Genshin Impact: Our journey will never end

"That's enough. It's a rare occasion to have guests here, and I don't want to make things so chaotic that they can't be resolved. As agreed, as the winner of this duel, I will continue with the execution."

"However, given the strength and determination that Linni and the others have shown in this battle, I can kill you in another way. Eluvar, is the [Fire in a Bottle] that I gave you to keep still there?"

Eluard nodded, and although it was unclear what it was used for, it was well kept and not a single bottle was lost.

Nanteuil and others were somewhat confused as to what the so-called fire in the bottle was.

The servant turned his back and said calmly: "That is the product of a secret experiment. It is a flame that was stripped from my body and preserved under certain special conditions. After swallowing it, the burning pain will extend to every inch of your nerves. Your body will remain intact, but your memory will be burned.

If you can survive this pain... when you wake up again, you will forget everything about Hearth House. Then, I will expel all of you from home. In other words, I will kill you who grew up in Hearth House and give you a new identity. "

[Laila: Do the flowers on the lake have any special meaning? ]

[Keqing: My personal understanding is that the flowers on the shore represent new life, while the reflections represent the past.]

[Paimon: Kleve hated the dark home of the past, so Alechino made the current home into what she thought a home should be like]

[Kaia: Unfortunately... she's already dead]

【Ying: Memoirs of My Deceased Wife】

[Young Master: So you are this kind of person. However... I'm afraid the old man will be unhappy if you do this.]

[Servant: I don’t mind sending him to hell]

[Kaeya: You are so violent, but I like it. This is the temper that a Kanriya person should have.]

[Ying: She is a survivor of the Red Moon Dynasty. It doesn’t seem shameful to lose to her.]

[Amber: My mind is so confused. I used to think that the Seven Gods were the strongest. Later, people started talking about the Dragon King, the Maintainer, the Witch Society, and Heavenly Law. Now there is the Crimson Moon Dynasty.]

[Rosalia: Bartobas, what do you think? ]

【Wendy: Hey! Of course I just sat and watched】

[Alice: The servants’ actions are already the most fairy-tale ending, but after the children lose their memories, they will definitely wonder if they have grown up...]

[Servant: Why not kill them? I am not Kugavina. All the people in Hearth House are my children. How can a father kill his own children?]

...

Ying suddenly thought of what the servant had said before. She had indeed killed Orne. Orne who lived in the Hearth House was dead, and what was left was an ordinary person who lived with his lover.

Fjöll couldn't believe it. Are they planning to let us go?

"I don't intend to let anyone go. Memory is a very important medium. After the fire, the Fjöll in front of me will die with the secret, and the one who survives will be a stranger."

Fjöll couldn't stop crying. She had failed her father's expectations, but she didn't want to live in fear anymore...

"You haven't left home yet, so you still need to abide by the rules of home: anger brings impulsiveness, and sadness makes people hesitant. Don't let your emotions control your heart. Dry your tears and pursue the life you want."

"Thank you for your contributions to our family in the past, and may you have a bright future."

[Paimon: He is such an excellent and gentle father.]

[Servant: Gentle? Haha, maybe]

[Alice: Sending away children from home and the departure of good friends is also a kind of wear and tear]

[Kaia: I got stabbed before the end]

【Keqing: This is my family】

[Young Master: If this happens, there will be no one available at Hearth House. The old man and the doctor will start to curse.]

[Clown: As long as it doesn't affect Yan Dong's plan, these are all trivial matters. Our target is her on Sky Island.]

【Young Master: Ulla! 】

...

After Linny and his group left, it was already evening.

"Krevi." Peruvian called gently.

Krevy was a little excited: "Can you finally talk? I've been watching for a long time."

"Ah~ It's really Pepe. Long time no see. How come you've grown up suddenly? Could it be that I accidentally traveled to the future? Or am I still dreaming? This dream is so long——"

Peruvian shook her head. "Neither, Krevy. It's because you're already dead."

Paimon reminded the servant not to say that.

"Ah~ So that's how it is." Krevy seemed to accept this statement.

Paimon asked curiously, "Wait, you accepted it so quickly?"

"Well, because Pepe said so. Pepe wouldn't lie to me. And compared to [why I became what I am now], I am more curious about what will happen in the future. Pepe became an executive, which means that mother is no longer alive. Can you tell me about it? Pepe, I want to know the ending of mother and me."

