Genshin Impact is a big stage, come if you dare

“Hello, my name is Shapoul,” a boy who was almost an adult said shyly. “Father said that you helped Linni and the others and that you are trustworthy friends. This is the highest praise we have ever heard from Father.”

Before the travelers could reply, a smaller boy shoved him aside forcefully, "Your time is up! My turn!"

The little boy, who had been glaring at his older brother, looked at the travelers with eyes full of admiration. "My name is Foltz, it's so nice to meet you all!"

Foltz: "They say that Brother Kong is incredibly strong and can move towering mountains!"

Empty: "This..."

In terms of arm strength, he hasn't yet reached Shen He's level.

Foltz: "It's said that Paimon's sister has an enormous appetite and can eat up the entire reserve of the Grand de Bois Hotel in three days!"

Paimon: "What kind of compliment is that! Why are all the rumors about me so uncool!"

Foltz: "It's said that Sister Su..."

Su raised an eyebrow.

Foltz's eyes sparkled, and his face flushed with excitement. "So cool! I can only say that the Knight of Annihilation is just too cool!"

"That's right!" The little girl behind Foltz jumped up and down excitedly. "Sister, sister, I want to give you the best medicine and poison!"

"Huh?!" Paimon was taken aback by the little girl's gift.

What kind of good kid would give poison as a gift?!

No, no! How could you let a child come into contact with poison?!

Linni, who was being stared at by Paimon and Kong, scratched his head. "Well... pharmacology is Eloiel's hobby and specialty."

Sora and Paimon exchanged a glance. Well, all they could say was, "Truly, this is the House of Hearths..."

Unable to control other people's education, Sora and Paimon could only restrain their own girl's restless little hands.

"Don't you like poison?" Foltz said, pulling the big boy he had just pushed away. "Then let Shaplo teach you stealth techniques! Shaplo is very skilled; he's never missed a shot!"

Sue was intrigued. "Is it a stealth technique like [Servant] that allows you to silently sneak up behind someone?"

Shaplow was shocked. "This! How can my skills compare to Father's..."

Sue: "Never mind then, the stealth skills Paimon taught me are enough."

Su's little fan was determined to give her what she considered the best gift, saying, "Then! Sister Su, you can tell me who you hate, and we'll go teach them a lesson for you!"

Linni was finding it increasingly difficult to bear the weight of Kong and Paimon's gazes.

Linni quickly asserted his authority as the head of the fireplace family and coaxed away his brothers and sisters, who were adept at breaking the law and corrupting other people's children.

After the Travelers' team's strange fan group left, Linni, feeling somewhat embarrassed, explained the situation to the Travelers' team, also with an air of clarification.

"Foltz was abandoned by his family. When he was very young, out of curiosity, he snapped the necks of all the family pets and was considered a dangerous bad seed."

“Eloiul has an unusual obsession with potions. Her father forbids her from drinking the medicines she concocts, but she often tries to sneak a sip. I keep an eye on her.”

“Shaplow and I are about the same age. I was mainly in charge of intelligence, while he was in charge of surveillance. He really enjoyed his job, supposedly because he liked the feeling of being able to make a difference.”

"Their way of chatting and their way of thinking are indeed a bit... but they really have no ill intentions towards you, they just want to give you what they think is the best."

The traveler team exchanged a glance and understood.

Those children are a minority who cannot be accepted by their own families and society.

Paimon: "So you just abandon them because you can't guide them well or you don't have the patience to guide them..."

Kong: "But their peculiar nature can indeed cause problems for families or social assistance agencies..."

In this light, entering the Fireplace House turns out to be a good option for those special children.

Sue looked at Linni. Staring—

She actually made her friends emo! Linni needs to take responsibility for this!

Having just escaped the pressure of Paimon and Kong's gazes, he immediately felt even greater pressure from Su's gaze.

Linni: ………………

Linni chuckled dryly three times, then quickly changed the subject, "Speaking of which, I never expected that Sue actually learned her stealth techniques from Paimon!"

Paimon's attention was quickly diverted. "Huh? Oh right! How come I didn't know about this?"

I had a vague idea but found it hard to believe, "Could it be..."

Sue swiftly raised two small tree branches to cover her face. "Ta-da! This is the stealth technique Paimon taught me!"

Back in Sumeru, when they scaled the wall and sneaked into the Huma's manor to visit Dina Zedai, Paimon taught her!

Kong & Paimon & Linni: ………………

What can those two little branches possibly conceal? Are they just blinding you to your own stealth abilities?

Su shook the small branch twice with a "whoosh," and exclaimed, "It works great!"

If her relatives or friends discover her secret activities, they will forgive her.

If the enemy had seen through her stealth...

Well, as long as you defeat all the enemies, stealth can still be considered a great success!

Just as he had guessed, Kong turned his face away and chuckled silently.

Paimon weakly rubbed his forehead, "Su's logic is as clear as ever..."

With Sue's little interruption, Paimon's bad mood gradually faded from his mind.

There are many helpless and unsolvable problems in this world. When you feel powerless, letting yourself wallow in bad emotions will only make your relatives and friends worry.

Hmm... I don't know if Fireplace House accepts donations. She and Kong have a lot of educational and entertaining books.

After walking for a while, the traveler's party encountered another group of children from the fireplace house.

These two looked close to adulthood, and most importantly, they were very... ordinary.

Fior and Nantes looked like children from well-off Fontaineian families, and they were talking about opera and fashion, topics that Fontaineians love to discuss.

Paimon was pleased. "It seems there are ordinary people in the Hearth House too." Peaceful everyday life is the best!

Fior's expression changed. "Don't compare us to those lunatics..."

Under Linni's silent, warning gaze, Fior swallowed back the words he was about to say.

After making some polite, conciliatory remarks with a smile, Nantesi left with Fior.

Linni sighed almost inaudibly, "I'm sorry to have made you all laugh, but because my father always taught us to 'make our own decisions,' there are all sorts of opinions in the family."

Paimon responded somewhat awkwardly, "I see..."

Sue didn't care about any of that; she just wanted to see Lynette and Femini.

Kong nodded without saying anything.

It seems that the children of the Hearth House are divided into at least two factions: one that yearns for destruction and the other that longs for the life of an ordinary person.

But as the training institution for the Fools' soldiers, would the House of Hearths, which controls its servants, allow "deserters" to appear?