"Get going!"
Just as Childe was still reeling in shock from the behemoth in the distance, his Kiana's voice suddenly sounded from behind him. It had to be said, the combination of the distant behemoth and the voice suddenly appearing behind him also gave Childe quite a scare.
The moment he heard the voice behind him, he immediately spun around, ready for a fight. However, after getting a clear look at the person behind him, his tense nerves finally relaxed somewhat.
"Miss Kiana, you startled me."
Looking at Kiana with a helpless expression, Childe said with a wry smile. He never would have thought he'd experience so many strange things today, leaving him a nervous wreck.
Right...
The thing behind me!
Before he could get a response from Kiana, Childe suddenly realized he had forgotten about the behemoth and quickly turned his head back to look at it. Regardless, he had to maintain absolute caution towards that thing. Although he didn't know what it was, it was clearly very dangerous.
Wait a minute...
Did Miss Kiana just kick me down here?
The thought suddenly occurred to him, and Childe felt the urge to turn back around, but in the end, he still didn't do it. After all, he had no proof, and even if he did, there was nothing he could do about it. Of course, the most important thing right now was obviously the behemoth; everything else would have to wait.
Is it trapped inside that barrier?
Putting aside his other thoughts, Childe began to observe the behemoth carefully. Because there was a golden barrier surrounding the behemoth, he guessed that it was preventing the creature from getting out.
But...
What in the world is this thing?
At this moment, the question once again surfaced in Childe's mind.
Huh?
Where did that little girl go?
Childe suddenly realized the blue-haired little girl from just now was gone. As he looked left and right trying to find her, a guess couldn't help but form in his mind.
It couldn't be...
that little girl from just now, could it?
His gaze returning to the behemoth, Childe began to seriously ponder this question.
And just then, Kiana walked to the front and spoke: "What are you still looking at? Go on."
"Huh?"
Snapping back to his senses at the sound of her voice, Childe didn't seem to understand what Kiana meant, simply looking at her with a bewildered expression.
But Kiana ignored him, her gaze turning towards the monster in the distance.
"Azhdaha, I'll give you a chance. If you defeat this person, how about I let you out to serve under me?"
Azhdaha???
After hearing this name from Kiana, Childe was shocked yet again. Although he didn't know what the monster in the distance was, he certainly knew of Azhdaha.
An ancient dragon as long-lived as the mountains themselves. In ages long past, it stood alongside the Lord of Liyue Harbor, but they eventually turned against each other, and it was suppressed in the dark depths of the earth.
Recalling this passage he had once read in a book, Childe finally understood what the behemoth was.
So this is where it was sealed...
Looking at Azhdaha, Childe thought to himself. Honestly, Childe never imagined he would see Azhdaha with his own eyes.
Wait a minute!
Just as Childe was feeling a bit emotional, he suddenly remembered that Kiana had said something related to him.
If you defeat this person, how about I let you out to serve under me?
This person...
She couldn't be referring to me, could she???
Me, fight Azhdaha?
Can I even win?
Thinking of this, a constipated look on his face, Childe glanced at Kiana in front of him, then looked back at the distant Azhdaha. He felt like he was really going to meet his end here today. There was no way he could win this.
But...
He was Kaito's friend, at least...
He even treated Kaito to breakfast this morning...
"Um... Miss Kiana..."
"Hmph! You people stole what once belonged to us, and now you delude yourselves into thinking I would submit to you? Wishful thinking!"
Before Childe could finish, the distant Azhdaha finally spoke, forcing Childe to stop what he was about to say.
You people stole what once belonged to us?
You people?
What things?
What... does that refer to?
And that little girl from outside before, that is...
that must have been Azhdaha...
It called Miss Kiana an 'Outsider'...
What does that mean?
Childe was now plagued by a series of questions, so much so that he almost forgot about whether he could win the fight or not.
"So there's nothing to discuss, then."
Kiana spoke up while Childe was still lost in thought, her tone sounding very casual.
Right, right, right...
It's best if there's nothing to discuss...
Listening silently to the conversation between Kiana and Azhdaha from behind, Childe was thinking this to himself. In any case, it would be best if Miss Kiana and Azhdaha just acted like he didn't exist.
After all, there's a saying in Liyue that goes, 'When gods fight, mortals suffer.'
No, wait...
If they start fighting now...
Won't I still be the one who suffers?
I'll just run for it when the time comes!
After thinking it over, Childe made a plan for what to do next. The moment a fight breaks out, he would immediately bolt.
Forget about seeking the truth; saving his own skin was more important. If he could get out of here safely, he would absolutely never speak of this. Today's events, he would just pretend they never happened.
Right...
He'd been sleeping all day today...
And didn't do a thing!
Sigh...
How did I become this kind of person...
As he thought about it, Childe suddenly realized he had changed. It seemed that ever since he was thrashed by the Anemo Archon, he hadn't been quite the same.
If he hadn't experienced that beating from the Anemo Archon, he probably would have just charged straight in and gotten it over with.
But after what had happened, he had to helplessly admit that his current strength was completely inadequate in the face of certain beings. The gap was so vast it couldn't even be described as despair.
Sigh...
There's always someone better out there...
At that moment, Childe recalled another saying he'd heard here in Liyue. Before, he had just heard it and paid it no mind, but now, he deeply understood what those words meant.
BOOM—
Huh?
What's going on?
A sudden loud noise erupted, and Childe, still dazed, had no idea what happened.
"Alright, I've undone Azhdaha's seal. You can go now, Childe."
Childe: "????"
Me fight Azhdaha???
Why does it have to be me???
"Why me, Miss Kiana? I think... I probably... can't beat it, right?"
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