Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

"Hmm, what you said does make some sense!"

"You've certainly saved Mondstadt recently, and after accomplishing such a great feat, it seems like you should take a short rest..."

Perhaps because her brain capacity is too small now, Paimon was easily fooled by Su Feng's words. She seemed to really think that Su Feng and Wendy's current state was as it should be.

"Paimon, don't be fooled!"

Seeing how easily her emergency food supplies were swayed, Ying covered her face and whispered a reminder.

"Eh?"

"Oh! Yes!"

After being reminded by Ying, Paimon finally realized that the two sides were talking about completely different things. He immediately performed another Void Stomp and then glared angrily at Su Feng.

"I originally thought you were a bit better than the street performers, but it turns out you have the same personality as them! I'm going to give you an awful nickname too!"

"I'll call you... Number Two Street Singer!"

With his arms crossed, Paimon displayed the classic haughty and sullen demeanor, swearing out the maximum punishment he could inflict. And Paimon's adorable appearance naturally earned him unanimous laughter from everyone.

Paimon became even angrier when he saw that Ying, who should have been standing next to him, was laughing like the other two scoundrels.

"Ying! Shouldn't we be on the same side? Why are you laughing at me too!"

Paimon angrily questioned her traveler, but all she got in return was a more unrestrained smile from Luminous.

"Ah!!! Humph!"

"I want to order more delicious food, I'm going to eat you out of house and home!"

Paimon, now enraged, turned her anger into hunger. Flying through the air, she left a trail of starlight in front of the three of them, and then appeared before Sarah.

"Miss Sarah, I'd like to order even more delicious food!"

Perhaps to express his anger, Paimon's voice was very loud at this moment, and upon hearing this shout, Ying's beautiful eyes couldn't help but curve into a rather beautiful arc.

"Okay, Paimon is temporarily away now, so could you give me a little time to ask some questions I'm curious about?"

After using some tricks to get the naive Paimon to leave temporarily, Ying suppressed her smile and looked at Su Feng and Wendy opposite her.

"..."

"What do you want to ask? If possible, try to find this guy; after all, he is the Wind God of Mondstadt."

Su Feng, still struggling with the honey-glazed fried meat in front of him, wanted to pass the question to Wendy without even looking up. However, Ying's voice next forced him to look up at this traveler from another world.

“I’ve already spoken with Wendy. Now I’m more interested in learning about you, the unknown wielder of imaginary power.”

"..."

"I think I've already done some concealment, right? Will I still be discovered?"

Su Feng looked up with a somewhat embarrassed expression at Ying, whose expression remained unchanged, and Wendy, whose face showed a rather perfunctory 'surprise'—as expected, Wendy wasn't truly clueless, but it was hard to say how much related secrets he had obtained.

Of course, it's a bit much for someone to be so perfunctory even when they're just putting on an act.

"The power of imaginary numbers can't be so easily concealed, can it? Besides, the nature of your wind is completely incompatible with Teyvat, how could I not have noticed?"

Ying was actually quite speechless about Su Feng's previous actions, which were almost like burying her head in the sand. In fact, anyone with a little understanding of the power of imaginary numbers and quantum mechanics could clearly feel the strong imaginary number flavor in Su Feng's power.

"..."

"Ahem, so what exactly do you want to ask? If it's alright, I wouldn't mind answering you."

Perhaps sensing Ying's disdainful gaze and Wendy's slightly approving look, Su Feng sighed and had no choice but to raise his hands to indicate that he was about to surrender.

Ultimately, he didn't really intend to hide the source of his power—as long as he wasn't kicked out by the one in the sky for the time being, nothing else mattered!

Chapter 42 Paimon is just too cute!

Note: This chapter contains a lot of the author's imagination and personal interpretations, so please don't take it too seriously. After all, this is just a novel.

Note 2: Now, it's time for fantasy!

"So, what exactly are you now, or what kind of existence do you serve?"

Ying breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Su Feng did not intend to completely pretend to be stupid. If she were in her prime, she would not be too worried about Su Feng, but now that she had almost no strength left, she still had to be careful when facing Su Feng, who did not seem to be in a weak state.

"Hmm... I'm not the kind of puppet that's completely controlled, otherwise Teyvat, which was already in a mess, wouldn't be so peaceful now."

"Theoretically speaking, I should be the kind of Herrscher who can control my own power?"

"Although there are still some slight differences, they are almost the same."

After thinking for a while, Su Feng finally revealed his current situation, and both Ying and Wendy frowned upon hearing this.

"What does it mean to be a Herrscher who can control their own power?"

The vastness and boundlessness of the trees create an unimaginable ocean of the world, but it also makes many things less common.

Besides, not every world will be stuffed with a 'cocoon'!

That's why neither Ying nor Wendy could immediately understand what Su Feng meant.

"To put it more simply, theoretically I am just a side projection of a mechanism used to test and reshape the world in this dimension. From a more understandable perspective, I can be equated with the original four shadows in the sky."

"It's just that for some reason, this cocoon only has me as its projection right now!"

Su Feng pulled out a bottle of cider from somewhere, poured himself a full glass, and said this while sipping the wine. Wendy, upon finally hearing the familiar words, froze on the spot.