[Funina: My water element is beginning to fill up again]

[Kaia: I am old and cannot bear to see these things]

[Navia: The flower ornament that Krewei wore—the soft lantern bell, the flower language is the wish for separation and reunion]

[Keqing: If she were still alive, she would probably also obtain the God's Eye of the Wind Element. She is also a child who longs for freedom.]

[Paimon: Nashida, there should be her consciousness in the World Tree, right?]

[Nashida: I'm sorry, even if there is, I can't do anything about it]

[Paimon: Why? If we find her and extract her consciousness, we should be able to revive her with a puppet body.]

[Nashida: Because of her, the law of nature has fallen into a deep sleep, but I cannot guarantee that my actions will not wake her up, otherwise the nail will fall. Xumi... I am the god of Xumi, I have to consider the people of Xumi.]

[Servant: No need, this is the freedom she wanted, right? Just rest well after she dies.]

...

"Faced with fate, you kept resisting. No one believed you at first, so you told your worries to the moon. One night, you made an appointment with me to go to the winter to see the northern lights. Later, you wanted to escape, but you were always caught. [Mother] spared your life, not out of kindness, but to slowly torture you and let others know the consequences of betrayal."

"But you didn't give up. Mother hoped to choose the best king among the children through fighting one after another. And you called on everyone to unite and use a draw to reduce casualties. Although the result only delayed the war for a while, you gave them hope."

"You tried everything you could, but all ended in failure. Your sword was not pointed at Kugavina, nor at me. On that gloomy day, you said to me - [In the past sixteen years of my life, I have been pursuing freedom. But now I find that the only freedom I have is the right to choose death.]"

(I don’t have the right to choose between heaven and hell, but at least I still have the right to choose death - Ye Lingyun)

Klevi lowered her head dejectedly. She never thought she would say such words. She must have been very tired at that time, right?

"However, I can totally understand my future self. According to my mother's plan, only one of us can survive in the end... I hope that person is you. Even if I were given the chance to choose again, I would do the same. When I first saw you, I felt that you would be able to do what I couldn't do."

Peruvian was surprised: "Really? Until now, I still can't understand what kind of freedom you are pursuing. However, as the [Father] of the Hearth House, I will now give my children the minimum degree of freedom - the freedom to choose their own destiny."

"I have talked to the Supreme Judge of Fontaine first. Those who don't want to stay at home can forget the secrets and live a low-key life in this country. No one will investigate their past. Of course, I will not hand the fruits of victory directly to them. They need to fight for it from me and prove to me that only the freedom gained in this way is valuable."

After listening to this, Krevy nodded with satisfaction. Isn't this what she longed for and pursued?

"In my opinion, Pepe, you are already a very good King and a very good father. I am really happy that you are taking over Hearth House. Of course, it is impossible to say that I have no regrets, as I have not seen the outside world yet!"

[Kaia: I really want to empathize, but what is empathy (sunglasses)]

[Paimon: Take off your sunglasses quickly]

[Ying: So what is the price of becoming a king? Family? Friendship? Love? ]

[Empty: Fire]

[Paimon: You still have us! ]

[Klee: Although Klee doesn’t understand, she knows that the servant sister is a good person]

[Wendy: Becoming a king means you are destined to lose a lot. Loneliness accompanies you, which is a kind of unfreedom]

...

The servant looked at Ying and Paimeng and introduced them, "Our two guests have been to many countries and visited countless places. Let them tell you about the outside world."

Paimeng looked very excited. He had been to so many places that he couldn't finish talking about them even if he talked for three days and three nights.

Ying told Krewe about the Rock Kingdom of the Contract

"So that's how Mora came to be. This is the first time I've heard of it. If I had money, I'd buy three new skirts. One for me, one for Pepe, and one for my mother. But Pepe doesn't like to wear skirts. My mother... probably won't accept them. So I'll keep them for myself and change them every day!"

...

The Land of Free Winds

"In fact, I had a dream, which was to be a bard. I would sing in the free wind while playing the harp in my hand. Even if no one listens, I will keep singing."

...

The Eternal Land of Thunder

"What do those [monsters] you mentioned look like? I've seen a kind of monster with a fierce face and horns on its head in picture books. Are there really such monsters in reality?"

...

