Genshin Impact: I am an ordinary executive

Zuo tide stared wide-eyed at Columbia and Sandoni in disbelief. He hadn't said anything, yet it seemed he'd said everything. At least Sandoni and Columbia understood what he was trying to say—territory? You?

“That’s not my territory, but… the place where I was born,” Columbia explained quietly. “The people there worship me, but it’s not a warm place…”

"Wait, wait, stop, pause for a moment." Zuo tide interrupted Columbia's narration hastily. Although he felt a little apologetic, he extracted a key word—"You said, 'belief'?"

What do you worship? Celestials? There are organizations in Teyvat that worship celestials? Your followers aren't from the Adventurers' Guild, are they? That Luminous guy is at least a high priest...

Columbia nodded slowly, seemingly not finding any problem with it.

But she could still sense the doubt in Zuo tide's heart. Although she could no longer visit him as freely as before after he became a god—which frustrated her for a long time—she could still detect the emotional fluctuations.

So she explained to Zuo tide, "They believe in me, honor me as a new god, and call me... Kutar."

"Wait a minute..." Zuo tide interrupted Columbia's explanation again. There were too many things to complain about, and he didn't know where to start, so he had to take a break.

"You said they venerate you as a new god?"

Columbia nodded.

"And you said your name was... Kurta?"

Columbia nodded again, but added, "That's what they call me."

"...So the Celestial race also has gods? Then can you take me to find the world's largest treasure chest?" Zuo tide felt that the world was somewhat absurd, and he realized that he still knew too little about Teyvat.

Columbia tilted her head in confusion: "I don't quite understand, why would we mention fairies?"

"Aren't you a fairy spirit?" Zuo tide was taken aback.

Columbia shook her head.

"So they venerate you as a new god... what kind of god is that?" This was the first time Zuo tide had felt so bewildered since arriving in this world. He seemed to have misunderstood something extraordinary.

“Moon Goddess,” Sandonne chimed in this time, “you know absolutely nothing about it? That’s strange. I thought you knew everything.”

"Moon...Moon Goddess?" Zuo Xi felt her voice becoming somewhat shrill. "You are...the Moon Goddess? The one I know, the one...the Three Goddesses of the Sky and Moon?"

Fortunately, Columbia shook her head again, which relieved Zuo tide. However, before he could fully relax, he heard Columbia add something else—

“I don’t know, but… the Queen said that power comes from the same source.”

Zuo Xi was completely stunned and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Columbia is the moon goddess? No, he doesn't quite understand... Isn't she a fairy, the kind that's semi-transparent, floating in the sky, and can lead blond-haired creatures to find treasure chests?

How could she be the moon goddess? Can the moon goddess also possess the power of a soul? And can the moon goddess also bestow blessings?

Yes, blessings!

"What's with the blessing?!" Zuo tide seemed to have grasped the blind spot. Columbia had given him a blessing before, which was why he was certain that she was the last fairy in the world.

"Hmm...it's just a blessing." Columbia was still puzzled. "The moon's blessing...is something wrong with that?"

"...No, nothing's wrong." As if all her strength had been drained, Zuo Xi visibly slumped down.

Indeed, no one has said that only celestial beings can bestow blessings. To be precise, gods actually possess similar abilities, and the Queen's Evil Eye could perhaps also be categorized as a form of blessing.

"So, what price will there be for your blessing?" He had completely accepted reality. Looking back now, he realized how... ridiculous he had been to stop Columbia from giving him the blessing.

"I will also perish." Surprisingly, Colombia's answer was almost exactly what Zuo tide had thought before—both came at a very heavy price.

“Your soul is very special. Bless you, it will exhaust all your strength…” Even so, she still intended to do so.

"But you have nowhere to go, so isn't this place perfectly fine?"

Zuo tide chuckled to himself. "Nodkare is the place of origin! That's where people are born... I thought Columbia had empathized with me before, but now I realize I was just being delusional... Oh no, how embarrassing!"

“That place isn’t warm,” Columbia shook her head. “It’s not ‘home,’ nor is it a place to belong. So, the Queen took me in…”

"Then the Fools will be warm?" Zuo tide asked doubtfully.

Now he understood how Columbia had joined the Fatui, which was why he was puzzled—if you wanted warmth, go to Mondstadt or Liyue, why did you come to the Fatui? You know, the Enforcers aren't some loving family; Zuo Xi knew all too well the backstabbing and infighting within them.

"The Fools are not warm... but the people around you are very warm."