impact: One Soul in Two Bodies

Liyue.

Fatui Outpost.

I... had a dream...

Waking up from bed with another splitting headache, Childe, whose mind was a bit muddled, felt this scene was somewhat familiar.

Had he... already experienced something like this?

"Lord Childe, you're awake. Are you alright?"

Just as Childe was feeling a bit disoriented, Ekaterina's voice drifted over.

It's her again...

This place again...

Raising his head to look at Ekaterina, who was walking towards him, Childe found the déjà vu growing stronger.

'Alright, then can you give me time to transform...?'

'Then hurry up!'

...

Suddenly, Childe remembered what had happened: he had been beaten up by that Anemo Archon again.

And then... carried back by someone...

So that's how it is...

No wonder it felt so familiar...

"Lord Childe, were you attacked by those people from Liyue? Our Fatui..."

Just as Ekaterina was getting agitated, Childe, whose face was not looking good but had already understood what had happened, motioned for her to stop.

"It has nothing to do with Liyue."

Recalling the scene of his instantaneous defeat, Childe slowly stated that it had nothing to do with Liyue.

Actually, if anything, it was related to Mondstadt.

But why, why did that Anemo Archon always hit him? What had he done to provoke them?

Sitting on the bed, deep in thought, Childe couldn't figure out the reason.

If it was because of the Gnosis, then La Signora should be the one getting hit, not him. Why was it always him?

Wait... maybe La Signora was also beaten up by that Anemo Archon...

Suddenly thinking of this, Childe asked, "Is there any news from La Signora's side?"

"Lady La Signora's side has indicated that she received the message Lord Childe sent previously."

Although she didn't understand why Childe suddenly asked this question, Ekaterina still answered.

"Only that message?" Childe asked again.

"Yes, Lord Childe, currently Lady La Signora's side has only sent this message."

So everything's normal with La Signora?

Or... has the message just not arrived yet?

Childe couldn't help but speculate that La Signora hadn't been beaten by the Anemo Archon.

But logically speaking, La Signora should have been attacked by the Anemo Archon even earlier than him.

After all, she was in Mondstadt; there was no reason for the Anemo Archon to go out of their way to come to Liyue and beat him first.

It couldn't be that the Anemo Archon only targeted him, could it? That makes absolutely no sense.

"Alright then, have someone tell La Signora again that the Anemo Archon is very strong and that she must be careful."

After some thought, Childe decided to have someone send the intelligence he had gathered to La Signora, also to see if anything had actually happened on her side.

Although asking directly would be better, he couldn't; his relationship with La Signora wasn't good, so he could only act this way.

However, if the Anemo Archon hadn't attacked La Signora, his intelligence would most likely be dismissed by her. He knew her well.

"Yes, Lord Childe."

After hearing Childe's command, Ekaterina turned to leave and prepare to carry out the task.

But just as she reached the doorway, Childe called out to her: "Wait, have someone go invite Mr. Zhongli from the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor. Tell him I'll be waiting at the usual spot."

Although he had his own conjectures, Childe still wanted to get more information about the Anemo Archon from the knowledgeable Mr. Zhongli.

"Understood, Lord Childe."

After saying this, Ekaterina left the room.

"Hiss—"

After Ekaterina left, Childe, getting up from the bed, couldn't help but take a sharp breath due to the pain in his body.

"Gods are indeed Gods; to be this powerful."

Recalling the two times he fought the Anemo Archon, Childe helplessly muttered to himself.

Although he had been diligently trying to gain experience from both battles, he was instantly defeated both times and gained nothing but injuries.

It's better to go have tea with Mr. Zhongli first...

Deciding not to dwell on it, Childe, who had somewhat adapted to his current physical condition, walked towards the door.

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Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.

"You say young friend Kaito is no ordinary person?"

In a room at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, Zhongli, holding a cup of tea in his seat, spoke with a rare hint of surprise in his tone.

"Indeed, that kid is clearly not simple."

Nodding, Venti, who had just finished a cup of wine, refilled his glass.

Since some time had passed since the previous events, he had now come to Liyue to discuss some matters with Morax—matters concerning Kaito and Wendy.

He had just briefly mentioned some things about Wendy; now it was Kaito's turn.

"How not simple?"

Looking at Barbatos, Zhongli motioned for him to elaborate.

Honestly, when he met Kaito in Mondstadt before, he truly hadn't felt anything special about the black-haired young man; he seemed like a perfectly ordinary person.

But now Barbatos was telling him that the young man was no ordinary person, which piqued his interest.

Moreover, from Barbatos's choice of words, it seemed he had become quite familiar with the young man.

"How to put it? Kaito can manipulate air currents, and he doesn't even use elemental power."

Putting down his wine glass, Venti recalled the scene and briefly explained it to Morax.

"Then it seems his abilities are similar to Miss Wendy's, but I didn't notice it at the time."

As he spoke, Zhongli appeared to be deep in thought.

But once he thought of Miss Wendy's immense power, he felt reassured.

After all, it was normal for a powerful individual to have another powerful individual by their side.

"Indeed, but Miss Wendy gives me the impression that she enjoys pulling pranks, or perhaps, she simply likes to play."

Recalling how she seemed to have pretended to be the Anemo Archon to drive away Dvalin, who was about to attack the city, Venti was a bit confused about what she intended to do.

But it didn't matter. As long as Miss Wendy didn't use his Anemo Archon identity to do anything outrageous, he didn't mind at all.

And if she intended to go further later, he wouldn't mind lending her his Gnosis to use.

"Time's about up. I should head back, old man. I'm meeting Kaito for lunch, so I'm off."

As soon as he finished speaking, Venti transformed into a gust of wind and vanished from Zhongli's sight.

"Mr. Zhongli, Childe sent someone to invite you to the usual spot."

At that moment, a voice came from outside the door.

"Hmm, I understand."

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