The Land of Grass and Wisdom

"When my mother taught us martial arts, I was always trembling with fear and didn't dare to slack off. But while attending classes in the academy, can I secretly do something unrelated to learning?" Krevy's eyes were full of longing.

"Hehehe, I'm just kidding. Your life is not in danger, and you can focus on learning the knowledge you are interested in. You must be very happy."

[Paimon: If she is still alive, she can meet the former Sixth Seat of the Fatui Executive Officer at the Xumi Order Institute]

[Young Master: Does the Fatui have a sixth seat? Hasn't it been vacant for hundreds of years?]

[Ying: It's bad. I met a native whose memory was corrected]

[Kaia: Is it possible that we are originally indigenous people, native to Teyvat?]

[Wendy: If this child were still alive, we would have endless topics to talk about]

[Amber: The wind is blowing...]

[Yae Miko: You have horns on your head... Ying, I think you can do it too]

【Shadow: Climb...】

[Lisa: It is common to be absent-minded in Xumi. I was absent-minded during class.]

[Klee: Klee knows... hehe]

...

Ying told Krevi about his experiences in various countries, and the topic finally returned to the Water Kingdom where he once lived.

Paimon concentrated on telling what happened in Fontaine, and Krevy listened very carefully. She looked really happy now, as if she had forgotten a lot of her troubles.

Perhaps, she had never been as relaxed as she is now in her lifetime...but how long can this time last?

Servants have also encountered this. Afterimages have no ability to learn and grow. Even if they are exposed to new information, they will quickly forget it over time.

Soon it was daybreak

Krevy watched the sun rise, wondering what she was thinking.

"Krevy, you have been rebelling in the shadows, trying to overthrow Hearth House."

"Now, as an executive officer [servant], I announce the result of your treatment - you have been officially [expelled] from Hearth House. From now on, you do not belong here, and you do not have to be bound by the rules."

The sun shone on her again, but she would never feel it again.

"Can I... leave now?"

"Can I... also experience what you call the [outside world]?"

Ying and Paimon were also confused by this question and could only keep avoiding Klevie's hopeful gaze.

Looking at their expressions, Krevy already understood the answer.

"Ah... I almost forgot. I can't grow up anymore."

“But it’s really great to see you grow up, Perewilli.

Take care of yourself, bye."

Peruvian nodded, her voice a little deep: "Well, see you in the next life."

[Barbara: Woohoo…she just left like that…]

[Paimon: The servant is crying, I see her shedding tears]

[Peruvian: Krevi, I saw the aurora in the winter, it was as beautiful as the one in the picture book, see you in the next life]

[Keqing: She was the first person to pursue freedom, and she was also the last person to gain freedom in the Hearth House]

[Xiao Gong: She is like that kind of person, very sad but unable to cry, and can only sit there, looking very calm as she tells the painful stories that she has repeated to herself over and over again]

【Qin: Yesterday’s regret.

Frozen time.

Late freedom.

Farewell again.

The embers will eventually die out.

She lost her future.

[Ningguang: Growth is like this. We will slowly understand that some goodbyes are the last. Life comes and goes and the days ahead are not long. The real farewell is not about peach blossoms and flowing water, or long pavilions and ancient roads. It’s just that the same sunshine is shining on the road, but some people stay in yesterday forever.]

【Xiao Hei: I will resist, I will trust, I will sacrifice. Just for the cage to bloom with the aurora, to bring the unyielding fire, to look up at the stars together, and to leave the smile for tomorrow. I let the wolfhounds flutter in the fire, fight for the brilliant glory, and freedom will be tomorrow.

All for Peruvian

[Ying: Krevy is bathed in sunlight again, while Peruvian is still living in the shadows]

[Servant: From this moment on, I am no longer Peruvian, but only Arachino, the fourth servant of the Fatui Executioner.]

[Servant: Goodbye, Krevy, goodbye, Peruvian]

[System: Goodbye, Villette]

[System: Goodbye, Miss]

[System: Goodbye, Alicia]

[System: Goodbye, Kakavasa]

[Paimon: Woohoo, who's throwing knives for no reason? ]

[Navia: …]

[Ying: I know Alicia, but who is Kakavasia? ]

[System: Ahem… I hope you will all meet again in the space station in your next life. Pepe will still be the same Pepe (dog head saves life)]