"Lumine… he looks so pitiful."
Paimon floated beside her, whispering softly. Her eyes glimmered with sympathy.
To Paimon, Ye Luo looked like a tragic villain who had been abandoned by the whole world.
His trembling voice, his aggrieved expression — they tugged at the heart.
He looked too convincingly wronged.
As if the injustice were real.
"No. He doesn't 'know he's wrong.' He just knows he's in big trouble,"
Lumine replied calmly, shaking her head.
Her expression was flat, emotionless.
She had met far too many kinds of people during her journey.
Compared to them, Ye Luo wasn't much.
Just a guy who acted too realistically.
If she hadn't witnessed the scene earlier — and if he weren't followed by a bunch of Akademiya scholars —
she might've believed he was truly innocent.
Forget it.
The sooner she settled this, the sooner she could join the competition and earn some Mora.
Her eyes sharpened.
Wind gathered around her as she lunged forward.
Her speed was terrifying.
Within seconds she appeared in front of Ye Luo, blade swinging with a sharp green arc, piercing toward him.
He was just a mortal with no Vision — she wasn't using full strength.
Her intent was to subdue, not to kill.
After restraining him, she planned to hand him to the Matra and maybe extract intel about leftover sages.
But—
"Hm?"
Lumine's gaze locked onto Ye Luo's waist.
A Cryo Vision suddenly materialized there, radiating brilliant blue light.
At the same time, an icy blade formed in Ye Luo's hand — pure elemental energy condensed into a translucent sword dripping with frost.
He grabbed it instinctively.
Clang!
His Cryo sword collided with Lumine's dull blade, the crisp sound ringing sharply.
The scholars nearby covered their ears in surprise.
Ye Luo, moving purely on instinct, parried her strikes — blocking her advances one moment and launching swift counterattacks the next.
After several exchanges, he actually forced Lumine back several steps.
Ye Luo stared at his sword, stunned.
Wait wait wait wait—
When did he get THIS strong?
He actually pushed the Traveler back?!
The woman who fought ancient dragons and literal gods??
Even if she hadn't used her full strength, this was insane.
'It must be the system,' he thought, heart pounding.
Yes.
This was what a cheat power felt like.
Transmigration finally made sense!
"Interesting," Lumine said, retreating with narrowed eyes.
"Seems you have some strength after all."
A small smile curled her lips — battlelust sparking in her gaze.
"In that case… I'll stop holding back."
Wind surged around her, emerald light swirling as Anemo power flooded into her limbs.
She was ready to fight seriously.
From the side, Paimon puffed up her cheeks and yelled:
"Go, Lumine! Knock him flat!"
But just then—
A voice came from behind the Akademiya scholars.
Lumine paused.
Listened.
Her brow twitched.
Something was wrong.
And she silently retreated behind the crowd.
Reality.
Popular guide creator A-YueYue always played through new Genshin events live.
Money, content, and the chance to banter with chaotic viewers — what wasn't to love?
Except… his audience kept calling him "mom."
Every. Damn. Day.
It was exhausting.
Of course, as a guide maker, he always had his own channels for early info.
He'd usually know roughly what the event story and mechanics were before the official release.
But for showmanship, he always pretended to discover everything fresh.
Some viewers called him an "acting emperor."
And then there were always a few trying to fish for Fontaine leaks.
Bro.
Stop probing.
I don't know anything.
"This event seems easy. Daily tasks look like ten minutes tops. Totally free Primogems — don't miss it,"
A-YueYue said while guiding the Traveler to Port Ormos.
[Mommy Yue, I haven't finished Forest Book yet, what do I do?]
[Did you catch up with Mama Yue's progress?]
[Mommy Yue, I want to enroll in your elementary school.]
"What? Someone says Genshin quests are too long and they don't have time to grind?"
A-YueYue coughed lightly.
"You can check out the sponsored grinding studio below. Add them if needed."
[He said it! He said the line!!]
[WHO SAID THAT? BAN HIM!]
[I didn't say anything! I LOVE farming! I LOVE Genshin!! (dark crawling noises)]
A-YueYue nodded with satisfaction.
Perfect entertainment.
"Huh?"
But the moment the new cutscene played, he froze.
This wasn't the script he remembered.
Wasn't Lumine supposed to hear a speech, then meet a beast tamer NPC, THEN bump into Layla?
Why did it turn into… some kind of pyramid scheme meeting?
And who was this new character?
Did the Mihoyo dev team work overtime overnight just to change an event story?
No way.
Zero chance.
A-YueYue swallowed.
This felt wrong.
If gameplay changed, he'd have to relearn everything.
He wanted to cry.
But he could only speak calmly:
"Looks like Mihoyo started learning from Honkai Star Rail too."
[LOL I AM DYING]
["He's not admitting guilt, he just knows he's dead." Lumine is too cool.]
[But what if he really is innocent?]
[Fast forward to Lumine realizing she arrested the wrong guy.]
"Huh?"
A-YueYue blinked at the fight scene.
"Lumine REMEMBERS she has Anemo power?!"
In the storyline, the Traveler usually used whatever element the current country gave them, rarely mixing elements.
Finally, they showed the actual multi-element capability.
But—
"HAHAHAHA—they really grabbed the wrong person!"
A-YueYue slapped the table laughing.
The chat went wild.
Finally, an event story with genuine comedy.
[It's over. Lumine realizes she messed up.]
['Lumine frowned. Something was wrong…']
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