"Is there such a thing?"

After first meeting Su Feng, Wendy did suspect that Su Feng's background was not to be underestimated, but she never expected that Su Feng's background would be so... bizarre!

Wendy thought she was already inhuman enough as a 'fragment', but Su Feng's even more abnormal way of being was really baffling—what was this mechanism of testing and reshaping the world?

Does such a thing even exist in this world?

And you're actually a side projection of this thing? That sounds even less plausible.

Compared to Wendy's bewildered expression, Ying looked thoughtful after listening to Su Feng's words.

"So you are, in a way, an agent of imaginary numbers, right?"

"So what do you plan to do about the world of Teyvat?"

After careful consideration, Ying still asked the same question.

She hasn't yet become too entangled with this world, but that doesn't mean she's completely ignoring Su Feng's existence—the tree is cruel, and even those worlds without 'cocoons' will still face trials. Ying, who has been wandering in the sea of ​​stars, has indeed seen those worlds that failed the test turn into fallen leaves more than once.

Under normal circumstances, what Teyvat would ultimately become is not something Luminous could consider. If Teyvat were to drift into the sea like other worlds, she would at most be sad for a short while.

But not now, not only because her strength hasn't fully recovered, but more importantly because she hasn't found her brother yet, and if Teyvat were to be completely removed at this time...

Thinking of this, Ying looked at Su Feng with an extremely serious gaze, while Wendy, who had sensed something from Ying's conversation, also put away his rather frivolous expression.

It seems Wendy is also very concerned about this.

After all, according to Su Feng, this is a test and reshaping mechanism for the world, which is not good news for the residents of Teyvat no matter how you look at it.

"Hmm... Don't worry, since I said I'm in control right now, it's naturally not time to start working yet."

"In the end, since it's a mechanism, it naturally has the drawback of being rigid. And someone like me, who has developed a projection of myself, is also unwilling to follow the steps to complete my tasks."

"I'm not like some people who don't even have the courage to rebel."

Su Feng spoke casually, seemingly oblivious to the wariness in Ying and Wendy's eyes. He was well aware of how unpopular his identity as a 'Herrscher' was, but some things were better left unsaid once explained.

Moreover, he was an outsider to the world of Teyvat, and an outsider with no vested interests at that. It was only natural that the local natives, who were already deeply rooted in the land, would show wariness towards an outsider.

But that doesn't stop him from having some fun in Teyvat. Anyway, at least for now, his presence hasn't caused any harm to Teyvat, so Wendy and the others have no reason to do anything to him.

"Hey! I mean, there's no need to drag me into this now, is there?"

Wendy, who was about to be teased by Su Feng, also started to feel a headache coming on, especially after seeing the thoughtfulness and curiosity in Ying's eyes. Wendy felt her head hurt even more.

How do you explain this?!

"Hmm~"

However, Wendy's headache and predicament were the perfect drama for Su Feng, and he was even happier when Ying's attention was indeed partially diverted to Wendy.

After all, the image of one's boss looking disheveled is always a favorite among working people.

"Forget it, I think we shouldn't continue talking about this. Anyway, it's good that everyone is okay for now."

"And Paimon is coming back, you know. You don't want Paimon to hear so much, do you?"

"Moreover, if we continue to investigate further..."

However, not wanting to dwell too much on her origins and background, Wendy decisively chose to end the topic, while the other two were quite helpless against this smooth-talking wind god who was extremely good at changing the subject.

As expected, the wind is so slippery that you can't catch it at all. I was trying to find out more about Wendy this time, but he didn't even bother to talk to me and even used Paimon as a shield.

But on the other hand, what this guy said is indeed true.

In reality, each of the three people present possesses information that only they know, but due to various considerations, none of them can share this secret that belongs solely to them. Continuing to delve into the matter would only lead to an awkward situation for everyone, so the best option is to simply end the conversation now.

"Alright, let's leave it at that."

After exchanging a subconscious glance, Su Feng and Ying could only nod helplessly, temporarily ending their conversation. At this moment, Paimon, who had just placed a series of orders with Sarah with the goal of emptying Ying's wallet, finally returned to the table with satisfaction.

"Hey? What were you guys talking about just now?"

Paimon returned to the table, glanced around at the others, and scratched her head in confusion. She seemed to sense something was wrong, but didn't know what had happened, so in the end she could only look bewildered and at a loss.

"We were discussing whether Paimon could finish all that food he ordered! After all, Paimon looks so small."

Wendy was the first to respond to Paimon's question, and Paimon, upon hearing this, instead showed a proud expression.

"Hmph! This little problem is a piece of cake for Paimon!"

Does this guy really consider his large appetite as an advantage?

Upon hearing this answer, the three of them simultaneously showed a speechless expression.

"But does Paimon have the money to pay for all that he ordered?"

"Don't worry, the traveler has more than enough money. I've even set aside enough money for today's rent!"

Paimon patted his chest again, indicating that everything was already planned. However, for reasons unknown, a strange smile gradually appeared on Ying's lips after hearing this.

"But Paimon wanted to eat all of this, right? If that's the case, why should I pay for it?"

"So Paimon should just pay for it himself!"